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 product relates to the topic on The Good Samaritan.
Aimed at: Keystage 1/2
Curriculum links: Religious education, literacy and PSHE.
Additional worksheets to support children’s literacy skills.
They cover:
Differentiated reading comprehension worksheets. One of the reading comprehension worksheet is in cursive font.
Sorting jumbled sentences so they make sense and adding a full stop
Cloze activity - read text and fill in the missing words using the words from the word bank
Work on homophones - 1. Children write the correct word in the box. 2. Write sentences using the highlighted words.
Includes Answer Sheets.
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This resource material is for countries using the euro currency: euros and euro cents.
Aimed at KS1/Kindergarten/Grade 1 and ESL/EFL students.
Updated on 17 May, 2022 to include different ways the euros/cents are written. There are now three versions which you can choose to download.
The presentation is a step-by-step approach to teaching euros/cents.
<strong>This pack contains:</strong>
A comprehensive PowerPoint Presentation (46 Slides) - divided into convenient sections.
Identifying and describing coins and their value
Adding up cents and adding prices of items
Looking at combination of coins and comparing/matching coins of equivalent value, e.g. five 1 cents is worth the same as a 5 cent coin.
Giving change - working out how much change you would get from 5c, 10c, and 20c.
The Presentation also includes whole class activities and different strategies students can use to work out money problems.
There is a separate Presentation on general introduction and a list of countries that use euros as their currency.
4 Flexible Lesson Plans - contains objectives, plenaries and main lesson. PowerPoint slides are referred to in the lesson plans.
** Worksheets **
<strong>Lesson 1</strong> - Matching each coin to its value - There are two sets of activities.
(1) Write the value opposite the coin and practise writing the euro signs.
(2) Cut and paste each coin to the correct value shown.
<strong>Lesson 2</strong> - Let’s Go Shopping (1) - adding two items together
Let’s Go Shopping (2) - adding three items together
Optional cut and paste Match up Money Bags activity - Students add the prices of the pictures together to get the total and then match the bag of 1 cent coins to the correct sum.
<strong>Lesson 3</strong> - 4 Worksheets called Euro Money Bags 1, 2, 3, and 4. Students draw combination of coins to match the price tag.
<strong>Lesson 4</strong> - 2 Giving change worksheets - Price tag is shown and then the coin. Students work out what change they would receive if they spent the money shown on the price tag and paid with, e.g. a 10 cent coin.
Sample worksheets and Slides are shown in preview pane.
File Type: PowerPoint , Word and PDF format. The three versions are in a zip file folder which you can extract.
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https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/money-euros-and-cents-presentation-lesson-plans-worksheets-activities-2-11633171
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This resource relates to matching a mixture of CVC words to pictures.
Learning aims: To read and match CVC words to pictures by segmenting and blending.
There are two parts to this resource:
1. Play as a game to practise blending and segmenting;
2. For the teacher to assess children's progress in reading CVC words.
This product contains:
- Teachers' Notes on suggested activities
- 8 phonic CVC Phonic Boards 1 to 8 containing clipart pictures
- 72 word cards
- 24 alien words/pseudo-words
- 8 Phonic CVC Screening Check Sheets
The boards are colour-coded with the word cards. On each board there are 9 cvc pictures and 3 alien pictures.
There are 9 real word cards and 3 alien/pseudo-words for each picture board.
Learn to read consonant, vowel, consonant(cvc) words via games - children choose any board number (Board 1 to Board 8) which are colour-coded with the word cards, e.g. Board 1 (yellow) with yellow word cards. H/she chooses a board and read the word on the card and cover the picture that matches the word. The alien pictures can be covered with any of the pseudo-word cards.
Children can play in twos/threes - choose the colour of their boards and word cards. Shuffle the set of word cards and lay them face down on the table. They take turns turning over a card. If a card matches their board colour, s/he reads the word and covers the picture for that word. If the colour does not match or s/he cannot read the word, the word card is put back face down on the table.
