Raising standards in KS1 and Special Needs: helping every child to succeed.
I have taught systematic phonics to all ages and abilities for over 30 years. My teaching degree was in Environmental Studies and I hate to see science reduced to box-ticking when there is so much to discover about the wonderful world we live in.
So, I produce Phonic resources that meet the real needs of children and teachers, along with science resources to engage children in learning about the natural world.
Raising standards in KS1 and Special Needs: helping every child to succeed.
I have taught systematic phonics to all ages and abilities for over 30 years. My teaching degree was in Environmental Studies and I hate to see science reduced to box-ticking when there is so much to discover about the wonderful world we live in.
So, I produce Phonic resources that meet the real needs of children and teachers, along with science resources to engage children in learning about the natural world.
20 winter vocabulary cards, all phonetically coded.
Use for:
display
Word walls
Language development
Reading and spelling phonic work
Make picture dictionaries to go with your topic work
Use them in pocket charts - children just love these!
Science work and much more…
Use your imagination!
20 Autumn topic word cards for use however you wish:
display
flashcards
to aid with writing
etc… etc…
Phonetically coded to help early readers.
See our phonetically coded Autumn Word Mat too!
Encourage children to write about winter with our phonetically coded Winter Word mat. Use for display or as a poster, or as desired - it has been used in many ways!
See our spring and [autumn]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12176861() word mats too!
10 birds to colour.
Hand-drawn originals.
Suitable for ages 5 +.
Help children to learn:
to identify different birds,
to appreciate their differing colourings and structures
to sort birds
Ideas for use:
Colouring for early finishers - much Science can be learned from colouring birds, so this would not be a ‘busy’ activity.
Once a bird has been coloured, more could be found out about it. This could lead to research, factual writing, as well as Science work as the bird’s characteristics are studied.
If different children take a different bird, then they can share what they have learned and comparisons can be made.
Not for use as Clip Art.
A factual easy reader all about water for those just beginning to take off in reading independently. Satisfying children’s thirst for knowledge with beautiful photos and clear factual information. Presented simply with clear text and a large font.
Ideal for use when studying a topic on weather/water cycle.
Where does water come from?
Different forms of water
What does water do?
How do we use water?
Use for guided reading sessions or for reading comprehension work.
Suitable for upper KS1 and early KS2 and reluctant/struggling readers.
Here is a chaffinch to oclour.
Learn about birds for KS1.
Develop art skills and learn bird ID all in one - combining science and art!
Great for home or school use.
Copy the picture as carefully as you can, with pens, pencils or paint!
Learn more about Chaffinches at:
https://ks1nature.weebly.com/tipsideasfreebies/the-chaffinch-for-ks1
And download our free phonics reading book:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-reading-book-free-download-the-chaffinch-12284513
‘Air’ satisfies children’s thirst for knowledge with beautiful photos and clear factual information. Presented simply with clear text and a large font.
Ideal for use when studying a topic on weather.
Headings include:
What is air?
Why do we need air?
Other uses of air
The second book in a series of factual readers for those just beginning to take off in reading independently. See the others:
Clouds
Water
Frogs
Suitable for individual or guided reading activities.
Suitable for upper KS1, lower KS2 and struggling/reluctant readers of any age.
An easy phonic reader about spring flowers for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words.
Learn about garden flowers through a simple story. Learn Science at the same time!
See more at [KS1 Nature]https://ks1nature.weebly.com/)
An easy phonic reader about conkers for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words.
Follow the journey of the Horse-Chestnut tree through the seasons.
Ideal for use in autumn when conkers can be found - but can be used throughout the year.
Learn Science at the same time!
See more at([ KS1 Nature]https://ks1nature.weebly.com/)
A lesson outline for planting Hyacinth bulbs and watching their growth over subsequent weeks.
Extension activities given.
What is a bulb?
How do bulbs grow?
Giving opportunities to observe, compare, question and record
For more information see:
KS1 Nature
KS1 Nature: Helping you to teach Science through the local environment
How to teach phonics effectively is a resource to help schools improve their delivery of phonics, through which ever programme they choose.
The author has 30 years experience of teaching phonics, both in a main stream school, where she had responsibility for the teaching of phonics throughout the whole school and with individual, special needs children.
She draws on her experience of helping both parents and teachers to use phonics to best effect.
Read about Autumn Leaves. Learn why leaves change colour and fall in autumn. An easy reader for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words.
Learn Science at the same time as learning to read!
This book can be used for guided reading alongside our 'Autumn Leaves’ PowerPoint presentation.
See also mini conker project
Conkers reading book
Conkers PowerPoint presentation
See more at [KS1 Nature]https://ks1nature.weebly.com/)
Teach the sound ‘ck’ with our little phonics workbook - the next in a popular series. Suitable for Reception and special needs children.
For use with any scheme, but find dictations at Reading Made Simple.
See also:
Initial sounds
CVC words
or in one file for ease of use.
Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful. If not, let me know how I can improve it! Thank you!
