I am now using the public domain SWRL's Beginning Reading Program (BRP) and my children really love it. I thought I would develop a lot more teaching resources for this fabulous product. I have a set of small and a set of large flashcards. One is for the students and one is for whole class learning. I See Sam Books are a series of early reader books developed to teach children in kindergarten to read. The original series, written in 1972, as part of Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory's (SWRL) Beginning Reading Program (BRP), contained 52 books. The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970's. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies.

*** Contains a PowerPoint presentation of the book, which contains a wide range of different teaching activities **** Book 15: Sam Is Mad comes complete with a reading certificate so every child feels they are becoming successful reader at each part of the course. The books also contain a set of guided reading questions. I See Sam Books are a series of early reader books developed to teach children in kindergarten to read. The original series, written in 1972, as part of Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory's (SWRL) Beginning Reading Program (BRP), contained 52 books. The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970's. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies. Book 15: Sam Is Mad New Words mad - Decodable that - Special Word Plot Summary Mit the Chimp makes a paper-bag lion mask and puts it over his head. He pretends to be Sam the Lion and teases the other animals. Sis, Nan and a new character, Baby Bear, see through Mit’s disguise and are angry at his tricks. Sam is the angriest when he discovers Mits’ impersonation of him. Finally, Mit drops the mask and tells the animals that Sam is the real lion. Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least five times in the book in which it first appears and five more times in the next ten books.

**** Complete with a PowerPoint presentation of the book which contains a wide range of different teaching activities ***** Book 16: Sid New Words at - Decodable Sid - Decodable Plot Summary Mat meets Sid the Horse and teases Sid by pulling his tail. Sid gets mad and kicks Mat. Mat decides he wants to ride Sid but Sid bucks him off. Finally, Mat lures Sid with a big apple. As Sid is moving along with Mat on his back, he suddenly stumbles into a pool of water. Sid gets the apple and Mat gets wet. Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least five times in the book in which it first appears and five more times in the next ten books. I See Sam Books are a series of early reader books developed to teach children in kindergarten to read. The original series, written in 1972, as part of Southwest Regional Educational Laboratory's (SWRL) Beginning Reading Program (BRP), contained 52 books. The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970's. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies.

Are you looking for pictures of different animals that people keep as pets? Here is pack of 30 different photos. Some animals are better than others as pets. The students could discuss the advantages and disadvantages of keeping each of these pets. This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different pets being shown in each of photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about pets. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different sorts of pets. The students can then discuss if each animal would make a suitable pet for them. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing or for researching into the lives of different animals.

Are you teaching about life on an island? Are you looking for images of islands or visual support for your teaching. I have collected 30 different photos which relate to life on an island. They would make a great display or starting point for class discussions about island life. It comes complete with a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide to help you get the most out of your teaching and this purchase. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different island views being shown in each of photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Islands. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of islands. The students can then discuss what they think is happening or they can see in each picture. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Are you teaching about different types of toys? Are you looking at different materials? Are you looking for visual resources to support your teaching? I have collected 30 high quality photos of modern day toys. This pack contains a 31 Teaching Activity Teacher Guide using these photo flash cards. These activities are quick and fun to do and will improve both your students' memory and vocabulary skills. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different materials being used in each of the toys. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about Modern Toys. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into different types of toys. The students can then discuss which ones they have at home, which they would like to have at home and which they don't like and why. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Are you teaching your class about different materials? Are you focusing for a lesson on wood? I have collected together photos of 30 different wooden objects for your students to discuss and sort into different groups. I have included a 31 Teaching Activity guide to help you get the most out of this great teaching resource. You could look at it directly as a presentation and discuss the different uses of wood being shown in each of photos. You could print off and laminate the photos to make an interesting, eye-catching display about the uses of wood. The students could also take the laminated photos and sort them into the different uses of wood. The students can then discuss why people uses woood for each of the objects. The photos could also be used as prompts for creative writing, factual writing or descriptive writing.

Getting ready for the summer Phonics test? Here are two Phonics revision tests from previous years. I have converted 4 documents into a simple to use PowerPoint. It starts off with practice words. These include both real and made up words. These help students to revise how to say the words and to prepare them for the test. This is followed by the practice test. There are 2 levels, a simple level and a trickier level, In each case there are real and made-up words. This is followed by recommendations on how to say each word. This is followed by the marking sheet. These PowerPoints are fun, colourful and an easy way to practice the words either with a whole class or one by one with the students. It is also an excellent way for parents to practice with their children at home. Make phonics testing fun... try this set of PowerPoints today!

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – with Lines (A to E) Trace the letters below – both upper case (big) and lower case (small) – then copy each pair twice in the free space on the right-hand side.

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – with Lines (K to O)

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – with Lines (F to J)

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – with Lines (P to T)

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – with Lines (U to Z)

Test Your Grammar Skills Trace the Letters of the English Alphabet – Without Lines

FREE Room On The Broom White Hat Reading Questions - Fact Finding Can Be Fun To Do! Room on the Broom is a great book. I noticed a lack of really fun online Thinking Hat worksheets for this book and I thought I would try to resolve this. It focuses on different aspects of characterisation. I would love to have some feedback about these worksheets.

FREE The Gruffalo Workbook - 16 Thinking Hat Questions For More Creative Classroom Thinking This is part of a weekly series of worksheets I am developing for teaching thinking hat questions during your guided reading lessons. They would also make excellent homework sheets. There are 3 white hat worksheets (facts), 3 Yellow hat (positives) 3 Black hat (negatives), 3 Green Hat (creative), 3 Red hat (feelings) and 1 Blue hat (Mind map). There are none of the original images in this workbook - and you will still need the book to complete the tasks. I would love some feedback of what you think of this work.

FREE Jack and the FlumFlum Tree Workbook - 16 Thinking Hat Reading Worksheets Makes Learning Fun! Jack and the FlumFlum Tree is a fabulous reading resource. I was very surprised when I could not find lots of guided reading resources about it, so I have written 16 Thinking Hat worksheets for this book. This workbook does not contain any of the original illustrations or text - it is designed to be used with the book rather than as a free replacement. I would love to have comments from anyone who has successfully used this resource in the classroom.