Firstly, my name really is Sunshine Susie! (I know! Can you believe it?!) My goal is to create and share products that engage your students, make your life easier, so you can get out of school and start living more. Have a lovely day! Sunshine.
Firstly, my name really is Sunshine Susie! (I know! Can you believe it?!) My goal is to create and share products that engage your students, make your life easier, so you can get out of school and start living more. Have a lovely day! Sunshine.
No need to spend hours prepping for your reciprocal reading unit this week, this pack contains everything you need. No pre- cutting required – just print and go, and in line with Covid-19 concerns, all activities can be completed independently.
This pack contains 20 differentiated activities organized into the reciprocal reading focuses - Clarify, Summarize, Predict, Question, plus an addition GPS activity. Detailed planning matches the Learning Objectives from the current NC (2014).
No need to spend hours prepping for your reciprocal reading unit this week. This pack has everything you need! It contains 20 differentiated activities organized into the reciprocal reading focuses - Clarify, Summarize, Predict, Question, plus an addition GPS activity. Detailed planning matches the Learning Objectives from the current NC (2014).
No pre- cutting, or prep required – just print and go!
A Linear Calendar is the answer to improving numbers sense in your classroom in just a couple of minutes every day.
This resource has everything you need to set up the calendar and then use it year after year (my favourite thing to do!) I have included 33 different event cards, all dates, days of the week and months of year. I have included both a colour and a black and white version within this pack depending on your printing preference. Plus some helpful tips and discussion points to support you and your students in class.
Start the year right with the back to school certificates. 30 different designs, in both A4 and A5 options, mean each student can receive a different certificate, with just one press of the ‘print’ button!
Designs are suitable for EYFS - KS2.
This set of 5 phonics mats covers all phonemes as set out in the ’Sound-Write Phonics’ programme. I am in no way affiliated with this programme, however I do use it in my class to teach phonics ( I can recommend it whole-heartedly, if you are in the market for a new phonics scheme!)
I use this resource daily in the form of a phonics mat, as a teaching support at desks (students have a copy in of their own to refer too). We also have printed them out for display as a memory prompt for spelling. I hope you find them as useful as we have.
Who doesn’t need a little boost of motivation every now and then?
This pack of 100 mini awards will do just that, keeping your students eager to learn and engaged. 100 different designs means that you can print once and have enough to last you the whole of the school year! Printed with 8 awards to a page.
If you’re using the ‘Sounds-Write’ phonics programme (like me) then you know its tricky to get games which follow the order of the phonemes taught. Well not anymore!
This game pack is fantastic for consolidating phonic knowledge and strengthening blending skills. It can be played by by one or two students independently; or it can be used for group work. Not only does it really work, but you need a teeny amount of prep, just print the game boards and go! My school have adopted these games for the whole of KS1, with the best results we’ve ever had on this year’s phonics screening test.
I have included games for all of the first 10 units in the ‘extended code’. That means the following phonemes are included:
Unit 1 - ai, ay, ea, a_e
Unit 2 - e, ea, ee, y
Unit 3 - ea (one spelling, two sounds)
Unit 4 - o, oa, ow, oe, o_e
Unit 5 -o (one spelling, two sounds)
Unit 6 - er, ir, or, ur
Unit 7 - e, ea, ai
Unit 8 - ou, ow
Unit 9 - ow (one spelling, two sounds)
Unit 10 - oo, ew, ue, u_e, o
Each game includes a colour version and a black and white version for your printing preferences. Units with new phonemes include a game version with the new (focus) phoneme highlighted ( I find this useful for students who struggle with fluency), and a none highlighted version, for more fluent readers.
If you’re using the ‘Sounds-Write’ phonics programme (like me) then you know its tricky to get games which follow the order of the phonemes taught. Well not anymore!
This game pack is fantastic for consolidating phonic knowledge and strengthening blending skills. It can be played by by one or two students independently; or it can be used for group work. Not only does it really work, but you need a teeny amount of prep, just print the game boards and go! My school have adopted these games for the whole of KS1, with the best results we’ve ever had on this year’s phonics screening test.
