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.
Minibeasts, bugs, insects bingo game. Your students can also play Snap! and matching pair cards. Increase vocabulary of minibeasts.
Great value Minibeasts resource which contains:
Teacher’s Notes
35 bingo cards labelled Card 1 to Card 35
30 different minibeasts call out cards
36 picture cards for a game of snap
36 picture cards with name labels which can also be used for snap
The pictures are photos of common invertebrates.
Preparation: Print onto card paper and laminate the bingo cards.
Laminate both sets of picture cards and cut out.
Play bingo as a whole class or children play in smaller groups.
Play ‘Snap!’
Matching card game - - Lay out, say, 10 sets of matching cards face down on the table - players take turns to turn over two cards. If two cards match, he or she keeps the cards. If the two cards do not match the cards are placed put back again. The player with the most matching cards is the winner.
Other uses: Create a minibeasts word wall - reprint the call-out cards and picture cards for a wall display.
Opportunities for children to sort minibeasts into categories, i.e. insects, arachnids, myriapods, crustaceans, coelenterates, echinoderms, molluscs and annelids.
Aim of the game(s) is to reinforce identification of minibeasts while having fun.
List of Minibeasts - ant aphid bee beetle butterfly caterpillar centipede cockroach crab cricket dragonfly earwig firefly fly grasshopper ladybird leech millipede mite mosquito moth octopus praying mantis silverfish slug snail spider wasp weevil woodlouse worm
Extra invertebrates on the picture cards: jellyfish, starfish, sea urchin, coral and lobster.
File Type: PDF and Word format bingo cards
Hope your students have lots of fun playing and learning the names of minibeasts.
**This product has been updated with teacher notes on suggested activities, worksheets and black and white pictures for more initial consonant blend activities. **
There are 3 sets of pictures for each initial consonant blend. One set has highlighted initial blends.
Optional: Print out onto card paper/good quality paper, laminate and cut out the pictures and words.
Content:
Teacher Notes on suggested activities
3 Sets of initial consonant blend pictures with words (one set has highlighted initial blends)
64 black and white pictures relating to initial consonant blends
3 Worksheets - children trace over initial blends and then write in the correct blends to finish incomplete words.
2 Cut/paste worksheet activities - children trace over blends and then write in correct blends to finish incomplete words. Lastly, they cut out the pictures and glue to match the correct completed words.
Other Suggested Activities:
Pictures only - Mix up different pictures and ask students to find the picture that starts with, e.g. br.
Words only - Mix up different words and ask students to sound out the word and/or draw a picture for it. Extension - write sentences.
Pictures and words - Mix up different pictures and words for students to match up correctly.
Make a word wall using the initial highlighted words as a visual reminder.
With the black and white pictures, you can reduce on the copier or leave as is to glue into workbooks. Leave out some words for the children to find the correct word to match the picture in their workbooks. As an extension they can write a sentence using that word.
This resource is part of a large pack (but please note it excludes the 64 b/w pictures, worksheets and cut/paste activities which is only in this updated resource)
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-initial-consonant-blends-presentations-plans-listening-audio-worksheets-activities-11607482
This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘st’ CCVC words.
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 (35 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 (12 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.
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)
3 Activity Sheets:
Worksheet 1 - This worksheet has 3 sections: Section A: gap-filling - choosing the appropriate word so that the sentence make sense. Section B - Unscrambling the CCVC words in the boxes and writing it correctly above. Section C - children copy out each of the 3 sentences, punctuating with capital letter/full stop or with a question mark.
Activity Sheet 2 - Completing missing vowels and then match words to pictures by drawing a line (Answer provided)
Activity Sheet 3 - Completing the missing vowel digraphs and then match words to pictures by drawing a line (Answer provided).
2 Word Searches with pictures.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have created 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 bundle will contain various worksheets, activities, PowerPoint products relating to summer. As and when I make resources, I will add them to this bundle.
The price of this bundle will go up each time a new resource(s) is added.
Benefits of purchasing early:
If you purchase bundles early, any resources added after purchasing the bundle, can just be downloaded at no extra cost.
Content so far:
Beginning Mixed Consonant Blends
Summer Sun Emotions
Mixed CVC Word Work
Final Mixed Consonant Blends
For detailed description of each product, please see individual products.
A separate Summer Maths Bundle will be created soon.
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This winter bundle includes worksheets, clip cards, write the room and other resources relating to winter.
This growing bundle contains:
Alphabet Match and Initial Picture Sounds
Penguin Alphabet Match and Pictures
Write the Room Polar Animals
Penguin Theme: Telling Time To The Hour - Analog/Digital
Snowman Theme: Telling Time - Hour and Half Past Analog/Digital
Snowmen Counting Teeth 0 to 20 Clip Cards and Worksheets
Snowflakes Counting Teeth 1 to 20 Clip Cards and Worksheets
CVC Word Work Worksheets Mittens Winter
Addition to 10 Mittens Worksheets Ten Frame Picture Cards Winter
Emotions Feelings Worksheets Winter
When I create resources relating to winter, they will be added to the bundle.
