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Monkey Puzzle story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Story words
Large lettering- Large A-Z letters in lower and upper case with a leaf decoration- great for larger display titles or to create a different alphabet line
Large pictures- Large coloured pictures of the animals in the story, leaves and plants and different bugs to help you create a great display
Word and picture cards- cards with the name and picture of each of the animals in the story
LITERACY
Word mat- An A4 word mat with words and pictures relating to the story
Speech bubble worksheets- various worksheets to write what the different animals are saying
Writing paper- various writing sheets with themed borders to use for work about the story or to add to the writing area
Alphabet line
Acrostic poems
Guess the animal cards- read the clues and match to the correct animal from the story
Worksheets- Various worksheets about the story and animals including matching the animal to the clue, initial sounds, cut and stick animal names etc
My jungle day
Describe your mum- A worksheet to draw and describe your own mum
Favourite part- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
NUMERACY
Number line
Size ordering- order the caterpillars and snakes in length order
Roll-a-die game- roll a die and collect the part of your animal
Colour by numbers
Symmetry
Counting worksheets- Count the animals worksheets with numbers 1-3, 1-5 and 1-10
Addition- an alternative colour by numbers sheets where children find the answer and colour the part of the butterfly
Missing numbers- fill in the missing numbers on the caterpillars
ART AND CRAFT
Animal puppets
Animal masks
Draw a jungle scene- draw your own jungle and the animals in it
Colouring
Jigsaw puzzle- design your own jigsaw puzzle and then cut out the pieces
Poems and rhymes- a collection of decorated cards with rhymes and poems about jungle animals
Tracing
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
Animal photos- lovely colour photos to print out and add to a display
Jungle photos
Animal fact cards
Butterfly life cycle pictures
Life cycle worksheets- various worksheets about the life cycle of a butterfly
Power Point
STORY TELLING
Story sack tag
Coloured puppets
Coloured face masks
Sequence cards
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
PIRATES LOVE UNDERPANTS story resources pack
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Word cards
Large coloured pictures- large character and prop pictures to print out and use on a display
Question cards
Display lettering- an alternative display title with large letters decorated with skull and crossbones
LITERACY
A4 word card
Parrot alphabet
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Word searches
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
What happens next- A collection of worksheets for the children to draw and write what happens next in the story
Describing places- describe some of the places mentioned in the story
‘sh’ words- match the ‘sh’ words onto the pirate ship
Gold coin initial letter activity- match each letter onto the correct pictures on the cards
Acrostic poem
Gold coin phonemes- all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on gold coins- great to use in a sand tray
NUMERACY
Sharks number line
Counting worksheets
Size ordering- cut and order the pirate ships by size
Follow the maze- follow the numbers from 1-10 and 1-20 to help the pirates reach the Pants of Gold
Making 10- Worksheets to make a total of 10 in each treasure chest
Number digit cards from 0-10- each card has a decorated number and the correct number of pirates peeping from behind the number
GAMES
Matching pants
Roll and colour- roll a die and colour the numbered underpants on your sheet
Pirate board game- travel across the island and collect the goldcoins but make sure the pirates don’t steal any!
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets of pirates and a parrot
Face masks
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Design the Pants of Gold
Treasure map
Make a pirate hat
Colour by numbers- colour the parrots using the number key
Decorate the underpants
Treasure chest activity- draw you find in the treasure chest
Tracing pictures- trace over the dotted lines on the underpants
STORY TELLING
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks to use when retelling the story or making up new stories
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag
Story props
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
The Smartest Giant in Town story resources
A bumper resource pack for the story 'The Smartest Giant in Town' by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. An engaging Literacy unit with worksheets, display materials, games and crafts.
