This presentation pack comprises 5 PowerPoint Presentations. Aim: To develop children’s knowledge of the alphabet (upper/lower case letters) and sound and letter correspondences. Just choose a presentation and play. The 5 presentations all include animation. (Shortcut for Slide View press f5 tab) . Each presentation can be used as lesson starters, standalone lessons or as a plenary. Teacher Notes also included. General description: Children recite the alphabet as they appear in alphabetical order: with letters, pictures and words capitals letters only lower case letters only a mix of lower and upper case letters (children name the letters as they appear) interactive alphabet pictures and words (a-z) with each picture linked to Slide 28 that contains a table of words linking back to each picture on the slides. You can click on the links to go back and forth to pictures and words. See Preview Panes. Other Alphabet resources: Learning the Alphabet lesson Learning the Alphabet includes lesson plan and worksheets File Type: PowerPoint Presentation

This resource relates to the alphabet Aa to Zz. The uppercase and lowercase are puzzle-shaped for students to colour in together with pictures beginning with the letters. On each worksheet students read the sentence that include the word and then trace over the sentence. The final task is to colour in 3 pictures that begin with the letter. These print and go worksheets are ideal as extra for early finishers, homework or use to assess your learners on each letter of the alphabet. Colour the puzzle letters. Trace the words for the pictures. Colour in the picture. Read the simple sentence. Trace the simple sentence. Colour in three pictures in the grid that begin with the letter. There are 3 pictures for each letter Aa to Zz: ant, apple, arrow, banana, bike, button, cactus, cage, castle, dog, domino, door, egg, elephant, envelope, feather, fish, fork, gate, guitar, gum, hand, hook, house, igloo, ill, ink, jar, jacket, jellyfish, kettle, key, kite, ladder, lamp, leg, medal, megaphone, mouse, narwhal, needle, nose, octopus, onion, origami, peas, pencil, piano, queen, quill, quilt, rabbit, rainbow, ring, scissors, snake, sock, table, teeth, tent, upside down, umbrella, under, van, vase, visor, watch, windmill, window, x-ray fish, x-ray of girl, xylophone, yoga, yogurt, yo-yo, zip, zero and zoo. Please see preview pane. You may be interested in the US Version: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12803324 Thank you for visiting my shop:)

These are Spring phonics worksheets relating to beginning consonant blends or 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 a full stop. 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: Spring flowers (2 versions) – with Solution. The blends in this activity are colour-coded. The consonant blends are: br, cl, fl, sl, sp, pr and tr. 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. Optional paper sizes A4 and US letter size and spelling of colour/color for the consonant blend colour code activity. Thank you for visiting my shop. You may be interested in Mixed Consonant Blends Summer Worksheets https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12869143 This is part of the Spring Bundle: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12991386

This beginning/initial consonant blends resource contains differentiated activities which can be used as an added resource to lessons on consonant blends or clusters. Students trace over blends, match correct pictures and complete cut and paste worksheets. Content: Consonant Blends Worksheets A - F: Trace and Circle Consonant Blends Worksheets A - F: Trace and Colour Worksheets 1 and 2: Matching Pictures to Consonant Blends Cut and paste pictures for matching activity (Differentiated) Answer Sheet for Worksheets A - F Trace and Circle Worksheets: Students trace over the consonants blends and then draw a line to one of the pictures that begins with the blends. Trace and Colour Worksheets: Students trace over the consonant blends and then draw a line to one of the pictures that begins with the blend and then colour in the picture. Worksheets 1 and 2: Cut and paste differentiated activity There are three versions of this activity Students cut out the colour pictures and match them to the correct consonant blends worksheets 1 and 2. Version 1: The cut and paste sheet contains b/w pictures only. As with the colour pictures, students should cut out and match the correct consonant blends and then colour in the pictures. Version 2: The cut and paste sheet contains part of the consonant blend word. Students should write in the missing blends to compete the words and then cut out and glue on the worksheets 1 and 2. There are two versions of the letters ‘f’ and ‘k’. Please see preview panes. Suitable for US Thank you for visiting my shop:)