The price of the bundle will increase each time a new resource is added.
Related winter telling the time bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12786835
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This product contains a set of phonics worksheets relating to mixed CVC words with a winter mittens theme. There are a variety of worksheets which you can give to all abilities to work on. You can differentiate by outcome. These worksheets are great for reviewing CVC words.
Content:
Worksheets A to E: Match CVC Word to Picture (x2)
Worksheets A and B: Read, Trace Write CVC Words and Pictures
Worksheets A and B: Cut and Paste CVC Pictures to match words.
Please see preview pane.
Worksheets sizes: A4 and US Size
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This phonics resource relates to spring-themed consonant digraph worksheet activities. There are three different activities for students to review beginning, final endings digraphs and digraphs that appear in the middle of words. The tasks/activities involve making words and writing, adding missing digraphs and completing a word search and writing own sentences.
Content:
Beginning Digraphs Worksheets A-D: Match and Write
Ending Digraphs Worksheets A-D: Match and Write
Missing Middle Digraphs Worksheets (x2)
Digraph Word Search and Writing Sentences
Answer Sheets for Beginning and Ending Digraphs
Answer Sheets for Missing Middle Digraphs
Word Search Solutions
Teacher Notes
Please see preview pane.
Beginning Digraphs Worksheets: Match and Write
Students choose the correct digraph to go with the last part of the word.
Ending Digraphs Worksheets: Match and Write
Students choose the correct ending digraph to make a word that matches the picture shown.
Missing Middle Digraphs
As well as reading the sentences, there are picture clues and a digraph box to help students complete the words that are missing their digraphs.
Digraph Word Search and Writing
Students look for the words in the grid and then choose 6 words to write six sentences with.
The worksheets are in colour and b/w and you have the option of two sizes: A4 and US letter size.
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This bundle will contain PowerPoint and printable worksheets relating to spring. When I make new resources, I will add them to this bundle.
The price of this bundle will go up each time a new resource is added.
Benefits of purchasing early:
If you purchase bundles early, any resources added after purchasing the bundle, you can download at no extra cost.
Content so far:
Beginning Mixed Consonant Blends
Final/Ending Consonant Blends
CVC Words and Pictures Worksheets Spring
Consonant Digraphs Phonics Worksheets Word Search Spring
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This resource relates to spring CVC word work. There are three different activities for students to review letter sounds and to decode and read CVC words and practise reading sight words in sentences.
Content:
Worksheets: Short A to E: Spring Word and Picture Match
Worksheets A to E: Read Simple Sentences and Writing
Worksheets 1 - 3: Missing Letters in CVC Words
Spring Word and Picture Match (with Answers)
In this activity, students draw lines to match up the CVC pictures on the flowerpots to the words on the flowerheads.
Read Simple Sentences and Writing
Each worksheet contains sight words which the students should read and then read the simple sentences filling in the CVC words in the sound boxes that matches the pictures. Lastly, rewrite the CVC word. Please see preview pane.
Sight words: my, I, look, the, a, you, can, see, is, it, run, down, not, and, go, yellow, want, have, she, to, pretty.
Missing Letters in CVC Words (with Answers)
There are nine pictures on each sheet. Students use their phonic knowledge to complete the CVC words which have missing beginning, middle and final sounds.
There are b/w worksheets for the above.
Optional worksheet sizes A4 and US Size
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This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘dr’ CCVC words.
As with the other consonant blends packs:
it is child-centred
child-friendly and
a step up from CVC and CCV to Phase 4: Letters and Sounds Phonics.
It is an addition to my other resources on initial consonant blends.
This smaller pack contains:
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 - includes explanation of initial blend, CCVC words and whole class activities to prepare children for their independent activities.
PowerPoint Presentation Phoneme Count - Again, as in the others, I have listed all the CCVC words and the units of sound above the fingers so that children can see and hear the separate phonemes (with pictures).
Encourage children to make simple sentences with the words to understand its meaning and distinguish between nouns, verbs or adjectives.
Flash cards and words with and without sound buttons and lines.
Set of pictures and words for matching activities.
Differentiated Activity Sheets 1, 2, 3 - for cut/paste work, writing sentences and reading and matching words to 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.
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This resource is for Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten.
Also suitable for ESL/EFL students and students still finding it challenging to discriminate sounds.
A lovely addition to your phonics lessons and literacy resource center.
Just print onto card paper and laminate - use drywipe pens for activities.
The cards are editable so you can change to black and white print out and stick into students’ book as a record of their phonic work.
