This activity pack introduces pupils to two traditional fairy tales, Jack and the Beanstalk and The Gingerbread Man. Pupils read through the stories with the teacher and then complete a series of activities that describe characters, sequence events and discuss what is needed for good beginnings, middles and endings when writing stories. Objectives: to retell and recount two traditional fairy stories to sequence events in a story to describe characters from a story

Pupils are invited to choose the correct medial vowel to complete a word.

PowerPoint which asks pupils to change letters to make new CVC words. Listen to the word then click on the letter that needs to be changed, then on the new letter below to replace it.

A PowerPoint which asks pupils to identify the phonemes ch, sh and th. Can be used as a whole class activity or by children individually or in pairs.

PowerPoint to help pupils identify final phonemes.

PowerPoint on identifying initial phonemes

PowerPoint on how to identify initial phonemes.

The attached flipcharts have been made to help support the teaching of vowel phonemes. The phonemes match the NLS objectives for Year 2. The flipcharts may be opened in Active Primary or Active Studio 2. Flip- charts can be printed for written reinforcement. Term 1 includes: ee, oo, ar, oy, ow. Term 2 includes: air, or, er. Term 3 includes: ea, ear.

A short presentation to introduce sh and ch

An animation shows the spelling of words with long a, e, i, o and u vowel sounds and split digraphs. Pupils are asked to make words using the Wordmaker machine. If the answer is correct the word is spoken and a picture appears. Suitable for older pupils with SEN.

Long i, o and u vowel sounds. Pupils see 3 different graphemic representations (spellings) of these vowel sounds and are asked to make words using the Wordmaker machine. If the answer is correct the word is spoken and a picture appears. Suitable for older pupils with SEN.

Long a and long e vowel sounds. Pupils see three different graphemic representations (spellings) of these vowel sounds and are asked to make words using the Wordmaker machine. If the answer is correct the word is spoken and a picture appears. Suitable for older pupils with SEN.

An extended novel that brings all important food safety messages to life and associated lesson plans.

An interactive resource where pupils read through a story with the teacher, sequence events, describe characters and write a story.

An interactive resource where pupils drag onsets and rimes into the Wordmaker machine to make words.

An interactive resource where pupils drag letters into the Wordmaker machine to make CVC words.

See - Hear - Write the alphabet with associated images.

These activities have been made to support all areas of the curriculum from Early Years to Year 6. The activities can stand alone or used as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached. Includes word searches, gap fill activities and sort activities.

A set of matching activities in the form of an interactive game of Snap. Pupils are required to match: lower case letters, upper case letters, lower and upper case letters, high frequency words. This resource can also be accessed by switch users via a switch interface which emulates the enter key. Suitable for older pupils with SEN

A set of matching activities in the form of an interactive game of Snap. Pupils are required to match: pictures, shapes and colours. This resource can also be accessed by switch users via a switch interface which emulates the enter key. Suitable for older pupils with SEN