Independent reading activities. Over 120 pages of guided reading activities to save you time and stress! Suitable for children aged 5-6 years old. Year 1 UK.
These updated reading activities are designed for children to be able to complete independently, as part of a guided reading carousel or even as homework.
I have put together over 120 pages of activities that children can do independently whilst still improving their reading skills and their understanding of books and stories.
There is a variety of activities starting with very simple phonics activities for lower abilities. The activities get more advanced for use throughout the school year.
Some of the activities are also linked to the year 1 curriculum eg the lifecycle of a sunflower, seasons and keeping healthy.
All aspects of the year 1 reading National Curriculum covered.Also perfect for lower ability children in year 2 and up.
Included in this product:
reading journal book cover
year 1 national curriculum statements for assessment
guided reading timetable
35 reading comprehensions
initial sounds cut and stick
b or d cut and stick
m or n cut and stick
c or k cut and stick
missing letters
draw the word x 3
2 syllable words
draw the caption x 3
mixed up sentences x 6
draw the book cover x 2
draw the characters x 2
draw your favourite part x 2
draw the ending x 2
write the tricky words x 2
find the digraph x 2
write the noun x 2
design a new front cover
find the nouns/weather words/plant words
reading questions
all about the book
book review x 2
read and colour x 3
read and draw x 3
describe the setting x 2
draw and describe the character x 2
draw the character x 4
draw the setting x 4
where is cat?
inference questions x 4
sunflower life cycle
make a foldable book
label a snail
make a wanted poster
decode words x 4
word endings x 2
missing words
syllables x 2
sequence story x 2
contractions
what happens next?
Animals Including Humans Year 1 Activities All the printable activities you need to teach this year 1 unit
I can label body parts x 2
I can label body parts cut and stick activity (easier) x 2
Label parts of head/face
Draw and label body parts
5 Senses poster
Write a sentence for 5 senses
5 senses cut and stick sentence activity (easier)
5 senses activity
Amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish, birds, insects posters
Herbivore, omnivore, carnivore posters
Sorting animals cut and stick activity
Sorting animals by what they eat cut and stick activity
Name and describe animals
My favourite animal activity
Animal habitat activity
Animal investigation activity
Label - Frog, Snake, Shark, Butterfly, Lion, Penguin activities
Pictures for sorting
Number mats
Help your child/class learn their numbers 1-10
Each mat allows children to count, draw and write numbers 1-10.
Suitable for EYFS, Nursery, Pre-school, homeschoolers.
Year 1. All you need to teach the Year 1 unit on plants.
Pack includes:
What a plant needs to grow labelling activity
Label parts of a plant - 2 differentiated sheets
Label parts of a tree - 2 differentiated sheets
Parts of a plant flip book - write about the role each part plays
Lifecycle of a sunflower - 3 differentiated activities
What part of a plant do we eat? cut and stick activity
Science experiment template - 2 differentiated sheets
How to plant a seed - 2 differentiated sheets
Identify plants and trees - cut and stick activity
Observe changes over time activity
Seed diary sheet
Trees research sheet
Draw a garden
Contrast and Compare activity
Plants word mat
Posters - What a plant needs, life cycle of a plant, parts of a plant
Word cards
Above / below ground sorting cards
Everyday materials print and go activities plus a 27 slide teaching power point suitable for year 1 UK. This product includes easy, print and and go activities plus a teaching power point - meaning no prep required from you! Children will love these fun activities whilst learning at the same time. The colourful power point will teach children about materials and how they are used in every day life. Real life photos, word cards, pictures for sorting and colouring for early finishers also included.
Included in this product:
Set of print and go activities that contains:
materials hunt
float or sink activity
recycle or compost cut and stick
magnetic or non magnetic cut and stick
properties of materials activity
design a toy activity
make a boat that floats activity
materials in school sorting
label the materials cut and stick
colour the materials
hunt the material
objects and materials
27 slide teaching power point
word cards
sorting cards (black & white and colour)
real life pictures for display
colouring sheet for early finishers
Choice of 3 weather chart designs (my weather chart/our weather chart) to print out and laminate.
Suitable to use in year 1 - observe and describe weather associated with seasons.
Includes day, date, month, year, season and today’s weather.
Weather and seasons activities and teaching power point for year 1.
This product is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old who are learning about the weather and seasons.
