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 resource contains the next 200 words from the Primary National Strategy - Letters and Sounds: Appendices - 200 high-frequency words in phases.
It also includes Year 2 Common Exception Words [from Primary National Curriculum English – Appendix 1 – Spellings].
NOW UPDATED TO SAVE INK USAGE. YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF DOWNLOADING FULL COLOUR OR REDUCED COLOUR BINGO CARDS/WORDS.
Use these game activities to complement reading tasks, and learning words for spelling tests. Also great for end of term games.
Bingo
Snaps
Choose some sight words and set a time limit for how many words the pupils can read in a minute.
Word search puzzles
2 Sets of worksheets - common exception words with missing letters.
The bingo words have been divided into 6 sets. Each card is numbered within that set and colour-coded.
Each set of bingo cards has its own set of call out words, e.g. Set 2 Bingo Cards/Set 2 Call out words.
Set 6 Bingo cards focuses on Year 2 common exception words.
The 5 word searches focuses on Year 2 common exception words.
**Other uses **
Choose a word or words to be word(s) of the week. Show how the children can use different techniques to memorize the word(s) – mnemonic, which part of the word can be sounded out, which part of the word is tricky.
Set 1 – 15 Bingo cards + call out cards
Set 2 – 15 Bingo cards + call out cards
Set 3 – 30 Bingo cards + call out cards
Set 4 – 30 Bingo cards + call out cards
Set 5 – 15 Bingo cards,+ call out cards
Set 6 – 20 Bingo cards + call out cards
Word Cards 1 – 100 words (also in b/w)
Word Cards 2 - 100 words (also in b/w)
The Word Cards 1 and 2 can be printed off as many times as you like:
Play snaps
Can also be used for display
Print, laminate and cut out.
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This is resource is on the topic of Sikhism. It is an introductory booklet that aims to cover the key features of the Sikh religion including the the K’s.
Ideal resource for revision/assessment.
It contains a contents page, glossary of terms and texts with sub-headings and questions.
The booklet can be ‘dipped’ into as a non-fiction resource depending on what you are teaching.
**Topics covered: **
-Guru Nanak - Founder of Sikhism (First Guru)
-Guru Gobind Singh - Founder of the Khalsa and the Five Ks (Tenth and last human Guru)
-The Meaning of the Five Ks
-What happens in a Gurdwara?
-Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh holy book)
-The Khalsa baptism (Amrit ceremony)
-The Langar
-Seva
-Ik Onkar symbol
-The Khanda symbol
-The Nisham Sahib (Sikh flag)
There are a mixture of direct questions, questions which require inference, multiple choice questions with tick box, labelling and ICT work (finding out more information). (In total 45 questions). Pupils are referred to the pages they need to look at to obtain the answers.
Includes Specimen Answer booklet.
Learning Objectives: To explore the Sikh religion and to understand it beliefs and practices and the meaning of its symbols. To understand why some Sikhs look similar in their appearance.
Desired Outcome: That pupils get a good overview of the Sikh religion.
This is a cut and paste resource relating to the alphabet. Aimed at students learning upper and lower letters.
A useful resource when you are introducing a new letter of the alphabet.
<strong>Content: </strong>
• Upper case letters with pictures
• Lower case letters with pictures
• (3 sheets) - Alphabet Pictures a to z -
There are 4 pictures for each letter of the alphabet (except for ‘x’)
• Example of a worksheet for letter C
• Set of plain letters
<strong>Activities:</strong>
Introduce the letter you are working on, e.g. T or t, and ask children what words begin with that letter.
As an independent activity - set out a selection of pictures with different letter sounds for children to choose the correct pictures to stick around the letter ‘t’. See preview pane example for letter ‘c’.
Children can decorate the letter after their cut and paste activity
More able children can draw more pictures for their letter and label their pictures.
Also included: Extra set of large upper and lower plain letters.
File Type: Pdf and Publisher.
