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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘j.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 2 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘j’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘j’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘j’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘j’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘j’ sound
- Revision of common exception words
The words included rely primarily on knowledge of phase 2 phonemes, with a few trickier words.
The lesson can be bought on its own or as part of a bundle.
This bundle contains a selection of interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. The lessons cover ALL phase 3 vowel and consonant digraphs. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes.
The powerpoint lessons are split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to the new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Segmenting and blending words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with focus sound
- Writing a sentence
- Revision of common exception words
The lessons are also available individually or in smaller bundles of vowel digraphs or consonant digraphs.
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ou.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘ou’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ou’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ou’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘ou’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘ou’ sound
- Revision of HFW
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ie.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘ie’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ie’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ie’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘ie’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘ie’ sound
- Revision of HFW
This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1.
They each contain a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
The theme in this pack is ‘Spain.’ There are three different comprehensions:
What to do in Spain
What to eat in Spain
Spanish Traditions
There is also a powerpoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ey.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘ey’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ey’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ey’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘ey’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘ey’ sound
- Revision of HFW
This resource is a collection of interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. They are PowerPoint presentations that allow children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit a target sound. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes.
The PowerPoints are split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to target sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the target sound)
- Segmenting and blending words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with target sound
- Writing a sentence with target sound
- Revision of HFW
Perfect for revising tricky sounds in the lead up to the Phonics Screening test.
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘oe.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘oe’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘oe’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘oe’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘oe’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘oe’ sound
- Revision of HFW
This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1.
They each contain a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
The theme in this pack is ‘Aeroplanes.’ There are three different comprehensions:
The first aeroplanes
Record-breaking pilots
Fascinating plane facts
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
The theme in this pack is ‘Christmas in France.’ There are four different comprehensions:
St Nicholas’ Day
Nativity Scenes
French Christmas Food
Epiphany
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
The theme in this pack is ‘Christmas in Italy.’ There are four different comprehensions:
December in Italy
Nativity scenes
Christmas food
La Befana (the kind witch who delivers gifts on Epiphany)
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
The theme in this pack is the Christmas story, which is split into four separate comprehensions:
Angel Gabriel visits Mary
The birth of Jesus
The shepherds visit Jesus
The Wise Men visit Jesus
Each comprehension contains a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
They each contain a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
The theme in this pack is ‘How to make Christmas food.’ There are four different comprehensions:
How to make Christmas puddings
How to make trifle
How to make mince pies
How to decorate a Christmas cake
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
A set of 20 alien-themed PowerPoints to help your class revise the phonemes for each of phases 2 to 5.
Each PowerPoint contains 1 sound and 1 picture per slide. Simply click to reveal each sound.
There are 5 PowerPoints for each phase.
All the sounds are in a random order on each PowerPoint, to ensure children don’t simply learn the order.
A perfect daily filler or starter which can be used instead of flashcards to ensure every child can properly see the graphemes.
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise previous phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘cl.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to ‘cl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘cl’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘cl’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with ‘cl’ sound
Writing a sentence with ‘cl’ sound
Revision of phase 4 tricky words
I updated this on the 6th May 2019, following the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby boy!
This year 1 comprehension booklet teaches the children about lots of British royal baby facts, including bizarre traditions, royal baby names, royal baby christenings and royal baby clothes.
This resource contains 3 differentiated booklets.
Higher Ability
The higher ability booklet contains a title page with helpful words, followed by five pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 4-5 questions per page. Answers are included.
Middle Ability
The middle ability booklet contains a title page, followed by five pages of comprehension activities with answers. Each page contains a short piece of text (about 3-7 sentences). There are 3-4 trickier words on each page which have pictures to help children work out what they say. Each text is followed by 4-5 simple questions.
Lower Ability
The lower ability booklet contains a title page, followed by five pages of comprehension activities with answers. Each page contains a short simple piece of text (3-5 sentences). There are 4-5 trickier words on each page with pictures to help children work out what they say. Each text is followed by 4-5 simple questions.
PowerPoint Presentation
There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability booklet so that you can go through these comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
I have included colour and black & white versions of each of the 3 booklets. The preview pages show the title page and one of the comprehension pages, from the middle ability booklets. They also show one slide from the PowerPoint.
PDF file format.
I hope your class enjoy learning some interesting facts about royal babies!
You might also like our Year 2 Royal Babies comprehension:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-reading-comprehension-royal-family-royal-baby-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11886762
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 43 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘g’ sound. It covers the alternative ‘g’ sound as in ‘giant’ and takes 15-20 minutes.
This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to the ‘g’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘g’ words
Phoneme counting
Grapheme spotting in sentences
Writing words with the ‘g’ sound
Writing a sentence with the ‘g’ sound
(Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 39 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘i’ sound. It covers the alternative ‘i’ sound as in ‘find’ and takes 15-20 minutes.
The PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to the ‘i’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘i’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘i’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with the ‘i’ sound
Writing a sentence with the ‘i’ sound
(The PowerPoint is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it.)
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This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘wh.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘wh’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘wh’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘wh’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘wh’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘wh’ sound
- Revision of HFW
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘e_e.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This powerpoint is split into different sections:
- Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order
- Introduction to ‘e_e’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘e_e’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘e_e’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘e_e’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘e_e’ sound
- Revision of tricky words