10 activities to further develop their reading and writing for Early Years and Key Stage 1. Covers keyword requirements form the National Curriculum. Helping to develop reading, writing, punctuation and spelling skills. The key words provided can be cut out and used as flash cards to help children read and recognise the word. They can use each word individually to practise writing it. The sound cards can be cut out and used as flashcards. Continually repeating sounds can help children automatically read words that contain these sounds. Once they can do this, children should be encouraged to read the word straight off without sounding out. Making rhyming word lists can help children with their spellings. 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 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

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)