I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful!
All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country.
I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /oo/ ue, u-e
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs / for /oo/ (short – u)
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words could, would, should, couldn’t, shouldn’t wouldn’t
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A complete week’s worth of lessons each including a daily plan, a starter, introduction, differentiated tasks and plenaries, as well as a link to a youtube video which can be used to provide distance learning as and when required.
The lessons cover the following learning objectives.
Starters:
• To recognise the value of each coin.
• To find one more or one less of a given set of coins.
• To find ten more or ten less of a given set of coins.
• To add and subtract numbers to 20 including missing number problems.
Main Teaching
• To sequence events in chronological order using language such as: morning, afternoon and evening
• To sequence events in chronological order using ordinal openers i.e. first, secondly, next, then, after, finally
• To compare, describe and solve practical problems for time (quicker, slower, earlier, later).
• To measure and begin to record time
• To recognise and use language relating to dates, including days of the week, weeks, months and years
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /igh/ y, i
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative graphemes for /oa/
Teach / Practice spelling the the tricky words what, when, little, one, there, where, were, used.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /ee/ and less common /igh/
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative /igh/ spelling the GPCs y and i
Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words said like, there, were, what, when, little, one.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /igh/ and more common /oa/
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative graphemes for /oa/ ow and o
Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 high frequency words some, come, children, said, what when, were, went
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /oa/ oa, oe, o-e, o, ow
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative graphemes for long /oo/ ue, u-e
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words you, do, through, used
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /or/ al, our,
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /ur/ or, ir
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words were, here, wear, there.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /ear/ eer, ere
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /air/ ere, ear, are
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words when, what, why where.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /air/ ere, ear, are
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /c/ ch, ck, k
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words said, little, people there
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /c/ ch, ck, k
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /n/ gn, kn
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words don’t, very, house, please
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /c/ ch, ck, k
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /s/ se st
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words don’t, very, house, please
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A complete half term’s resources (Y1 Autumn 2 or Spring 1) allowing you to deliver the phonics lessons to children in school or at home in the event of self-isolation or a class, school or local closure.
The bundle consists of:
• a youtube version of every class-based lesson for use when your pupils are self-isolating and learning at home.
planning,
• resources,
• interactive whiteboard lessons both for Promethean (Activinspire) and Smartboard Whiteboards.
• a PowerPoint starter, and
• all additional resources required to deliver the same lessons yourself.
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /s/ se st
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /s/ sc c
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words some, come, were, there
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for/ur/ or, ir
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /ur/ er, ear
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words any, many, please, people.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for/ur/ er. ear,
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /ow/ ou, ough,
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words there, people. Mr., Mrs.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure.
The week’s lessons cover:
Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /oi/ oy, oi
Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /ear/ eer, ere
Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words when what. Mr., Mrs.
Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134
Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes
Apply reading sentences p142
Apply writing sentences p149
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video for Distance learning.
Learning Objective: To represent numbers beyond 20
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – Exchange Up. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting up to a target number of 20 (LA), 30 (MA) 40 (HA) using base 10 equipment and a dice. A second starter finding the value of numbers represented by tens and ones.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart building on the skill of one to one correspondence before extending this to teach grouping into tens and ones using Base 10 equipment and linked to recognising the number of tens and ones that are used to represent a number.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A differentiated series of tasks requiring the use of grouping and Base 10 equipment to identify the value of objects on a number track and represent the number as Tens and Ones.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children apply their knowledge of tens and ones by showing the value of given numbers using Base ten equipment.
A complete half term’s resources (Y1 Spring 1 or Spring 2) allowing you to deliver the phonics lessons to children in school or at home in the event of self-isolation or a class, school or local closure.
The bundle consists of:
• a youtube version of every class-based lesson for use when your pupils are self-isolating and learning at home.
planning,
• resources,
• interactive whiteboard lessons both for Promethean (Activinspire) and Smartboard Whiteboards.
• a PowerPoint starter, and
• all additional resources required to deliver the same lessons yourself.
If your class enjoyed these activities, visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/MikeRichards
A complete half term’s resources (Y1 Spring 2 or Summer) allowing you to deliver the phonics lessons to children in school or at home in the event of self-isolation or a class, school or local closure. The bundle consists of:
• a youtube version of every class-based lesson for use when your pupils are self-isolating and learning at home.
planning,
• resources,
• interactive whiteboard lessons both for Promethean (Activinspire) and Smartboard Whiteboards.
• a PowerPoint starter, and
• all additional resources required to deliver the same lessons yourself.
If your class enjoyed these activities, visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/MikeRichards
A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity supported by a youtube video for Distance learning.
Learning Objective: To represent numbers beyond 20
This lesson consists of:
A differentiated starter – Exchange Up. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting up to a target number of 20 (LA), 30 (MA) 40 (HA) using base 10 equipment and a dice.
An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart building on the skill of one to one correspondence before extending this to teach grouping into tens and ones using Base 10 equipment.
A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary.
A 3-way differentiated series of tasks requiring the use of grouping and Base 10 equipment to identify the value of objects on a number track.
A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children apply their knowledge of tens and ones to a real life problem.