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This product relates different worksheet activities and puzzles on the topic of Wales and their patron saint, St. David.
The worksheets are differentiated.
Content:
Unscramble the 4 symbols of Wales and write the words opposite the pictures.
Reading comprehension and gap-filling - (Easy)
Reading comprehension and gap-filling - (Challenging)
Reading comprehension worksheet on Wales and Welsh community in Argentina
4 Cut/paste Activity sheets - Children read the sentence, copy it, and then cut out the words and rearrange correctly to make the sentence, then colour in the pictures: daffodil, St David, Leek and flag of Wales.
Complete a jigsaw puzzle (colour and b/w)
Word Search with Solution
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Total download: 18 pages
This bundle contains two mixed CVC worksheets relating to word families activities/worksheets and a freebie. These are ideal to incorporate into your phonics lessons and can be used for revision/assessments.
Please read the description of each premium product.
The bundle also contains a free product which you can download separately.
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A set of detailed lesson plans and PowerPoint presentations with supporting worksheets for Year 1 and Year 2.
This product is useful if your class is visiting a church. So that the children know what to expect, this resource highlights features inside and outside a church.
UPDATED on 13th May 2019 with 3 new additional activities for early finishers. Worksheets now have answer keys.
Pictures are also in black and white for the children to colour in.
Complete resource with presentations and flexible detailed lesson plans.
The lesson starts off with getting children to discuss where their special place is - a gentle starter to lead into a special place for some Christians.
Lesson 1: My Special Place
Lesson 2: Places of Worship and Special Symbols
Lesson 3: Mains features inside/outside a church
Lesson 4: My Church Visit and activity sheets - ready-made list for children to tick off what they see and draw other features of the church
Lesson 5: Follow- up to Visit - Shared writing and individual writing
Worksheets/Activities for each lesson
Word Search with Solution
List of words relating to the church - select some of the words and ask children if they know the meaning of the word(s). Ask children about some of the tricky words to spell, e.g. aisle. Some words start with 'c' as in cat but has an 's' sound, e.g. candle and ciborium.
Additional worksheets
- Word Church Mat - Children unscramble the 8 words below the pictures and write it out correctly.
- Read and match pictures to sentences worksheet - Children read the six sentences which describe church objects and then trace over the words for each picture, cut out and glue the pictures opposite the sentences.
- Differentiated Alphabetical order worksheets - children write the 10 words in ABC order and then sort out the two jumbled sentences.
Please see preview pane for words on flash cards.
File Type: PowerPoint, Word and PDF
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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
Please see preview panes.
Optional A4 and US Size Worksheets
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This resource can be for Keystage 1 and lower Keystage 2; ESL/EFL Students
This resource pack covers noun and verb agreement using the verb to be and reviewing prior knowledge of plural endings of nouns.
Worksheets can be used as grammar revision or homework.
**There are 3 PowerPoint Presentations. **
Presentation 1 - Reviews what are nouns and verbs. Includes whole class activity.
Presentation 2 - Covers singular and plural nouns and verb agreement is/are.
It includes whole class activities.
Presentation 3 - This deals with completing sentences with was or were to agree with singular and plural nouns - It includes whole class activities.
**Also includes: **
Teacher’s Notes on how to use the resource and the content of the worksheets
**- 21 Worksheets (with pictures): **
completing sentences with is or are;
changing singular sentences to plural;
changing plural sentences to singular.
**
21 Worksheets (without pictures) for more able students. **
completing sentences with is or are;
changing singular sentences to plural;
changing plural sentences to singular.
The worksheets are organised so that each set deals with the different noun plural changes.
**- 14 Differentiated Worksheets (with/without pictures) as extension activity **covering was/were - Students decide which verb to write - was or were to complete the sentences so that it makes grammatical sense.
The words to be changed are highlighted in yellow for those children that need support.
Learning Objectives: Develop students’ understanding of singular and plural and to know that nouns agree with their verb.
4 pages duplicated for US Spelling.
