Alternative pronunciation of A worksheet and sorting cards. To support teaching during phase 5 of Letters and Sounds.
39 cards with images useful for practicing reading and sorting into groups of different pronunciation. (also uploaded 16 smaller cards (4 cards for each pronunciation) which students could use for a cut and stick in book activity or similar.
Read, sort and write worksheet.
a = ‘a’ (as in cat) a = ‘ai’ (as in alien) a = ‘ar’ (as in class) a = ‘o’ (as in wash)
Pronunciations of ‘ou’ sorting flashcards, read and colour the 4 pronunciations worksheet, and grouping and listing frame.
Alternative pronunciations of ‘ou’
‘ou’ as in ‘oo’ sound (e.g. you, group)
'ou’ as in ‘o’ sound (e.g. could, should)
'ou’ as in ‘oa’ sound (e.g. shoulder, boulder)
Standard pronunciation of ‘ou’
‘ou’ as in ‘ou’ sound (e.g. cloud, proud)
Supports Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds.
Pronunciations of ‘Y’ sorting flashcards, and matching read, sort and write worksheet ** and** Poster
Alternative pronunciations of ‘Y’
‘y’ as in ‘ee’ sound (e.g. baby, twenty) [10 images/words]
y’ as in ‘ie’ sound (e.g. cry, July) [10 images/words]
y’ as in ‘i’ sound (e.g. gym, crystal) [10 images/words]
Standard pronunciation of ‘y’
‘y’ as in ‘y’ sound (e.g. yam, yolk) [10 images/words]
Poster,
Flashcards,
Worksheet
Supports Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds.
Flashcards and worksheets to support of teaching of alternative n spellings.
Includes:
Review spelling of ‘n’ - as in net, navy, natural.
Alternative spelling of ‘n’ = ‘gn’ - as in gnat, gnaw, gnome, design.
Alternative spelling of ‘n’ = ‘kn’ - as is knight, knock, knees.
Also includes nn in two syllable words - as in annoy, spanner, funnel.
Two versions of flashcards - 1 file with card with image and word / 1 file with image only and words for matching.
Each of the 4 above spellings with 10 images and words.
Cloze sentences for gn with illustrations.
Cloze ‘best guess’ n or kn worksheet.
Read, Draw, Write, Check worksheet for ‘gn’ and ‘kn’.
(Could be used to support letters and sound Phase 5, Week 16)
3 double-side, engaging, and effective writing worksheets which students really enjoy.
An interesting but simple three word sentence with a noun and verb is provided; children then rewrite them to make them much more interesting by adding adjectives to the noun, adverbs to the verb and additional information.
My students really love doing these and always come up with delightful, fascinating, improved sentences which help them with longer pieces of written work and their understanding of the power of adjectives and adverbs to make writing come alive.
PDF version (Sasson font) and editable Word version (Comic Sans) uploaded.
2 resources to support teaching of stage 5 week 8 of Letters and Sound alternative u pronunciation.
U as in human, unicorn, tuna
U as in butter, under, sun.
24 Word cards with images to be sorted into the matching u sound groups and a read and write in the correct column worksheet.
To support teaching of spellings for ‘ee’: ee, ea, e_e, ie, y, and ey. (Phase 5 Week 23)
ee as in bee, tree, green, cheeks.
ea as in beads, steam, read, team.
e_e as in delete, complete, even, concrete.
ie as in alien, piece, thief, field.
y as in happy, funny, chatty, windy.
ey as in key, chimney, turkey, journey.
Sorting cards,worksheets, illustrated sentences,spelling grids, and clip-art bingo.
Illustrated sorting cards (2 versions - 1 with word label and 1 with seperate matching word grid)
Each spelling with 12 example words.
Differentiated Worksheets for
ie = ee
y = ee
split digraph e_e = ee
Spelling tables with word bank (2 versions)
Illustrated example sentences for P5 W23 Letters and Sound plan document.
Bingo cards and words for split digraph e_e, ee and ea.