Using the word cards only - shuffle a selection of cards and the child reads as many words as s/he can.
Additional use to check progress:
For the teacher/assistant - Optional 8 Phonics screening check sheets - On each sheet there is a list of words that correspond to the set of word cards. Select a set of cards and as the child reads each card you complete the phonics screening sheet.
Please see preview pane of a completed phonic board with cards.
Preparation:
For durability laminate onto card paper the Boards 1 to 8.
Laminate each set of word cards and cut out the cards.
File type: Word and Pdf.
An ideal addition to your literacy station resources.
Hope you enjoy this multi-purpose product.
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 now includes new worksheets and updated presentations. This science unit on plants and flowering plants and life cycle of a bean plant and sunflower comprises 6 lessons. There are 6 PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, and differentiated worksheets.
Teachers Notes (2 pages)
Content
• Lesson 1 PowerPoint re: Flowers (17 Slides) with whole class activities.
• Lesson 2 PowerPoint re: Bean Plant (14 Slides) with whole class activities.
• Lesson 3 PowerPoint re: Fruit and their Seeds (10 Slides) with whole class activities.
• Lesson 4 PowerPoint re: Practical lesson on planting a bean to grow a bean plant (6 Slides)
• Lesson 5 PowerPoint re: Life Cycle of a Sunflower (12 Slides) with whole class activity.
• Lesson 6 PowerPoint re: Seed Germination (11 Slides) with whole class activity.
• 6 Flexible lesson plans outlining learning objectives, and main activities. PowerPoint slides are referred to in each lesson plan.
• Differentiated Worksheets for each lesson
Lesson 1: Looking at different plants that flower and understand that grass and trees are plants. There is a flower hunt activity and a practical activity of different kinds of seeds.
Two activities in Lesson 1
- Going on a Flower Hunt.
- My Seeds Sheet activity - Students look at 4 types of seeds and draw the flowers of that seed - example sheet included.
Lesson 2: Know parts of a plant – Definition of words; Sequencing and labelling a bean plant and labelling a flower - Writing activity, cut and paste sequencing, ordering sentence strips in the correct sequence of a growing plant worksheets.
Lesson 3: Fruits and their seeds. Learn that many fruits contain seeds.
Observational activity (2 worksheets) - drawing fruits and their seeds.
Label an apple; choose correct words to label pictures; Match up whole fruits to their halves by drawing lines.
Lesson 4: Children grow their own bean plant - Activity based. Monitor growth. Ready-made recording worksheets; My Bean Plant Preparation write-up.
Lesson 5: Learn life cycle of a sunflower, and sequencing growth.
Worksheets: Labelling a sunflower; Cut/paste activities; Writing activity – looking at a life cycle illustration and describing it in words; Sequencing sentence strips.
Lesson on Seeds: Life cycle of a seed and some information on mushrooms which do not grow from seeds. Students also learn about different types of germination.
Worksheets: Recap Quick Question Sheet (Students can work individually or in pairs); Text on seed germination life cycle cloze activity – students read and fill in the gaps using words from the word box.
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This resource relates to St. Patrick’s Day (17 March).
It is versatile in that you can save as a different name and then adapt to suit the timing of your assembly.
It can also be used as a lesson resource where you can focus on a particular topic such as St Patrick’s life from when he was born, taken as a slave and the becoming the patron saint of Ireland.
Content:
A Presentation (69 Slides) on facts about St. Patrick and how the day is celebrated.
The presentation starts with a welcome to the whole school.
It then shows a stain glass window of St Patrick holding a shamrock.
There are questions and answers throughout the presentation to involve the children.
It is divided into sections:-
Background to St. Patrick’s life
Around the World
Myths and legends
Celebrations
Reflection
-A prayer (optional)
(3 pages)- Teacher’s notes on assembly referring to each slide.
