This product is suitable for Kindergarten/Grade 1 & 2. It uses the story as a context to focus on grammar, word work and text level comprehension. PowerPoint Presentation on all the lessons - the reading text is on the Presentation for whole class teaching including whole class exercises. It also includes a lesson plan for 1 to 5 days work relating to:- Reading comprehension and questions - encompassing listening/speaking and reading/writing (includes inferences) Sentence work tasks- differentiated to include capitalization and end punctuation mark. Work on conjunctions and finishing off sentences. Word work focus on compound words. Gap filling exercises in sentences. Cut/paste activities to sequence the story Grammar work on the future tense - Changing present tense to future tense and vice versa Composition - Creative writing to complete thinking bubble. Extension activities Revision Worksheet on sentences which includes using conjunctions. Aligns with: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1A – Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L1.1.E – Use of verbs to convey past, present, future CCSS.ELA.LITERACY.L.1.1.G – Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or, so, because) CCSS.ELA.LITERACY.L1.2.B – Use end punctuation for sentences CCSS.ELA.LITERACY.SL.1.1 – Participate in collaborative conversations CCSS.ELA.LITERACY.SL.1.2 – Answer key details in a text read aloud CCSS.ELA.LITERACY.RL.1.1 – Ask and answer questions about key details in a text CCSS.ELA.LITERACY.RL1.2 – Retell story Resources printable and editable. There are a couple of pdf. worksheets - show examples of completed worksheets.

US Version - This product contains a 39 Slide PowerPoint Presentation on sound and the practical tasks the children can undertake. The Teacher’s Note sets out how you can introduce the topic and suggestions on how to organize the activities and list resources needed. You can organize a carousel system - so each table deals with a different aspect on sound or you can do a whole class lesson on one aspect of sound week by week, ending the term on a sound carousel for assessment. The resource comprises: PowerPoint Presentation – Review Work on sounds and contains background information on how the piano, guitar and wind instruments work and how we hear. Teacher’s Notes (3 pages, excluding credit page) 14 Activity Cards to be laminated and cut out for each table. The cards contain questions to prompt the children to carry out their tasks. There are ready-made investigations sheets and sample investigations sheets. Numbered Table cards. Vocabulary cards (See Preview Pane) Worksheet on How We Hear Worksheet on Volume and Pitch Experiments include: Vibration involving moving objects- e.g. students can experiment with a tuning forks and water and ping pong balls, rice on drums. Sound and Pitch - e.g. use empty bottles filled with different levels of liquid to produce different pitches and also blow horizontally along the edge to produce sounds similar to wind instruments; and/or experiment with guitar strings –shortening and lengthening the string to produce different sounds; Listening devices - experiment with different string telephones by changing variables such as type of string and material of cups; Blocking Out Sound activities- students can make ear defenders out of margarine tubs packed with different materials or they can wrap the sound source like a buzzer or alarm clock with different materials to see which is best at muffling the sound. Optional - Musical Instruments - Students can make musical instruments or use the ones they may have made in previous lessons - to adjust how they use it or even make it better - can experiment with various aspects of sound. Outside activity - How sound gets fainter as you travel further away - Use a sound source like a buzzer. There are instructions to make a simple balloon drum, a packing tape drum, comb kazoo and a guitar. Photograph of guitar – taken by me. Please see UK Version. Thank you for visiting my store.

This literacy resource differs from the other 100 sight word resource in that the Lotto game cards only contain Year 1 Common Exception Words whereas the Lotto game cards in the other resource contains 100 sight words. **Now updated with cards that use less colour printer ink. ** You now have a choice of using the original colour coded bingo cards. The original resources remain and I have also inlcuded printer-friendly bingo cards - the background is white and the outlines are in colour. Ready-made bingo cards and call out cards; -3 x 3 Lotto grid; Word searches; and Cards for word snap and lotto. 100 sight words obtained from the Primary National Strategy - Letters and Sounds: Appendices - 100 high-frequency words in phases and Year 1 Common Exception Words from NC 2014 English - Appendix 1: Spelling. Use to complement reading activities, literacy and for learning words for spelling tests and assessment. The Bingo and Lotto cards are numbered. There are two versions of the letter ‘K’ in Sassoon font. Set of word cards/call out cards for word bingo which includes Year 1 common exception words - just print out as many times as you like. Set of common exception words only for the lotto cards. 40x Bingo cards (100 sight words and common exception words). 25x Lotto cards (3 x 3 grid) – Year 1 common exception words only - Spelling Appendix 1. 4x Word searches – Common exception words only. Lotto game - There are a set of 3 x 3 grid lotto cards. The children can play as individuals or in pairs or in small groups. One child picks a word from a bag or box and read it aloud. The children mark the word on their card by using dry-wipe pens or placing a counter over the word. The first one to complete a line horizontally, vertically or diagonally wins the game. 4 Word searches with solutions – to find common exception words. Use the word cards for other activities such as laying out five different word cards and ask the pupil to point to the card that says, e.g. school. Set a time limit on how many sight words the pupils can read in a minute. Multi-purpose use of the grey word cards. You may be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/100-common-sight-words-bingo-snap-lotto-word-searches-word-match-and-more-with-teachers-notes-11278233 Images: Microsoft clipart.

