Relates to Letters and Sounds: Phase 4 CCVC (consonant, consonant, vowel, consonant) words. The vowel will represent one sound and can be a vowel, digraph or trigraph, e.g. fright - f-r-igh-t. Aimed at: Years 1 and 2 and/or children still finding it challenging to segment and blend, ESL/EFL students and SEN students. Use in English language learning classes - use pictures as a visual prompt to segment and blend words. This pack includes Teacher Notes 4 sets of differentiated initial consonant blend strips - each set contains 21 initial consonant blends. Plain strips - Children look at the picture, read the word and write it out. Trace over dots strip - Children look at picture, trace over dots and then write out the word Trace over dash lines - Children practise tracing over the words Jumbled word strip - Using the picture as a clue, children sound out and write the word correctly. handy for early finishers. suitable for use in small group settings Children can practise reading, segmenting and blending words. Discriminate between initial blends beginning with the same phoneme - clap-crab. As an extension: Write up the word in their workbooks and write a simple sentence with the word using it as a verb, noun or adjective. Optional: Print, laminate and cut out. You have the option of reducing the strips on the photocopier, cut out and stick into children’s workbooks to record phonic work. Thank you for visiting my shop.

UPDATED with quick Answer Sheet for Partner A/Partner B cloze activity. There is a variety of reading comprehension worksheets and cloze activity to choose from relating to Saint George’s Day. A useful addition to topic work. Aimed at: KS1/Lower KS2 <strong>Differentiated Worksheet activities include:</strong> - Close reading of text and answering questions - Scan for specific answers - Inference There is a worksheet on George Cross and George Medal. Many people think there is a link but the worksheet gives children the opportunity to explain why people would think there is a link as they are medals of bravery. Both medals depict St George slaying a dragon. - Tick box - multiple choice questions - Cloze activities - Drawing/colouring - Dictionary work - Short writing tasks - Sorting jumbled sentences and then add capitals and punctuation with Answer Sheet. - Sorting jumbled words - Cooperative partner work - Partner A and Partner B work together to read and complete the missing words on their worksheets. File Type: Choice of Word format or PDF

This product is in PowerPoint and PDF format. It has a multipurpose use and comes in plain white and 7 other colours. Optional: Print off on card paper and laminate. The cards are designed with handwriting lines, single writing line and blank white background. Suggest uses: It can be used as name tags Practising letters and numbers Use to group tables by using the colour border of the cards. Very handy if you have a cover teacher and he/she does not know where certain students sit. You can tell the cover teacher what colour cards to use. You can print off the PDF format and write in your text; or Use PowerPoint to type in your text into the blank space - Use Insert Text Box. I hope you find this product useful and thank you for your interest.

This product is divided into reading and writing. It contains a reading comprehension and questions, gap filling activities and an optional project-based activity which entails drafting and writing about Ruby Bridges. Ideal as a standalone lesson. Teacher notes included. Content: Reading comprehension passage (1 page) Comprehension Questions 1 (6 questions) - with Answer sheet Comprehension Questions 2 (6 questions) - with Answer sheet Section A: Making list activity - students list good/bad things they liked about the Ruby Bridges story; Section B: Students write questions they would like to ask if they met Ruby Cloze Activity/Filling in missing words using the word banks Drafting and writing: Cards 1 to 9: With questions and information for students to research and write notes. The cards are in colour and b/w - laminate and cut out. Blank writing sheet for drafting Blank writing sheet for final draft Example notes and writing to show students. UK and US Spelling included (1 page) Option of two paper sizes: A4 and US letter size:) Thank you for visiting my shop:) You may be interested in another Ruby Bridges reading comprehension for younger children: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-comprehension-passage-questions-worksheets-ruby-bridges-black-history-month-12256410

The resource is a short reading comprehension passage about Saint Valentine with multiple choice questions and true and false statements. The text is suitable for KS1 and above. The story is also presented on PowerPoint so that you can read aloud to the whole class. In addition, you can make a booklet to use as guided reading and for students to complete the associated activities. Content: Story on PowerPoint Presentation Hard copy of the story in colour and b/w so that you can make a booklet 6 Multiple choice questions sheet with Answer Key 6 True or False sentences with Answer Key Word work on synonyms, antonyms and making -s or -es plurals Match up picture to words activity sheet with Answer Key The booklet is in colour and black and white. Total page download including answer sheets: 23 You have a choice of 2 paper sizes: A4 or US letter size. Thank you for visiting my shop:)

This science unit on plants and flowering plants and their life cycle comprises 6 lessons. There are 6 PowerPoint presentations with whole class activities, some quick recap quizzes, lesson plans, flash cards and differentiated worksheets. Content • Lesson 1 PowerPoint re: Flowers (17 Slides) with whole class activities. • Lesson 2 PowerPoint re: Bean Plant (14 Slides) with whole class activities. • Lesson 3 PowerPoint re: Fruit and their Seeds (10 Slides) with whole class activities. • Lesson 4 PowerPoint re: Practical lesson on planting a bean to grow a bean plant (6 Slides) • Lesson 5 PowerPoint re: Life Cycle of a Sunflower (12 Slides) with whole class activity. • Lesson 6 PowerPoint re: Seed Germination (11 Slides) with whole class activity. • 6 Flexible lesson plans outlining learning objectives, and main activities. PowerPoint slides are referred to in each lesson plan. • Differentiated Worksheets for each lesson Lesson 1: Looking at different plants that flower and understand that grass and trees are plants. Two activities in Lesson 1 Going on a Flower Hunt. My Seeds Sheet activity - Students look at 4 types of seeds and draw the flowers of that seed - example sheet included. Lesson 2: Know parts of a plant – Definition of words; Sequencing and labeling a bean plant and labeling a flower - Writing activity, cut and paste sequencing, ordering sentence strips in the correct sequence of a growing plant worksheets. Lesson 3: Fruits and their seeds. Learn that many fruits contain seeds. Observational activity (2 worksheets) - drawing fruits and their seeds. Label an apple; choose correct words to label pictures; Match up whole fruits to their halves by drawing lines. Lesson 4: Children grow their own bean plant - Activity based. Monitor growth. Ready-made recording worksheets; My Bean Plant Preparation write-up. Lesson 5: Learn life cycle of a sunflower, and sequencing growth. Worksheets: Labeling a sunflower; Cut/paste activities; Writing activity – looking at a life cycle illustration and describing it in words; Sequencing sentence strips. Lesson on Seeds: Life cycle of a seed and some information on mushrooms which do not grow from seeds. Students also learn about different types of germination. Worksheets: Recap Quick Question Sheet (Students can work individually or in pairs); Cloze activity – students fill in the gaps using words from the word box. Each editable PowerPoint shows the worksheets for that lesson. Please see UK Version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/plants-flowering-plants-life-cycle-sunflower-and-bean-plant-labelling-worksheets-presentation-10004220 Thank you for visiting my store:)

