English Teaching Resources for Year 2

Back to School Bookmarks

Celebrate the new school year with these back-to-school bookmarks.

Sound Button Flashcards – Set 1

Print this sound button activity set stocked with 100+ printable flashcards for your classroom reading stations!

Looking For a Book? Suggestion Display

Help your students choose a book with this classroom library display.

Non-Contact Morning Greetings Poster Set

Non-contact greetings that students can do with their teachers and peers.

'I'm a Reading Superhero' Wall Display

A superhero wall display for your library or reading area.

Would You Rather...? Question Cards

Use these Would You Rather...? question cards to get to know your pupils in a fun way.

Move and Share Activity

Start the school year movin' and sharin' with this fun icebreaker activity.

Interview a Classmate – First Day of School Activity

Help your pupils learn more about their new classmates with this fun speaking and listening activity!

King Charles III Biography Template - Mobile

Research and learn about King Charles III with this hanging biography template.

Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives – Four Corners Game

Identify common and proper nouns, verbs and adjectives through this elimination-style types of words active game.

SMASH IT! Blending 'l' Game

Practise finding different ways to blend 'l' with other consonants with this set of 8 game boards and letter cards.

SMASH IT! Vowels Game

Distinguish between long and short vowel sounds with this set of 5 game boards and vowel letter cards.

Punctuation Pizza Cover-up Game

Assist your students to recognise and use correct end punctuation with this interactive, hands-on game.

Adverb Crossword – Worksheet

Playtime Before School – Worksheet

A comprehension worksheet for a comic from the Year 1 magazine (Issue 3).

General Writing Checklist Poster

A pencil-themed writing checklist poster.

General Writing Checklist

A writing checklist for students to use across multiple genres.

Monster Magic - Reading Comprehension Activity

A fun reading comprehension activity in which students follow a set of instructions to create their own magic monster.

Move It! – Long and Short Vowel 'a' PowerPoint Game

An active PowerPoint game to practise reading and identifying long and short vowel 'a' words.

'All About ...' - Informational Text Template

A template students can use for informative writing.

Sound Groups Worksheet

An engaging activity to consolidate understanding of groups, and items within groups.

Wheely Wonderful Words – Emotional States Vocabulary

A word wheel of synonyms and similar words used to describe emotional states.

Colour by Sight Words - 5 Words - Bee

A fun colouring activity to use when working with sight words.

Colour by Sight Words - 7 Words - Monkey

A fun colouring activity to use when working with sight words.

Colour by Sight Words - 6 Words - Toucan

A fun colouring activity to use when working with sight words.

Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 3

A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the third letter.

Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 2

A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the first and second letters.

Reading Corner Poster – Cure Your Curiosity with a Book!

A beautifully designed poster to display in your classroom reading corner.

Reading Corner Poster – Wild About Reading

A beautifully designed poster to display in your classroom reading corner.

Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 1

A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the first letter.

Colour by Sight Words - 6 Words - Snake

A fun colouring activity to use when working with sight words.

Year 2 Magazine - "What's Buzzing?" (Issue 1) Task Cards

A set of five literacy rotation task cards to be used in conjunction with Issue 1 of Teach Starter's Year 2 magazine.