A set of ten pictures and accompanying sentences introducing new vocabulary.
For each picture children have to identify a word within the sentences for example the word that describes the cakes or the word that tells you what the bird is doing. Once they have identified the word and talked about it’s meaning they then need to find other words that they could use instead for example they could replace large with huge, oversized. For the next activity children need to read a sentence and talk about what they think one of the words within the sentence means.
This activity PowerPoint introduces children to new vocabulary and encourages them to use the picture and the whole sentence to discuss what they think words mean. For some children they will be able to read the sentences independently however for other children I will read the sentence to them or with them depending on their ability. This activity focuses on vocabulary and discussing word meaning and not on children’s reading ability.
Aimed at KS1 children.
A set of 20 worksheets with ten different pictures. Each picture includes a sequencing worksheet and a prediction worksheet. The worksheets include a range of activities.
These worksheets can be used as part of guided reading sessions.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
Read a Picture - Sequencing and Predictions - PowerPoint
A set of ten pictures each with sequencing and prediction activities.
For the prediction activities, children need to answer questions about the picture eg what do you think happened before the fish found the treasure chest or what do you think will happen next.
For the sequencing activity, children need to sequence sentences about the picture or complete sentences explaining what they think happened in the story.
This PowerPoint encourages lots of discussion and talk from the children.
**Read a Picture - Sequencing and Predictions - Worksheets
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A set of 20 worksheets with ten different pictures. Each picture includes a sequencing worksheet and a prediction worksheet. The worksheets include a range of activities.
These worksheets can be used as part of guided reading sessions.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.
For my Read a Picture Bundle including three Read a Picture PowerPoints and sets of worksheets see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/read-a-picture-powerpoints-and-worksheets-12378068
A game focusing on adjectives.
The game includes five pictures with sets of sentences to match each picture. Each sentence has a space for an adjective eg The ________ moon is shining in the sky. Children have to think of an adjective to go in the space. If children think of an adjective that nobody else thinks of then they win a point. The aim of the game is to collect three points to win.
Children enjoy playing the game and sharing their adjectives.
Aimed at Key Stage 1.
A set of 4 game boards focusing on using adjectives.
Each game board features a picture scene and numbered squares. Some squares contain an instruction for children to follow eg say 2 adjectives to describe the sky or find something in the picture that is unusual.
Children enjoy playing the game and using adjectives. The game encourages children to use a range of adjectives and introduces children to new adjectives.
These game boards can be printed on A3 paper and laminated to be used more than once.
Aimed at Key Stage 1.
A set of 9 different bingo boards containing pictures of toys and a set of adjective clues.
Children must listen to the adjective clues and check if they have a picture that matches the adjective clues.
Aimed at Key Stage 1.
A set of four Alphabet Game Boards.
Each board contains every letter of the alphabet and four different instructions - write a capital , write a lower case , name this lower case letter or name this capital letter.
Children work their way around the board until one of them reaches the end of the board and wins the game.
These boards help children to learn, practise and remember capital letters and letter names.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
A matching activity game that helps children to recognise capital and lower case letters and to think about initial sounds.
This activity game includes 26 lower case letter cards, 26 capital letter cards and 26 picture cards. Children can play against each other or work as a team to match the letters with the correct picture.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
A set of alphabet word cards. Each card contains a picture and on the reverse the letters that the children need to write the word. There are 26 cards - one for each letter of the alphabet. Children can write the words and then place the cards in alphabetical order.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
Alphabet Loop Cards
A set of 26 alphabet loop/follow me cards.
Each card features a picture and a who has something beginning with __ question. Children must listen carefully to the who has question and see if they have a picture that matches the letter. These cards help children to think about letter names and sounds and to recognise capital letters. These cards can be started on any card.
Alphabet Letter Loop Cards
Two sets of alphabet loop cards. One set covers finding capital letters and the other set covers finding lower case letters.
Each set of loop cards includes 26 loop/follow me cards.
Each card features a capital or a lower case letter and a who has __ question. Children must listen carefully to the who has question and see if they have the matching capital or lower case letter. These cards help children to think about letter names and to recognise capital and lower case letters. These cards can be started on any card.
Match the Letter and Picture Game
A matching activity game that helps children to recognise capital and lower case letters and to think about initial sounds.