Optional Follow-up worksheets:
Write and draw 4 things you can remember about St Patrick
Flags of Ireland : Children colour in the flag of Ireland and the cross of St Patrick (Answer key provided)
2 Differentiated cut and paste picture sequencing activities (Answers provided)
Symbols of Ireland: Sort out the three jumbled words and write them opposite the pictures.
Worksheet on three well-known myths: Sort out the jumbled headings and then draw lines to the correct picture for each heading (Answers provided)
Word Search - Find 10 words
Please see preview pane of some of the slides in the presentation.
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Maths Activities
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-patrick-s-day-maths-block-graph-patterns-sequencing-puzzles-numbers-1-20-match-up-worksheets-12080124
This resource relates to adverbs of purpose or reason and is a basic introduction to one word or two word adverbs of purpose.
The sentences are simple and uses common adverbs of purpose. Ideal if you want to do a recap of adverbs of purpose.
It consists of posters or anchor charts which you can display and/or use to teach with.
Content:
Teacher Notes
12 Posters or anchor charts
22 Flashcards of adverbs of purpose (single words and phrases)
Set of 4 worksheets with answers
The worksheet activities comprise of
finding and underlining adverbs of purpose;
completing sentences with appropriate adverbs;
multiple choice question worksheets;
writing ‘why’ questions and working with a partner to answer the questions with adverbs of purpose/reason.
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Updated with extra worksheet 2 - 1 - 20 Subtract
Counters and cards (5 colours) saved in png format (Clipart)
This resource focuses on using ten frames for addition and subtraction activities.
Ideal resource for small group activities.
Comprises:
PowerPoint Presentation (15 Slides)- includes whole class activities.
Worksheet 1 - Ten Frame - Addition to 10
Worksheet 2 - Ten Frame - Subtraction to 10
Extension: Worksheet 1 - Double Ten Frames - Addition to 20
Worksheet 2 - Double Ten Frames - Subtraction to 20
Print and laminate for practical activities:-
Numeral cards 1 to 20
Colour cards and counters for use with the tens-frame
Tens-frame
Plus, minus and equals symbols
The students use numeral cards, colour cards and/or counters to practise adding and taking away using a tens frame.
Opportunity for more able to use two tens frames (add to 20 and subtract from 20).
You may also be interested in: Addition and Subtraction using a Five Frame
Addition and Subtraction Within Five
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This product relates to UK sterling money pounds and pence. Its aim is to encourage students to use different skills to find solutions to a two-step problem.
Aimed at: Keystage 1/Lower Keystage 2.
Ideal for revising adding up coins and to finding how much more money to pay for an item.
The worksheets start off with small denominations and then it increases to 50p and £1.
There are 60 differentiated worksheets.
Worksheet 1 - up to 10p (11 pages)
Worksheet 2 - up to 20p (11 pages)
Worksheet 3 - up to 30p (12 pages)
Worksheet 4 - up to 50p (12 pages)
Worksheet 5 - up to £1.00 (14 pages)
<strong>Description: </strong>
The worksheet is divided into 3 columns.
The first column contains the price of the item.
The second column shows the coins the customer uses to pay for the item but unfortunately it is not enough.
The problem is in two parts: -
Add up the total amount of the coins and write it in the blank box.
Find out how much the customer is short by, i.e. how much more he/she has to pay and then fill in the box.
The space above the box in the third column is for the student to show their workings out.
Skills required: addition, subtraction, counting on/back.
Provide hundred charts, number lines, coins, small objects for the students.
File Type: Word and PDF.
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This comprehensive teaching bundle contains 13 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:
-bl
-br
-cl
-cr
-dr
-fl
-fr
-gl
-gr
-pl
-pr
-tr and
-tw
For combined Bundle 1 and 2:
For a complete bundle to include s-blends, please visit:
Bundle 2
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Initial Consonant Blends, Lesson Plans, Presentations, Listening audio activities and worksheets/activities
This comprehensive numeracy pack relates to adding 3 one-digit numbers.
