English Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Rainbow Alphabet Display - Animals
Display these rainbow-themed alphabet posters with animals in your classroom.
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Colour By Vowel Sound - Winter Worksheet
Use a chilly colour by vowel sound worksheet to bring a bit of Winter into the classroom this season.
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Word Study List - Long E Graphemes
Introduce and explore words containing graphemes that make the ‘long e’ sound with this extensive list of words.
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Long E Graphemes - SCOOT! Task Cards
Explore words containing graphemes that make the ‘long e’ sound with this active classroom game that will get your students moving!
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Adjectives and the Senses – Worksheet
A sorting worksheet where students organise adjectives into the most appropriate sense.
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Writing Conventions Checklist
Get your students using this writing conventions checklist to edit their work across multiple genres.
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Narrative Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 1
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their narrative writing.
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Capital Letter, Finger Space, Full Stop – Desk Plate
A desk plate with helpful cues for beginning writers.
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Year 1 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 2
An 83-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Long and Short Vowel Sort
A sorting by long vowel, short vowel printable.
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Robot Hide and Seek – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).
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Welcome to France! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a country profile from the Year 2 magazine (Issue 2).
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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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Disappearing Snowman (Hangman Alternative)
An interactive, kid-friendly hangman alternative.
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Ending Punctuation – Cut and Paste Worksheet
A cut and paste worksheet to practise adding the correct punctuation marks to the end of sentences.
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Identifying Short Vowel Sounds Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive quiz to practise identifying short vowel sounds in words.
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Label These Sentences! – Worksheet
A worksheet that requires students to label the parts of speech in sentences.
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5 Fun Facts About Cats - Read and Respond Worksheet
A '5 fun facts ...' information sheet and worksheet.
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Picture Exchange Communication Cards
Enhance communication with Picture Exchange Communication (PEC) cards for children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities.
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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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Sentence Checker Posters and Checklist
A set of educational posters outlining the key features to take note of when writing sentences.
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Alphabet Order Activity
A fun match-up activity to help teach children the alphabet, letters and sounds.
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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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Reading Conference Recording Sheet
An editable recording sheet to use during reading conferences across all grades.
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Literacy Assessment Tracker - Reading Texts (NSW)
A literacy assessment tool to monitor student progress for reading texts.
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Character Adjective Concertina Template – Blank
Learn how adjectives can be used to describe a character's appearance and personality with a hands-on craft activity aligned to the English curriculum.
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Create Your Own Superhero
Use this Create Your Own Superhero template to encourage your students to use their imaginations.
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Sporting Picture Stories - Sequencing Activity
A set of sequencing cards for students to use as an independent writing activity.
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Everyday Objects Vocabulary Charts
Use these Everyday Objects Vocabulary Charts in the Year 1 classroom to develop awareness of different vocabulary.
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'AI' Diphthong Vowel Team Board Game
Decode words with the ai long vowel team in this word card board game.
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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.