UPDATED with 26 extra worksheets for differentiation. Aimed at Keystage1/Lower Keystage 2. These worksheets are based on the 22 initial consonant blends. It is part of a large resource pack - see below. You may only require the worksheets which can be used in the classroom, as homework or as revision. The worksheets include: Cloze activities on all the initial consonants - children read each sentence and choose the appropriate to complete the sentence so that it makes sense - A choice of two words. There is a mini word search at the end. Worksheet (1 page) Matching words to pictures by drawing a line. Worksheets - Making words from a set of consonant blends, e.g. children will see missing gaps in a word - e.g. __ __ am. They can choose any of the initial consonant blends in the box below to make a word, e.g. slam or pram or tram. Matching initial consonant blends to pictures Trace over initial consonant blends and match to the correct pictures Revision worksheets to consolidate their learning. Please see preview pane. This worksheet resource is part of a larger pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-initial-consonant-blends-presentations-plans-listening-audio-worksheets-activities-11607482

This resource contains three PowerPoint Presentations on mixed phonics CVC words. Teacher’s Guide included. Phonics Input Sessions: Segment and blend CVC words orally and in writing. These presentations can cover numerous phonic sessions. Play in Slide Show Each presentation contains 80 slides and has three different functions - see below The presentations are set up so that you have to click on the arrows, home, end slide function buttons. To reveal the letters in each word, you have to click on the purple squares. Click on any slide you want to use by going back and forth on the arrows. You can end the Slide Show at any time, click on END SLIDE SHOW>. In Slide Show you can use the forward/backward arrows to select the slides you want to use in your phonics lesson. This is so convenient as you can choose the words you want to focus on. Children will see a picture for each word. Suggested Activities What’s the missing phoneme? The CVC words are covered up ready to be revealed when you click on a square. You can differentiate the lesson by revealing two letters at a time and asking children to say and/or write what they think the missing phoneme is. • Click on the squares to reveal the letters you want in the lesson. • The children use the pictures as a visual aid to help them say or write the missing phoneme. What are the missing phoneme? • You can make the lesson more challenging by only revealing one phoneme and the children write or say the two missing phonemes. What’s the picture – Segment and blend CVC words You can assess how well the children segment and blend the CVC words. Select any slide in Slide Show. Ask the children what the picture is. You can prompt them if they are not sure. Get them to say the letters by sounding out and blending. Ask them to write the word on their whiteboards and then show you. You can reveal the answers by clicking on the squares. Alternatively, tell you the children you are going to show them slides of pictures and they have, e.g. a few seconds, to write the letter that corresponds to each phoneme on their whiteboards and then show you on their mini- whiteboards. I have also upload a PowerPoint Timer, timed at 2 mins and 5 mins as an option to use. Please see Preview Pane on the words used in this resource. Thank you for your interest.

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 Thank you for visiting my shop:) Also appropriate for US.

In this All About Me resource the questions are set in hexagonal tiles for students to complete. There are 3 types of activities. Content: Teacher Notes Worksheet 1 - 6 tiles with questions and children draw a picture of themselves in the middle. (UK and US spelling). Worksheet 2(Easier) (x4) - These worksheets consist of 3 questions on each page with red borders and children answer the questions inside hexagons with blue borders. The last tile always requires children to draw a picture of: themselves, a toy, what they are good at, an animal they would like to be. Worksheet 3 - Children trace over the sentences and finish them off in their own words. Lastly, they draw a picture in each of the three hexagons. Worksheet 4 - Children trace over a set of different sentences and finish off in their own words. Lastly, they draw a picture in each of the three hexagons. Please see preview pane. Thank you for visiting my shop.

These are autumn phonics worksheets relating to beginning consonant blends or 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: Acorns and leaves – with Solutions. The blends in these activities are colour-coded. The consonant blends are: cl, fl, gl, pl, br, dr, tr, sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, and sw, The images show words and pictures beginning with consonant blends. First version: The colours are displayed with beginning consonant blends. Students should colour the images correctly using the colour code to complete the activity. (Answers included) Second version: Students will need to colour in the crayons before using the colour code to complete the pictures. Suitable for UK and US (spelling) Thank you for visiting my shop.

