This product relates to learning the alphabet names and sounds and upper and lower cases letters. Learning objectives are to develop children’s knowledge of upper and lower letters of the alphabet and begin to learn alphabetical order. Contents: Flexible detailed Lesson Plan includes lesson starter, main lesson and whole class activities and plenary. PowerPoint Presentation on the alphabet (letters float in as you click through the slides) Upper and lower case alphabet flash cards to be laminated and cut apart Editable flash cards Washing line alphabet activity Missing letters gap-filling alphabet strips (upper and lower case letters) Blank alphabet strips Upper and lower case letters to be cut out for extra activities Children are introduced to capital/upper and lower case letters, recite the alphabet, to know that the capital A and the lower case a have the same sound. Washing line activity - questions marks are placed where there should be either a capital letter or a lower case letter. Children are given a selection of laminated letters and have to decide whether the letter they are holding should go where the question mark is. Reinforcement of what the children have learnt: There is a selection of alphabet gap-filling strips from easy to challenging. Cut out the gap-filling alphabet strips and stick into workbooks; and/or Laminate for continuous use There are 26 upper and lower letters for the children to cut out each time you focus on a letter. The children draw or stick pictures around the letter that begin with the same letter sound. Whole lesson contained in a zip file - just right click and open and you will see the folder. Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

This product relates to final consonant blends activities and contains: • 160 Flashcards (2 Sets) • Set of Consonant Endings Blend Cards • Set of Beginning Words Card and a Set of Endings Blends • Recording Worksheet • 3 Worksheets Ending/final consonant blends: ct lf ft ld lk lp lt pt mp nd nk nt sk sp st A. 160 Flash cards (Whole page size) Print off and laminate the flashcards you need for your lesson. You can display flashcards around the classroom as visual reference for the children. B. Set of Consonant Endings Blend Cards Small endings blend cards for small group activities. Students can practise saying the graphemes and clap each letter. You could ask what letters the students could put before the consonant blends to make a word. Some students might remember the flashcards you showed earlier in the lesson. For example, you can put ‘a’ before ‘ct’ to make the word ‘act’. You can select easier cards such as ‘e’ and ‘nd’ ‘end’ or ‘o’ and ‘ld’ for old, ‘e’ and ‘lk’ for ‘elk’ or ‘lf’ for ‘elf’. Practise writing the graphemes on handwriting paper. C. Set of Beginning Words Card for activity and a set of Endings Blends for activity These are the words on the flashcards that have been separated for this activity. Ideally laminate these cards and then cut apart. This is a word making activity and you can choose either cursive or non-cursive cards. Whatever level your students are at, you can select the beginning words and endings blends cards and put a selection on the tables. Students practise making words with the selected cards. After practising, they can list the words they have made on the Recording Worksheet. D. 3 Ready-made making words Worksheets There are three ready-made worksheets which replicates the above activity. The images of the two sets of cards are in separate boxes. Students choose one of the starting words in the box and the consonant ending blends in the other box in order to make a word. Students write the word out. The last activity is to choose one word and write a sentence with it. E. Playing a matching game You may have to print out some beginning and endings blends more than once to make different words, e.g. be st be nd se nd. You decide on how many words you want the students to make. Lay out a selection of beginning and ending words in to two piles face down. 1st player chooses a beginning word and an ending word, if they match to make a word he/she keeps them. If not, the player replace them back in the same position. 2nd player does the same. Winner has the most words. Thank you for visiting my store:-)

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 Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