If you are looking for extra reading material then this product contains three reading passages with pumpkins being the central topic of the passages with comprehension questions. Included in the passages are some types of pumpkins, Thanksgiving and the custom of carving pumpkins at Halloween. Pictures are included within the passages for students to refer to. It would be ideal for students to partner up and read together and then answer the questions. To create interest you could bring in two or more varieties of pumpkins and ask students when they are most likely to see lots of pumpkins. Content: Worksheet 1: Pumpkins Galore! Worksheet 2: Pumpkins Galore! Thanksgiving Worksheet 3: Pumpkins Galore! Halloween Specimen answers are included and all the worksheets have duplicate b/w copies. Please see preview pane. UK and US spellings. You may be interested in harder reading passages on the same topic: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12758386

This resource contains two free worksheets in PDF editable form fields for students to complete sentences with CVC words by either typing in their answers or printing off worksheets and completing by hand. When the sheets are completed, students ‘Save As’ with their name if they have typed in their answers. Worksheet 1: 10 Sentences Complete sentences with the correct rhyming word. The word to rhyme is highlighted. Worksheet 2: 10 Sentences Complete sentences with a suitable word from a choice of three words shown. Teacher Notes and Answers sheets provided. Total Download: 5 sheets I hope this is useful and thank you for visiting my shop:) You may be interested in more CVC resources, take a look at the resources contained in this bundle:) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-onset-and-rime-activity-bundle-11576490 Related to: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cvc-read-write-sentences-missing-words-worksheets-blend-to-read-12362738

This resource contains sentences for dictation on PowerPoint. Also well being suitable for Keystage, all the dictated texts can be used in EFL/ESL and ESOL classes. There is also an audio recording of the text. You can play the recording of text 18 or print off the text and read it aloud to the children. After the dictation, outlined in Teacher’s Notes, display the text on PowerPoint for students to self-correct in a different colour pencil. The National Curriculum objectives are outlined in the PowerPoint - in short to write from memory a dictated passage whilst holding the pencil appropriately. It gives students the opportunity to practise their spelling. For more dictation resources: 30 Differentiated Texts for Dictation

This literacy resource includes:- PowerPoint Presentation on all the 5 lessons. The lessons focus on the short reading text. - Whole class teaching activities; - reading comprehension - listening and speaking; - story sequencing activity; - work on speech marks in sentences; - speech bubbles; - work on contraction of common words using the apostrophe - e.g. we'll; - Add speech marks in text; - Writing composition - finishing the story. All resources can be adapted. You may be interested in other reading comprehension packs: Reading Comprehension Packs All images are royalty free accessed from Microsoft clipart.

This phonic resource comprises a PowerPoint Presentation on: Consonant digraphs - ch, sh, th,ng Vowel digraphs/trigraphs: ai, ee, igh, oa; oo (long/short), ar, or; ur, ow, oi, er ear, air, ure combinations of digraphs- eg chair,torch, coach Answers in pdf. Reading Sentences Word Searches There is a reading text on PowerPoint for whole class reading activity. True or false questions on PowerPoint relating to the text. Drawing pictures to go with simple sentences. Reading text and choosing the correct word to insert in the sentence. Missing graphemes and jumbled words activities. Reading captions and sentences. Blank handwriting sheet All resources can be adapted. You can visit my shop - you may be interested in: Goes well with: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-split-digraphs-presentations-lesson-plans-activity-sheets-practical-lessons-11348539 and https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-onset-and-rime-activity-bundle-11576490

Time-saving comprehensive phonics resource to hand. Ideal for revision and 15 to 30 mins phonics input. Whole class teaching in PowerPoint. These resources can be used in letters and sound revision to improve reading for blending and segmentation. There are various worksheets including a pdf worksheets to go with the presentations. I have made up some captions using words made up from Sets 1 to 5, Letters and Sounds i.e. s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, r, e, u, ck, h, b, l,ll, f, ff, ss and sight words no, go, I, the, to.

This simple phonic wordsearch can be used as an extension activity for early finishers. Please adapt sheet as appropriate - fat, hat, cat, rat, fun, bun, sun, run. You can enlarge the sheet and lay out letters for chn to place on top of the words they find. Wordsearches Sets 1 to 7 relate to Letters and sounds phonemes s, a, p, t, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, l,ll, f,ff, ss, j, v,w, x, y,z,zz,qu pat, sat, tap, at, sap, tin, sip, rat, sock, cup, hiss, buzz, quiz etc. Wordsearches on:- Consonant digraphs Vowel graphemes Thank you for visiting my shop!:)