Independent reading activities. Over 120 pages of guided reading activities to save you time and stress! Suitable for children aged 5-6 years old. Year 1 UK.
These updated reading activities are designed for children to be able to complete independently, as part of a guided reading carousel or even as homework.
I have put together over 120 pages of activities that children can do independently whilst still improving their reading skills and their understanding of books and stories.
There is a variety of activities starting with very simple phonics activities for lower abilities. The activities get more advanced for use throughout the school year.
Some of the activities are also linked to the year 1 curriculum eg the lifecycle of a sunflower, seasons and keeping healthy.
All aspects of the year 1 reading National Curriculum covered.Also perfect for lower ability children in year 2 and up.
Included in this product:
reading journal book cover
year 1 national curriculum statements for assessment
guided reading timetable
35 reading comprehensions
initial sounds cut and stick
b or d cut and stick
m or n cut and stick
c or k cut and stick
missing letters
draw the word x 3
2 syllable words
draw the caption x 3
mixed up sentences x 6
draw the book cover x 2
draw the characters x 2
draw your favourite part x 2
draw the ending x 2
write the tricky words x 2
find the digraph x 2
write the noun x 2
design a new front cover
find the nouns/weather words/plant words
reading questions
all about the book
book review x 2
read and colour x 3
read and draw x 3
describe the setting x 2
draw and describe the character x 2
draw the character x 4
draw the setting x 4
where is cat?
inference questions x 4
sunflower life cycle
make a foldable book
label a snail
make a wanted poster
decode words x 4
word endings x 2
missing words
syllables x 2
sequence story x 2
contractions
what happens next?
Christmas Fractions
Halves and Quarters
Christmas themed halves and quarters printable worksheets suitable for year 1.
Save time during the busy weeks before Christmas with these print and go Christmas themed fractions worksheets.
Let’s learn all about Europe. This product includes planning, teaching power point, print and go activities and work for early finishers. Everything you need to teach students all about Europe in KS2. Ideal for Year 3 and Year 4.
*Now includes a workbook for SEN/EAL students. This includes a workbook and resources for students who find it difficult to access the KS2 curriculum but follows the same subjects as the main product lessons *
The 76 slide power point includes 9 lessons, each with an end of lesson quiz. Each lesson has printable activities to accompany the power point, answer sheets included.
Lesson 10 is an end of unit quiz for assessment.
Each activity is differentiated 2 ways.
Also included are some extra activities and task cards for early finishers.
This Product Includes:
Teaching Power Point and activities for the following lessons -
Lesson 1
Where Is Europe - Label continents, colour Europe on a map, label areas of water
Lesson 2
Countries of Europe - Label the countries of Europe, Countries of Europe quiz
Lesson 3
Capital Cities of Europe - Match capital city to correct country
Lesson 4
Landmarks of Europe - Match pictures with descriptions, match pictures with labels - both cut and stick, draw a well known landmark
Lesson 5
Flags of Europe - Color the flags, design your own European flag
Lesson 6
Weather and Climate of Europe - Compare climates x 2 cut and stick
Lesson 7
Physical Features of Europe - Draw features on a map, match places and descriptions cut and stick
Lesson 8
Environmental Regions Of Europe - compare environmental areas of Europe - writing activity
Lesson 9 Human Characteristics of Europe - Trade in Europe research activities
Lesson 10 - End of unit quiz for assessment
Extra Activities
European Union Comprehension x 2 differentiated
Compare a European and non European Country research worksheet
European Country Study
European Capital Cities Word Search
8 task cards for early finishers
planning sheets
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50 Christmas themed worksheets and printables for Year 1 and home school. This Christmas product is ideal to have in your teacher toolkit at this busy time of the year. These stand alone activities are ideal to use in centres, as early morning work, for early finishers and as time fillers and calming activities.
This Christmas themed pack includes math and English activities, colouring sheets, puzzles and games, crafts and more.
Includes US and UK spellings versions.