Please note US spelling UPDATED with two trace and write worksheets for the more able to trace over the sentences and then write them out on the line without handwriting guide. This product contains a set of worksheets relating to CVC phonics work. Students practice reading, writing and drawing CVC words. The worksheets can be used as assessment to check on the progress of individuals and so the worksheets are ideal for small group work. Teacher Notes included. The worksheets are: • Read and Write (3 Worksheets) Sight words: I, can, see and a. Students complete each sentence with a missing word using the picture as a visual aid. When they have used the word, they tick the box below the picture. The students can color in when they have finished. • Read and Draw (7 Worksheets) Students read the CVC word by sounding out and blending and then draw the picture that represents the word. They can trace inside the letters with a pencil or with different color pencils to make rainbow words. As an extension activity for the more able students, they can use sight words they know to write a sentence using each word on the worksheet below the picture, on whiteboards or into their workbooks. • Read and Trace (Differentiated 4 Worksheets) These worksheets can be used as guided reading in a small group setting or one-to-one teaching. Sight words: A, a, on, we, can, has and see. When the students have read a sentence, they should trace over the same sentence below and color in the pictures. • Read, Cut and Glue (2 Worksheets, 2 Sheets with Pictures to cut out)</strong> Independent work: Students read each sentence and then cut out and glue the picture that matches that sentence. <strong>• Missing Letters Activity (4 Worksheets) Two worksheets are missing 1 letter from each of the CVC words. Two worksheets are missing 2 letters from each of the CVC words. Students use the pictures to help them sound out the missing letter(s) and write it in the blank space(s). Thank you for visiting my shop.

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 Thank you for visiting my shop:-) This is part of a bundle.

This product relates to activities based on colours. Aimed at: EYFS/Reception/Year 1/SEN groups. Ideal to use in a carousel system - each table has a dedicated activity and the children can move round once they have had a go at an activity. <strong>Content:</strong> Teachers Notes on activities -Whole page colour words surrounded by bubbles -Whole page colour words for children to trace over the dashes Colour word cards - upper case letters Colour word cards - lower case letters Selection of colour pictures with labels Black and white pictures for children to colour in Clipart buttons in a variety of colours Colours : red, brown, blue, orange, black, green, grey, yellow, white, purple and pink. <strong>• Activity 1</strong> – You can direct the children to use any colour media to fill in the colour words and the bubbles – paint, crayons, felt tips, pencils. <strong>• Activity 2</strong> – Children join up the dashes to complete the letters and then colour in the word. They can draw things that are usually that colour. <strong>• Activity 3</strong> – Use IT Paint Palette on computer to create a colourful picture or simply a rainbow. Extension: Ask the more able to copy type/write the colours they have used. </strong>• Activity 4 – Colour sort.</strong> Children sort the buttons by colour 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 colour 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 colour card word, either upper or lower case, and then colour inside the letters. <strong>Prep:</strong> Cut out a selection of different colour pictures for the children and get them to decide which colour pictures they should stick around the name of the card colour. See preview slide. <strong>US Version</strong> https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/color-activities-paint-color-in-and-trace-over-color-sort-activities-it-link-prek-kindergarten-11881996 Thank you for visiting my shop:-) Link to Classroom Visual Displays UK https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/classroom-visual-colour-displays-mixing-colours-colour-flashcards-favourite-colour-activities-11341743

CVC words fun activities with picture cards for Reception and Year 1/PreK and K. Learning intention: Blending/segmenting CVC words for reading and writing. This product contains: • Teacher’s Notes and Answer Sheet for carousel activity • 30 CVC Word Search Strips with pictures (6 pages) • 30 CVC Sentence Strips to read and find CVC answer (6 pages) • Find and Write CVC List Worksheets –With headings Table 1 to Table 6 for carousel • 36 Pictures (not labelled) for CVC List Worksheets above (Laminate/cut out) • 36 Pictures labelled for other suggested activities <strong>30 CVC Word Search Strips with pictures (6 pages)</strong> There are 6 worksheets each containing 5 CVC word search strips. The students look at the picture and then search for the word in the strip. When found, they colour or shade in the word. You can cut the strips out and stick into students’ phonics book. <strong>30 CVC Sentence Clue Strips (6 pages)</strong> These worksheets are for the more able that can read and decode words. The students read the sentence which gives a clue to the CVC word to look for in the mini word search strip. The strips contain two CVC words, but only one is correct. For example: This animal barks. He/She then looks for the word in the strip and colour or shade in the word. You have the option of cutting out the strips and selecting those you feel are suitable for your students and sticking them into workbooks or the students can complete the worksheets. <strong>Find and Write Carousel Activity</strong> The students are up and moving in this activity. Once they have completed the task on table 1, they then move on to table 2 with a different selection of pictures with Table 2 Worksheet CVC List and so on to Table 6. Each table contains a set of different pictures which relates to each worksheet with the same pictures. Children work in table groups. When the children change tables, hand out the ‘Find and Write List’ for that table for children to write on. You can set a time limit for working on each table. The students look at the worksheet for, e.g. table 3. They will see six pictures. They find the pictures that match what is on their worksheet and write the CVC word for that picture. <strong>Make sure they write their names on their worksheet before handing them in and going on to the next table activity with new words and pictures.</strong> <strong>Other Suggested Uses</strong> Extra group activity – Select some of the laminated pictures cards and ask the children to write the cvc words for those cards on their whiteboards. Thank you for your interest. File Type: Word and PDF.