I have included games for all of the 11 units in the ‘initial code’.
Each game includes a colour version and a black and white version for your printing preferences. Units with new phonemes include a game version with the new (focus) phoneme highlighted ( I find this useful for students who struggle with fluency), and a none highlighted version, for more fluent readers.
No need to spend hours prepping for your reciprocal reading unit this week, this pack contains everything you need. No pre- cutting required – just print and go, and in line with Covid-19 concerns, all activities can be completed independently.
Pack contains 20 differentiated activities organized into the reciprocal reading focuses - Clarify, Summarize, Predict, Question, plus an addition GPS activity. Detailed planning matches the Learning Objectives from the current NC (2014).
This powerful lesson is based on the picture book ‘A Wrinkled Heart’ by Tracey Hoexter. In the text we follow Elliott who discovers each time someone is unkind to him his heart becomes more wrinkled. The book goes on to teach the impact of words and the importance of apologising.
This lesson plan includes all you need to teach this lovely lesson on kindness. Perfect to illustrate and set class expectations for the year ahead to students.
10 Sounds Write Spelling Games - over 140 pages
Spelling is all about practise, practise, practise! But let’s be honest, it can get tedious really quickly. That’s where these print and play games come in.
I have created 10 different printable games. That over 140 pages! Each is organised into Sounds-Write units to cover the high frequency words in the Sounds-Write phonics programme.
All of them need minimal prep and equipment, mostly a paperclip or dice and a coloured pencil.
For ease of printing I’ve grouped each game into a separate pdf.
I use these games for homework, and group work, as it’s so easy to differentiate them. I hope you find them as useful as I do.
Please be aware that the spelling words in these games follow the HFW in the Sounds Write programme which are:
is, a, the, I, for, of, are, was, all, come, some, to, there, their, these, what, where and who.
Looking for sentence building games with words which all match your students phonic ability? Well here it is!
These games allow children to strengthen both their blending skills and their sentence building skills in one game. Each game can be played independently, or in pairs.
The games come in two sets (with all initial code phonemes in each- see below), to allow for even more differentiation. Both sets of games have a sentence building component, set 1 asks students to draw their sentence after building to improve short term memory length, and show comprehension. Whilst Set 2 asks students to record their completed sentence to improve long term memory.
Phonemes included in this resource:
a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v,w,x,y,z,ff,ll,ss,zz, sh, ch, tch, th, ck, wh, qu, ng
Word types included in this resource:
cvc, vcc, cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc, cccvc
If you’re using the ‘Sounds-Write’ phonics programme (like me) then you know it can be tricky to find games which perfectly match the phonemes taught, and not include phonics not already introduced. Well not anymore!
This game pack is fantastic for consolidating phonic knowledge and strengthening blending skills. It can be played by by one or two students independently; or it can be used for group work. Not only does it really work, but you need a teeny amount of prep, just print the game boards and go! My school have adopted these games for the whole of KS1, with the best results we’ve ever had on this years phonics screening test.
I have included games for all units 11 - 20 in the ‘extended code’. That means the following phonemes are included:
Unit 11 -i, ie, y, i-e, igh
Unit 12 - oo, u, oul
Unit 13- oo
Unit 14 - u, ou, o
Unit 15 - ou (ow/u/oo)
Unit 16 - s, ss,st, c, ce, se, sc
Unit 17 - s (s/z)
Unit 18 - i, ll, al, el, il, le, ol
Unit 19 - or, aw, a, ar, au, al
Unit 20 - air, are, ear, ere, eir, ayer, ayor
Each game includes a colour version and a black and white version for your printing preferences. Units with new phonemes include a game version with the new (focus) phoneme highlighted ( I find this useful for students who struggle with fluency), and a none highlighted version, for more fluent readers.
If you are using the ‘Sounds-Write’ phonics programme (like me) then you know it can be tricky to find games which perfectly match the phonemes taught, and not include phonics not already introduced. Well not anymore!
