I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘dr’ CCVC words.
As with the other consonant blends packs:
it is child-centred
child-friendly and
a step up from CVC and CCV to Phase 4: Letters and Sounds Phonics.
It is an addition to my other resources on initial consonant blends.
This smaller pack contains:
Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose which parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 - includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words and whole class activities to prepare children for their independent activities.
PowerPoint Presentation Phoneme Count - Again, as in the others, I have listed all the CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that children can see and hear the separate phonemes (with pictures).
Encourage children to make simple sentences with the words to understand its meaning and distinguish between nouns, verbs or adjectives.
Flash cards and words with and without sound buttons and lines.
Set of pictures and words for matching activities.
Differentiated Activity Sheets 1, 2, 3 - for cut/paste work, writing sentences and reading and matching words to pictures.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have done on consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for future use.
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This phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘gr’ CCVC words.
CCVC Phase 4: Letters and Sounds follows on from CVC and CCV words
Aimed at: Reception and keystage 1, SEND and ESL/EFL students.
This pack contains:
Detailed Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose which parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 - includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words and whole class activities to prepare children for their independent activities.
PowerPoint Presentation Phoneme Count - I have listed all the CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that students can see and hear the separate phonemes (also with pictures) - Referred to in the lesson plan.
Flashcards of CCVC words with and without sound buttons and lines.
Set of pictures and words for matching activities.
Blank CCVC Phoneme frame to laminate
Differentiated worksheets:
Activity 1 - Cut and stick initial blends and letters to make words into workbook or on a separate sheet of paper to record activity and then write the word below.
Activity 2- (for students that need support) - Trace over initial blends, sound out the word and draw a picture for each word;
Worksheet 1 - Make CCVC words from the table and then choose words to write sentences (excludes vowel digraphs)
Worksheet 2 - Extension - Make CCVC words with vowel digraphs and use words in written sentences.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have done on consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for future use.
Ideally laminate the set of flashcards and picture/word cards.
File Type Word, PowerPoint and PDF.
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This resource relates to addition and missing numbers from 1 to 10 using minibeasts, bugs and insects. Children count in order from 1 to 10 and then looking at a range of numbers decide which number(s) is missing. As the children get used to seeing missing numbers, they then add the missing numbers together. This resource includes worksheets and PowerPoint Presentations.
UPDATED with ‘I Spy’ Find and Count fun activity.
Aimed at: Reception/Year 1 (US: Pre-K/K)
This resource contains two lesson starters on PowerPoint.
The numbers are from 1 to 10 on each grid.
Learning objectives: Count in order; recognise missing numerals, add two sets of numbers together - extension to adding three single digits for more able children.
Presentation 1 (45 Slides) - Each grid has a missing number and children write down the missing number. This extends to two missing numbers then three.
Presentation 2 (30 Slides) - Each grid has two missing numbers. The children write down the missing numbers and then add the missing numbers together.
Extension to three missing numbers for more able.
The total of the numbers range up to 20.
There are also 4 activity sheets. These are extension options. They can be used to supplement other teaching of number work and addition.
Also included Find and Count activities in colour and black and white - all versions are different.
Includes US paper size.
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This resource is on the theme of minibeasts. The teachers notes explain how each set of loop cards are used and how they are different. It is similar to other loop cards or follow me games but counting minibeasts and revising addition and subtraction.
A fun way to practise reading numbers and counting and reviewing addition and subtraction through listening and speaking. Student learn to read ‘I have’ and ‘Who has?’ to start the game.
The cards can be used in small group sessions or whole class sessions.
**Preparation: Laminate, print off and cut round coloured borders onto card paper. **
This resource has now been updated to include 7 sets of loop cards.
The borders are different colours so that the sets are not mixed up.
Teachers Notes (3 pages)
Total Download: 66 pages (2 large cards on each page)
Includes US spelling - ladybird/ladybug
Please see preview pane.
Learning objective: Counting and reinforce number recognition.
