I created all these resources to be used in my class when they start in reception. The idea behind this resource is to help children understand what they are reading. A simple comprehension activity. There is a simple sentence that will match to one of the three pictures on the cards. The child should use a peg and match them. The peg will help their fine motor skills which in turn will help when they are ready to write. Please note that I have NOT included capital letters on these sentences, the idea behind this is that the children aimed at with these resources are only starting on their phonics journey and will probably not have the skills to recognise all the letters let alone capital letters.

I created all these resources to be used in my class when they start in reception. The idea behind this resource is to allow the child to make words that match the picture. You will need extra resources to go along side this printable - I have used bottle tops where I wrote on the letter sounds to match. To start with, the child can have the three letters to match the picture and try and put them in order. Once they are competent in hearing initial sounds, middle sounds and end sounds then I would just place the cards and bottle tops altogether and they have to fine the correct sounds to match the picture.

I created all these resources to be used in my class when they start in reception. The idea behind this resource is to help with hearing the initial sound of words. This is a very important initial skill for children to possess in order for them to work with full words. The initial sound is on the sheet and if the child is not sure what it reads then will need help. Then I would get them to name each picture before placing a peg on the picture that has the initial sound noted down.

I created all these resources to be used in my class when they start in reception. The idea behind this resource is to allow children to read the CVC word in the middle of the card. When they have done that, they choose one of the eight pictures around the outside and should put a peg on the correct picture. This shows understanding of what they have read but also helps with their fine motor skills, which in turn will help when they are ready to write.

Adapted from ‘Little Rabbit Foo Foo’ book, this story is about the Naughty little Joker scooping up boys and girls and bopping them on the head. They are saved by Batman as he flies down and eventually puts him in jail. I made a smart notebook presentation, using GIFs to help tell the story. My reception class have loved it so I thought I would share it. This started off my talk for writing topic this year. We talked about where they had heard the rhythm of the story before (Little Rabbit Foo Foo is a firm favourite of ours) and then how I had changed the story. We then learnt the story for them to retell to me at the end of the week.

This story has been adapted from the much loved ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’ and I’ve used it to start out Talk for writing unit about superheros. I only used two baddies in the version as I teach in Early Years but we then used the idea to create their own version using different baddies they chose. We talked about how I changed it from the bear hunt and how they can change it with me modelling during the week and then them having a go on Friday. The story is made using GIFs and the text underneath. I found all my children were excited about the story and we had some lovely roleplaying all through the unit. All good when you want those sort of observations.

I created all these resources to be used in my class when they start in reception. The idea behind this resource is to allow the child to make the word that matches the picture and all the resources needed to do so are there to hand. The resource has all three letters to make the CVC word attached using a split pin and the child can move these around to make different combinations of the letters, hopefully they will be able to hear the initial sound, middle sound and end sound to the word and therefore be able to place them in the correct order.

Reading is a ‘silent’ process for many children. When first learning they do not possess the ability to imagine what the written word is telling us. They have many, many other skills they have to master before they can get there. This powerpoint is aimed at beginner readers and to try and put some fun into reading. They read it and then they have to match it to the correct picture. With a picture to help young children visualise what they are reading, they have a purpose to reading it too and not just going through the motions. This powerpoint is designed to be used independently, but can obviously be used as a teaching aid too. I made a lot of resources for traditional tales that can be printed off and laminated. Then the idea was for the children in my class to access these independently, either by using pegs to match the answers or other ways to work out the answer like using bottle tops with letters wrote on them. These resources are available in my shop. This resource is exactly the same as the one you can print off using pegs to indicate the correct word to match the picture, but it is for use on the interactive whiteboard. Again, children can access this independently as it does say when you have the wrong answer or it can be used to model the printed version. All they need to do is click on the correct bottle top to indicate which letter comes next in the CVC word. Each picture has three words and the child has to choose the correct one. The powerpoint indicates if they have the answer correct or not.

Reading is a ‘silent’ process for many children. When first learning they do not possess the ability to imagine what the written word is telling us. They have many, many other skills they have to master before they can get there. This powerpoint is aimed at beginner readers and to try and put some fun into reading. They read it and then they have to match it to the correct picture. With a picture to help young children visualise what they are reading, they have a purpose to reading it too and not just going through the motions. This powerpoint is designed to be used independently, but can obviously be used as a teaching aid too. I made a lot of resources for traditional tales that can be printed off and laminated. Then the idea was for the children in my class to access these independently, either by using pegs to match the answers or other ways to work out the answer like using bottle tops with letters wrote on them. These resources are available in my shop. This resource is exactly the same as the one you can print off and use pegs to indicate which picture matches the sentences, but it is for use on the interactive whiteboard. Again, children can access this independently as it does say when you have the wrong answer or it can be used to model the printed version. All they need to do is click on the correct bottle top to indicate which letter comes next in the CVC word.

