A great little back to school quiz or anytime game encouraging team work, speaking and listening and vocabulary extension. Examples of pictures/sayings are ‘the hungry caterpillar’ and ‘the cat in the hat’. What to do Show the colour page with 28 pictures on. Children work in pairs or teams to try to work out the common sayings or idioms. Give them the grid template provided to write their answers on. Sheet 3 is the answer sheet, although children may come up with plausible alternative answers of their own. Another way of doing the quiz, is to give the children the answers, but in a mixed up form, and ask them to match them to the pictures. Children can go on to research any saying they do not know such as ‘pigs might fly’ or the’ elephant in the room’. This is a good resource too, for English language learners.

“Spelling Bee Phonics Activity Set,” is an interactive resource designed to enhance phonics learning in the classroom. Useful for Key Stage 1 teachers who are looking for engaging ways to assess, practice, and consolidate children’s understanding of phonics and CVC words. Each set includes five ‘honeycomb’ cards, each centered around a different vowel - ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, or ‘u’. The activity encourages children to use their phonics skills to form and write up to 6 CVC words. Examples of words for the ‘a’ card could be ‘pet’, ‘pen’, ‘ten’, ‘met’, ‘peg’, and ‘meg’. The cards can be cut out and used in a multitude of ways: as stand-alone worksheets, additions to a writing corner, or even as flashcards. Also included are handy templates, allowing teachers to create more customized cards, extending the use of the resource. The templates can be used to set homework tasks, or children can create their own cards to test their friends or use for self-practice. Spelling Bee Phonics Activity Set makes phonics learning enjoyable.

Alphabet Code Breakers for your KS1 classroom: an engaging resource designed to boost literacy skills through creative challenges. With easy-to-follow lesson planning, it offers a fresh perspective on alphabetic understanding, spelling and problem-solving. The planning outlines 9 activity ideas and gives step by step guidance, objectives and resources needed. Activities include ‘Creating your own Alphabet Code’ and a ‘Code Gallery Walk’. Add pencils and you are ready to go.

This is a fun way to engage your class with reading and writing. There is a picture alphabet for them to use in their work. Sheet 1 - Add the letters of the alphabet Sheet 2 - Draw or paste the pictures Sheet 3 - Add the picture code to complete the words Sheet 4 - Work out the words from the pictures alone Sheet 5 - Write the names in picture code and add a name of your own

Suitable for children learning CCVC words. Links to Reading, Phonics and Spelling and speaking and listening. This animated PPT has 10 slides . The pictures are animated and the letters come in as a switch or key is pressed. The initial CC part of the words are coloured differently and come in together.

A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘IP’ to find: Slip, lips, chips, ship, drip, sip, clip and zip. Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading. There is an answer sheet included. There are 2 worksheets: Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘IP’ words and write their answers. Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘IP’. Boardmaker licenced.

A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘AP’ to find: Cap, yap, map, happy, tap, nap, apple and chap. Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading. There is an answer sheet included. There are 2 worksheets: Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘AP’ words and write their answers. Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘AP’. Boardmaker licenced.

This resource is designed for KS1, SEND and EYFS teachers to help children recognize, write, and understand the initial sound - the letter ‘Y.’ It includes seven black and white worksheets: letter formation practice, colour by numbers, matching rhyming picture pairs, join the dots, a word search, find and underline the ‘Y’ words in the ‘Yacht’ poem, and picture-sound matching. These activities promote fine motor skills, letter recognition, and phonemic awareness through multi-sensory learning. Teachers can integrate these printable worksheets into daily lessons, providing a fun way for children to learn the letter ‘Y’. Boardmaker licenced.

A phonics resource to support KS1 and SEND pupils with a focus on the letter ‘V’. There are 5 worksheets which are in colour and replicated in black and white. 8 picture symbols with words beginning with V. Children trace the words and match them to the pictures and label them e.g. volcano and violin. 8 picture symbols showing words that end in ve. Children trace the words and match them to the pictures and label them e.g. drive and dive. Singular and plural nouns - Children find matching pairs e.g. wolf and wolves and knife and knives. Children trace the words and match them to the pictures and label them. Things found in the house with the letter V e.g. vacuum, oven and vase. Children trace the words and match them to the pictures and label them. Pairs of rhyming words e.g. van and pan, vet and met. Children trace the words and match them to the pictures and label them. Links to reading and handwriting. Boardmaker licenced.

