I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘gl’ CCVC words.
As with the other consonant blends packs:
it is child-centred
child-friendly and
a step up from CVC and CCV to Phase 4: Letters and Sounds Phonics.
Increases children’s vocabulary.
Aimed at: Reception and keystage 1, SEND and ESL/EFL students.
It is an addition to my other resources on initial consonant blends.
This pack contains:
Detailed Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose which parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 (31 Slides)- includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words and whole class activities to prepare children for their independent activities.
PowerPoint Presentation Phoneme Count ((12 Slides) - Again, as in the others, I have listed all the CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that children can see and hear the separate phonemes (with pictures) - Referred to in the lesson plan.
Encourage children to make simple sentences with the words. Some meanings of words are shown through pictures and speech bubbles.
Option for children to use the dictionary to look up the word gloat, gloom and glib - meanings are illustrated in PowerPoint Presentation Phoneme Count.
Flashcards of CCVC words with and without sound buttons and lines.
Set of pictures and words for matching activities.
Differentiated Activity Sheets 1, 2, 3 and 3a and 4 - for cut/paste work, writing sentences, reading and matching words to pictures.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have done on consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for future use.
Ideally laminate the set of flashcards and picture/word cards.
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This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘pl’ CCVC words.
As with the other consonant blends packs:
it is child-centred
child-friendly and
a step up from CVC and CCV to Phase 4: Letters and Sounds Phonics.
Aimed at: Early Years and keystage 1, SEND and ESL/EFL students.
It is an addition to my other resources on initial consonant blends.
This pack contains:
Flexible Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose which parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 (30 Slides)- includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words and whole class activities to prepare children for their independent activities.
PowerPoint Phoneme Presentation - Optional (Use as reference - some children may still be struggling with segmenting/blending) - I have listed all the CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that children can see and hear the separate phonemes (with pictures) - extension some children may be able to give you other meaning for the words in a sentence. I have highlighed that ‘plot’ and ‘plain’ have different meanings.
Encourage children to make simple sentences with the words to understand its meaning and distinguish between nouns, verbs or adjectives.
Flashcards and words with and without sound buttons and lines.
Set of pictures and words for matching activities (7)
4 Differentiated Activity Sheets - for cut/paste work, writing sentences, reading and matching words to pictures, missing word and vowel activity sheets.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have done on consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for future use.
See newly created activity sheets in preview pane.
File Type: PowerPoint, MS Word and PDF Format
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I have uploaded a set of time-saving worksheets relating to upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.
Aimed at: Reception/KS1
Total worksheets: 40
Description of resources:
• Set 1 Worksheets – Select the correct initial letters for pictures;
• Set 2 Worksheets – Select 6 correct initial letters out of the 8 from the rectangle to write below the pictures ;
• Set 3 Worksheets – Select correct initial capital letter from circle to complete each word;
• Set 4 Worksheets – Each box contains two pictures beginning with the same initial letters. Students write the initial alphabet letter for the pictures.
• Set 5 Worksheets – Fill in the missing letter to complete the word then rewrite the whole word in capital letters.
• Set 6 Worksheets – The pictures in each box start with different initial alphabet letters. Students write the initial letters below each picture in their best handwriting to practise mid-zone letters, ascender and descender letters. E.g. if the two pictures are a jug and a table, the student writes the ‘j’ (descender) and ‘t’ (ascender) on the handwriting lines.
I have included some completed examples of worksheets.
The mixture of pictures used for set 6 worksheets are:
apple, ant, ball, banana, cat, car, dog, door, egg, elephant, fish, fork, girl, goat, hat, hook, igloo, iguana, jigsaw, jug, kangaroo, key, leg, leaf, moon, mouse, pumpkin, pirate, queen, quiet, ring, robot, sock, sun, teapot, table, umbrella, under, volcano, vase, window, watch, xylophone, x-ray, zebra, zip
Please see preview pane.
File Type: PDF
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Learning the Alphabet
This growing bundle of resources relates to the alphabet together with worksheets, activities. presentations. It includes:
Detailed Lesson Plan plus worksheets and whole class activities
5 Sets of PowerPoint Presentations
Extra worksheets for ongoing teaching of the alphabet
Tracing/Handwriting lower and upper case letters
Drawing and colouring of pictures relating to each letter of the alphabet
Matching pictures to the correct letter
Missling letters - Alphabet gap-filling exercises
Alphabet Clip Cards
Alphabet Uppercase Lowercase Letters Trace Colour and Find
Alphabet Puzzled Shaped Letters with Sentences
Alphabet Writing Initial Uppercase/Lowercase Letters and Pictures
PLUS THREE FREEBIES
The benefits of purchasing this bundle early is that any new resources added can be downloaded at no extra cost.