To review addition and substraction
You may be interested in the free minibeast subtraction loop card:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/minibeast-loop-cards-i-have-who-has-subtraction-cards-12296014
This resources relates to numbers 0 to 5 and missing numbers. There is basic addition to 5 for the early years children and for more able up to 9
UPDATED to include worksheets in PDF Format.
Aimed at: Early Years/Reception/Year 1
This resource contains two lesson starters on PowerPoint.
The numbers are from 0 to 5 on the grid.
Learning objectives: Recognise numerals to 5 and count in order; to begin to add two sets of numbers together.
Presentation 1 (24 Slides) - Each grid has a missing number and children write down the missing number. This extends to two missing numbers.
Presentation 2 (20 Slides) - Each grid has two missing numbers. The children write down the missing numbers and then add the missing numbers together.
The total of the numbers range from 1 to 9.
3 activity worksheets - finding missing number, cut/paste activity and adding numbers together to no more than 9.
Activity worksheets in b/w
Counting activity - Find and Count Minibeasts and colour and b/w
There are extra worksheets for early finishers. They can be used to supplement other teaching of number work and addition.
Also includes US paper size.
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.
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This resource relates to St. George’s Day (23 April).
In contains:
A Presentation (48 Slides) on St. George.
The presentation starts with a welcome to the whole school.
It then shows a stain glass window of St George and arrows pointing to the cross and the shield with St. George cross.
There are questions and answers throughout the presentation to involve the children.
It is divided into sections:-
Background to St. George’s life
Courage
Around the World
The Legend
Celebrations
Reflections
It ends with a prayer relating to courage.
A detailed Teacher’s notes on assembly referring to each slide
Follow-up worksheet
There are follow-up activities in the presentation that children can find out about using non-fiction books and the ICT, e.g. find out more about countries that celebrate St. George’s Day.
A short playscript for assembly - this is optional if you want a group of children to act out the legend.
Please see preview pane of some of the slides in the presentation.
This product is on the topic of types of clouds.
• Lesson Plan – 1 hour session
• PowerPoint Presentation (1) – 30 Slides
• PowerPoint Presentation (2) – 6 Slides
• Optional Video link to The Science of Clouds (5:42 mins)
• Cloud Wheel Templates
• Worksheet - Latin Cloud Names/Various mini exercises
• Word Searches (x2) with Solutions
• 24 Flashcards (x2) Colour/b/w
The Lesson Plan includes learning objectives and outcomes and PowerPoint Slides numbers are referred to. The lesson starts off briefly reviewing the water cycle and then leads onto types of clouds and the sort of weather we may experience.
The PowerPoint Presentation explains how the clouds are formed, their features and there are photographs/pictures of the common type of clouds children may recognize in the sky. They even learn about how snow is formed and then falls as either snowflakes or sleet.
The Presentation a video link relating to clouds which children will enjoy watching. (5:42 mins long).
Presentation 2 - Provides helpful information for children to review water cycle vocabulary, meaning of cloud names and explains that cloud coverage is measured in oktas.
Differentiated Cloud Wheel Template: Children make a Cloud Wheel to be used in the last part of the lesson.
There is an example of a Cloud Wheel I made to show the children.
Two word searches
The worksheet contains 3 mini tasks.
Draw a line to match the Latin name to the English meaning.
Unscramble the name of the clouds and write them out.
Search for the 5 words in the mini word search.
24 Flashcards relating to clouds the weather in general:
cloud, fog, mist, cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, nimbus, nimbostratus, cumulonimbus, stratus, stratocumulus, cumulus, precipitation, altocumulus, altostratus, temperature, water droplets, ice crystals, rain, snow, hail, sleet, sunny, overcast.
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This Weather Bundle contains:
PowerPoint Presentations on the water cycle and clouds
Flexible Lesson Plans
Matching Activities
Cut and Paste Tasks
Reading Comprehensions - Snow, Sleet and Hail
Worksheets
Flash cards for water cycle and clouds
Weather Instruments
Fun stuff
Students will learn about the water cycle and types of clouds and types of precipitation, i.e. why some clouds produce rain, snow, sleet and hail.