Aimed at: KS1/Lower KS2
Ideal educational resource if you are starting to teach more than 2 one-digit numbers or want to revise addition work.
It includes:
- PowerPoint Presentation (41 Slides) - Starts with an addition/subtraction mental starter, main lesson on adding 3 one-digit numbers with whole class practice and a plenary. Students are shown different strategies of adding three numbers, e.g. looking for numbers that add up to 10 and then add the third number.
The presentation also includes extension for the more able - adding 4 single-digit numbers.
- Flexible Lesson Plan (3 pages) - incorporating lesson starter, main activity and plenary - Slides are referred to in the plan.
- 4 Sets of differentiated worksheets, each set contains 12 questions - (Answer sheets included) - with number lines for students who wish to use it. However, students should be encouraged to work out the sums mentally.
- 15 Task Cards - to be laminated and cut out (Answer Grid included)
File Type: PowerPoint, Word format and Pdf.
Other resources relating to this pack:
Adding Missing Numbers in 3 single-digit Sums
Task Cards
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This product relates to final consonant blends or clusters endings. Please see worksheet activities.
Content:
• Endings Blends Match (3worksheets)
• Making Words with Ending Blends (3 worksheets)
• Colouring activity – Which Word? (3 worksheets)
• Differentiated Cut and paste activities (4 worksheets)
• Cut and paste activities - Consonant Final Blends Sort (4 worksheets)
• Completing sentences with the correct word (2 worksheets)
• Two Word Searches with Solution
The final blends used in this product are:
ct nd ft nk lp nt lk pt lt sk ld sp mp st lf
• Endings Blends Match (3 worksheets)
Students look at the picture and then draw a line from the beginning of the word to the picture and then to the ending blend to spell the word. See the first example on the worksheet.
• Making Words with Ending Blends (3 worksheets)
Students can choose any of the final consonant blends to complete the words below the boxes. Once they have made word, the students draw a picture to go with the word because two words can be made with be__ , i.e. best or bend. Both are correct as they are real words.
• Colouring activity – Which Word? (3 worksheets)
Students sound out the word that goes with the picture in the centre and then colour the correct word that goes with the picture.
As an extension activity, on a separate sheet, students can write a sentence with the words that are not coloured in.
• Differentiated Cut and paste activities (4 worksheets)
The first set of worksheets do not contain pictures.
Students cut out the ending blends and match it to the correct starting letters to make a word.
When they have made a word, they write out the word neatly on the handwriting lines.
Some of your students may need pictures to help them join the ending blends to the letters to make a word. For each word the students make, they can sound out the letters.
** • Cut and paste Consonant Final Blends sort (4 Sheets)**
Students sort the pictures into the correct column. They finish off the word with the correct final blends.
• Completing sentences with the correct word
(Differentiated worksheets)
Students read the sentences and then choose the correct word so that the sentences make sense.
2 Word Searches with pictures to colour in.
File Type: Word and PDF
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30 Initial Consonant Blends Worksheets
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
UPDATED February 12, 2019: Number bonds to 20.
This pack contains St. Valentine maths topic themes which you can incorporate into your lesson plan(s).
Aimed at: Reception/Year 1
If you operate a carousel system in your class, you can place the different activities on the tables for children to practise number work/patterns.
Content and Description
Includes Teacher Notes
• Counting in ones missing number sequence worksheet – Children complete sequence by writing the missing numbers in the heart.
• Number bonds to 10 and 20 - x2 sets of worksheets – this is a cut and stick activity. Children cut out a broken heart on worksheet 2 to match and stick to a broken heart on worksheet 1. The hearts add up to 10 on one set of worksheets; and then add up to 20 on the second set of worksheets.
• Counting using Tens Frame – Pictures are placed in different positions on the tens frame. Children count and write the number in the space provided.
• Count and tick to match activity – Numicon – Children count the pictures in the squares and then tick the Numicon shape that matches the number of pictures.
