A sentence writing intervention booster that can be printed off to create a booklet of activity worksheets for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children who are struggling with sentence writing. The PowerPoint covers five weeks worth of activities and introduces children to 35 of the 100 high frequency words/hfw. Each week covers reading the focus high frequency words, writing the focus words, cutting and sticking words to make a sentence and then writing a dictated sentence.
I have used this activity to encourage children to write sentences with capital letters and full stops and to hold and repeat the sentence in their head.
The intervention helps children to gain confidence when they are writing sentences.
For my writing interventions bundle see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/writing-interventions-bundle-12417031
For my Maths intervention please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-intervention-12165424
For my Maths and Writing Intervention Bundle see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-and-writing-intervention-12178045
A complete Maths lesson for introducing money and coins. The lesson covers the different coins and their value using pennies. There is an activity for swapping coins for a single coin to demonstrate that different coins can be used to make up different amounts and shows children that we need to add the amounts together and not simply count the coins.
The lesson includes three differentiated money worksheets and a short plenary.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children.
For my money bundle please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/money-bundle-12239233
For my money activity cards see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/money-activity-cards-12239212
A complete Maths lesson for counting in 10s.
The lesson shows children how to use a number square to count in tens. Children then practise counting in tens and identify missing numbers counting in 10s. Children then count sets of objects in 10s. The lesson includes differentiated worksheets and a plenary.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could also be used as a recap or booster session for Year 2 children.
For my Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s Bundle please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/counting-in-2s-5s-and-10s-12171003
A set of 15 Maths Working Wall posters covering Addition and Subtraction.
Posters in this resource are -
Addition Poster
Part Whole Model with 2 Parts
Part Whole Model with 3 Parts
Number Bonds to 10
Number Bonds to 20
Number Bonds to 20 cont’d
Addition to 10
Addition to 100
Subtraction Poster
Find the Difference
Subtraction to 10
Subtraction to 100
Addition and Subtraction Facts
Fact Families
These posters can be displayed on the working wall to support children’s learning.
These posters are aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
For my Maths Working Wall - Number resources please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-working-wall-number-posters-12565634
A set of 14 Maths Working Wall posters covering Multiplication and Division.
Posters in this resource are -
Division Poster
Finding Half
Halving Numbers
Finding a Quarter
Sharing Equally
Division by Grouping
Multiplication Poster
Adding Equal Groups
Making Arrays
Arrays
Multiplication using Groups
Multiply by 2 Poster
Multiply by 5 Poster
Multiply by 10 Poster
These posters can be displayed on the working wall to support children’s learning.
These posters are aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
A set of nine pictures with guided questions and example sentence openers.
The pictures and questions support children to develop inference skills. Each slide on the PowerPoint includes a picture for children to look at and talk about followed by questions that appear one at a time for children to think about. Each question is followed by an example sentence opener to encourage children to answer in full sentences.
My class have thoroughly enjoyed being reading detectives and through practise will now provide reasons and explanations for their answers. The PowerPoint can be used as a whole class activity or with small groups during guided reading sessions.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children although could also be used to support Year 2 children.
For an example slide please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-a-picture-developing-inference-example-12132390
For my Visualisation Guided Reading Activity please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/guided-reading-visualisation-activity-sheets-12294624
For my Inference and Visualisation Bundle please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/inference-skills-and-visualisation-12294669
A colour mixing powerpoint that teaches children the primary colours and how to mix colours to make green, purple and orange.
The powerpoint is accompanied with 6 activity worksheets covering primary colours, colour mixing and colour word writing.
Aimed at early years and KS1.
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on apologising and saying sorry.
The presentation covers why we need to apologise and how it makes others and ourselves feel if we do something wrong. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction during a PSHE lesson.
This presentation is suitable for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
For my Apologising/Saying Sorry PowerPoint and worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/apologising-saying-sorry-powerpoint-worksheets-12331028
A set of 9 different bingo boards containing pictures of toys and a set of adjective clues.
Children must listen to the adjective clues and check if they have a picture that matches the adjective clues.
Aimed at Key Stage 1.
A complete Maths lesson for counting in 5s.
The lesson shows children how to count in fives using a number square and explains that when we count in 5s from 0 we will always have 5 or 0 ones at the end of our number. Children then practise counting in fives using a number square and then without a number square. Children then order the numbers counting in 5s and then identify missing numbers counting in 5s. There is then an activity for counting sets of objects in 5s, first with the numbers recorded along the bottom of the slide to support children and then without. The lesson includes differentiated worksheets and a plenary.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could also be used as a recap lesson in Year 2.
For Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s Bundle see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/counting-in-2s-5s-and-10s-12171003
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about kindness.
The presentation explains what kindness is and how it makes people feel. The presentation asks children to think about how to show kindness and provides some ideas for how we can show kindness to each other. The presentation also explains that we can show kindness to the world around us and gives examples. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about things that we can do and say today to show kindness, thinking about how to show kindness in different situations and creating a poster about kindness.
A PowerPoint presentation about resilience.
The presentation explains what resilience is and how children can become resilient.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about resilience and how to become more resilient.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
A Powerpoint all about spring.
The Powerpoint shares seasonal facts about spring and includes questions for children to answer.
There are also five worksheets about spring for children to complete. The worksheets cover filling in the missing words in sentences about spring, designing an umbrella, answering questions about the season spring, spring months and drawing a spring scene.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children however the Powerpoint and some of the worksheets could be used with Reception children.
For my Seasons Bundle see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/seasons-bundle-12397144
A set of cards showing numbers 0 - 10.
