Reading Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Move It! - Long and Short Vowel 'e' PowerPoint Game
An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel ‘e’ words.
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Guided Reading Groups - Fluency and Accuracy Tool
Use this template to assess fluency and accuracy during reading.
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What Toy Am I? - Toy Definition Match Up Game
A set of 20 puzzle cards for students to match pictures of toys to their definition.
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Alphabetical Order Poster
A poster explaining how to order words according to their place in the alphabet.
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Character Emotions Worksheet
Make inferences about character's feelings with this one-page worksheet.
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Features of a Book Cover Poster
A poster highlighting the main features of the front cover of a book.
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Reading Detectives Resource Pack
A 16 page resource pack including 8 detective roles to assign to students during guided reading sessions.
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Readers' Theatre - Scripts Tracker
A document listing all of Teach Starter's scripts for Readers' Theatre.
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Inference vs Prediction Poster
A poster outlining the similarities and differences between inference and prediction.
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Home Reading Journal - BW
A journal for your students to keep track of their home reading.
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Home Reading Journal Template
A journal for your students to keep track of their home reading.
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Reading Preferences Survey
Help students gain a greater understanding of the books they like to read with this reading preferences survey.
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'Choose It' – Book Selection Bookmarks
Help students make choices about which books to read with this handy bookmark.
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Hey Diddle Diddle – Nursery Rhyme Poster and PowerPoint
Use this “Hey Diddle Diddle” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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'EE' Vowel Digraph Board Game
Decode words with the ee long vowel team in this word card board game.
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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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Detective Base Word Game Cards
Explore vocabulary and word-building skills with this engaging base word game resource using Detective Base Word Game Cards.
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Find the Base Word - Highlight and Read Sheets
Strengthen your students’ vocabulary with this Find the Base Word Worksheet Set.
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Rhyming Bingo Game
Play a Rhyming Bingo Game to help your beginning readers learn to identify rhyming words and word families.
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Compare and Contrast Text Structures Worksheets
Build students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking skills with this Compare and Contrast Texts Activity Pack.
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Environmental Print Activities
Use these Environmental Print Activities to introduce early readers to the power of everyday words and logos.
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Authors Purpose Craft Bundle
Explore Author's Purpose with this fun and engaging set of Author's Purpose craft templates.
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What's My Colour? - Matchup Activity
A set of 20 animal and colour matchup cards to use in a variety of ways.
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Spelling Word Web Template
Use a Spelling Word Web Template to engage your students in a bit of creepy, crawly and fun spelling practise!
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Classroom Vocabulary Charts
Kick off the new year and introduce your learners to the things in their school and classroom with vocabulary-building Classroom Word Charts.
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Character Interview Task Cards
Use these book character interview questions to extend your students' learning about the narrative elements.
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Narrative Elements Fairy Tale Sorting Activity
Explore narrative elements with this fairy tale sorting activity in the shape of a castle.
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Sound Manipulation Word Ladder Activity
Develop your students' phonological awareness with this phoneme substitution word ladder activity.
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Manipulating Sounds Four in a Row Game
Explore phoneme manipulation with your students by creating new words by changing phonemes with this phoneme manipulation game.
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Secret Code Phoneme Blending Task Cards
Explore phoneme blending with this set of engaging secret code blending CVC word task cards.
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Roll and Cover Onset and Rime Activity Sheets
Practise decoding onset and rime words with this short vowel onset and rime activity pack.