the-ladybird-who-heard An interactive PowerPoint SHOW that students play in the form of a search and reveal. Questions to be used for the story ‘What the ladybird heard’ by Julia Donaldson. Comprehension questions are given and students press the star to reveal the answers. When the student has seen the three answers to choose from, they press the correct answer button. Correct answers lead them to the next question. Incorrect questions take them back to read the question again. This is a nice game to play with the whole class to check for understanding. Also, a great exit game. I have tried this with my own Year One class and they have loved playing this. You can extend the questions by asking students to explain why they selected their answers. Includes: 20 comprehension questions (direct and indirect). Please see my terms of use below: YOU MAY: Use free and purchased items for your own classroom students, or your own personal use. Reference this product in blog posts, at seminars, professional development, workshops, or other such venues, ONLY if both credit is given to myself as the author, and a link back to my TpT store is included in the presentation. Purchase licenses at a great discount for other teachers to use this resource. YOU MAY NOT: Claim this work as your own, alter the files in any way, or remove copyright / watermarks. Sell the files or combine them into another unit for sale / free. Post this document for sale / free elsewhere on the internet (this includes Google Doc links on blogs). Making copies of purchased items to share with others is strictly forbidden and is a violation of the TOU / law. I hope your class enjoy this game. Please provide a review. Thank you so much. Kind regards, Jennifer

lesson-on-st-patrick’s-day Are you unsure how to explain the history behind St. Patrick’s Day? This is a great PowerPoint lesson that briefly explains the history behind St. Patrick’s Day in a fun way. 51 slides. Years K-6. lesson-on-st-patrick’s-day includes; the background behind St. Patrick’s Day where Ireland is located tune in learning intentions success criteria content - background, current celebrations, objects checking for understanding reflect - discussion points engaging clipart real photographs 51 slides includes cover pages I hope you find this useful for your classroom! Enjoy.

short r alternatives phonic powerpoint - A structured synthetic phonic lesson. 230 slides (includes cover pages) Graphemes included: r, rr, wr, and rh Word and sentence level reading Phonic dictation Sentence level editing Word building Word sorting Sound box activity Syllable reading (syllables underlined for you) Check for understanding (many activities included) Learning objectives and success criteria included Teacher slide Content slide for easy navigation Use this lesson to introduce the concept and then as a daily revision (you don’t need to use the entire lesson in each day but this is up to you and the time you have). Use at later times for refreshing the concept in your daily warmups! Answer key included Structures synthetic phonic lesson Aligns to Letters & Sounds Phase 5 and SoundsWrite extended code.

Grapheme alternatives for short i phonic powerpoint lesson - Engage your students and build phonics mastery with this comprehensive lesson designed for teaching i, y, ui, u, and ie sounds. Packed with interactive activities and clear visuals, this resource makes phonics lessons engaging and effective! What’s Included: 198 slides (includes cover and content navigation pages) Graphemes covered: i, y, ui, u, and ie Word and sentence-level reading to strengthen decoding skills Phonic dictation to reinforce sound-spelling connections Sentence-level editing for applied learning Word building and sorting to deepen understanding of graphemes Sound box activities to isolate and identify phonemes Syllable reading (with syllables pre-underlined for clarity) Check for understanding through a variety of activities Learning objectives and success criteria clearly outlined Teacher guide slide for easy implementation Answer key included for all activities Notes in some slides included.

ai spelling words - A massive 227 slide direct instruction phonic lesson that teaches the grapheme alternatives for the /ai/ sound. PowerPoint format. ai spelling words include: ai, ay, a-e, a, ei, ey, eigh, ea tune in learning intentions success criteria teacher slides word level reading sentence level reading polysyllabic words phonic dictation editing word sorting word building check for understanding direct instruction format 227 slides (includes cover pages) Please use the word sorting and building activities outside of slide show mode to enable movement. I have included a question mark after each of those tasks so that the students cannot see the answers from the drop down menu. Students need to tap the word (or letter) and then drag it into place. Please use this lesson prior to teaching as some words or arrows will appear when you press the space, enter or mouse button. It is very simple to use.

or grapheme alternatives phonics lesson - A 200 slide PowerPoint lesson for grapheme alternatives; or, aw, au and al single slide with other alternatives shown word level reading for each grapheme sentence level reading polysyllabic words (syllables underlined for you) phonic dictation activity word building (use outside of slide show mode to enable the movement of letters) word sorting (use outside of slide show mode) editing checking for understanding (several activities) engaging lesson direct instruction layout with learning intentions, success criteria, tune in, the body of the lesson, ample practice and then check for understanding (how much support you provide in the body of the lesson depends on the needs of your students) all done for you and very engaging for students (these lessons have been trialed in my own classroom) differentiated levels of words and sentences provided