Children can practise counting the dots or can place objects such as counters over the dots to practise counting to 10. Each card displays the number too so children start to associate the number of objects with the numeral.
These cards can be laminated for continued use.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
Kindness
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about kindness.
The presentation explains what kindness is and how it makes people feel. The presentation asks children to think about how to show kindness and provides some ideas for how we can show kindness to each other. The presentation also explains that we can show kindness to the world around us and gives examples. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about things that we can do and say today to show kindness, thinking about how to show kindness in different situations and creating a poster about kindness.
Apologising
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on apologising and saying sorry.
The presentation covers why we need to apologise and how it makes others and ourselves feel if we do something wrong. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction during a PSHE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about a time when the children needed to apologise, writing an apology letter and thinking about when people need to apologise.
Emotions
A presentation about emotions, what they are and how we can recognise and control them.
This presentation can be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson about emotions. The PowerPoint includes questions for children to think about and answer. Can be used to help children to understand that everybody experiences positive and negative emotions and how we can deal with these emotions.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover drawing emotions, identifying emotions and thinking about and drawing activities that make people happy.
Manners
A PowerPoint presentation focusing on manners and how we use them in different situations every single day.
The presentation starts with some manners for sale and ends with the conclusion that manners cannot be sold, they are free and we can all use good manners everyday. The presentation includes examples and pictures of good manners. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction to manners for a PSHE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about a time when the children used their manners, writing a Thank You letter and thinking about when people need to use their manners.
Happiness
A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about being a superhero and spreading happiness and smiles.
The presentation explains that we all have a superpower and that superpower is making people smile. The presentation asks children to think about how they can make people smile and provides some ideas for how we can spread happiness. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson.
The children will enjoy believing that they are a superhero and using their superpowers throughout the day.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover drawing themselves as a superhero who makes people smile, thinking about why people smile and thinking about ways to make people smile.
Making Mistakes
A PowerPoint presentation about making mistakes.
The presentation explains that we all make mistakes and that making mistakes helps us to build skills such as resilience, confidence, problem solving skills. The presentation explains that we need to start to celebrate our mistakes.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about the skills that we build up when we make mistakes, designing a certificate to celebrate mistakes and thinking about a time when we made a mistake.
Accepting Challenges
A PowerPoint presentation about challenges.
The presentation explains that every challenge comes with a reward and then gives some examples of these rewards. The presentation also talks about how we might feel when faced with a challenge and how we feel when we achieve a challenge. There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about challenges.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about what they could say to themselves when facing a challenge, thinking about how they will feel when they achieve a challenge and breaking a challenge into small chunks.
Rules
A PowerPoint presentation about rules.
The presentation explains what rules are and why they are important. The presentation also talks about what would happen if we didn’t have any rules.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about rules.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The worksheets cover writing your own set of rules for school and home, thinking about why rules are important and designing a poster to encourage people to follow rules.
How to be Amazing
A PowerPoint presentation about being amazing.
The presentation explains that we are all amazing and that we all do amazing things every day.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about being amazing and the final slide encourages children to celebrate their own and other people’s amazingness.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also three worksheets focusing on being amazing. The worksheets cover making sentences about being amazing, completing sentences about what makes them amazing and thinking about somebody who they think is amazing.
Resilience
A PowerPoint presentation about resilience.
The presentation explains what resilience is and how children can become resilient.
There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about resilience and how to become more resilient.
This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson.
There are also three worksheets focussing on resilience. The worksheets cover creating a poster to encourage people to become more
resilient, thinking of a time when the child was resilient and thinking about our comfort zone and what takes place once we step out of our comfort zone.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
A reading intervention covering 100 high frequency words/HFW.
The words are split into 13 sets with five activities for children to complete for each set. The activities are - read the words, find and colour the star words, match and colour words starting with upper and lower case letters, read the sentences including hfw and use the picture to fill in the missing word and read the sentences and draw a picture to match the sentences.
Please note that the sets do not contain equal numbers of words due to needing to construct sentences that make sense.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children.
For Set 1 Only please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/hfw-reading-intervention-booster-set-1-only-12209401
A set of spellings lists covering all of the Year 1 common exception words.
Each spelling list contains 5 words for the class to learn per week with nine weeks worth in total. Each week includes an activity for children to practise writing the spellings and an activity for children to fill in the missing words using the spellings for that week. These sheets can be sent home as home learning.
Please see my activity for supporting children to spell CEW at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-1-common-exception-words-spelling-practise-12211367
Set of three differentiated Maths worksheets for doubling. Children can use the pictures to support them in solving the doubles problems.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could be used as a recap or booster session for Year 2 children.
For the complete lesson PowerPoint please see -
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/doubling-lesson-12140178
A set of English worksheets to be used for planning a story. The children plan their character, the setting, the time of the story and then what happens in the story using a story plan.
These worksheets could be used in Early Years to introduce children to story planning and for children to use to orally retell a story or in Key Stage 1 for children to plan their own story to write.
For my activity Powerpoint for planning a story please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/planning-a-story-12172616
For my Story Planning and Writing Bundle please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/story-planning-and-writing-bundle-12173585
Set of three differentiated maths worksheets for counting in 10s. Children count the objects in 10s.
Worksheet 1 - counting in 10s to 50, children have a counting in 10s number line to support them.
Worksheet 2 - counting in 10s to 100, children have a counting in 10s number line to support them.
Worksheet 3 - counting in 10s to 100 without a number line.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children however could also be used as a recap for Year 2 children.
For the complete lesson please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/counting-in-10s-12170359