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 Thank you for visiting my store:-)

With Halloween coming up, I have created some resources relating to Halloween. Content: Teacher Notes 4 Word Searches 20 Pictures and Words Cards 36 Playing cards for snap or matching pictures game How many Words in a Word Game on PowerPoint Words within a Word Worksheet Print off and laminate the cards and pictures as many times as required: Use for Snap! matching picture game and matching words to pictures, children can even try sorting the words into alphabetical order. There are four word searches to complete in lower and upper letters. Vocabulary building game: Play the PowerPoint slide to demonstrate to children how they can put together different letters from the word “Halloween” to make different words. There is also a worksheet for this activity. E.g. Children can make the words - hello, we, now etc. Early finishers can try making different words from ‘pumpkin’ on their whiteboards. You can organize different games station in your classroom - each table has a different games activity for students to enjoy. Thank you for visiting my shop:-) Please see UK version https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-games-word-searches-playing-cards-picture-word-match-ups-words-within-word-12007226

With Halloween coming up, I have created some resources relating to Halloween. Content: Teacher Notes 4 Word Searches 20 Pictures and Words Cards 36 Playing cards for snap or matching pictures game How many Words in a Word Game on PowerPoint Words within a Word Worksheet Print off and laminate the cards and pictures as many times as required: Use for Snap! matching picture game and matching words to pictures, children can even try sorting the words into alphabetical order. There are four word searches to complete in lower and upper letters. Vocabulary building game: Play the PowerPoint slide to demonstrate to children how they can put together different letters from the word “Halloween” to make different words. There is also a worksheet for this activity. E.g. Children can make the words - hello, we, now etc. Early finishers can try making different words from ‘pumpkin’ on their whiteboards. You can organise different games station in your classroom, i.e each table has a different games activity for children to enjoy. Thank you for visiting my shop:-) Please see US version - Halloween words (candy corn, candy apple and candies) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/halloween-games-word-searches-playing-cards-picture-word-match-ups-words-within-a-word-us-12007241

This resource contains a set of 26 lower case letters with 2D shapes. Alphabet playdough mats for each letter with a picture beginning with the letter sound. If you are teaching or have taught letters and 2D shapes, here are some extra resources for your pupils to colour in and/or cut out and stick into their workbooks or on a separate sheet of paper. The letters are on whole pages in two sizes - A4 and 8.5 x 11". Suggested Uses: Children colour in the shapes and the background and then they can draw things beginning with that letter. Children colour in the shapes only and then cut around the letter and stick into their workbook. You could cut out the letter and stick into their workbooks or on a separate sheet of paper with handwriting guidelines for children to practise writing the letter and then colour in. Extension: After colouring in the letter, children can list the shapes they see and the more able can put them into abc order. Laminate the alphabet mats for children to use playdough to model the letters. 2D Shapes: square, circle, triangle, oval, rectangle, diamond, star, heart, crescent, pentagon and trapezium or trapezoid. Hope you find this resource useful. You may be interested in the free sample which only has lower and upper case letters A B & C. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alphabet-letters-and-shapes-worksheets-cut-and-paste-12150086 Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

