A brief guide for teachers as to the kinds of insects that may be seen on an insect hunt - teaching what a true insect is and the different categories of insects for identification purposes. Includes a spotting sheet which can be given to children as they hunt for insects, and a recording sheet. Suitable for home or school use.

The first in a series of factual readers 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. This book also fits well with our pack of 8 cloud worksheets. Introduces cirrus, stratus, cumulus and nimbus clouds. For guided reading, why not use our Clouds PowerPoint presentation (for sale with TES) which uses the text of this book? Suitable for upper KS1/lower KS2 and struggling/reluctant readers of any age.

Help your children to spring ahead in reading with our Spring Phonics Game, designed to help children become more confident at tackling multisyllabic words. Suitable for children at the end of Phase 5 Letters and Sounds. As a spin off, children will also learn to identify common spring plants and animals. See also our Spring Science Snap game Remember to print out two sets of the word/picture cards!

5 FREE worksheets to teach CVC word with a short vowel. This is a sample of our 72 sheet Short A CVC Words pack, which contains plenty of exercises to help children of all abilities to take their first steps in blending and segmenting. CVC words with a short A are usually the first words a child will learn to blend, and therefore, we start the pack with child friendly exercises, with only a small amount on each page to encourage the child. Those with more confidence can tackle our more advanced sheets: there is plenty for all abilities! The realistic pictures means that these worksheets can safely be used with older ESL/EFL/ SENd children.

Learn about Oak trees with our simple first factual decodable reading book plus a PowerPoint to make guided reading easier. With only common basic digraphs and trigraphs it will enable your early readers to tackle this subject confidently. Short with only 8 pages New vocabulary is highlighted on the page where it is first met. Everything is explained in simple language and accompanied by photos and drawings. A clear, easy-to-read font. The 8-slide PowerPoint has a screen to block off text until revealed and a marker to run under the text as the child/ren read/s. It is ideal for use when studying a topic on trees or autumn. Use it for guided reading sessions or for reading comprehension work. Suited for both classroom use, small group and online tutoring.

Here are three great pictures that your pupils will enjoy colouring - just perfect for a project/unit study on the Saxons! For Saxon costume, we have a Saxon Warrior. For buildings, we have a Saxon hall. For transport, we have a Saxon keel. Use them just as colouring pages, to stimulate writing about the Saxons, or even as an activity for early finishers - but be sure to let every child have a copy at the end of the lesson! Matching the three pictures are three, colour, A4 posters. These can be used: To help the children as they colour Display poster To encourage conversation Download your pictures today and bring your Saxon project to life! Extra: If you print them on to thin card and cut around the edges of each carefully, then make a stand to fix on the back of each, you can make a Saxon army, village or river scene!

Spring, summer, autumn and winter word mats: a complete set of 4 seasons word mats with a difference - the words have the phonic digraphs/trigraphs highlighted in colour. This has three functions: The children learn to spell new words quicker when they recognise the sounds they have already been taught in words they have not used before. The spelling patterns they have already been taught are reinforced as they use the word mat. The children are delighted to see that many of the ‘new’ words, are words that they can sound out for themselves - when the sounds are highlighted for them! This is a tremendous confidence booster! It is suitable for all children but of great benefit to those with any special need that makes it hard for the child to have to transfer words from the board to their paper - it can sit right there on the desk making writing so much easier - inspiring confidence! They can also be used for display as some do.

A simple phonic board game to practice reading words containing the phonic sounds: ck,oo,ee and sh. As your pupil has fun, his/her confidence will get a boost! Use with any phonic programme provided the above sounds have been taught. Great for any pupil, but especially those with a special need. *Written especially for use with Reading Made Simple, a 100% FREE reading and spelling programme of systematic phonics, for use by home-educators, parents and schools. So systematic it works even for those who have failed with other programmes.

This game will help children to hear the sounds ‘sh’ and ‘ch’ in words. The child is not expected to read the words, just to listen for the sounds. Some children, especially those with a speech delay, have difficulty differentiating between ‘sh’ and ‘ch’. This game will help to focus the pupil’s attention on the difference between them. Games can be very effective when helping such children to progress to the next step, taking the fear of failing away and making it alright to make mistakes. They are wonderful for already de-motivated learners.

