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Raising standards in KS1 and Special Needs: helping every child to succeed. I have taught systematic phonics to all ages and abilities for over 30 years. My teaching degree was in Environmental Studies and I hate to see science reduced to box-ticking when there is so much to discover about the wonderful world we live in. So, I produce Phonic resources that meet the real needs of children and teachers, along with science resources to engage children in learning about the natural world.

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Raising standards in KS1 and Special Needs: helping every child to succeed. I have taught systematic phonics to all ages and abilities for over 30 years. My teaching degree was in Environmental Studies and I hate to see science reduced to box-ticking when there is so much to discover about the wonderful world we live in. So, I produce Phonic resources that meet the real needs of children and teachers, along with science resources to engage children in learning about the natural world.
Initial Consonant Blends: SK
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Initial Consonant Blends: SK

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This entertaining SK Find and Color worksheet for initial blends can help prepare children for more advanced blending work involving four phonemes. It is a great way to introduce them orally to initial consonant blends and help them develop the necessary phonemic awareness. The pack contains one sheet for the SK initial blend. It is part of a pack of 20 such worksheets that can be purchased for a small price here to save you the time and effort of downloading 20 individual worksheets. On each worksheet, students have to blend the two letters and then search for objects that begin with that blended consonant. After then, only these objects should be colored; the others should remain uncolored. Once they are given instructions, children can readily work on the sheets without assistance; nevertheless, for the most benefit, it is strongly advised that an adult work with special needs children. It is necessary to introduce the idea of early blends in detail. Upon working with kids, particularly those who have special needs, my first preference is to teach them how to blend two consonant letters. Next, I focus on enhancing the children’s phonemic awareness, which is the capacity to distinguish each blend of consonants at the beginning of a word. Some students find this challenging, and it requires a lot of practice. The purpose of these worksheets is to help students hear the blend at the beginning of a word by first encouraging them to blend the two consonant letters. Encourage the children to blend the letters in each initial blend by practicing as often as you can. Modeling, in my opinion, is essential.
Initial Consonant Blends: SW
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Initial Consonant Blends: SW

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This entertaining SW Find and Color worksheet for initial blends can help prepare children for more advanced blending work involving four phonemes, is a great way to introduce children orally to initial consonant blends and help them develop the necessary phonemic awareness. The pack contains one sheet for the SW initial blend. It is part of a pack of 20 such worksheets that can be purchased for a small price here to save you the time and effort of downloading 20 individual worksheets. On each worksheet, students have to blend the two letters and then search for objects that begin with that blended consonant. After then, only these objects should be colored; the others should remain uncolored. Once they are given instructions, children can readily work on the sheets without assistance; nevertheless, for the most benefit, it is strongly advised that an adult work with special needs children. It is necessary to introduce the idea of early blends in detail. Upon working with kids, particularly those who have special needs, my first preference is to teach them how to blend two consonant letters. Next, I focus on enhancing the childrens’ phonemic awareness, which is the capacity to distinguish each blend of consonants at the beginning of a word. Some students find this challenging, and it requires a lot of practice. The purpose of these worksheets is to help students hear the blend at the beginning of a word by first encouraging them to blend the two consonant letters. Encourage the kids to blend the letters in each initial blend by practicing as often as you can. Modeling, in my opinion, is essential.
SH, TH and CH Phonic Worksheets
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SH, TH and CH Phonic Worksheets

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111 SH, CH and TH consonant digraph phonic worksheets for use with any program including RWI Set 1 Speed sounds and Letters and Sounds Phase 3. This pack contains: 38 SH worksheets 34 CH Worksheets 10 Miced SH/CH worksheets 14 TH worksheets 14 Mixed SH/CH/TH worksheets Each of the single sound worksheets is discrete, not requiring knowledge of any other digraph. These SH, CH and TH consonant digraph worksheets give simple, but effective practice in: Reading and spelling basic SH, CH and TH words Tracking the SH, CH and TH sounds in words and sentences Proofreading *Reading sentences and longer passages Comprehension Writing sentences using SH, CH and TH words. All are provided through a variety of exercises - no room for boredom - and plenty for those who challenging along with those who need more practice. These worksheets can help you teach the SH, CH and TH sounds to any ability or age including EFL/ESL learners. Find SH, CH and TH activities suitable for all abilities, especially special needs including dyslexia. The worksheets assume no knowledge of other digraphs Two SH, CH and TH worksheets for most activities: one without consonant blend words, and one with consonant blend words Suitable for Special Needs/intervention work Suitable for homework to practice work given in class These worksheets have been made as I have worked with children of differing abilities, finding out the things that children get stuck on and need help to work through, as well as those things that help to integrate phonic skills into reading and writing. Find the right worksheet for each child, so that every child can succeed.
32 Fun CK worksheets and Activities
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32 Fun CK worksheets and Activities

