As the story has a repetitive structure, it should be accessible to children who are secure at Letters and Sounds Phase 4 and familiar with some aspects of Phase 5. The following vowel digraphs and trigraphs are included and could be revisited as part of your phonics sessions: Phase 3: ‘oa’, ‘ai’, ‘oo’, ‘ur’, ‘ar’, ‘er’, ‘igh’, ‘air’ Phase 5: ‘a-e’, ‘ay’, ‘ie’, ‘i-e’, ‘ea’, ‘ou’ Taken from Make Phonics Fun: Summer. For each topic covered there are two pages of practical teacher’s notes offering activity ideas to help you make the best use of the resources and texts provided. Activities are clearly signposted to indicate whether they are most suitable for shared, guided or independent reading sessions and, where relevant, opportunities for writing and for developing speaking and listening skills are also highlighted. The book makes frequent references to the phases of Letters and Sounds. Each topic within Make Phonics Fun is supported by a range of lively and appealing pupil texts – including original stories, fascinating non-fiction and quality poetry. There are two photocopiable activity sheets for each topic, providing a range of fun things to do – from reading games which involve listening for specific phonemes, to sequencing activities and track games providing sounding out and blending practice At the heart of each topic within this book is a carefully selected list of 40 real and pseudo words (20 words for Section 1 and 20 words for Section 2), building a word bank, from topic to topic and term to term, that will cover the broad range of grapheme-phoneme correspondences that the children should be familiar with by the time they approach the end of Year 1 Leave a review

Children with a reasonable grasp of Letters and Sounds Phase 5 should be able to access the story in guided reading. It includes a number of words with the following graphemes: ● ‘ee’, ‘ea’, ‘e-e’: sleep, see, three; skebe; beach, eat, real, feast, heat, sea, creature. ● ‘ai’, ‘ay’, ‘a-e’: again; away; late, cave, chase, late, made, babe. There are also a number of words using ‘ou’, ‘ow’ (down) and ‘igh’, ‘i-e’. Taken from Make Phonics Fun: Summer. For each topic covered there are two pages of practical teacher’s notes offering activity ideas to help you make the best use of the resources and texts provided. Activities are clearly signposted to indicate whether they are most suitable for shared, guided or independent reading sessions and, where relevant, opportunities for writing and for developing speaking and listening skills are also highlighted. The book makes frequent references to the phases of Letters and Sounds. Each topic within Make Phonics Fun is supported by a range of lively and appealing pupil texts – including original stories, fascinating non-fiction and quality poetry. There are two photocopiable activity sheets for each topic, providing a range of fun things to do – from reading games which involve listening for specific phonemes, to sequencing activities and track games providing sounding out and blending practice At the heart of each topic within this book is a carefully selected list of 40 real and pseudo words (20 words for Section 1 and 20 words for Section 2), building a word bank, from topic to topic and term to term, that will cover the broad range of grapheme-phoneme correspondences that the children should be familiar with by the time they approach the end of Year 1 Leave a review

Topic Food includes: Teacher’s notes Non-fiction: Sea Trolls’ Spiced Snaug Stew Story: Anansi and the turtle Poetry: Food by Tony Bradman Picture scene (real words): Anansi and the turtle Picture scene (pseudo words): Things you need to make Trolls’ Spiced Snaug Stew Activity sheet 1: The yam race Activity sheet 2: Monster meals Test cards Answer sheet For each topic covered there are two pages of practical teacher’s notes offering activity ideas to help you make the best use of the resources and texts provided. Activities are clearly signposted to indicate whether they are most suitable for shared, guided or independent reading sessions and, where relevant, opportunities for writing and for developing speaking and listening skills are also highlighted. The book makes frequent references to the phases of Letters and Sounds, which can be downloaded for free from the Publications section of the Department for Education website Taken from Make Phonics Fun: Spring. This book sets out to make preparation for the Year 1 phonics screening check both effective and fun. Designed to complement your school’s phonics scheme, the three books in this practical, activity based series offer all the resources you need to enable your pupils to apply their phonics knowledge across the curriculum and to develop their reading skills in a fun, meaningful and relevant context. There is one book for every school term, each covering six inspirational topics. Leave a review

