Could be used as a class or homework sheet. To note down contractions found in a text, write it in its full form, and then keep a tally. You can then interpret the most and least popular contractions in the text.

A word mat split into sections to mirror the VCOP display board. Using VCOP superhero images courtesy of butterbeer and ilovemarmite This wordmat goes alongside the story Elmer and the Lost Teddy, to help children write their own version of the story.

A few pictures and vowel digraphs to assist with spelling of key words when writing the story/recount of the story.

Designed to be used with drywipe pens, as a worksheet or printed 2 to a page and laminated for use with magnetic letters, graphemes on bottle tops... Words are: letter, ladder, longer, dinner, farmer, hammer, summer, fern

A worksheet with four simple sentences (mainly CVC words) to read and then illustrate as appropriate.

A Shared Reading book, alongside other worksheets and resources. For use in Literacy lesson, YR Term 3 - Reading Non-fiction - recounts Key words and key sentences for contextual reading, and sequencing. Recount writing sheets differentiated for independent writing, and supported writing. Other topics covered: Reading; Stories.

Words with the Phase 5 phonemes zh, wh and ph in, as well as a paragraph containing all three phonemes for reading.

An adult assistance sheet for structured role-play. Ideas of resources, scenarios and vocabulary to be used with fairytale castle role-play. Jack and the Beanstalk Sleeping Beauty Cinderella Beauty and the Beast Snow White St George Kings and Queens - Queen's jubilee

Instructions to insert space-themed clipart in Word.

Countdown game using CVC words for blending. Now updated with the pdf version, as font not be recognised on some computers.

The alphabet on one page, with small spaces for sketches or words (could be used as a personal wordbank).

Designed to be blown up to A3 size. Play I-spy in phonics/literacy lesson, I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter … Scribe a word for each letter - obvious choices are kids’ names.

A worksheet designed to be used in phonics when learning the ‘oa’ vowel digraph.

Introducing/recapping /oa/ phoneme and includes work on tricky words 'was&' and &';my'.

An assessment tool to be used on all new arrivals to the school, to all initial concerns/low achievers and also across all SEN pupils. The SLCN screen helps to focus on the needs of the individual (if any). To be used in conjunction with the Leicester City Meeting Individual Needs SLCN manual.

A short introduction to describing pumpkins, both on the outside and inside. Activity inspired by A-Z Teacher Stuff (lessons atoz) to make a non fiction pumpkin book. Children to write words, phrases or sentences to describe the outside and inside of the pumpkin. Can cut orange wool and seeds to stick on the inside of the book to illustrate.

Pictorial PowerPoint poem based on the words from peakie's resource. To be used as a shared reading exercise and then children to write their own versions, focusing on end rhyming words and onomatopoeia.

List of Phase 4 CCVC words to be read in 1 min or 3 mins against a timer.

Phase 5 powerpoint - designed to teach: 1. GPC recognition 2. Blending for reading words containing the phoneme (real and pseudo words) 3. Where in the word does the phoneme come? 4. Segment for spelling - model for class, then individual quickwrites 5. Sentence reading

I created this resource to use alongside the Scholastic lesson plan 'tea with the big bad wolf'. Two small tables to use when looking at spelling rules. First table when orally segmenting two similar words - does the initial/final/medial phoneme sound the same. Tick or cross as appropriate. Then use the second table to compare when spelling the two similar words. Words used for this activity were feel and fell. Works well when used as a word work or phonics session when doing the Three Little Pigs.