I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
I enjoy creating high quality resources to help students achieve their full learning potential. Many of my products contain flexible lesson plans, differentiated worksheets and practical activities and PowerPoint Presentations on a wide range of subjects.
This is an Easter/Spring theme phonics resource to review beginning consonant blends. It contains mixed consonant blends worksheets and reading, ‘I spy’ search and find activities to reinforce words beginning with consonant blends or clusters.
Content:
Worksheets: Mixed Consonant Blends (11 colour/11 b/w)
Search and Find: L-Blends
Search and Find: R-Blends
Search and Find: S-Blends
Multiple-choice worksheets: Students will see three sets of consonant blends. They should write the correct missing blend to complete the word.
I Spy - Search and Find worksheets: L- blends, R-blends and S-blends.
On each worksheet there is a list of words. Students read the words and only find those pictures listed on the Easter eggs. When a picture is found, they should place a tick/check mark in the box.
As these are mixed consonant blends worksheets, you can incorporate them into your lessons as revision/review blends or as extra worksheets for early finishers.
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Includes US spelling ‘color’ for I Spy Find and Search Activity.
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These are Summer phonics worksheets relating to beginning consonant blends/clusters. They are ideal for reviewing work on blends and for writing simple sentences using beginning blends. There are also differentiated multiple-choice worksheets whereby students select the correct blend to complete one or two words in a sentence.
Content:
Consonant blend worksheets
Writing simple sentences
Missing consonant blends worksheets
Fun colour by Code Activity – great for early finishers
Consonant blends worksheets:
There are 7 consonant blends worksheets containing 9 blends pictures on each sheet with incomplete words. Students select the correct missing blends from the grid using the picture clues.
**The blends are: **
bl-, br-, cl-, cr-, dr-, fl-, fr-, gl-, gr-, pl-, pr-, sc-, sk-, sl-, sm-, sn-, sp-, st-, sw-, tr-, and tw-.
Writing activity: Worksheets 1 to 3
Students write simple sentences using each of the beginning blends shown in the grid with pictures. They should check their work making sure they start their sentence with a capital/uppercase letter and finish with an end punctuation.
Missing consonant blends worksheets (differentiated)
Worksheet 1: Students select one correct blend to complete the word in the sentence.
Worksheet 2: Students select two correct blends to complete the words in the sentence.
Colour by Code: Summer Beach (2 versions) – with Solution.
The blends in this activity are colour-coded. The consonant blends are: bl, br, cr, fr, gl, sn, sp and st.
The image shows words and pictures beginning with consonant blends.
First version: the colours are displayed with the beginning consonants in order to colour the images correctly, students use the colour code to complete the activity.
Second version: Students will need to colour in the crayons before using the code to complete the picture.
There are 2 papers sizes: Optional A4 or US Letter Size
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You may be interested in Mixed Consonant Blends Spring Worksheets
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12823358
This final consonant blends resource contains differentiated activities which can be used as an addition to lessons on consonant blends or clusters. Students trace over blends, match correct pictures and complete cut and paste worksheets.
Content:
Final Consonant Blends: Trace and Circle – Colour
Final Consonant Blends: Trace and Colour – B/w
Worksheets 1 and 2: Matching Pictures to Consonant Blends
Cut and paste pictures for matching activity
Cut and paste pictures with missing final blends for matching activity
Answer Sheet for Worksheets A to I
Trace and Circle Worksheets A to I:
Students trace over the consonants blends and then draw a line to one of the pictures that ends with the final blend shown in the centre.
Trace and Colour Worksheets A to I:
Students trace over the consonant blends and then draw a line to one of the pictures that ends with the blend in the centre and then colour in the picture.
Worksheets 1 and 2: Cut and paste differentiated activities
Cut out the colour pictures and glue the correct picture to the correct final consonant blend on worksheets 1 and 2.
Version 1: Cut out the b/w pictures and then match and glue them to the correct final consonant blends on worksheets 1 and 2. Students should then colour in the pictures.
Version 2: Contains part of the consonant blend word. Students complete the words by selecting one of the blends from the grid at the bottom of the page and then cut and glue onto the worksheets 1 and 2.
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Suitable for US
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This product has been added to and now includes a PowerPoint presentation lesson on antonyms (introducing synonyms), worksheets and activities relating to antonyms and synonyms. You can use these worksheet activities to review opposites and words that are similar. If you are looking for extra resources or extension to your lessons or for students to take home and complete, there are a variety of tasks - cut and paste, completing an antonym table, writing sentences, matching activities, whole class reading text and word searches.
