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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful! All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country. I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.

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I am an ex-primary head teacher and English, Maths and History specialist. I've mostly worked in KS2, often in Year 6. Although for the last two years, I've been working in Year 1, which has been delightful! All the resources have been used successfully with children in a range of schools all over the country. I am constantly reviewing and updating my resources. Please follow me to ensure that you have the most up to date versions of the resources you buy.
Phonics Phase 4 Week 04 Day 2 home learning - reading and writing 2 High Frequency and Tricky words.
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 04 Day 2 home learning - reading and writing 2 High Frequency and Tricky words.

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Today’s lesson revises writing Phase 3 GPCs or and ar words and teaches writing High Frequency and Tricky words. A youtube video to be used by parents at home with children who are on Phase 4 of Phonics using Letters and Sounds. The lesson consists of: Revisit / Review revising reading GCPs or and ar Teach writing High Frequency and Tricky words. Practice playing Countdown with High Frequency and Tricky words. Apply writing a sentence using High Frequency and Tricky words.
Phonics Phase 5 home learning Week 05 day 1 - alternative /ee/ ey
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Phonics Phase 5 home learning Week 05 day 1 - alternative /ee/ ey

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Today’s lesson revises reading graphemes /ee/ words and teaches alternative /ee/ - ey A youtube video to be used by parents at home with children who are on Phase 5 of Phonics using Letters and Sounds. The lesson consists of: Revisit / Review revising reading words based on alternative /ai/ Teach reading words based on alternative /ee/ - ey Practice reading Phase 4 Tricky words. Apply reading a sentence including words using alternative /ee/ - ey
Phonics Phase 5 Week 21 alternative /c/ ch, ck, k
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 21 alternative /c/ ch, ck, k

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /air/ ere, ear, are Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /c/ ch, ck, k Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words said, little, people there Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134 Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 Apply writing sentences p149
Phonics Phase 5 Week 1 alternative /w/, /h/ and /f/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 1 alternative /w/, /h/ and /f/

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Phonics Phase 5 Week 1 blended learning – alternative spellings for h (wh), w (wh) and f or ff (ph) A set of resources designed to support learning both at home and in the classroom. Please note all the youtube video clips can be accessed separately for free, which constitutes the home learning element of these lessons. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write Phase 4 trigraphs ear, air, ure, (Week 01 - Revisit Phase 4 – trigraphs.pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with wh (w), wh (h) , ph (f or ff) Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words said, have, like so, do, some, come, little. Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 4 Week 1 CVC to CVCC & CCVC
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 1 CVC to CVCC & CCVC

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review: Read and write Phase 3 GPCs j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu using Week 01 Revisit Phase 3 GPCs.pptx Teach spelling the word CVC to CCVC words read, write and spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) i.e. said, have, like so, he, she, we, me, be Practise reading GPCs: -air, ee , sh, Practise reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Year 1 Term 1 Week 2 Day 1 one more, one less
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 2 Day 1 one more, one less

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objective: To identify one more One more / One less This lesson consists of: A differentiated starter – Counting Triangles. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting different shapes by taking straws equal to each of 5 rolls of the dice. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how a number track can be used to identify one more and one less of a given number. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A 3-way differentiated series of tasks utilising a number track to help compare sets of numbers to find the smallest and largest, less and more. A Next steps / AFL plenary to allow you to access learning through the lesson.
Phonics Phase 5 Week 12 alternative /oo/ (short – u) oo, ou, oul
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 12 alternative /oo/ (short – u) oo, ou, oul

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /oo/ ue, u-e Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs / for /oo/ (short – u) Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words could, would, should, couldn’t, shouldn’t wouldn’t Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134 Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 Apply writing sentences p149
Phonics Phase 5 Week 19 alternative /ear/ eer, ere
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 19 alternative /ear/ eer, ere

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review alternative spellings for /oi/ oy, oi Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative GPCs for /ear/ eer, ere Teach / Practice spelling the tricky words when what. Mr., Mrs. Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned p134 Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 Apply writing sentences p149
Phonics Phase 4 Week 2 CVC to CVCC and CCVC
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 2 CVC to CVCC and CCVC

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write Phase 3 ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa using Week 02 - Revisit Phase 3 – digraphs.ppx Teach spelling the word CVC to CVC words read, write spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) i.e. have, like some, come, was, you, me, he, she, be Practice reading and writing CVCC and CCVC Practice reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 4 Week 3 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 3 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write Phase /oo/ /OO/, u, ur using Week 03 - Revisit Phase 3 – digraphs.ppx Teach two syllable words: read, write and spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) i.e, was, you, me, he, she, be, were, there, little, one, they, all, are Practice reading and writing two syllable words Practice reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 4 Week 4 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.
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Phonics Phase 4 Week 4 two syllable words – reading, spelling and writing.

