A set of 10 PowerPoints to help your class practise all phonemes on a daily basis. Each of the 10 PowerPoints contain every phoneme from phases 2 to 5, with one phoneme per slide. The phonemes are shown in a random order on each PowerPoint. Get the whole class to call out or choose certain children for targeted sounds. Perfect for using instead of flashcards, as it ensures the whole class can definitely see the graphemes. This set of PowerPoints uses an alien theme. Look out for other themes coming soon to Blossoming Minds’ shop.

These Year 2 Remembrance Day comprehension activities are split into 3 differentiated levels. Each level contains 3 comprehensions with answers. They are: What is Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday? Why do we wear poppies? ‘The First Remembrance Day’ - A fictional original tale following two children during the two minute silence in November 1919. The higher level (Super Super Challenge) is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and is a similar length to a SATs paper. The middle level (Super Challenge) is similar to the higher level but contains texts that are slightly shorter and a few easier questions. The lower level (Challenge) contains texts that are much shorter and different easier questions. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where,’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. No further preparation required. You might also be interested in: Year 1 Comprehensions : Remembrance Day

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise previous phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘cl.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This PowerPoint is split into different sections: Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order Introduction to ‘cl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘cl’ sound) Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘cl’ words Phoneme counting Phoneme spotting in sentences Writing words with ‘cl’ sound Writing a sentence with ‘cl’ sound Revision of phase 4 tricky words

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2, based on the KS1 SATs reading paper. The booklet explains how we know if something is alive, has once been alive or has never been alive. Perfect for cross-curricular learning, covering the literacy and science curriculum at the same time. There are 3 differentiated levels, which include a range of ‘what,’ ‘how,’ ‘which’ and ‘why’ 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. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2, perfect for using on or around Good Friday or Easter. There are three differentiated sets of instructions on how to make hot cross buns, with differentiated questions. I have also included colour and black & white versions of each of the booklets which contain some cute clip art of kids cooking! A sample of one of the pages from the middle ability booklet is shown in the preview. Each booklet is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper. There are a range of ‘what’ 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. PDF file format.

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 3 or 4. It is based on a combination of the KS1 and KS2 SATs reading papers and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of 'what,' 'why' 'how' and 'who' questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity contains five pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. Answers are also included. This comprehension is based on the Jewish festival of Purim. It tells the story of Queen Esther and describes how Jewish people celebrate her bravery now with the festival of Purim. There is a colour and black & white version of each of the booklets. The preview pages show the title page and one other page from each of the middle ability booklets. PDF file format.

This resource is a comprehension activity based on the year 6 reading comprehension SATs paper. The theme is the story of Palm Sunday, which I have rewritten to resemble the style of the reading paper. There is a reading booklet and an accompanying question booklet, which contains a range of questions based on last year’s paper. Answers are also included. I have included 3 differentiated levels. The Higher Ability level (801 words) is similar to the SATs paper, whilst the Middle Ability (741 words) and Lower Ability (615 words) use slightly simplified wording in the reading and question booklet. PDF file format. Colour and Black & White versions are included in the price. You might also be interested in: KS1 Easter RE Lesson Pack - Palm Sunday Palm Sunday Lesson Plan and PowerPoint - KS2 (Easter) Palm Sunday Story Powerpoint Easter Assembly Plan - Palm Sunday

This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about what changes occur in the spring. It covers daylight hours, weather, plants and animals. It includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what’ and ‘how’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity includes four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 2-3 questions per page. (The Preview pages show the title page and one of the other pages from the middle ability booklet.) PDF file format.

This selection of fully differentiated resources is designed to use with year 2 children in preparation for the SPaG SATs. The activities allow children to practise missing punctuation problems, a topic which came up a number of times in past SPaG papers. The main focus is full stops, question marks and exclamation marks, but each activity is differentiated 3 ways, so the higher ability children will also cover speech marks. There are 3 different activities, all based on the SATs questions: The first activity asks children to add the correct punctuation to the end of a sentence. There are 5 different worksheets. The second activity asks children to tick which punctuation is missing from the end of a sentence. There are 18 questions. The third activity asks children to look at where the arrow is pointing and tick which type of punctuation is missing. There are 18 questions. Answers are included. PDF file format. ECO version also now included due to popular demand.

This resource is designed to use with year 2 children in preparation for the SPaG SATs. The activity allows children to practise past and present tense problems; a topic which came up a number of times in past papers. There are 3 different activities, all based on the SATs questions: One activity asks children to tick which word they think fits correctly in the sentence, encouraging them to think abut tense/verb agreement. There are 18 questions. One activity asks children to tick whether sentences are past or present tense. There are three sets of 8 questions. One activity asks children to change words from the present to the past tense within a context. There are 5 sheets, each with 6 - 8 words to adapt. Answers are included.

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.

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 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 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 contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. 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. The theme in this pack is ‘reptiles.’ There are four different texts: Reptiles Turtles Crocodiles Record breaking reptiles 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 and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. The theme in this pack is the Easter Story. The story is split into 4 sections: Palm Sunday The Last Supper Good Friday Easter Sunday Each comprehension contains a short piece of text 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. There are three differentiated levels (PDFs). There is a colour and black & white version of each level. There is also a powerpoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text from the middle ability 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. The PowerPoint is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. All of the documents are in the zip file.

This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. The theme in this pack is ‘rainforests.’ There are four different comprehensions: What are rainforests? Rainforest animals Animal defence in the rainforest Endangered rainforest animals 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 simple 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.