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.
This Presentation relates to mixed CVC short medial vowels a, e, i, o, u.
A lovely time-saving presentation to introduce into your phonic sessions.
<strong>Play in Slide Show.</strong>
Students are asked to think, pair and share.
<strong>Presentation 1 – (6 Slides) (Suitable to assess students’ knowledge of CVC words).</strong>
You can use this presentation to see how many words your children can make with each of the five medial vowels in CVC words. To make it more exciting, I have uploaded a timer set for 2 mins and 5 mins.
Children write as many CVC words as they can with:
• Medial vowel ‘a’
• Medial vowel ‘e’
• Medial vowel ‘i’
• Medial vowel ‘o’
• Medial vowel ‘u’
You can do a vowel a day.
<strong>Presentation 2 – (16 Slides) (Suitable for Middle Ability students)</strong>
In this presentation, students are asked to write CVC words, but they are given clues in sentences to help them. You can show one sentence clue at a time. When they have written the word on their whiteboards or have given an answer orally, you can reveal the answers on the next slides.
Each picture is labelled with its CVC word.
<strong>Presentation 3 – (16 Slides) (Suitable for students learning CVC Words with short vowels)</strong>
In this presentation, children are shown pictures of mixed CVC words. With their partner, they say the word and write it down.
<strong>You can show one picture at a time.</strong>
When they have written their word, reveal the answers one by one by clicking on the slide.
Option: You can choose which presentation you want to play in your phonics session. You may want to concentrate just on medial vowel ‘e’ in all three presentations.
Also included:
Teacher Notes
PowerPoint 2 mins and 5 mins Timer
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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.
Fun activities for young students to use puzzles to make CVC words.
Aimed at: Early years to start learning and building upon CVC phonic knowledge, KS1 and ESL/EFL students.
Opportunity for students to practise initial, medial and final letters in a CVC word.
<strong>This product contains:</strong>
• CVC Puzzle pieces with and without pictures for workbooks (56 CVC words)
• CVC Large Puzzles (Purple) with black and white pictures (57 CVC words)
• CVC Large Puzzles (Green) with pictures and extra words (73 CVC words)
• Blank Puzzle Sheets
Each letter is on a puzzle piece so that the student can form a word.
<strong>Suggested Activities</strong>
<strong>• CVC Puzzle pieces with and without pictures</strong>
Cut/paste: Practical activity for children to cut out and sort the pieces into a CVC word and stick into their workbook or on a sheet of paper.
Easier puzzles are with pictures on all the pieces.
For more able children: There are puzzles without pictures on the three pieces, but one piece has a picture to complete the puzzle.
You can prepare and cut up a select of puzzle pieces for children to sort and stick.
<strong>• CVC Large Puzzles (Purple) with black and white pictures</strong>
<strong>Independent activity for children to do.</strong>
Just leave a selection of puzzle sheets and plain paper on their tables. They cut out the puzzle and put them together to make the CVC word. The picture on the puzzle piece completes the puzzle.
<strong>• CVC Large Puzzles (Green) with colour clipart</strong>
It is best to print onto card/good quality paper and laminate and then cut out. A total of 73 CVC words which you can print and laminate whenever you need a set of words.
Ideal for early finishers and small group work.
Children can access these sets of puzzles anytime to practise making CVC words.
<strong>Other suggested activity</strong>
Once a word is made, children can write on their whiteboards or in their workbooks other CVC words that rhyme with, e.g. ram, yam, ham and jam; pad, sad, mad and had.
Please see Preview Pane for list of words in this product.
There is a free version on medial vowel ‘a’ in CVC words.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-cvc-medial-vowel-a-jigsaw-puzzles-activities-teacher-notes-11873925
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This resource is about Advent and is presented in PowerPoint together with a lesson plan and supporting worksheet tasks.
For the younger children, you can just play the PowerPoint so that they know something about Advent.
