This resource really helped me teach reading and writing to my Year 1 class. I’ve included a planning overview and learning objectives. The resources are in sequential order and include worksheets and Smartboard resources to help teach each lesson. For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

A Day at Sea, The Football Game, and Baking with Mum—introduce young readers to simple, relatable everyday experiences. These stories explore themes of adventure, teamwork, and family bonding in a language that is easy for Year 1 children to understand. Each story focuses on activities that children might encounter in their own lives, such as spending time with family, playing games, and helping in the kitchen. The stories are designed with vocabulary that supports early reading skills, including high-frequency words and simple sentence structures. This helps children build confidence in reading while also expanding their understanding of new words in context. Each story encourages positive emotions, like pride, cooperation, and happiness, making these relatable tales both enjoyable and meaningful for young readers. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

The Bronze Package These NO PREP activities are perfect for students in Year 4. The resources allow students to learn about The Roman Empire and Joining the Roman Army whilst still developing their comprehension skills. Included in the Bronze Pack: • A Text • A comprehension activity with 2 pages of questions • An extension activity • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use or self marking ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ These resources are great for: • In class learning • The Reading Corner • Independent work • Homework • Guided reading sessions • Assessment practice • Reading interventions • Emergency sub plans The activities require NO PREP; they each have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch (Class Reading) There are a series of 8 lessons included in the pack. As well as learning objectives, title, word definitions and vocabulary cards for displays / reading areas. All my resources are tried and tested within my own class and I’m really pleased with the results. For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education This school assembly presentation explores the history and evolution of Halloween, starting with its origins in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain and its transformation into All Hallows’ Eve. The presentation highlights key Halloween traditions, including costumes, pumpkin carving, and trick-or-treating, explaining how these customs developed over time. It also provides important safety tips for children participating in trick-or-treating, emphasising the need to stay with an adult, remain visible, and check treats before eating them. The presentation offers insight into how Halloween is celebrated in different countries, such as the USA, Mexico, and Japan, illustrating the diverse ways people observe the holiday. Additionally, the presentation covers how Halloween has changed over the years, becoming a fun and widely celebrated event with modern twists like costume parties and themed decorations. To add a creative touch, a Halloween poem is included, capturing the excitement and fun of the holiday. The presentation concludes with a reminder to enjoy Halloween safely and celebrate in the spirit of fun and tradition.

George’s Marvellous Medicine - Reading Comprehension I have used this resource with my class and the children have really enjoyed the tasks. Each lesson is based on a chapter from the book. The questions cover a range of different questions types and the activities have an extension task. The resources also include a unit cover and display / working wall resources. E.g. Learning objectives, questions, key words and definitions. To find more resources visit my TES shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd Also see my other reading and writing unit - Lost and Found: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=463334&q=lost and found&shop=BitesizeEd

Think you know all about Halloween? Put your knowledge to the test with our Halloween Trivia Quiz! From creepy creatures to haunted history, this quiz is packed with fun and spooky questions perfect for parties, classrooms, or just having some frightful fun with friends. Challenge yourself and see how much you really know about Halloween traditions, myths, and spooky characters! Download the Halloween Trivia Quiz now and let the spooky competition begin! For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education **I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. ** Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

I have used this resource with my class and the children produced some excellent work afterwards. I’ve included a planning overview, session by session worksheets and Smartboard resources. I’ve also included the display board working wall resources that go with the unit of work. To find more Year 1 resources visit my TES shop: For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

This Guided Reading resource is aimed at Year 3 children. The pack includes; a text, questions and answers and a teaching PowerPoint. The resources are ready to go and include learning objectives on the Q&A sheets. All the resources have been tried and test with my own class. The questions focus on the key elements for reading; vocabulary, retrieval, inference. However, the set of resources may also include other skills such as; summarising, predicting, sequencing, and explaining. For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

36 independent writing tasks for children in year 1 to help with assessments. For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

Letters and Sounds - alternative ‘ow’ worksheets. The worksheets allow children to practise and apply using the sound.