Alternative Spellings for /sh/
Alternative Spellings for /oa/
Alternative Spellings for /igh/
Alternative Spellings for /or/
Alternative Spellings for /air/
Cleverly designed, ‘flippable’ phonics mats for phase 2,3 and 5.
(Also included my medial vowel table mat, and a bonus verb, noun, mat/poster resource+a huge split digraph flashcard resource)
One side has memorable clip-art images, reverse side has a word list of carefully selected example words.
Each side is laid out in the reverse order - so that when the clip-art side is printed and put back-to-back with the word list side the words are directly behind the image. This helps the learner to find the spelling pattern they are looking for as the mat is ‘flippable’.
Phonics Phase 3- Phase 5 Workbook
Phase 3 Set 1 Worksheets
Phase 3 Set 2 Worksheets
Phase 3 Set 3 Worksheets
Phase 3 Partner Activity
Clear verbs, nouns, adjectives mats or posters with definition and clear pictures to illustrate a selection of verbs, nouns, adjectives.
11 A4 posters included
4 verb posters or mats.
3 noun posters or mats.
4 adjective posters or mats.
1 version of the verbs poster with verbs defined twice as;
’ verbs are action words’
twice as
’ verbs are action words that describe what the noun is doing’
1 extra version of verb posters (e.g. 4 verb posters) as above but action words replaced with doing words.
Ideal for introducing and/or reinforcing verbs and nouns in year 1 and 2.
Make it into a display with the bundle (See below)
Yelling, telling or asking?
A sentence type resource for year 2 and year 1 with 159 illustrated telling, asking or exclamatory sentences. Learners to add end punctuation.
3 similar sentences per A4 page - 1 of each sentence type (yelling, telling or asking)
1 version with 3 very similar sentences, but which on careful reading are each different (i.e. 1 is a simple telling, 1 is exclamatory, 1 is a question sentence) (51 sentences)
1 version with 3 obviously different sentences (36 sentences) but with a the same sentence topic.
1 version as above with easier to read/decodable sentences for LA learners (21 sentences)
1 version with 3 very similar sentences but which change dependent upon the end punctuation (51 sentences)
114 Opposites (antonyms) flashcards (57 pairs of opposites).
Designed so that the opposites cards can be printed back to back and flipped over to reveal the opposite.
Perfect for use as antonym flashcards, and as quiz-quiz-trade cards.
Could also be used for find the matching opposite in the classroom game and concentration memory game and for opposites display.
Persuasive advert examples.
7 A4 persuasive example adverts.
Using persuasive adjectives, superlatives and comparatives, bossy verbs, exaggeration, rhetorical questions etc.
Base form, past simple and past participle of irregular verbs.
63 Verbs with illustrations - most commonly used verbs.
Flashcards, sorting cards and worksheets.
V1 V2 V3 version as well as base form, past simple and past participle version.
Complete your verb teaching toolkit with:
EAL Newcomer Essential Verbs
Verb Mats
Verb Tense Memory Games | Past Tense Cards
Story map graphic organisers
Character, setting, problem at BEGINNING
Attempts to solve problem in MIDDLE
Solution at END
2 page versions on PDF - one with 2 attempts to solve.
(Also included Publisher file if you wish to edit)
Charles Dickens biography reading comprehension.
Charles Dickens novel summary comprehension.
Differentiated three ways. Lots of Charles Dickens facts.
The biographies have glossaries to help at each level.
Differentiated questions with answer sheets provided.
Suitable for KS2 & KS3.
7 non-chronological reports texts - 7 habitats.
Non-chronological report, non-fiction, fact files.
Carefully researched & written and used in my own classroom.
Non chronological reports are double-sided A4 and include these features:
Topic Title,
Introduction Paragraph,
Subheadings,
Paragraphs,
Fact Boxes,
Bullet point lists,
Glossary,
Factual Language,
Present tense verbs,
3rd person point of view,
(some with labeled diagrams and maps)
Habitat Report titles:
Desert Habitats
Oceans Habitats
Polar Habitats
Freshwater Habitats
Temperate Forest Habitats
Rainforest Habitat
Grassland Habitats