Designed as a staff training session to become more familiar with the characteristics of effective learning.\nDifferent characteristics to be printed out on to card and laminated. Then individually/in groups to match the characteristics to the 3 main areas (Playing & Learning, Active Learning, Creating é thinking Critically).\nTo then find an observation and discuss the characteristics that child has displayed.

Topic word cards created to be used in group discussion or a story sack activity, so children can read the words and learn how to write/spell them. Designed to go alongside a topic on Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper. Features pumpkin and squash images and well as the animal characters and cooking utensils used. Good for topics on autumn or Halloween

RWInc style flashcards for grapheme /ck/ including the caption/ditty - lucky duck Double-sided - first side has the grapheme in large text, the opposite side has a picture, caption and includes some other ck words.

Phonics lesson plan powerpoint on /ur/ phoneme, differentiated for Phase 3 and 4 group teaching. 1. Blend for reading words. 2. Oral segmentation. 3. Segmentation for spelling. 4. Reading sentences.

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.

Independent/ Guided writing frames, including key word cards for ordering and scribing; Labeling characters - using phonic knowledge to write simple words (I used as a homework activity)

Designed to be used as homework or classwork.A large image of the solar system which could be stuck in the centre of an A3 piece of paper. Second page contains a table where children could type or write facts about the different elements of the solar system. Easily amendable to your needs!

An emergent reading book designed for children learning consonant and vowel digraphs and trigraphs. Allows children to practise high frequency and tricky words. Includes information on most common superheroes: Spiderman, Superman, Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Thor, The Hulk, Batman and Robin.

RWInc style flashcards for graphemes /ie/ and /ue/ including a caption/ditty.ie: A fried pie ue: oo! it's blue glue!Double-sided - first side has the grapheme in large text, the opposite side has a picture and caption. ue flashcard also includes some other ue words.

Differentiated Phonics PowerPoint designed to cater for a mixed group of Phases 3 and 4. 1. Blending for reading words incl pseudo words. 2. Oral segmentation. 3. Segmentation for spelling. 4. Reading sentences.

An acrostic snow poem and a rain shape poem. To be used for teaching poetry or as a display.\nI designed these and the supporting images as a homework. The Powerpoint document has 6 pages of each poem, so can easily be printed on a handout to be cut up for each child's homework book.\nI have used in conjunction with Hamilton&'s Y1 unit 3b - Poems on a theme - weather

A KS1 instruction template for writing a recipe. Includes sections for equipment, ingredients, method. The second page (photographs and then an evaluation) are for after following the instructions!

Termly assessment of phonemes and graphemes known. Using a different colour each assessment, I draw a semi-circle above for phoneme known and underneath for grapheme known. Listed in order of teaching from Phases 2 and 3 of Letters and Sounds phonic teaching materials.

A 5-lesson plan PowerPoint on Antonio Vivaldi and his famous violin concertos depicting the four seasons. An audio CD is required to be used alongside this plan.\n1. The life of Antonio Vivaldi \n2. Spring - representing in pictures \n3. Summer - pitch of string instruments \n4. Autumn - colour and emotion \n5. Winter - bowing and plucking \n6. Glossary\nI hope this is a useful series of plans for a non-music specialist use.

Worksheet to help children hear onset and rime families with CVC words

PowerPoint images of the Chinese Zodiac animals for the years 2008-2019 - easily adaptable for previous or future years. Could be used for wallpaper, posters etc.

PowerPoint lesson plan for teaching the Ph5 phoneme /ew/. 1. say the phoneme and practice writing it in air. \n2. blend to read words containing /ew/ phoneme incl 'alien' pseudo words.\n3. where in the word does the phoneme come?\n4. teacher modelled - segment for spelling\n5. children to segment and spell words from images\n6. read sentences.

Thank you to http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/winter-rain-watercolor-resist.html?m=1 for your wonderful idea and photographs. I have put this into a manageable powerpoint lesson.You will need white paper, white and coloured crayons, blue, turquoise and black watercolour paints and a wet cloth.

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

A PowerPoint differentiated for Phase 3 and 4 Phonics teaching, focusing on the /ee/ phoneme. 1. Reading words containing the /ee/ phoneme (incl pseudo words - indicated with a picture of an alien)\n2. Where in the word does the phoneme come?\n3. Oral segmentation\n4. Segmentation for spelling\n5. Reading sentences\nHope this is of use - if so, please leave feedback xx