Content:
Teacher Notes (1 page)
Missing Antonyms Worksheet -
Writing Antonyms and Sentences (x3)
Antonyms Match List
Connecting Antonyms (Differentiated Worksheets)
Write and Trace Antonyms Worksheet
Antonyms/Opposites Puzzle Match (Cut/Paste Activity)
2 Wordsearches – Find the Antonyms with Solutions
PowerPoint Presentation Product Content:
Teacher Notes (1 page)
Editable PowerPoint Presentation (60 Slides)
Presentation Lesson Guides 1 – 3
Worksheets x5
Flashcards (x2 Sets)
Editable cards (PowerPoint)
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If you would like the PowerPoint Presentation and associated worksheets only:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12900454
60+ pages (incl. colour and b/w worksheets, Answer Sheets)
Optional: A4 or US 8.5 x. 11in size worksheets.
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This is product relates to antonyms. If you are looking for extra resources to reinforce or review antonyms, then this resource covers that learning objective. The product contains 46 pairs of antonym cards which you can use to present your lessons by asking students to find the opposite of the card you are holding up. Or you could blu tac some cards onto an easel and ask students ‘What is the opposite of each card?’.
Other activities with the cards: Snap! and a memory game (select pairs of antonyms and lay them face down on the table for students to find matching antonym pairs).
Preparation: For longevity I would suggest laminating and cutting apart the cards you require for that activity.
I have included some activities you can do with the cards in the teacher notes.
Content:
Teacher Notes
46 Pairs Antonym cards (colour/B&W)
Write the Room worksheets A to F
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Optional A4 and US Size Worksheets
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This is a summer-themed CVC word worksheet activity resource which you can incorporate into your main lesson or use as assessment, homework or give to early finishers. You can give the worksheets to all students and differentiate by outcome or allocate worksheets to different groups.
Content:
Sunshine Spell and Write Worksheets (x4)
Missing Short Vowels Worksheet - A and B
Match Picture to Word (x2)
Write beginning and ending letters worksheet
Students are required to sort jumbled letters in a grid to spell CVC words by looking at the pictures, read and match words to pictures, and add missing medial vowels.
The beginning and endings letters worksheet contains 20 CVC pictures. Students should use their phonemic knowledge to add the missing consonants.
I have included examples of the worksheets on how the activities should be completed.
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The combined products in this bundle include synonyms, worksheets, flashcards, PowerPoint presentations. The PowerPoint presentation can be used as a standalone lesson and there are additional worksheets and antonym cards.
You can purchase the PowerPoint Presentation resource separately.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12900454
However it is included in this discounted bundle.
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This product relates to color activities.
Ideal to use in group settings - each table has a dedicated activity and the children can move round once they have had a go or completed an activity.
<strong>Content:</strong>
Teachers Notes on activities
-Whole page color words surrounded by bubbles
-Whole page color words for children to trace over the dashes
Color word cards - upper case letters
Color word cards - lower case letters
Selection of color pictures with labels
Black and white pictures for children to color in
Clipart buttons in a variety of colors
Colors : red, brown, blue, orange, black, green, gray, yellow, white, purple and pink.
<strong>• Activity 1</strong> – You can direct the children to use any color equipment to fill in the color words and the bubbles – paint, crayons, felt tips, pencils.
<strong>• Activity 2</strong> – Children join up the dashes to complete the letters and then color in the word. They can draw things that are usually that color.
<strong>• Activity 3</strong> – Use IT Paint Palette on computer to create a colorful picture or simply a rainbow. Extension: Ask the more able to type/write the colors they have used by copying the word cards.
</strong>• Activity 4 – Color sort.</strong> Children sort the buttons by color and glue them in the correct circles.
<strong>• Activity 5: Hands-on activity:</strong> Alternatively, put out a selection of real buttons for children sort into color groups onto the circles and they can say how they have grouped the buttons.
<strong>• Activity 6: Word cards (upper/lower case letters):</strong>
Lay out blank sugar paper or ordinary paper for children to glue on the color card word, either upper or lower case, and then colour inside the letters.
<strong>Prep:</strong> Cut out a selection of different color pictures for the children and get them to decide which color pictures they should stick around the name of the card color. See preview slide.
<strong>UK Version</strong>
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/colour-activities-paint-colour-words-trace-over-colour-sort-cut-paste-it-link-11881979?theme=1
You may be intersted in Class Visuals relating to colors:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/room-visuals-colors-for-display-what-colors-are-when-mixed-flashcards-colors-activity-worksheets-11341707
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Aimed at Pre-K, Kindergarten, Grade 1.
