I have uploaded my resources which I have used for a 3 week ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ unit, with the end product being a rewrite of the narrative. This unit is usable in year 1 or 2 and all resources are editable as adapated for abilities. This pack includes two reading lessons and writing lessons that can be spread over 10 lessons.
I have uploaded my 3 week Literacy unit that I used with my Year 1 and 2 children in Spring term. Using the online picture book ‘Rosie’s Glasses’ from GetEpic, we wrote a narrative about Rosie’s world transforming from dull and boring to bright, vibrant and colourful. The pack includes 3 reading lessons (based on the VIPERS scheme) and 4 writing sessions including SPaG appropriate for Spring Term with Year 1 and 2. The final week focuses on writing with already made word banks and success criterias.
I have uploaded my Year 1 Fast Maths for Spring 2 which aims to consolidate and increase Maths fluency . We follow White Rose and so all content follows their timetable, with recaps. Maths questions include number, shape and addition/subtraction/multiplication/division skills, as well as varying other units. The pack includes 5 weeks worth of daily Fast Maths sheets (2 per page). Please note, some weeks only have 4 Fast Maths due to Bank Holidays
I am sharing my Year 2 Fast Maths which aim to build speedy fluency skills. They build up skills each week using the White Rose timetable (with some example SATS questions) with a range of questions including areas of Maths that have already been covered (calculations, place value, money, shape and more!). There are 5 weeks worth of daily Fast Maths sheets (2 per page).
I have uploaded my ‘How To Catch A Star’ instruction writing unit which lasted for 2 and half weeks with my mixed Year 1/2 class. The jounrey includes reading lessons (Vocabulary, Retrieval ahd Sequencing Vipers), SPaG for both Yr 1 (capital letters and full stops) and Yr 2 (adverbs with a recap of adjectives and nouns). Along the way, ‘Going Deeper’ challenges aim to push greater depth children. The pack also includes an end piece of paper to support layout and presentation.
To match my Handa’s Surprise resources, I have uploaded my teaching slides. These include a 2 week unit journey with reading and writing lessons. The slides follow our school format for visuals, where we share the journey and success criteria (and prior knowledge), we then have a ‘My Turn’ slide where the teacher solely model/teach the skill, ‘Our Turn’ where the children join in and help me, ‘Your Turn’ where the children practise on their own so you can conduct AFL, followed by the tasks and a review/reflect.
I have uploaded my 2 week resources for Handa’s surprise, with the end outcome of the children writing a recount of Handa’s journey. This unit will suit all abilities of children within year 1 and 2, with lots of these resources already being differentiated. The resources include a reading text and 2 reading lessons (retrieval and sequencing), writing resources, word banks and structure strips.
Supporting teaching slides are available
As part of our transition, I have created some teaching slides (to go alongside my resources that are also available) to support KS1 children (my class has both year 1 and 2 children, so this acts as a refresher for the year 2’s and an introduction for the year 1’s) with the editing and enhancing process through the amazing ‘Here We Are’ book by Oliver Jeffers. The teaching slides are broken into 3 days, following our teaching process ‘My Turn’ which acts as sole teacher input/modelling, ‘Our Turn’ where the children help me practise the skill, and then ‘Your Turn’ where the children practise before completing the task. The slides also have an early morning welcome slide.
The resources including group, paired and independent work, as well as picture evidence sheets.
As part of our transition, I have created some resources to support KS1 children (my class has both year 1 and 2 children, so this acts as a refresher for the year 2’s and an introduction for the year 1’s) with the editing and enhancing process through the amazing ‘Here We Are’ book by Oliver Jeffers. My resources are simple and aim to support the children with the editing and enhacning skills they will be using throughout the years. This unit is only a mini unit (3 days worth of planning) but could easily be stretched out over a week.
The resources including group, paired and independent work, as well as picture evidence sheets. This download also includes a break down of the days.
Teaching slides available to match the resources!
I have uploaded my Year 1 Fast Maths for Summer 1 which aims to consolidate and increase Maths fluency . We follow White Rose and so all content follows their timetable, with recaps. Maths questions include number, shape and addition/subtraction/multiplication/division skills, as well as varying other units. The pack includes 6 weeks worth of daily Fast Maths sheets (2 per page). Please note, some weeks only have 4 Fast Maths due to Bank Holidays!
I have uploaded my Year 2 Fast Maths for Summer 1 which aims to consolidate and increase Maths fluency (in the run up to SATS!). We follow White Rose and so all content follows their timetable, with recaps. Maths questions include number, shape and addition/subtraction/multiplication/division skills, as well as varying other units. The pack includes 6 weeks worth of daily Fast Maths sheets (2 per page). Please note, some weeks only have 4 Fast Maths due to Bank Holidays!
I have uploaded 5 History lessons (using the uploaded knowledge organiser) ranging from the monarchy now, what a king/queen does/did, why we remember Queen Victoria and the Victorians and how times have changed. The resources include some adaptations for GD children, picture evidence and writing activities. The History themes are also specifically mentioned through the lessons (covered as key questions). It also includes an end of unit assessment.
I have uploaded my child knowledge organiser with 6 lessons giving children an overall feel of the current monarchy and of Queen Victoria and the Victorians. Key information and pictures are on the knowledge organiser as well as previous knowledge for EY and Y1.
To accompany my All Around The World resources unit, I have uploaded the child knowledge organiser with key information as well as the 6 key questions that will be taught across the half term. This also includes what the children will already know and old/new key vocabulary.
I have uploaded my resources for my Geography unit used with my Year 1/2 class, focusing on locational knowledge of the 7 continents and 5 oceans. We then dive deeper, looking at specific human and physical features across some of the continents, finishing with some comparisons to consolidate the understanding that the continents are very different. THIS PACK INCLUDED AN END OF UNIT ASSESSMENT. These resources are based on 45-1 hour lessons once a week.
Here are resources for 1 week for my Off Phonics children. This pack includes the text for the week (DISCLAIMER I did not write the text, just edited to suit my children), 3 reading lessons (based on VIPERS) and a writing lesson aimed as a free write, based on the text. My group contains some VERY high ability Year 2’s, HA Year 2 children and some HA Year 1 children. Rather than adapt tasks, I adapt through support and extension.
I have uploaded my Year 1 Parent Workshop powerpoint that I used for Phonics Screening. It details when, how and what parents can do to support their child at home before the check. It also details alien and real words and why these are used in the test. Alongside this, I sent home a past paper for parents to use with their child.
I have uploaded the Parent Workshop powerpoint I delivered to my Year 2 parents at the end of the Spring Term. It ensures the parents know the expectations for all papers, with tips and tricks on how they can support at home. I also printed a past paper for each of the papers for the parents to take home and share with their child.
Here are my teaching resources (with adaptations for each lesson) building up to the children writing their own Paddington adventure story. The pack includes reading resources, SPaG lessons, sentence writing and outcome success criteria. These lessons are suitable for year 1 and 2.
I have uploaded my Year 2 Fast Maths which aims to consolidate and increase Maths fluency. We follow White Rose and so all content follows their timetable. Maths includes number, shape and addition/subtraction/multiplication/division skills. The pack includes 6 weeks worth of daily Fast Maths sheets (2 per page).