This workbook is a stand alone spelling unit of work with 11 lessons covering a range of activities for each lesson. Perfect for following on from workbook 1 (also available). Images show the basic structure of the workbooks. Blank lesson plan included at the back for additional lessons if needed.

This is a stand alone workbook with everything you need to teach spelling to either an individual child or a class. Each lesson has lots of different activities to complete including a focus on sounds, spellings, handwriting and using the words in sentences. Images show the basic structure of the workbooks. Using the three workbooks would cover the whole year for spelling work with 33 different lessons. (This first book covers the first 11). There is also a spare blank lesson template at the back in case your child/children need to practice a specific set of words. When using this in class, the children have initially been slow and unsure, however by the end of the year, it was a very popular lesson where children could choose their music and complete the tasks confidently. I hope that it is helpful. Look out for other time saving and useful resources.

This is the second handwriting book in the set. They look very similar so it won’t be as obvious what level children are working on. Workbook 2 is for children beginning to learn how to join letter together. Each letter has two pages to practice on. There are example letters and grey versions to go over. There are also practice pages at the back if children need to do some more of certain letters. Print as many off as you need and turn into workbooks the children can use independently as daily practise. I always used them first thing in the morning with some relaxing music. I monitored the children as I walked around the room correcting mistakes and children knew to get their work checked before turning the page. Children worked at their own pace so some were on different workbooks and all children were challenged at the right level for them. I hope it is helpful. Have a look for other time saving, useful resources.

Complete handwriting practice workbook for the initial letter formation and a little fine motor control practice. Print off and create an easy to teach booklet that can be used everyday to help children practice their letter formation. I have used these every day in my class across multiple year groups. Children can either work through the books together or at their own pace, completed additional practice of the specific letters they struggle with. Additional practice pages can be added at the back if needed and children who finish can move onto the next workbook. Children work at their own pace, making structured progress. I have found it really nice to have some relaxing music on at the start of the day and children come in and get started. I walk around monitoring and correcting any errors and children know to have their work checked and ticked before turning the page. Time saver and really effective. I hope you find it useful. Part of a set along with other time saving, useful resources.

A story about a magical book and the little girl who finds it. Two chapters leading to the point where she first opens the book. Both chapters have questions for either a comprehension or guided reading activity. Links to reading curriculum for years 2, 3 and 4. Possible extended writing activities linked to text. Children enjoyed thinking about what might happen next and the use of description to build tension.

Activity involving creating a simplified society, choosing what people can have free access to, how to distribute the overall wealth of the society and what skills should be rewarded the most/least. Also children need to think about how they will earn/collect money from people in society to fund the services they want to provide for free, introducing the concept of taxation. This task could be covered over a longer time period which explores which skills are essential to society and how to best reward people within those roles. It links to British values as children can compare their society to Britain and reflect on what they might do differently. The task also encourages discussion between children and acceptance of other people’s ideas which may differ. Children love completing this task, and it helps them have a secure understanding of how society runs. They are also very good at spotting potential problems and coming up with solutions to solve them, working together as a team. British Values

PSHE activity exploring what a person needs to thrive as they grow. Children need to look at different needs and rank them in terms of importance. The options include things like water, education and WiFi, to encourage discussions of what we value and what helps people succeed in society as it is structured. Children can complete individually or in groups. Great for discussions about what is important in life and can lead into discussions about how different people live around the world with less access to things we value. Complete activity just needs scissors and glue.

PSHE classroom or societal values challenge. Children rank different values according to their importance in society, including things like honesty and bravery as well as looking good. The activity can be done individually or in groups to begin a discussion about what people value against what is really important. It can link to school or classroom rules. Great for establishing behavioural expectations with the children or exploring why there are certain rules and expectations in Cutting and sticking. Complete resource needs nothing else.

Simple worksheet with the six objects listed at the bottom so you know what you need to draw in the boxes before you photocopy them. In the first six boxes the children must look at the picture and complete the basic sentence by spelling the final word using the sounds at the bottom. In the final box, the children must try to read the final word and draw their own picture of the object. There are three sheets. I haven’t tried these yet so I hope they are useful!

Two versions of the same text - one very basic using GPC words where possible, one with much more detail with year 2 vocabulary (suffixes, adjectives, conjunctions and common exception words). Comprehension questions with two sections - the first which can be answered by all children and the second to be answered by the more able with the more complex text. An assessment grid next to the questions for marking off the three year 2 objectives covered. All children can access the same lesson at significantly different levels. NB - the sheets don’t have any images. I would draw my own before photocopying or the children could decorate the page…

Reading a selection of alien words and using more difficult sounds to create own words to practise. The adult who assesses the child will need to make a note in the space provided of the sounds that they are struggling with. The child can then use those sounds with an adult or on their own to create their own alien words. I have used this with a complete sound chart on the back.

Quick and East Reading Assessment for Year 2! Reading for children and and recording sheet for adult. Common exception words Words with two or more syllables (Some words with suffixes) Checking sentences for mistakes Covers WTS and EXP objectives. Can be read by the child or read to the child depending on ability. Great for ticking off a few objectives at once.

2 Week Rotation covering – • Responding to feedback • Verbal and written responses to texts demonstrating comprehension • Spelling Patterns • Grammar Rules • Evidence of writing, drafting and editing. Area for recording additional support for children who need it. Handwriting practice completed separately. Minimal tweaking required to apply to any genre. Used last year for year 2 children and got top 10% writing results for SATs. One text required for each 2 week cycle. One comprehension, one spelling activity and one grammar activity also needed. Huge time saver as weekly planning time is small changes to include additional activities (eg. debates for persuasive writing etc)

Great for children to practise or to complete independently for assessment. I used these for teaching the properties of the shapes, then later on, each child completed the activity and I took a picture and saved it to their area as evidence for the interim framework. Very simple! These cards are now in the classroom for children to revisit anytime they finish their work. It is good for keeping the knowledge fresh.

Objectives - Links to other texts. Inference. Answering questions based on text. Can be used as a starting point to writing own adventure story with a similar plot. Links to a fairy-tale structure demonstrates knowledge of classic fairy-tale stories.

This text is very short and basic. It allows less able children to read a text and answer questions demonstrating their understanding. The questions can be a little tricky so also useful to give to more able children to assess their understanding and address the problem of not reading questions and thinking about them carefully.

These texts cover a range of objectives and can be used as an assessment for gathering evidence to show children's ability to read and understand text. Text, questions and assessment grid included.

This text is a short setting description. The whole class can pick out powerful vocabulary and look at how sentences are structured. Children can then draw the setting using only the information within the text. As a further challenge, children can then write their own setting descriptions using the text as a scaffold.