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 single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘sc’ CCVC words.
As with the other consonant blends packs:
it is child-centred
child-friendly and
a progression from CVC and CCV to CCVC Phase 4: Letters and Sounds Phonics.
Aimed at: Early Years and keystage 1, SEND and ESL/EFL students.
It is an addition to my other resources on initial consonant blends.
This pack contains:
Flexible Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose which parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 (30 Slides)- includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words; whole class/group activities to prepare children for their independent activities.
Also includes alien and real word whole class activity.
PowerPoint Phoneme Presentation (19 Slides) - Optional (Use as reference) - some children may still be struggling with segmenting/blending) - I have listed a few CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that children can see and hear the separate phonemes (with pictures) - extension some children may be able to give you other meaning for the words in a sentence. As an example, I have highlighted that ‘scoff’ has two meanings.
Encourage children to make simple sentences with the words to understand its meaning and distinguish between nouns, verbs or adjectives.
Flashcards and words with and without sound buttons and lines.
Set of pictures and words for matching activities (8)
2 Activity Sheets - Activity Sheet 1 - trace over initial blends, read the words and then draw a picture.
Activity Sheet 2 - Word sort and Sentence work - children unscramble the words and the write sentences using each word.
2 Word Searches with pictures.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have done on consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for future use.
Please see activity sheets and other resources in preview pane.
File Type: PowerPoint, MS Word and PDF Format
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This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘sl’ CCVC words.
As with the other consonant blends packs:
it is child-centred
child-friendly and
a progression from CVC and CCV to CCVC Phase 4: Letters and Sounds Phonics.
Aimed at: Early Years and keystage 1, SEND and ESL/EFL students.
It is an addition to my other resources on initial consonant blends.
This pack contains:
Flexible Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose which parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 (36 Slides)- includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words; whole class/group activities to prepare children for their independent activities.
Also includes alien and real word whole class activity.
PowerPoint Phoneme Presentation (20 Slides) - Optional (Use as reference) - some children may still be struggling with segmenting/blending) - I have listed a few CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that children can see and hear the separate phonemes (with pictures) - extension some children may be able to give you other meanings for the words in a sentence.
Encourage children to make simple sentences with the words to understand its meaning and distinguish between nouns, verbs or adjectives.
Flashcards and words with and without sound buttons and lines
Set of pictures and words for matching activities (9)
3 Activity Sheets:
Activity Sheet 1 - trace over initial blends, read the words and then draw a picture.
Activity Sheet 2 - Word sort and Sentence work - children unscramble the words and the write sentences using each word.
Activity Sheet 3 - Missing words (cloze activity) - Children read each sentence and choose a suitable word from the Sl- CCVC Word Wall.
1 Word Search with pictures.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have done on consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for future use.
See activity sheets and other resources in preview pane.
File Type: PowerPoint, MS Word and PDF Format
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This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘sk’ CCVC words.
As with the other consonant blends packs:
it is child-centred
child-friendly and
a progression from CVC and CCV to CCVC Phase 4: Letters and Sounds Phonics.
Aimed at: Early Years and keystage 1, SEND and ESL/EFL students.
It is an addition to my other resources on initial consonant blends.
This pack contains:
Flexible Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose which parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 (30 Slides)- includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words; whole class/group activities to prepare children for their independent activities.
Also includes alien and real word whole class activity.
PowerPoint Phoneme Presentation (11 Slides) - Optional (Use as reference) - some children may still be struggling with segmenting/blending) - I have listed a few CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that children can see and hear the separate phonemes (with pictures) - extension some children may be able to give you other meaning for the words in a sentence. As an example, I have highlighted that ‘skip’ has different meanings.
Encourage children to make simple sentences with the words to understand its meaning and distinguish between nouns, verbs or adjectives.
Flashcards and words with and without sound buttons and lines - there are two versions of ‘k’
Set of pictures and words for matching activities (8)
2 Activity Sheets - Activity Sheet 1 - trace over initial blends, read the words and then draw a picture.
Activity Sheet 2 - Word sort and Sentence work - children unscramble the words and the write sentences using each word.
2 Word Searches with pictures.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have done on consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for future use.
Please see activity sheets and other resources in preview pane.
File Type: PowerPoint, MS Word and PDF Format
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This single phonics pack focuses on beginning consonant blends ‘tw’ words that contain consonant, consonant, vowel, consonant letters.