This activity game includes 26 lower case letter cards, 26 capital letter cards and 26 picture cards. Children can play against each other or work as a team to match the letters with the correct picture.
Alphabet Game
A set of four Alphabet Game Boards.
Each board contains every letter of the alphabet and four different instructions - write a capital __, write a lower case __, name this lower case letter or name this capital letter.
Children work their way around the board until one of them reaches the end of the board and wins the game.
These boards help children to learn, practise and remember capital letters and letter names.
Alphabet Word Cards
A set of alphabet word cards. Each card contains a picture and on the reverse the letters that the children need to write the word. There are 26 cards - one for each letter of the alphabet. Children can write the words and then place the cards in alphabetical order.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.
Phonics Exit Tickets
A set of 39 phonics exit tickets.
Exit tickets can be used at the end of a lesson to assess children’s knowledge and understanding. They can be used to assess what the children have learnt during the lesson or their prior knowledge. These phonics exit tickets can be used to assess phonics knowledge. Each ticket contains a grapheme and words that the children could use with the grapheme missing. Children can therefore say one of the words from their card or can work out the words and then see if they can think of their own word.
These exit tickets can be printed and laminated or displayed on the Interactive Whiteboard. Each child could answer the same question or they could all have their own ticket - this method is useful for differentiating and assessing the phonics knowledge of specific children.
Phonics Activity PowerPoint
A phonics activity for practising and revising vowel digraphs and trigraphs or special friends sounds.
Children are shown the focus sound and then real words and alien words with the focus sound missing. Children can practise writing real and alien words on their whiteboards using the focus sounds. The activity could be used during phonics lessons, as an intervention for any children requiring extra support or in the lead up to the phonics screening.
A good activity to support children to recognise sounds plus spell and read words.
Phonics Activity Workbook
A fun phonics activity workbook covering vowel digraphs and trigraphs.
Each new ‘special friend’ sound has three workbook pages - one to practise writing real words, one to identify alien words and one to complete a sentence using the focus sound in a word. There is a space on the sentence writing page for children to draw a picture to match their sentence.
This activity workbook could be completed as part of a group, independently or could be sent home as home learning/homework.
I have also used this workbook as Early Morning Work for children to practise their phonics. The workbook supports children to become more confident with each focus sound and as the activities are repeated for each new sound the children can become more independent when
completing the workbook.
Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 although could be used as a booster or intervention activity for Year 2 children.
A set of 20 word maker cards, a sheet of vowel sounds and 10 Phonics worksheets.
These cards cover split digraphs only.
Children can pick either a word maker card or a sound card and then see how many split digraph words they can make with the cards by placing the sound card onto the word maker card.
There are also 10 Phonics worksheets that children can use alongside the word maker cards. The worksheets cover real and alien words, rhyme, sentence making, word meaning, word sorting activities.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children
A set of 40 word maker cards, 30 digraphs and trigraphs and 8 Phonics worksheets.
These cards cover digraphs and trigraphs, they do not cover split digraphs.
Children can pick either a word maker card or a digraph or trigraph and then see how many words they can make with the cards by placing the digraph or trigraph card onto the word maker card.
There are also 8 Phonics worksheets that children can use alongside the word maker cards. The worksheets cover real and alien words, rhyme, sentence making, word meaning activities.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children
A set of 8 reading worksheets to complement the Year R reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example the setting, the characters, my favourite part of the story.
These worksheets involve lots of drawing activities for the children to complete.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Aimed at Year R
A word collector book for children to collect a range of words that they can then refer to and use in their written work.
The pages in this book are -
Amazing Adjectives
Valuable Verbs
Adventurous Adverbs
Noble Nouns
Words instead of nice
Words instead of said
Words linked to size and shape
Words linked to colours
Words linked to emotions
Words linked to characteristics
Words linked to the five senses
Words linked to material
Each page includes either a definition or some key words.
Children could have their own copy of the word collector book or there could be a class copy completed with the children.
The word collector book helps to expand children’s vocabulary and encourages children to consider the words that they choose to include in their written pieces.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children however could also be used with Lower Key Stage 2 children.
Phonics Word Maker
A set of 40 word maker cards, 30 digraphs and trigraphs and 8 Phonics worksheets.
These cards cover digraphs and trigraphs, they do not cover split digraphs.
Children can pick either a word maker card or a digraph or trigraph and then see how many words they can make with the cards by placing the digraph or trigraph card onto the word maker card.