Lots of resources are to hand.
Some preparation is required such as printing and laminating small photos of clouds for matching activities.
Please see individual description for each product.
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An ideal resource to add to your literacy area/centre.
Extra worksheet added - Worksheet 5.
Create a visual display of adverbs of manner/create a Word Wall.
This resource includes display cards describing what adverbs do and basic spelling rules as a visual reminder for your students.
Includes: Extra blank cards for children to add more adverbs.
- Adverb title card
- 10 x A4 size display cards (you can enlarge on copier)
- 69 (colour-coded) adverbs of manner flash cards (print and joined up writing) - you can display some of the common adverbs - includes irregular adverbs - hard, fast and well
Extra: 4 sets of Worksheets to practise:
Worksheet 1 (2 pages) - (Changing adjectives to adverbs) - (Differentiated)
Worksheets 2 (2 pages) - Writing sentences with adverb and verb, e.g. walk/slowly - Sentence: Meg will walk slowly to school.
Worksheet 3 - 1 page Adverbs describing adjectives.
Worksheet 4 - 1 page Adverbs describing past participles.
Worksheet 5 - (Differentiated) - (Harder) Students complete sentences using their own adverb of manner.
(Easier) Students can use their own adverbs or use the words in the word box to complete their sentences.
Adverb game:
You can use the flash cards to play an adverb game. Shuffle, say 6 cards, either you or the children choose a verb. Then choose a child to pick a card and they do the action for that verb depending on what the adverb is, e.g. wave happily.
Laminate the displays and flashcards for repeated use.
This resource goes well with reading comprehension A Snowman In The Park.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-comprehension-text-adverbs-said-synonyms-direct-speech-presentation-worksheets-keystage-1-11478618
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This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘gl’ CCVC words.
As with the other consonant blends packs:
it is child-centred
child-friendly and
a step up from CVC and CCV to Phase 4: Letters and Sounds Phonics.
Increases children’s vocabulary.
Aimed at: Reception and keystage 1, SEND and ESL/EFL students.
It is an addition to my other resources on initial consonant blends.
This pack contains:
Detailed Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose which parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 (31 Slides)- includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words and whole class activities to prepare children for their independent activities.
PowerPoint Presentation Phoneme Count ((12 Slides) - Again, as in the others, I have listed all the CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that children can see and hear the separate phonemes (with pictures) - Referred to in the lesson plan.
Encourage children to make simple sentences with the words. Some meanings of words are shown through pictures and speech bubbles.
Option for children to use the dictionary to look up the word gloat, gloom and glib - meanings are illustrated in PowerPoint Presentation Phoneme Count.
Flashcards of CCVC words with and without sound buttons and lines.
Set of pictures and words for matching activities.
Differentiated Activity Sheets 1, 2, 3 and 3a and 4 - for cut/paste work, writing sentences, reading and matching words to pictures.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have done on consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for future use.
Ideally laminate the set of flashcards and picture/word cards.
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This product relates to UK sterling money pounds and pence. Its aim is to encourage students to use different skills to find solutions to a two-step problem.
Aimed at: Keystage 1/Lower Keystage 2.
Ideal for revising adding up coins and to finding how much more money to pay for an item.
The worksheets start off with small denominations and then it increases to 50p and £1.
There are 60 differentiated worksheets.
Worksheet 1 - up to 10p (11 pages)
Worksheet 2 - up to 20p (11 pages)
Worksheet 3 - up to 30p (12 pages)
Worksheet 4 - up to 50p (12 pages)
Worksheet 5 - up to £1.00 (14 pages)
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The worksheet is divided into 3 columns.
The first column contains the price of the item.
The second column shows the coins the customer uses to pay for the item but unfortunately it is not enough.
The problem is in two parts: -
Add up the total amount of the coins and write it in the blank box.
Find out how much the customer is short by, i.e. how much more he/she has to pay and then fill in the box.