Letters and Sounds - ‘au’ worksheets. The worksheets allow children to practise and apply using the sound.

Letters and Sounds - alternative ‘ee’ worksheets. The worksheets allow children to practise and apply using the sound.

Use this editable document to track the progress of letters and sounds in your class. For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

Each card has 6 spellings on it taken from the year 1 common exception words list (including days of the week and numbers to 20). for a weekly test. Test your children each week on the spellings on the card and only move them onto the next card when they can spell between 4 and 6 of the words. Add the 1 or 2 words they got wrong onto the next card only moving children on when they can spell the words off the card correctly. For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

The NO PREP informational text activities are perfect for students in Year 2, 3 and 4. The resources allow students to learn about Remembrance Day through poetry whilst developing their comprehension skills. Included in each PDF printable resource: • A teacher presentation to introduce the subject • A Poem • A comprehension activity with ten questions • An extension writing activity • A multiple choice quiz with seven questions • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use • A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning • A wordsearch puzzle ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ These resources are great for: • In class learning • Independent work • Homework • Guided reading sessions • Assessment practice • Reading interventions • Emergency sub plans The activities require NO PREP; they each have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers. For other great resources visit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/BitesizeEd

The Bronze Package These NO PREP activities are perfect for students in Year 3. The resources allow students to learn about Remembrance Day through the genre of a poem whilst still developing their comprehension skills. Included in the Bronze Pack: • A Poem • A comprehension activity with 12 questions • An extension activity • An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use ⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻⎻ These resources are great for: • In class learning • The Reading Corner • Independent work • Homework • Guided reading sessions • Assessment practice • Reading interventions • Emergency sub plans The activities require NO PREP; they each have a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education I would love to hear your ideas about guided resources. Please complete this form to share your thoughts. Feedback

This Spelling Rules resource is a fundamental part of our spelling programme (UK spellings), designed to teach Year 4 students essential spelling rules. Through clear explanations and practice activities, students learn the rules that govern word formation, helping them to spell more accurately and confidently. This resource complements other elements of the programme, such as Dots and Dashes for word segmentation, Dictation exercises, and spelling games. By understanding and applying spelling rules, students strengthen their overall literacy skills. Also see: Dictation Units 1 - 8 Dots & Dashes Units 1 - 8 Sight Vocabulary for Years 3 & 4 Spelling Games Years 3 & 4 Spelling Rules Units 1 - 8 Word Changes Units 1 - 8 Supporting Worksheets Units 1 - 8 Look out for future Units 9 - 14 and special focus skills. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education

This Spelling Rules resource is a fundamental part of our spelling programme (UK spellings), designed to teach Years 3 and 4 students essential spelling rules. Through clear explanations and practice activities, students learn the rules that govern word formation, helping them to spell more accurately and confidently. This resource complements other elements of the programme, such as Dots and Dashes for word segmentation, Dictation exercises, and spelling games. By understanding and applying spelling rules, students strengthen their overall literacy skills. Also see: Dictation Units 1 - 8 Dots & Dashes Units 1 - 8 Sight Vocabulary for Years 3 & 4 Spelling Games Years 3 & 4 Spelling Rules Units 1 - 8 Word Changes Units 1 - 8 Supporting Worksheets Units 1 - 8 Look out for future Units 9 - 14 and special focus skills. For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education

Get ready for a frightfully fun time with our Halloween “Would You Rather” Game! Perfect for parties, classrooms, or family gatherings, this game will have everyone laughing and making spooky choices. Would you rather explore a haunted house or meet a vampire? Eat 10 sweets in a minute or wear a monster costume all day? The creepy questions are endless! Download the Halloween “Would You Rather” Game now and add some spooky excitement to your Halloween festivities! For other great resources visit: Bitesize Education