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?
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
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
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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