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We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
This is a set of 6 PowerPoint presentations. Each PowerPoint includes all the Phase 5 high frequency words. There is one word on each slide and the words are in a different order on each PowerPoint. Each PowerPoint has images with a different theme that is unconnected to the words. There are 6 themes - birds, minibeasts, seasons, pirates, dinosaurs and transport.
Get your class to call out together or choose targeted children to decode the words.
Use throughout the year - fit in during gaps or use during a phonics lesson.
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 ‘bl.’ 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 ‘bl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘bl’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘bl’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with ‘bl’ sound
Writing a sentence with ‘bl’ sound
Revision of phase 4 tricky words
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 40 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘ea’ sound. It covers the ‘ea’ sound pronounced ‘e’ and takes 15-20 minutes.
This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to the ‘ea’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘ea’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ea’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with the ‘ea’ sound
Writing a sentence with the ‘ea’ sound
(Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 42 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘c’ sound. It is the ‘c’ sound pronounced ‘s.’ It takes 15-20 minutes.
This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to ‘c’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘c’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with ‘c’ sound
Writing a sentence with ‘c’ sound
(Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 45 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘ch’ sound. It covers the ‘ch’ sound pronounced ‘sh’ and takes 15-20 minutes.
This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to the ‘ch’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘ch’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ch’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with the ‘ch’ sound
Writing a sentence with the ‘ch’ sound
Revision of tricky words
(Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)
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This resource is a giant interactive PowerPoint with interactive lessons for ALL phase 3 phonemes- 26 sounds!
Simply click on the sound and you will be taken to the appropriate lesson. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes and is split into the following sections:
Revision of phase 2 and 3 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to new sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out
Reading words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with sound/filling in missing words
Writing a sentence
Revision of tricky words
This resource contains over 1300 slides! It means you can be prepared for at least 5 weeks worth of phonics lessons. Simply open the PowerPoint each day and you are ready to teach!
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 44 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit one of the alternative ‘a’ sounds. It covers the ‘a’ sound as in ‘path’ and takes 15-20 minutes.
This non-editable PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to the ‘a’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘a’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘a’ words
Phoneme counting
Grapheme spotting in sentences
Writing words with the ‘a’ sound
Writing a sentence with the ‘a’ sound
Revision of tricky words
(Click ‘Read Only’ to open the PowerPoint.)
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘read only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.
Example questions include:
Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy
Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History
Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland
What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander
A separate answer sheet is also included.
You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz:
Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023
This resource contains five old testament bible story comprehensions. They are suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2.
There are three differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each level.
Each level contains five short pieces of text with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures in the lower and middle levels to help children work out what they say.
Each passage is followed by 5 simple questions.
There are five different stories:
The story of creation
Adam and Eve
Noah’s Ark
Jonah and the Whale
Joseph
These are all in PDF file format.
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. This is not editable. Please click the ‘Read Only’ button in the centre of the screen to open it.
Answers are also included.
All of the documents are in the zip file.
No further preparation needed.
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2020 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 25 questions on The Glimme by Emily Rodda. The Glimme is in the CBCA 2020 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click the ‘read only’ button to open.
Example questions include:
What is in the glass roofed room in Edge House? Painted panels, Plants or Dragons
Why is he renamed Penn? His mum was called Penny, He likes to write or He likes to draw
How long does Teller have to complete his mission? 1 year, 1 month or 1 week
What special gift does Lone Annie have? She can heal people, She can visit the past or She can see the future
(There are no illustrations from the book included because these are copyrighted.)
The quiz is in the zip file.
You might be interested in our longer 78 question quiz:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-78-questions-12364302
You might also be interested in our two quizzes on The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-67-questions-12413025
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-25-questions-12413298
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2022 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 76 questions. The first 70 questions cover famous books from Australia and around the world. This is followed by one question on each of the books in the CBCA 2022 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice and focus on popular modern books as well as classics. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click ‘read only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.
Example questions include:
Who visits Narnia first? Peter, Edmund or Lucy
Which of these books does Hermione Granger like to read? Albus Dumbledore’s Guide to Magic, The History of Hogwarts or Hogwarts: A History
Where do Jane, Michael and Mary Poppins have a tea party? On the ceiling, In the nursery or In Wonderland
What is the name of The Magic Pudding that always reforms after being eaten? Arthur, Albert or Alexander
A separate answer sheet is also included.
You might be interested in our 2023 book quiz:
Quiz for CBCA Book Week 2023
A 20 page booklet for EYFS or KS1 on the theme of ‘All About Me.’ It is perfect for using in the transition process into years 1 or 2, either before children move to their new class, to send home over the summer holidays or to use with your new class.
Children have the opportunity to draw and write about their interests, home, friends and school life throughout the booklet.
PDF file format.
If you are looking for a booklet for transition into years 3 or 4 we have created this one:
All About Me Transition Booklet - Lower Key Stage Two
This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a 39 slide Powerpoint presentation that allows children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit the alternative ‘s’ sound. It covers the alternative 's’ sound as in ‘sugar’ and takes 15-20 minutes.
