10 activities to further develop reading and writing skills in Early Years and KS1. Keywords and common blends. Many children will learn to read simple and more unusual, or difficult words before they can write these words. Their reading will develop quicker than their writing. When a child learns to read they will be blending sounds together to read the word, some words they will know by sight (these are words that can’t always be sounded out to read e.g. one, are, all etc). When a child is learning to write they have many more things to focus on. The process is a bit more complicated. For each word they write, they need to: - know what they want to write - spell the word / words e.g. by sounding out - associate the sounds in each word to a letter/ letters - hold a pencil - use the pencil to form the letters

10 Quality Activities, with answers included, to help children extend their sentences. Improve sentence writing skills. The words used within this pack include those that can be sounded out phonetically, words that children will need to learn by sight and high frequency words (most commonly used words). Activities within the pack will help children read simple sentences. The pack will also help children write longer sentences and make them more interesting. Activities 1: Extending sentences using Who, What, Where, When Activities 2 – 4: Joining sentences using ‘and’ Activities 5 - 7: Extending sentences using ‘because’ Activities 8 - 10: Extending sentences using ‘but’

26 handwriting worksheets, covering every letter of the alphabet. Includes capital letters. Every worksheet has an activity to ensure the correct direction and formation of the letter is used. Pencil control. Examples of how each letter is used within words is also shown.

29 quality worksheets, with clear examples and explanations. Read and write words phonetically, including common blends, digraphs and vowel sound alternatives. The pack also shows how rhyming and sounding out words can be used to help with spellings. Sounds practised include: sh, ch, th, fl, st, br, tr, cl, long oo or short oo, ay, ow, sp, sm, sn, qu, str, mp, nd, air, ear, er, ou, ow, oi, oy, real/nonsense words, ake, ock, ad, ate, ine, eep, ice, ook Worksheets include: sh, ch, th Words fl, st, br, tr, cl Words Phonics - long oo or short oo ay ow sp, sm, sn Word-Building - qu str mp, nd Phonics – Missing Sounds in Words Phonics - air, ear, er ou, ow oi, oy Sounding Out Words - Spellings Rhyming Words - real/nonsense words ake ock ad ate ine eep ice ook Long Vowel Sounds - individual worksheets covering each vowel sound Phonics - individual worksheets covering vowel sounds alternatives Sound Flashcards

28 visually engaging, quality worksheets. Created to help children learn to read and write words phonetically, including letter sounds, common blends and digraphs. The pack also shows how rhyming words can be used to help with spellings. Sounds practised include: ck, ff ll ss, b or d?, ch, sh, th, ng, short oo, long oo, st, ee, ai, oa, oi, or, igh, ed, at, og, Worksheets include: CVC Words Sounding Out Words Phonics (various worksheets covering the following sounds) - ck, ff ll ss, b or d?, ch, sh, th, ng, short oo, long oo, st, ee) Writing ee and ai Words Writing igh Words Phonics - ai and oa oi and or Sounding Out Words Rhyming Words - og at ed Sound Flashcards

28 engaging, quality worksheets. Focus of this pack is on initial sounds. The sound each letter of the alphabet makes, use within a word and how to write it. Flashcards are included to aid practical activities. Additional activities to correct common mistakes and letter confusion often encountered by children are included. Worksheets include: Initial Sounds (individual worksheets for each letter) s a t p i n m d g o k c e u f l h b j v w x y z q qu Initial Sounds - b, d or p? Initial Sounds – m or n? Initial Sounds - Mixed Alphabet Flash Cards

28 tests provided. Each test containing 10 words. Can be used for weekly tests or for homework. Words are set out in a table to allow children to practise each word.Practise and learn spellings. Methods for learning spellings are provided. This pack includes keywords and common spelling patterns. Ideal for children aged between 7 and 10 years old. Covers the spellings requirements of the National Curriculum for Years 3 and 4. Helps children practise spelling rules. Can also be used with children in Years 5 and 6, or for revision. Contents: Spelling Tests 1 – 10 (keywords) Spelling Test 11 (double letter words) Spelling Test 12 (Prefixes: un-) Spelling Test 13 (Prefixes: mis-, in-) Spelling Test 14 (Prefixes: dis-) Spelling Test 15 (Prefixes: il-, im-, ir-) Spelling Test 16 (Prefixes: re-, sub-) Spelling Test 17 (Prefixes: super, anti, auto) Spelling Test 18 (-ation) Spelling Test 19 (-sure, -ture) Spelling Test 20 (-sion) Spelling Test 21 (-tion) Spelling Test 22 (-cian) Spelling Test 23 (-ly) Spelling Test 24 (-ness, -ment) Spelling Test 25 (-que, ksound spelt ch) Spelling Test 26 (s sound spelt sc) Spelling Test 27 (homophones) Spelling Test 28 (homophones)