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful themed border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on decorated cards relating to the story
Title poster- an A4 poster with title, author and illustrators name
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards with the different clothes to add to a display or writing area
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Clothes alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful clothes
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Write about the story- write sentences about the different pictures
Diary- write George’s diary
Questions worksheets- write some questions you would like to ask the Giant
Labelling and matching worksheets- label the clothes and animals, write the missing words, Match the clothing to the correct animal and fill in the initial letters
Letter writing- write a letter to the Giant
Thank you letters and cards- write some letters from the animals to thank the Giant
Sequencing worksheet- cut and stick the story pictures in the correct order
What happens next- draw and write what happens next in the story
Number line- a number line to 50
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the shoes plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Size ordering worksheets
Dot to dots- three different sheets with numbers from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Colour by numbers- colour the pictures using the numbers
Repeating patterns- copy and continue the patterns on the ties
Matching pairs
Bingo- a colourful bingo game
Dice game- throw a die to collect the parts of the picture first
Design a tie- design a new tie for the giant to wear
Tracing ties- various patterns on tie to trace over the dotty lines
Draw new clothes- draw a new outfit for the giant
Finish the picture- draw the missing parts of the different pictures
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks
Stick puppets- coloured and black and white stick puppets
Tiddler the Story Telling Fish story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banners- 2 colourful banner to print over 2 A4 pages- one with ‘Tiddler’ and the other with ‘Tiddler The story-telling fish’
Display border
Word cards- words relating to the story- great to add to a display or in the writing area
Word and picture flashcards
Character posters- a set of colourful posters showing different fish in the story with their names
Fish facts- simple facts about fish
Colour photos- A4 photos to print out and display showing some underwater scenes and fish
Title poster
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Shell alphabet
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets
Word searches
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story and characters including initial letter sounds, labelling the creatures, list worksheet, my favourite sea creature, writing a new fishy tale, missing poster
NUMERACY
Fish number line- a number line to 50 on colourful fish
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the shells plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Counting worksheets
Telling the time- a collection of clock posters showing the times mentioned in the story
Counting cards
Repeating patterns- draw the next sea creature to complete the repeating patterns
GAMES
Dominoes
Magnetic fishing game- make the 3D fish tank and take it in turns to catch fish plus ideas for different activities
Picture bingo
ACTIVITIES
Tracing sheets- trace the patterns on the fish
Stick puppets
Face masks
Fish templates
Story worksheets- various worksheets to draw different things, match pictures to speech bubbles and draw underwater scenes
Play dough mats- make the correct number of fish on each card
Colouring
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Sequencing worksheets- cut and stick the pictures in the correct order
Story telling props
Stick puppets
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Rosie's Walk resource pack- story sack, farm
A great resource pack for the story ‘Rosie’s Walk’
Includes:
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on beehives relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards
Photos- colours photos of farmyards and the animals in the story
Fact cards- simple fact cards with facts about foxes and chickens
A4 word card
Hen alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful hens
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Rhyming words- sort the pictures into those that rhyme with ‘hen’ and ‘fox’
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story
Character worksheets- write about the characters in the story
Label a hen- label the different parts of the hen
‘My Walk’ book- make your own book about your walk and what you see on the way
Bee number line- a number line to 50 on colourful bees
Preposition words- words from the story to add to a display
Counting cards- count the bees from 1-10
Preposition posters- with word and a picture showing the hen behind, in front etc
Preposition worksheet- write where the hen is in each picture
Size ordering worksheets- order the hens by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of bees and hens
Preposition play mat- place Rosie behind, next to etc
Bee number rhyme pack- a rhyme card for singing the rhyme, face masks and props for use when singing the rhyme
Matching pairs- match the pictures
Build a hen- roll a die and collect a part of your hen- how many hens can you make?