Reading is a ‘silent’ process for many children. When first learning they do not possess the ability to imagine what the written word is telling us. They have many, many other skills they have to master before they can get there. This powerpoint is aimed at beginner readers and to try and put some fun into reading. They read it and then they have to match it to the correct picture. With a picture to help young children visualise what they are reading, they have a purpose to reading it too and not just going through the motions. This powerpoint is designed to be used independently, but can obviously be used as a teaching aid too. I made a lot of resources for traditional tales that can be printed off and laminated. Then the idea was for the children in my class to access these independently, either by using pegs to match the answers or other ways to work out the answer like using bottle tops with letters wrote on them. These resources are available in my shop. This resource is exactly the same as the one you can print off using pegs to indicate the correct word to match the picture, but it is for use on the interactive whiteboard. Again, children can access this independently as it does say when you have the wrong answer or it can be used to model the printed version. All they need to do is click on the correct bottle top to indicate which letter comes next in the CVC word. Each picture has three words and the child has to choose the correct one. The powerpoint indicates if they have the answer correct or not.

Reading is a ‘silent’ process for many children. When first learning they do not possess the ability to imagine what the written word is telling us. They have many, many other skills they have to master before they can get there. This powerpoint is aimed at beginner readers and to try and put some fun into reading. They read it and then they have to match it to the correct picture out of the three available. With a picture to help young children visualise what they are reading, they have a purpose to reading it too and not just going through the motions. This powerpoint is designed to be used independently, but can obviously be used as a teaching aid too. I made a lot of resources for traditional tales that can be printed off and laminated. Then the idea was for the children in my class to access these independently, either by using pegs to match the answers or other ways to work out the answer like using bottle tops with letters wrote on them. These resources are available in my shop. This resource is exactly the same as the one you can print off and use pegs to indicate which picture matches the sentences, but it is for use on the interactive whiteboard. Again, children can access this independently as it does say when you have the wrong answer or it can be used to model the printed version. All they need to do is click on the correct bottle top to indicate which letter comes next in the CVC word.

Reading is a ‘silent’ process for many children. When first learning they do not possess the ability to imagine what the written word is telling us. They have many, many other skills they have to master before they can get there. This powerpoint is aimed at beginner readers and to try and put some fun into reading. They read it and then they have to match it to the correct picture. With a picture to help young children visualise what they are reading, they have a purpose to reading it too and not just going through the motions. This powerpoint is designed to be used independently, but can obviously be used as a teaching aid too. I made a lot of resources for traditional tales that can be printed off and laminated. Then the idea was for the children in my class to access these independently, either by using pegs to match the answers or other ways to work out the answer like using bottle tops with letters wrote on them. These resources are available in my shop. This resource is exactly the same as the one you can print off with pegs to use showing which picture matches the word, but it is for use on the interactive whiteboard. Again, children can access this independently as it does say when you have the wrong answer or it can be used to model the printed version. All they need to do is click on the correct bottle top to indicate which letter comes next in the CVC word.

Reading is a ‘silent’ process for many children. When first learning they do not possess the ability to imagine what the written word is telling us. They have many, many other skills they have to master before they can get there. This powerpoint is aimed at beginner readers and to try and put some fun into reading. They read it and then they have to match it to the correct picture. With a picture to help young children visualise what they are reading, they have a purpose to reading it too and not just going through the motions. This powerpoint is designed to be used independently, but can obviously be used as a teaching aid too. The idea behind this resource is that children have a word they should read. It has sound buttons underneath to help them and they are mostly CVC words. When they have read the word, they should click on the picture that matches the word. The powerpoint will tell them if they get it right or wrong so they can do this independently or with yourself as guided reading. I made a lot of resources for traditional tales that can be printed off and laminated. Then the idea was for the children in my class to access these independently, either by using pegs to match the answers or other ways to work out the answer like using bottle tops with letters wrote on them. These resources are available in my shop. This resource is exactly the same as the one you can print off with pegs to use showing which picture matches the word, but it is for use on the interactive whiteboard. Again, children can access this independently as it does say when you have the wrong answer or it can be used to model the printed version. All they need to do is click on the correct bottle top to indicate which letter comes next in the CVC word. I did make this for my daughter so this resource has a Frozen theme to indicate which answers are right. This of course can be edited to suit your classes own interests, but I did like the GIFs of them cheering and laughing.

These resources were used to great effect. Each number has around 40 slides on the powerpoint, working everyday for around 5 minutes on a few slides. Monday: They start off recognising the number, counting movements or objects. Tuesday and Wednesday They then move onto recognising different ways to show the number using Ten Frames with a number of different pictorial representations. Thursday They then move onto recognising bigger and smaller numbers before going onto one more and one less. Friday They end the week with quick problem solving activities.