The topic Colour includes: Teacher’s notes Non-fiction: Ask the experts Story: Making rainbows Picture scene (real words): Making rainbows Picture scene (pseudo words): Rainbow wings Activity sheet 1: Colour 6 Activity sheet 2: Can you read a rainbow? Test cards Answer sheet For each topic covered there are two pages of practical teacher’s notes offering activity ideas to help you make the best use of the resources and texts provided. Activities are clearly signposted to indicate whether they are most suitable for shared, guided or independent reading sessions and, where relevant, opportunities for writing and for developing speaking and listening skills are also highlighted. The book makes frequent references to the phases of Letters and Sounds, which can be downloaded for free from the Publications section of the Department for Education website Taken from Make Phonics Fun: Spring. This book sets out to make preparation for the Year 1 phonics screening check both effective and fun. Designed to complement your school’s phonics scheme, the three books in this practical, activity based series offer all the resources you need to enable your pupils to apply their phonics knowledge across the curriculum and to develop their reading skills in a fun, meaningful and relevant context. There is one book for every school term, each covering six inspirational topics. Leave a review

Topic Spring includes: Teacher’s note Non-fiction: Woodland trolls Non-fiction: Woodlands plants in spring Poetry: In the air by Moira Andrew/Spring song by Kevin McCann Picture scene (pseudo words): Spring harvest . Picture scene (real words): Woodland Scene Activity sheet 1: Spring treasure hunt Activity sheet 2: Spring harvest Test cards Answer sheet For each topic covered there are two pages of practical teacher’s notes offering activity ideas to help you make the best use of the resources and texts provided. Activities are clearly signposted to indicate whether they are most suitable for shared, guided or independent reading sessions and, where relevant, opportunities for writing and for developing speaking and listening skills are also highlighted. The book makes frequent references to the phases of Letters and Sounds, which can be downloaded for free from the Publications section of the Department for Education website Taken from Make Phonics Fun: Spring. This book sets out to make preparation for the Year 1 phonics screening check both effective and fun. Designed to complement your school’s phonics scheme, the three books in this practical, activity based series offer all the resources you need to enable your pupils to apply their phonics knowledge across the curriculum and to develop their reading skills in a fun, meaningful and relevant context. There is one book for every school term, each covering six inspirational topics. Leave a review

An introductory programme for children not yet ready to embark on the Renewed Literacy Framework Week2- To recognise and write letters ‘h m d g c o’ • To read and spell first 23 High Frequency Words • To recognise sounds at the beginning of words • To read and write a sentence using some HF words SENsational Literacy is an introductory programme designed to help those children who are not yet ready for the Renewed Literacy Framework or who have been struggling to keep up with their peers in class. It is an excellent way to help them to them to gain confidence in literacy and build up the skills they need. Most importantly they will have fun with words and letters. SENsational Literacy can be used by a teaching assistant to teach a small group of children who need extra support in literacy. After completing the scheme they will have gained the necessary skills to be able to join in with the main literacy class. It can also be used by the teacher to teach the whole class if extra literacy support is needed across the board. It is suitable for children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1, and it is also suitable for other children coming into the school who may not yet be able be working within the Year 1 curriculum. How long does the programme last? The children are taught one lesson every day for six weeks. What do the children learn? The children learn the basics of literacy through simple tasks, covering introductory letter recognition and the application of High Frequency (HF) words, underpinned by game-based activities and guided reading. A full overview of the course can be found on page 6. What does the material consist of? Each lesson is divided into a warm-up and main activity. Once a week the children are required to participate in an activity to help to consolidate their understanding. Additional Resources Sheets offer photocopiable material which can be used in a variety of games during the class. Home Learning Sheets are provided to support each lesson. The children are required to do the worksheets every weekday evening to consolidate what they have studied that day as well as guided reading at weekends. You may wish to write to the parent/guardian to let them know that their child is studying the scheme and may need help with their daily worksheet. Leave a review