• Colour Sequence Worksheet – Children work out what comes next in the colour sequence and then complete the last two or three squares. The pictures are: hearts, Valentine envelopes and lips.
• Picture Sequence – Cut and stick activity – Children look at the pictures and work out what comes next. Then they cut out the correct pictures to complete the sequences.
• Three sets of flash cards 1 to 10
o Numeral and Number flash cards
o Numicon flash cards
o Picture Heart flash cards
1. Children can play snap with the different sets of flash cards.
2. Whiteboard + dry-wipe pen - Choose a set, e.g. picture cards. Place the cards face down. He/She turns over two cards and writes a number equation to solve.
File Type: Word and PDF
Please see Preview Pane
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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.
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This bundle contains a variety of worksheets/activities relating to 2D and 3D shapes.
Ideal product if you are looking for worksheets and activities to consolidate children’s learning of shapes.
Content:
Cut and paste jigsaw pieces to match up - shapes to description;
Sorting real objects into the correct 3D shape column
Quiz worksheet
Labeling
Count and color the correct number of shapes
AND more
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This product is on the topic of All About Me.
Aimed at: Reception/Year1 and Year 2.
Use for ESL/EFL students for speaking about themselves and about other people.
<strong>Content:</strong>
• Teacher Notes (2 pages)
• 42 Question Cards (colour and plain background) – Laminate and cut out
• Rules for whole class activities using the question cards
• Digit cards 1 – 32 (patterned and plain): Laminate and cut out
• Worksheet (1 page)
• Blank question and digit cards for your use
**The question cards can be used in various ways. **
This is option 2. Arrange students in a semi-circle.
Whole class activity – Laminate and cut out the flashcard numbers and randomly hand them out to the students.
Print, laminate and cut out the question cards and place a selection in the centre.
You select a question card and then to choose a student to answer the question, say ‘I want whoever has number 7 to answer the question.’
The student that has card number 7 answers the question.
If you would like other students to answer the same question, then just say e.g. ‘I want whoever has card number, e.g. 23, to answer the same question.’
Depending on timing, you can decide on how many questions to select from the pack.
Working in Pairs or small groups
Students shuffle some question cards and lay them face down on the table.
They take turns to turn over a card and ask each other questions.
Worksheet – All About Me
This is a single worksheet for students to complete.
Activities on the worksheet:
Draw a picture of themselves;
write their name
Age
Birth date
Write the colour of their hair and colour in the picture
Write the colour of their eyes and colour in the eye picture
Complete the six boxes.
The 42 question cards are also on PowerPoint and editable.
Extra blank cards - Askt students to write their own questions for others to answer.
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https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/all-about-me-pshe-presentations-and-question-name-generator-activity-sheets-question-cards-11354873
Spring-themed resource which is also ideal for St David’s Day activity.
A cut and paste puzzle activity counting 1 to 5.
You can prepare the activity by cutting out the puzzles and having the children sort through to count and match the number of daffodils to the correct number or for the more able number words and number.
Alternatively, to improve their fine motor skills, place the sheets of paper on their tables and get the children to cut out and match the two sides of the puzzles. Once they are matched, they can stick them in their workbooks.
I have also included a 4-piece daffodil puzzle in colour and b/w.
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You may be interested in more St David’s Maths Activities:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/st-david-s-day-numbers-1-20-match-up-puzzle-pieces-tens-twenty-frames-bar-chart-activities-12079213
This Math resource comprises:-
- Teachers' Notes
- Number bonds to 5, 10, 20 and 100 activity worksheets - cut/paste missing numbers.
- Equations to 5, 10 and 20
- Activity sheets A, B, and C where the children have to work out which two missing numbers to insert to complete the number sentence. They can only use the numbers on the cut/paste sheet - and not to use their own numbers.
- Pdf. Answer sheets for the above activity sheets A, B, and C.
- Simple equation activity worksheets - introduces children to equations and the meaning of the equal sign.
Ideal for assessment.
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