The space above the box in the third column is for the student to show their workings out.
Skills required: addition, subtraction, counting on/back.
Provide hundred charts, number lines, coins, small objects for the students.
File Type: Word and PDF.
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I have now bundled related UK money worksheets and activities as follows:
Money Christmas-themed addition and subtraction (Receiving change)
Money problem worksheets count, add, subtract and draw coins to match price tags
Cut and paste money activities up to 10p and to £2.
Two-step money problems worksheets
Money task cards adding up mixed coins to the value of £5.
Money task cards - giving change
Money worksheets - giving change from £5 and £10 and associated word problems
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I have now grouped all the mixed bag math resources containing a variety of math topics.
The individual products have been updated within the bundle.
Content:
PowerPoint Presentations - includes demontrations and whole class activities
Flexible Lesson Plans - Oral/Mental starters, main lesson and recap sessions
Differentiated worksheets
Cut/paste activities
Flash cards and templates
You can teach the lessons in any order, use as review for topics or if you are using a cover/substitute teacher, you can just hand s/he the lesson plan and start teaching.
Please read fuller descriptions for each product.
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If a new product is added, you can just download the product at no extra cost within this bundle.
Updated to include b/w worksheets and number lines saved as clipart with transparent background.
This mixed bag math product contains:-
5 Flexible Lesson Plans
5 PowerPoint Presentations to go with each of the lesson plans.
Number line 0 - 10
Number line 0 - 20
Worksheets and activities for each of the 5 lessons.
Content of Main Lessons:-
Lesson 1: Addition with number line up to 10; extension up to 20 for more able students.
To use number line to work out addition sums.
Lesson 2: Subtraction with number line up to 10; extension to 20 for more able students.
To use number line to work out subtraction sums.
Lesson 3: Money activities - recognizing coins and using exact value to pay for items.
In addition - extension work adding two items together up to 10 cents.
To recognize coin values and use exact coins to pay for items.
Lesson 4: Skip counting by two. Worksheet activities on this. Gap filling number sequences and skip counting by twos worksheets.
To recognize number sequences and skip count by 2.
Lesson 5: Simple word problems for students to solve. Worksheets differentiated.
To solve simple math problems using addition or subtraction operations step by step.
Learning objectives, lesson starters and recap sessions are in the lesson plans.
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UK version
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mixed-bag-maths-addition-and-subtraction-money-work-counting-in-2s-word-problems-lesson-plans-11152796
Addresses:-
CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.1, 1OA.2
CCSS.Math.Content.1.OA.C.5, 1.OA.C.6
CCSS.Math.Content.2.MD.C.8
This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘pl’ CCVC words.
As with the other consonant blends packs:
it is child-centred
child-friendly and
a step up from CVC and CCV to Phase 4: Letters and Sounds Phonics.
Aimed at: Early Years and keystage 1, SEND and ESL/EFL students.
It is an addition to my other resources on initial consonant blends.
This pack contains:
Flexible Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose which parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 (30 Slides)- includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words and whole class activities to prepare children for their independent activities.
PowerPoint Phoneme Presentation - Optional (Use as reference - some children may still be struggling with segmenting/blending) - I have listed all the CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that children can see and hear the separate phonemes (with pictures) - extension some children may be able to give you other meaning for the words in a sentence. I have highlighed that ‘plot’ and ‘plain’ have different meanings.
Encourage children to make simple sentences with the words to understand its meaning and distinguish between nouns, verbs or adjectives.
Flashcards and words with and without sound buttons and lines.
Set of pictures and words for matching activities (7)
4 Differentiated Activity Sheets - for cut/paste work, writing sentences, reading and matching words to pictures, missing word and vowel activity sheets.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have done on consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for future use.
See newly created activity sheets in preview pane.
File Type: PowerPoint, MS Word and PDF Format
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I have uploaded a set of time-saving worksheets relating to upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.
