A bumper pack of 70 differentiated phonics worksheets to support the teaching and learning of blending and segmenting cvc and consonant blends words with a short vowel sound (not including special friends sh/th/ch/qu/ng/nk and ck). Suitable for use with Jolly Phonics and Read, Write, Inc. Blending Level 1 sounds and any other good phonic programme, including Reading Made Simple. Also suitable for use with Letters and Sounds Note - this pack is for use during Phases 2 and 3 once the initial sounds have been learned. It also teaches Phase 4 consonant blends with words with a short vowel sound. It does not include the digraphs from Phase 3. These can be found here. Here are worksheets to give plentiful blending and segmenting practice for all abilities. Written to meet the needs of the average class, with a range of differentiated worksheets from which you are sure to find one to meet the needs of every pupil. Some children breeze through this stage quickly and you will find material to challenge them and to assess their readiness to move on. Others need much more reinforcement work and you will find here plenty of that too - a bountiful supply! Some sheets focus on blending, others on segmenting and some on both. Other sheets encourage the child to see letter patterns and similarities between words including a focus on rhyming. Hints on the best use of the sheets are provided - not least how to use them as an assessment tool. Suitable for use with SEND pupils and for reading catchup. The sheets can be enlarged for guided literacy sessions/whole class work. Find my decode-able FREE to download CVC Words reading books here. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12636791 Have you seen ‘Sound-it-out’ Pack of CVC Games, and the ‘Sound-it-out’ Pack of CVCC Games’ which complement these worksheets making a good fun way of reinforcing learning? They are ideal for sending home for extra practice after a lesson, or for use by classroom assistants. Also Sound-it-out Initial Sounds Worksheets for those children not yet ready for blending.

A bumper pack of 70 differentiated phonics worksheets to support the teaching and learning of blending and segmenting cvc and cvcc/ccvc words with short vowel sounds (excluding ‘ck’), including a focus on consonant blends. Note - this pack is for use during Phases 2 and 4 once the initial sounds have been learned. It does not include the digraphs from Phase 3. These can be found here. Here are worksheets to give plentiful blending and segmenting practice for all abilities. The sheets can be used with any synthetic, systematic phonic scheme and work well at stages 2, 3 and 4 of letters and sounds, once all of the initial sounds have been learned. Many also find them helpful for older special needs pupils. Written to meet the needs of the average class, with a range of differentiated worksheets from which you are sure to find one to meet the needs of every pupil. Some children breeze through this stage quickly and you will find material to challenge them and to assess their readiness to move on. Others need much more reinforcement work and you will find here plenty of that too - a bountiful supply! Some sheets focus on blending, others on segmenting and some on both. Other sheets encourage the child to see letter patterns and similarities between words including a focus on rhyming. Hints on the best use of the sheets are provided - not least how to use them as an assessment tool. Suitable for use with SEND pupils and for reading catchup. The sheets can be enlarged for guided literacy sessions/whole class work. Have you seen ‘Sound-it-out’ Pack of CVC Games, and the ‘Sound-it-out’ Pack of CVCC Games’ which complement these worksheets making a good fun way of reinforcing learning? They are ideal for sending home for extra practice after a lesson, or for use by classroom assistants. Also Sound-it-out Initial Sounds Worksheets for those children not yet ready for blending.

This is a fun, interactive counting PowerPoint to help young children/SEN pupils to count backwards from five as they join in the rhyme: Five little fishes swimming near the shore, one swam a way and then there were …four. Full instructions are given. Please play with it first yourself so that you know how it works, before using it with your pupil/s. Bright hand-drawn, colourful pictures make this a charming activity! I made this fun PowerPoint for a SEND eight-year-old who is learning to count and he thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope your pupils do too! See our Bird Counting Power Point for counting to five and adding one more. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12522911

A fun interactive bird-counting rhyme in interactive Power Point form, to learn numbers and 1:1 correspondence: One little bird in the sky so blue, along came another and that made two etc… Click to reveal numbers, and add one more and count again. I enjoyed making this Power Point for a speech delayed 8yr old child who is having trouble grasping 1:1 correspondence and I am working with him to help him to understand the worth of ‘1’ and the effect of adding ‘1 more’. There is no sound (other than chimes on the practice slides), allowing the teacher/parent to give the child as much time as needed to respond. Full narration is given. It can of course be used by others of younger and older ages - but it has a more grown up feel than that provided by early counting rhymes. I hope it will be helpful to others.