Content:
30 Slide Presentation which includes whole class activities - it describes what people do in the lead up to Christmas, the meaning of Advent and children are asked what they do in preparation for an event, e.g. if it their birthday, what do they do to prepare for the big day. Children are encouraged to interact with the presentation. There is a review at the end.
Flexible lesson plan with introduction to set the scene, main lesson and recap session. The slides are referred to in the lesson plan.
4 Worksheets
Word Search with solution plus associated tasks
Worksheets 1 and 2: Children list an activity in each of the baubles. Children who need support can draw pictures to go with their list. The more able children describe their list in more detail using complete sentences and then draw a picture.
Worksheet 3: For able writers – You may wish to give this work to more able writers to write about what people do during Advent and/or write how they prepare for Christmas.
Early Finishers:
Worksheet 4 with Answer Key: For this activity children only tick the pictures that relate to Advent. The second part of the worksheet is for children to complete each of the four sentences in their own words but using the verbs in the box.
Word Search: Children can work in twos to find the words in the grid. When the word search is completed there is a ready-made worksheet for the children to put the words in the word search grid into alphabetical order.
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This product relates to apple-themed emotions and feelings. It consists of worksheets, practical activities such as write the room and card matching. You can differentiate the activities to suit different abilities.
Content:
Teacher Notes with suggested activities
Apples Emotion Match Words to Picture Worksheets
Write the Room Activity – Students move around the classroom to complete their worksheets.
2 Sets of Emotion/Feelings Apple Cards for write the room
Worksheet - Draw feeling expression on apple to show emotion and write a simple sentence.
Apple-themed emotion synonyms worksheet
Apple-themed Synonym Cards for Practical Match Activity
Separate emotion label strips with extra blank labels
Black and white worksheets and emotion cards included
Some preparation is required: Laminate and cut out cards for different activities in small groups or whole class. The cards are in colour and black and white so that you can print onto coloured card paper.
Some students may be able to think of similar words to sad, e.g. unhappy, glum and so I have included a worksheet on synonyms (matching up words with the same/similar meaning) - words that students use everyday.
You can incorporate these worksheets and practical activities into your social skills and literacy lessons and hand out the worksheets as homework.
You may be interested in Emotions 2
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12571058
This resource is part of the Apples Bundle.
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This product relates to the life cycle of a pumpkin. It includes PowerPoint presentation, worksheets (gap filling, cut and paste and labelling) and whole class activities. There are flash cards and a detailed lesson plan.
Content:
PowerPoint Presentation (24 Slides) (editable text)
Lesson Plan
Worksheets (x6)
Life Cycle Pumpkin Mats and Cards (Pictures and Photos)
Arrows to use with mats
Flash Cards
2 Word Searches with Solutions (Easy and More challenging)
Preparation is required:
For long use laminate the Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Mat and cut out the picture cards and labels for hands-on work.
Laminate the flash cards these show real photos and b/w pictures. They can be used to review the life cycle.
PowerPoint Presentation - (Editable text)
Play in Slide Show mode for animation - You can start the presentation From Beginning or Current Slide.
It starts with an introduction to create interest. You can bring in a pumpkin and/or use the pumpkin on the slide to start the lesson off. The presentation goes through each stage of the cycle. There is whole class interaction with the presentation and review questions.
Lesson Plan - This is flexible and starts with an introduction and then the main activity. I’ve included the presentation slide numbers for ease. Although you can just play through the PowerPoint . The plan states learning objectives and learning outcomes and the resources needed to carry out the lesson.
Differentiated Worksheets
Worksheets 1 and 2: Read and trace over words and cut/paste activity
An extra worksheet shows 4 main stages of the life cycle.
Worksheet 3: Colour and b/w: This shows the 6 stages of the life cycle. Students label each stage. Once labelled, they fill in the missing words in the 6 sentences.
Worksheets 4 and 4a: Cut and paste activity. Students cut out the pictures and correctly glue them in the correct order on the life cycle diagram and then label the boxes.