An introductory programme for children not yet ready to embark on the Renewed Literacy Framework Week 1- To recognise and write letters ‘s a t p i n e’ • To read first 23 High Frequency Words • To sound out and write VC and CVC words • To read and write a simple sentence SENsational Literacy is an introductory programme designed to help those children who are not yet ready for the Renewed Literacy Framework or who have been struggling to keep up with their peers in class. It is an excellent way to help them to them to gain confidence in literacy and build up the skills they need. Most importantly they will have fun with words and letters. SENsational Literacy can be used by a teaching assistant to teach a small group of children who need extra support in literacy. After completing the scheme they will have gained the necessary skills to be able to join in with the main literacy class. It can also be used by the teacher to teach the whole class if extra literacy support is needed across the board. It is suitable for children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1, and it is also suitable for other children coming into the school who may not yet be able be working within the Year 1 curriculum. How long does the programme last? The children are taught one lesson every day for six weeks. What do the children learn? The children learn the basics of literacy through simple tasks, covering introductory letter recognition and the application of High Frequency (HF) words, underpinned by game-based activities and guided reading. A full overview of the course can be found on page 6. What does the material consist of? Each lesson is divided into a warm-up and main activity. Once a week the children are required to participate in an activity to help to consolidate their understanding. Additional Resources Sheets offer photocopiable material which can be used in a variety of games during the class. Home Learning Sheets are provided to support each lesson. The children are required to do the worksheets every weekday evening to consolidate what they have studied that day as well as guided reading at weekends. You may wish to write to the parent/guardian to let them know that their child is studying the scheme and may need help with their daily worksheet. Leave a review

Introduction Phonics has been brought to the fore following the Government’s introduction of the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check in July 2012. There is now a wealth of material on the market to help assess children’s development with regard to blending for reading. However, until now, there were very limited supplementary materials available that supported teachers in monitoring children’s attainment and progress regarding segmenting for spelling. The Fun Friendly Phonics – Assessing Segmenting for Spelling series has been designed as an assessment tool, which can be used to accurately identify gaps in children’s segmenting for spelling skills in an engaging and child friendly way. This product has been extensively tested in one of the largest primary schools in the country. It has proved to be an invaluable resource which can be used to inform future planning and delivery of phonics sessions to help ensure that all learners make outstanding progress. The easy to use assessment grids assure progress can be easily monitored, helping to identify those children who may need extra support. Additionally, for school or subject leaders, the assessments can be used as a monitoring tool to help evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching of phonics in their setting. These assessments are: • Unique • Child friendly and engaging • Easy to administer • Essential in highlighting gaps in children’s phonics learning • Closely linked to the Government’s Letters and Sounds document • Designed to work alongside and compliment LCP’s daily phonics planning. We hope you enjoy using them! Leave a review

What? This assessment has been devised to assess children’s ability to segment words and spell them using the Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondences (GPCs) introduced in Phases 3 and 4 of Letters and Sounds. Who? This assessment is designed for use with children who are being taught Phase 3 or 4 Letters and Sounds. Children working at this level should be able to write simple words such as ‘cat’ and ‘mat’ confidently and will be using digraphs and trigraphs, such as ‘ch’ and ‘igh’ with some accuracy in their independent writing. When? These assessments are to be used at the end of Phases 3 and 4 to assess whether children are ready to move on to the next phase. If children are not yet ready to move on, these assessments will clearly identify each child’s next steps within the given phase. Leave a review

What? This assessment has been devised to assess children’s ability to segment words and begin to spell them using the Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondences (GPCs) introduced in Phase 2 Letters and Sounds. Who? This assessment is designed for use with children who are working within Phase 2 Letters and Sounds. Children working at this level should be able to say the sound when shown the majority of letters of the alphabet and be able to say the sounds they can hear in simple words in the correct order. They will be beginning to write some letters correctly and in sequence in their independent writing. When? These assessments are to be used at the end of Phase 2 to assess whether children are ready to move on to the next phase. If children are not yet ready to move on, these assessments will clearly identify each child’s next steps within the given phase. Ideally children should complete a Fun Friendly Phonics assessment at least once every term. Leave a review

