Clipart pictures

Lots of lovely images to use in worksheets, powerpoints, IWBs etc.
http://colourclip-cliparts.a1nethost.com/

Classroom clipart
http://classroomclipart.com/

Teacher's clipart
http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art.htm

This is a lovely clipart site for kids - thank you to Charlie for posting it
http://www.thekidzpage.com/freekidsclipart/index.htm

Displays

http://www.classdisplays.co.uk/
http://www.instantdisplay.co.uk/free.htm
http://www.instantdisplay.co.uk/Christmas.htm
http://www.holycross.school.nz/classroom_displays.htm
http://www.bridgendgfl.net/Teachers/Display%20Ideas/
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/more/displays/contents.htm
http://www.bridge.kent.sch.uk/Pages/Displays/Year_1_Displays.htm#Top_of_the_page
http://www.schoolslinks.co.uk/resources_displays.htm
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=98074&ck=
http://www.gigglepotz.com/bulletin.htm
http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/clipart/

Phonics sites

There are some great sites out there to find out more about phonics.
Any TA who is teaching children to read needs to make sure they know exactly how to teach phonics systematically.

This link is a fantastic alphabetic code overview and everyone should have one if they are teaching phonics. Print it out and give it to all the staff in school.
http://www.syntheticphonics.com/DH%20Alph%20Code%20overview%20with%20teaching%20points%20-%20A4x7.pdf

http://www.rrf.org.uk/
The reading reform foundation, well worth a look

http://www.syntheticphonics.com/
Debbie Hepplewhite's excellent site

http://www.jollylearning.co.uk/
Jolly phonics

http://www.dyslexics.org.uk/
Lots of information on learning to read

http://www.societyforqualityeducation.org/stairway.html
A fantastic site with lots of materials for teaching children to read, best for one to one support and older children

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/local/clld/las.html
Letters and Sounds

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is on the 7th February 2008 and it is the Year of the Rat.
Here are some links to resources kindly posted from the members of the forum

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/china/index.htm
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/hongBow_v4.html
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/festivals/chinese.htm
http://www.tes.co.uk/Resources/Resource.aspx?resourceId=9805 You will need to join the TES forum to enable you to download the resources but its well worth doing

Chinese dragon to make out of egg boxes
http://familycrafts.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/dragon.html

Poetry posters and worksheets

This is a worksheet I used when working with some bright year ones. They wrote some lovely Rain poems.

Also love this poem by Michael Rosen

Chocolate cake

Useful tools for teaching assistants and teachers

Great for finding groups of words
http://www.morewords.com/

Fantastic site for making alsorts of resources
http://www.senteacher.org/Print/

Phonic word list generator
http://random.brendenisteaching.com/wordlist/

Loop card generator
http://random.brendenisteaching.com/myloops/

Make your own Educational worksheets
http://www.educationalpress.org/index.asp

Make your own handwriting sheets
http://66.113.195.73/

Puzzle maker
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/

Make your own games - fantastic site with lots of ideas for games
http://www.kellyskindergarten.com/Games/GamestoMake/games_to_make.htm

Sudoko generator
http://random.brendenisteaching.com/sudoku/

A huge collection of links to help anyone in education
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/teachertools2.htm#form

Fun activities

Golden time
A lovely site which gives lots of ideas for Golden time
http://www.golden-time.co.uk/activities.html

Playground games
http://www.playgroundfun.org.uk/default.aspx

Timefillers
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/more/timefiller/contents.htm

Word game

Choose the target sound and children have to find words beginning with that sound and write them in the treasure box.



I use these simple captions with children who are just starting to read cvc words. It gives them just a little bit more to decode. Laminate and cut up.

This can be used for children of all ages. You will need a pack of word cards. It can be as simple as cvc words for infants or spellings for year sixes. Children throw a die and move that number of spaces with a counter. They or the adult then picks a card and they have to read it, spell it or use the word in a sentence.

The Magic Box worksheet

Phonic games

Circle swap shop (from els scheme)

It's for children to hear initial sound you need 6 picture cards. two of each initial sound so for example sun, sack, bin, bag, cat, cot deal out the cards and then you say to the children if your card begins with the same sound as ball then stand up...hopefully the children with bin and bag will stand up. you then say circle swap shop and the children have to change places.

The Clap Rap

'Clap clap turnaround Ill show you a letter and you'll tell me its sound'.... you say this altogether clapping and doing actions and then show a child a letter card and they have to say its sound.

'Clap clap think and frown I'll tell you a letter and you'll write it down.'

Children to write down the letter you have said.

Full Circle game

Give each child a whiteboard and get them to draw two or three vertical lines depending on whether you are doing 3 or 4 sounds. Give children a start word for example 'fun' they write it on their boards one sound in each section ask them to chanage the word to 'bun' by only changing one letter then change it to but, bat, bad,sad,sat,sit,fit,fin,fun when they get back to fun then and when it is written, they have put their lids on their pens and put their pens down they have to shout full circle. First one is the winner. You just have to think up lots of cvc or ccvc words that where you change one letter each time and get back to the original.

Initial sounds

Another thing I do for initial sound. I downloaded a free balloon alphabet. I have target sounds on the wall. A bag of the ELS pictures by the side First job is sorting the pictures and putting them under the correct balloon. With my sen they do this every single session, I change sounds and pictures. After 10 sessions they can do it super fast now and every single child can hear initial sound now.

Simple bingo

Make a set of cards with a target sound. For example oi/oy sound. The children practise reading them and then they choose 4 each. Give each child a whiteboard and pen and they draw a cross. They write each word in each box then give me the cards. We then play bingo.

CVC picture card games

I use my els picture cards a lot. I pick out the cvc words and write the word on the back of the card. Children choose a card and read it. They then check by turning the card over. If they are right they keep it. For segmenting I give them the picture, I don't say the word so they have to say the word and then write it. Children tend to rely on hearing us say the words slowly and deliberately so they can hear the sounds. They need to learn to do it themselves. When they have written the word they can then turn over to check they have written it right. I also give each child a separate card so they are all writing a different word (helps with the copying that goes on).

CVC word challenge

Give each child a copy of letters s,a,t,p,i,n and challenge them to make as many words as they can out of these letters.

Letter recognition and hearing inital sound (BLUELIZ)

We play the supermarket game. I made cards with all the letters of the alphabet which are placed face down on the floor. We sit in a circle and take turns choosing a card. They have to think of something they would buy from the supermarket which starts with that sound. They also give it's name which they write on their white board. If correct they keep the card, otherwise they return it. One with most cards wins. For a change we 'visit' the garden centre, zoo or pet shop. Its very popular.

Pairs game to recognise initial sound (62denise)

I play pairs but with picture cards. The pictures can be different but they must start with the same sound.

Reading simple sentences/captions

I wrote captions on a whiteboard and the children had to draw what I had written - A cat on a bed, A doll on a bed, A cat in a hat.

Ideas for practising sound cards

Deal out all the sound cards Then lay them out in front of you. The teacher has to say a sound and if the child has that sound they have to give it to the teacher. The first person to get rid of all their cards is the winner.