Year 1 Phonics planning and resources for the current primary curriculum. There are two version of each resource: a PDF version and an editable version.

The Year 3 word lists and dictation sentences revise words that children should have learnt in Year 1 and Year 2, especially high frequency words and suffixing rules. Graphemes and words given for Year 3 and 4 in the English national curriculum can be found in our Year 4 resources. Dictation sentences and word lists for the rest of the year can be found on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

Two alternative lesson plans for teaching the sh grapheme, with all of the resources needed to teach each of them.

A model non-chronological report / information text on weather, climate and climate zones. There are comprehension / guided reading questions at 4 levels of difficulty on this text. Each question is linked to an assessment focus on the Reading APP grids.

Year 1 dictation sentences. The sentences start off with revision of words that children will have learnt in Reception. Later in the year, the dictation sentences move on to include words for the other graphemes / spelling patterns that children will learn in Year 1 as part of the English national curriculum. Dictation sentences for the rest of the year can be found on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

A worksheet / activity and lesson plan on identifying nouns, verbs and adjectives. There is a PDF and an editable version of each file. You can find more English lesson plans, worksheets and teaching resources on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

The Year 4 word lists and dictation sentences finish off revision of words that children should have learnt in Year 1 and Year 2, and cover graphemes and words given for Year 3 and 4 in the English national curriculum. Dictation sentences and word lists for the rest of the year can be found on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

Th phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards, lesson plans and other teaching resources. There is a PDF and an editable Microsoft Office version of each of the following files: - 2 alternative lesson plans - a one-slide story to introduce the grapheme - a series of slides to introduce the grapheme by asking children to first listen for it in words, and then spot in the same words - cards with images and words containing the grapheme - a 'circle the correct word' worksheet - a 'join the letter to make the word' worksheet - an 'unscramble the letters to make the word' worksheet - a word search - an activity on drawing a line between matching words and images Note: You can easily delete the watermark logo from each of the Office files. You can find more Phonics worksheets, activities, flash cards and lesson plans on the Save Teachers' Sundays website.

New curriculum Year 1 Spellings words lists, worksheets and dictation sentences. Each file has a PDF version and an editable version. There are also 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text (2) cursive, without lead-in strokes and (3) cursive, with lead-in strokes. You can find more resources like these on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

Year 2 dictation sentences. The sentences include words that children are expected to learn in Year 2, as well as revision of words from Year 1, especially high frequency words. Dictation sentences for the rest of the year can be found on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

New curriculum Year 6 Spellings words lists, worksheets and dictation sentences. The Year 6 spellings cover the Year 5 and Year 6 spellings required by the new curriculum. Each file has a PDF version and an editable version. There are also 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text (2) cursive, without lead-in strokes and (3) cursive, with lead-in strokes. You can find more resources like these on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

4 ch phonics worksheets: 1) circle the correct word (2) join the letters to make the words (3) unscramble the letters (4) word search. There are two versions of each worksheet: a PDF version and editable version

New curriculum Year 4 Spellings words lists, worksheets and dictation sentences. The Year 4 spellings begin by completing the revision of the graphemes and words introduced in Year 1 and Year 2, then cover the Year 3 and Year 4 spellings required by the new curriculum. Each file has a PDF version and an editable version. There are also 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text (2) cursive, without lead-in strokes and (3) cursive, with lead-in strokes. You can find more resources like these on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

New curriculum Year 5 Spellings words lists, worksheets and dictation sentences. The Year 5 spellings cover revision of the graphemes and spelling patterns introduced in previous years, as required by the new curriculum. Each file has a PDF version and an editable version. There are also 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text (2) cursive, without lead-in strokes and (3) cursive, with lead-in strokes. You can find more resources like these on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

Year 6 dictation sentences. The Year 6 word lists and dictation sentences cover the words and spelling patterns given for Year 5 and 6 in the English national curriculum. Dictation sentences and word lists for the rest of the year can be found on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

Lesson plan, explanation text and worksheets. There is a PDF and an editable version of each worksheet. The resources are designed for the new primary curriculum for Year 2, but could also be used with Year 5 if the lesson plan was adapted

New curriculum Year 2 Spellings words lists, worksheets and dictation sentences. Each file has a PDF version and an editable version. There are also 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text (2) cursive, without lead-in strokes and (3) cursive, with lead-in strokes. You can find more resources like these on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

3 ch phonics activities: 1) match the image to the word (draw a line) (2) match the word to the image (laminate and cut up) (3) guess the hidden words from the clues

New curriculum Year 3 Spellings words lists, worksheets and dictation sentences. The Year 3 spellings cover revision of the graphemes and words introduced in Year 1 and Year 2, as required by the new curriculum. Each file has a PDF version and an editable version. There are also 3 versions of the worksheets: 1) plain text (2) cursive, without lead-in strokes and (3) cursive, with lead-in strokes. You can find more resources like these on the Save Teachers Sundays website.

Lesson plan and two activities (one for whiteboard and one cut and stick) on matching properties of materials to their definitions. There is a PDF and an editable version of each file.