**September 19, 2018 - UPDATED with two new PowerPoint Presentations on plurals that do not change, e.g. scissors and nouns with no singular, e.g. sheep, together with worksheets and cut and glue sorting activities. ** This resource contains colorful PowerPoint Presentations on the general rules to change singular nouns into plural. Aimed at: Pre-K/Kindergarten, Grade 1, ESL/EFL Teachers’ Guide on how you can teach via the PowerPoint lessons. There are also whole class activities within the presentations. Content of PowerPoint Presentations - Simple rules and guidance:- (15 Slides) -Adding -s to nouns to make regular plurals, e.g. cat/cats (16 Slides) - Nouns that have irregular plurals, e.g child/children (21 Slides) - Nouns ending in consonant + y, e.g. baby/babies (29 Slides) - Nouns ending in ch, sh, s, x and z, e.g. bench/benches, box/boxes (21 Slides) - Nouns ending in f or fe, e.g. wolf/wolves and exceptions to the rule (36 Slides) - Nouns ending in o, e.g. potato/potatoes,igloo/igloos - adding s or es (28 Slides) - Plurals that do not require any changes, e.g. scissors, pants, shorts, tweezers, tights - New (14 Slides) - Nouns that do not change at all, e.g. sheep, salmon, deer - New Includes: Whole class activities. Exceptions to the rules are highlighted within the presentations. There are worksheets based on each presentation. Multiple Choice Activity worksheets (pdf) - choosing the correct spelling of the plural with pictures shown. Writing - Sentences with highlighted singular or plural noun to be changed. Cut and glue sorting activity - Please see Preview Pane - Students look at the pictures and write the plural and then cut out and glue into the correct column on Activitiy Sheets 1a and 1b. Editable and printable. Learning aims: Develop children’s understanding of singular and plural nouns. To know some nouns have irregular plurals and nouns that are in the plural only.

39 Slide PowerPoint Presentation on sound and the practical tasks children can undertake. The Teacher’s Note sets out how you can introduce the topic and suggestions on how to organize the activities and list resources needed. You can organize a carousel system (different workstations) - so each table deals with a different aspect on sound or you can do a whole class lesson on one aspect of sound week by week, ending the term on a sound carousel for assessment. The resource comprises: PowerPoint Presentation – Review Work on sounds and contains background information on how the piano, guitar and wind instruments work and how we hear. Teacher’s Notes (3 pages, excluding credit page) 14 Activity Cards (You can laminate for durability), cut out for each table. The cards contain questions to prompt the children to carry out their tasks. There are ready-made investigations sheets and sample investigations sheets. Numbered Table cards Vocabulary cards (See preview pane) Worksheet on How We Hear Worksheet on Volume and Pitch Experiments: Vibration involving moving objects- e.g. children can experiment with a tuning forks and water and ping-pong balls, rice on drums. Sound and Pitch - e.g. use empty bottles filled with different levels of liquid to produce different pitches and also blow horizontally along the edge to produce sounds similar to wind instruments; and/or experiment with guitar strings –shortening and lengthening the string to produce different sounds; Listening devices - experiment with different string telephones by changing variables such as type of string and material of cups; Blocking Out Sound activities- Children can make ear defenders out of margarine tubs packed with different materials or they can wrap the sound source like a buzzer or alarm clock with different materials to see which is best at muffling the sound. Optional - Musical Instruments - Children can make musical instruments or use the ones they may have made in previous lessons - to adjust how they use it or even make it better - can experiment with various aspects of sound. Outside activity - How sound gets fainter as you travel further away - Use a sound source like a buzzer. There are instructions to make a simple balloon drum, a packing tape drum, comb kazoo and a guitar. US Version Available. Goes well with: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sounds-how-humans-and-animals-hear-musical-instruments-our-voice-plans-presentations-activities-11242250

