This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ur.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ur’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ur’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ur’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ur’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ur’ sound - Revision of common exception words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘air.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘air’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘air’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘air’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘air’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘air’ sound - Revision of common exception words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘or.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘or’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘or’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘or’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘or’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘or’ sound - Revision of common exception words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘ow.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ow’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ow’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ow’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ow’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ow’ sound - Revision of common exception words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘oo.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘oo’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘oo’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘oo’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘oo’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘oo’ sound - Revision of common exception words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘oi.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘oi’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘oi’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘oi’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘oi’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘oi’ sound - Revision of common exception words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘oa.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘oa’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘oa’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘oa’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘oa’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘oa’ sound - Revision of common exception words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘igh.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘igh’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘igh’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘igh’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘igh’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘igh’ sound - Revision of common exception words

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘er.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘er’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the er sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘er’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘er’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘er’ sound - Revision of common exception words

This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. The theme in this pack is spring. The three topics are: What can I do in the spring? What happens in the spring? Spring animals Each comprehension contains a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 questions, containing ‘what’ ‘who’ and ‘when’ questions and some multiple choice questions. There is also a powerpoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. Answers are also included. PDF file format. These comprehensions are included in our: Year 1 Easter End of Term Activity Bundle

This resource contains 5 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or early year 2. They each contain a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say. The text is followed by 5 questions, containing 'what' 'who' and 'when' questions and some multiple choice questions. Answers are also included. The theme in this pack is the Victorians. The five topics are: Florence Nightingale Mary Seacole Victorian Children (working) Victorian Children (at school) Queen Victoria There is also a PowerPoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them. PDF file format.

This resource is a powerpoint containing 50 short SPaG starters or morning activities. Example starters include spotting nouns in a sentence, adding missing punctuation and recognising which sentence is a command. Perfect for practising SPaG.

This is a 5 lesson Literacy unit all about Edith Cavell. The plan is aimed at year 2 and gives details of the year 2 curriculum objectives covered. The children develop reading comprehension, writing, editing and SPaG skills during the unit. All five lessons include a SPaG starter which is always linked to Edith Cavell. The main activity in lesson 1 is a non-fiction reading comprehension, which helps children to learn about Edith. It is laid out in a SATs style format, containing similar questions to a SATs paper and is differentiated 3 ways. The main activity in lesson 2 is a newspaper comprehension, written from the point of view of a British reporter the day after Edith was shot. Again it contains SATs style questions and is differentiated 3 ways. Please note the 'Preview Page' shows the newspaper report with sections blacked out. Lesson 3 allows children to gather ideas through drama and written activities. Lessons 4 and 5 allow children to write and edit their own newspapers about Edith Cavell. The following documents are included: A detailed 13 page pdf document containing 5 lesson plans and a template for one of the activities. Each lesson includes a SPaG starter, introduction, main activity and plenary. A Powerpoint presentation containing the SPaG starter activities. This is non-editable. When you open the PowerPoint click the ‘read only’ button. A PowerPoint presentation on Edith Cavell which covers Edith’s childhood, early career, war work and legacy. This is non-editable. When you open the PowerPoint click the ‘read only’ button. A set of differentiated non-fiction comprehensions on Edith Cavell. Each level contains 4 pages of text followed by questions. A set of differentiated comprehensions containing a fictional newspaper report following Edith Cavell's death. Each level contains the newspaper report followed by questions. A template for the Newspaper Report (The comprehensions and presentation are also available separately from my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-sats-style-comprehension-edith-cavell-history-11511811 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-edith-cavell-comprehension-fictional-newspaper-report-history-11541480 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/edith-cavell-history-presentation-11900153)

This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2. It is a fictional newspaper report, which I have written from the point of view of a reporter the day after Edith Cavell was shot. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of 'what' 'where' and 'when' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. There is a one page newspaper report, followed by two pages of questions. Answers are also included. PDF file format. This comprehension is also included as part of the 5 lesson year 2 literacy unit on Edith Cavell: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-literacy-5-lesson-plan-edith-cavell-history-11541732

This is a 5 lesson Literacy unit all about Mary Seacole. The plan is aimed at year 2 and gives details of the year 2 curriculum objectives covered. The children develop reading comprehension, writing, editing and SPaG skills during the unit. All five lessons include a SPaG starter which is always linked to Mary Seacole. The main activity in lesson 1 is a non-fiction reading comprehension, which helps children to learn about Mary. It is laid out in a SATs style format, containing similar questions to a SATs paper and is differentiated 3 ways. The main activity in lesson 2 is a fictional letter comprehension, written from the point of view of a soldier about Mary Seacole. Again it is in a SATs style and is again differentiated 3 ways. Lesson 3 allows children to gather vocabulary through drama and written activities. Lessons 4 and 5 allow children to write and edit their own letters as a soldier about Mary Seacole. All resources are included that will be needed for the lessons. The following documents are included: A 12 page detailed plan for 5 lessons. A PowerPoint presentation with Mary Seacole themed SPaG starters (This is non-editable. Click the 'Read Only' button to open.) A PowerPoint presentation covering Mary Seacole's childhood, her first adventures around the world, her experiences in the Crimean war and her legacy. (This is non-editable. Click the 'Read Only' button to open.) Differentiated pdf Comprehensions about Mary Seacole. Each of the three levels contains four pages of text followed by questions. Differentiated comprehensions on a fictional letter written by a soldier about Mary Seacole. Each of the three levels contains four pages of text followed by questions. (The presentation and comprehensions are also available separately from my shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mary-seacole-year-2-comprehension-non-fiction-history-11511733 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-2-sats-style-comprehension-mary-seacole-letter-history-11539423 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mary-seacole-history-presentation-11988277)

This resource is a fictional comprehension activity for year 2. It is a fictional letter written in character as a soldier to his mother about Mary Seacole. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of 'what' 'where' and 'how' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included. PDF file format. These comprehensions are also available as part of the Year 2 five lesson literacy unit: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/mary-seacole-year-2-literacy-5-lesson-plan-history-11539566

This resource is a fictional comprehension activity for year 2. It is a fictional diary entry written in character as Florence Nightingale. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of 'what' 'where' and 'how' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is also laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included. PDF file format. These comprehensions are also available as part of the Year 2 five lesson literacy plan: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/florence-nightingale-year-2-literacy-5-day-plan-history-12199874

This resource is designed to use with year 2 children in preparation for the SPaG SATs. The activity allows children to practise spelling problems; in particular suffixes, contractions and plurals, all of which came up in past SPaG papers. There are 3 different activities, all based on the SATs questions: One activity asks children to add the correct suffix within a sentence. There are 6 questions on 3 different sheets. One activity asks children to match words to the contracted form and then write the contractions within some sentences. e.g. do not becomes don’t. There are 3 sheets. One activity asks children to add either s or es to the ends of words. There is 1 sheet. Answers are included.