A bright, 26 slide PowerPoint/video to help children to learn the initial sounds.
One slide per lesson.
Can the children find the objects that start with the given sound?
Can they find the odd ones out (there are two on each slide that do not begin with the given sound).
What sound do these begin with? (They will be sounds already learned, except for ‘Aa’.)
Good for revision and to help those having trouble hearing initial sounds.
Great for home learning.
Pause the video/Power Point as necessary to give your child time to answer.
A ck phonics workbook to build upon skills learnt in Reception. Introducing ‘ck’ words in the past tense adding ‘ed’ and words such as ‘pocket’ and ‘rocket’.
Activities include:
passage to read and questions to answer
study of verbs as action words
past tense verbs made by adding ‘ed’.
rhyming words
The complete lesson can be viewed here and is compatible with most other phonics programmes including Read, Write, inc. and Letters and Sounds used in most Primary schools.
This book is the second level of our 'ck’ Level 1 book.
Help children read and spell a wider range of ‘oo’ words (comprehension passage and questions included)
Help teach to/two/too
Learn more about past tense verbs: adding ‘ed’ to words that do not change and run/ran, sit/sat etc…
To be used with level 2 of Reading Made Simple, but can be used with any programme. Level 2 ‘oo’ builds upon the work done in Level 1 ‘ck’. These books build upon each progressively, so providing a robust scheme of work for spelling and for the less able reader. Suitable for children who have covered all of the Phase 5 sounds for reading at least.
The words are all phonetic with no nasty surprises, but as all schemes differ, please ensure that your children have all the necessary phonics skill to read the text before starting the exercises.
Reading Made Simple: systematic, progressive and truly phonetic - for all abilities and ages.
A pack of simple games to help teach children the initial sounds.
Everything provided.
Games can be played by 2 players, or an adult with a child. They are great for sending home to reinforce work done in class, or for use by teaching assistants.
They can also be enlarged and used for whole class/group teaching activities.
Several games are suggested, but you can make up your own using the given materials!
If you can enlarge them to A3 it would make them more suitable for really tiny fingers.
Three bright, colourful Phonics Initial sounds mats for EYFS and Reception. Great for home or school use. Send home to parents for use as a chart or they can be laminated and made into a place mat.
Encourage children to become familiar with the letters - their shapes, names and the sounds they represent.
The pack contains 3 charts:
A chart of upper and lower case letters
Pictures are placed near their initial sound as a reference.
Pictures placed away from their corresponding letter so that they can be found and matched
Have you seen my ‘Bumper Pack of Alphabet Games’.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11998349
Or my Sound-it-out Initial sounds Worksheets for parents
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12030249
and for teachers:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11998488
A fun, animated PowerPoint to introduce children to the consonant blends SL featuring the lovable character, SLIMMY SLUG!
As you tell the story, which is written under each slide for use in Presentation Mode or on the accompanying PDF, stretch out the key words containing the focus blend: SLLLimmy SLLLug to help children hear the blend.
At the end of the story, 2 slides help you to teach the children to blend the two sounds together to make the blend SL and then further slides encourage the children to help you to retell the story as you highlight the key words containing each blend.
The PowerPoint ends with an interactive puzzle: can the children tell you which things begin with the blend SL? Watch the pictures spin if correct and disappear if incorrect!
An SL worksheet is included for follow up.
Close your lesson with a plenary session, reviewing the key words containing the FL blend.
Written to help a disallusioned 8-yr-old who had already failed to read despite 2 phonic programmes, I needed a way to get his attention. It worked and he loved these simple PowerPoint presentations and was soon reading and spelling words with consonant blends.
Suitable for distance/on-line learning, in school, at home and for home education.
Find also:
FR PowerPoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12907479
FL PowerPoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12907482
See also our consonant blends, leveled, FREE reading books!
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12645240
A fun, animated PowerPoint to introduce children to the consonant blends FL featuring the lovable character, FLAPPY FLY!
As you tell the story, which is written under each slide for use in Presentation Mode or on the accompanying PDF, stretch out the key words containing the focus blend: FLLLappy FLLLy to help children hear the blend.
At the end of the story, 2 slides help you to teach the children to blend the two sounds together to make the blend FL and then further slides encourage the children to help you to retell the story as you highlight the key words containing each blend.
The PowerPoint ends with an interactive puzzle: can the children tell you which things begin with the blend FL? Watch the pictures spin if correct and disappear if incorrect!
An FL worksheet is included for follow up.
Close your lesson with a plenary session, reviewing the key words containing the FL blend.
Written to help a disallusioned 8-yr-old who had already failed to read despite 2 phonic programmes, I needed a way to get his attention. It worked and he loved these simple PowerPoint presentations and was soon reading and spelling words with consonant blends.
Suitable for distance/on-line learning, in school, at home and for home education.
Find also:
FR PowerPoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12907479
SL PowerPoint: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12907484
See our consonant blends, leveled, FREE reading books!
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12645240