This resource contains a set of 26 uppercase letters containing 2D shapes. Alphabet mats for each letter with pictures beginning with the letter sound. If you are teaching or have taught uppercase letters and 2D shapes, here are some extra resources for your pupils to colour in and/or cut out and stick into their workbooks or on a separate sheet of paper. The letters are on whole pages in two sizes - A4 and 8.5 x 11". Suggested Uses: Children colour in the shapes and the background and then they can draw things beginning with that letter. Children colour in the shapes only and then cut around the letter and stick into their workbook. You could cut out the letter and stick into their workbooks or on a separate sheet of paper with handwriting guidelines for children to practise writing the letter and then colour in. Extension: after colouring in the letter, children can list the shapes they see and the more able can put them into ABC order. Laminate the upper case alphabet mats for children to use playdough to model the letters. 2D Shapes: square, circle, triangle, oval, rectangle, diamond, star, heart, crescent, pentagon and trapezium or trapezoid. Hope you find this resource useful. You may be interested in the free sample. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alphabet-letters-and-shapes-worksheets-cut-and-paste-12150086 Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

This resource contains a set of 26 lower case letters with 3D shapes in black and white. If you are teaching or have taught letters and 3D shapes, here are some extra resources for your pupils to colour in and/or cut out and stick into their workbooks or on a separate sheet of paper. The letters are on whole pages in two sizes - A4 and 8.5 x 11". Just print off :-) Suggested Uses: Children colour in the shapes and the background and then they can draw things beginning with that letter. Children colour in the shapes only and then cut around the letter and stick into their workbooks. You could cut out the letter and stick into their workbooks or on a separate sheet of paper with handwriting guidelines for children to practise writing the letter and then colour in. After colouring in the letter, children can list the 3D shapes they see and the more able can put them into abc order. Some children may be able to draw 3D objects beginning with that letter, e.g. ‘b’ bun, ball, balloon. 3D Shapes: cube, rectangular prism/cuboid, cylinder, sphere, hemisphere, square-based pyramid, triangular prism, cone and tetrahedron. Hope you find this resource useful. You may be interested in the free sample. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alphabet-letters-and-shapes-worksheets-cut-and-paste-12150086 Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

This resource contains a set of 26 upper case letters with 3D shapes in black and white. If you are teaching or have taught letters and 3D shapes, here are some extra resources for your pupils to colour in and/or cut out and stick into their workbooks or on a separate sheet of paper. The letters are on whole pages in two sizes - A4 and 8.5 x 11". Just print off :) Suggested Uses: Children colour in the shapes and the background and then they can draw things beginning with that letter. Children colour in the shapes only and then cut around the letter and stick into their workbooks. You could cut out the letter and stick into their workbooks or on a separate sheet of paper with handwriting guidelines for children to practise writing the letter and then colour in. Extension: After colouring in the letter, children can list the 3D shapes they see and the more able can put them into ABC order. Some children may be able to draw 3D objects beginning with that letter. 3D Shapes: cube, rectangular prism/cuboid, cylinder, sphere, hemisphere, square-based pyramid, triangular prism, cone and tetrahedron. Hope you find this resource useful. You may be interested in the free sample. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alphabet-letters-and-shapes-worksheets-cut-and-paste-12150086 Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

Time-saving comprehensive phonics resource to hand. Ideal for revision and 15 to 30 mins phonics input. Whole class teaching in PowerPoint. These resources can be used in letters and sound revision to improve reading for blending and segmentation. There are various worksheets including a pdf worksheets to go with the presentations. I have made up some captions using words made up from Sets 1 to 5, Letters and Sounds i.e. s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, r, e, u, ck, h, b, l,ll, f, ff, ss and sight words no, go, I, the, to.

Phonics Word search (1) - useful for early finishers. Word search (2) extends phonic lessons activity. nest is the odd word out in the CVC word search. Can extend activity into a writing activity. Students choose some words and write sentences in their workbook. Visit my shop: you may be interested in: onset and rime activities - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-21-onset-and-rime-word-families-powerpoint-presentations-activities-and-worksheets-11174889

This simple phonic wordsearch can be used as an extension activity for early finishers. Please adapt sheet as appropriate - fat, hat, cat, rat, fun, bun, sun, run. You can enlarge the sheet and lay out letters for chn to place on top of the words they find. Wordsearches Sets 1 to 7 relate to Letters and sounds phonemes s, a, p, t, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, l,ll, f,ff, ss, j, v,w, x, y,z,zz,qu pat, sat, tap, at, sap, tin, sip, rat, sock, cup, hiss, buzz, quiz etc. Wordsearches on:- Consonant digraphs Vowel graphemes Thank you for visiting my shop!:)