Full List Of Activities
Label a reindeer - cut and stick
Label Santa - cut and stick
Sequence decorating a tree - cut and stick
Sequence wrapping a parcel - cut and stick
Christmas in England - cut and stick
Build a nativity scene - cut and stick
Decorate a tree - cut and stick
Christingle - cut and stick
Wordsearch, colour and label - x 2
Christmas card template
Acrostic poem template
Alphabetical order activity
Christmas Eve comprehension
Letter to Santa x 2
Wordsearch x 2
Puzzles - cut and stick x 3
Crossword puzzle
Spot the difference x 2
Advent calendar x 2 versions
Build a snowman game
Snakes and ladders game
Roll and colour
Colour a gingerbread house
Decorate a gingerbread man
Mindfulness colouring bauble
Colour Mrs Clause and Elf
Design a Christmas jumper
Fine motor skills activity
Make a Christmas basket template
Make a Christmas wreath - cut and stick
Make a snow globe craft
Order candy canes by size - cut and stick
Number bonds to 10
Number bonds to 20
1 more/1 less to 10
1 more/1 less to 20
Colour by numbers
Count the toys
Label shapes - cut and stick
Colour and count
Finish patterns
Odd and even numbers
Math mosaic
Colour shapes
Missing numbers
Water cycle poster, diagram, labelling activity and flap poster. Are you learning about the water cycle? This product could be just what you need.
It includes:
A colourful water cycle diagram plus a black and white version.
2 x differentiated labelling activity.
Colour and cut flap poster.
Includes US and UK spelling.
Life cycles activities and power point suitable for KS2 in particular year 5 science.
This life cycles product is just what you need to teach students all about life cycles. It includes activities ideal for stations and centers.
These activities and teaching power point cover mammals, insects, birds, amphibians and plants.
Can be used flexibly.
As a 5 day unit - covering a different animal/ plant each day - with a different activity in each station (5 stations in all)
or
Can be used in one day if you are stuck for time -
with each station covering a different animal/plant with a range of activities.
or
Can be used as whole class teaching - dipping into the different activities of your choice.
Plus vocabulary cards and life cycle cards to support learning.
Activities Included:
27 slide informational power point
Life cycle wheels for squirrel, stag beetle, chicken, frog, oak tree- 3 versions - each one available in colour or b&w.
Draw a life cycle for mammal, insect, bird, amphibian and plant
Compare life cycles x 5
Cut and paste life cycles for hedgehog, butterfly, penguin, salamander, apple tree
Fact sheet for squirrel, stag beetle, chicken, frog and oak tree
Make a leaflet activity for squirrel, stag beetle, chicken, frog and oak tree
PLUS
52 vocabulary cards with pictures
10 sets of life cycle cards - squirrel, hedgehog, stag beetle, butterfly, chicken, penguin, frog, salamander, oak tree, apple tree.
George Stephenson information teaching Power Point and print and go activities. Help students learn about the life of George Stephenson and his influence on the development of the railways. This product includes an 11 slide power point teaching children about the life of George Stephenson, no need for you to research. There are also fun, interactive activities for students to complete, keeping them engaged and learning at the same time. Suitable for children aged 5-7 years old, KS1
It includes making a leaflet and a cut and paste timeline. Both activities are differentiated. Plus a cut and paste sorting activity, colouring page and a word search for early finishers. All prep free for you!
This product includes:
11 slide teaching power point
cut and paste timeline - x 2 differentiated
make a leaflet - x 2 differentiated
cut and paste sorting activity - railways past and present
colouring page
Word search for early finishers
Make a bookmark - colour and black & white versions
Suitable for KS1.
Use these then and now sorting activities to help children learn the often difficult concept of the past.
Includes fun and engaging, no prep, cut and paste sorting activities.
Plus make a book activity.
Real life photos for sorting.
Newly added - order items from the past to the present.
Products Include:
7 cut and stick sorting activities - transport, home items, technology, buildings, toys, kitchens and fashion.
Mixed selection of pictures to cut and stick - individually or in small groups.
Drawing activity - draw items from the past and present - transport, home items, technology, buildings, toys, kitchens and fashion.
Make a ‘Then and Now’ book - color, cut out and stick pictures into book.
Real life then and now pictures for sorting, display etc.
Cut and paste ordering from past to present activities - cars, music players, phones and pens.
Need a fun, Christmas math activity to practice multiplication? KS2 students must work out the multiplication problems, cut out the puzzle pieces, match them to their answers and finally colour the Christmas picture, once revealed. Three differentiated question sheets included. No prep required.
This Christmas activity is a fun way to practice multiplication skills.
The activity includes three differentiated sets of questions -
3 digit x 1 digit and 2 digit x 2 digit
2 digit x 1 digit
1 digit x 1 digit
Making it suitable for all to enjoy.