This English Language Arts resource includes:-
PowerPoint Presentation on all the lessons - the reading text is on PowerPoint with audio.
Optional - click on the icon to listen to the story.
Presentation for whole class teaching including whole class exercises.
Also includes:-
English Language Arts Plan contains 5 lessons focusing on the short story (lesson starter and plenaries).
Activities:-
- Reading comprehension questions - involves speaking/listening and reading/writing.
- Capitalization and punctuation at the end of a sentence
- Sentence activity
- Sorting jumbled words (word scramble) used in the story
- Focus on use of adjectives to write interesting stories
- Writing simple sentences
- Creative writing activity
- Labeling pictures using adjectives
- Reading texts and illustrating
- Word search
- Differentiated worksheets and activities
All resources are editable and printable.
Addresses:
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RF.1.A
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RF.1.4 and RF.1.4.A
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RL.1.1
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RL.1.2
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.RL.1.7
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.W.1.3
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.SL.1.2
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.1.2
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.1.2.B
CCSS.ELA.Literacy.L.1.1.F
File Type: Word and PowerPoint
All images royalty free from Microsoft clipart.
This literacy resource contains ready-made bingo cards and call out cards, 3 x 3 lotto grids, word searches, word cards for matching games and cards for word snap.
**UPDATED WITH TO USE LESS PRINTER INK**
100 sight words obtained from the Primary National Strategy - Letters and Sounds: Appendices - 100 high-frequency words in phases.
Use to complement reading activities, literacy and for learning words for spelling tests and assessment. Also great for end of term games.
All the bingo boards and lotto boards are numbered and colour-coded for ease of use.
There are two versions of the letter ‘K’ in Sassoon font. I have made extra cards for replacement.
The words cover Phases 2 to 5 and comprises:-
Phase 2 words - bingo cards (x17)
Phase 3 words - bingo cards (x15)
Phase 4 words - bingo cards (x15)
Phase 5 words - bingo cards (x15)
Phases 2-5 bingo cards (x40) - Use for whole class option, if you wish.
A set of 3 x 3 grid lotto cards - (x20) for Phase 2,
(10x) of each set for Phases 3 to 5.
Set of wrongly spelt word cards for matching with a set of correctly spelt words – Put a few correct/incorrect words in the centre of the table for groups to match the jumbled words to the correctly spelt words, e.g. hte - the, pepole - people.
Lotto game - There are a set of 3 x 3 grid lotto cards. The children can play as individuals or in pairs or in small groups. One child picks a word from a bag or box and read it aloud. The children mark the word on their card by colouring over or placing a counter over the word. The first one to complete a line horizontally, vertically or diagonally wins the game.
10 Word searches with solutions.
Use the word cards for other activities such as laying out five different word cards and ask the pupil to point to the card that says, e.g. ‘about’.
Set a time limit on how many sight words the pupils can read in a minute.
Multi-purpose use of the white word cards.
You can also use the word cards as displays.
Once downloaded, you can print off what you need.
You may be interested in:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/100-sight-words-including-year-1-common-exception-words-bingo-lotto-snap-word-searches-11281973
Images: Microsoft clipart.
This literacy resource differs from the other 100 sight word resource in that the Lotto game cards only contain Year 1 Common Exception Words whereas the Lotto game cards in the other resource contains 100 sight words.
**Now updated with cards that use less colour printer ink. **
You now have a choice of using the original colour coded bingo cards. The original resources remain and I have also inlcuded printer-friendly bingo cards - the background is white and the outlines are in colour.
Ready-made bingo cards and call out cards;
-3 x 3 Lotto grid;
Word searches; and
Cards for word snap and lotto.
100 sight words obtained from the Primary National Strategy - Letters and Sounds: Appendices - 100 high-frequency words in phases and Year 1 Common Exception Words from NC 2014 English - Appendix 1: Spelling.
Use to complement reading activities, literacy and for learning words for spelling tests and assessment.
The Bingo and Lotto cards are numbered.
There are two versions of the letter ‘K’ in Sassoon font.
Set of word cards/call out cards for word bingo which includes Year 1 common exception words - just print out as many times as you like.
Set of common exception words only for the lotto cards.
40x Bingo cards (100 sight words and common exception words).
25x Lotto cards (3 x 3 grid) – Year 1 common exception words only - Spelling Appendix 1.