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This pack of 32 FUN CK Worksheets will help every pupil in your class successfully read and spell words ending in CK. These sheets take the pupil from hearing the new sounds in words (developing phonemic awareness) to reading and spelling CK ending words. ESL/EFL/Special needs: The simple design of these CK worksheets ensures they are accessible to all students. From sound-it-out-boxes to aid early readers to engaging no-prep games to reinforce learning there is plenty here for all your class. Fully differentiated: cater for the less able while stretching the more able - you won’t have any unchallenged children in your CK lesson. choose the worksheets that are right for each child. Most worksheets are provided at 2 levels: one without a consonant blend and one with. The worksheets assume no knowledge of other digraphs. They can be used with any good, systematic programme of phonic instruction including all popular programmes, such as Read, Write Inc, Letters and Sounds and Jolly Phonics. Multiple activities to keep pupils engaged while providing ample practice. Please see the preview to see the complete set. Suitable for: Classwork homework to practice work given in class Intervention
L Blends Worksheets: Beginning Consonant Blends
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L Blends Worksheets: Beginning Consonant Blends

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A pack of 40 ‘L Blends’ Phonic Worksheets - differentiated so plenty for all abilities. These phonic worksheets are for any pupil of any age, including those with a special need. The worksheets cover: bl; cl; fl; gl; pl; sl. There is a selection of varied tasks for each blend and then a mix of activities to help children read and spell L-blend words with a short vowel sound. See it! Sound-it-out! Write it! is my powerful 3-step process. These L belnds worksheets are intended to be used in a multisensory capacity so needed by young children, in which the child sees the sound/word, feels the sound with the mouth parts, and then traces/writes it. My ‘sound-it-out’ boxes help to visually group sounds in words, guiding the pupil’s attention to the sounds to help them to sound out effectively. These structured worksheets take the pupil through the following stages: Hear the L Blend in familiar words (to familiarise the child with the sound) Write the L Blend (writing adds a multisensory dimension so needed by these pupils) Sort words by initial consonant (hearing and writing) Decoding words with initial L-Blends Writing/spelling words with the initial L-Blend Reading sentences containing initial L-Blend words Reading longer passages containing initial L-Blend words Suitable for use with any recognised phonic programme, inc RWI, and Letters and Sounds.
U-E Phonic Worksheets: Silent E, Long Vowels, Split Digraphs
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U-E Phonic Worksheets: Silent E, Long Vowels, Split Digraphs

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This is a pack of 12 phonic worksheets to teach ‘U-E’ (silent ‘e’, Magic ‘e’, long vowels, split digraphs) words. These ‘U-E’ Phonic Worksheets can be used with very young children, although I made them for children who have processing difficulties and need more systematic teaching. They are: highly systematic have a limited amount on each page as these pupils tire easily. Pupils should be confident blending with consonant blends (Phase 4 Letters and Sounds for example). I use ‘Sound-it-out boxes’ for new words, where digraphs are grouped together to give the child the visual reminder to make one sound. The worksheets include activities to: Develop blending and segmenting Give needed repetition to to develop word recognition Develop phonemic awareness - much needed by early learners Tracking activities - to see and recognise the new sound in words Comprehension activities Writing practice Reading of longer passages Fluency triangles Lots of repetition builds confidence and success! Help a struggling reader today. You will find it hard to find such a comprehensive programme of systematic phonic instruction for a special needs child for such a price.
O-E Phonic Worksheets: Silent E; Long Vowels; Split Digraphs
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O-E Phonic Worksheets: Silent E; Long Vowels; Split Digraphs

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This is a pack of 12 phonic worksheets to teach ‘O-E’ (silent ‘e’, Magic ‘e’, Long Vowels) words. These ‘O-E’ Phonic Worksheets can be used with very young children, although I made them for children who have processing difficulties and need more systematic teaching. They are: highly systematic have a limited amount on each page as these pupils tire easily. Pupils should be confident blending with consonant blends (Phase 4 Letters and Sounds for example). I use ‘Sound-it-out boxes’ for new words, where digraphs are grouped together to give the child the visual reminder to make one sound. The worksheets include activities to: Develop blending and segmenting Give needed repetition to to develop word recognition Develop phonemic awareness - much needed by early learners Tracking activities - to see and recognise the new sound in words Comprehension activities Writing practice Reading of longer passages Fluency triangles Lots of repetition builds confidence and success! Help a struggling reader today. You will find it hard to find such a comprehensive programme of systematic phonic instruction for a special needs child for such a price.
OO Phonic Worksheets: oo as in moon; oo as in book
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OO Phonic Worksheets: oo as in moon; oo as in book

