Reading Teaching Resources for Year 1
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Suffixes Mini Book
Learn to make pancakes and use the suffixes -ed and -ing with a printable mini-book.
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Blending Phonemes Fluency Strips
Develop students’ ability to blend phonemes in common words with this comprehensive set of phoneme blending fluency strips.
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CVC Word Chain Sequencing Cards
Practise building word chains involving CVC words with these word chain sequencing cards.
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CVCC and CCVC Word Chain Ladders - Worksheets
Build word chains with CVCC and CCVC words using this set of printable phonics worksheets.
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Spaceship Word Chains - Worksheets
Manipulate the individual phonemes in 3- and 4-letter words to create new ones with this set of word chain worksheets.
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Stacks of Pets - Decodable Reader (Level 4)
Develop confident, successful readers with this phonics-based, printable decodable book.
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Switching Sounds in CVC Words - Interactive Activity
Manipulate onsets to create new words with this interactive phonics resource.
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Word Study List - R-Controlled Vowels
Introduce and explore words containing r-controlled vowels with this extensive list of words.
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Word Study List - Long A Graphemes
Introduce and explore words containing graphemes that make the ‘long a’ sound with this extensive list of words.
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Word Study List - Long I Graphemes
Introduce and explore words containing graphemes that make the ‘long i’ sound with this extensive list of words.
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Which Letter? Worksheet - K or C
Practise identifying when to begin words with the letter K or the letter C with this printable two-page worksheet.
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Word Chain Worksheet - Beginning L Blends
Manipulate the individual phonemes in words to create new ones with this differentiated word-building worksheet.
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Final 'E' Worksheet Pack (I_E)
Explore words that make the 'long i' sound using the split i_e digraph with this set of 11 worksheets.
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Final 'E' Worksheet Pack (A_E)
Explore words that make the 'long a' sound using the split a_e digraph with this set of 11 worksheets.
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My Pop! - Read and Respond Worksheet
A cute narrative with accompanying worksheet.
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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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Robot Hide and Seek – Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a narrative from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 2).
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SPLAT! CCVC Word Game
A set of 36 task cards to practise decoding CCVC words.
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Beetle Beats Poem - Simple Rhyming Poetry Poster
A simple rhyming poem to develop vocabulary, reading, speaking and listening in the early years.
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Guided Reading Groups - Progress Tracker
Use this resource to track the progress of students during your guided reading groups.
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Poetry Resource Folder Cover and Dividers
Use this collection of templates to organise your classroom poetry resources folder.
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Before, During and After Reading Fiction - Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Reading Strategy Posters
Display this set of reading strategy posters in your classroom to remind your students of the best strategies to use when reading.
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Readers' Theatre - Scripts Tracker
A document listing all of Teach Starter's scripts for Readers' Theatre.
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Common Digraphs and Blends Bookmarks
These bookmarks are designed to help students remember some of the most common blends and digraphs while reading.
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Tricky Words Activity Mats
Use these printable tricky word mats as a hands-on activity when introducing high frequency words that have an irregular spelling pattern or one your early readers haven’t learnt yet.
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High Frequency Words Bingo - Year 1 (Level 2)
Use this set of Year 1 (Level 2) High‑Frequency Words Bingo boards as an exciting, tactile way for students to practise decoding essential early-reading words.
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Vowel Teams Sorting Activity (EE, EA and EY)
Decode words with the EE, EA and EY vowel teams using 18 picture cards with sorting mats.
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First, Then, Finally Sort and Writing Template
Help your students sequence ideas for a narrative story with these narrative element prompts and a First Then Finally Writing Template.
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Phonemic Awareness Cards
Use these 32 phonemic awareness cards to develop your student's phonics knowledge.
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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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Fiction and Nonfiction Visual Literacy Cards
Help students sharpen their ability to interpret, analyse, and think critically about images in texts with this engaging set of visual literacy cards.