Please see preview panes.
Please see individual products for more detailed descriptions.
You may be interested in the US Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alphabet-bundle-us-12693308
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This product relates to alphabet activities for Reception/Year 1, SEN and ESL/EFL/ESOL.
Learning Objectives: To begin to learn about alphabetic order and matching upper to lower case letters. To identify initial sounds.
Content:
• Teacher’s notes
• 2 Sets of Aa-Zz puzzle pieces – Cut/paste
• Aa-Zz -Matching letters of the alphabet to pictures
• Aa-Zz - Tracing over letters and matching to pictures
Description
Cut and Paste to match Puzzle pieces
Place a selection of Aa – Zz puzzle sheets on tables for children to cut out and match upper and lower case letters and stick into workbook or on a separate sheet of paper.
They can trace inside the letters with different colour pencils (rainbow tracing).
For the capital letter part of the puzzle ask children to write words beginning with capital letters such as their name if it begins with that letter, a city, day or month, a place of interest etc and draw pictures.
For the lower case part of the puzzle, ask children to write and draw things beginning with that letter that does not always begin with a capital letter.
Please see sample preview in preview pane.
Matching letters to pictures and colour activity
‘Aa is for’ to ‘Zz is for’ activity – tell children they need to colour in the picture that begins with that letter and not to colour in the other pictures.
Tracing over letters and matching to pictures
This alphabet activity is similar to the above except that the children trace over the dots.
File Type: Word and PDF
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For US version
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12693309
This bundle contains resources relating to consonant digraphs:
ch, sh, th, ck, ng, ph and wh
Content:
PowerPoint Presentations
Listening activities
Sorting activities
Lesson Plans
Worksheets
Reading and writing
Consonant Digraphs worksheets and reading comprehension
Consonant Digraphs Clip Cards/Task Cards
Please see individual descriptions for each product.
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**This phonics resource focuses on the digraphs ph and wh. **
Aimed at: Foundation/Keystage 1, SEN students, EAL and ESL students.
Content
Lesson Focus: Digraph 'Ph’
PowerPoint Presentation (includes whole class activities) - click/drag mouse to match pictures/words; unscramble jumbled words;
Listening tasks - (click on speaker icon) - See a preview of one of the slides.
Lesson Plan (include learning objectives and plenary) - slides are referred to in the plan
Differentiated worksheet activities - cut/paste activities, trace over dots.
Differentiated Extension worksheets
Flashcard and pictures (extended practical activities)
Set of flashcards showing highlighted digraph
**Lesson Focus: Digraph ‘Wh’ **
PowerPoint Presentation (includes whole class activities) - click/drag mouse to match pictures/words;
Audio -there are listening tasks in the presentation - see example Slide 3 in preview pane
Lesson Plan (including learning objectives and plenary)- slides are referred to in the plan
Differentiated worksheet activities - Cut/paste activities, trace over dots.
Differentiated Extension worksheets
Flashcard and pictures (extended practical matching activities)
Set of flashcards showing highlighted digraph
Revision on both ph and wh digraphs:
PowerPoint Presentation (includes whole class activities and audio/ listening tasks)
Lesson Plan (lesson objectives and plenary)
Cut and paste sorting activity - ph or wh
Differentiated extension worksheets
Word Search and Solution on digraph ph
Word Search and Solution on digraph wh
The additional resource to go with this pack are A4 size flashcards with pictures/words in print and cursive writing:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/digraph-flashcards-wh-ph-sh-ch-th-ng-and-ck-11367425
This growing bundle contains resources relating to the alphabet: uppercase and lowercase letters together with worksheets, activities and presentations. It includes:
Detailed Lesson Plan plus worksheets and whole class activities
5 Sets of PowerPoint Presentations
Extra worksheets for ongoing teaching of the alphabet
Tracing/Handwriting lower and upper case letters
Drawing and coloring of pictures relating to each letter of the alphabet
Matching pictures to the correct letter
Missling letters - Alphabet gap-filling exercises
Alphabet Clip Cards
Alphabet Uppercase Lowercase Letters Trace Color Search and Find
Alphabet Letters Puzzle Shaped with Sentences and Pictures
Alphabet Writing Initial Uppercase/Lowercase Letters and Pictures
PLUS THREE FREEBIES
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The benefits of purchasing a bundle early is that any new resource that is added can just be downloaded at no extra cost.