Board game- travel around the farmyard to reach the hen house first
Preposition bingo- collect the different pictures for your board
Design a new hen house- design a new house for Rosie
Tracing sheets- trace the dotted lines on the pictures to practice fine motor control
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet characters
Play dough mats- make the different things seen on Rosie’s walk
Colouring
Drawing worksheets- draw the different things found on Rosie’s farm
Farm map- cut and stick the things seen on Rosie’s walk through the farm yard
Make a windmill
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Story props- large coloured pictures of the different things in the story
Story map- an A4 and an A3 map of the Rosie’s farm- great for display and discussion
Face masks
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Whatever Next story sack resources
The pack includes:
Display resources
Banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a starry border for you to print out as many times as you need to use on a display board of any size
Characters- large coloured pictures of the characters in the story ‘Whatever Next’ to add to your display
Story words- as set of word cards with words relating to the story- great to add to your display or use on your writing area
Story questions- a set of decorated cards with questions about the story
Role play/ story props
Face masks
Puppets- coloured stick puppets to make
Sequencing pictures- pictures to sequence when retelling the story
Literacy
A4 word card
Star alphabet line- a bright alphabet line to print out and display
Worksheets- various worksheets including a book review, writing and drawing about a favourite part of the story, drawing what happens next etc.
Writing pages- four photocopiable sheets with borders for the children to write about the story or to include in your writing area
Acrostic poem- an acrostic poem worksheet to write a poem about Space
Numeracy
Moon boot number line- count in twos on the coloured boots
Owl number line- a number line to 50 on owls
Worksheets- fill in the missing numbers, count the number of stars and addition sums on stars
Counting cards- cards with numbers to 20 and the corresponding number of stars for the children to count
Rocket countdown posters- a set of posters from 5-0 with Baby Bears rocket
Power points
Story questions- answer the questions about the story and click on the correct answer
Colour boots- reveal the coloured moon boots and then read the colour words and click on the correct one
Counting Power point- count the number of stars on each page and click on the correct answer
Art and craft
Design a rocket- design your own rocket for travelling to the moon
Puppets- colour and make your own puppets for retelling the story
Face masks- colour the face masks
Colouring pictures- various pictures to colour
Picnic on the moon- create your own picnic to take to the moon
Games to make and play
Matching pairs- match up the patterned moon boots
Picture bingo- a colourful bingo game to make and play
Number dominoes- match the number to the stars
Rocket dice game- roll two dice and add the numbers together and cover the rocket on your card
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Kipper's Toy box story resource pack- story sack, toys
Kipper’s Toybox
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border- a display border with lots of mice to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards
Large coloured pictures- large character pictures to print out and use on a display
Question cards- questions on decorated cards about the story to use as prompts or to add to a display
LITERACY
A4 word card
Alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on mice
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
My favourite toy
‘K’ for Kipper and ‘t’ for toys worksheets- two worksheets about the letters k and t
Initial sound worksheets- match the labels to the correct toy pictures, write the initial sounds of the toys, cut and stick the toy pictures onto the initial sounds on the toybox
NUMERACY
Number line- a number line to 50 on Kipper’s toys
Counting worksheets- count the number of toys- 3 differentiated worksheets
Number worksheets- a set of 10 worksheets, one for each number from 1-10
Counting cards
Number jigsaws- count the mice and match to the correct number to complete the jigsaw
GAMES
Matching pairs- find the most pairs to win the game
Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story
Picture dominoes- a colourful dominoes game to make and play
Collect the toys- spin the spinner to collect all the toys in your toybox
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own Kipper stick puppet
Face masks- colour and decorate the face mask of Kipper
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Finger mouse puppet- make your own mouse finger puppet
Cut and assemble the owl- cut out the parts of the owl toy and reassemble
Decorate the snake- make a pattern of the snake toy
Draw the toys- draw all of Kipper’s toys in his toybox
Make the pictures the same- make each pair of pictures on the worksheets the same- 3 different worksheets
STORY TELLING
Face mask
Stick puppet
Story sack tag
Story props
Number cards
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Duck in the Truck story pack- rhyming words
A great pack for the story ‘Duck in the Truck’ by Jez Alborough. Great for teaching about the book or making into a story sack.