This game pack is fantastic for consolidating phonic knowledge and strengthening blending skills. It can be played by by one or two students independently; or it can be used for group work. Not only does it really work, but you need a teeny amount of prep, just print the game boards and go! My school have adopted these games for the whole of KS1, with the best results we have ever had on this years phonics screening test.
I have included games for all units 21 - 30 in the ‘extended code’. That means the following phonemes are included:
Unit 21 - /ue/ - ue, ew, u, u_e
Unit 22 - Spelling - oo/ue
Unit 23 -/oy/ - oy, oi
Unit 24 -/ar/ - ar, a, al, au
Unit 25 - /o/ - o, a
Unit 26 -Spelling - a/o/ae/ar
Unit 27 - /ae/ - ai, ay, ea, a_e, a, eigh, ei, ey
Unit 28 -/d/ - d, dd, ed
Unit 29 - /ee/ - e, ee, ea, y, ey, ie, i
Unit 30 - /i/ - i, ui, e, y
Each game includes a colour version and a black and white version for your printing preferences. Units with new phonemes include a game version with the new (focus) phoneme highlighted ( I find this useful for students who struggle with fluency), and a none highlighted version, for more fluent readers.
If you are using the ‘Sounds-Write’ phonics programme (like me) then you know it can be tricky to find games which perfectly match the phonemes taught, and not include phonics not already introduced. Well not anymore!
This game pack is fantastic for consolidating phonic knowledge and strengthening blending skills. It can be played by by one or two students independently; or it can be used for group work. Not only does it really work, but you need a teeny amount of prep, just print the game boards and go!
I have included games for all units 31 - 40 in the ‘extended code’. That means the following phonemes are included:
Unit 31 - Spelling - /y/ - y,i, ie, ee
Unit 32 - /oe/ - oe, o_e, ow, oa, ough, o
Unit 33 -/ny/ - n, nn, ne, gh, kn
Unit 34 -/er/ - ar, ir, or, ur, er, ear, oar
Unit 35 - vo/ - v, vv, ve
Unit 36 - /oo/ - oo, ew, u, ue, u_e, ui, ou, ough
Unit 37 - /j/ - j, g, ge, dge
Unit 38 -/g/ - g, gg, gh, gu
Unit 39 - Spelling - /g/ - j, g
Unit 40 - /f/ - f, ff, gh, ph
Each game includes a colour version and a black and white version for your printing preferences. Units with new phonemes include a game version with the new (focus) phoneme highlighted ( I find this useful for students who struggle with fluency), and a none highlighted version, for more fluent readers.
f you are using the ‘Sounds-Write’ phonics programme (like me) then you know it can be tricky to find games which perfectly match the phonemes taught, and not include phonics not already introduced. Well not anymore!
This game pack is fantastic for consolidating phonic knowledge and strengthening blending skills. It can be played by by one or two students independently; or it can be used for group work. Not only does it really work, but you need a teeny amount of prep, just print the game boards and go!
I have included games for all units 41 - 49 in the ‘extended code’. That means the following phonemes are included:
Unit 41 - Spelling - /gh/ - g, f
Unit 42 - /m/ - m, mm, mb, mn
Unit 43 -/or/ - oar, ore, our, augh, ough
Unit 44 -/h/ - h, wh
Unit 45 - /k/ - c, k, ck, ch, cc
Unit 46 - /r/ - r, rr, rh, wr
Unit 47 - /t/ - t, tt, bt, te
Unit 48 -/z/ - z, ze, zz, s, se, ss
Unit 49 - /eer/ - eer, ere, ear
Each game includes a colour version and a black and white version for your printing preferences. Units with new phonemes include a game version with the new (focus) phoneme highlighted ( I find this useful for students who struggle with fluency), and a none highlighted version, for more fluent readers.
This is complete set of ALL phonemes taught in Sounds-Write Extended Code Units 1 - 49. (That is 174 flashcards).
Each card comes with both the phoneme and image, AND an accompanying word list. This list contains only words matched to the same unit, therefore you will not find words containing phonemes which have not yet been taught, (if you are working through the Sounds-Write programme).
Each flashcard is A5 size (printed on A4 and folded in half so as to have the image on one side and the word list on the back).
