A PowerPoint based around characters within fairy-tales.\nLooking into how characters fit into the story mountain, and adjective use to add interest into the story.

Based on the picture book by Sarah Hayes. The rhyming book text, rhyming wordbank and differentiated cloze worksheets.\nWould work well alongside a teddy bear/bear theme, as well as a stand-alone poetry unit.

Pictorial representation of words starting with the ‘ch’ digraph.

A matching pairs game using the skin patterns of a tiger, leopard, cow, giraffe, elephant, zebra, snake and peacock.\nTo be printed double sided and laminated.\nThis game links with my other zoo-themed resources.

Pictures of simple words containing the igh phoneme with a phoneme frame next to each one. To practice spelling by segmenting. Letters and Sounds Phonics

Display captions to go with a display of the owls in a tree.

Images of Harold, Kiki and Derek, along with their names. A simple vowel digraph prompt with pictures to assist children in spelling key words.

A worksheet designed to be used in phonics when learning the ‘oa’ vowel digraph.

A powerpoint book giving information on the main characters in Cars and Cars 2.

A PowerPoint designed to teach/recap the /igh/ phoneme. Differentiated to fit in with Phase 3 and 4 teaching.\n1. Blending for reading\n2. Oral segmentation\n3. Segmentation for spelling\n4. Reading sentences incl tricky words

What is a mermaid? Information on Hans Christian Andersen and The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, as well as the Disney animation.

A PowerPoint designed to cater for a mixed Phase 3 & 4 lesson focusing on the /oo/ phoneme. 1. Blend to read: Examples of words to read for both pronunciations, as well as a couple of nonsense 'alien&' words. 2. Oral segmentation. 3. Segmentation for spelling. 4. Reading sentences

Video of the fire safety story for young kids along with some discussion points.\nAdditional colouring page and story

Designed to go alongside gwendelyn's resource (http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Year-1-recount-literacy-plans-with-visit-6026138/) A powerpoint on 'how to grow a dragon/fruit&' and a short recount on going to Tesco to &';buy a dragon'.

A set of 4 differentiated worksheets for children to draw happy and sad faces on Humpty Dumpty. Designed to be used as a PSHE/PSED lesson on emotions to tie in with the nursery rhyme.\nCould also tie in with the KS1 SEAL Anti-bullying resources.

Independent/adult-assisted research activity (I used as a week's homework) to use a non-fiction text or internet to research a dinosaur. Using a non-fiction text to locate and use contents page, page numbers and information.

F2 Reception medium term plan on Special Books. Linked to Leicester City SACRE RE unit, but encompasses RE, PSED, CL, UW

Information on the life of Margarete Steiff and how the first teddy bears came about. Why Steiff bears have a button in their ear.

Designed for use at circle time/carpet time.\nA set of 5 questions describing 5 different zoo animals. Each question is made up of 3 hints, each getting easier.\nCould differentiate for younger children by displaying images/toys of the animals while they are listening to the questions/hints.\nThis resource was inspired by Sorting Sprinkles blog - zoo week for pre-schoolers 2.

Designed to be blown up to large size. Play I-spy in phonics/literacy lesson, I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter … Scribe a word for each letter - obvious choices are kids’ names.