Long 'i' worksheets, lesson plans, activities, flash cards and other teaching resources:
-i-e
-igh
For each consonant digraph there is the following files:
- 2 alternative lesson plans
- a one-slide story to introduce the grapheme
- a series of slides to introduce the grapheme by asking children to first listen for it and then to spot it in words
- cards with images and words containing the grapheme
- a 'circle the correct word' worksheet
- a 'join the letter to make the word' worksheet
- an 'unscramble the letters to make the word' worksheet
- a word search
- an activity on drawing a line between matching words and images
You can see what each of these files looks like at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ch-phonics-worksheets-activities-flash-cards-lesson-plans-and-other-teaching-resources-11357094
There is a PDF and an editable Microsoft Office version of each file (you just need to delete the logo watermark from the first page of each editable file)
You can find more Phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards and lesson plans on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Year 3 English - play script comprehension lesson plan and worksheets:
- play script comprehension lesson plan.
- play script comprehension worksheets with questions at 4 levels of difficulty.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Comprehension / guided reading, with questions differentiated to 3 levels for Year 3 or Year 4 on a Persuasive Text entitled 'Why We Need To Use Airplanes Less'
Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a persuasive text on 'Why We Need To Use Airplanes Less'
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
- a brief lesson plan
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You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 3 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a Recount text (about a school trip)
Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a recount text about a school trip
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
- a brief lesson plan
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You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
A set of lesson plans and resources for 2 lessons on writing instructions for Year 2 or Year 3, including the following:
- 2 lesson plans on writing instructions
- 2 model examples of instructions
- instructions writing frames
- a set of differentiated success criteria for writing instructions
A PDF and an editable version of each file is included.
(The Save Teachers' Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased.)
Please note: the lesson plans follow a similar structure and refer to VCOP. The rest of the resources can be used even if you do not use VCOP - you will just need to adapt the lesson plans.
You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 4 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a set of instructions (How To Go Fishing)
Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- instructions on How To Go Fishing
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
- a brief lesson plan
The Save Teachers' Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased.
You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 3 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a Recount text (about a holiday)
Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- a recount text about a holiday
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
- a brief lesson plan
The Save Teachers' Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased.
You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
A set of lesson plans and resources for 4 lessons on writing explanation texts for Year 2 or Year 3, including the following:
- 4 lesson plans on writing explanation texts
- 2 annotated life cycle diagrams to use as a prompt for the children's writing
- a model explanation text about the life cycle of a frog
- a set of explanation text writing frames
- a set of differentiated success criteria for explanation texts
A PDF and an editable version of each file is included.
(The Save Teachers' Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased.)
Please note: the 4 lesson plans follow a similar structure and refer to VCOP. The rest of the resources can be used even if you do not use VCOP - you will just need to adapt the lesson plans.
You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 4 levels for Year 2 or 3 on a set of instructions (How To Make Salmon Sandwiches)
Includes a PDF version and an editable version of each file:
- instructions on How To Make Salmon Sandwiches
- 3 sets of comprehension / guided reading questions at varying levels of difficulty
- an answer frame for the least able children
- answers to all of the questions
- a brief lesson plan
The Save Teachers' Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased.
You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Comprehension / guided reading questions differentiated to 3 levels for Year 3 or 4 on a review of a play:
- play review comprehension lesson plan.
- play review comprehension worksheets, with questions at 4 levels of difficulty.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Weather comprehension lesson plan and worksheets:
- weather comprehension lesson plan.
- 3 weather comprehension worksheets, with the questions at 3 levels of difficulty.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Year 3/4 English - comprehension on a biography of an author lesson plan and worksheets:
- comprehension on a biography of an author lesson plan.
- comprehension on a biography of an author worksheets with questions at 4 levels of difficulty.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
A 13 page eBook / PowerPoint about Amphibians for KS2 that could be used for a number of purposes, such as for guided reading, for children to research information about amphibians etc.
Includes a PowerPoint version and a PDF version of the file, which can be seen in the preview.
(Please ignore the 'preview for TES' file, as this has only been included so that a preview of the resource can be generated. You will find the resource without the logo in the zipped folder)
You can find more similar resources on Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Fish respectively in our TES store.
You can also find other Science lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Year 3/4 Performance Poetry planning and resources. Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) The Pig by Roald Dahl Comprhension
Lesson 2) Discussing a range of poems
Lesson 3) Writing a poem using a writing frame
Lesson 4) Grammar: classifying words
Lesson 5) Performing a poem
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more Year 3 English lesson plans, worksheets and other teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Note: This lesson was updated on 2nd September 2022. Please download the most recent version of it if you bought it before this date. Please also use the lesson plans that are not in the ‘Combined’ file.