4x Word searches – Common exception words only.
Lotto game - There are a set of 3 x 3 grid lotto cards. The children can play as individuals or in pairs or in small groups. One child picks a word from a bag or box and read it aloud. The children mark the word on their card by using dry-wipe pens or placing a counter over the word. The first one to complete a line horizontally, vertically or diagonally wins the game.
4 Word searches with solutions – to find common exception words.
Use the word cards for other activities such as laying out five different word cards and ask the pupil to point to the card that says, e.g. school.
Set a time limit on how many sight words the pupils can read in a minute.
Multi-purpose use of the grey word cards.
You may be interested in:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/100-common-sight-words-bingo-snap-lotto-word-searches-word-match-and-more-with-teachers-notes-11278233
Images: Microsoft clipart.
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This is a reading comprehension resource which entails close reading and inference.
Ideal for Easter (new beginnings) and reading assessment.
Suitable for Keystage 1 and 2.
The reading comprehension is in two parts.
Booklet 1 contains:-
Part 1 - 12 questions
Part 2 - 11 questions
Booklet 2 contains only Part 1 - You may want to differentiate and give some children Booklet 2.
Reading Tasks:
- Questions on the text.
- Tick box statements - Multiple choice.
- Sorting verbs and nouns under the correct headings.
- Word work - Circle the word that means the same as 'ushered' in the context of the story.
- Making Inferences based on the text.
- Explain reasons for their answers - use 'because'.
Specimen answers provided.
Learning Objectives: Develop pleasure in reading
Answering and asking questions
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done
File type: pdf (Sassoon fonts - choice of different 'k's) and Windows word format if you need to edit.
Images royalty free from Microsoft Clipart.
This resource relates to room visuals that you can display in your classroom or art area.
There are also two sets of worksheets for each of the colors.
Worksheet 1: Children draw and label four things for each of the colors.
Worksheet 2: Children color in the blank splash with the correct color and then draw and label four things for that color.
<strong>Content:</strong>
• ‘Colors’ Poster for display
• ‘Color Mix’ Poster for display
• ‘What’s your favorite color?’ Poster
• 11 Posters for display naming the colors: red, blue, white, orange, brown, pink black, gray, purple, yellow and pink
• 11 Flashcards naming colors
• 6 ‘What color does …… and …. make?’ Posters - What color does red and green make?
• 2 Sets of worksheets for each color (total: 22)
File Type: Word and pdf.
You may be interested in: Color Activities for PreK/K
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/color-activities-tasks-and-sorting-into-color-groups-cut-paste-prek-kindergarten-11881996
This resource pack is on the theme of All About Me - PSHE link.
Updated with PowerPoint Name Spinner
You can use it as an icebreaker in the first week of term to find out about your students and they can find out about each other’s similarities and differences.
<strong>Content</strong>
Teacher’s Notes
Learning Objectives and starter activity
How to use the PowerPoint Presentation generator questions/names
PowerPoint Presentation to randomly generate questions - I have typed in the questions. Start the Slide Show and then click on From Beginning icon. Press the ‘s’ key to stop and the PowerPoint will automatically stop on a question. Start the generator again by pressing the spacebar.
PowerPoint Presentation to randomly select names in your class - I have set up the presentation - just type in the names of your students and save. Then as above go into Slide Show and then click From Beginning. The presentation will randomly generate the names. Press the ‘s’ key to stop and the PowerPoint will automatically stop on a name. To start the generator again hit the spacebar.
It is a good idea to save the PowerPoint as another name ‘Save As’ so that you retain the original.
38 Question cards - A selection of question cards to print, laminate and cut out -this resource can be used with Activity Sheet 3 or use in the suggested activity in the Teacher’s Notes.
Additional activity sheets are in the form of activity sheets 1, 2 and 3.
<strong>Learning Objectives: </strong>
To recognise the differences that exist between us
To know that we are similar in different ways
To express personal preferences
File type: Word format and pdf (question cards)
This bundle contains 6 sets of resources to organise your classroom and extra worksheet activities to reinforce topic areas.
It also includes ready-made flashcards - for whole-class teaching.
This bundle was updated on April 5th - If you have already bought this bundle, please re-download to access the new products on ordinal numbers:)
It comprises:
Cardinal numbers
Ordinal numbers
Colours
2D/3D Shapes displays
Subject displays/Labels for objects around the classroom
Editable Birthday Display
And much much more. Please see individual description on products in this bundle.
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Short story text that focuses on particular aspects of the English language.