Christmas Editing Lesson - A fun Christmas-themed editing lesson for sentences and paragraphs. 136 slides. Differentiated and appropriate for grades 1-3. Includes; Sentence level editing tasks - read the sentence, edit (write on your whiteboard or writing book) and then check the following answer slide to see if you were correct Paragraph levels Editing styles include; spaces between words, capital letters, question marks, exclamation marks, spelling and word order 136 slides (includes cover pages & answer key) Cute Christmas themed clipart/backgrounds Instructions provided Answer key included in PowerPoint Use as an early morning activity, part of your literacy warm-up or a targeted lesson. Would cover a few weeks. Super fun but educational around the lead up to Christmas! Enjoy. Kind regards, Jennifer @teachnchatter

history of schooling - A PowerPoint lesson on the history of schools. Covers a variety of topics that will keep students engaged. Photographs of real historical images included. 134 slides. For grades 1 and 2. schools back then and now includes; Learning intentions and success criteria to make the lesson objectives clearer for you and your students Then and now topic comparisons - attendance, appearance, teachers, rules, activities, playgrounds, transport, uniforms, writing, lunches, heating and cooling, discussion topics and check for understanding questions. Photographs are included. An engaging lesson that can be covered in one individual lesson or carried over for a few weeks (for further depth). Play lesson in slide show mode. When you press the mouse or enter key in the checking for understanding section, answers will appear. You can provide time for students to write the answers onto whiteboards first and then press the mouse button. All answers provided for you! 134 slides in total (cover pages included) Goes well with the worksheet pack created and can link to many writing topics! Designed for Grade 1 and 2 students Enjoy!

grapheme alternatives for diphthong ear - graphemes include; ear, ere, eer tune in, learning intentions, success criteria, reading lesson components, check for understanding included contents page with links to navigate through the lesson easier word level reading Polysyllabic words (words underlined in syllables for you) sentence level reading dictation (sentence level) editing word sorting word building 195 slides includes cover pages teacher notes included in some slide show notes use the moveable slides outside of slideshow mode (e.g. word sorting, word building) highly engaging and tried in my own Year 2 class suitable for students between the years 1, 2 and 3 (catch up for year 4) A fantastic lesson that you can just read as is. Use this to introduce the concept and then each day to revise. You can also choose to do different activities each day, e.g. word building, word sorting, phonic dictation and so forth. It is up to you and what suits your students! Enjoy.

phonics long oo graphemes - A 194 slide PowerPoint lesson using direct instruction methods to teach the grapheme alternatives for long oo. All the work is done for you. learning intentions and success criteria tune in teacher notes slide (notes also found in the notes section of the powerpoint lesson itself) grapheme alternatives covered include; oo, ew, ou, ui, ue and u-e word level reading sentence level reading polysyllabic word reading (words underlined in syllables for you) phonic dictation (sentence level) editing a phonic sentence word building word sorting checking for understanding engaging clipart clear and engaging content tried and tested in my own classroom This lesson can be used alongside any phonic scope and sequence! Just adapt and use the slides you wish to cover (or use all of them!). You may wish to go through the slideshow mode first. When you press the arrow, space or mouse button, some words will appear on some slides. Click out of slide show mode to engage the use of the word building drag and drop letters.

ee ea ie words - A huge 307 slide PowerPoint direct instruction synthetic phonic lesson teaching the grapheme alternatives for the long sound /ee/. Students are engaged with many different activities that can be used over a week or two and then again for revision. ee ea ie words includes; 307 slides (includes cover pages) word and sentence level reading for each different grapheme graphemes included: ee, ea, ey, y, ie and e-e polysyllabic words (underlined for you) phonic dictation slides editing slides (with answers provided) homophones word building (click out of slide show mode to move the letter tiles) word sorting (click out of slide show mode to move the words) check for understanding direct instruction lesson format (lesson intentions, success criteria, tune in, concept building, check for understanding) answers provided engaging clipart and activities tried in my Grade Two classroom I use this lesson over one week (every day) and then again for revision/warm-ups You may wish to go through this lesson prior to use. When you press the mouse or space/arow buttons, some pictures or words may appear.  Enjoy this lesson!

grapheme alternatives for air sound phonic lesson - A direct instruction phonic PowerPoint lesson that has a massive 200 slides full of reading and plenty of engaging activities! graphemes include; ear, ere, eer tune in, learning intentions, success criteria, reading lesson components, check for understanding included contents page with links to navigate through the lesson easier word level reading Polysyllabic words (words underlined in syllables for you) sentence level reading dictation (sentence level) editing word sorting word building 195 slides includes cover pages teacher notes included in some slide show notes use the moveable slides outside of slideshow mode (e.g. word sorting, word building) highly engaging and tried in my own Year 2 class suitable for students between the years 1, 2 and 3 (catch up for year 4) A fantastic lesson that you can just read as is. Use this to introduce the concept and then each day to revise. You can also choose to do different activities each day, e.g. word building, word sorting, phonic dictation and so forth. It is up to you and what suits your students!