A natural progression from CVC and CCV to CCVC Phase 4: Letters and Sounds Principles and Practice.
Aimed at: Early Years and keystage 1, SEND and ESL/EFL students.
It is an addition to my other resources on initial consonant blends.
You can decide to put in 15 mins phonics, 30 mins or longer as this is an easy- to- follow flexible resource as are the others.
This last pack relating to initial consonant blends CCVC words contains:
Flexible Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose which parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan for whole group activities.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 (29 Slides)- includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words; making words, sorting jumbled words and also includes alien and real word whole class activity.
PowerPoint Phoneme Presentation (9 Slides) - Optional (Use as reference) - some children may still be struggling with segmenting/blending).
I have listed CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that children can see and hear the separate phonemes (with pictures).
Children can verbalize simple sentences with a selection of tw-ccvc words.
Tw - CCVC Flashcards and words with and without sound buttons and lines - you can use during lesson and plenary for children to quick read.
Set of pictures and words for matching activities (8)
2 Worksheets:
Worksheet 1 - Making Tw- CCVC Words from a table - Children list as many words as they can and then choose 3 words and write a sentence for each word.
Worksheet 2 - Differentiated - Same as above, except children draw a picture for each word listed in the table and then label the pictures.
2 Word Searches with pictures.
As this is the final pack - You can combine the set of pictures and words from the other resources I have created on initial consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for group activities.
File Type: PowerPoint, MS Word and PDF Format
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This teaching bundle contains 8
packs of resources relating to Phase 4: Letters and Sounds CCVC words.
It includes PowerPoint Presentations, flexible lessons plans, flashcards of words with and without sound buttons, pictures and words for group activities.
A variety of worksheets to reinforce learning - cut/paste, missing letters, sentence work and matching pictures to words activities.
Initial blends are:
- sc
-sk
-sl
-sm
-sn
-sp
-st
-sw
Please see Bundle 1 for a complete set of Initial Consonant Blends - Phase 4 CCVC words.
Bundle 1
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I have uploaded a set of time-saving worksheets relating to upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.
Aimed at: Reception/KS1
Total worksheets: 40
Description of resources:
• Set 1 Worksheets – Select the correct initial letters for pictures;
• Set 2 Worksheets – Select 6 correct initial letters out of the 8 from the rectangle to write below the pictures ;
• Set 3 Worksheets – Select correct initial capital letter from circle to complete each word;
• Set 4 Worksheets – Each box contains two pictures beginning with the same initial letters. Students write the initial alphabet letter for the pictures.
• Set 5 Worksheets – Fill in the missing letter to complete the word then rewrite the whole word in capital letters.
• Set 6 Worksheets – The pictures in each box start with different initial alphabet letters. Students write the initial letters below each picture in their best handwriting to practise mid-zone letters, ascender and descender letters. E.g. if the two pictures are a jug and a table, the student writes the ‘j’ (descender) and ‘t’ (ascender) on the handwriting lines.
I have included some completed examples of worksheets.
The mixture of pictures used for set 6 worksheets are:
apple, ant, ball, banana, cat, car, dog, door, egg, elephant, fish, fork, girl, goat, hat, hook, igloo, iguana, jigsaw, jug, kangaroo, key, leg, leaf, moon, mouse, pumpkin, pirate, queen, quiet, ring, robot, sock, sun, teapot, table, umbrella, under, volcano, vase, window, watch, xylophone, x-ray, zebra, zip
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Learning the Alphabet
I have uploaded differentiated worksheets relating to matching initial uppercase and lowercase letters to pictures. Students also trace over dotted alphabet letters.
Aimed at: Reception/Year 1
Total download: 80 Sheets
Content:
Alphabet worksheets with three pictures and letters on each page for students to draw lines to match up. (Lower case letters).
Alphabet worksheets with three pictures and letters on each page for students to draw lines to match up. (Upper case letters).
Alphabet worksheets with three pictures and letters on each page for students to draw lines to match up. (Lower case letters with letters underlined).
Alphabet worksheets with three pictures and letters on each page for students to trace over the dotted letters and then write letters and draw lines to match up. (Lower case letters).
Alphabet worksheets with three pictures and letters on each page for students to trace over the dotted letters and then write letters and draw lines to match up. (Upper case letters).
Students can colour in the pictures.
