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Mae Jemison book – Black history KS1/2 book topic Use Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola’s Mae Jemison book, Look Up!, to learn about the first African-American woman in space… Every child has a dream – they want to be ballet dancers, football players, vets, pop stars. Rocket, star of Look Up!, wants to be an astronaut more than anything in the world (and the […]

5 Strategies for post-pandemic learning gaps “Teachers can only do so much” Dr Mary Richardson outlines five strategies for navigating the learning gaps and uncertainty schools can expect to encounter over the coming academic year.

How schools can support grieving children A single-page guidance document issued by the childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish, outlining what schools can do to support children and young people who are grieving, the routes by which they can be helped to return to school. Also included is the charity’s 11-point ‘Charter for bereaved children’. For more information, visit winstonswish.org or follow […]

NQT year – Behaviour management strategies If you’re in your NQT year and would like some advice for getting behaviour management right in this crucial year, Dr Emma Kell is here to help. Emma is a teacher, middle leader and author of How to Survive in Teaching (Bloomsbury Education). In this download she imparts her wisdom for getting your new class […]

100 Square printable worksheet This simple PDF resource features six 100 squares for you to print out for use in class.

Resources for teaching EAL children in KS1/2 These visual resources for teaching English as an additional language come as four images. They were created to accompany Beth Southern’s feature Help EAL pupils develop vocabulary with a range of media.

Spanish prepositions PowerPoint for KS1/2 This Spanish prepositions PowerPoint for Key Stage 1 and 2 is inspired by Veo Veo. It was created to accompany Lisa Stevens’ lesson plan on Spanish prepositions, which you can download here.

‘wa’ sentences writing worksheet – Handwriting and comprehension activity for reception/KS1 This worksheet has four sentences each with a ‘wa’ word missing. Children can practise their comprehension skills and handwriting by looking at the picture and selecting the correct word from a choice of three to write in the space. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression of the UK government’s Letters and Sounds, […]

‘y’ sentences writing worksheet – Handwriting and comprehension activity for KS1 This worksheet has four sentences each with a ‘y’ word missing. Children can practise their comprehension skills and handwriting by looking at the picture and selecting the correct word from a choice of three to write in the space. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression of the UK government’s Letters and Sounds, […]

Tom & Bella writing worksheet 2b – Comprehension activity for reception/KS1 This worksheet lets children practise their comprehension skills by drawing a line from the six words to the correct part of the image. They can also colour the picture in once they’re done. This is one of six Tom and Bella writing worksheets. You can download the full set here. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme […]

Tom & Bella writing worksheet 3a – Handwriting and comprehension activity for reception/KS1 This worksheet lets children practise their comprehension skills by drawing a line from the four words to the correct part of the image. The for words are written out at the bottom with dotted guides to practise letter formation, and with missing letters for children to fill in without the guides. They can also colour […]

Tom & Bella writing worksheet 1b: ‘pan’, ‘cup’, ‘bad’ – Handwriting activity for reception/KS1 This worksheet lets children practise their letter formation and handwriting by going over the dotted letters of the words ‘pan’, ‘cup’ and ‘bad’. There’s also a space for them to write the letters ‘p’, ‘c’ and ‘b’ without the dotted guides, and a picture to colour in. This is one of six Tom and Bella […]

Tom & Bella writing worksheet 2a – Comprehension activity for KS1 This worksheet features six phrases or sentences for children to practise their comprehension skills by linking each one to one of three drawings. They can also colour in the pictures once they’re done. This is one of six Tom and Bella writing worksheets. You can download the full set here. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme […]

Tom & Bella writing worksheet 3b – Handwriting and comprehension activity for reception/KS1 This worksheet lets children practise their comprehension and handwriting skills looking at the picture then writing the four words – ‘comes’, ‘play’, ‘to’, ‘the’ – into the four gaps in a sentence. They can also colour the picture in once they’re done. This is one of six Tom and Bella writing worksheets. You can download […]

‘s’ and ‘f’ Letter Formation Worksheet – Handwriting Practise for KS1 This worksheet lets children practise their letter formation for lower case ‘s’ and ‘f’ by going over the dotted letters, and then writing them out in the space beneath. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression of the UK government’s Letters and Sounds, including the introduction of the first 100 high-frequency words, followed […]

‘sp’ and ‘st’ Sentences Worksheet – Handwriting and Comprehension Activities for KS1 This worksheet features four sentences, each missing an ‘sp’ or ‘st’ word. Children need to use their comprehension skills to choose the correct ‘sp’ or ‘st’ word to write in the gap from a choice of three. An image is provided for each to help them. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression […]

‘or’ Sentences Worksheet – Handwriting and Comprehension Activities for KS1 This worksheet has four sentences each missing an ‘or’ word: storm, acorns, thorns, corner. These words are listed at the top of the sheet, and children need to use their comprehension skills to write each one into the gaps in the sentences. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression of the UK government’s […]

‘ow’ Sentences Worksheet – Handwriting and Comprehension Activities for KS1 This worksheet has four sentences each missing one or two ‘ow’ words: blow, bow, arrow, pillow, snowman, yellow. These words are listed at the top of the sheet, and children need to use their comprehension skills to write each one into the gaps in the sentences. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression […]

Medial Vowel ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’ Worksheet Pack – Handwriting and Comprehension Activities for KS1 This worksheet pack features five sheets, one for each of the vowels. For ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘o’, and ‘u’ each worksheet features seven CVC words, missing the appropriate vowel in the middle. Children need to write the vowel in for each, to practise their letter formation, then draw a line from each words to the matching […]

Medial Vowel ‘u’ Worksheet – Handwriting and Comprehension Activities for KS1 This worksheet features seven CVC words, each missing an ‘u’. Children need to write the ‘u’ in for each, to practise their letter formation, then draw a line from each words to the matching picture. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression of the UK government’s Letters and Sounds, including the introduction of […]

Medial Vowel ‘o’ Worksheet – Handwriting and Comprehension Activities for KS1 This worksheet features seven CVC words, each missing an ‘o’. Children need to write the ‘o’ in for each, to practise their letter formation, then draw a line from each words to the matching picture. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression of the UK government’s Letters and Sounds, including the introduction of […]

First Words Writing 1 Worksheet – Handwriting and Comprehension Activities for KS1 This worksheet lets children practise letter formation for the letter ‘e’ and others. They can go over the dotted letters to practise, then say the sounds out loud to a friend. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression of the UK government’s Letters and Sounds, including the introduction of the first 100 high-frequency […]

First Words Writing 2 Worksheet – Handwriting and Comprehension Activities for KS1 This worksheet lets children practise letter formation for simple sentences. They can go over the dotted letters to practise, then write each sentence in the space below. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression of the UK government’s Letters and Sounds, including the introduction of the first 100 high-frequency words, followed by the […]

i-e Sentences Worksheet – Handwriting and Comprehension Activities for KS1 This worksheet has four sentences each missing an ‘i-e’ word: pipe, line, fire, write. These words are listed at the top of the sheet, and children need to use their comprehension skills to write each one into the gaps in the sentences. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression of the UK government’s […]

Medial Vowel ‘a’ Worksheet – Handwriting and Comprehension Activities for KS1 This worksheet features seven CVC words, each missing an ‘a’. Children need to write the ‘a’ in for each, to practise their letter formation, then draw a line from each words to the matching picture. Jelly and Bean’s reading scheme follows the phonic progression of the UK government’s Letters and Sounds, including the introduction of […]

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