Reading Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Basic Elements of a Story Spinner Template
Learn the basic elements of a story using this fun and engaging story spinner template for your students.
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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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Letter Sound Knowledge Activity Cards
Practise identifying and writing the beginning sounds of words with this set of 28 task cards with your students.
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Phoneme Manipulation Picture Cards
Explore phoneme substitution with your students using this set of image task cards.
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Manipulating Phonemes Activity
Help students practise manipulating phonemes with this manipulating phonemes activity - a spoonful of fun!
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Phoneme Deletion Match-Up Activity
Explore phoneme deletion with initial and final phonemes with your students, and make new words using this 32 card game.
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Match and Cover Blending Phonemes Game
Engage your students in blending phonemes with this set of ‘Blend and Cover’ game boards.
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Blending 3-Phoneme Words Puzzles
Help students master blending phonemes with this set of 3-phoneme blending puzzles.
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Blending Words Worksheet Pack
Explore blending phonemes in a variety of ways using this worksheet pack for your students.
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Alphabet Bingo Upper and Lowercase Recognition
Give students the opportunity to practise the recognition of lowercase and uppercase letters with this set of alphabet bingo cards.
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Onset and Rime Race Board Game
Explore different onset and rime words with this fun and engaging race to the finish onset and rime game board.
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Onset and Rime Short U Interactive
Practise onset and rime words that contain the short U vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Short E Interactive
Practise onset and rime words that contain the short E vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Short I Interactive
Practise onset and rime words that contain the short I vowel sound with this interactive activity for the early years classroom.
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Onset and Rime Flipbooks
Flip through different short vowel onset and rime words with this set of printable flipbooks.
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Word Families Sorting Activity – Short O
Use these word families flashcards to help familiarise your students with words that contain the short o vowel sound.
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A Visit from Santa – Christmas Poem Poster
Use this “A Visit from Santa” Christmas poem for kids as a basis for some festive fun in your classroom!
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Onset and Rime Short O Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel o onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides
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Wee Willie Winkie – Nursery Rhyme Poster
Use this “Wee Willie Winkie” nursery rhyme poster to teach your youngest students about rhyme and rhythm.
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Here Comes the Band – Counting Rhyme Poster
Use the counting nursery rhyme “Here Comes the Band” poster to teach your students about numbers and rhyme simultaneously!
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Onset and Rime Short A Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel u onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Onset and Rime Short U Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel u onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Onset and Rime Short E Teaching Slides
Learn about onset and rime and the different short vowel e onset and rime words with this vibrant set of teaching slides.
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Onset and Rime Mini Flipbooks
Practise reading onset and rime words with this interactive mini flipbook.
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Reading Is Magic! Worksheet Pack
Use this pack of worksheets based on the 2024 Book Week theme, “Reading Is Magic”, to explore the wonders of books and reading with your students.
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R-Blends Blending Flashcards
Practise blending r-blends with this set of blending r word cards.
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W, WH, or U? Phoneme Interactive Game
Decide when to use w, wh, or u to spell the /w/ sound with an engaging Interactive Phonics Game!
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Bird Book Report Template
Explore the elements of a book with this fun and engaging book report template in the shape of a bird.
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Marine Animals - Year 1 Leveled Reader
Learn about the creatures under the ocean’s surface with a printable leveled reader book about marine animals.
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Australian Desert Animals Mini Book
Read and learn about plants and animals in the Australian desert with a printable mini book for Year 1.
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Printable Early Reader Books - Ocean Animals
Learn about sea life with a printable ocean book for year 1 students.
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Digital Activity for Learning Diphthongs
Practise diphthong knowledge with this fun and engaging digital learning activity.