A Winter themed resource to enable pupils to practice writing instructions.

Lay all cards face up on the table. Locate the card that says start. Try to match snow to another red word to form a Compound Word. Compound Words are formed when two or more words are joined together to create a new word that has an entirely new meaning. Matched cards will form a long strip which should end with the word finish. Play with a Partner Shuffle the cards and divide them equally into two piles. Have one pile each. Work together to make the words.

Collect items. Make sure you have groups of one and groups of more than one. I tried to choose items that my pupil would be able to spell. For example- sticks, pens, rocks, coins, spots, seeds and buttons. Ask the child to sort the items into groups and then to write a list/ inventory. Whilst doing so I explained the use of s and the meaning of plural. Writing the list will also provide repetitive spelling practise/ a chance to learn how to spell the word some.

Enlarge to A3 on the photocopier if necessary. Cut the phoneme frames out and laminate them. Using a white board pen, write the focus word in the space. Re- write the word in the phoneme frame, one sound per box. Count how many sounds make the word?

Before composing your own Non- Chronological Report, unlock the features of the Non-Chronological Report on Lincolnshire Grey Ware which can be found in my shop. View the Checklist Wall. Find and highlight examples of features in the text. Use the same colour to colour in the corresponding brick. Unfortunately, I am not good at using a range of interesting openers. Try using the openers provided, in your report. Cut and stick them at the beginning of your sentences when drafting your piece.

This word search features 10 words containing the long vowel sound A. You might need to supply the words to the pupil if they do not feel confident. The words are-they, share, Clare, pair, stair, day, bear, lady and cane. Circle the word when you find it or draw one neat line through. Have go at writing the word on the lines below the grid, then highlight the A sound. How many different spellings of A did you identify?

Wordsearches feature Long Vowel sound alternative spellings for A, E, I, O and U The words to find are not listed. This is quite challenging so I have provided the words for less confident readers on a separate sheet. Instructions: Circle or place one neat line through the words on the grid. Copy the word neatly below and highlight the focus long vowel sound. Count how many different ways there are of spelling that vowel sound. I’d ask children to work in pairs to find the words. If they were stuck, I’d ask one pair to join another pair and share their findings. Children could compete to find all of the words and spelling alternatives first. There are plenty of Alien words to be found and resourced on these sheets.

Print out the High Frequency Word Cards taken featuring Letters and Sounds 100 High Frequency words in order. Have go at reading them together first. At random select a wreck card. Follow the instruction and wreck the High Frequency word. Recap- What happened to the word…? A fun way to try to make High Frequency Words memorable.

Phase 3 and Phase 5 sounds. This set comprises of two Game Boards, 40 word and action cards, 6 game cards and 48 sound buttons, ready to print, cut and laminate. Play on own or in a pair (take turns, first person to get to the end of their board wins!) Instructions Roll the dice. Move across the board from left to right on row 1 then from from right to left on row 2. If you land on a sound read it. if you land on a coloured square, take a word card , read it and follow the instruction. Use the sound button cards, game boards and word cards in creative ways/ to assess known/ unknown sounds.

Here is a cuboid net that can be folded to make a cuboid. Please see the Flashcards in my shop. They are just the right size for this post box.

Page 1 features ten CVC/CCVC words. Pages 2 and 3 feature seven Phase 3 sound cards and seven words featuring these sounds (ng, ck, ch, sh, zz, th and qu). There are also five blank flashcards. Add your own words to these.