Five blending activities for Phase 2 that requires children to use different letters to try and make words. Also included are word cards with examples of what they can make.

Different activities that can be used when teaching Phase 2 phonics.

A blending activity for Phase 2 that requires children to use different letters to try and make words. Also included are word cards with examples of what they can make.

34 different questions for Chapter Eleven of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl that test a range of skills. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities to support guided reading sessions/ whole class reading comprehensions. The questions follow the order of the chapter but don't have answers attached as the answers can vary depending on the child's opinion.

40 different questions for Chapter Twelve of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl that test a range of skills. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities to support guided reading sessions/ whole class reading comprehensions. The questions follow the order of the chapter but don't have answers attached as the answers can vary depending on the child's opinion.

33 different questions for Chapter Fifteen of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl that test a range of skills. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities to support guided reading sessions/ whole class reading comprehensions. The questions follow the order of the chapter but don't have answers attached as the answers can vary depending on the child's opinion.

24 different questions for Chapter Thirteen of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl that test a range of skills. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities to support guided reading sessions/ whole class reading comprehensions. The questions follow the order of the chapter but don't have answers attached as the answers can vary depending on the child's opinion.

Different word cards that include the ee phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

Different word cards that include the ai phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

Different word cards that include the sh phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

Different word cards that include the th phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

26 different questions for Chapter Three of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl that test a range of skills. These can be used for guided reading sessions or to give children as activities to support guided reading sessions/ whole class reading comprehensions. The questions follow the order of the chapter but don't have answers attached as the answers can vary depending on the child's opinion.

Guided reading sessions that are used with Year 5 children. These are used as a whole class activity, initially reading through the text with children before then getting them to answer questions that check their understanding of language before picking out key facts and inferring from the text. N.B. I did not create this structure but saw it used elsewhere. These are just question sheets I have made that follow a successful strategy.

A fun activity involving nouns that children can complete. Each template has a building layout and a structure that children have to follow to build it up e.g. common noun, proper noun, abstract noun or pronoun. They will take a noun grid and cut up the examples, sticking correct examples to the correct building block until they have finished the 'construction' of their noun building. These are just a starter set and there will be more to follow.

Two sets of sheets that can be used as word banks for children to help them with their writing. Both contain examples of moving time on in a piece of writing, whether it be a certain time in the day or moving time on a couple of days or weeks.

Two sets of sheets that can be used as word banks for children to help them with their writing. Both contain examples of changing the action or the setting, whether it be beginning, moving on or concluding.

A word bank sheet that children can have in front of them/ on display to help them with their writing. Included are a range of conjunctions for a range of features including: to add to something, to sequence, as a consequence, to contrast, to offer certainty or condition, to define, to sum up, to offer examples, reasons and time.

Two worksheets on adverbial clauses that get children to think more deeply about subordinating conjunctions and clauses rather than just identifying them or creating sentences using them. A good mastery tool for those children who are working comfortably within the Year 5 and 6 curriculum.

A text that looks at the story of St George and how he defended the Christian faith against the Emperor of Nicomedia that then includes three sets of 10 differentiated questions related to the text.

A display poster/ grid that can be made for children to stick in their book that includes some of the key features for 6 different text types in writing: Newspaper reports, Information texts, Discussion, Persuasion, Narrative and Instructions. These can be used for children to make comparisons between text types, to self-assess whether they have included the key features or simply as a reminder of some of the different key features.