Laminate for write and wipe: Alphabet worksheets with four pictures and letters on each page for students to trace over the dotted letters and then write letters and draw lines to match up. (Lower case letters).
Laminate for write and wipe: Alphabet worksheets with four pictures and letters on each page for students to trace over the dotted letters and then write letters and draw lines to match up. (Upper case letters).
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This resource relates to the alphabet. There are two sets of activity sheets to support children’s learning of the alphabet.
Aimed at: Reception/Year 1
Each letter activity covers half a page (A5 size) to be cut out.
Download: 29 Sheets
Activity 1: Children can trace inside the ghost letters with different colours and then trace over the dotted letters. Draw pictures beginning with the letter on the activity sheet, e.g. ‘Gg’ pictures.
Activity 2: Children say and sound out the letter, trace inside the ghost letters and over the dotted letters. They should only colour in the pictures beginning with the letter stated. There are 5 pictures for each alphabet and children need to colour in 3 that start with the same letter name/sound.
File Type: Pdf
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This resource relates to the alphabet. There are two sets of activity sheets to support children’s learning of the alphabet.
Aimed at: Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten
Each letter activity covers half a page to be cut out.
Download: 29 Sheets
Activity 1: Students can trace inside the ghost letters with different colors and then trace over the dotted letters. Draw pictures beginning with the letter on the activity sheet, e.g. Gg pictures.
Activity 2: Students say and sound out the letter, trace inside the ghost letters and over the dotted letters. They should only color in the pictures beginning with the letter stated. There are 5 pictures for each alphabet and students need to color in 3 pictures that start with the same letter name/sound.
File Type: Pdf
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This growing bundle of resources relates to the alphabet together with worksheets, activities. presentations. It includes:
Detailed Lesson Plan plus worksheets and whole class activities
5 Sets of PowerPoint Presentations
Extra worksheets for ongoing teaching of the alphabet
Tracing/Handwriting lower and upper case letters
Drawing and colouring of pictures relating to each letter of the alphabet
Matching pictures to the correct letter
Missling letters - Alphabet gap-filling exercises
Alphabet Clip Cards
Alphabet Uppercase Lowercase Letters Trace Colour and Find
Alphabet Puzzled Shaped Letters with Sentences
Alphabet Writing Initial Uppercase/Lowercase Letters and Pictures
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The benefits of purchasing this bundle early is that any new resources added can be downloaded at no extra cost.
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https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alphabet-bundle-us-12693308
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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.
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This product contains worksheets relating to pairs of matching onset and rime CVC words.
A lovely addition to your phonics lesson to support phonic work.
It consists of 2 sets of 54 worksheets together with picture and word cards in color and black and white.
Teacher’s Notes included for suggested activities.
Students look at the picture and say what it is. Then they color in the letters that make that word. When they have colored in the letter, the children rearrange them to spell the word and write it on the handwriting guide line.
If some students get stuck, I have included word cards with the same pictures which you can put in the middle of the table for the students to find that matching picture that is also on the worksheet. With the help of the card, students can color in the correct letters on the worksheet.
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CVC words used
cat, rat, bag, tag, van, man, sad, pad, nun, sun, hut, cut, net, jet, hen, pen, leg, peg, pin, tin, hot, pot, dog, log, bed, red, bug, jug, zip, rip and lip, cap, map, mop, hop, fox, box, sit, hit, pig, wig, six, mix, sob, cob, ham, yam, pod, rod, tub, cub, mud, bud, sum and gum.
File Type: PDF
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https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cvc-onset-rime-worksheets-read-colour-write-teacher-notes-keystage-1-11685278
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This bundle contains St Valentine themed resources - worksheets, activities, presentations.
The resources can be used as revision, homework or as standalone lessons.
Content:
- Teacher Notes (x3)
- Assembly Presentation
Literacy
-St. Valentine Day's Lesson Presentation
- Worksheet - Writing activity on St. Valentine's Day
- Worksheets on jumbled sentences and words
- 2 Word Searches in upper and lower case letters
- Reading Comprehension
- Guided reading activities
- Phonics CVC Words Worksheets
- Cracking codes to spell colour/color words
Maths
Work on tally charts, pictograms and block graphs and interpreting data
Counting and matching up
Addition and Subtraction problem-solving Number and Picture Pattern Sequences
- Completing addition equation
- Missing number of hearts and roses activity
- Number match jigsaw puzzle pieces
- Simple colour by number activity
Other Topics
- Mixing colours activity
- Valentine's Day Emotions/Feelings Worksheets
Activities include worksheets and cut and stick activities.