9 visual aid posters showing pictures of preposition words for speaking and listening for EYFS and KS1. These are: under, over, near, in ,between, on , above, out, up and down.

A simple word search for Halloween for children at KS1. There are 8 words to find which correspond to the colour pictures around the word search. There is an answer sheet and a blank template for you to fill in other words of your own related to Halloween or Autumn. Other similar word search sheets including Christmas, farm, toys and bugs can be found on this shop too.

An engaging Halloween-themed story starter resource tailored for KS1 children. The resource links Literacy and Halloween and is aimed at fostering creativity, comprehension, and sequencing skills. Content: Worksheet 1: A colouring page featuring Bruno the bat and Gerry the ghost alongside a story starter sentence. Worksheet 2: Jumbled story words for sequencing. Planning: Introduction: Read the story starter and discuss the vocabulary. Colouring: Children colour the images and ponder story possibilities. Sentence Completion: Children write /conclude the story starter. Word Sequencing: Using Worksheet 2, children rearrange or number/colour the words. Discussion: Children share their endings and reflect on varied narratives. The resource can be a lesson in itself, or the activities can be carried out over a period of up to 4 lessons.

12 easy quiz sheets for your class. Great as a back to school resource! Each quiz invites children to read, discuss and write. Each quiz has 4 questions and a corresponding picture for the answers. Children can answer in different ways - writing the letter of the picture, naming the picture or writing a phrase or short sentence. Play the quiz in pairs, groups or as a whole class. Alternatively use as worksheets to compliment your topic work. You could also laminate the sheets and add to the writing corner for early finishers or use as homework. There are a range of themes: Christmas, Halloween, On the Farm, Space, Flying things, Plants, Winter Clothing, Tigers, Baby Animals, Weather, Animals and Transport.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. Phonics/spelling activity sheets for children learning about ‘cl’. 4 activity sheets in black and white replicated in colour. Sheet 1- Children name the symbols and trace the words and sounds. Sheet 2-A word search where children find 5 words beginning with ‘cl’. There is an answer sheet included. Sheet 3 - Children match the words and pictures and then write the words. Sheet 4 - Children fill in the missing words using the key at the bottom of the page completing the sentences.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. A phonics and spelling resource for KS1 / SEND and/or those learning English Language. There are 24 sound cards showing consonant clusters such as fl, gl and sw. There are matching picture cards such as fl is for flower, gl is for glasses and sw is for sweets. There are also matching picture cards with just the pictures and space for pupils to write the sound or a short phrase about the picture. You could also duplicate, print and cut the cards to play matching games, speaking and listening games or to add the cards to displays. Link to your phonics scheme such as Letter and Sounds or use as stand alone resources.

This resource is linked to Phonics and words ending with CK. There are 12 words included here with matching pictures. Worksheets 1 - Children trace the words ending with CK and colour the pictures 2 - Children name the colour pictures , cut and match the pictures to the words on sheet 3 3 - Children can either write the words underneath the words given ending with CK, or draw or paste underneath the words. Suitable for KS1 and SEND pupils. Boarmaker licenced.

Explore this Olympic-themed resource designed for KS1 and SEND children, featuring two worksheets where children label sports such as basketball, tennis, surfing, hockey, and rugby. There are 16 Sports in all with 8 per page. Available in both colour and black-and-white versions, these worksheets use symbols which assist children with their learning. An accompanying list of sports names and symbols encourages speaking and listening and reading and also supports writing. Boardmaker Licenced.

This resource is designed to support Key Stage 1 and SEND teachers in delivering a structured phonics lesson sequence. It includes six activities that build on each other to develop children’s understanding and use of phonemes, initial sounds, word formation, and sentence completion. The activities range from sorting phoneme cards to writing and drawing, ending with an assessment to evaluate learning. Each activity is outlined on a planning sheet with objectives, necessary resources (included), and step-by-step instructions, making it easy for teachers to implement. The resource aims to enhance phonemic awareness and early literacy skills in a fun and interactive way, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience for young children. Boardmaker Licenced.

This Christmas-themed resource is designed for KS1 children to inspire festive writing and drawing activities. It includes 8 colourful themed border frames, each with lined versions for children to write about Christmas topics such as a present wish list, a letter to Santa, or even a message to use as an insert for a Christmas card. The same designs are also available without lines, allowing children to draw their festive scenes or decorate their cards. This versatile resource encourages creativity and writing during the Christmas season.