An A5 booklet containing 21 fun, pre-writing patterns for the young learner or special needs child. Take animals and insects for a walk, finish trees, copy patterns and more. Sure to delight young children as they start to use a pencil. This document has been set to print as a booklet - please set your printer to flip on the short edge.

See how a frog grows with our 18-slide, Frog Life-cycle PowerPoint. Beautiful, original photos/drawings. See the frog develop from the eggs, through tadpole, froglet to the adult frog. Full suggested narration notes provided both in PDF form and under each slide for use in presentation mode. For Year 1 pupils, why not use our Frog Life-cycle activity pack to follow up? See our other life-cycle Lesson resources and Powerpoints: Life-cycle of a Horse Chestnut Tree Apples Daffodils Apples Butterflies

A complete lesson to teach ch and sh of Phase 3 Letters and Sounds. Suitable for use with all phonic programmes including Read, Write Inc… A great little pack for classroom, home use and special needs catch-up work . Handy teaching hints/plan included. Pack includes: Ch and Sh lesson videos (FREE) ch and sh flashcards ch and sh word flashcards Sentences to read Speed reading practice sheets for both sounds ch and sh Worksheets Assessment sheets for both sounds - help to know what further work needs to be done Short reading book to practice cvc and ck words. ch/sh game - a matching pictures to sounds - either for individual matching or to play as a game for two players.

A simple 23-slide PowerPoint to introduce Y1 children to the world of mushrooms. Where and when they grow What they do - decomposers The parts of a mushroom Compare them to plants with green parts: How do they feed? Do they have seeds? An activity to see the spores Learn the names of different kinds: Bracket mushrooms Puffballs This PowerPoint is silent for teacher narration. this allow greater interaction withe the pupils according to their level of understanding. Full narration notes are provided in both PDF form and in Presenter View, the text under each slide can easily be read by the teacher with time for discussion of each point made. Help your class engage meaningfully in the study of science today! See lesson notes to help you plan a lesson at: https://ks1nature.weebly.com/free-science-lessons/mushrooms-for-ks1

Our 20-slide Hedgehog PowerPoint for KS1 Science can help children to learn: How seasons (in this case autumn) affect different animals, in this case, Hedgehogs. Y1: To identify and name Hedgehogs To know that Hedgehogs are omnivores Y2: To identify and name Hedgehogs About the hedgehogs’ diet and how they obtain food from other animals and plants Why Hedgehogs hibernate (food and the need for survival) That Hedgehogs are nocturnal Full narration notes are provided in either PDF form, or under each slide that you can use in presenter mode. Once your pupils have learnt about Hedgehogs, why not use our other PowerPoints to help them to compare them with other creatures - all in the local environment - and teach more of the UK National Science Curriculum? Blackbirds: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12757848 Squirrels: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12742513 Frogs: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12410937

This Year 1 teaching resource pack, based on squirrrels, will help children to use the local environment throughout the year to explore and answer questions about animals in their habitat. Pack includes Year 1 Science lesson outlines and worksheets on the subject of squirrels useful for follow-up work. Background information for teachers so you have the answers to hand and can feel knowledgeable bout your subject without spending hours researching. Lesson notes and ideas to help you plan 18 Differentiated worksheets will cater for all abilities in your class! The worksheets cover What squirrels eat Parts of a squirrel Labelling a squirrel (characteristics) Where they live Writing paper for recording Comprehension sheets And more! The pack will: Help you to fully embrace the non-statutory guidance for the Year 1 National Curriculum for Science as well as teaching the statutory requirements. Bring Science alive and help you to deliver excellent lessons based on squirrels in the local environment. Designed to appeal to the Y1 child, gently introducing key vocabulary. Written by an Environmental Education, Early Years specialist (ages 3 to 8) who understands how children learn. Year 1: Science curriculum covered: • identify and name a variety of common animals, including birds. • describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (including birds). Identify and name a variety of common animals that are …omnivores. The Squirrel worksheets can be used with: Our Squirrel PowerPoint which is great for starting a lesson, or reinforcing what has been learnt at the end.

