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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Crabbing at Night - Sequencing Worksheet
Identify the story beginning, series of events and ending with this narrative text sequencing activity.
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Welcome to Scotland! – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a country profile from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).
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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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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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Disappearing Ice Cream Sundae (Hangman Alternative)
Use this alternative to hangman with your students when practising new spelling words or anytime they need a quick brain break!
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Letter to the Editor (No-School Birthdays) – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a letter to the editor from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).
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Book Report Bunting – Template
Share your students' favourite books with a printable book review template in the shape of bunting.
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Common and Proper Nouns Sort - Cut and Paste Worksheet
A sorting worksheet to practise identifying common and proper nouns.
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Superfoods: What's for Lunch? – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a comic about the importance of eating a healthy lunch.
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Art Attack! Line – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).
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My Word Builder Folder
An individual word building folder to develop and consolidate students’ phonemic awareness.
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Move It! - Long and Short Vowel 'i' PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘i’ words.
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Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser
Observe and record observations of the world around you with a printable Sensory Chart Graphic Organiser.
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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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BUMP! Blending 'L' - Board Game
A board game to practise decoding words with an l-blend.
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Guided Reading Groups - Organiser Template
Use this template to easily identify your guided reading groups and move students to different levels.
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Guided Reading Groups - Comprehension Strategy Tracker
Use this template to easily track the comprehension strategies your students use during reading.
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Year 1 Literacy Exit Tickets – Worksheets
30 Literacy Exit Ticket activities for students to provide evidence of their learning progress.
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Year 1 Dictation Passages PowerPoint
Use this set of Year 1 dictation passages to promote listening and transcription skills in your students.
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Narratives Display Banner
A classroom display banner to use on your 'Narratives' display board.
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Beginning Blends Interactive PowerPoint Activity
Use this bright and interactive PowerPoint activity where Year 1 students identify beginning blends and type the correct two letters to match each image.
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English Assessment Tracker - Complete Set (SA - Reception to Year 7)
A 41 page set of assessment trackers to monitor student progress in English.
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Farm Yard Sounds Match-Up Activity
A set of eight farm animal cards with matching animal sound cards.
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Term Scrapbook – Book Covers
A set of book covers perfect for younger grades who don't have individual notebooks for each subject.
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Parts of a Friendly Letter Anchor Chart
Use this parts of a friendly letter anchor chart to explain and simplify the letter-writing process for your lower primary students.
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Book Study Template
A template for a basic book study for younger students.
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Character Emotions Worksheet
Make inferences about character's feelings with this one-page worksheet.
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Compare and Contrast - Objects Worksheets
A pack of 5 worksheets comparing and contrasting pictures of similar objects.
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Handwriting Lines with Cat - No Dotted Line
Use the cat to help your students set their handwriting out correctly.
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Activating Prior Knowledge - Comprehension Strategy Poster
A poster explaining how to activate prior knowledge before reading.
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English Homework Task Cards and Worksheets - Lower Primary
A set of 12 task cards and matching worksheets for literacy and English homework. Suitable for lower primary grades.