This game practices the spelling and reading of words with ai or the split digraph a-e. Suitable for use with Read, Write inc. Set 3 words. Be the first to get to the moon as you find words to fit your rocket - either ai or the a-e words. This game helps children to learn which combination of letters are used to spell common words in the ‘ai’ and ‘a-e’ sound families. It also gives practice reading ‘ai’ and ‘a-e’ words. Excellent for reluctant learners, special needs, and just about all children. Full instructions and teaching notes included. For use with any phonic programme, including Read, Write Inc. and Jolly Phonics. Tes paid licence

A bright, cheery A4 size phonic alphabet chart just perfect for young children who are learning the beginning/initial sounds! 2 font styles How to use: Laminate the chart Give one to each pupil to have on the desk for handy reference Pin the phonic alphabet chart on the wall! Just right for: Reception/Y1 Special needs older children Home-education Parents those struggling to recall letter shapes/sounds

A first introduction to addition and subtraction for Reception children, or special needs. 32 pages. Starting with completing the sets the workbook takes the pupil through, gradually replacing words with signs and pictures with numbers, so building confidence. Once the concepts are secure we add further activities such as: adding and subtracting with number lines ‘How many more’ problems Find the difference Adding doubles This is old fashioned maths teaching that has been proven for years to work. Reinforces classwork Easy for parents to use Start at the beginning and work through. [(See also count 0 to 5]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/free-count-0-to-5-number-workbook-for-reception-12270654) and [(Count 6 to 10]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/free-count-6-to-10-number-book-for-reception-12270636) and Count 0 to 10.

This entertaining SW Find and Color worksheet for initial blends can help prepare children for more advanced blending work involving four phonemes, is a great way to introduce children orally to initial consonant blends and help them develop the necessary phonemic awareness. The pack contains one sheet for the SW initial blend. It is part of a pack of 20 such worksheets that can be purchased for a small price here to save you the time and effort of downloading 20 individual worksheets. On each worksheet, students have to blend the two letters and then search for objects that begin with that blended consonant. After then, only these objects should be colored; the others should remain uncolored. Once they are given instructions, children can readily work on the sheets without assistance; nevertheless, for the most benefit, it is strongly advised that an adult work with special needs children. It is necessary to introduce the idea of early blends in detail. Upon working with kids, particularly those who have special needs, my first preference is to teach them how to blend two consonant letters. Next, I focus on enhancing the childrens’ phonemic awareness, which is the capacity to distinguish each blend of consonants at the beginning of a word. Some students find this challenging, and it requires a lot of practice. The purpose of these worksheets is to help students hear the blend at the beginning of a word by first encouraging them to blend the two consonant letters. Encourage the kids to blend the letters in each initial blend by practicing as often as you can. Modeling, in my opinion, is essential.

This entertaining SK Find and Color worksheet for initial blends can help prepare children for more advanced blending work involving four phonemes. It is a great way to introduce them orally to initial consonant blends and help them develop the necessary phonemic awareness. The pack contains one sheet for the SK initial blend. It is part of a pack of 20 such worksheets that can be purchased for a small price here to save you the time and effort of downloading 20 individual worksheets. On each worksheet, students have to blend the two letters and then search for objects that begin with that blended consonant. After then, only these objects should be colored; the others should remain uncolored. Once they are given instructions, children can readily work on the sheets without assistance; nevertheless, for the most benefit, it is strongly advised that an adult work with special needs children. It is necessary to introduce the idea of early blends in detail. Upon working with kids, particularly those who have special needs, my first preference is to teach them how to blend two consonant letters. Next, I focus on enhancing the children’s phonemic awareness, which is the capacity to distinguish each blend of consonants at the beginning of a word. Some students find this challenging, and it requires a lot of practice. The purpose of these worksheets is to help students hear the blend at the beginning of a word by first encouraging them to blend the two consonant letters. Encourage the children to blend the letters in each initial blend by practicing as often as you can. Modeling, in my opinion, is essential.

Help your child/ren learn to count and write the numbers 0 to 5 - suitable for home or school use. 28 worksheets. Each number is introduced and then practiced to build confidence and ensure success. Includes: Learning to write numbers Matching 1 to 1 Ordering Biggest/smallest Number patterns The easy, clear format is suitable for all ages and abilities - including those with learning difficulties. Reinforces classwork - schools can print individual pages for home or school use. Parents can download and print themselves as a first maths workbook. See also: Count 6 - 10 Beginning addition and subtraction

Teach the sound ‘ee’ with our little phonics workbook - the next in a popular series. Suitable for Reception and special needs children. Written to accompany our FREE phonics reading and spelling programme: Reading Made Simple, but can be used with any programme. These books build upon each other, building confidence in children. Reading Made Simple: truly systematic - each tiny step builds on the one before. Suitable for Reception and special needs children.