This product includes a child friendly 16 slide Power Point for you to use as a teaching tool. You could watch the whole thing, or just use sections, stopping to complete the printable activities. 22 activities plus display pictures and extra activities for early finishers.
NEW ALL ABOUT RAIN UNIT ADDED
Topics covered in the PPT:
Types of weather
Weather forecasting
Severe weather conditions
The Sun
Sun Safety
Shade and shade structures
The 4 seasons.
Each of these subjects have print and go worksheets for you to use alongside.
Some activities have 2 options for differentiation.
Print and Go Activities:
Make a weather wheel template
26 word cards for display or use in the classroom
Label the weather - x 2 differentiated
Keeping safe in the sun - x 2 differentiated
Draw the weather - x 2 differentiated
What clothes should I wear - cut and stick activity
Yearly weather report
Monthly weather report
Weather for month recording sheet
Weekly weather recording sheet
Daily weather recording sheet x 2 differentiated
4 seasons activity sheet
Draw a spring scene
Draw a summer scene
Draw an autumn scene
Draw a winter scene
Draw the seasons
Order months of the year
Seasons picture match
Find a tree x 2 differentiated
Months of the year poster
Seasonal pictures for sorting
real life pictures of weather and seasons
Make a weather book
Weather snap cards
PLUS 4 activities for early finishers:
Day and night cut and stick sorting activity
Hot and cold cut and stick sorting activity
Colour and count activity
Colouring page
ALL ABOUT RAIN
This unit includes:
Simple and colourful 20 slide Power Point
Bingo/lotto game
Snap cards - can be used to play games such as snap, pairs, go fish
16 word cards for display, word wall, writing activities
6 real life pictures for display
Label pictures x 2 differentiated
Colour and describe
Colourful water cycle poster
Black and white water cycle poster for students to colour
Make a bookmark
Colour a rainbow
Colour the clothes for a rainy day
Colouring sheet
Make a rain cloud mobile - templates
Teach your children how to keep safe in the sun this Summer.
A Blank template for children to make a poster about how they will keep themselves safe this Summer.
Blank writing frames suitable for Early Writers. Large selection of writing templates and writing frames suitable for children aged 4-6 years old.
Just print out and you’re ready to write!
Product includes:
Story writing -
My story plan - 2 versions
5 sentence story
Story map
My story setting
My character
Writing frames
Book Reviews 2 x fiction 1 x non fiction
Lined and unlined frames -
I Phone
Notepads x 2
Clipboard
Santa Face
Postcards
Butterfly
Apple
Snail
Easter Egg
Pirate
Scroll x 2
My Potion x 2
Activities
My diary entry
My healthy lunchbox
Science Investigation
Animal fact sheet
Country fact sheet
Blank fact sheet
Recount
Instructions x 2
My Summer Holidays
My Christmas Holidays
Letter to Santa
Letter
My Weekend News x 2
Recipe Sheet
All About Me
My Birthday
My New School Year
My Year Review
Great for use at the beginning of a topic.
This activity will familiarise your students to the vocabulary they will come across throughout the topic of Ancient Egypt.
Can be used as an individual activity, for students to work at in pairs.
If enlarged, could also be used for small group/table activity.
Children need to match the words with the correct picture and definition.
Fun, early morning alphabet activities, ideal for teaching children the letters of the alphabet.
These alphabet activities can be set up for children to complete as they come into the classroom in the morning.
Alternatively they could be used during a phonics session, in a writing area or as an adult led session. They could even be used as homework/home learning activities or catch up.
Each letter of the alphabet has a quick activity for children to complete, for example, draw a leaf for the ladybird’s lunch. Each sheet is black and white for children to colour. 52 sheets.
Each letter of the alphabet has an initial sounds sort.
Colour or circle the objects that have a certain initial sound.
Also included is a colourful alphabet mat.
Are you teaching your children about the Christian celebration of Easter?
Use this sequencing activity to help children learn the story.
Children can colour the pictures, cut them out and stick them in the correct order.
This activity is part of our Easter Story Product below
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-easter-story-12468051
Fun activity for children to use in the outside area or around the school.
Children need to search for and identify certain shapes and angles in the environment.
They will need an Ipad or tablet to photograph the angles/shapes.
Full instructions included.
Match the words to the definitions
Check your students’ understanding of vocabulary related to volcanoes topic
Active learning - cutting and sticking activity