Phonemes included are:
Unit 1 - ai, ay, ea, a_e
Unit 2 - e, ea, ee, y
Unit 4 - o, oa, ow, oe, o_e
Unit 6 - er, ir, or, ur
Unit 7 - e, ea, ai
Unit 8 - ou, ow
Unit 10 - oo, ew, ue, u_e, o
Unit 11 -i, ie, y, i-e, igh
Unit 12 - oo, u, oul
Unit 14 - u, ou, o
Unit 16 - s, ss,st, c, ce, se, sc
Unit 18 - i, ll, al, el, il, le, ol
Unit 19 - or, aw, a, ar, au, al
Unit 20 - air, are, ear, ere, eir, ayer, ayor
Unit 21 - /ue/ - ue, ew, u, u_e
Unit 23 -/oy/ - oy, oi
Unit 24 -/ar/ - ar, a, al, au
Unit 25 - /o/ - o, a
Unit 27 - /ae/ - ai, ay, ea, a_e, a, eigh, ei, ey
Unit 28 -/d/ - d, dd, ed
Unit 29 - /ee/ - e, ee, ea, y, ey, ie, i
Unit 30 - /i/ - i, ui, e, y
Unit 32 - /oe/ - oe, o_e, ow, oa, ough, o
Unit 33 -/ny/ - n, nn, ne, gh, kn
Unit 34 -/er/ - ar, ir, or, ur, er, ear, oar
Unit 35 - vo/ - v, vv, ve
Unit 36 - /oo/ - oo, ew, u, ue, u_e, ui, ou, ough
Unit 37 - /j/ - j, g, ge, dge
Unit 38 -/g/ - g, gg, gh, gu
Unit 40 - /f/ - f, ff, gh, ph
Unit 42 - /m/ - m, mm, mb, mn
Unit 43 -/or/ - oar, ore, our, augh, ough
Unit 44 -/h/ - h, wh
Unit 45 - /k/ - c, k, ck, ch, cc
Unit 46 - /r/ - r, rr, rh, wr
Unit 47 - /t/ - t, tt, bt, te
Unit 48 -/z/ - z, ze, zz, s, se, ss
Unit 49 - /eer/ - eer, ere, ear
A second bundle of 10 Place Value activities inspired by NCETM Maths Mastery and Reasoning documents. Perfect for lesson starters to encouraging discussion and reasoning between students AND as a cheeky bonus, using them, means you always have written evidence of students problem solving and reasoning skills! Presented in easy to photocopy format, with 4 activities to a page.
LO`s included:
(Yr. 3 Fluency & Reasoning) – Recognise the place value of each digit in a 3-digit number.
(Yr. 3 Fluency & Reasoning) – Count in multiples of 50 from zero.
(Yr. 3 Fluency & Reasoning) - Identify 100 more or 100 less than any given number.
(Yr. 3 – Problem Solving & Reasoning) - Solve number problems involving recognising the place value within a 3 digit number.
(Yr. 3 – Problem Solving & Reasoning) - Compare and order whole numbers to 1000.
Looking for fraction lesson starters? This bundle has you sorted for the next 10 lessons!
Ten Fractions lesson starters covering the following learning outcomes:
LO - Recognise and show, using diagrams, equivalent fractions with small denominators - (Yr. 3 – Fluency)
LO - Solve problems involving fractions of a number - (Yr. 3 – Fluency & problem solving)
LO - Recognise and use fractions on a number line - (Yr. 3 – Fluency)
LO - Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator
LO - Solve problems involving fractions (Yr. 3 – Reasoning)
LO – Recognise simple equivalent fractions (Yr. 3 – Reasoning)
LO – To order fractions with the same denominators (Yr. 3 – Reasoning)
LO – To compare and order fractions (Yr. 3 – Reasoning)
Set out in easy to photocopy format 4 to a page (sometimes 2 to a page).
I use them with my class to start every maths lesson, encouraging discussion and reasoning between students. AND as a cheeky bonus using them means I always have written evidence of students reasoning skills!