Please see individual resources for detailed descriptions.
You may be interested in the UK Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11698206
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This comprehensive phonics resource focuses on initial consonant blends fl and fr - CCVC words. Lovely colourful resource to complement the others.
Introduction to Phase 4: Letters and Sounds on CCVC initial consonant blends.
Aimed at: Foundation Stage/Keystage1 and SEN pupils;
A good starting point for pupils who find blends challenging
Ideal resource for ESL pupils and one-to-one and small group teaching.
You can edit the presentations to suit your class.
Different worksheets in this pack.
PowerPoint presentations include whole class activities: -
-writing CCVC words starting with fl and fr
-Whole class word sort - pupils click and drag letters into the correct order to spell CCVC words.
listening activity - Pupils listen to 8 sentences with a mix of fl and fr words. They write the words they hear on their whiteboards or in literacy books.
sorting out jumbled words activity
Pictures and words match up
It also contains:-
Teachers’ Notes
Presentation showing picture of hand to count phonemes for CCVC activities
Lesson Plans (learning objectives, main activities, plenaries) -
All the slides are referred to in the lesson plans.
Phoneme Frame for whole class and group activities - laminate for repeated use
2 sets of Flash cards listing all the CCVC words for fl and fr initial blends-
(1 set shows sound buttons and lines)- laminate for repeated use
Pictures cards and related words - laminate and cut out
Activity worksheets to include cut/paste, drawing lines to match picture to words and a match up activity.
For the higher ability - print off the slides for their activity (use of dictionary optional).
Learning Objectives:
To develop children’s knowledge of initial consonant blends.
To segment and blend CCVC words for reading and writing.
To distinguish between fl and fr blends in listening activity
Thanks for looking - Preview worksheets in the Preview Pane.
File Types: Word, pdf and PowerPoint
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This resource is for Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten.
Also suitable for ESL/EFL students and students still finding it challenging to discriminate sounds.
A lovely addition to your phonics lessons and literacy resource center.
Just print onto card paper and laminate - use drywipe pens for activities.
The cards are editable so you can change to black and white print out and stick into students’ book as a record of their phonic work.
Rimes are:-
-at -an -am -ut -un -ug -ox -ot -op -og -it -ip -in -ig -et -en -eg -ed- -ay -ap -ag -um
-ud -ub -od -ix -on -ob -ix and -am.
1. cat
rat
pan
fan
nut
cut
bun
sun
jug
bug
fox
box
hot
pot
hop
pop
dog
log
sit
fit
zip and pip
lip
pin
bin
pig
dig
net
vet
hen
pen
peg
leg
bed
red
hay
say
map
cap
bag
tag
sad
dad
gum
sum
mud
bud
tub
cub
won
ron
pod
rod
cob
sob
six
mix
ham
ram
There are 58 CVC cards and they have a double use.
How to use:-
1. The student looks at the picture and say what it is.
2. When s/he knows what the picture is they attempt to sort out the scrambled word by sounding out initial medial and final letters.
3. S/he then writes the word correctly on the line.
Other uses:-
There are 58 CVC cards which are made up of 29 pairs of onset and rime words and pictures.
- Lay out pairs of cards for the student to match the rhyming pictures and then unscramble the words and write them out correctly.
As an extension they could write funny rhyming lines into their ELA books.
E.g. A bug is in a jug. Dad is mad.
File Type: Word and PDF
This reading comprehension bundle includes 4 lovely fiction stories.
The vocabulary is age-appropriate and children are encouraged to work out the meaning of words in the context of the story.
The subject matters are familiar to the children and so there are cross-curricular themes.
The booklets cater for all level of readers - The Chase being the easiest.
Booklets 2 are divided into sections. So each paragraph is followed by questions.
Some of the questions require the reader to 'read between the lines'.
Not only is a child's comprehension assessed but other English key skills are incorporated.
The resource can be given to more able pupils to work on independently.
