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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy

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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
Phonics Phase 4 High Frequency Words
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Phonics Phase 4 High Frequency Words

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This is a set of 6 PowerPoint presentations. Each PowerPoint includes all the Phase 4 high frequency words. There is one word on each slide and the words are in a different order on each PowerPoint. Each PowerPoint has images with a different theme that is unconnected to the words. There are 6 themes - birds, minibeasts, seasons, pirates, dinosaurs and transport. Get your class to call out together or choose targeted children to decode the words. Use throughout the year - fit in during gaps or use during a phonics lesson.
Phonics Phases 2 to 5 High Frequency Words
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Phonics Phases 2 to 5 High Frequency Words

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This is a set of 24 PowerPoint presentations covering all the high frequency words for phonics phases 2, 3, 4 and 5. For each phonics phase there are 6 PowerPoint presentations. Each PowerPoint includes all the high frequency words for that phase. There is one word on each slide and the words are in a different order on each PowerPoint. Each PowerPoint has images with a different theme that is unconnected to the words. There are 6 themes - birds, minibeasts, seasons, pirates, dinosaurs and transport. Get your class to call out together or choose targeted children to decode the words. Use throughout the year - fit in during gaps or use during a phonics lesson.
Phonics Phase 2 High Frequency Words
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Phonics Phase 2 High Frequency Words

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This is a set of 6 PowerPoint presentations. Each PowerPoint includes all the Phase 2 high frequency words. There is one word on each slide and the words are in a different order on each PowerPoint. Each PowerPoint has images with a different theme that is unconnected to the words. There are 6 themes - birds, minibeasts, seasons, pirates, dinosaurs and transport. Get your class to call out together or choose targeted children to decode the words. Use throughout the year - fit in during gaps or use during a phonics lesson.
Phonics Phase 3 - The 'ear' sound
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Phonics Phase 3 - The 'ear' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ear.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ear’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ear’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ear’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ear’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ear’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phonics Phase 3 - The'ur' sound
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Phonics Phase 3 - The'ur' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ur.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ur’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ur’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ur’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ur’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ur’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phonics phase 3 - The 'zz' sound
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Phonics phase 3 - The 'zz' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘zz.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘zz’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘zz’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘zz’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘zz’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘zz’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Year 1 Comprehension - Minibeasts, Creepy Crawlies
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Year 1 Comprehension - Minibeasts, Creepy Crawlies

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This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. They each contain a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 questions, containing ‘what’ ‘why’ and ‘where’ questions and some multiple choice questions. The theme in this pack is ‘minibeasts/creepy crawlies/invertebrates.’ There are four different texts: Minibeasts British minibeasts Hunting minibeasts Minibeasts around the world There is also a powerpoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format
Phase 3 phonics - consonant digraphs
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Phase 3 phonics - consonant digraphs

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This bundle contains a selection of interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. The bundle covers all phase 3 consonant digraphs. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes. The powerpoint lessons are split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to the new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with consonant digraph sound - Writing a sentence - Revision of common exception words
Phonics phase 3 - The 'v' sound
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Phonics phase 3 - The 'v' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘v.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘v’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘v’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘v’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘v’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘v’ sound - Revision of common exception words The words included rely primarily on knowledge of phase 2 phonemes, with a few trickier words. The lesson can be bought on its own or as part of a bundle.
Phonics phase 3 - The 'w' sound
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Phonics phase 3 - The 'w' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘w.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘w’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘w’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘w’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘w’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘w’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phase 3 phonics - alphabet sounds
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Phase 3 phonics - alphabet sounds

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This bundle contains a selection of interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. The lessons cover early phase 3 - the individual alphabet sounds. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes. The powerpoint lessons are split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to the new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with focus sound - Writing a sentence - Revision of common exception words
Phonics phase 3 - The 'x' sound
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Phonics phase 3 - The 'x' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘x.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘x’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘x’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘x’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘x’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘x’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phonics phase 3 - The 'y' sound
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Phonics phase 3 - The 'y' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘y.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘y’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘y’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘y’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘y’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘y’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phonics phase 3 - The 'z' sound
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Phonics phase 3 - The 'z' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘z.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘z’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘z’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘z’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘z’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘z’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Year 1 comprehension - France
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Year 1 comprehension - France

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This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. They each contain a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 simple questions. The theme in this pack is ‘France.’ There are three different comprehensions: What to do in France What to eat in France Famous French people There is also a powerpoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Phonics phase 5 - The 'ay' sound
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Phonics phase 5 - The 'ay' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ay.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ay’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ay’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ay’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ay’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ay’ sound - Revision of common exception words
Phonics phase 5 - The 'ir' sound
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Phonics phase 5 - The 'ir' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ir.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ir’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ir’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ir’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ir’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ir’ sound - Revision of HFW
Phonics phase 5 - The 'ue' sound
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Phonics phase 5 - The 'ue' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ue.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ue’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ue’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ue’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ue’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ue’ sound - Revision of HFW
Phonics phase 5 - The 'aw' sound
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Phonics phase 5 - The 'aw' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘aw.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘aw’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘aw’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘aw’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘aw’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘aw’ sound - Revision of HFW
Phonics phase 5 - The 'oy' sound
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Phonics phase 5 - The 'oy' sound

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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘oy.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘oy’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘oy’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘oy’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘oy’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘oy’ sound - Revision of HFW