Mystery stories planning and resources. The unit is aimed at Year 3/4, but is set at a challenging level, so it may be suitable for older children too.
Each lesson plan has every resource needed to teach it:
Lesson 1) Comprehension.
Lesson 3) Using your and you’re.
Lesson 4) Writing a mystery story.
Lesson 5) Comprehension.
Lesson 2) Reading a range of mystery stories - this lesson no longer works due to a broken link that we have been unable to find a suitable replacement for.
- 1 week of plans and resources.
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file.
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.
Year 3/4 English - Complete planning and resources for 5 lessons on writing a long myth or legend:
Lesson 1 - Planning a long myth or legend
Lesson 2 - Writing the opening of a long myth or legend
Lesson 3 - Writing the problem of a long myth or legend
Lesson 4 - Writing the resolution of a long myth or legend
Lesson 5 - Writing the ending of a long myth or legend
For each lesson there is a:
- lesson plan
- model example
- success criteria
There is a PDF of all of the files and an editable version of each file (you just need to delete the watermark logo from each of the editable files).
You can find more KS2 English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Long 'e' worksheets, lesson plans, activities, flash cards and other teaching resources:
-ee
-long ea
-y as a vowel long (e)
For each consonant digraph there is the following files:
- 2 alternative lesson plans
- a one-slide story to introduce the grapheme
- a series of slides to introduce the grapheme by asking children to first listen for it and then to spot it in words
- cards with images and words containing the grapheme
- a 'circle the correct word' worksheet
- a 'join the letter to make the word' worksheet
- an 'unscramble the letters to make the word' worksheet
- a word search
- an activity on drawing a line between matching words and images
You can see what each of these files looks like at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ch-phonics-worksheets-activities-flash-cards-lesson-plans-and-other-teaching-resources-11357094
There is a PDF and an editable Microsoft Office version of each file (you just need to delete the logo watermark from the first page of each editable file)
You can find more Phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards and lesson plans on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Long 'o' worksheets, lesson plans, activities, flash cards and other teaching resources:
-long ow
-oa
- o-e
For each consonant digraph there is the following files:
- 2 alternative lesson plans
- a one-slide story to introduce the grapheme
- a series of slides to introduce the grapheme by asking children to first listen for it and then to spot it in words
- cards with images and words containing the grapheme
- a 'circle the correct word' worksheet
- a 'join the letter to make the word' worksheet
- an 'unscramble the letters to make the word' worksheet
- a word search
- an activity on drawing a line between matching words and images
You can see what each of these files looks like at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ch-phonics-worksheets-activities-flash-cards-lesson-plans-and-other-teaching-resources-11357094
There is a PDF and an editable Microsoft Office version of each file (you just need to delete the logo watermark from the first page of each editable file)
You can find more Phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards and lesson plans on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
Long 'a' worksheets, lesson plans, activities, flash cards and other teaching resources:
-a-e
-ai
-ay
For each consonant digraph there is the following files:
- 2 alternative lesson plans
- a one-slide story to introduce the grapheme
- a series of slides to introduce the grapheme by asking children to first listen for it and then to spot it in words
- cards with images and words containing the grapheme
- a 'circle the correct word' worksheet
- a 'join the letter to make the word' worksheet
- an 'unscramble the letters to make the word' worksheet
- a word search
- an activity on drawing a line between matching words and images
You can see what each of these files looks like at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ch-phonics-worksheets-activities-flash-cards-lesson-plans-and-other-teaching-resources-11357094
There is a PDF and an editable Microsoft Office version of each file (you just need to delete the logo watermark from the first page of each editable file)
You can find more Phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards and lesson plans on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.
2 weeks (8 lessons) of planning and resources for teaching Instructions to Year 2 or Year 3. All of the resources needed for the lesson plans are included.
A PDF and an editable version of each file is included.
Lesson 1 & 3 - Giving instructions verbally
Lesson 2 - Writing in the second person
Lesson 4 - Comprehension on How To Make Salmon Sandwiches
Lesson 5 - Comprehension on How To Go Fishing
Lesson 6 & 8 - Writing instructions
Lesson 7 - Nouns, verbs and adjectives
(The Save Teachers’ Sundays logo can be quickly and easily deleted from the editable files once purchased.)
Please note: the planning refers to VCOP. If you do not use VCOP, the planning will need some adjustments, but the resources can be used with any system or strategy for teaching writing.
You can find more English lesson plans and teaching resources on the Save Teachers’ Sundays website.