Reading and writing is a ‘silent’ process for many children. When first learning they do not possess the ability to imagine what the written word is telling us. They have many, many other skills they have to master before they can get there. This powerpoint is aimed at beginner readers and to try and put some fun into reading by manipulating the sounds available to them. They look at the picture and then have three letters to make a word that matches it. With a picture to help young children visualise what they are reading, they have a purpose to reading it too and not just going through the motions. This powerpoint is designed to be used independently, but can obviously be used as a teaching aid too. I made a lot of resources for traditional tales that can be printed off and laminated. Then the idea was for the children in my class to access these independently, either by using pegs to match the answers or other ways to work out the answer like using bottle tops with letters wrote on them. These resources are available in my shop. This resource is exactly the same as the one you can print off with the bottle tops but it is for use on the interactive whiteboard. Again, children can access this independently as it does say when you have the wrong answer or it can be used to model the printed version. All they need to do is click on the correct bottle top to indicate which letter comes next in the CVC word. I have left on my Bitmoji clapping at the end of each word’s slides, this can of course be left or edited to put your own there or just take the slide out completely. It is a powerpoint that you can edit if you need.

Reading and writing is a ‘silent’ process for many children. When first learning they do not possess the ability to imagine what the written word is telling us. They have many, many other skills they have to master before they can get there. This powerpoint is aimed at beginner readers and to try and put some fun into reading by manipulating the sounds available to them. They look at the picture and then have three letters to make a word that matches it. With a picture to help young children visualise what they are reading, they have a purpose to reading it too and not just going through the motions. This powerpoint is designed to be used independently, but can obviously be used as a teaching aid too. I made a lot of resources for traditional tales that can be printed off and laminated. Then the idea was for the children in my class to access these independently, either by using pegs to match the answers or other ways to work out the answer like using bottle tops with letters wrote on them. These resources are available in my shop. This resource is exactly the same as the one you can print off with the bottle tops but it is for use on the interactive whiteboard. Again, children can access this independently as it does say when you have the wrong answer or it can be used to model the printed version. All they need to do is click on the correct bottle top to indicate which letter comes next in the CVC word. I have left on my Bitmoji clapping at the end of each word’s slides, this can of course be left or edited to put your own there or just take the slide out completely. It is a powerpoint that you can edit if you need.

Reading is a ‘silent’ process for many children. When first learning they do not possess the ability to imagine what the written word is telling us. They have many, many other skills they have to master before they can get there. This powerpoint is aimed at beginner readers and to try and put some fun into reading. They read it and then they have to match it to the correct picture. With a picture to help young children visualise what they are reading, they have a purpose to reading it too and not just going through the motions. This powerpoint is designed to be used independently, but can obviously be used as a teaching aid too. I made a lot of resources for traditional tales that can be printed off and laminated. Then the idea was for the children in my class to access these independently, either by using pegs to match the answers or other ways to work out the answer like using bottle tops with letters wrote on them. These resources are available in my shop. This resource is exactly the same as the one you can print off that are used with pegs, but it is for use on the interactive whiteboard. Again, children can access this independently as it does say when you have the wrong answer or it can be used to model the printed version. All they need to do is click on the correct bottle top to indicate which letter comes next in the CVC word. I have used a minions theme to say when they have got it right with GIFs cheering. You can edit this to any theme your class enjoy as it is a powerpoint so you can edit it anyway you want to.

Make shape pictures using 5 shapes. One shape is revealed at a time, so over five slides the picture takes shape. When teaching this I get the children to tell you about the shapes they see - “I think its a square because I see four sides that are all the same length.” This way they are talking about the name of the shape and matching it to its properties. I usually show the first slide on Monday, then the first and second on Tuesday, then the first, second and third on Wednesday etc. It builds up the anticipation of what it will reveal by the end of the week but also revisits the shapes of the previous days so you can ask someone who maybe wasn’t so sure the first time! They enjoy guessing what the picture will make in the end. There are 32 powerpoints in total, each with a unique picture.

Numicon is such a great resource. It helps young children to visualise numbers in an efficient way. This can easily be linked to Ten Frame learning too. The resources included in this bundle are: Matching Numicon to number wheels for numbers 1-5 (I use pegs for this resource that I have drawn on the numbers. The children then place the peg on the correct Numicon.) Good for fine motor and number recognition. There are two copies of this, one with a Numicon representation and the other with a Ten Frame. I laminated them back to back. Same as above but with numbers 1-10. Matching Numicon to number boards. They have pictures of the Numicon with three different numbers next to it. The children should place a peg on the correct number. Again, good for fine motor and number recognition. This resource goes upto 20. A visual display of Numicon with the number next to them. They are for numbers 1-10 to display in the classroom. They are on a yellow background so they stand out very well.

When young children learn new concepts, it is vital that they use real objects in order to ‘play with the maths’ and this will be able them to visualise it once they are familiar with the new concepts. These resources created will compliment this work using pictorial resources in a combination of ways. Half of these contain a peg board format, which means the child has to place a peg on the right answer. This helps with fine motor skills, which in turn will aid mark making skills. The bonus here is an A3 version of the addition stories, where children can use objects of their own to create a story like shown in the examples.