95 story based learning spelling activities to learn 12 ways the Long E sound in words can be spelled. No prep printable worksheets ready for your word work, literacy centres, morning routines, spelling program, ESL, revision or homework. Differentiated word lists cater to a range of ability from Kindergarten to Year 2. Your students will easily learn to hear sounds in words and know all the ways to spell them. Aligns to any curriculum. These Activities Will Help Students to Develop Skills in: Understanding that sounds are represented by various letter combinations Using sound letter knowledge to read familiar and unfamiliar words Using words in everyday writing to show comprehension and context Applying letter sound knowledge to spell familiar and unfamiliar words Making new words by changing the first letter or letters Building vocabulary Recognising rhyme Recognising and understanding homophones What is Included 85 Long E Word Family Activities Finding Long E: find the list words in the story Meaningful Words: write the meaning of the list words in the story context Writing Long E: combine list words to create a short story or paragraph More Long E Words: find more words with the same Long E grapheme Rhyming Long E: highlight words with the same end sound Onset: change the first letter or letters to make new words, answers included 5 Long E Activities Homophones: write meanings and sentences for each pair of homophones Find All the Words: underline all the words in the story with a Long E sound Missing Letters: fill in the missing Long E letters for each word Choose the Letters: fill in the missing Long E letters in a story context Word Family Sorting: sorting words into word families 3 Sight Words Activities Sight Words Sorting: sorting sight words into word families and analysis Sight Words Matching: cloze activity with sight words Sight Words Practice: check lists sorted according to Long E word family 2 More Ways to Spell Long E 6 More Ways to Spell Long E: Vocabulary Challenge 16 Ways to Spell Long E: Words and Picture Chart 4 Teacher Resources Long E Story: Three Free Wishes, 2 versions one with all black text and one with Long E words printed in green Complete Word List, 127 Long E Words Spelling Group Lists: 11 differentiated lists ’ea’, ’ee’, ’y’: 3 levels of each ’e’, ‘ei’, ‘ey’, ‘e_e’, ‘i’, ‘ie’, ‘i_e’, ‘2 Long E Sounds’: 1 of each Chart: 12 Ways to Spell Long E About Clever Speller Clever Speller is a Story Based Learning approach to spelling and easily shows how sounds in words are spelled in many ways. All activities are based on a series of traditional picture book style stories full of words showing many different ways a short or long vowel sound can be spelled. Clever Speller makes it easy to learn how to hear sounds in words and how to spell them, and makes learning to spell a fun and successful time for all.

70 story based learning spelling activities to learn 9 ways the Long A sound in words can be spelled. No prep printable worksheets ready for your word work, literacy centres, morning routines, spelling program, ESL, revision or homework. Differentiated word lists cater to a range of ability from Kindergarten to Year 2. Your students will easily learn to hear sounds in words and know all the ways to spell them. Aligns to any curriculum. These Activities Will Help Students to Develop Skills in: Understanding that sounds are represented by various letter combinations Using sound letter knowledge to read familiar and unfamiliar words Using words in everyday writing to show comprehension and context Applying letter sound knowledge to spell familiar and unfamiliar words Making new words by changing the first letter or letters Building vocabulary Recognising rhyme Recognising and understanding homophones What is Included 61 Long A Word Family Activities Finding Long A: find the list words in the story Meaningful Words: write the meaning of the list words in the story context Writing Long A: combine list words to create a short story or paragraph More Long A Words: find more words with the same Long A grapheme Rhyming Long A: highlight words with the same end sound Onset: change the first letter or letters to make new words, answers included 5 Long A Activities Homophones: write meanings and sentences for each pair of homophones Find All the Words: underline all the words in the story with a Long A sound Missing Letters: fill in the missing Long A letters for each word Choose the Letters: fill in the missing Long A letters in a story context Word Family Sorting: sorting words into 9 word families 3 Sight Words Activities Sight Words Sorting: sorting sight words into word families and analysis Sight Words Matching: cloze activity with sight words Sight Words Practice: check lists sorted according to Long A word family 2 More Ways to Spell Long A 7 More Ways to Spell Long A: Vocabulary Challenge 16 Ways to Spell Long A: Words and Picture Chart 4 Teacher Resources Long A Story: Baby Jake’s Birthday, 2 versions one with all black text and one with Long A words printed in green Complete Word List, 103 Long A Words Spelling Group Lists: 11 differentiated lists ’a’: 2 levels, ’a_e’: 4 levels, ’ ai’: 2 levels, ’ay’: 2 levels, ’Unusual Ways’: 1 level Chart: 9 Ways to Spell Long A