Reading comprehension - Short story text that focuses on particular aspects of the English language, word work and grammar. This literacy resource product contains: 30 Slides - PowerPoint Presentation - includes story text with pictures. Smaller Presentations for whole class activity 5 Lesson Plans - includes Learning objectives Differentiated activities and worksheets for each lesson Can also be used in small group settings and one-to-one teaching. There is a Future tense verb table for reference on PowerPoint. There is a table of compound words. Literacy lessons for a week focusing on the text. Reading comprehension questions - listening/speaking and reading/writing Sentence activities - differentiated to include capital letter/full stop. Work on conjunctions and finishing off sentences. Word work focus on compound words. Gap filling exercises Cut/paste activities Grammar work on the future - Changing present tense to future tense and vice versa Composition - Writing to complete thinking bubble. Revision Worksheet on sentences which includes using conjunctions. Two Compound Word Word Searches. Resources printable and editable. There are a couple of pdf. worksheets - show examples of complete worksheets.

This resource relates to addition and missing numbers from 1 to 10 using minibeasts, bugs and insects. Children count in order from 1 to 10 and then looking at a range of numbers decide which number(s) is missing. As the children get used to seeing missing numbers, they then add the missing numbers together. This resource includes worksheets and PowerPoint Presentations. UPDATED with ‘I Spy’ Find and Count fun activity. Aimed at: Reception/Year 1 (US: Pre-K/K) This resource contains two lesson starters on PowerPoint. The numbers are from 1 to 10 on each grid. Learning objectives: Count in order; recognise missing numerals, add two sets of numbers together - extension to adding three single digits for more able children. Presentation 1 (45 Slides) - Each grid has a missing number and children write down the missing number. This extends to two missing numbers then three. Presentation 2 (30 Slides) - Each grid has two missing numbers. The children write down the missing numbers and then add the missing numbers together. Extension to three missing numbers for more able. The total of the numbers range up to 20. There are also 4 activity sheets. These are extension options. They can be used to supplement other teaching of number work and addition. Also included Find and Count activities in colour and black and white - all versions are different. Includes US paper size. Thank you for visiting my shop!:)

This literacy resource contains ready-made bingo cards and call out cards, 3 x 3 lotto grids, word searches, word cards for matching games and cards for word snap. **UPDATED WITH TO USE LESS PRINTER INK** 100 sight words obtained from the Primary National Strategy - Letters and Sounds: Appendices - 100 high-frequency words in phases. Use to complement reading activities, literacy and for learning words for spelling tests and assessment. Also great for end of term games. All the bingo boards and lotto boards are numbered and colour-coded for ease of use. There are two versions of the letter ‘K’ in Sassoon font. I have made extra cards for replacement. The words cover Phases 2 to 5 and comprises:- Phase 2 words - bingo cards (x17) Phase 3 words - bingo cards (x15) Phase 4 words - bingo cards (x15) Phase 5 words - bingo cards (x15) Phases 2-5 bingo cards (x40) - Use for whole class option, if you wish. A set of 3 x 3 grid lotto cards - (x20) for Phase 2, (10x) of each set for Phases 3 to 5. Set of wrongly spelt word cards for matching with a set of correctly spelt words – Put a few correct/incorrect words in the centre of the table for groups to match the jumbled words to the correctly spelt words, e.g. hte - the, pepole - people. Lotto game - There are a set of 3 x 3 grid lotto cards. The children can play as individuals or in pairs or in small groups. One child picks a word from a bag or box and read it aloud. The children mark the word on their card by colouring over or placing a counter over the word. The first one to complete a line horizontally, vertically or diagonally wins the game. 10 Word searches with solutions. Use the word cards for other activities such as laying out five different word cards and ask the pupil to point to the card that says, e.g. ‘about’. Set a time limit on how many sight words the pupils can read in a minute. Multi-purpose use of the white word cards. You can also use the word cards as displays. Once downloaded, you can print off what you need. You may be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/100-sight-words-including-year-1-common-exception-words-bingo-lotto-snap-word-searches-11281973 Images: Microsoft clipart.

This resources relates to numbers 0 to 5 and missing numbers. There is basic addition to 5 for the early years children and for more able up to 9 UPDATED to include worksheets in PDF Format. Aimed at: Early Years/Reception/Year 1 This resource contains two lesson starters on PowerPoint. The numbers are from 0 to 5 on the grid. Learning objectives: Recognise numerals to 5 and count in order; to begin to add two sets of numbers together. Presentation 1 (24 Slides) - Each grid has a missing number and children write down the missing number. This extends to two missing numbers. Presentation 2 (20 Slides) - Each grid has two missing numbers. The children write down the missing numbers and then add the missing numbers together. The total of the numbers range from 1 to 9. 3 activity worksheets - finding missing number, cut/paste activity and adding numbers together to no more than 9. Activity worksheets in b/w Counting activity - Find and Count Minibeasts and colour and b/w There are extra worksheets for early finishers. They can be used to supplement other teaching of number work and addition. Also includes US paper size.