An easy reader about mushrooms for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words. Learn about mushrooms through a simple story. For lesson notes and more help see: https://ks1nature.weebly.com/free-science-lessons/mushrooms-for-ks1 See also our mushroom lesson resources and Power Point.

These phonic ‘Learn to Write’ letter tracing sheets for Special needs children have been developed to accompany the learning of the initial sounds, to help the child who does not yet have the ability to write unaided begin to become familiar with letter shapes and correct letter formation. The physical act of writing letters while learning initial sounds is important because the movement of the hand to write, alongside seeing the letters and saying their sounds helps to make the learning process multi-sensory, which in turn ensures that more children, including those with special needs, become successful readers and writers. The sheets are placed in alphabetical order, but can be used in any order, according to the phonic scheme you are using. Do ensure that the child has plenty of free drawing practice alongside the use of these sheets so that the child develops sufficient pencil control to move on to independent writing.

Learn to name common wildflowers and learn about their habitats. Plenty of advice for teachers/parents as to how and why to teach children to recognise wild flowers as well as suggested activities. Includes: diagram of a flower so teachers/parents can learn the parts of a flower for themselves. 6 flowers to colour Wildflower ID sheet Parts of a flower explanation A ‘My flower’ sheet on which finds can be recorded A colour chart/mat to aid learning the names of some common wildflowers. Photos for discussion/display Newly updated with more photos and pictures to colour This pack is meant to be used alongside the lesson aide which can be found at KS1 Nature where you can find a simple text that can be read to children alongside beautiful photos and drawings of six common late spring/summer wildflowers to be seen. This can be used as a stimulus to find flowers of your own and to examine them carefully.

A complete lesson to teach ch and sh of Phase 3 Letters and Sounds. Suitable for use with all phonic programmes including Read, Write Inc… A great little pack for classroom, home use and special needs catch-up work . Handy teaching hints/plan included. Pack includes: Ch and Sh lesson videos (FREE) ch and sh flashcards ch and sh word flashcards Sentences to read Speed reading practice sheets for both sounds ch and sh Worksheets Assessment sheets for both sounds - help to know what further work needs to be done Short reading book to practice cvc and ck words. ch/sh game - a matching pictures to sounds - either for individual matching or to play as a game for two players.

These addition flashcards cover adding 0 to 12, to 12 (i.e. to 12+12 and all in between). They will help children become confident mathematicians with the number facts at their finger tips for instant recall. This is a rare ability, so help your children be ahead of the crowd. As far as is possible, try to teach your child all of the number facts for all four rules before the age of seven. This is more than achievable by most children and will give them a head start for life. Suitable for home-learning. Helpful tips for use included.

A simple nature diary in which very young children can record their natural observations, with a helpful easy reading sheet to encourage young children to start observing and recording. Encourage youngsters to get close to nature and start a lifetime of learning. This diary keeps writing to the bare minimum, so that young children do not lose interest due to overkill while providing a means of building up an invaluable record of their discoveries. This 40 page diary contains 31 pages for recording observations - one for every day of a month, and three pages for extra notes and sketches at the end. See: https://ks1nature.weebly.com/free-science-lessons/keeping-a-nature-diary-for-ks1 Lilibette’s Resources: Making learning simple.