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This is a pack of 46 phonic worksheets to teach ‘OO’ as in moon and OO as in book. These ‘OO’ Phonic Worksheets can be used with very young children, although I made them for children who have processing difficulties and need more systematic teaching. They are: highly systematic have a limited amount on each page as these pupils tire easily. Pupils should be confident blending with consonant blends (Phase 4 Letters and Sounds for example). I use ‘Sound-it-out boxes’ for new words, where digraphs are grouped together to give the child the visual reminder to make one sound. The worksheets include activities to: Develop blending and segmenting Give needed repetition to to develop word recognition Develop phonemic awareness - much needed by early learners Tracking activities - to see and recognise the new sound in words Comprehension activities Writing practice Reading of longer passages Fluency triangles Lots of repetition builds confidence and success! Help a struggling reader today. You will find it hard to find such a comprehensive programme of systematic phonic instruction for a special needs child for such a price.
Decodable Phonic Reading Books: Silent/ Magic E / (CVCE)/Split Digraphs
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Decodable Phonic Reading Books: Silent/ Magic E / (CVCE)/Split Digraphs

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This Silent E set of decodable books forms a continuation of the Reading Made Simple phonic, graded, reading scheme covering sounds a-e, i-e, o-e and u-e. There are 9 books with 4 matching ‘workbooks’, one for each sound. Popular with home educators, These books can also be used where other programmes have failed. This set follows: CVC Readers Consonant Blends Readers If your child has been left behind in school or is not making progress in reading, then try Reading Made Simple. It will teach the same things as your child’s school phonic programme but in a more structured way. This part of the programme follows on from our CVC Words Reading Books and Workbooks and our Consonant Blends Reading books. This pack of graded reading books further develop reading ability by introducing the Silent or Magic ‘E’ rule If you are looking for a phonic reading program for your child, look no further, whether you want to give your child a head start in reading, or have a child who has fallen behind at school. As these books are so highly structured they have been tried and tested to help those with even profound difficulties. It just takes an adult to understand the programme, and apply it diligently, with awareness of their child’s needs and every child can read. These books can be coupled with my free spelling /writing programme which can be found at Reading Made Simple, to form a complete, FREE literacy programme. Many home educators already use this programme with excellent results. You will find it hard to find a reading programme like this, for a cheaper price. It is easy enough for a parent to use and to help their child - many already do. Special Features of these graded phonic reading books: The books are graded and therefore should be read in sound order as listed above, as each builds on the one before. They only use the sight words: he, we, me, be, she, so, give, have, says. they, are The pictures are minimal and do not encourage guessing so meaning has to be gleaned from the text. Each book tells a simple story with humour where possible They have been tested on many children, including some with profound difficulties. Matching workbooks consolidate and revise learning. Vocabulary repeats so aiding reading fluency and building security and confidence. They are based on the latest research and evidence-based methods. If your child is struggling to learn to read for whatever reason, these books can help. Who are the graded phonic reading books for? These books can be used by older struggling readers with dyslexia or any with a processing difficulty of any kind. Parents Classroom assistants Private tutors Home educators Reading intervention They were written for Reading MadeSimple but can be used with Letters and Sounds Phases 3 and RWI Speed Set 2. Full instructions, including a suggested lesson plan and hints for hearing a child read, are included. You can help a struggling reader today. For more help please see Reading Made Simple.
Evergreens
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Evergreens

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This is a National Curriculum/Common Core aligned themed mini-unit about EVERGREENS suitable for K to 1 (Years 1 to 2) and mixed Grade classes, covering Science and English: Informational texts. The Evergreens mini-project lesson teaches: · To know that evergreen trees stay green all year through while deciduous trees drop their leaves in autumn · To know that some evergreen plants have flat leaves and some have leaves called needles · To know the properties of the leaves of evergreens - strong to withstand wind and frost · To know that the needles are different/grow differently depending on whether the tree is a fir, spruce or pine. Key vocab: evergreen, needles, leaves, deciduous, pine, fir, spruce, Holly, Ivy The pack includes: A full lesson plan PowerPoint overview of the subject Powerpoint with the 3 reading passages in a format suitable for guided reading Fact sheet - handy easy-to-read facts for teachers to prep before the lesson or to use with pupils where appropriate Supporting worksheets with: · 3 de-codable, differentiated reading comprehension passages with matching comprehension activities · 3 Differentiated worksheets to help children write about evergreens A set of photos to be used during the lesson and/or for display. Flashcards of key vocabulary 16 picture cards to sort into deciduous or evergreen This is a NO-PREP Lesson – straight out of the pack! The lesson will cover parts of the ‘plants’ element of most science curricula, providing a wonderful opportunity to teach more of/revise/reinforce the science curriculum while teaching English! Lesson notes for a lesson about evergreens are included with all the resources you need - except evergreen leaves. handy easy-to-read facts for teachers to prep before the lesson pictures 19-slide PowerPoint (with a script under each slide in the notes - use in presentation mode - go to slide show, click three dots bottom left and select ‘Presentation Mode’.)) The pack includes a 31-page PDF, one 19-slide PowerPoint and one guided reading PowerPoint of all three comprehension passages.
CVC Words Fishes Game
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CVC Words Fishes Game

