Last in a series of 6 books that make the most of budding writing skills. The 25 topics in each book are ideal for early sentence writing, and the 6 books are crammed full of things that primary school pupils love to write about. Each sheet is highly motivating, enabling pupils with very limited writing skills to produce an attractive piece of work. Write About the Picture is easy for pupils to understand and use and requires minimal teacher assistance. Previously available through Easylearn. Book 6 topic titles include: Car Transporter, Pet Mice and The Ball Pool.

The interesting and appealing cutting activities in this book are excellent in the classroom as a diagnostic tool, to improve fine-motor skills and to encourage independent work. Sheets link well with topic work and are perfect for pupils with dyspraxia and others who need to to improve eye and hand co-ordination. Start Cutting follows the developmental progression of cutting: tasks range from short snips to cutting combinations of straight and curved lines. Pupils really enjoy cutting out the missing parts to complete each attractive picture. Previously available through Easylearn.

The three Puzzle it Out books offer a variety of motivating word puzzles and games. Book 1 has 64 pages and concentrates on consonant-vowel-consonant words,double final consonants and adjacent consonants. The Puzzle it Out books appeal to a wide age range, from the very young to older pupils who are still having problems with phonics. They can be used alongside any phonic programme. Many activities are ideal for collaborative work in pairs or groups. Little teacher intervention is required and many sheets have a ‘grown up’ feel. Two other books available. Previously sold through Easylearn.

This book contains valuable comprehension material for pupils with limited reading skills. It develops children’s understanding of what they read and uses reading material at a very low level. Many sheets require little written work from the pupil, keeping them interested. 50 pages. Previously available through Easylearn.

The 4 Read, Find, Write books are ideal for the crucial stage when children start to segment and blend words and learn high-frequency words. Book 2 uses sentences and introduces several common words. The sheets have been successfully used with KS1 and 2 children, who really enjoyed using them. The graded books are suitable for all beginner readers. The straightforward layout and slow, steady progression make the books particularly suitable for children struggling with literacy who can use the sheets independently. This series fits in well with ‘Letters and Sounds’: the 4 books cover the 100 first words. Each book includes dictation and record/assessment sheets. 3 other books available. Previously sold through Easylearn.

Hunt the Word works on reference skills. It encourages pupils to use dictionaries and helps them to understand their alphabetical organisation, as well as improving spelling. It can be used with all dictionaries, especially First/Junior/Primary dictionaries. The book is suitable for a wide age-range: Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 3. It is perfect for inclusive education: the clear layout, motivating tasks and independent working suits all pupils. Previously available through Easylearn.

This graded series of nine books contains over 400 tried and tested phonics worksheets. Book 2 Hot Pet looks at consonant-vowel-consonant words and has 55 pages. The sheets are completely different from those in the Big Phonics Books I have produced, so they provide even more practice, and also represent good value for money. Eight other books available. Previously sold through Easylearn.

Making Notes helps to develop a range of comprehension and note-taking skills, and contains interesting information texts with writing frames for pupils to record key points. The sheets encourage effective comprehension: accurate close reading to understand the text, and search reading, to locate the specific information required. Another related book, Start Making Notes, is more suited to younger and less-able readers. Both books can be used by individuals or groups. Previously available through Easylearn.

Third in a series of 6 books that make the most of budding writing skills. The 25 topics in each book are ideal for early sentence writing, and the 6 books are crammed full of things that primary school pupils love to write about. Each sheet is highly motivating, enabling pupils with very limited writing skills to produce an attractive piece of work. Write About the Picture is easy for pupils to understand and use and requires minimal teacher assistance. Previously available through Easylearn. Book 3 topic titles include: Barbecue Time, The Pet Shop and Firefighters.

This book contains 30 photocopiable games for 2 to 4 players,each designed to practise the reading of high-fequency words.The inbuilt flexibility allows teachers to use any words of their choice, although 100 photocopiable, high-frequency word cards are included. The games are easy to set up and play and six Record of Achievement sheets are included. These photocopiable games are ideal as fun tasks to take home. This edition has the 100-word list and the Records of Achievement based on the 100 high-frequency words suggested in Letters and Sounds. A different Irish Edition is also available which has the 100-word list and the Records of Achievement based on the National Educational Psychological Service’s ‘First Hundred Words Checklist’. Previously sold through Easylearn.