Aimed at: Reception/KS1
Total worksheets: 40
Description of resources:
• Set 1 Worksheets – Select the correct initial letters for pictures;
• Set 2 Worksheets – Select 6 correct initial letters out of the 8 from the rectangle to write below the pictures ;
• Set 3 Worksheets – Select correct initial capital letter from circle to complete each word;
• Set 4 Worksheets – Each box contains two pictures beginning with the same initial letters. Students write the initial alphabet letter for the pictures.
• Set 5 Worksheets – Fill in the missing letter to complete the word then rewrite the whole word in capital letters.
• Set 6 Worksheets – The pictures in each box start with different initial alphabet letters. Students write the initial letters below each picture in their best handwriting to practise mid-zone letters, ascender and descender letters. E.g. if the two pictures are a jug and a table, the student writes the ‘j’ (descender) and ‘t’ (ascender) on the handwriting lines.
I have included some completed examples of worksheets.
The mixture of pictures used for set 6 worksheets are:
apple, ant, ball, banana, cat, car, dog, door, egg, elephant, fish, fork, girl, goat, hat, hook, igloo, iguana, jigsaw, jug, kangaroo, key, leg, leaf, moon, mouse, pumpkin, pirate, queen, quiet, ring, robot, sock, sun, teapot, table, umbrella, under, volcano, vase, window, watch, xylophone, x-ray, zebra, zip
Please see preview pane.
File Type: PDF
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You may be interested in Learning the Alphabet resource:
Learning the Alphabet
This growing bundle of resources relates to the alphabet together with worksheets, activities. presentations. It includes:
Detailed Lesson Plan plus worksheets and whole class activities
5 Sets of PowerPoint Presentations
Extra worksheets for ongoing teaching of the alphabet
Tracing/Handwriting lower and upper case letters
Drawing and colouring of pictures relating to each letter of the alphabet
Matching pictures to the correct letter
Missling letters - Alphabet gap-filling exercises
Alphabet Clip Cards
Alphabet Uppercase Lowercase Letters Trace Colour and Find
Alphabet Puzzled Shaped Letters with Sentences
Alphabet Writing Initial Uppercase/Lowercase Letters and Pictures
PLUS THREE FREEBIES
The benefits of purchasing this bundle early is that any new resources added can be downloaded at no extra cost.
Please see preview panes.
Please see individual products for more detailed descriptions.
You may be interested in the US Version:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alphabet-bundle-us-12693308
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This product relates to alphabet activities for Reception/Year 1, SEN and ESL/EFL/ESOL.
Learning Objectives: To begin to learn about alphabetic order and matching upper to lower case letters. To identify initial sounds.
Content:
• Teacher’s notes
• 2 Sets of Aa-Zz puzzle pieces – Cut/paste
• Aa-Zz -Matching letters of the alphabet to pictures
• Aa-Zz - Tracing over letters and matching to pictures
Description
Cut and Paste to match Puzzle pieces
Place a selection of Aa – Zz puzzle sheets on tables for children to cut out and match upper and lower case letters and stick into workbook or on a separate sheet of paper.
They can trace inside the letters with different colour pencils (rainbow tracing).
For the capital letter part of the puzzle ask children to write words beginning with capital letters such as their name if it begins with that letter, a city, day or month, a place of interest etc and draw pictures.
For the lower case part of the puzzle, ask children to write and draw things beginning with that letter that does not always begin with a capital letter.
Please see sample preview in preview pane.
Matching letters to pictures and colour activity
‘Aa is for’ to ‘Zz is for’ activity – tell children they need to colour in the picture that begins with that letter and not to colour in the other pictures.
Tracing over letters and matching to pictures
This alphabet activity is similar to the above except that the children trace over the dots.
File Type: Word and PDF
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https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12693309
This bundle contains resources relating to consonant digraphs:
ch, sh, th, ck, ng, ph and wh
Content:
PowerPoint Presentations
Listening activities
Sorting activities
Lesson Plans
Worksheets
Reading and writing
Consonant Digraphs worksheets and reading comprehension
Consonant Digraphs Clip Cards/Task Cards
Please see individual descriptions for each product.
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