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A simple game to help children over the tedium of learning to blend, giving plenty of practice blending CVC words, while having fun. An updated version of a classic game! Youc an just play as a board game with the fish cards scattered on the table or add more fu by making your own simple rod with a stick, string and magnet and pop a paperclip on each fish. Over 90+ words included so you will never get bored! Target the medial sound that each pupil needs practice of.
'm' or 'n' Initial Sounds Game
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'm' or 'n' Initial Sounds Game

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This is a fun phonic game to help children learn the sounds ‘m’ and ‘n’ when learning the initial sounds. Some children have difficulty with these two sounds, so this game can help clear any confusion. Simple-to-play, print n’ play! It is a game for 2 players and can be played with either the pictures as baseboards with players collecting their letters or with letters as the baseboard, collecting pictures. Or, of course, it can be played both ways to give even more practice! The ‘m’ or ‘n’ Game is suitable for: young learners, those with special needs, and ESL/EFL students. Black and white for eco printing. Colour your own or get a colour version here. It can easily be used in class, at home or in a one-to-one situation.
Phonic Word Lists Level 1
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Phonic Word Lists Level 1

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Here is the set of phonic word lists for Level 1 of Reading Made Simple, the 100% FREE reading and writing programme for all ages and abilities. Each phonic family has a list of around 10 words on average for the pupil to study each week. Here the words are listed, with the phonic family highlighted in red. The sounds covered are: ck, oo, ee, sh, ch, nd/nt ending, nk endings, th, ng, ing, ar, or, a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, ai, ea, oa, high, it, ay, ou, aw, oi, ur, al, er, y ending both ee and eye, ea saying/e/, ow as in cow, a saying /ar/, long vowels with no ‘e’, ow saying oe, ew, oy and rules concerning ‘wa’ words. Use alongside any good phonic programme, or for reading intervention - have the child read the lists after teaching each new sound. The word lists form the basis of our 100% FREE phonic reading programme, for new learners and reading intervention, Reading Made Simple.
Decodable CVC Leveled Reading Books
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Decodable CVC Leveled Reading Books

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Here is a new series of five decodable phonic CVC words reading books (with a short vowel sound). Read in order for best effect. Vocabulary builds up systematically, repeating from book to book. Helps to build confident fluent readers. These CVC reading books can be used with two groups of children: a more confident child who is learning to read for the first time, an older child who maybe needs to revisit this level as part of a reading intervention programme. They have more text on a page than my CVC Reading books. They may even be used after a child has completed the 16 book set, to extend reading ability, as they use the same characters and the same vocabulary. They can be used in the early stages of all good phonic programmes but were written for Reading Made Simple, a 100% free reading and writing programme, which is popular with parents and home educators. These books : Have 99% decodable vocabulary - with just words like dog/hen/ran/get Only use sight words is and the and to. Have absolutely NO nasty surprises to trip a child up and make him/her lose confidence Keep pictures to the minimum: enough to engage and ensure comprehension, but not to encourage guessing Fluency charts are included listing all the keywords in each book. The child is encouraged to read each chart at least three times and colour a star after each reading. Suitable for use by: Teachers Parents Home educators Private tutors ANYONE!! Each book is either 12 or 16 A5 pages each.
Phase 1 Oral Blending Activities
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Phase 1 Oral Blending Activities

