English / Language Arts
English / Language Arts for K
Phonics, sight words, spelling, grammar, reading comprehension and writing prompts.
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Alphabet Tracing — A to Z
Trace each letter of the alphabet, uppercase and lowercase. One picture cue per letter.
Beginner Phonics Sound Mat
All 26 single letters plus the most common digraphs. Stick on desks for independent writing support.
Color the Alphabet — A to Z Pack
26 alphabet coloring activities (A-Z), each pairing a letter with an object that starts with that letter. Children color the letter and the object using a color guide. Builds letter recognition, initial-sound vocabulary, and color words.
English CPD Pack for Class Teachers
Six 20-minute CPD sessions for English Leads to deliver to class teachers — covering reading aloud, comprehension teaching, writing feedback, vocabulary teaching, phonics for non-specialists, and reading-for-pleasure leadership. Designed for twilight INSETs.
English Lead Handover Document
When an English Lead leaves a school, the next person inherits chaos by default. This handover template captures everything — phonics scheme, reading data, library status, CPD history, key children, statutory data trends. Mirrors the music and assessment coordinator handover docs.
English Lead — Professional Reading List
Professional books every primary English Lead should read — the research-grounded titles on phonics, reading-for-pleasure, comprehension, vocabulary, and writing teaching. Honest about which are essential and which are optional.
English Monitoring Walk — Prompt Sheet
What to look for during a 10-minute classroom monitoring walk for English. Specific prompts for reading lessons, writing lessons, phonics lessons, and book corner audits. Designed for English Leads doing learning walks without it feeling like inspection.
Phonics Sounds Chart Poster
Reference chart of all 44 phonemes in English with example words. Display poster for Reception and Year 1.
Reading for Pleasure — Whole-School Strategy
How English Leads build a school-wide reading culture. Covers the Open University's 4-strand model, library setup, daily read-aloud rituals, reluctant-reader strategies, parent engagement, and how to measure reading-for-pleasure (it's harder than measuring fluency). The most important single thing an English Lead does.
School Library — Setup and Management Guide
How to set up and run a primary school library — book selection, organisation, lending systems, refresh cycles, parent volunteer roles, and the difference between 'a room with books' and 'a library children actually use'. For English Leads inheriting a tired library or starting from scratch.
Whole-School Reading Progression — Pre-K to Grade 6
How reading skills develop across primary — phase 1 phonics through KS2 inference, summarisation, and critical reading. Includes year-by-year skill expectations, common misconceptions, and the assessment markers that show whether children are on track. The reference document an English Lead returns to most often.
Whole-School Writing Progression — Pre-K to Grade 6
How writing skills develop across primary — emergent mark-making through KS2 sustained writing. Year-by-year skill expectations covering composition, transcription, vocabulary, sentence structure, and editing. Pairs with the reading progression as the English Lead's two foundational reference docs.
CVC Words — Read and Build
Read, sound out and build consonant-vowel-consonant words. Includes word families.
Design Your Own Bookmark — Blank Templates
Six printable blank bookmark templates in different shapes and sizes — for pupils to design, colour, and personalise. Includes motivational reading quote suggestions. Print on card, laminate, and use.
Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) — Starter Pack
Everything to launch a Drop Everything And Read programme — staff briefing, parent letter, signage, slot timing options, evidence base and FAQ. Ready to deploy in week 1.
Early Reading & Phonics Knowledge Organiser — EYFS/KS1
A Reception and KS1 reference for early reading — phonics phases, common exception words, the alphabetic code, blending and segmenting, and early comprehension development.
High-Frequency Words by Year Group
The most common words children need to read fluently — split by year group. Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and beyond. Print, display, practise.
Punctuation Basics Pack (KS1)
KS1 punctuation pack — capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks. Ready-made print-and-go.
Reading Log — Home Reading Record
Two-week home reading log. Date, book, pages, parent signature, child reflection.
Reading Passport — Printable Booklet
A printable Reading Passport — a fold-and-staple A4 booklet where children record every book read, the country/genre, and a star rating. Builds reading culture without competition or pressure.
Recommended Books for Ages 5–7 (KS1) — Teacher's Reading List
A curated reading list of 30 picture books and early readers for KS1 — covering fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and diverse voices. With curriculum links and a brief annotation for each title.
Rhyming Words — Match and Make
Match rhyming pairs, then make your own. Includes a rhyme-finder picture activity.
Sight Words Flashcards (Kindergarten)
The most common sight words for kindergarten readers. Print, cut and laminate.