Cut out the crosses that make up each flag and build them up (layer them) in the correct order to make the Union Jack! Alternatively - Teacher to cut out crosses and laminate them for children to build up.

Children to cut out the seasonal sun strips. Arrange them in order with summer first, then spring/autumn and lastly winter. Attach to landscape scene with a split pin. children can see investigate and play with the seasonal sun strips to compare the length of time it takes for the sun ‘to travel across the sky’ at different times of the year. They can see why the days are longer/shorter and can understand that placement of the sun in our sky affects the temperature and strength of the sun rays.

A helpful resource I created as a science coordinator to ensure progression of skills and learning through from Early Years to Year 2. This has ensured complete coverage of the skills and learning intentions stated in the National Curriculum. Included is a progression of skills document, curriculum coverage map and a progression of investigation and enquiries within Key Stage 1.

These sheets are used for children to simply practice sounding out their words by drawing dots and dashes underneath the sounds in order to read each word. A very satisfying and simple activity. It has proven very helpful leading up to phonics checks - great practice and preparation for the kids as well as giving them a chance to practice and apply learning.

Flipcharts and worksheets for Year 1 trees and plants module. Include: Flowers identification Activinspire flipchart Flower garden worksheet Structure of a flower differentiated sheets Tree identification and tree leaf classification Activinspire flipchart Tree leaf classification differentiated worksheets Structure of a tree Activinspire flipchart Structure of a tree differentiated worksheets

Children to roll a dice and write a sentence with corresponding conjunction! Good for extension challenge and independent writing activity.

Phase 5 split digraph word-picture match. Children to read the word and match to the picture. Independent or group activity.

Children to pick a sentence and rewrite with an adjective/sentence starter/conjunction/punctuation etc. Good extension challenge.

To practice the au or and aw sounds! Children to read and sort the word to the corresponding sound.

Handwriting sheets for curly caterpillar and one armed robot letters.

A fun way to create silly sentences! Roll the dice for the subject, again for the verb, again for the ‘what’ and again for the ‘where’!

All phase 3 and 5 sounds. Children to roll a dice and read sound. If they can read it; cover with a counter/cube. If not leave it blank. Take it in turns and the person with the most counters down wins!

Either match words to pictures or pictures to words. Great as a 5 minute reading practice activity or part of an intervention.

A fun prompt for stories! roll the dice for the character and then again for the problem of the story!

Chop up the words and put in a pot. Children to match the orange word to the blue to make a compound word! (grass + hopper, rain + coat)

Flipchart explaining how we use ‘ed’ for verbs in the past tense.

Flipchart explaining how we use ‘er’ and ‘est’ endings!

Flipchart showing how to find a quarter of a quantity.

Active inspire flipchart teaching children how to read and identify compound words

Flipchart explaining how we use irregular verbs in the past tense.

Flipchart showing how to halve a quantity!