Rimes are:-
-at -an -am -ut -un -ug -ox -ot -op -og -it -ip -in -ig -et -en -eg -ed- -ay -ap -ag -um
-ud -ub -od -ix -on -ob -ix and -am.
1. cat
rat
pan
fan
nut
cut
bun
sun
jug
bug
fox
box
hot
pot
hop
pop
dog
log
sit
fit
zip and pip
lip
pin
bin
pig
dig
net
vet
hen
pen
peg
leg
bed
red
hay
say
map
cap
bag
tag
sad
dad
gum
sum
mud
bud
tub
cub
won
ron
pod
rod
cob
sob
six
mix
ham
ram
There are 58 CVC cards and they have a double use.
How to use:-
1. The student looks at the picture and say what it is.
2. When s/he knows what the picture is they attempt to sort out the scrambled word by sounding out initial medial and final letters.
3. S/he then writes the word correctly on the line.
Other uses:-
There are 58 CVC cards which are made up of 29 pairs of onset and rime words and pictures.
- Lay out pairs of cards for the student to match the rhyming pictures and then unscramble the words and write them out correctly.
As an extension they could write funny rhyming lines into their ELA books.
E.g. A bug is in a jug. Dad is mad.
File Type: Word and PDF
These are mixed CVC word cards. The words are jumbled/scrambled. Students can write the correct word or you can get them to type in the correct spelling as I have now included fillable blanks.
This is the updated version, but I’ve retained the old version in case you prefer the old version.
Also suitable for ESL/EFL students and students still finding it challenging to discriminate sounds.
A lovely addition to your phonics lessons or literacy centre.
Print onto card paper and laminate - use drywipe pens for activities or students can use the computer to type in the words.
-at -an - am -ut -un -ug -ox -ot -op -og -it -ip -in -ig -et -en -eg -ed- ap -ag -um
-ud -ub -od -ix -ob -em -ix and -am
cat
rat
pan
fan
nut
cut
bun
sun
jug
bug
fox
box
hot
pot
hop
pop
dog
log
sit
fit
zip
lip
pin
bin
pig
dig
net
vet
hen
pen
peg
leg
bed
red
map
cap
bag
tag
pad
dad
gum
sum
mud
bud
tub
cub
pod
rod
cob
hob
six
mix
ham
ram
lab
cab
gem
hem
There are 58 CVC cards and they have a double use.
How to use:-
The student looks at the picture and say what it is.
When s/he knows what the picture is they attempt to sort out the jumbled word by sounding out initial medial and final letters.
S/he then writes the word correctly on the line.
Other use:-
There are 58 cvc cards which are made up of 29 pairs of onset and rime words and pictures.
Lay out pairs of cards for the student to match the rhyming pictures and then unscramble the words and write on the lines.
As an extension they could write funny rhyming lines into their literacy books.
E.g. The pin is in the bin. The fan is in the pan.
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This comprehensive phonics resource focuses on initial consonant blends fl and fr - CCVC words. Lovely colourful resource to complement the others.
Introduction to Phase 4: Letters and Sounds on CCVC initial consonant blends.
Aimed at: Foundation Stage/Keystage1 and SEN pupils;
A good starting point for pupils who find blends challenging
Ideal resource for ESL pupils and one-to-one and small group teaching.
You can edit the presentations to suit your class.
Different worksheets in this pack.
PowerPoint presentations include whole class activities: -
-writing CCVC words starting with fl and fr
-Whole class word sort - pupils click and drag letters into the correct order to spell CCVC words.
listening activity - Pupils listen to 8 sentences with a mix of fl and fr words. They write the words they hear on their whiteboards or in literacy books.
sorting out jumbled words activity
Pictures and words match up
It also contains:-
Teachers’ Notes
Presentation showing picture of hand to count phonemes for CCVC activities
Lesson Plans (learning objectives, main activities, plenaries) -
All the slides are referred to in the lesson plans.
Phoneme Frame for whole class and group activities - laminate for repeated use
2 sets of Flash cards listing all the CCVC words for fl and fr initial blends-
(1 set shows sound buttons and lines)- laminate for repeated use
Pictures cards and related words - laminate and cut out
Activity worksheets to include cut/paste, drawing lines to match picture to words and a match up activity.
For the higher ability - print off the slides for their activity (use of dictionary optional).
Learning Objectives:
To develop children’s knowledge of initial consonant blends.
To segment and blend CCVC words for reading and writing.
To distinguish between fl and fr blends in listening activity
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File Types: Word, pdf and PowerPoint
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A total of 6 sets of reading comprehension packs containing comprehension questions, differentiated worksheets, beginning to write a playscript, grammar and word level work using the short story texts.
