Working alongside the complex speed sounds table the activities can be used as a starter when working on some of the vowel sounds. Each sound has a piece of text with examples of each sound and a little activity too. Some of the files are examples of some of the long vowel sound words.

Three lesson starters or activities. Boggle: Letters can be picked by yourself randomly or an online boggle simulator can be used to pick letters. How many words can they make in a set time. Once time is up students will have to work out their scores as bigger words earn more points. Countdown: again a countdown simulator online can be used or consonant and vowel cards can be used to make it more realistic and within a set time can make the largest word or most words. Scrabble: Random letters to make as many words as possible and total up scores at the end. Could use real scrabble pieces to pick letters.

A range of different starter activities for teaching phonics and literacy. Some relate to the complex speed sounds table. However could be adapted to suit. Each Resource is explained with a slide but again you can adapt each worksheet to suit your own session. Great for quick lesson starters to start a lesson or used as little activities throughout. Sixteen starters in total and also the complex speed sound table.

Four activities that can be used as starters or longer activities depending on how much time you want to spend and ability of students. First activity is more suitable for phonic lessons as it is based on the complex speed sound table. However it could be adapted.

Trying to link bullying and superheroes together. A few activities on creating a superhero, a bullying comic book cover etc, to adding their own superhero in a story about bullying. Great for all ages and lovers of superheroes. Also a PowerPoint on what bullying is and why people might bully others.

Three simple worksheets on adding adjectives, contractions and homophones. Useful as starter activities for literacy lessons. Suitable for lower ability students.