20 tests provided, each test contains 15 words and an extension activity.Plus a blank spellings grid to write your own words. Can be used for weekly tests, or for homework. Methods for learning spellings are provided. This pack includes keywords and common spelling patterns. Ideal for children aged between 9 and 11 years old. Covers the spellings requirements of the National Curriculum. Helps children practise spelling rules. Words are set out in a table to allow children to practise each word. There is also an extension activity for each set of words, giving children the opportunity to use the words in a sentence or find out word meanings. Contents: Spelling Tests 1 – 6 (keywords) Spelling Test 7 (keywords, -our words) Spelling Test 8 (silent letters) Spelling Test 9 (homophones) Spelling Test 10 (homophones) Spelling Test 11 (ough words) Spelling Test 12 (ie words) Spelling Test 13 (ei words) Spelling Test 14 (-cial, -cious) Spelling Test 15 (-tial, -tious) Spelling Test 16 (-ible, -ilbly) Spelling Test 17 (-able. -ably) Spelling Test 18 (en, ate, ify, ise words) Spelling Test 19 (bi, tri, quad, centi words) Spelling Test 20 (small to large) Blank Spellings Grid

16 Worksheets created to help children improve their grammar skills at Key Stage 2. Ideal for homework. Covers many of the year 5 and year 6 grammar objectives in the National Curriculum. Answers are included with the pack. The packs helps children develop a good grasp of adverbs, adverbial phrases, connectives for different purposes, clauses, active/passive voice etc, in order to structure their sentences in interesting and grammatically correct ways. Worksheets in the pack: - Sentence Types - Collective Nouns - Abstract Nouns - Pronouns – Personal, Possessive, Relative - Subject, Verb and Object - Subject, Verb Agreement - Synonyms - Adjectives - Comparative and Superlatives - Adverbs - Adverbial Phrases - Clauses and Phrases - Conjunctions for Different Purposes 1 - Conjunctions for Different Purposes 2 - Complex Sentences - Active and Passive Voice - Formal and Informal Language

10 Quality KS1 Activities with answers included, to help children improve their sentence writing skills. The words used within this pack include those that can be sounded out phonetically, words that children will need to learn by sight and high frequency words (most commonly used words). Activities within the pack will help children read words, use them within simple sentences and how to extend sentences to make them more interesting. Activities 1-6: Recognising sounds (hard and soft sounds, long and short sounds) and rhyming strings - 'o'sound - 'g'sound - 'c'sound - 'ea'sound - 'ow'sound - rhyming strings 'at' 'all' 'ake' 'ain' 'ight' Activities 7 – 9: Reading words and writing simple sentences Activity 10: Extending sentences to make them more interesting

28 tests. Each test has 9 words. Can be used for weekly tests or homework. A method of learning spellings is provided to help children at home. Includes keywords and common spelling patterns. Ideal for children aged between 5 and 7 years old. Covers the spellings requirements of the National Curriculum and reinforces phonics taught at school. Helps children practise spelling rules. Spelling Tests 1 – 12 (Keywords) Spelling Test 13 (-tch) Spelling Test 14 (igh) Spelling Test 15 (ore) Spelling Test 16 (ending in y) Spelling Test 17 (compound words) Spelling Test 18 (ph) Spelling Test 19 (un) Spelling Test 20 (wr) Spelling Test 21 (silent k) Spelling Test 22 (-le) Spelling Test 23 (-el) Spelling Test 24 (-al) Spelling Test 25 (-mb) Spelling Test 26 (-dge) Spelling Test 27 (-ey) Spelling Test 28 (contractions)

15 Grammar worksheets covering Year 3 and Year 4 National Curriculum objectives. Each worksheet contains an explanation or example of the concept being learnt. Children are also able to self evaluate learning each area covered. Ideal for homework or self assessment. Answers sheets included. Worksheet activities include: - Consonants and Vowels - A or An - Common Nouns and Proper Nouns - Noun – Singular and Plural - Noun Phrases - Expanded Noun Phrases - Pronouns - Prepositions - Verbs - Past and Present - Adjectives - Adverbs - Fronted Adverbials - Conjunctions - Connectives – Time Connectives - Connectives – Main and Sub-ordinate Clauses

This worksheets gives children ideas and guidance on how to turn a boring sentence into a more interesting one. Explains nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, encourages children to extend their sentence.

Structured worksheet to help children write a book review. Prompts given to help extend children's thinking. Extension activity also included.

Helpsheet for children planning a story. Ideas for what to write about in the opening, build-up, problem, resolution and conclusion. This story mountain can be used to guide children through the planning phase and make improvements to their story writing skills.

This worksheet will help children understand what a verb and adverb is. It also shows how to use an adverb within a sentence to make it more interesting. Children are asked to join a verb to an appropriate adverb, they are then encouraged to write interesting sentences using the given verb and adverb.