Fine Motoring improves pencil control and provides opportunities for cutting and sticking. Activities include tracing over straight lines and circles, copying lines and cutting and sticking pictures. Most sheets provide an opportunity for the child to add details and make the sheet personal. This photocopiable book is essential for children who need a structure as they work towards writing letters. Previously available through Easylearn.

Start Sequencing comprises a photocopiable sheets of 2, 3 and 4-picture sequences and 5 sets of attractive, full-colour pictures. It provides essential practice in sequencing events and is excellent for improving visual perception skills. This flexible resource provides ample opportunity for language development, and can also be used for sentence work and story writing. Previously available through Easylearn.

These three books are ideal for pupils who are just beginning to write sentences. They help develop motor skills, counting and writing. Each book covers the main colours and the numbers to 10. The simple format gives pupils the confidence to write and work independently. This book has a ‘park’ theme. The other two deal with Farm and Seaside themes respectively. 26 pages each. Previously available through Easylearn.

First Stop covers the first, basic elements of punctuation: capital letters and full stops, uses of capitalisation and question marks. It is excellent for pupils with special needs. Vocabulary is limited and the motivating tasks can be completed independently. First Stop is suitable for a wide age range. It fits in well with the grammar and punctuation work for the English Programme of Study for KS1. Two other similar books are available: Stop it!, which covers more punctuation rules and is suitable for older pupils, and Stop it, Editor!, in which pupils edit texts and find mistakes. Previously available through Easylearn.

Fourth in a series of 6 books that make the most of budding writing skills. The 25 topics in each book are ideal for early sentence writing, and the 6 books are crammed full of things that primary school pupils love to write about. Each sheet is highly motivating, enabling pupils with very limited writing skills to produce an attractive piece of work. Write About the Picture is easy for pupils to understand and use and requires minimal teacher assistance. Previously available through Easylearn. Book 4 topic titles include: The Bus Station, Getting Ready for School and The Game Console.

This book is ideal for beginner readers and for older students who are struggling with literacy and have poor rhyming skills. I’m Ready to Rhyme contains tasks which children enjoy, such as cut-and-stick and matching: no writing is required. Included is a copiable set of full-colour, rhyme cards with which to play many games and activities. Previously available through Easylearn.

Sheets to help children to learn to read and spell words that have split digraphs with an ‘e’ at the end: words such as ‘cake’, ‘hope’ and ‘shine’. Designed to accompany the Froggy Match-it phonics app, but can be used by any children learning phonics. Froggy Match-it is a graded, interactive phonics game for use on a tablet or phone. It is meant for beginner readers who know most of the single letter sounds and is designed to fit in with the phonics schemes used in schools. Froggy Match-it is ideal for use in school and at home. Try the free version now on the App Store and Google Play Store!

Sheets to help children to improve spelling skills; in particular to focus on the different spellings for words with long vowel phonemes. Designed to accompany the Froggy Match-it phonics app, but can be used by any children learning phonics. Froggy Match-it is a graded, interactive phonics game for use on a tablet or phone. It is meant for beginner readers who know most of the single letter sounds and is designed to fit in with the phonics schemes used in schools. Froggy Match-it is ideal for use in school and at home. Try the free version now!

Sheets to help children to learn to read and spell words containing the long vowel graphemes ‘ea’, ‘ou’, ‘ay’, ‘oy’, ‘aw’, ‘ew’, ‘ir’, ‘ear’ and ‘air’. Designed to accompany the Froggy Match-it phonics app, but can be used by any children learning phonics. Froggy Match-it is a graded, interactive phonics game for use on a tablet or phone. It is meant for beginner readers who know most of the single letter sounds and is designed to fit in with the phonics schemes used in schools. Froggy Match-it is ideal for use in school and at home. Try the free version now!