A bumper pack of 62 number worksheets for Spring - but can be used all through the year. The clear simple layout makes them suitable for EYFS/Y1 children and SEND pupils. Suitable for home-learning. Covering: More/ Matching 1:1 correspondence Number formation 1 to 10 Counting/completing sets Beginning addition and subtraction Introduction to multiplying and dividing Grouping into tens and ones. Tried and tested on real classes. Something for everyone!

Here is a pack of flashcards to help in the teaching of phonics. Start by teaching the initial sounds, then practice the five vowels especially as you start to build CVC/CCVC/CVCC words with a short vowel, then introduce the most common digraphs: ck, oo, ee sh, ch, th ng, or, ar, a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, ai,ea, oa, igh, ir, ay, ou, aw, oi, ur, al, er, y, ow, ew and oy. More more help in using them see: https://readingmadesimple.weebly.com/level-1-teaching-notes.html See also the Reading Made Simple digraphs reading books: fully systematic, containing words that can be sounded using previously taught digraphs and only introducing key, non-phonic vocabulary slowly. These books restore confidence to readers who have failed with other reading programmes. https://readingmadesimple.weebly.com/level-1-reading-books.html

A 26 slide PowerPoint about Squirrels for EYFS/Y1. Suitable for use a as lesson starter, or to ignite interest, or for reinforcement. Full of beautiful, original photos. Best used in autumn or winter when squirrels are more obvious. The PowerPoint is read by the teacher, using either the notes seen in presenter view (go to slide show and then into presenter view). or from the notes pack attached in the download. It can be used to teach the Animals component of the National Curriculum for Science for Year 1. It starts in story form to engage pupils before leading them to consider: What squirrels look like - their characteristics Where they live What they eat How they behave Once studied, pupils can use their knowledge to compare squirrels with other animals. This PowerPoint can be used with our Squirrel Photo Pack and our Squirrel Worksheets for Y1. Brought to you by KS1 Nature

10 Squirrel photos: all original and beautiful. In two forms: A4 for class display use and A6 for use by children on the table for writing, comparing, sorting etc… these can be used with our other photos packs. Use for: Display To encourage scientific working methods: compare, sort, group, use photo to find answers, notice patterns and relationships To encourage the development of English skills (speaking and writing). And for any purpose you can think of! Used with our Squirrel PowerPoint and Squirrel Worksheets you will have everything for a great lesson!

Read Match and Spell is an activity to help children to read (sound out), find a matching picture and then spell CVC words with a short vowel sound using magnetic letters. Great for Literacy centers, or for group/individual work Great for EYFS/Early Intervention/Special Needs You can use this Read, Match and Spell activity as a worksheet and let the child copy the word + picture and write the letters in the boxes, but I prefer to use the picture and word cards. This makes the activity more fun and stress-free. Included are 6 words and pictures for each short vowel sound. Print as many baseboards as you require. Start by limiting the child to words and pictures from one vowel sound, and as confidence grows, extend the choice to other vowel sounds. You can target the ones the child needs the most practice with. I made it for a pupil who lacks confidence: by having the word already in front of him he felt safe to sound the word out to spell it. The activity acted as a bridge to him being able to spell CVC words by himself. In addition, the picture served as a reward for having correctly sounded out the word. .

20 spring vocabulary cards, all phonetically coded. Use for: display Word walls Language development Reading and spelling phonic work Make picture dictionaries to go with your topic work Use them in pocket charts - children just love these! Science work and much more… Use your imagination!

An easy reader for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words. Learn about the Song Thrush through a simple story. Learn Science at the same time! Use with any phonic programme after a child has learned the basic digraphs and trigraphs, for example, after Phase 5 Letters and sounds, or after RWI Speed Set 3 have been completed. See more at https://ks1nature.weebly.com/tipsideasfreebies/song-thrush-for-kids.

An easy phonetic reader for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words. Learn about a garden bird - the Chaffinch- through a simple story. Learn Science at the same time! See more at [KS1 Nature]https://ks1nature.weebly.com/