I am a teacher, having taught for 22 years.
I worked mainly in Early years, but also taught in year 1, and 2. I have produced several resources over the years and have recently created my own website Erinella.com where you can find my teaching resources. Im also on Facebook Erinella.com
I am a teacher, having taught for 22 years.
I worked mainly in Early years, but also taught in year 1, and 2. I have produced several resources over the years and have recently created my own website Erinella.com where you can find my teaching resources. Im also on Facebook Erinella.com
This 310 page powerpoint is a great way to engage your reception class. Whether it’s first thing when they arrive or for a five minute activity throughout the day, this colourful powerpoint is great to embed their learning.
Consisting of the following:
Identifying initial sounds
Letter formation RWI order
Letter formation and pictures
Letter recognition - matching upper case and lower case
Number formation 0-20
Number - making sets of 0-20
Sentence writing
Rhyming words
2D shape counting
Addition problems
Routine
Addition number sentences
Subtraction number sentences
One more one less
Label the picture
Sentence scramble
Silly sentences
Letter formation
High frequency words
Write the missing numbers
Place the missing numbers
Identify missing numbers
2D shapes
3D shapes
Number formation
Repeating patterns
Colour hunt
One more
One less
Longer and shorter
Taller and shorter
Children love it when they can finally recognise the letter sounds, so why not extend their learning to reading these CVC word cards, matching them to the correct pictures. Laminate them so they can be used time and time again.
This resource consists of 44 pages, each containing 4 different words and pictures.
Working through the RWI set of sounds this is ideal for children learning to read.
Are your children learning phonics through the RWI scheme?
This product is ideal to use in your continuous provision. Consisting of 6 boards (To laminate) and 6 different pages with pictures to match the initial sounds.
A great tool to see if your children can recognise the picture and match it to the initial sound.
Once laminated can be used over and over again.
This product includes the following sounds: m, a, s, d, t, i and the following pictures:
m = mouse, mountain, map, monkey, milk and mat
a = apple, axe, alligator, astronaut, anchor and arrow
s = sun, snake, sausages, scissors, sunglasses and socks
d = dinosaur, dog, donuts, digger, duck and dolphin
t = turtle, tent, tree, toothbrush, tiger and teddy bear
i = insects, ink, igloo, instruments, invitation and iguana
Are you teaching your children about Chinese New Year and why the years are named after twelve different animals? This powerpoint is ideal as it tells the story and then gives the children 6 questions to answer about the story.
Are you using the book Peace at Last with your children?
This 15 page resource is great to support your children’s learning. Consisting of the following:
Ears to make and go on a listening walk.
Sound walk in school (Tick box)
Sound Walk in school (Draw)
Loud and quiet sort sheet and items
Sequencing sheet - pictures
Writing template with pictures (3 Pages)
Writing template without words or pictures (3 Pages)
Writing template with missing words. (3 Pages)
I created this tool to help teachers know what sound each child had been taught throughout the day and a prompt for pinny time.
This resource was also useful for parents to understand what their child had been taught and a great tool for children’s self esteem - being rewarded with a sticker after the lesson.
A great way of introducing set 1 sounds to your children. These help to support fine motor control and reinforce the letter sound and rhyme that is taught during an RWI phonic lesson.
This 10 page resource is ideal if you are using Nibbles the Book Monster.
Consisting of the following:
Master Plan Sheet
Holiday items Sheet
Wanted Poster - add adjectives
2D shapes
2D Nibbles blank template (to glue on 2D shapes)
Nibbles cage items
Nibbles Sign (to glue on cage)
Nibbles maze (fine motor control)
Sequencing Nibbles
Template to sequence Nibbles.
Children love to be independent, especially when it comes to making their own sandwich. After making a jam sandwich with your children, why not get them to write instructions, and order the sequence for others to make a jam sandwich?
This 4 page activity includes the following:
6 pictures showing the different stages of making a jam sandwich which can be cut up and used to sequence the order, along with key words to use if writing instructions.
Blank boxes for the 6 pictures to be placed.
Two sheets containing blank boxes and lines for children to write their own set of instructions.
This colourful product consists of two different buses to label.
This can be used when learning about transport or London. It can be used alongside the story of the ‘Naughty Bus’ or ‘Don’t Chat to the Bus Driver’.
A great resource to get children thinking about the different parts of the bus and why they are there, along with it being a great communication tool.
This differentiated activity is ideal for describing where Sunny the Meerkat from Meerkat mail lives.
After reading the story and then learning about where Meerkats live children can complete the differentiated activity.
This 5 page colourful resource can be used when learning about farm animals. It consists of pictures and lines for children to write captions about what they see or know about farm animals.
Animals include:
Sheep
Pigs
Horses
Goats
Cats
Sheep dogs
Ducks
Chicks
Cockerel
Cows
If you teach RWI phonics to your pupils, then this item is a must.
This product can be used as a wall display or a visual prompt on your child’s table. It consists of two sides:
Set one sounds
Set two and three sounds
This is a great resource to support your pupils during their reading and writing sessions. It is bright and colourful and is very child friendly.
This 35 page resource is fantastic if you are learning about ‘The Jungle’.
Linked to the story ‘Walking through the jungle’ by Julie Lacome, this is a super resource to support children learning about jungle animals.
Consisting of the following:
Page 1-2 Children to draw what they’d see.
Page 3-5 Labelling an elephant (differentiated)
Page 6-8 Labelling a snake (differentiated)
Page 9-11 Labelling a tiger (differentiated)
Page 12-14 Labelling a lion (differentiated)
Page 15-17 Labelling a monkey (differentiated)
Page 18-20 Labelling a crocodile (differentiated)
Page 21-26 Sequence story (differentiated)
Page 27-28 Word mat
Page 29-30 What can they see in the jungle? (Writing)
Page 31-35 Jungle animal cards
This activity can be used to help children understand the difference between old and new toys.
Children are presented with several pictures. They are encouraged to talk about each picture, discussing what they can see, and whether they think the toy is old or new and why.
Children can then glue the pictures onto the correct side.
This activity develops children’s speaking and listening skills along with their understanding of time. It is advisable to show children a selection of old and new toys before completing this activity, so they can see the difference between them.
These useful RWI inspired stickers can be used when teaching Set 1 RWI sounds. They can be used as a reminder to the child and parent of what sound has been taught during that day. Plus a reward that can be given to each child to show that they have been successful during the lesson.
This product is also useful for the teacher or teaching assistant to see what sound each child had been learning during their phonic lesson, if they’d been to a different member of staff. It’s a quick visual prompt that can be used to test them throughout the day, and target during ‘pinny time’.