phonic lesson for oe sound - A massive 289 slide direct instruction phonic PowerPoint lesson teaching five grapheme alternatives for the /oe/ sound. phonic lesson for oe sound includes; graphemes for oe sound; oe, ow, oa, o, o-e tune in, learning intentions, success criteria, body of lesson, check for understanding 289 slides (includes cover pages) word level reading sentence level reading polysyllabic words (words underlined to show you how to syllabify them) homophones phonic dictation editing (punctuation and spelling) word building word sorting check for understanding engaging clip art words or images will appear on mouse click use the word building and word sorting activities outside of slide show mode to enable movement of word boxes and letters! You may wish to use this lesson over one or two week and introduce the graphemes slowly. It is up to you. I have used this lesson for my Grade Two class but it is also appropriate for Grade One students requiring extension and Grade Three students.

when to use er ir or ur - A direct instruction phonic PowerPoint lesson that teaches five grapheme alternatives for the sound /ur/. 230 slides. ‘when to use er ir or ur’ includes; grapheme alternatives include; ur, ir, er, or and ear tune in, learning intentions and success criteria mouth articulation slide word level reading (for all graphemes) sentence level reading polysyllabic word reading (words underlined in syllables for you) phonic dictation editing word sorting - click out of slide show mode to use word building - click out of slide show mode to use other graphemes slide check for understanding (includes a variety of questions and activity prompts) 230 slides (includes cover pages) You may wish to use this phonic lesson over one to two weeks. A good way to use this lesson again is to use this (once taught) as a weekly warm-up lesson!

cvc-word-list An activity pack to assist your students become more confident with short words containing three sounds. A 56 page printable product. cvc-word-list includes; activity/task mats - differentiated 47 different cvc (consonant-vowel-consonant) cards - with and without words- including picture on all 47 word only cards - small size teacher checklists for reading and spelling cvc words colour product (checklists are black and white) use in your literacy rotations use as a SEN activity task

End-of-Year-worksheet-pack - This pack will suit multiple year levels! It is differentiated to adapt in your class or across different year groups. This pack can also be used as a memory book or a busy bee last few weeks of school activities. 91 page pdf printable product. It also includes fun certificates that your students can write to their teachers. Thank you notes and more! This includes meaningful educational activities that are fun and learning based.

christmas-sentences-worksheet A 69 page activity pack for sentence stem writing with conjunctions (and, but, so, because) and sentence types (statement, command, question and exclamation). christmas-sentences-worksheet includes; using conjunctions to continue the sentence determining the conjunction to use within a sentence what each conjunction means fragment or complete sentence sort write sentence types sorting sentence types determining the sentence type written BONUS activity - sentence type cards and sentence examples to sort! Just laminate and go - use as a literacy rotation or mat lesson. BONUS cards - conjunction word cards - and, so, but, because black and white product for Year One and Two students differentiated tasks teacher checklists - conjunction use and sentence type use 69 pages total - includes cover pages Please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g. fit to page, print in printable area). Please provide a review to support this creator! Thank you. I hope you find this useful.

daily-affirmations-for-students Encourage your students to break the negative thinking cycle that can become a habit. Saying a class daily affirmation together may be the key. Select a card to say on a daily basis or display around the room (or near a mirror) for reminders on positive thinking skills. daily affirmations for students includes; affirmations for so many situations (e.g. problem solver, creative, patient, powerful, smart goals, collaborate, love to learn, flexible thinker, friendly, never give up, make new friends, truthful and so forth with so many more) cute clipart but gentle colours and designs (not too loud) worded positively 32 pages (two cards/posters to a page) landscape printable A4 size with 2x to a page, print for using as cards or displaying as posters nice borders please check your printer settings prior to printing (e.g fit to page) single classroom use (please see terms and conditions inside this product)   Please provide a review on this product (even a quickie!). Let me know how you found it with your class. Thanks for your support.

Phonic Roll and Read game boards. These games are differentiated. Choose the boards that target your specific phonemes and the graphemes you are teaching. A consolidation, or extension, board is provided for each target phoneme that includes a combination of graphemes. This is an easy way to differentiate phonic activities in a classroom. When students arrive to the ‘Roll and Read’ table, they simply choose the board that has their target graphemes on. Graphemes include; ai, ay, a-e, ee, e, ea, y , oa, ow, o ar One board for each grapheme introduced A consolidation board is included with all graphemes for the target phoneme (sound) Instruction sheet is provided for the teacher Teacher checklist to record skills used by students to decode the words Blank board to write your own words on The target phoneme is underlined on each board so it will prompt the student to say the sound as a whole (e.g. ‘feet’) Most words are one syllable but there are some two syllable words included I hope you find this useful. Laminate games or put them in plastic sleeves for reuse and save on printing ink. Kind regards, Jennifer

This is a phonic powerpoint that was created as a warm up or revision of all of the initial alphabet code (a-z) in random order. There are also slides included that ask students to identify the initial sound of a picture shown for all of the sounds a-z. A voice over is also included so that students can listen to the teacher and repeat the sounds (as a small group activity with a splitter for headphones).