Queen Victoria information teaching Power Point and print and go activities. Help students learn about the life of Queen Victoria. This product includes a 9 slide power point teaching children about the life of Queen Victoria, no need for you to research. There are also fun, interactive activities for students to complete, keeping them engaged and learning at the same time.
It includes making a leaflet and a cut and paste timeline. Both activities are differentiated. Plus colouring pages and a word search for early finishers.
This product includes:
9 slide teaching power point
cut and paste timeline - x 2 differentiated
make a leaflet - x 2 differentiated
2 x colouring pages
Word search for early finishers
Make a bookmark - colour and black & white versions
100 independent reading activities suitable for 6-7 year olds. Save yourself time and stress with this with these no prep reading printables - enough to last you the whole year.
These reading activities are designed for children to be able to complete independently, as part of a guided reading carousel, as an independent activity whilst the class teacher is reading with a group or even as homework.
This product includes 100 pages of activities that children can do independently whilst still improving their reading skills and their understanding of books and stories.
There is a variety of activities including word work, spellings, grammar, cut and paste, word searches, as well as 42 reading comprehensions. Plenty of variety to keep children engaged, as well as covering plenty of different skills. Simply print and go, no prep required. Print the whole product at the beginning of the year and you will always have reading activities to hand.
Some of the activities are also linked to the year 2 curriculum eg the lifecycle of a frog, materials, plants, recycling, historical figures. Perfest to use them alongside your topic work.
Many aspects of the year 2 reading National Curriculum covered. Also perfect for lower ability children in year 3 and up.
Also includes a reading journal cover and a tick list of National Curriculum reading standards for assessment. This will help you keep on track with assessing children’s reading skills.
Product Includes:
42 Reading Comprehensions
plus
My Reading Journal front cover
National Curriculum Reading Standards Tick List for Year 2
Find the plant words
Find the materials words
Prefix Re
Suffix -less and -est
Build compound words
Alphabetical order x 2
Describe dog and cupcake
Add Adjectives
le at the end of a word - cut and paste activity
el at the end of a word - cut and paste
dge making the j sound - cut and paste
dge making the j sound - drawing activity
r spelt wr - drawing
j/g - cut and paste
c making the s sound - cut and paste
al at the end of a word - word search
ge at the end of a word - word search
n sound spelt with gn/kn - dice game
n spelt with gn/kn - cut and paste
I can read ing words - cut and paste
contractions x 2
recycle materials - cut and paste
materials 2-4 syllables sort - cut and paste
word sort 2-4 syllables - cut and paste
Ordering how to make a pizza - cut and paste
Ordering how to make breakfast - cut and paste
Little Red Riding Hood ordering sentences - cut and paste
Draw fairy tale characters
Goldilocks ordering pictures - cut and paste
Jack And The Beanstalk ordering pictures - cut and paste
3 Little Pigs ordering pictures - cut and paste
Draw a front cover
Design a front cover
Draw the best part of a story
Draw and label characters
Review your favourite book
All about the book
Book review
Read and draw x 2
I can make inferences x 3
Make a healthy me poster
Make a camping poster
Word of the day
Write a book quiz
Draw the characters
Contents page
Christmas Maths printables no prep required.
Suitable for 5-6 year olds.
Suitable for UK Year 1 (Higher EYFS or Lower Year 2)
Each activity is differentiated x 2
Contains:
Number bonds to 5 x 2
Number bonds to 10 x 2
Mixed number bonds
part-whole addition x 2
more or less x 2
order objects x 2
2 times table
5 times table
10 times table
sorting activity x 2
counting activity x 2
number tracks x 2
problem solving.
Answers included
Food chain activities and teaching power point for year 2.
Are you teaching students about food chains? Then this is the product for you! Save valuable time with these print and go, no prep activities. Children will love these fun activities, whilst learning at the same time. A 28 slide teaching power point means that no research or planning is required. There are colourful posters, real life pictures matching game, differentiated activities and a colouring sheet for early finishers.
Read on for a full list of included activities.
Included in this product:
28 slide teaching power point
4 colourful A4 posters - carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, food chains
Real pictures matching game - food chains from the arctic, rainforest, pond and forest
Research and draw food chains x 3 differentiated
Cut and stick pictures to complete food chain
Cut and stick pictures to create your own food chains
Food chain quiz x 2 differentiated.
Colouring sheet for early finishers
Learn about the British scientist Jane Goodall with this biography unit, ideal for Women’s History Month. This product includes low prep, differentiated activities suitable for Years 2-4. PLUS a teaching Power Point.