This is a fun, interactive counting PowerPoint to help young children/SEN pupils to count backwards from five as they join in the rhyme: Five little fishes swimming near the shore, one swam a way and then there were …four. Full instructions are given. Please play with it first yourself so that you know how it works, before using it with your pupil/s. Bright hand-drawn, colourful pictures make this a charming activity! I made this fun PowerPoint for a SEND eight-year-old who is learning to count and he thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope your pupils do too! See our Bird Counting Power Point for counting to five and adding one more. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12522911

A fun interactive bird-counting rhyme in interactive Power Point form, to learn numbers and 1:1 correspondence: One little bird in the sky so blue, along came another and that made two etc… Click to reveal numbers, and add one more and count again. I enjoyed making this Power Point for a speech delayed 8yr old child who is having trouble grasping 1:1 correspondence and I am working with him to help him to understand the worth of ‘1’ and the effect of adding ‘1 more’. There is no sound (other than chimes on the practice slides), allowing the teacher/parent to give the child as much time as needed to respond. Full narration is given. It can of course be used by others of younger and older ages - but it has a more grown up feel than that provided by early counting rhymes. I hope it will be helpful to others.

These phonic ‘Learn to Write’ letter tracing sheets for Special needs children have been developed to accompany the learning of the initial sounds, to help the child who does not yet have the ability to write unaided begin to become familiar with letter shapes and correct letter formation. The physical act of writing letters while learning initial sounds is important because the movement of the hand to write, alongside seeing the letters and saying their sounds helps to make the learning process multi-sensory, which in turn ensures that more children, including those with special needs, become successful readers and writers. The sheets are placed in alphabetical order, but can be used in any order, according to the phonic scheme you are using. Do ensure that the child has plenty of free drawing practice alongside the use of these sheets so that the child develops sufficient pencil control to move on to independent writing.

A 26 slide PowerPoint about Squirrels for EYFS/Y1. Suitable for use a as lesson starter, or to ignite interest, or for reinforcement. Full of beautiful, original photos. Best used in autumn or winter when squirrels are more obvious. The PowerPoint is read by the teacher, using either the notes seen in presenter view (go to slide show and then into presenter view). or from the notes pack attached in the download. It can be used to teach the Animals component of the National Curriculum for Science for Year 1. It starts in story form to engage pupils before leading them to consider: What squirrels look like - their characteristics Where they live What they eat How they behave Once studied, pupils can use their knowledge to compare squirrels with other animals. This PowerPoint can be used with our Squirrel Photo Pack and our Squirrel Worksheets for Y1. Brought to you by KS1 Nature

These phonic-linked, letter formation sheets for EYFS/special needs children have been developed to accompany the learning of the initial sounds, to help the child who does not yet have the ability to write unaided begin to become familiar with letter shapes and correct letter formation. The letters fade as the child progresses along the line, helping him/her to feel as if s/he is writing unaided. The physical act of writing letters while learning initial sounds is important because the movement of the hand to write, alongside seeing the letters and saying their sounds helps to make the learning process multi-sensory, which in turn ensures that more children, including those with special needs, become successful readers and writers. The sheets are placed in alphabetical order, but can be used in any order, according to the phonic scheme you are using. Do ensure that the child has plenty of free drawing practice alongside the use of these sheets so that the child develops sufficient pencil control to move on to independent writing. Tes paid licence

A pack of two super fun games to help children learn to hear the final sound of words, so vital for spelling with phonics. The games cover the final sounds: t,d, k, g, p, b, n, m and s. They can also be used for speech therapy giving practice in like sounds: d/t/, k/g/ and p/b with which some children struggle. Children from EYFS to teens with sepecial needs will enjoy playing these games! Some children need a little extra practice to hear the final sounds of words, and a game takes the tedium out of learning! Children will want to play these games again and again and you can change the sound each time. Nine sounds with 63 picture cards and two boards to choose from means the child will not get bored Build a Castle, Win the Race: you choose! You can even change the fun level by adding in extra/missed turns - but play it simply first. The games can be for up to 4 players, though it is recommended that each player plays first with an adult until s/he has begun to hear the final sound. Full instructions are given. Both games come in either colour or ink-saving black and white. I made these games to help a ten-yr-old reluctant pupil to hear the final sounds of words. It won him round and now he is an expert! I hope they help you too!

