English Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Move It! – Long and Short Vowel 'a' PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel 'a' words.
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It's Time to Rhyme! Worksheet
Practise identifying and producing rhyming sets with this worksheet.
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Parts of Speech Word Search (Nouns, Adjectives and Verbs) – Worksheet
A word search where students find and categorise nouns, adjectives and verbs.
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True or False? Active Listening Exercises
Improve listening skills in the classroom with an engaging True or False Active Listening Activity.
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Alphabet Letter Match
A fun match-up activity to consolidate your students' knowledge of uppercase and lowercase letters.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Minibeasts – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fascinating facts article from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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Decodable Sound Button Flashcards – Set 1
A set of over 100 decodable sound button flashcards.
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Summarising a Story Flipbook
A template for students to use when summarising a story.
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Fix the Punctuation Activity
A cut and match activity to help your students correctly punctuate sentences.
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Books for Sharing Indigenous Perspectives - Poster
A list of Indigenous storybooks for the classroom recommended by Aboriginal education organisation, Wingaru Education.
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Finger Twist Up - Phonics Game
A fun, engaging board game to consolidate students' understanding of blends and sounds.
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Counting Syllables Worksheets
Five worksheets that allow students to consolidate their understanding of syllables.
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Learning Scale and Self-Assessment Checklists
A basic self-assessment learning scale and associated checklists for your students to reflect on their work and effort.
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How To Make Pancakes – Procedural Writing Activity
Get your students writing a procedure for their favourite breakfast foods with this example procedure text and writing scaffold.
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Guided Writing Folder - Cover and Dividers
Use this collection of templates to organise your guided writing folder.
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Holding Your Pencil Poster
A poster highlighting how to properly hold your pencil.
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Writer's Notebook Poem
A poem to be used explaining what a writer's notebook is all about.
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Syllable Activity – Animal Puzzle
Build students phonological awareness with this syllable activity where students build animal pictures with the number of syllables.
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Year 1 Magazine – "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 3) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 3 of Teach Starter’s Year 1 magazine.
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Year 1 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 2) Task Cards
A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 2 of Teach Starter’s Year 1 magazine.
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Vowel Digraph Bingo
Play our vowel digraph bingo game to engage your students while increasing their reading confidence.
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Fiction and Nonfiction Sorting Cards
Explore fiction and nonfiction book features with this sorting activity.
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Picture Based Comprehension Task Cards
Explore picture based comprehension with this engaging set of comprehension task cards.
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Speaking and Listening Rules Display Poster Set
Help students with speaking and listening rules in the classroom by displaying these simple and concise set of posters.
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Prepositions Questions Digital Quiz
Get your students answering prepositions questions with this interactive digital quiz perfect for lesson warm-ups or wrap-ups.
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Sentence Types Quiz (Year 1)
Assess your students ability to identify types of sentences and their matching punctuation with a printable Sentence Types Quiz for Year 1.
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Free Making Predictions When Reading Journal
Encourage deeper thinking with this Making Predictions When Reading Journal template.
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Story Prediction Worksheets for Early Years
Explore the comprehension strategy of prediction using these Story Prediction Worksheets created specifically for the early years classroom.
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Parts of a Letter Poster Pack
Use this parts of a letter poster pack, featuring colourful visuals and clear explanations, to help students understand the key components of a letter.
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What's in My House? – Poster
A vocabulary poster highlighting common household items.
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Making Predictions Comprehension Strategy: Digital Task Cards
Enhance reading comprehension with these Making Predictions Comprehension Strategy Digital Task Cards, where students read short stories, predict what happens next, and justify their thinking using text evidence.
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Making Predictions With Pictures Prompt Cards
Encourage early reading comprehension by using Making Predictions with Pictures Prompt Cards to help students develop critical thinking and inference skills through visual storytelling