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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 4 - The 'lk' sound - Consonant blends
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'lk' sound - Consonant blends

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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 reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘lk.’ 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 ‘lk’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘lk’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘lk’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘lk’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘lk’ sound - Revision of tricky words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'mp' sound - Consonant blends
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'mp' sound - Consonant blends

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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 reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘mp.’ 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 ‘mp’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘mp’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘mp’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘mp’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘mp’ sound - Revision of tricky words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'pt' sound - Consonant blends
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'pt' sound - Consonant blends

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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 reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘pt.’ 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 ‘pt’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending sounds in real ‘pt’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Filling in missing words - Writing a sentence with ‘pt’ sound - Revision of tricky phase 4 words
German lesson and resources : Emotions and Feelings
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German lesson and resources : Emotions and Feelings

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This is a plan and resources for a beginner’s German lesson to use with KS2. It would be perfect to use as a second German lesson, after children have learnt to say hello. The focus in this lesson is on how to ask ‘how are you’ and reply. The plan gives details of a starter, how to teach the ‘feelings’ vocabulary, a speaking and listening activity, paired game, reading activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills. All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. They are in the zip file. These are: The 5 page PDF lesson plan A 17 Slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) 4 PDF sheets of resources for the speaking activity 2 PDF sheets for the Pairs game 3 PDF sheets for the Reading activity (Colour and black & white versions and answers are included) No further preparation needed. You might also be interested in our first German lesson: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12502844
Phonics phase 4 - The 'fl' sound - Consonant blends
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'fl' sound - Consonant blends

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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 reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘fl.’ 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 ‘fl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘fl’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘fl’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘fl’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘fl’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'gl' sound - Consonant blends
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'gl' sound - Consonant blends

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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 reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘gl.’ 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 ‘gl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘gl’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘gl’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘gl’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘gl’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'sl' sound - Consonant blends
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'sl' sound - Consonant blends

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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 reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘sl.’ 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 ‘sl’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘sl’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘sl’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘sl’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘sl’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'sm' sound - Consonant blends
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'sm' sound - Consonant blends

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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 reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘sm.’ 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 ‘sm’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘sm’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘sm’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Filling in the missing words - Writing a sentence with ‘sm’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'pr' sound - Consonant blends
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'pr' sound - Consonant blends

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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 reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘pr.’ 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 ‘pr’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘pr’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘pr’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘pr’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘pr’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words
KS1 Non-fiction Comprehension : Japan
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KS1 Non-fiction Comprehension : Japan

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This resource is a non-fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is all about Japan and covers key facts, Japanese wildlife, history and culture. It is based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There is a colour and black & white version of each booklet. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘when’ and ‘who’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. The activity is laid out in a similar way to the SATs booklets, with four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 3-5 questions per page. Answers are included. All of the booklets are in the zip file. PDF file format.
Asia - India, China, Japan - Comprehension bundle - Year 2
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Asia - India, China, Japan - Comprehension bundle - Year 2

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A collection of non-fiction comprehension activities for year 2 about Asian countries. Each booklet comes in 3 differentiated levels. They are all based on the reading SATs paper, containing a similar style of questions. They are also laid out in the same way as a SATs booklet to provide the children with greater experience. These are the 3 different countries explored in the comprehensions: India China Japan PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Phonics phase 4 - Initial Consonant blends lesson bundle
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Phonics phase 4 - Initial Consonant blends lesson bundle

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This resource is a selection of 20 interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. They are PowerPoint presentations that allow children to learn or revisit initial consonant blends from phase 4. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes. The PowerPoints are split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to consonant blend 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 phase 4 tricky words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'sn' sound - Consonant blends
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'sn' sound - Consonant blends

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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 reviseprevious phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘sn.’ 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 ‘sn’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘sn’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘sn’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘sn’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘sn’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'thr' sound - Consonant clusters
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'thr' sound - Consonant clusters

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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 previous phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘thr.’ 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 ‘thr’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending sounds in real ‘thr’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Filling in missing words - Writing a sentence with ‘thr’ sound - Revision of tricky phase 4 words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'str' sound - Consonant clusters
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'str' sound - Consonant clusters

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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 previous phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘str.’ 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 ‘str’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Spotting the odd one out (the picture without the ‘str’ sound) - Segmenting and blending sounds in ‘str’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Writing words with ‘str’ sound - Writing a sentence with ‘str’ sound - Revision of phase 4 tricky words
Phonics phase 4 - The 'shr' sound - Consonant clusters
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Phonics phase 4 - The 'shr' sound - Consonant clusters

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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 previous phonemes and learn or revisit the sound ‘shr.’ 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 ‘shr’ sound and opportunity to trace the shape of the sound - Segmenting and blending sounds in real ‘shr’ words - Phoneme counting - Phoneme spotting in sentences - Filling in missing words - Writing a sentence with ‘shr’ sound - Revision of tricky phase 4 words
The Gingerbread Boy Comprehension - Year 2 Traditional Tale
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The Gingerbread Boy Comprehension - Year 2 Traditional Tale

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This resource is a fiction comprehension activity for year 2. It is the traditional tale of The Gingerbread Boy, based on the KS1 SATs reading paper and includes 3 differentiated levels. There are a range of ‘what,’ ‘who’ and ‘where’ questions, some multiple choice tick questions and some that require more detailed answers. There are four pages of pictures and short written extracts to read and 3-5 questions per page. PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.
Phonics phase 4 lesson bundle - Consonant Clusters
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Phonics phase 4 lesson bundle - Consonant Clusters

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This resource is a selection of 5 interactive lessons aimed at whole class or group phonics. They are PowerPoint presentations that allow children to learn or revisit consonant clusters from phase 4. Each lesson takes 15-20 minutes. The PowerPoints are split into different sections: - Revision of phase 3 and 4 phonemes in a random order - Introduction to consonant cluster 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 phase 4 tricky words
Phonics phase 4 - 36 interactive lessons
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Phonics phase 4 - 36 interactive lessons

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**FANTASTIC VALUE** Save 72% This resource is a giant interactive PowerPoint with interactive lessons for ALL phase 4 phonemes- over 36 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 3 and 4 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 phase 4 tricky words This resource contains almost 2000 slides! It means you can be prepared for at least 7 weeks worth of phonics lessons. Simply open the PowerPoint each day and you are ready to teach! (Phase 4 sounds are also available individually or as small bundles of certain groups of sounds)
Phonics phase 5 booklet - The 'ue' sound
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Phonics phase 5 booklet - The 'ue' sound

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This resource is a booklet that can be used by children to revisit or revise the phonics phase 5 ‘ue’ 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.