This is a pack of 12 ‘ar’ digraph, phonic worksheets. They were written for children who need a slower pace and more instruction but will equally suit the young child learning phonics. They can be used with any systematic phonic programme - including RWI, Jolly Phonics and Letters and Sounds, or Reading Made Simple. They are designed to be used as a workbook, but can be used individually as needed. They take the child from aurally hearing the new sound in word, to gradually reading and writing words with the ‘ar’ sound. They particularly suit those with dyslexia, or suspected dyslexia, who have failed with other approaches to learning phonics. They are highly systematic, and have a limited amount on each page as young/special needs pupils tire easily. These ‘ar’ phonic worksheets work on my ‘sound-it-out’ principal for special needs: See it! Sound-it-out! Write it! Thye utilise ‘sound-it-out’ boxes (Orton Gillingham style) to group sounds in each word to visually guide the pupil to sound out the new words. Lots of repetition builds confidence and success and culminates in the reading of two passages, with reading comprehension activities alongside. For more help, see Reading Made Simple, a 100% FREE systematic Reading and Writing programme for all ages and abilities. This book is one of a series. See also: or Phonic Worksheets ee Phonic Worksheets a-e Phonic Worksheets

Follow the life cycle of the Horse Chestnut tree through the seasons with this bright, engaging PowerPoint, starting with conkers. Suitable for use all year, but especially in autumn when conkers are so appealing to children. 45 full-colour slides with easy-read text. Teacher can control the speed of the slides to allow time for the reading of the text and discussion Use as a stimulus for further study (see our Lesson Resource Pack for lesson ideas, worksheets and display pictures: Stimulate the asking and answering of questions: Where do conkers come from. What are conkers? Take your learning to a new dimension by exploring the natural world out of doors with your pupils this autumn. Bring learning to life! Covers much of the National Curriculum for Science for Years 1 and 2.

Watch and learn the seasonal changes in an Apple Tree that lead to the formation of apples. 32 slide PowerPoint. Helps children to learn The life cycle of an apple tree through winter, spring, summer and autumn with beautiful pictures. Watch leaves unfolding day by day and then see the blossom appear. How apples grow on trees: watch the development of apples from the swelling at the base of the flower, through to ripe, juicy apples. Learn the parts of an apple tree: leaves, buds, sepals, fruit, seeds, blossom, flowers, Learn simply about pollination and the concept of seed dispersal Great in Y1 to teach changes through the seasons. Great in Y2 to Help pupils to use the local environment throughout the year to observe how different plants grow. (Plants: Notes and guidance (non-statutory)) Begin to introduce the idea of food chains and how animals and plants in a habitat depend upon each other ( insects pollinating the flowers and animals eating the fruit and helping to disperse the seeds, seeds). These are not discussed in depth, but the PowerPoint could be used as a springboard to further explore these subjects. This powerpoint is provided in two formats, narrated and un-narrated with narration notes supplied in PDF form as well as being written under each slide so that you can use presenter mode. Suitable for use in either autumn or spring. See our other life-cycle Lesson resources and Powerpoints: Life-cycle of a Horse Chestnut Tree Apples Frogs Daffodils Butterflies

Here are 12, FREE to download, Consonant Blends decodable, phonic reading books to support the blending of consonant blends words with a short vowel sound, for the very earliest stages of learning to read with phonics, WITH MATCHING WORKBOOKS to consolidate learning. Suitable for use with all phonic programmes. These books follow our FREE CVC words reading books, and are followed by our Graded Decodable readers, introducing common digraphs. Together they form a FREE phonic reading scheme. Give your child a head start in reading, or help your struggling reader to succeed! Suitable for home-education, parents, teachers, private tutors and all else who need them! The focus is purely on sounding out with only the key words ** I, and no, go, to** being gradually introduced. Pictures are minimal to encourage the child to gain meaning from the text and not to guess. Phonic words are introduced and then met again in subsequent readers, to help develop confidence and fluency. The highly structured nature of these books helps every child to succeed. The stories are based around farmer Tom with his animals, his wife, his son Sam and daughter, Pam, dog Jiff and the cat. Highly suitable for special needs children who have failed with other programmes. Many parents have told me they wished they had found these books sooner, or had found them at all, as they would have been ideal for their struggling reader. They have been thoroughly tested by my current pupils all of whom are boys. Even my nine-year old boy pupil loves them. Teachers can find my consonant blends worksheets here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12653569

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.