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write Phase or, ar, ow, and oi using Week 03 - Revisit Phase 4 – digraphs.ppx Teach two syllable words: read, write and spell. Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 High Frequency words p118 (Letters and Sounds) it’s, from, children, just, little, there, one, out Practice reading and writing two syllable words Practice reading real and non-words. Apply reading sentences p122 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p124 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 2 alternative graphemes for /ai/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 2 alternative graphemes for /ai/

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AA set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write alternative spellings for h (wh), w (wh) and f or ff (ph) (Week 02 - Revisit wh, h, w, wh,pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with ay, ai, split digraph a-e Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words said, have, like so, do, some, come, little. Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 3 alternative graphemes for /ai/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 3 alternative graphemes for /ai/

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write alternative spellings for h (wh), w (wh) and f or ff (ph) and alternative ai – ay, a-e (Week 03 ai sound,pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with ai, ey, eigh Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words do, some, come, little. Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 5 alternative graphemes for /ee/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 5 alternative graphemes for /ee/

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write alternative spellings /ai/ ey, ea, eigh and aigh and /ee/ ea, ee, split digraph ee (Week 05 ee sound.pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with /ee/, ey, y Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words any, many, please, people Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 6  – alternative graphemes for /igh/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 6 – alternative graphemes for /igh/

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of closure. Please note all the youtube video clips can be accessed separately for free, which constitutes the home learning element of these lessons. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write and spell alternative spellings /ee/ ea, ee, ie, ey, y split digraph e-e (Week 06 ee sound less common.pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling alternative /igh/ - y, ie and split digraph i-e Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words words eyes, my, by, people Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Phonics Phase 5 Week 4 alternative graphemes for /ee/
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Phonics Phase 5 Week 4 alternative graphemes for /ee/

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A set of resources designed to support learning in the classroom with resources available for distance learning in event of school or class closure. The week’s lessons cover: Revisit / Review Read and write alternative spellings / ai/ ey, ea, eigh and aigh (Week 04 ai sound.pptx) Teach reading, writing and spelling words with /ee/, ea, split digraph e-e Teach / Practice spelling the phase 4 tricky words any, many, please, people Practice recognition and recall of graphemes and different pronunciations of graphemes as they are learned Practice reading and spelling words with adjacent consonants and words with newly learned graphemes Apply reading sentences p142 (Letters and Sounds) Apply writing sentences p149 (Letters and Sounds)
Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Day 2 To identify & represent numbers using objects & pictures
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 1 Day 2 To identify & represent numbers using objects & pictures

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. It also includes a distance learning video and resources. Learning Objective: To identify & represent numbers using objects & pictures This lesson consists of: A differentiated starter - Count on. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting up to a target number of 10 (LA), 20 (MA) 30 (HA) starting from a number generated by rolling a dice. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart focusing on the skill of one to one correspondence when counting different objects, introducing the use of a number track to 10. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter and main part of the lesson. A 3-way differentiated series of tasks requiring to use number tracks to use one to one correspondence to count objects and begin to recognise digits associated with that number. A final AFL / Next Steps task, where children identify their own questions linked to different coloured shapes.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 4 Day 2 addition with number tracks.
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 4 Day 2 addition with number tracks.

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objective: To be able to count in tens (starter), To read, write and interpret addition (+) and equals (=) symbols. (main lesson). This lesson consists of: A starter revising counting on in tens, using a youtube counting song. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how to use a number track to solve addition problems and represent the sums in part, part, whole diagrams. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. a 3-way differentiated set of independent tasks where children create and solve addition sums and part part whole representations based on number tracks. A Next steps / AFL Challenge plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson by challenging children apply their knowledge to a simple word problem.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 2 Day 2 Part, Part, Whole
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 2 Day 2 Part, Part, Whole

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objective: To use part / part whole This lesson consists of: A differentiated starter – Counting Triangles. A counting game for groups of children to take in turns counting different shapes by taking straws equal to each of 5 rolls of the dice. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how use Part, Part, Whole diagrams to begin to represent addition and subtraction sums. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A 3-way differentiated series of tasks teaching children to represent cubes and counters in Part, Part, Whole diagrams A Next steps / AFL plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson.
Year 1 Term 1 Week 2 Day 3 Part, Part, Whole
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Year 1 Term 1 Week 2 Day 3 Part, Part, Whole

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A differentiated starter, introduction for both ActivInspire and Smartboard, and 3 way differentiated activity with an extension activity for use in Continuous Provision and AFL / Next Steps plenary class activity. Also included is a youtube video and resources for distance learning. Learning Objective: To use part / part whole This lesson consists of: A starter – Carry On Counting. Children to work in pairs or larger groups to practice counting to a target number in a fun dice game. An Interactive Whiteboard teaching introduction for both Notebook and ActivInspire flipchart teaching how use Part, Part, Whole diagrams to begin to represent addition and subtraction sums. A youtube video link for distance learning introducing the starter, main part of the lesson and the AFL / Next Steps plenary. A 3-way differentiated series of tasks teaching children to represent ten arrays using Part, Whole diagrams A Next steps / AFL plenary to allow you to assess learning through the lesson.