The booklets can also be used in guided reading sessions. The questions are extensive so the children can answer a set of questions in one session and do another set of questions in another session.
This reading comprehension resource contains two booklets. Story title - A Rainbow.
Ideal for end of term assessment.
Useful as a task for children to be getting on with as an independent activity.
Booklet 1 - 18 questions - The questions are at the end of the text.
Booklet 2 - 14 questions - The questions are in sections.
Reading comprehension tasks cover:
Questions on the text to be answered.
Tick box - multiple choice statements
Punctuation (capital letters/full stops)
Jumbled words from the text
List the compound words in the story (there are 6)
Questions on who are the characters/how do we know they are speaking.
Inference/Reading between the lines to answer a question.
Give an explanation to a question
Specimen answers provided.
Learning Objectives: Develop pleasure in reading
Answering and asking questions
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
File types: Microsoft Word format and pdf. formats.
This is a reading comprehension resource. The story is also presented on PowerPoint as an option to display the text.
Ideal for end of term assessment.
Useful as a task for children to be getting on with as an independent activity.
Suitable for Reception (easy vocabulary) and KS1/Lower Grade KS2.
The reading comprehension contains:
Booklet 1 - 17 questions
Booklet 2 - 14 questions
Content:
- Questions on the text.
- Tick box statements - Multiple choice.
- Inserting capital letters/full stops activity.
- Dictionary work - the meaning of ‘stray’ used in the story
- Rewrite in a different tense (verbs are highlighted) - six verbs are used in the short story.
- Making Inferences based on the text.
- Answering questions that require an explanation.
Specimen answers provided.
Learning Objectives: Develop pleasure in reading
Answering and asking questions
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
File: pdf (Sassoon font) and Windows word format if you need to edit.
These are Spring phonics worksheets relating to beginning consonant blends or clusters. They are ideal for reviewing work on blends and for writing simple sentences using beginning blends. There are also differentiated multiple-choice worksheets whereby students select the correct blend to complete one or two words in a sentence.
Content:
Consonant blend worksheets
Writing simple sentences
Missing consonant blends worksheets
Fun colour by Code Activity – great for early finishers
Consonant blends worksheets:
There are 7 consonant blends worksheets containing 9 blends pictures on each sheet with incomplete words. Students select the correct missing blends from the grid using the picture clues.
The blends are:
bl-, br-, cl-, cr-, dr-, fl-, fr-, gl-, gr-, pl-, pr-, sc-, sk-, sl-, sm-, sn-, sp-, st-, sw-, tr-, and tw-.
Writing activity: Worksheets 1 to 3
Students write simple sentences using each of the beginning blends shown in the grid with pictures. They should check their work making sure they start their sentence with a capital/uppercase letter and finish with a full stop.
Missing consonant blends worksheets (differentiated)
Worksheet 1: Students select one correct blend to complete the word in the sentence.
Worksheet 2: Students select two correct blends to complete the words in the sentence.
Colour by Code: Spring flowers (2 versions) – with Solution.
The blends in this activity are colour-coded. The consonant blends are: br, cl, fl, sl, sp, pr and tr.
The image shows words and pictures beginning with consonant blends.
First version: the colours are displayed with the beginning consonants in order to colour the images correctly, students use the colour code to complete the activity.
Second version: Students will need to colour in the crayons before using the code to complete the picture.
Optional paper sizes A4 and US letter size and spelling of colour/color for the consonant blend colour code activity.
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You may be interested in Mixed Consonant Blends Summer Worksheets
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12869143
This is part of the Spring Bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12991386
This bundle will contain various worksheets, activities, PowerPoint products relating to summer. As and when I make resources, I will add them to this bundle.
The price of this bundle will go up each time a new resource(s) is added.
Benefits of purchasing early:
If you purchase bundles early, any resources added after purchasing the bundle, can just be downloaded at no extra cost.
Content so far:
Beginning Mixed Consonant Blends
Summer Sun Emotions
Mixed CVC Word Work
Final Mixed Consonant Blends
For detailed description of each product, please see individual products.
A separate Summer Maths Bundle will be created soon.
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This super bundle combines different topics relating to St Patrick’s Day. Other resources will be included as I create more resources relating to St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Please preview individual resources within the bundles for full description.
