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Word split: compound words
A mix and match puzzle created by teachers, using compound words, to support primary school literacy and demonstrate examples of compound words.
Word colouring: nouns and pronouns
Colour the squares with nouns in green. Colour the squares with pronouns in brown. Leave the blank squares empty, then work out what the picture is.
Irregular past tense verbs wordsearch
A fun and free activity created by an experienced teacher with the aim of teaching KS2 children about irregular past tense verbs. Each of the sentences on the worksheet includes an incorrect past-tense verb. Circle the incorrect verb and then find the correct form of the verb in the wordsearch.
Spelling patterns: the prefix cir-
Can you complete this mini-wordsearch? All the words you need start with the prefix circ- and are below. What do you think circ- means?
Write your own homonyms crossword puzzle
Homonyms are pairs of words that are spelled and pronounced the same way, but have different meanings. Look at these words. Can you work out the two different meanings?
If not, look them up in the dictionary. On the next page you’ll need to create TWO crossword puzzles where the homonyms are the answers. Each word will need two different clues, one for each meaning.
If not, look them up in the dictionary. On the next page you’ll need to create TWO crossword puzzles where the homonyms are the answers. Each word will need two different clues, one for each meaning.
Phonics sound hunt
Listen up! It’s time to go on a sound hunt. Go for a walk, with a grown-up, around your home, your garden or in a park. How many of the sounds can you hear? Tick the box if you hear the sound.
Ordering events in a rhyme
Have you heard the popular nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle? Listen to it again and see if you can spot the words that rhyme.
Nursery rhyme actions
Can you sing the nursery rhyme and make up some actions? What do you think Incy Wincy spider might have done when he got to the top of the waterspout? Doing the actions with your hands helps to make your fingers nice and strong.
Name writing challenge
You will need to write your name on all your work at school, so your teacher knows who it belongs to. Try this name writing challenge.
Name alliteration game
Help your child become familiar with all the letters of their name with this alliteration game. It's a fantastic way to tune in to the sounds in words.
Mark-making practice
Penny the penguin has sent a postcard from where he lives in Antarctica. She would love it if you could send a postcard back!
Make your own sound shakers
Making sound shakers is a lot of fun and can help your child ‘tune in’ to different sounds.
Make your own name jigsaw
When you get to school, you will need to find your name on your peg and around your classroom. This activity will help you be ready to recognise your name when you see it!
Make your own farmyard sounds game
We can make lots of sounds using our bodies by clapping, stomping and more! We can also try making different sounds with our voices. Have a go with this fun, animal cards game!
Make playdough patterns
This activity is a fun way to help train your finger muscles. Can you roll, twist, squash and squeeze the playdough into the shapes of the patterns below? What other patterns can you make?
Listening for sounds
Read this story with a grown-up, listening carefully for the things that Billy hears during his very noisy day. Can you join in with the story, making the sounds that Billy can hear?
Introducing /m/ and /d/
Do you know the two letters and sounds /m/ and /d/? Let's have some colouring fun with these letters.
Introducing /g/ and /o/
This activity looks at the sounds /g/ and /o/. Can you colour in all the grapes with a g on them in green? Then trace over all the spots on the octopus with a black pen. The spots will look like the letter o!
Initial sounds odd one out
Can you spot the odd one out? Say the words and listen to the sounds you can hear at the beginning of the words. Find and circle the odd one out.
Initial sounds /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/
The hungry caterpillar is very fussy about his food and will only eat the foods that match the sounds on his body. Can you help him by sticking the correct food in the space next to the matching sound?
Initial sounds I spy
Let's practise using the sounds /g/, /c/, /k/ and /o/ with a game of Initial sounds I spy!
Initial sound dominoes
Play Initial sound dominoes and help your child to tune into initial sounds in a fun, relaxed way.
Identifying sounds
Be a sound detective and see if you can identify these objects from the sounds they make!
Identifying initial sounds
Wilf the wizard is having problems with his potions. All the ingredients for each potion need to start with the same sound. Can you help him match the ingredients to the correct potions?