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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

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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
Phonics phase 5 revision - The 'ie' sound - booklet
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Phonics phase 5 revision - The 'ie' sound - booklet

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This resource is a booklet that can be used by children to revisit or revise the phonics phase 5 ‘ie’ sound. There are 10 pages of activities for children to complete. It could be used as a start-of-day activity, filler, phonics lesson or homework activity. Simply print and staple or use pages as individual worksheets. A fun, visually appealing way to reinforce a phoneme.
Phonics phase 5 revision - The 'ou' sound - booklet
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Phonics phase 5 revision - The 'ou' sound - booklet

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This resource is a booklet that can be used by children to revisit or revise the phonics phase 5 ‘ou’ sound. There are 10 pages of activities for children to complete. It could be used as a start-of-day activity, filler, phonics lesson or homework activity. Simply print and staple or use pages as individual worksheets. A fun, visually appealing way to reinforce a phoneme.
Phonics phase 5 revision - The 'ay' sound - booklet
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Phonics phase 5 revision - The 'ay' sound - booklet

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This resource is a booklet that can be used by children to revisit or revise the phonics phase 5 ‘ay’ sound. There are 10 pages of activities for children to complete. It could be used as a start-of-day activity, filler, phonics lesson or homework activity. Simply print and staple or use pages as individual worksheets. A fun, visually appealing way to reinforce a phoneme.
Summer themed phonics revision booklets
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Summer themed phonics revision booklets

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This bundle contains 3 phonics booklets, perfect for children to work on independently to revise phase 5 phonemes. The booklets are each 20 pages. The three booklet themes included in this bundle are: Sports Minibeasts Seaside
Year 1 comprehension pack - Transport
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Year 1 comprehension pack - Transport

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A collection of 9 comprehension activities for year 1 on the theme of transport. All the comprehensions contain a short piece of text with picture clues for tricky words and five simple questions. There are also accompanying PowerPoints for you to read the texts through with your class if you wish. This pack contains: 3 comprehensions on cars 3 comprehensions on trains 3 comprehensions on aeroplanes
Year 1 comprehensions - Trains - non-fiction
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Year 1 comprehensions - Trains - non-fiction

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This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. They each contain 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 simple questions. The theme in this pack is ‘Trains.’ There are three different comprehensions: The first trains Underground trains Fascinating train facts 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.
Year 1 comprehensions - Cars
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Year 1 comprehensions - Cars

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This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. They each contain 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 simple questions. The theme in this pack is ‘Cars.’ There are three different comprehensions: The first cars Modern cars Fascinating car facts 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.
Year 1 comprehension pack - Minibeasts, Rainforests and Reptiles
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Year 1 comprehension pack - Minibeasts, Rainforests and Reptiles

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A collection of 12 comprehension activities for year 1 on the theme of minibeasts, rainforests and reptiles. All the comprehensions contain a short piece of text with picture clues for tricky words and five simple questions. There are also accompanying PowerPoints for you to read the texts through with your class if you wish.
European countries pack - non-fiction comprehension - Year 1
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European countries pack - non-fiction comprehension - Year 1

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A collection of 9 comprehension activities for year 1 on the theme of European countries. All the comprehensions contain a short piece of text with picture clues for tricky words and five simple questions. There are also accompanying PowerPoints for you to read the texts through with your class if you wish. This pack contains: 3 comprehensions on Germany 3 comprehensions on Spain 3 comprehensions on France
Year 1 Germany reading comprehensions
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Year 1 Germany reading comprehensions

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This resource contains comprehension activities on Germany suitable for using with year 1. There are four different comprehensions: What to do in Germany What to eat in Germany German traditions - Christmas German traditions - Easter There are three differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each level. Each level contains four short pieces 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. Each passage is followed by 5 simple questions. 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 to open it. Answers are also included. All of the documents are in the zip file. No further preparation needed. PDF file format.
Year 1 comprehensions - Summer theme
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Year 1 comprehensions - Summer theme

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This resource contains 5 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. The theme in this pack is ‘summer instructions.’ There are five different texts for the children to read and answer questions about: How to grow a sunflower How to build a sandcastle How to make lemonade How to prepare a picnic How to go pond dipping Each comprehension contains a short piece of text with words that can be sounded out. There are pictures to help with the trickier words. The text is followed by 5 questions, containing ‘what’ ‘how’ and ‘where’ 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. PDF file format
Phonics Phase 5 split digraph bundle - Interactive lessons
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Phonics Phase 5 split digraph bundle - Interactive lessons

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This resource is a collection of interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. They are PowerPoint presentations that allow children to revise phonemes and learn or revisit target split digraph sounds. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes. The PowerPoints are split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to target sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the target sound) - Segmenting and blending words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with target sound - Writing a sentence with target sound - Revision of trick words Perfect for revising split digraphs in the lead up to the Phonics Screening test.
Phonics phase 5 - The u_e sound - Split digraph
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Phonics phase 5 - The u_e sound - Split digraph

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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 ‘u_e.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘u_e’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘u_e’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘u_e’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘u_e’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘u_e’ sound - Revision of tricky words
Phonics phase 5 - The o_e sound - Split digraphs
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Phonics phase 5 - The o_e sound - Split digraphs

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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 ‘o_e.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘o_e’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘o_e’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘o_e’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘o_e’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘o_e’ sound - Revision of tricky words
Phonics phase 5 - The i_e sound - Split digraph
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Phonics phase 5 - The i_e sound - Split digraph

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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 ‘i_e.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘i_e’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘i_e’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘i_e’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘i_e’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘i_e’ sound - Revision of tricky words
Phonics phase 5 - The e_e sound - Split digraph
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Phonics phase 5 - The e_e sound - Split digraph

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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 ‘e_e.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘e_e’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘e_e’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘e_e’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘e_e’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘e_e’ sound - Revision of tricky words
Phonics Phase 5 - The a_e sound - Split digraphs
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Phonics Phase 5 - The a_e sound - Split digraphs

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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 ‘a_e.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘a_e’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘a_e’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘a_e’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘a_e’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘a_e’ sound - Revision of tricky words
Phonics phase 5 - The 'ph' sound
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Phonics phase 5 - The 'ph' sound

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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 ‘ph.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘ph’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ph’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ph’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ph’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ph’ sound - Revision of HFW
Phonics phase 5 - The 'wh' sound
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Phonics phase 5 - The 'wh' sound

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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 ‘wh.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3, 4 and 5 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘wh’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘wh’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘wh’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘wh’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘wh’ sound - Revision of HFW
Year 1 comprehension - Aeroplanes - non-fiction
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Year 1 comprehension - Aeroplanes - non-fiction

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This resource contains 3 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 simple questions. The theme in this pack is ‘Aeroplanes.’ There are three different comprehensions: The first aeroplanes Record-breaking pilots Fascinating plane facts 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.