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Early Years Vocabulary
Alternative Default 96 Word List
Stories - Fairy Tales
Stories - Creative Writing
Fairy Tale Characters
English - High Frequency
Reception High Frequency Words
Years 1-2 High Frequency Words
Years 3-4 High Frequency Words
Years 5-6 High Frequency Words
English - Letter Patterns
Double Letters
Silent Letters
'ing' suffix words
'ed' suffix words
'ful' suffix words
'ly' suffix words
'er' suffix words
'est' suffix words
English - Sounds and Vocabulary
Lowercase Alphabet
Uppercase Alphabet
English - Vocabulary
First 100 High-Frequency Words
Next 200 Most Common Words
KS1 Common Exception Words
KS2 Common Exception Words
Numeracy - Money
American Dollar
Australian Dollar
British Pound
Canadian Dollar
Euro
New Zealand Dollar
Numeracy - Numbers
Roman Numerals (Digits) 1 to 20
Roman Numerals (Digits) 1 to 20
Roman Numerals (Words) 1 to 20
Roman Numerals (Words) 1 to 100
Time - Calendar
Days of the Week
Months of the Year
Telling the Time
Time of the Day
Time
Colours and Shapes
Science - Biology
Parts of a Plant
Parts of a Cell (Arrows)
Parts of a Cell (Highlighted)
Parts of a Plant Cell (Arrows)
Parts of a Plant Cell (Highlighted)
Parts of an Animal Cell (Arrows)
Parts of an Animal Cell (Highlighted)
Parts of the Body
Parts of the Body, Hair Types
Parts of the Body, Internal
Parts of the Eye (Arrows)
Parts of the Eye (Highlighted)
Teeth
Science - Chemisty
Laboratory Equipment
Types of Metal - Objects
Warning Symbols
Science - Physics
Changes of State
Energy
Forces and Motion
Magnetism
Materials
Phases of the Moon
Planets
The Solar System
Geography - Animals
Animal Classes
Birds
Dinosaurs
Insects
Reptiles
Geography - Natural World
Geographical Features
Parts of a Tree
Polar Regions
Rainforest
Tree Identification
Tree Identification (Leaf)
Tree Identification (Tree)
Safari
Under the Sea
Geography - Seasons and Weather
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Weather
History - Civilisations
Ancient Greece
Greek Alphabet
Egyptians
Roman Empire
History - World History
Castles
Kings and Queens
World War 1
World War 2
History - British History
Henry VIII
William Shakespeare
History - American
Wild West
Native American
Around the Home
Around the Home
Bathroom
Bedroom
Clothing
Garden
Kitchen
Living Room
Toys
Food and Drink
Breakfast Food
Condiments
Desserts
Drink
Food
Food and Drink
Fruit
Herbs and Spices
Vegetables
People and Emotions
Emotions
Celebrations
Baptism
Birthday
Christmas
Day of the Dead
Halloween
Nativity
New Year
Quinceañera
Sweet Sixteen
Thanksgiving
Three Kings Day
Valentine's Day
Early Years
Our Early Years category contains a vocabulary set of over 500 images for children to work with. The 70+ resources available can all be personalised to children's learning needs and interests. If you used one of the native editions of Special Words, some of this artwork will be familiar to you.
Animal Vocabulary
Animals
Birds
Garden Wildlife
Insects
Pets
Polar Regions
Reptiles
Safari
Under the Sea
Around the Home
Bathroom
Bedroom
Garden
Home
Kitchen
Living Room
Toys
Celebrations
Easter
Halloween
New Year
Colours and Shapes
Colours
Shapes
English Short Stories
This is Sam
The Gingerbread Man
Food and Drink
Drink
Food
Food and Drink
Fruit
Vegetables
History
Castles
Egyptian
Great Fire of London
Stone Age
Numbers and Money
Counting Objects 1 to 20
British Money
Counting from One to Ten (words only)
Counting from One to Twenty (words only)
Counting in Tens (words only)
Personal Care
People and Emotions
Emotions
Friendship
Life Events
People Who Help Us
Positive Behaviour
What Makes Us Unique
Places and Events
Farm
Park
Rainforest
Seaside
Woodland and Forest
Zoo
School
Nursery
School
Science
Life cycle of a Butterfly
Life cycle of a Flower
Life cycle of a Frog
Solar System
Seasons and Weather
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Weather
Sounds and Letters
Words Starting with A
Listening Sounds
S' Sounds
Things That Go Together
Transport
Coloured Cars
Transport
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For Special Words Plus
- If you have disabled editing in the app, re-enable it via the Settings.
- Open the app, go to Word List. Tap the action button (top right) and select Import Word List > Download > Special iApps.
- You will then see a list of different categories: first select the collection, and then the add-on.
- When download has completed, choose Add new profile, NOT any of the Replace options.
For Special Stories Plus
- If you have disabled editing in the app, re-enable it via the Settings.
- Open the app, tap the action button (top left) and select Import Story > Download > Download from Special iApps.
- You will then see a list of different categories: first select the collection, and then the add-on.
- When download has completed, choose which collection of stories you'd like to add it to, then choose Add new story, NOT any of the Replace options.
Note: Add-ons are currently available with text and audio in British and American English, Spanish and Italian. However you can easily personalise the resources to use in any other language.
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