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 ‘y.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘y’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘y’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘y’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘y’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘y’ 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 ‘z.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘z’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘z’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘z’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘z’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘z’ 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 ‘x.’ It takes 15-20 minutes. This powerpoint is split into different sections: - Revision of phase 2 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to ‘x’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘x’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘x’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘x’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘x’ sound - Revision of common exception words

This resource is a poetry comprehension activity for year 2, based around a poem called ‘Summer Postcards.’ The poem tells the story of one boy’s wild adventures on the run with an elephant over the summer holidays, so would make a perfect activity before or after a long break. The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, which use different layouts and slightly altered content and questions to make them suitable for a whole range of abilities. The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘who,’ ‘what,’ ‘how,’ ‘where’ and ‘why’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Answers are included. A Blossoming Minds original poem. PDF file format.

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘st.’ 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 ‘st’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘st’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘st’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘st’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘st’ sound - Revision of tricky words

This resource contains 3 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. It is the story of The Three Little Pigs, split into 3 parts: the beginning, middle and end. Each section contains a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can predominately 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. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.

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 ‘ou.’ 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 ‘ou’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ou’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ou’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ou’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ou’ sound - Revision of HFW

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

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 ‘oe.’ 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 ‘oe’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘oe’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘oe’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘oe’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘oe’ sound - Revision of HFW

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 is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘nk.’ 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 ‘nk’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘nk’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘nk’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘nk’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘nk’ sound - Revision of tricky 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 ‘au.’ 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 ‘au’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘au’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘au’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘au’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘au’ sound - Revision of HFW

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

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘xt.’ 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 ‘xt’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending sounds in real ‘xt’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Filling in missing words - Writing a sentence with ‘xt’ sound - Revision of tricky phase 4 words

This resource is a poetry comprehension activity for year 2. The poem tells the story about a disastrous trip to the beach, before a funny event turns the day around. The resource includes 3 differentiated levels of booklet, making them suitable for a whole range of abilities in your class. The middle ability booklet is laid out in a similar way to the KS1 SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short verses to read and 3-4 questions per page. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘which’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. Answers are included. A great way to bring the seaside into your classroom this summer! PDF file format.

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.

This resource is an interactive lesson aimed at whole class or group phonics. It is a powerpoint presentation that allows children to reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘nd.’ 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 ‘nd’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘nd’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘nd’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘nd’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘nd’ sound - Revision of tricky words

This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1 or lower ability year 2. The theme in this pack is 'Autumn. There are four different comprehensions: What happens in the autumn What to do in the autumn - go for a woodland walk What to do in the autumn - make a leaf hedgehog How to go blackberry picking 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 simple questions. Answers are also included. 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.

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 ‘ay.’ 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 ‘ay’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘ay’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘ay’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘ay’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘ay’ 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 ‘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