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Here are three simple activities to help a child to learn to blend (updated from advert). I wrote them for an 8 yr old child whom I tutor. He has a smattering of phonic knowledge, but having not learned to blend properly is now guessing and unable to read fluently. This is a common problem, but it must not be allowed to persist or the child will not learn to read fluently, or will take a very long time to do so. These activities are listening activities. This is a deliberate act to limit the amount of exposure a child has to seeing CVC words, before working on blending with him/her, and so further limiting the possibility that a child will memorise the words before having learned to blend. By all means use ‘robot’ talk as you do these activities with your child. Before doing these activities with your child: Do ensure that a child can give the correctly pronounced sounds on sight of the letters of the alphabet. Remove any distractions/background noise. Have the child’s full attention. Full instructions and black and white pictures provided.
Butterflies Decodable Reading Book KS1/Special Needs
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Butterflies Decodable Reading Book KS1/Special Needs

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A phonetic reader for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words. This book starts to introduce words with more than one syllable. Teach the child to chunk the syllables to sound them out. This book contains factual information about the life-cycle of a butterfly written in fictional style. Children will have fun learning science as they read! Learn about butterflies through a simple story. Use the Butterflies phonic reader with any phonic programme after a child has learned the basic digraphs and trigraphs, for example, after Phase 5 Letters and sounds, or after RWI Speed Set 3 have been completed. This book is also part of the Reading Made Simple reading programme - 100% FREE.
Phase 3 Decodable  Reading Book
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Phase 3 Decodable Reading Book

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This ck reading book is a sample of my graded, systematic, phonic reading books with nearly 100% decodable words for the sounds: ck,oo, ee, sh, ch, th, ng, ing, ar and or. Suitable for use with any phonic programme, including Letters and sounds Phase 2 and RWI Speed Sets 1+ 2, once a child cna blends words with a short vowel sound, including those with consonant blends. You can find the complete Red Level Set 1 books in a package with the simple lesson notes and all you need to help your child learn to read, including the necessary flashcards and phonic word lists here, saving you time and effort: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12863669 Special Features of these graded phonic reading books: As each new phonic sound is introduced, words from that phonic family are practiced and words met in previous readers revised, while new words from phonic sound families already taught are gradually introduced. Because of this highly structured nature they are suitable for all children to enable good progress , but particularly for those who are struggling to learn to read. The books should be read in sound order as above. They only use the sight words: he, we, me, be, she, so, give, have, says. they, are The pictures are minimal and do not encourage guessing so that meaning has to be gleaned from the text. Each book tells a simple story with humour where possible They have been tried on tested on many children now, including some with profound difficulties. Matching workbooks consolidate and revise learning. Vocabulary repeats so aiding reading fluency and building security and confidence. They are based on the latest research and evidence based methods. If your child is struggling to learn to read for whatever reason, these books can help. Who are the graded phonic reading books for? These books can be used older struggling readers with dyslexia, or any with a processing difficulty of any kind. Teaching reading Reading intervention They were written for Reading MadeSimple but can be used with Letters and Sounds Phases 3 and 4, and RWI Speed Set 2. You can help a struggling reader today!
Phonic Reading Book: The Rook
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Phonic Reading Book: The Rook

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An easy phonetic reader for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words. Learn about a garden bird - the Chaffinch- through a simple story. Learn Science at the same time! Use with any phonic programme after a child has learned the basic digraphs and trigraphs, for example, after Phase 5 Letters and sounds, or after RWI Speed Set 3 have been completed. This book contains factual information about Rooks besting in spring, written in fictional style. Children will have fun learning science as they read!
Spring Themed Lined Writing Paper
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Spring Themed Lined Writing Paper

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Here is a super bumper pack of 32 pages of lined, spring-themed writing paper for young children (5 to 8). Everything you could need to make writing attractive this spring! Original hand-drawn pictures. Wide-ruled Full and half page layouts A variety of themes; choose from: Daffodils Bluebells Rabbits Butterflies Lambs Bees A mix of black and white and colour - with most designs in both. Reward good writing with a coloured frame - and watch the children grow ten feet taller!
CVC Words Read, Match and Spell
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CVC Words Read, Match and Spell

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Read Match and Spell is an activity to help children to read (sound out), find a matching picture and then spell CVC words with a short vowel sound using magnetic letters. Great for Literacy centers, or for group/individual work Great for EYFS/Early Intervention/Special Needs You can use this Read, Match and Spell activity as a worksheet and let the child copy the word + picture and write the letters in the boxes, but I prefer to use the picture and word cards. This makes the activity more fun and stress-free. Included are 6 words and pictures for each short vowel sound. Print as many baseboards as you require. Start by limiting the child to words and pictures from one vowel sound, and as confidence grows, extend the choice to other vowel sounds. You can target the ones the child needs the most practice with. I made it for a pupil who lacks confidence: by having the word already in front of him he felt safe to sound the word out to spell it. The activity acted as a bridge to him being able to spell CVC words by himself. In addition, the picture served as a reward for having correctly sounded out the word. .