- All stories are presented on PowerPoint for whole class shared reading and activities
- Grammar focus - e.g. verb agreement, present, past and future tenses
- Sentence work - e.g. ull stops, capital letters, inverted commas, question marks, exclamation marks
- Word level work - e.g. compound words, adjectives, adverbs.
- Creative writing - featured texts encourages children to write their own ending to a story or create their own.
Have a look at the individual packs for more information.
Use each one throughout the year as your class progress.
Also included a sample of one my free resources on dictation with audio and teacher's notes.
This resource material is on split digraphs - a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e and u-e.
Some teachers only require the worksheets so I have made a separate resource pack. THIS IS PART OF A WHOLE PACK - see below for link to my shop.
There are two sets of worksheets:
Worksheet 1 set
-Students look at the pictures and complete the missing consonant to make the split digraph words.
Choose 3 words and write a sentence using each of the choosen words.
Mini word search to do (includes solutions).
Worksheet 2 - (5 pages) Students read each sentence and unscramble the highlighted words.
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https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-split-digraphs-5-presentations-5-lesson-plans-activity-sheets-practical-lessons-11348539
This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘sw’ CCVC words.
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.
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 (15 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).
Children are encouraged 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)
New set of worksheets
3 Practice Workssheets:
Worksheet 1 - Sw Blend Matching Words to Pictures - Children complete the words and then draw lines to match words to pictures.
Worksheet 2 - Sw Cloze exercise - Children read and fill in the missing words in the sentences. Second part of worksheet - unscramble the words in the sentences.
Extension: Worksheet 3 - Jumbled sentences and punctuation. Children work out the simple sentences and punctuate accordingly.
2 Word Searches with pictures.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have created on initial consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for group activities.
In small groups, I put different pictures and words from previous laminated material for children to sort into rhyming groups, e.g. swot-plot-clot-snot-slot words/pictures.
See activity sheets and other resources in preview pane.
File Type: PowerPoint, Word and PDF Format
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This single phonics pack focuses on initial consonant blend ‘tr’ CCVC words.
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 a indepth flexible resource as are the others.
This pack contains:
Flexible Lesson Plan with learning objectives, lesson starter, main activities and plenary - You can choose hich parts are relevant to your class. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the plan.
PowerPoint Presentation 1 (31 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).
Children can verbalize simple sentences with a selection tr-ccvc words.
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)
3 Practice Worksheets:
Worksheet 1 - Word Scramble and Sentences - Children unscramble each word in the box and write it next to the picture on handwriting lines. Next section - write 4 simple sentences the words.
Worksheet 2 - Tr - Missing Consonant Blends - Trace over initial consonants and draw a picture for the word.
Extra: Worksheet 3 - Making Plurals with tr-ccvc words and writing sentences - Children write the singular and then the plural, e.g. troll-trolls -The trolls are hungry and they live under the bridge. (Good opportunity to check grammar).
2 Word Searches with pictures.
You can combine the set of pictures and words with the other resources I have created on initial consonant blends - creating a set of pictures and words for group activities.
In small groups, I put different pictures and words from previous laminated material for children to sort into rhyming groups, e.g. trick-brick-prick words/pictures.
File Type: PowerPoint, MS Word and PDF Format
Time-saving phonics resource for 15 to 30 mins phonics input.
This is a follow on from Phase Two: Sets 1 to 5 to complete the alphabet letters and sounds.
Whole class teaching in PowerPoint. Each slide can be printed off and taught in group sessions.
Resources can be used in letter and sound revision to improve reading for blending and segmentation.
- Worksheet exercises.
- Very short reading texts plus tasks.
- Word Search
This literacy resource includes:-
PowerPoint Presentation on all the 5 lessons.
The lessons focus on the short reading text.
- Whole class teaching activities;
- reading comprehension - listening and speaking;
- story sequencing activity;
- work on speech marks in sentences;
- speech bubbles;
- work on contraction of common words using the apostrophe - e.g. we'll;
- Add speech marks in text;
- Writing composition - finishing the story.
All resources can be adapted.
You may be interested in other reading comprehension packs:
Reading Comprehension Packs
All images are royalty free accessed from Microsoft clipart.
This phonic resource comprises a PowerPoint Presentation on:
Consonant digraphs - ch, sh, th,ng
Vowel digraphs/trigraphs:
ai, ee, igh, oa;
oo (long/short), ar, or;
ur, ow, oi, er
ear, air, ure
combinations of digraphs- eg chair,torch, coach
Answers in pdf. Reading Sentences
Word Searches
There is a reading text on PowerPoint for whole class reading activity.
True or false questions on PowerPoint relating to the text.
Drawing pictures to go with simple sentences.
Reading text and choosing the correct word to insert in the sentence.
Missing graphemes and jumbled words activities.
Reading captions and sentences.
Blank handwriting sheet
All resources can be adapted.
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and
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-onset-and-rime-activity-bundle-11576490