What? This assessment has been devised to assess children’s ability to segment words and begin to spell them using the Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondences (GPCs) introduced in Phase 2 Letters and Sounds. Who? This assessment is designed for use with children who are working within Phase 2 Letters and Sounds. Children working at this level should be able to say the sound when shown the majority of letters of the alphabet and be able to say the sounds they can hear in simple words in the correct order. They will be beginning to write some letters correctly and in sequence in their independent writing. When? These assessments are to be used at the end of Phase 2 to assess whether children are ready to move on to the next phase. If children are not yet ready to move on, these assessments will clearly identify each child’s next steps within the given phase. Includes- Story, assessment guidance and instructions Leave a review

What? This assessment has been devised to assess children’s ability to segment words and spell them using the Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondences (GPCs) introduced in Phase 5 Letters and Sounds. Unlike the Phase 2 and Phase 3–4 Fun Friendly Phonics assessments this Phase 5 assessment includes elements of the preceding phases to ensure that children have a good overall awareness of the phonetic code and have not forgotten any prior learning. Therefore, within this assessment children will be expected to write tricky words, polysyllabic words and words containing Phase 3 graphemes. Who? This assessment is designed for use with children who are being taught Phase 5 Letters and Sounds. Children working at this level should be able to write using Phase 3 digraphs and trigraphs, such as ‘ch’ and ‘igh’ with accuracy in their independent writing and be beginning to select and use the appropriate alternative spellings to these where appropriate. Includes- Instructions, story, and assessment guidance Leave a review

What? This assessment has been devised to assess children’s ability to segment words and spell them using the Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondences (GPCs) introduced in Phase 5 Letters and Sounds. Unlike the Phase 2 and Phase 3–4 Fun Friendly Phonics assessments this Phase 5 assessment includes elements of the preceding phases to ensure that children have a good overall awareness of the phonetic code and have not forgotten any prior learning. Therefore, within this assessment children will be expected to write tricky words, polysyllabic words and words containing Phase 3 graphemes. Who? This assessment is designed for use with children who are being taught Phase 5 Letters and Sounds. Children working at this level should be able to write using Phase 3 digraphs and trigraphs, such as ‘ch’ and ‘igh’ with accuracy in their independent writing and be beginning to select and use the appropriate alternative spellings to these where appropriate. Includes- Story, assessment guidance and assessment grid Leave a review

A worksheet to run alongside any publication of Beowulf. Prompts children to look at the meaning of the words found in the text. Leave a review

Read the adjectives and verbs and sort the words into two groups. Comic, humerous or funny Scary, threatening or unpleasant. Taken from UKS2 Literacy Resources File Leave a review

A crossword to use in conjunction with Treasure Island unit. Leave a review

Promote book talk for all ages with this helpful worksheet. Leave a review

An activity to encourage children to think and collect alternative words for imperative verbs of direction. Taken from UKS2 Literacy Resources File Leave a review

This sheet has been taken from UKS2 Literacy Resources File Encourages children to think about the Features of a Comedy. It links to You Can’t Bring That in Here by Robert Swindells. But activity can be used without this book and can link to any comedy. Dialogue: the repetition of ‘you can’t bring that in here’ which is then used by the gorilla at the end. – Vocabulary: funny similes, for example, ‘the sofa looked like a tatty boat afloat on a sea of can rings and screwed-up crisp packets’. – Action: Jimmy swapping a number of ‘normal’ animals, ending up with a talking gorilla. – Authorial voice: use of the third person makes the reader sympathise with Jimmy and ridicules Osbert.

Taken from UKS2 Literacy Resources File The sheet gets the children to recount the scene where Beowulf slaughters Fiend. Encourages children’s word choice. Leave a review