33 Synonym and Antonym Worksheets to print out. Your middle primary students will enjoy the variety of activities to help build vocabulary, bring writing to life and improve comprehension. What is included: 22 Cut and Paste Sorting Worksheets: Sort the synonyms and antonyms into the correct column 5 Antonym Pairs Worksheets: find the antonym pairs and write in a sentence 4 Rewrite the Story Worksheets: rewrite the story with synonyms and antonyms 2 Color Code Worksheets: highlight the synonyms in blue and the antonyms in green Core word list of 22 words from the story Synonym word list, 22 core words with 4 synonyms for each story word Antonym word list, 22 core words with 4 antonyms for each story word 2 copies of Long A Phonics Story, ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, 1 plain text, 1 with the Long A words in green text Easel Instructions How to Use These Activities Use the task cards for literacy centres, rotation groups, whole class or small groups Great for morning tasks or early finishers

5 sets of Synonym and Antonym Task Cards, 56 Cards in total. Your middle primary students will enjoy the variety of activities to help build vocabulary, bring writing to life and improve comprehension. What is included: 22 Find a Word Cards: Highlight 4 synonyms and circle 4 antonyms for each story word 6 Matching Pairs Cards: draw a line to match the synonym and antonym cards 4 Thesaurus Skills Cards: use a thesaurus to find synonyms for the story words 22 Change the Story Cards: replace story words with antonyms and rewrite the story. Compare the original and the rewritten versions 2 Word Search Cards: word searches with a difference! Highlight the synonyms and antonyms for the words in the list and find the hidden messages. Core word list of 22 words from the story Synonym word list, 22 core words with 4 synonyms for each story word Antonym word list, 22 core words with 4 antonyms for each story word 2 copies of Long A Phonics Story, ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, 1 plain text, 1 with the Long A words in green text How to Use These Activities Use the task cards for literacy centres, rotation groups, whole class or small groups Great for morning tasks or early finishers About Story Based Learning Humans have been using stories to teach their youngsters about life since day dot. Everyone loves a story but it can quite hard to find them with any depth to explicitly teach spelling, which can make spelling rather boring! Our purpose written phonics picture book stories are full of words showing how sounds in words are spelled in many ways and bring spelling and grammar to life. Check out our store for a range of activities based on our original picture books and add life and colour to your spelling and grammar lessons.

Learning about synonyms and antonyms doesn’t have to be boring! Our story based bingo games and flashcard activities offer a great way for middle primary students to learn new words and build vocabulary, to help their writing come alive and improving comprehension. Bonus phonics story is included to consolidate knowledge of spelling the Long A vowel sound alongside of your grammar lessons. What is included: 22 base cards with picture clues 22 synonym cards 22 antonym cards 36 different bingo cards 2 bingo caller cards with core words and 4 synonyms and 4 antonyms for each word Core word list of 22 words from the story Synonym word list, 22 core words with 4 synonyms for each story word Antonym word list, 22 core words with 4 antonyms for each story word 2 copies of Long A Phonics Story, ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, 1 plain text, 1 with the Long A words in green text How to Use These Activities Use the word cards for games such as Memory, Snap, Matching, Sorting, Dominoes etc. Print as many as you like. Use the word cards as flash cards for word recognition. 3 variations of Bingo: 1) Simple version with core words, 2) Synonym or 3) Antonym Bingo where the caller calls a synonym or antonym and the player matches it to the core word on their card.

44 Bookmark and poster making printable activities for a hands-on way to learn about synonyms and antonyms. Your middle primary students will enjoy making these memorable learning aids to help build vocabulary, bring writing to life and improve comprehension. How to Use These Activities Breaking up bookwork time with practical activities is a welcome change from worksheets Complete the bookmarks as a lesson activity, or add synonyms over time to use as a ‘personal thesaurus’. Make posters with examples of synonyms and antonyms for each core word to brighten up your classroom and provide learning prompts for daily use What is included: 22 synonym bookmarks 22 synonym and antonym posters to make, 1 for each story word 2 copies of Long A Phonics Story, ‘Baby Jake’s Birthday’, 1 plain text, 1 with the Long A words in green text Core word list of 22 words from the story Synonym word list, 22 core words plus 4 synonyms for each story word Antonym word list, 22 core words plus 4 antonyms for each story word About Story Based Learning Humans have been using stories to teach their youngsters about life since day dot. Everyone loves a story but it can quite hard to find them with any depth to explicitly teach spelling, which can make spelling rather boring! Our purpose written phonics picture book stories are full of words showing how sounds in words are spelled in many ways and bring spelling and grammar to life. Check out our store for a range of activities based on our original picture books and add life and colour to your spelling and grammar lessons

Description Unique story based learning approach to spelling, featuring engaging narrative picture book stories clearly showing how sounds in words are spelled in many ways. This 8 week set of Literacy Center activities is based on the included Long E phonics story, Three Free Wishes, purpose written to be read and enjoyed as a proper story, while at the same time providing an umbrella resource to easily show how the Long E sound in words can be spelled in many ways. All activities are based on Three Free Wishes, making learning to spell easy, meaningful and memorable. The story contains one hundred and twenty seven focus sound words showing twelve different ways to spell the Long E sound and can be used as a standalone resource or complement any favorite program or methodology.