English Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Elf Escape Room
Help Elfy, the classroom Elf escape the locked classroom and return to the North Pole with an exciting digital escape room!
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Word Study List - Suffixes
Introduce and explore common suffixes with this extensive list of words.
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Word Study List - Hard and Soft C
Introduce and explore words containing the hard and soft c with this extensive list of words.
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Word Study List - Silent Letters
Introduce and explore words containing silent letters with this extensive list of words.
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Word Study List - CVCE Words
Introduce and explore words containing the ‘magic e’ with this extensive list of CVCE words.
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Word Study List - CVC Words
Introduce and explore consonant-vowel-consonant words with this extensive list of CVC words.
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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 I Graphemes - SCOOT! Task Cards
Explore words containing graphemes that make the ‘long i’ sound with this active classroom game that will get your students moving!
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Spring Writing Prompts for Beginning Writers
Use the season of spring to inspire writing in your early years classroom.
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Which Sound? Worksheet - The Letter C
Practise identifying the different sounds made by the letter C with this printable two-page worksheet.
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Which Sound? Worksheet - The Letter G
Practise identifying the different sounds made by the letter G with this printable two-page worksheet.
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Which Letter? Sorting Activity - K or C
Practise identifying when to begin words with the letter K or the letter C with this hands-on sorting activity.
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The OW Digraph - Sorting Activity
Practise reading words containing the 'ow' digraph using this hands-on sorting activity.
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Insect-Themed Flashcards and Writing Prompts
Inspire young entomologists to read and write about insects with minibeast writing prompts and word wall cards.
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Building Sundaes with Vowel Teams (OA, OW, OE and EY)
Decode words with OA, OW, OE and EY long vowel teams by crafting cute desserts!
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CCVC Word Dominoes
Practise decoding CCVC words with this set of 28 dominoes.
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Phoneme Segmentation Task Cards - CVC Words
Segment initial, middle and end sounds with this set of 20 CVC word task cards.
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Pumpkin-Themed Parts of Speech Worksheets
Review key parts of speech by sorting nouns, verbs and adjectives with these four pumpkin-themed worksheets.
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CVCC Word Building - Google Slides Interactive Activity
Practise spelling and reading CVCC words by identifying and blending sounds using this interactive Google Slides activity.
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Father's Day Writing Craft Template
Celebrate your students’ special father figures by building this adorable Father’s Day craft!
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Grandparents Day Fingerprint Tree Craft
Show grandparents love and appreciation on Grandparents Day with a printable fingerprint tree art project and letter.
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Australian Animal Book Review Templates
Display students’ book reviews using these cute Australian animal book report templates.
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SMASH IT! Vowels Game
Distinguish between long and short vowel sounds with this set of 5 game boards and vowel letter cards.
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'10 Fun Facts' Template
A template for younger students to use when conducting and recording research.
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'If I Was an Astronaut...' – Writing Template
A writing prompt template for students to write what they would do if they were an astronaut.
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First 100 Fry Sight Words – Practice Mat
A hands-on resource to enable your students to practise reading and writing a range of high-frequency words.
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Alice In Wonderland – Drama Freeze Frame – Task Cards
Task cards to help students create freeze frames about the fairy tale, Alice in Wonderland.
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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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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Year 1
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their persuasive writing.
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Differentiating Long and Short Vowels Interactive PowerPoint
An interactive quiz to practise differentiating between long and short vowel sounds in words.
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Rhyme Time – Match-Up Activity
A set of 32 match-up cards for students to practise rhyming.
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5 Fascinating Facts About Dinosaurs – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fascinating facts article from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).