The activities in this KS1 English area will help children to develop their knowledge of speaking and listening, handwriting, and drama.
The main part of the KS1 English section is the English literacy area which includes Key Stage 1 learning materials at Word Level including word recognition, phonics, blends and spelling; Sentence Level including punctuation and grammar, and; Text Level including writing, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, books and nursery rhymes.
This section also includes National Literacy Strategy Resources targeted at Key Stage 1 learners.
The resources and activities in the KS1 English section are in an interactive, online, or printable format that brings a differing dynamic to the subject for children studying at Key Stage 1.
'ai' as in train - Interactive activities to identify,spell and read the phoneme ‘ai’.
‘air’ as in fair - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘air’.
‘ar’ as in car - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘ar’.
‘ea’ as in head - Interactive activity to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘ea’.
‘ear’ as in fear - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘ear’.
‘ee’ as in feet - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the 'ee'phonemes.
‘er’ as in her - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘er’.
‘ie’ as in lie - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘ie’.
‘oa’ as in boat - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘oa’.
‘oo’ as in good - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘oo’.
‘oo’ as in moon - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘oo’.
‘or’ as in sport - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘or’.
‘ow’ as in cow - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘ow’.
‘oy’ as in boy - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the phoneme ‘oy’.
Alphabet - Clipart of the alphabet.
Alphabetical Order - Fun activity to help children with ordering the letters of the alphabet.
Ch, sh and th - Powerpoint phonics activity
CVC Maker - Interactive activity to make CVC words
Dots - Printable dot to dot activity for alphabetic order
Final Phoneme - Interactive activity to identify the final phoneme of the CVC words.
Final Phonemes - Powerpoint phonics activity
Flash Cards - ABC and phonic flash cards to download
Fun with Letters - Online activities to help learn letters
Initial Phoneme - Interactive activity to identify the initial phoneme of the CVC words.
Learn the Alphabet - Watch and learn the alphabet.
Letter sounds a to j - Interactive activity to find the initial letter sound of each letter in the alphabet.
Letter sounds k to t - Interactive activity to find the initial letter sound of each letter in the alphabet.
Letter sounds u to z - Interactive activity to find the initial letter sound of each letter in the alphabet.
Middle Phoneme - Interactive activity to identify the middle phoneme of the CVC words.
Missing Vowels I - Can you work out which vowels are missing - a or o?
Missing Vowels II - Can you work out which vowels are missing - e or i?
Missing Vowels III - Can you work out which vowels are missing - e or u?
More Phonics - Interactive phonic activities and worksheets
Onset and Rime Cards - ck - Printable cards to join onset and rime to make words.
Onset and Rime Cards - CVC - Printable cards to join onset and rime to make words.
Onset and Rime Cards - ll - Printable cards to join onset and rime to make words.
Onset and Rime Cubes - CVC - Printable cards to join onset and rime to make words.
Onset and Rime Cubes - ng - Printable cubes to join onset and rime to make words.
Pets - Interactive activity about CVC words
Phonemes for Y2 - Interactive phoneme activities
Phonics Worksheets2 - Printable phonics worksheets
Simple Spelling - Interactive online activity where you have to spell simple words correctly.
Snail Invasion - Interactive game identifying letters.
Split Digraph a-e - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the split digraph a-e
Split Digraph i-e - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the split digraph i-e
Split Digraph o-e - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the split digraph o-e
Split Digraph u-e - Interactive activities to identify, spell and read the split digraph u-e
Star Fall - Interactive reading and writing activities
Syllables - Y2 - T2 - W5 - Interactive activity for you to count the number of syllables for each word shown.
The alphabet - Interactive quiz about the alphabet.
The Alphabet Caterpillar - Click and drag the letters to complete the caterpillar.
The Owl and the Mouse - Online activity looking at ow and ou words.
Vowels 1 - Activity to say what the vowel is in the words listed.
Vowels 2 - Activity to fill in the vowels of the words listed.
Vowels and Consonants - A printable activity explaining vowels and consonants.
Word Balloons - Can you spot the word that doesn't rhyme.
Word Maker – Long Vowel Sounds 1 - Interactive word making activity
Word Maker – Long Vowel Sounds 2 - Interactive word making activity
Word Maker – Long Vowel Sounds 3 - Interactive word making activity
Word Maker 2 – CVC - Interactive word making activity
Word Maker Long Vowels - Interactive activity to make long vowel words
Words Beginning with Aa - Phonic Worksheet - The children colour the correct pictures and draw something beginning with the letter Aa.
Words Beginning with Bb - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Bb.
Words Beginning with Cc - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Cc.
Words Beginning with Dd - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Dd.
Words Beginning with Ee - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Ee.
Words Beginning with Ff - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Ff.
Words Beginning with Gg - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Gg.
Words Beginning with Hh - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Hh.
Words Beginning with Ii - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Ii.
Words Beginning with Jj - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Jj.
Words Beginning with Kk - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Kk.
Words Beginning with Ll - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Ll.
Words Beginning with Mm - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Mm.
Words Beginning with Rr - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Rr.
Words Beginning with Tt - Phonic Worksheet - A very simple phonics activity to determine if children know which pictures begin with the letter Tt.
Words starting with Sh or Ch - Whiteboard presentation for words starting with sh or ch