This comprehensive resource pack is on the theme of minibeasts, bugs and insects to help children count, add and to begin to write number sentences (calculation). **It takes the learner from the early stages of counting through to writing and calculating number sentences. ** It introduces the + and = symbols. 78 Slides of Presentation on all the lessons - Includes whole class activities and plenaries. The some slides have animation where the children can count along with the numbers as they ‘float in’ above the minibeasts. Also includes: 5 Lesson Plans: All contain learning objectives and outcomes, starter activities and plenaries. Lesson 1: Counting and cut/paste activity on counting. Lesson 2: Adding groups of minibeasts to obtain a given total Lesson 3: Introducing the plus and equals symbol – to add groups - children progress to writing number sentences. Lesson 4: Children begin to calculate – number sentences using + and = symbols. Lesson 5: Children work out numbers - Worksheets and extension worksheets. Worksheet/activities on all the lessons. Laminate digit cards and the minibeasts cards for practical activities. The learning objectives are in the lesson plans. You may be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/counting-and-progression-to-subtraction-work-lesson-plans-1-5-presentations-activities-eyfs-ks1-11308712 All resources are printable/editable. Updated to include US Size worksheets Thank you for visiting my shop!:)

This resource is on the theme of minibeasts. The teachers notes explain how each set of loop cards are used and how they are different. It is similar to other loop cards or follow me games but counting minibeasts and revising addition and subtraction. A fun way to practise reading numbers and counting and reviewing addition and subtraction through listening and speaking. Student learn to read ‘I have’ and ‘Who has?’ to start the game. The cards can be used in small group sessions or whole class sessions. **Preparation: Laminate, print off and cut round coloured borders onto card paper. ** This resource has now been updated to include 7 sets of loop cards. The borders are different colours so that the sets are not mixed up. Teachers Notes (3 pages) Total Download: 66 pages (2 large cards on each page) Includes US spelling - ladybird/ladybug Please see preview pane. Learning objective: Counting and reinforce number recognition. To review addition and substraction You may be interested in the free minibeast subtraction loop card: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/minibeast-loop-cards-i-have-who-has-subtraction-cards-12296014

Make your classroom bright and cheery with these colourful displays. This resource contains 2D and 3D shape posters with description of each shape:- square cube triangle cuboid - rectangular prism circle sphere rectangle cylinder pentagon cone hexagon pyramid octagon triangular prism oblong/oval You have a choice of what to display: A distinction is made between regular 2d shapes (all sides and angles equal) and non-regular 2d shapes. There is a general display for the younger age groups - Please see preview. Also contains separate word labels for each shape. Just print resources onto card paper (if you wish) and laminate - no scissors needed. File type: Word format - Option to change the colours, PDF

This resource relates to room visuals that you can display in your classroom or art area. There are also two sets of worksheets for each of the colors. Worksheet 1: Children draw and label four things for each of the colors. Worksheet 2: Children color in the blank splash with the correct color and then draw and label four things for that color. <strong>Content:</strong> • ‘Colors’ Poster for display • ‘Color Mix’ Poster for display • ‘What’s your favorite color?’ Poster • 11 Posters for display naming the colors: red, blue, white, orange, brown, pink black, gray, purple, yellow and pink • 11 Flashcards naming colors • 6 ‘What color does …… and …. make?’ Posters - What color does red and green make? • 2 Sets of worksheets for each color (total: 22) File Type: Word and pdf. You may be interested in: Color Activities for PreK/K https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/color-activities-tasks-and-sorting-into-color-groups-cut-paste-prek-kindergarten-11881996

UPDATED NEW COVER IMAGE This is a reading comprehension resource which entails close reading and inference. Ideal for Easter (new beginnings) and reading assessment. Suitable for Keystage 1 and 2. The reading comprehension is in two parts. Booklet 1 contains:- Part 1 - 12 questions Part 2 - 11 questions Booklet 2 contains only Part 1 - You may want to differentiate and give some children Booklet 2. Reading Tasks: - Questions on the text. - Tick box statements - Multiple choice. - Sorting verbs and nouns under the correct headings. - Word work - Circle the word that means the same as 'ushered' in the context of the story. - Making Inferences based on the text. - Explain reasons for their answers - use 'because'. Specimen answers provided. Learning Objectives: Develop pleasure in reading Answering and asking questions Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done File type: pdf (Sassoon fonts - choice of different 'k's) and Windows word format if you need to edit. Images royalty free from Microsoft Clipart.