The PowerPoint is split into different sections:
Revision of phase 5 phonemes in a random order
Introduction to the ‘s’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
Spotting the odd one out (the picture with a different ‘s’ sound)
Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘s’ words
Phoneme counting
Phoneme spotting in sentences
Writing words with the ‘s’ sound
Writing a sentence with the ‘s’ sound
(The PowerPoint is not editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open it.)
I’ve used this PowerPoint with classes for phonics lessons. I’ve included a page of instructions to accompany it.
This interactive PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2020 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 25 questions on The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt. The Secrets of Magnolia Moon is in the CBCA 2020 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. All questions are multiple choice. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click the ‘read only’ button to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. The quiz is in the zip file.
Example questions include:
What is Mama Moon’s job? She teaches oboe, She teaches piano or She teaches painting
Which flowers remind Magnolia and Mama Moon of Daddy Moon? Buttercups, Snowdrops or Daisies
(There are no illustrations from the book included because these are copyrighted.)
You might be interested in our longer 67 question quiz:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-67-questions-12413025
You might also be interested in our two quizzes on The Glimme by Emily Rodda:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-78-questions-12364302
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-25-questions-12364642
This animated PowerPoint quiz is perfect for using in the 2020 Australian CBCA Book Week. It contains 67 questions on The Secrets of Magnolia Moon by Edwina Wyatt. The Secrets of Magnolia Moon is in the CBCA 2020 short list for ages 7-12.
You can use this as a starter, an assembly, a filler or a main activity. There are several questions for each of the 10 chapters. You can use the links to jump to different chapters or back to the main menu. All questions are multiple choice. After you have chosen an answer for each question, click again and the correct answer changes colour. The PowerPoint is not editable. Please click the ‘read only’ button to open it. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations. The quiz is in a zip file.
Example questions include:
Where is Imogen May moving to? Barrow, Thistledown or Crocus Town
What is Mama Moon’s job? She teaches oboe, She teaches piano or She teaches painting
Which flowers remind Magnolia and Mama Moon of Daddy Moon? Buttercups, Snowdrops or Daisies
What pets does Grandma Moon have? A blackbird, cats and a pig, A canary, cats and a goose or A blackbird, dogs and a pig
(There are no illustrations from the book included because these are copyrighted.)
You might also be interested in our shorter 25 question quiz:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-secrets-of-magnolia-moon-25-questions-12413298
You might also be interested in our two quizzes on The Glimme by Emily Rodda:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-78-questions-12364302
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/quiz-for-cbca-book-week-2020-the-glimme-by-emily-rodda-25-questions-12364642
This is a set of comprehensions about the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. They are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2 (ages 7-9). The comprehensions cover a short history of the queen’s reign, how the queen and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and green projects.
There are three differentiated booklets. The higher ability booklet has three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions that are aimed at extending more able readers. (18 questions)
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 16 questions and the lower ability contains 15 questions.
There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file.
Perfect for using around the Platinum Jubilee celebrations or for a topic on Queen Elizabeth II. I’m looking forward to using these with my Year 3 class!
PDF file format.
You might be interested in our Year 3/4 comprehension on British History over 70 years of the Queen’s reign:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12664009
You might also be interested in our Year 2 comprehensions for the Platinum Jubilee:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12662253
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12664654
This is a bundle of comprehensions for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. They are aimed at Years 3/4.
The bundle contains two sets of booklets. There is one set of comprehensions about the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee covering a short history of the Queen’s reign, how the Queen and others are celebrating, ways that children can get involved and green projects.
The second set of comprehensions cover 70 years of British history and the history of the Queen’s reign. There is a section on each decade.
Each topic has three differentiated booklets. The higher ability booklets have three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions that are aimed at extending more able readers. (18 questions)
The middle and lower ability booklets have the text split into five separate pages with questions on each page. The middle ability has 16 questions and the lower ability contains 15 questions.
There are colour and black & white versions of each booklet. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip files.
Perfect for using around the Platinum Jubilee celebrations or for a topic on Queen Elizabeth II or the history of Britain. I’m looking forward to using these with my Year 3 class!
PDF file format.
You might be interested in our Year 2 comprehensions for the Platinum Jubilee:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12675991
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 ‘th.’ 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 ‘th’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘th’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘th’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘th’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘th’ 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 ‘ea.’ 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 ‘ea’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound
- Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ea’ sound)
- Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ea’ words
- Phoneme counting
- Phoneme spotting in sentences
- Writing words with ‘ea’ sound
- Writing a sentence with ‘ea’ sound
- Revision of HFW
This resource is a comprehension activity for year 2, perfect for using in the summer term. There are three differentiated sets of instructions on how to build a sandcastle, with differentiated questions.
It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper.
There are a range of 'what, ’ ‘where’ 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.
Enjoy!
PDF file format