Worksheet 5: Writing in order to sequence the pumpkin’s stages of growth.
Worksheet 6 (Optional Extension): Detailed writing for more able writers. This worksheet contains useful vocabulary which students can use to write a more detailed explanation of the life cycle using the information gained from the PowerPoint presentation and the life cycle diagram on the worksheet.
Hand-ons: The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin mat and cards can be used for students to talk about the life cycle placing the cards in the correct order. One mat shows real photos and the other mat pictures. Arrows are included which you can laminate and cut apart for this activity.
You can assess learning outcome by checking worksheets and/or how students perform the practical activities and through questioning.
Please see preview pane.
Option of UK and US spelling and paper sizes.
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This comprehensive resource contains groups of word families /onset and rime.
There are PowerPoint Presentations to teach onset and rime word families which contain:
Whole class teaching via the Presentations , e.g. saying the onset and rime and seeing why they rhyme.
You can extend the lesson e.g. which two pictures rhyme bud/bed/red which can be played with the picture cards.
There is a Teachers’ Guide on suggestions on how to use this resource.
The Picture Cards and Word Cards should be laminated and cut out for continued use.
Lots of activities for children to do:
Matching words to pictures and vice versa with the laminated cut out picture/word cards
Cut/paste activities to sort onset/rime word families
Sorting into boxes - read words below using phonological knowledge to sort words
Write simple captions for the pictures and then color in, eg. rat on a cat, dog on a log using key sight words , a, an, the and on.
Worksheet - write initial phoneme to complete word
Worksheet - write ending of rime to complete each word
Onset/rime covered: -at, -ad, -ag, -an, -et, -en, -eg, -ed, -ot, -og, -in, -ig, -ug, -un, -ip, -ut,
-ap, -op, -ay, -it -ox, and additional resources for -um, -ud, -ob, -ub, -ix, -od, -on and -am
All resources are printable, editable and can be adapted to suit your class.
Learning aim: Recognise and produce rhyming words.
File Type: Word and PowerPoint contained in a .zip file
You may be interested in the bundle:
www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-onset-and-rime-activity-bundle-11576490
This is antonyms and synonyms product which contains an editable PowerPoint presentation (60 Slides), worksheets to go with the presentation, word only flashcards (2 fonts) and editable cards in PowerPoint. There is a lesson guide to go with the presentation divided into sections for ease of reference. This product can be used as a standalone lesson or if you are looking to review antonyms and synonyms then this presentation and worksheets would be suitable for your requirements.
You will need to play the presentation in Slide Show for the animation to work.
Within the presentation there matching antonyms and synonyms, whole reading texts, antonym pictures and multiple-choice activities.
Optional: laminate the flashcards and display on your word wall or use to introduce the lesson – just cut along the dotted lines. You can choose which pairs of antonyms you want to work with.
Editable cards (PowerPoint): You can type your own text using your desired font, color or background.
Content:
Teacher Notes (1 page)
Editable PowerPoint Presentation (60 Slides)
Presentation Lesson Guides 1 – 3
Worksheets (see below)
Flashcards (x2)
Editable cards (PowerPoint)
What is the Opposite? Cut/Paste Worksheets A to C: Students write the opposite word and then cut and glue the correct antonym picture where indicated.
Synonyms Match Up Worksheet: Students draw lines to connect the pairs of synonyms. There are two words that do not match as they are antonyms.
Synonyms Match Up Worksheets: Students connect the word that are similar and list the odd pair.
Antonym with Prefixes Worksheets: Students rewrite the words with prefixes to make them antonyms.
Please see the preview panes.
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You may be interested in this PowerPoint Presentation which is included in the link below and other related resources combined, click link to see products:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12891800
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CVC word families onset and rime worksheets and PowerPoint Presentations.
You can see sample Presentations and worksheets in the preview pane. All the worksheets have the same format for each onset/rime.
Each of the 7 Presentations contains 17 Slides.