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St Patrick’s Literacy Bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12067949
St Patrick’s Maths/Numeracy Bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-numeracy-bundle-12650186
This bundle relates to St Patrick’s Day celebrations. It includes myths and legends, phonics, reading comprehension presentations.
Content:
PowerPoint Presentation Assembly/Lesson
PowerPoint Presentation on myths/ legends
Worsheets - 2x reading passages and accompanying tasks - vocabulary work, finding information, giving reasons for answers.
Lesson Plans on myths and legends
Reading Comprehension passage for early readers with questions and literacy tasks.
Beginning consonant blends worksheets
Ideal resource to use in the lead up to St Patrick’s Day and after St Patrick’s Day on myths and legends.
Please detailed description for individual products.
You may be interested in some St Patrick’s Day maths activities:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-block-graph-patterns-sequencing-puzzles-numbers-1-20-match-up-worksheets-12080124
This resource relates to spring CVC word work. There are three different activities for students to review letter sounds and to decode and read CVC words and practise reading sight words in sentences.
Content:
Worksheets: Short A to E: Spring Word and Picture Match
Worksheets A to E: Read Simple Sentences and Writing
Worksheets 1 - 3: Missing Letters in CVC Words
Spring Word and Picture Match (with Answers)
In this activity, students draw lines to match up the CVC pictures on the flowerpots to the words on the flowerheads.
Read Simple Sentences and Writing
Each worksheet contains sight words which the students should read and then read the simple sentences filling in the CVC words in the sound boxes that matches the pictures. Lastly, rewrite the CVC word. Please see preview pane.
Sight words: my, I, look, the, a, you, can, see, is, it, run, down, not, and, go, yellow, want, have, she, to, pretty.
Missing Letters in CVC Words (with Answers)
There are nine pictures on each sheet. Students use their phonic knowledge to complete the CVC words which have missing beginning, middle and final sounds.
There are b/w worksheets for the above.
Optional worksheet sizes A4 and US Size
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This comprehensive phonics resource focuses on initial consonant blends bl and br CCVC words. In stages, it clearly explains and demonstrates CCVC to pupils.
Aimed at: Foundation Stage/Keystage1 and SEN pupils;
Pupils who find blends challenging
Ideal resource for ESL pupils and one-to-one and small group teaching.
Teaching format in both presentations are similar - includes whole class activities - practise writing CCVC words, segment/blend words, listening activities, sorting out jumbled words activity.
It incorporates letters/sounds, consonant digraphs and vowel digraphs learnt in Phase 3 in order to make CCVC words.
It contains:-
Teacher’s Notes (x2)
Presentations to recall letters and sounds
Presentation showing picture of hand to count phonemes for CCVC activities
Teaching Presentation for initial blend bl (54 Slides)
Teaching Presentation for initial blend br (54 Slides)
2 Detailed Lessons Plans (learning objectives, main activities, plenaries) -
All the slides are referred to in the lesson plans.
Phoneme Frame for whole class and group activities - laminate for repeated use
2 sets of Flash cards of words (1 set shows sound buttons and lines)- laminate
Pictures cards and related words - laminate and cut out
Differentiated worksheets for pupils that need support and more able pupils.
Cut and paste activity sheets
Learning is reinforced by cut/paste activities.
There are cloze activities - pupils choose a suitable word to complete sentences.
Additional Practical activities - Match words to pictures for just bl- blends
Match words to pictures for just br- blends
For revision- Lay out a mixture of bl/br pictures and words for children to match up.
Learning Objectives:
To develop children’s knowledge of initial consonant blends.
To segment and blend CCVC words for reading and writing.
Related phonics:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-revision-of-digraphs-sh-ch-th-ng-ck-ph-wh-presentation-lesson-plan-activities-11382757
This comprehensive teaching bundle contains 13 packs of resources relating to Phase 4: Letters and Sounds CCVC words.
It includes PowerPoint Presentations, flexible lessons plans, flashcards of words with and without sound buttons, pictures and words for group activities.
A variety of worksheets to reinforce learning - cut/paste, missing letters, sentence work and matching pictures to words activities.
Initial blends are:
-bl
-br
-cl
-cr
-dr
-fl
-fr
-gl
-gr
-pl
-pr
-tr and
-tw
For combined Bundle 1 and 2:
For a complete bundle to include s-blends, please visit:
Bundle 2
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Initial Consonant Blends, Lesson Plans, Presentations, Listening audio activities and worksheets/activities