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Printable Desk Mat - Year 1 (Jolly Phonics version)
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Printable Desk Mat - Year 1 (Jolly Phonics version)

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Are you tired of scaffolding materials cluttering up your children's tables; a sound mat, a key word mat, a 100 square, pencil pots... Add some books, waterbottle and the occassional treasure found at lunch time and most children find it hard to contain all of this stuff to their tabletops. Well look no further - this A4 printable desk mat has all the prompts Year 1 children need to help encourage them to be more independent as they learn to write and record. The desk mat features - - entire alphabet in both lower and upper case print, - days of the week, - all the Year 1 Common Exception Words writers, - graphemes for Letters and Sounds phase 2 and 3 (complete with Jolly Phonics picture prompts), - a visual reminder of 'Super 6' for handwriting (Capital letters, listening for sounds, writing on the line, pre-cursive handwriting, finger spaces and full stops) - number 1-20 in numerals and words - a 100 square Never have untidy tables again!
Fidget Spinner Phonics
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Fidget Spinner Phonics

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Put the fidget spinner obsession to good use with these phonics sheets. Place the fidget spinner at the top of the page and see how many sounds/tricky words children can read before it stops. Ideal for partner work/phonics interventions. Includes phase 2, 3 and 5 graphemes plus all the tricky words.
Transition Day Flip Book
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Transition Day Flip Book

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Are you looking for a fun, colourful, editable transition booklet - why not try this flip-book. All the information your children and parent's need in one place. Plus it's paper saving - only 3 pages of A4 There's minimal effort involved - no cutting required. Simply add your info, print, copy back to back, fold and staple. I have painstakingly ensured that all the tabs and boxes will line up when printed - saving you time and effort. It's FULLY-EDITABLE too - add your own images, alter the text and tab headings. Note: Basic knowledge of PowerPoint will be needed to edit.
Big Bad Wolf Character Description - Finger Spaces and Sentence Demarcation
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Big Bad Wolf Character Description - Finger Spaces and Sentence Demarcation

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Two worksheets to target children who are struggling with either finger spaces or sentence demarcation. Finger Spaces: Children write the sentence in the finger space prompt and then copy it out again underneath. Sentence Demarcation: Coloured boxes at the start and finish of the line help children to remember their capital letter and full stop. They then write their own independent sentences underneath.
HFW/Tricky Word Rockets (Rec/Year 1)
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HFW/Tricky Word Rockets (Rec/Year 1)

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Rockets to encourage/track children's ability to read high frequency and tricky words. When chn can read the word three times they can colour that section of the rocket. When the rocket is completely coloured in, they can move onto the next list. Rockets included are: Letters and Sounds Ph 2 Letters and Sounds Ph 3 Letters and Sounds Ph 4 Letters and Sounds Ph 5 Year 1 additional CEWs
Phase 5 Quick Read PowerPoints
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Phase 5 Quick Read PowerPoints

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19 PowerPoints (one for each Phase 5 sound) featuring a selection of real and 'alien' words. A great resource to add to your lessons, it aids in your teaching of letters and sounds and preparing children for the Year 1 Phonics Screen. *Each file contains 14 words