This reading comprehension resource contains two booklets. Story title - A Rainbow. Ideal for end of term assessment. Useful as a task for children to be getting on with as an independent activity. Booklet 1 - 18 questions - The questions are at the end of the text. Booklet 2 - 14 questions - The questions are in sections. Reading comprehension tasks cover: Questions on the text to be answered. Tick box - multiple choice statements Punctuation (capital letters/full stops) Jumbled words from the text List the compound words in the story (there are 6) Questions on who are the characters/how do we know they are speaking. Inference/Reading between the lines to answer a question. Give an explanation to a question Specimen answers provided. Learning Objectives: Develop pleasure in reading Answering and asking questions Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done File types: Microsoft Word format and pdf. formats.

This resource relates to colour displays around the classroom or art area. You can increase to A3 for a larger display. <strong>Content:</strong> • ‘Colours’ Poster for display • ‘Colour Mix’ Poster for display • ‘What’s your favourite colour?’ Poster • 11 Posters for display naming the colours: red, blue, white, orange, brown, pink black, grey, purple, yellow and pink • 11 Flashcards naming all the colours • 6 ‘What colour does …… and …. make?’ Posters • 2 Sets of worksheets for each colour (total: 22) There are various methods to get a brown mixture- I’ve chosen red and green in the display. Children can experiment during art lessons or when colouring. Question card displays - What is your favourite colour?, What colour does yellow and red make? <strong>There are also two sets of worksheets for each of the colours.</strong> Worksheet 1: Children draw and label four things for each of the colours. Worksheet 2: Children colour in the blank splash with the correct colour and then draw and label four things relating to that colour. You may be interested in Colour Activities: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/colour-activities-tasks-and-sorting-into-colour-groups-cut-paste-it-link-eyfs-reception-yr1-sen-11881979 File Type: Word and pdf. Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

Calendar for back to school you can display in early years/KS1 classrooms. This resource pack contains a blank weather, date and year display poster to be completed each day using the changeable days, date, month, weather card displays. The words in shadow show where the laminated day, date, month and year should go. There is space for the weather conditions on the same blank display. The preview window shows how the display will appear when you complete the blank display poster. You can also change the weather button background if you don’t want plain white - click on, e.g. the ‘hot’ weather button, go to Drawing Tools then Shape Fill to choose your colour. Print off displays onto card paper - enlarge to A3 if wish for a larger display. I printed off onto coloured card paper. This pack includes: Teacher Notes Title Displays Days of the week Months of the year Ordinal dates from 1st to 31st. Cardinal dates from 1 to 31 Years 2024 to 2028 Weather words and pictures Seasons dial - laminate and cut round. Cut out the dial and insert with split pin in the centre - see preview window front page. Laminate all the resources. Use Blu tac , double-sided sticky tape or velcro for the changeable words to be displayed on blank display board. I have uploaded resources both in Word format (editable) and pdf. versions. Updated January 2024 to include editable text sections in PowerPoint Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

Make your classroom bright and cheery with these colorful displays as a reference for children. UPDATED with whole page portrait 2D and 3D displays. This resource contains 2D and 3D shape posters with labels for each shape:- square and cube triangle cuboid and rectangular prism circle and sphere rectangle and cylinder pentagon and cone hexagon and pyramid octagon and triangular prism oblong/oval trapezium A distinction is made between regular 2D shapes (all sides and angles equal) and non-regular shapes. Also contains separate word labels for each shape. Just print onto card stock (if you wish) and laminate. File type: Word format - Option to change the colors and pdf The zip file contains all the resources as I could not upload them individually.

Updated: Editable classroom Helpers Today’ display in PowerPoint. Just type in the name of the students who are helping you today and print off. (Colour/b&w backgrounds). Also phonics timetable card. This pack contains displays posters and labels for your classroom. Save time just print and laminate. Some cutting out for smaller labels. Organise your class/walls into subject areas - included in this resource are: Word Wall display card Helpers Today display card (PDF and PowerPoint) Changeable Timetable cards - editable (saves time writing out your timetable) Subject areas display (editable) - Science, RE (Religious Education), Music, Maths, Math, Numeracy, English, Literacy, History, Geography, Art and Design. Labels for objects around the classroom: computer, keyboard, screen, sink area, paintbrushes, pencils, unfinished work tray, finished work tray, crayons, felt-tip pens, paper, sharpeners, erasers, rubbers, toy box, games, whiteboards, dry-wipe pens, book bags, etc. All resources editable File Type: MS Word, PDF, PPT