This literacy resource pack includes 5 lessons:-
Powerpoint Presentation on all the lessons - the reading text is on PowerPoint and Word format for activities and whole class teaching.
Literacy lessons for a week focussing on the short story:-
- reading comprehension and questions;
- sentence work - capital letters/full stops;
- jumbled sentences and words activities
- Punctuating a short text exercise, and identifying speech marks;
- Work on words with silent letters;
- Role play using playscript adapted from the story;
- Creativing writing - finishing the story.
All the worksheets can be adapted to suit your lessons.
All images used are royalty free
This comprehensive phonics resource focuses on initial consonant blends cl and cr - CCVC words.
In stages, it clearly explains CCVC introduced in Phase 4 Letters and sounds.
Aimed at: Foundation Stage/Keystage1 and SEN pupils;
Pupils who find blends challenging
Ideal resource for ESL pupils and one-to-one and small group teaching.
Editable Presentations to suit your class. Includes new worksheets.
Both PowerPoint presentations include whole class activities: -
-writing CCVC words starting with cl and cr,
-segment/blend words together
listening activity - Pupils listen to sentences and when they hear the CCVC words they write it on their whiteboards or laminated phoneme frames.
sorting out jumbled words activity,
shared reading to insert missing word in text.
It contains:-
Teacher’s Notes for cl and cr blends
Presentation showing picture of hand to count phonemes for CCVC activities
Presentation for initial blend cl (59 Slides)
Presentation for initial blend cr (53 Slides)
2 Easy to follow Lesson Plans (learning objectives, main activities, plenaries) -
All the slides are referred to in the lesson plans.
Phoneme Frame for whole class and group activities - laminate for repeated use
2 sets of Flash cards listing all the CCVC words for cl and cr initial blends-
(1 set shows sound buttons and lines)- laminate for repeated use
Pictures cards and related words - laminate and cut out
Differentiated worksheets for pupils that need support and for more able pupils.
Cut and paste activities
Further activities- Lay out a mixture of cl/cr pictures and words for groups to match up.
Extend activity to include bl and br picture/word cards for children to sort.
As suggested in the Teacher’s Notes - for initial blend ‘cl’ you could print off slides 12,28 and 40 and laminate for pupils to make CCVC words independently.
For initial blend ‘cr’ you print off slides 12, 26 and 34 and laminate for pupils to make CCVC words independently.
Learning Objectives:
To develop children’s knowledge of initial consonant blends.
To segment and blend CCVC words for reading and writing.
File Type: Word format, pdf and PowerPoint
Related resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-initial-blends-bl-and-br-ccvc-words-presentations-lesson-plans-activities-dictation-11400262
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Letters and Sounds: Phase 3 Consonant Digraphs
This is a phonics resource on consonant digraphs. It is an ideal addition to my other resources on consonant digraphs.
It is aimed at Keystage 1 and more able Foundation children, SEND and ESL students.
The strips are differentiated and gives students the opportunity to read, write and practise digraphs using the visual images as prompts.
**Consonant digraphs: sh, ch, th, ng, ck, ph and wh. **
The pack contains:
Plain strips - Student look at the picture and practise writing the word - There are 4 different words containing the same digraph.
E.g. shoes, shell, fish, dish.
Trace over dots - again 4 different words for the same digraph
Jumbled words strips - unscramble the word by looking at the picture and writing the word.
Jumbled words strips (with highlighted digraph) - The highlighted digraph means they stay together so it only remains for the student to unscramble the rest of the letters.
12 Practice worksheets to consolidate their learning on digraphs.
Total download: 90 Blend cards, 12 worksheets and Teacher Notes (2 pages)
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Learning aim: To review and revise consonant digraphs
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I have now bundled the mixed CVC Presentations and worksheets together as they relate to mixed CVC words.
The set of 6 interactive PowerPoint Presentations are great time-saving assets to any phonic sessions.
They are easy to use and the children will enjoy cooperative learning - think, pair share.
The 20 worksheets are additional resources for children to practise what they have been learning.
The worksheets include reading simple high frequency sight words.
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I have now bundled the mixed CVC Presentations and worksheets together as they relate to mixed CVC words.
The set of 6 interactive PowerPoint Presentations are great time-saving assets to any phonic sessions.
They are easy to use and students will enjoy cooperative learning - think, pair share.
The 20 worksheets are additional resources for children to practice what they have been learning.
The worksheets include reading simple high frequency sight words.
Please see individual description of products.
Thank you for your interest.