This comprehensive resource contains groups of word families - onset and rime.
<strong>There are PowerPoint Presentations to teach the word families which contain: </strong>
Whole class teaching via the Presentations , e.g. saying the onset and rime and seeing why they rhyme.
You can extend the lesson e.g. which two pictures rhyme bed/red can be played with the picture cards.
There are Teachers’ Guides on suggestions on how to use this resource.
The Picture Cards and Word Cards should be laminated and cut out for repeated use.
<strong>Activities for students to do:</strong>
Matching words to pictures and vice versa with the laminated cut out picture/word cards
Cut/paste activities to sort onset/rime word families
Sorting into boxes - read words below using phonological knowledge to sort words
Write simple captions for the pictures and then colour in, eg. rat on a cat, dog on a log using key sight words , a, an, the ,on and others.
Worksheet - write initial phoneme to complete word
Worksheet - write ending of rime to complete each word
<strong>Onset/rime covered: -at, -ad, -ag, -an, -et, -en, -eg, -ed, -ot, -og, -in, -ig, -ug, -un, -ip, -ut,
-ap, -op, -ay, -it, ox, um, -ob, -ub, -od, -ud, -ix, -on and -am. </strong>
File Type: Word format and PowerPoint held in a .zip file for convenience.
All resources are printable, editable and can be adapted to suit your class.
Learning aim: Recognise phoneme/grapheme connection and produce rhyming words.
This resource relates to St. Patrick’s Day (17 March).
It is versatile in that you can save as a different name and then adapt to suit the timing of your assembly.
It can also be used as a lesson resource where you can focus on a particular topic such as St Patrick’s life from when he was born, taken as a slave and the becoming the patron saint of Ireland.
Content:
A Presentation (69 Slides) on facts about St. Patrick and how the day is celebrated.
The presentation starts with a welcome to the whole school.
It then shows a stain glass window of St Patrick holding a shamrock.
There are questions and answers throughout the presentation to involve the children.
It is divided into sections:-
Background to St. Patrick’s life
Around the World
Myths and legends
Celebrations
Reflection
-A prayer (optional)
(3 pages)- Teacher’s notes on assembly referring to each slide.
Optional Follow-up worksheets:
Write and draw 4 things you can remember about St Patrick
Flags of Ireland : Children colour in the flag of Ireland and the cross of St Patrick (Answer key provided)
2 Differentiated cut and paste picture sequencing activities (Answers provided)
Symbols of Ireland: Sort out the three jumbled words and write them opposite the pictures.
Worksheet on three well-known myths: Sort out the jumbled headings and then draw lines to the correct picture for each heading (Answers provided)
Word Search - Find 10 words
Please see preview pane of some of the slides in the presentation.
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Maths Activities
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-block-graph-patterns-sequencing-puzzles-numbers-1-20-match-up-worksheets-12080124
UPDATED - Includes PDF Format of all worksheets, lesson plans and word search solutions.
This colourful resource is a detailed introduction to teaching split digraphs.
There are 5 PowerPoint Presentations - which includes whole class activities.
<strong>Each presentation focuses on a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e and u-e split digraphs. </strong>
<strong>The phonic pack also contains: </strong>
5 lesson plans - slides are referred to in the plans - includes objectives and key questions.
Differentiated activities - filling in split digraph letters, write sentences, word searches, correcting misspelt words (highlighted), e.g. hoem, tiem.
Solution to the word searches
Practical activities making split digraph words on laminated strips.
Split digraph strips, letters a-z, consonant digraphs and consonant blends - to be laminated and cut out.
Flashcards for teaching
Teacher’s Notes
If you only require worksheets only, visit:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/split-digraphs-phonics-worksheets-keystage-1-11589999
Goes well with:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phase-3-phonics-consonant-digraphs-vowel-digraphs-trigraphs-presentations-worksheets-activities-11073647
File type: Power Point, Microsoft Word and PDF