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This is a lesson/assembly presentation resource on St Valentine's Day, February 14.
Learning Aims: To learn who was Saint Valentine and his connection to St Valentine’s Day.
Aimed at: Reception/KS1
Content:
- Teacher Notes on The Story of St Valentine referring to Slide numbers
- Teacher Notes on Assembly Presentation
- 22 Slide PowerPoint Presentation
- Worksheet 1 – Writing - Love is …
- Worksheet 2 – Jumbled Words and Sentences Activity - with Answer Sheet
- 2 Word Searches – Upper and lower case letters - with Solutions
This resource can be used as a 1 hour lesson and I have uploaded Teacher Notes/Guide which contains starter activity, main lesson and plenary. Slides are referred to in the Teacher Notes/Guide.
I have also included Teacher Notes/Guide on Assembly with options to delete slides for a 10 to 15 mins assembly.
The Presentation begins with a starter activity - the Lead up to St Valentines - stores displaying Valentine related items.
It then leads into the story of St Valentine, his run-in with Claudius II, curing the jailers blind daughter and symbols relating to the celebration.
Reflection - Children learn that Valentine's Day isn't just about romance but has other meanings, e.g. Love is patience, kindness etc.
Consolidation
Worksheet 1 - children write in a few sentences what love is... An example is given
Worksheet 2 - Jumbled sentences and words - children rearrange each sentence and add a full stop. The second part is to sort out jumbled words using the pictures as clues.
2 Word Searches containing related vocabulary - in upper and lower case letters.
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File Type: PowerPoint Presentation, Word and PDF formats.
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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.
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UPDATED with two trace and write sentences worksheets for the more able students.
This product contains a set of worksheets relating to CVC phonics work.
Students practise 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 colour 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 colour 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 (4 Worksheets)
These worksheets can be used as guided reading in a small group setting or one-to-one teaching.
The sentences are decodable and use 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 colour in the pictures.
• Read, Cut and Glue (2 Worksheets, 2 Sheets with Pictures to cut out)
Independent work: Students read each sentence and then cut out and glue the picture that matches that sentence.
• 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).
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This bundle relates to St Patrick’s Day celebrations. It includes myths and legends, phonics, reading comprehension presentations.
Content:
PowerPoint Presentation Assembly/Lesson
PowerPoint Presentation on myths/ legends
Worsheets - 2x reading passages and accompanying tasks - vocabulary work, finding information, giving reasons for answers.
Lesson Plans on myths and legends
Reading Comprehension passage for early readers with questions and literacy tasks.
Beginning consonant blends worksheets
Ideal resource to use in the lead up to St Patrick’s Day and after St Patrick’s Day on myths and legends.
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https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-block-graph-patterns-sequencing-puzzles-numbers-1-20-match-up-worksheets-12080124
This bundle contains resources on beginning/Initial and final consonant blends or clusters.
Words with initial blends:
bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fl, fr, gl, gr, pl , pr, tr, tw,
sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw.
Words with end blends:
ct, ft, ld, lf, lk, lp, lt, mp, nd, nk, nt, pt, sk, sp, st.
Content:
PowerPoint Presentations
Lesson Plans
Flash Cards
Differentiated worksheets
Matching and sorting activities
Audio
Fun stuff
Cut and paste
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This resource relates to Saint Patrick’s Day. It is an easy reading comprehension for early readers with four questions and associated tasks - labelling, phonics, sight word search, writing initial letters, colouring and completing four sets of three-piece jigsaw puzzles.
Ideal for early learners, English language learners, SEN students.
Can be used for guided reading and the more able early readers can work on their own.
Content:
Saint Patrick’s Day reading with pictures
Worksheet with 4 questions
Labelling a leprechaun activity. This is differentiated in that one sheet is partly coloured in to be labelled.
Literacy work associated with the reading text: Find words in the text and circle, write rhyming words for hat, pot and red
It is a short text. Children are asked to count the full stops and write the number of sentences.
Writing initial letters worksheet (differentiated)
Complete jigsaw puzzles
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This super bundle combines different topics relating to St Patrick’s Day. Other resources will be included as I create more resources relating to St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
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St Patrick’s Literacy Bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12067949
St Patrick’s Maths/Numeracy Bundle
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-numeracy-bundle-12650186