2 worksheets showing word wheels. There are 4 wheels on each page with a central letter in the middle and 8 letters around it. The idea is that children make up to 5 words for each wheel with the central letter in the middle. They list the words they have made. Central sounds / letters are the vowels, y, ee and oo. Y is more or a challenge as is ee and oo, depending on the level of the children. Worksheet 3 is a template so that you can add your own middle sounds to extend the activity.

5 assessment sheets for children learning to read, write and spell at KS1. words with at - sat, mat, pat and hat words with it - sit, hit, pit, fit words with an - man, ban, can, ran words with in - bin, din, sin, win words with am - Sam, ham, dam, jam There is a black and white and colour version on each sheet. The final sheet is a template for children to write in or for you to make other CVC words. Laminate the template and this can be used for practice with a dry marker pen.

4 ways to assess your childrens knowledge of CVC words, phonics and spelling. Write 3 words for each middle vowel. Picture to support children. Fill in the middle sound to complete the words. Middle sounds are given - children add first and last sound to complete the words. Children write the words with picture clues.

An assessment sheet designed to find out how your pupils feel about reading. There are boxes to fill in such as my favourite book and words /phrases to tick off such as: Reading is amazing / a chore / interesting /cool. The second template has only the title and pupils can fill in the rest for themselves. Link to any celebrations around books or special reading days/weeks.

There are 2 letters per A4 page when put together you will have the alphabet in both UPPER and lower case letters. Can be used as bunting hung around the classroom. Laminate for durability. Children can match the upper and lower case letters using the backgrounds to help them.

2 assessment sheets to assess phonics / spelling. Children sound out the words and write the missing sounds underneath the black and white pictures. There is a blank template included.

A writing frame for children to inspire them to think about the summer, what they like about it, what they look forward to, can see / hear etc. Sheet 1 shows a worked example of a colour writing frame to share with your class. Sheet 2 shows the outlines on the writing frame for children to fill in their own writing and pictures. Sheet 3 is a blank template for children to make their own decisions about what to write or draw about summer.

A fun Summer word work activity for KS1 children. The first page shows a summer word list made using colour pens. Sheet 5 asks children to make their own colour word list for Summer. Sheet 2 is a large S outline. Children use the outline to write summer words in or draw summer pictures or both. Sheet 3 is a large S with pictures related to summer for children to colour in. Sheet 4 has the word summer and this is a basis for children to make a poster about summer. Other activities include: Putting the words related to summer into alphabetical order. Choosing words to put into the form of a poem. Writing about summer using words from the summer list.

Here are 4 sets of 6 colour picture cards to inspire your children to think about, talk about and write about Summer. There is a Writing frame included. Children can choose a set or have a mixture of the cards for their work.

Children will enjoy talking about the toys and games in the colour pictures. They can use these ideas to make a list of toys and games. There are also 2 sheets to label or cut and match the pictures.

Reading, spelling and phonics fun. 4 sets of coloured buttons with matching words. Copy the boards for a base and then cut out the buttons to play reading and matching games or lotto. sh, ch, pr and tr are included in this first set.

16 colour flashcards for your display on Transport.

Children will enjoy talking about the colour pictures of types of transport and labelling or matching them. They can also write a list of transport they know.

Here is a fun doodle activity for back to school or any time. Good speaking and listening activity for pairs or writing activity making lists. How many words can they say or list in a given time? Children colour in the doodles on page 1 and draw their own designs on page 2. Great for homework too!

3 sets of matching activity cards showing children at school. Great for discussion, sequencing the day, matching, display and labelling books.

A resource to encourage children to think and talk about the difference between on and off. This includes things that are switched on and off, and things that are placed or positioned on or off such as apples on the tree and plants on the steps.

A fun way to teach, or consolidate children’s knowledge of Front and Back. There are 6 sets of card showing Front and Back followed by 7 sets where children decide which image is the front and which is the back. Cut out and laminate to make sets of cards for children to use and develop their speech and language skills.

A novel set of animal alphabet resources for EYFS and KS1. A set of colour cards A to Z An alphabet poster Worksheet - Write the name of the animal for each letter of the alphabet A writing or drawing border Alphabet labels or labels to write in the animal words or initial sounds

This resource contains 30 colour pictures of towers of animals ( 2 to 4). Cut out (and laminate) the pictures. Children can be encouraged to describe what they see and the position of each animal. Teacher could describe a picture and the children can identify which one it is from a group. The final page shows sets of 3 tower pictures. Can children find the 3 pictures that make up the set? Duplicate the pictures for matching card games. Extend by asking children to combine animal pictures into towers of their own.

3 in 1 phonics differentiated games with an animal theme for EYFS or KS1. There are 16 colour animal cards to cut out. Game 1 - match animal cards to their initial sound cards Game 2 - match animal cards to their names Game 3 - animal names are written backwards - can children work out which is which and match to the correct animals?