There are also 8 Phonics worksheets that children can use alongside the word maker cards. The worksheets cover real and alien words, rhyme, sentence making, word meaning activities.
Split Digraph Word Maker
A set of 20 word maker cards, a sheet of vowel sounds and 10 Phonics worksheets.
These cards cover split digraphs only.
Children can pick either a word maker card or a sound card and then see how many split digraph words they can make with the cards by placing the sound card onto the word maker card.
There are also 10 Phonics worksheets that children can use alongside the word maker cards. The worksheets cover real and alien words, rhyme, sentence making, word meaning, word sorting activities.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children
**Year R Reading Cards
A set of 15 reading cards for Year R children. Each card contains one question or activity for the children to complete linked to their reading book.
These cards can be printed and laminated for use during guided reading or free reading sessions.
Year 1 Reading Cards
A set of 15 reading cards for Year 1 children. Each card contains two questions or activities for the children to complete linked to their reading book.
These cards can be printed and laminated for use during guided reading or free reading sessions.
Year 2 Reading Cards
A set of 16 reading cards for Year 2 children. Each card contains two or more questions or activities for the children to complete linked to their reading book.
These cards can be printed and laminated for use during guided reading or free reading sessions.
Year R Reading Sheets
A set of 8 reading worksheets to complement the Year R reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example the setting, the characters, my favourite part of the story.
These worksheets involve lots of drawing activities for the children to complete.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Year 1 Reading Sheets
A set of 10 reading worksheets to complement the Year 1 reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example story sequencing, the title of the book, settings and characters.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Year 2 Reading Sheets
A set of 14 reading worksheets to complement the Year 2 reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example story sequencing, adjectives and word meanings, questions.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Year R Reading Sheets
A set of 8 reading worksheets to complement the Year R reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example the setting, the characters, my favourite part of the story.
These worksheets involve lots of drawing activities for the children to complete.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Year 1 Reading Sheets
A set of 10 reading worksheets to complement the Year 1 reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example story sequencing, the title of the book, settings and characters.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Year 2 Reading Sheets
A set of 14 reading worksheets to complement the Year 2 reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example story sequencing, adjectives and word meanings, questions.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Year R Reading Cards
A set of 15 reading cards for Year R children. Each card contains one question or activity for the children to complete linked to their reading book.
These cards can be printed and laminated for use during guided reading or free reading sessions.
Year R Reading Sheets
A set of 8 reading worksheets to complement the Year R reading curriculum. Each worksheet contains a series of questions or activities for the children to complete. The sheets focus on different areas of the curriculum for example the setting, the characters, my favourite part of the story.
These worksheets involve lots of drawing activities for the children to complete.
These sheets can be used as part of a Guided Reading session and encourage children to focus on different parts of their book.
Word Collector Book
A word collector book for children to collect a range of words that they can then refer to and use in their written work.
The pages in this book are -
Amazing Adjectives
Valuable Verbs
Adventurous Adverbs
Noble Nouns
Words instead of nice
Words instead of said
Words linked to size and shape
Words linked to colours
Words linked to emotions
Words linked to characteristics
Words linked to the five senses
Words linked to material
Each page includes either a definition or some key words.
Children could have their own copy of the word collector book or there could be a class copy completed with the children.
The word collector book helps to expand children’s vocabulary and encourages children to consider the words that they choose to include in their written pieces.
Aimed at Key Stage 1 children however could also be used with Lower Key Stage 2 children.
Words instead of Nice Lesson
A complete English lesson covering words that can be used instead of nice.
The PowerPoint gives children examples of alternative words that they can use for nice and builds a list of alternative words - this final list could then be printed out for the children to use when they are writing. Children are then given a sentence with the word nice in and they have to replace the word nice in the sentence - children could rewrite the sentence on their whiteboards and replace the word nice or could simply write an alternative word for nice. The lesson includes three differentiated worksheets and a plenary where children have to find the odd word out eg amazing, helpful, caring and explain why it is the odd word out.
Adjectives Lesson
A complete English lesson for introducing adjectives.
The Powerpoint explains when to use adjectives. Children are then given the opportunity to think of adjectives to describe objects. Children must then identify adjectives in sentences. The lesson includes three differentiated worksheets and a plenary where children have to identify which word is not an adjective.
Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.