Students will complete a timeline, research and writing activities for Jane Goodall, Chimpanzees and Tanzania.
Includes facts cards and posters for sources of information.
US and UK spelling versions.
Teacher guide for how to use this product.
Full List Of What’s Included:
19 Slide teaching Power Point
Timeline activity - 4 levels of differentiation
Jane Goodall Biography Writing Resources
Writing planning sheet - 3 levels of differentiated
Word mat
Writing frames
Fact cards and poster for information
Blank research sheet
Jane Goodall foldable leaflet - 2 levels of differentiation
Chimpanzees
Chimpanzees research fact sheets - 3 levels of differentiation
Make a chimpanzee flip up book
Fact cards, poster and pictures for information
Tanzania
Tanzania research fact sheets - 3 levels of differentiation
Fact cards and poster for information
The River Nile power point and printable activities for children aged 7 - 11 years. Are you learning about Ancient Egypt? Then this could be what you are looking for. Children will learn how important the River Nile was to the survival of Ancient Egyptians. Students can then use what they have learnt by making an information leaflet all about the importance of the River Nile. Finish off by making a salt dough model of the River Nile in a pizza box. Children LOVE this activity whilst learning at the same time.
Great to use as part of your topic on Ancient Egypt.
Included in this product:
13 slide power point on the importance of the River Nile to Ancient Egypt
Make an information leaflet
Information sheets on The River Nile for children to read and questions for them to answer.
Instructions on how to make a salt dough 3D map of The River Nile in a pizza box.
Information sheet for the inside of the map box.
Make learning about the River Nile a fun and engaging time with these activities.
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Keep your class amused and engaged during the last few hectic days of term.
Give yourself a chance to get organised and tidied!
Print out double sided to make an A5 size booklet, full of Summer themed activities.
Ideal to use whenever you have a spare 10 minutes to fill between rehearsals and leaver’s assembies!
Suitable for KS2
Healthy eating, nutrition, food groups and diet power point, poster and print and go activities suitable for KS1. Includes colorful posters for display, word cards and pictures for sorting, a bingo game, make a leaflet, no prep activities and power point to help students learn about the different food groups and the importance of a healthy diet in fun and engaging ways.
Included in this product:
A Power Point Presentation discussing food groups, healthy eating etc.
Printable activities that are all differentiated 2 ways. They include:
How much should we eat?
Healthy lunchbox
Healthy plate
Food diary
Word mat
Colouring of all food groups
Match animals to their diet
Food group sorting
Make a healthy diet poster
School lunch menu activity
Devise a menu
Blank food pyramid
Make a leaflet
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Healthy eating, nutrition, food groups and diet power point, poster and print and go activities suitable for kindergarten, first grade and KS1. Includes colorful posters for display, word cards and pictures for sorting, a bingo game, make a leaflet, no prep activities and power point to help students learn about the different food groups and the importance of a healthy diet in fun and engaging ways.
Included in this product:
A Power Point Presentation discussing food groups, healthy eating etc.
Printable activities that are all differentiated 2 ways. They include:
How much should we eat?
Healthy lunchbox
Healthy plate
Food diary
Word mat
Colouring of all food groups
Match animals to their diet
Food group sorting
Make a healthy diet poster
School lunch menu activity
Devise a menu
Blank food pyramid
Make a leaflet
Also included:
14 Colourful posters
Food pyramid poster
Word cards for display and sorting
Pictures for sorting
Bingo/lotto game - 6 boards, 36 cards - print out and laminate - Ideal for use in centers and independent activities
This product is suitable for children in first grade and year 2 UK learning about diet and nutritionrful posters
Food pyramid poster
Word cards for display and sorting
Pictures for sorting
Bingo/lotto game - 6 boards, 36 cards - print out and laminate - Ideal for use in centres and independent activities
This product is suitable for children in first grade and year 2 UK learning about diet and nutrition
Harvest Festival Freebie. Use this free cut and stick labelling activity as a starter, main activity, for centres or for early finishers.
Simply download and print.
Students will love to colour the harvest pictures then cut out the labels and match to the correct picture.
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Free apple life cycle cut and paste activity for you to download.
Perfect to use when learning about Apple Day, plants, life cycles, apples, harvest etc. Simply download and print. This is a black and white version that students will love to colour, cut out and order.
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