This resource relates to colour displays around the classroom or art area. You can increase to A3 for a larger display. <strong>Content:</strong> • ‘Colours’ Poster for display • ‘Colour Mix’ Poster for display • ‘What’s your favourite colour?’ Poster • 11 Posters for display naming the colours: red, blue, white, orange, brown, pink black, grey, purple, yellow and pink • 11 Flashcards naming all the colours • 6 ‘What colour does …… and …. make?’ Posters • 2 Sets of worksheets for each colour (total: 22) There are various methods to get a brown mixture- I’ve chosen red and green in the display. Children can experiment during art lessons or when colouring. Question card displays - What is your favourite colour?, What colour does yellow and red make? <strong>There are also two sets of worksheets for each of the colours.</strong> Worksheet 1: Children draw and label four things for each of the colours. Worksheet 2: Children colour in the blank splash with the correct colour and then draw and label four things relating to that colour. You may be interested in Colour Activities: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/colour-activities-tasks-and-sorting-into-colour-groups-cut-paste-it-link-eyfs-reception-yr1-sen-11881979 File Type: Word and pdf. Thank you for visiting my shop:-)

This reading comprehension resource contains two booklets. Story title - A Rainbow. Ideal for end of term assessment. Useful as a task for children to be getting on with as an independent activity. Booklet 1 - 18 questions - The questions are at the end of the text. Booklet 2 - 14 questions - The questions are in sections. Reading comprehension tasks cover: Questions on the text to be answered. Tick box - multiple choice statements Punctuation (capital letters/full stops) Jumbled words from the text List the compound words in the story (there are 6) Questions on who are the characters/how do we know they are speaking. Inference/Reading between the lines to answer a question. Give an explanation to a question 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 types: Microsoft Word format and pdf. formats.

UPDATED NEW COVER IMAGE 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 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.

Reading comprehension short story text that focuses on particular aspects of the English language, grammar and word work. This literacy resource comprises PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson Plans with learning objectives and worksheets and activities. There is also an extra lesson plan (includes learning objectives) and PowerPoint Presentation on characterisation with differentiated worksheets. Also suitable for teaching in small groups. The Presentations contain whole class activities. Lessons comprise: Reading comprehension - speaking/listening and includes reading/writing Cut/paste activities to sequence story Answer sheet with sequenced pictures. Recount story in own words activity with pictures to encourage writing. Sentence work - jumbled sentences (cut/paste), adding capital letters/full stops - differentiated worksheet activities. Read and write - gap filling exercises. Word work is on proper and common nouns - differentiated worksheets. Work on characterisation - describing and creating a character for Grandad’s new dog. Playscript - comparing playscript structure to story text. Children in groups - write out their playscript based on the story - differentiated activities - There is a separate PowerPoint Presentation. Children that need support can act out the play. All resources editable and printable. Images free from royalty.

This reading comprehension literacy resource includes:- Comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation on all the lessons - the reading text is on Presentation for whole class teaching including whole class exercises. Literacy lessons for a week focussing on the short story. Reading comprehension questions Capital letters and full stops Joining two parts of a sentence Jumbled words Focus on use of adjectives to write interesting stories Writing simple sentences Composition Labelling pictures using descriptive words Reading texts and illustrating Worksheets and activities All the worksheets can be adapted.

This is a free sample of upper and lowercase A, B and C letters only with 2D and 3D shapes. A, B and C alphabet playdough mats for modelling letter shapes. The mats show pictures in colour and b&w. The letters are on whole pages in two sizes - A4 and US letter size 8.5 x 11". Fun learning activity colouring in shapes and background of letters and making letter shapes. Content: Lowercase letters a b c with 2D shapes Uppercase letters A B C with 2D shapes Lowercase letters a b c with 3D shapes Uppercase letters A B C with 3D shapes Alphabet playdough mats A, B & C Alphabet playdough mats with pictures labelled Please click on link for full product description. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/alphabet-letters-and-2d-and-3d-shapes-worksheets-cut-and-paste-activities-bundle-12149969 Thank you for your interest.

Time-saving flashcards for phonic work. The digraph being learnt is highlighted in red. The writing is in print and joined up. Foundation/Keystage 1, SEN and ESL/EAL pupils. Just print and laminate these large digraph picture cards. Browse round my store, you may be interested in the following: Revision of digraphs sh ch th ng ck ph and wh Digraphs Ph and Wh

Aimed at: EYFS/Year 1 and children who are still finding blending and segmenting CVC words challenging. Content: Black and white puzzles with and without pictures for children to make CVC words. They can cut out the pieces and glue into their workbook or on separate sheet of paper. When they have made the word they trace inside the letters with different colour pencil. Green puzzles - best to laminate and cut out. Children can practise putting the pieces together and then write the word on their whiteboards. You may be interested in: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-cvc-word-families-making-words-puzzles-cut-stick-activities-rhyming-lesson-eyfs-ks1-11869596