General literacy resources

Download a useful document for levelling children's literacy work.  The document also gives next steps showing children how to move on to the next level.  The document was given to parents at my school as a helpful guide.

Year 1

• Powerpoint presentation on phonics: tr and cr words

• Powerpoint presentation on phonics:  ...ee words (stage 7)  Yes/ No questions

• Powerpoint presentation: silly questions game taken from PIPs step 5

• ActiveStudio (Promethean) flipchart:  Divali poems (cross-curricular RE link)

• ActiveStudio (Promethean) flipchart:  Instructions activity for making a hat (ideal for Christmas)

• Instructions activity for decorating a Christmas bauble (Word document)

• Jumbled sentences (Promethean flipchart)

• Gruffalo worksheet (Word document)

• Story writing activity (Rags and Sam) - Promethean flipchart

• Big Red Bus worksheet (Word document)

Year 3

• Powerpoint presentation:  dialogue words

• Powerpoint presentation: discuss how to change the pronouns in each sentence on the PowerPoint.

• Powerpoint presentation: prefixes

• Powerpoint presentation:  100 crucial words for KS2

Year 5

• Worksheet - write a recount based on notes from a trip to London.

European Etymology Project

The following resources were developed in relation to a leading literacy project and can be used in the Year 5 scheme of work.

Dictionary of word origins.	Words originating from France.
Introduction to word origins.	Words originating from Germany.
Map of Europe showing the main countries influencing word origin.	Words originating from Greece.
Time line showing how word origins have developed.	Words originating from Holland.
Activity sheet:  Where do these words come from?	Words originating from Italy.