Two dinosaur texts to support less able children. Comprehensions include text to be read by adult / with children , word search associated with text, word matching to definition, clozed procedure adding vocabulary to create passage about dinosaurs. Can be used in class along side first two dinosaur comprehensions.

Today’s lesson revises writing alternative graphemes ai, ay and split digraph a-e words and teaches alternative /ai/ - eigh A youtube video to be used by parents at home with children who are on Phase 5 of Phonics using Letters and Sounds. The lesson consists of: Revisit / Review revising reading words based on alternative /w/ and /h/ Teach reading words based on alternative /ai/ - eigh Practice reading Phase 4 Tricky words. Apply reading an alien sentence including words using alternative /ai/ - eigh

Today’s lesson revises reading alternative graphemes ai, ay and split digraph a-e words and teaches alternative /ai/ - ey A youtube video to be used by parents at home with children who are on Phase 5 of Phonics using Letters and Sounds. The lesson consists of: Revisit / Review revising reading words based on alternative /w/ and /h/ Teach writing and spelling words based on alternative /ai/ - ey Practice writing Phase 4 Tricky words.

LO: to solve number and practical problems that involve reading, writing, ordering and comparing numbers up to 10,000,000 and determining the value of each digit This lesson consists of: An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire to allow you to share the learning objectives and go through the best way to complete this group / paired investigation. A set of problem solving cards where children work collaboratively to apply their Place Value knowledge to find a set of seven numbers with instructions for the children and for administrating the lesson. An AFL / Next Steps reflection to encourage children to identify what went well and what strategies they would attempt improve in subsequent investigations.

A series of speaking and listening, role-playing, maths and art lessons linked to the short novel The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl. Designed for KS1 for Roald Dahl Day

A complete set of 26 weekly plans. Each day’s learning is supported by a* youtube video* ideal for either distance learning in the event of a local lockdown or for teachers new to phonics to familiarise themselves with the Phase 5 Graphemes and Phonemes, their pronunciation and the best order in which to teach them. The scheme of work can be used in conjunction with the Phonics Bug reading scheme, with each week linked to the appropriate set of books to allow support of the new GPCs through Guided Reading. Also available from this author are completely resourced weekly plans, bundles of six-week blocks of learning (suitable for each half term) and free PowerPoint starters for each week as described in these plans. Each week’s complete teaching resources cost £1 (click here for week 1), with six-week bundles costing £2.50 (click here for week 1 to 6).

A complete set of PowerPoints designed to provide an interactive Revisit / Review for each week’s Phonics lessons. Each PowerPoint typically provides 5 days of starters, including a mixture of Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic activities. These activities are designed to run in conjunction with a complete programme of work click here including daily distance learning youtube videos click here for these plans. They also form part of weekly premium plans and 6 weekly premium bundles. Each week’s complete teaching resources cost £1 (click here for week 1), with six-week bundles costing £2.50 (click here for week 1 to 6). Please note some of the phoneme spotters have been sourced from other TES authors and so are not included as anything other than PowerPoint slides. Others are part of the original Letters and Sounds government publication.