Literacy activities year 1

Literacy Center Ideas - hands-on literacy center activities perfect for 5-8 years | you clever monkey

Teaching Sight Words - practical ways to teach high frequency words plus printable sight word mats to use | you clever monkey

Your students will love completing these CVC literacy centers! There are so many fun and diverse activities included which are all designed to help your students learn, practice and master their short vowel words. There are 12 activities included in total. Save 25% with the bundle here: MEGA CVC Center Bundle The activities included are: 1. Spell a CVC Word – Students choose a CVC picture card and spell out the word in the box with the matching number. 2. Short Vowel Wheels – Using…

Here’s a fun letter sounds activity that you can set up in just a few minutes with a muffin pan, paper cupcake liners, and small objects from around the house! We’ve been loving using muffin tins for learning lately. Last week, we did a muffin tin coin counting activity, and while I was setting that […]

My students love working on writing blends and digraphs through this fun Blends and Digraphs Write and Wipe Activity! Once my students master the ability to read and write CVC words, then we move on to introducing blends and digraphs. After introducing the sounds, I put these activity mats into their literacy center rotations. Each student will pull a card, say the word, write the word, and use the word in a sentence. When students are able to complete the activity mat with accuracy, I offer…

Learn uppercase and lowercase letters with this fun interactive game that you can make out of recycled cardboard!

Explore different materials and their properties with this engaging unit. Activities and printables for the Foundation and Prep Year chemistry strand.

✨ Sophie | Year 1 Teacher on Instagram: "✨ Tricky Word Rainbow ✨ I’ve been noticing that the children still need to work on their spelling of the year one words, so what better activity than this one to help them practise? 🌈 The children in my class love rainbows and they’re always so good at filling out these word rainbows! ✏️ There are specific words that I wanted them to focus on rather than them all writing “a”, “me”, “my” (some children always try to get away with doing the shortest…

A fun way to get your little ones more comfortable with writing, this Sensory Writing Tray is perfect if you want to familiarise young children with letters and numbers. Kids love this sensory experience so much that they will be begging to do some handwriting practice!