Contains:
Display banner
Story word cards
Display border
Story poster
Picture flashcards
Story question cards for display
Face masks for retelling the story in colour and black and white
Stick puppets to make
A4 word card with pictures
Speech bubble worksheets
Alphabet line
Book review worksheet
Writing sheets
Rhyming words worksheet
Favourite part of the story worksheet
Number line
Missing numbers worksheets
Counting worksheets
Tracing pictures
Cut and assemble the truck worksheet
Cut and stick rhyme worksheet
Colouring pictures
Board game
Matching pairs game
Rhyming bingo game
Handa's Surprise story resource pack- story sack
The pack includes:
Display resources
· Display banner
· Posters of Handa and Akeyo’s houses
· Story word cards
· Animal photos
· Fruit photos
· Display border
· Title poster
· Picture flashcards
· Colour sequencing pictures of the story
· Page borders
· African photos
· Information posters About Africa and the Luo tribe
Role play/ story props
· Colour face masks of Handa and Akeyo and the animals
· Small world background
Powerpoints
· Story Powerpoint- an interactive powerpoint asking the children which fruit was taken by which animal or what happened next in the story with choices to click on
· Maths Powerpoint for children to count how many fruit on each page
· Guess the animals Powerpoint
Literacy
· An A4 word card
· A story map- either draw the fruit and animals along the path to Akeyo’s house or cut and stick the animals and fruit in the correct orde
· Fruit descriptive words
· Story Questions
· Black and white sequencing worksheets
· Question worksheet- for children to think of some questions to ask Handa and Akeyo
· Describing fruit worksheets
· Story sequencing
· Speech bubble worksheet- fill in the speech bubbles of what Handa and Akeyo are saying to each other
· Various other worksheets such as initial letter sounds, matching fruit and animals to their names, writing about their favourite part of the story etc
· Writing pages
An alphabet line on fruit
Numeracy
· A number line on the animals in the story
· Counting cards up to 10
· Counting worksheets
· My number book- A mini book to make where the children draw the correct number of fruit on each page up to 10
Art and craft
· Colouring posters of Handa and Akeyo
· Colouring posters of each of the animals and the fruit
· Cut and stick the fruit into the basket
· Design a new pattern for Handa and Akeyo’s dresses
Games to make and play
· Picture matching pairs
· Collect the fruit game
· Jigsaw matching pairs
A Squash and a Squeeze story resource pack
A bumper pack for the story ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The unit contains worksheets, sequencing activities, games, display materials and crafts.
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on houses relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards
Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the different animals in the story
Large coloured pictures- large character and animal pictures and a large house to print out and use on a display
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on animals
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
Rhyming words- A worksheet to find rhyming words in the story
Label the animals- A worksheet for each animal for the children to label the different parts of the animal
What happens next- A collection of worksheets for the children to draw and write what happens next in the story
NUMERACY
House number line
Counting worksheets
Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Size ordering- cut and order the animals by size
Table top number line- Number lines from 1-10 and 1-20 with the numbers on houses
Repeating patterns- continue the repeating animal patterns on the worksheets
GAMES
Matching pairs- match the pictures to play matching pairs or snap
Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story
Picture dominoes- a lovely game to make and play
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
A new house- draw a larger purpose built house for all the animals to live in with the little old lady
Face masks- colour and decorate the character and animal face masks
Colouring sheets
Split pin animals- cut out the animal parts and join together using split pins
Tracing pictures
Draw the scene- Draw the different scenes in the house when each animal arrives
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag
Story props- large coloured props of the house, characters etc to use when retelling the story
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Sharing a Shell story sack resources
The pack includes:
Banner- a long colourful banner for your display
‘Under the sea’ banner- a long alternative banner to use
Display border
Characters- large coloured pictures of the sea creatures in the story- these have been drawn by myself and are not copies from the book
Story words- as set of word cards with words relating to the story- great to add to your display or use on your writing area
Story questions- a set of decorated cards with questions about the story
Title poster- a colourful poster with the title, authors name and illustrators’ name
Information cards
Flash cards- word and picture flash cards
Photos
Face masks
Puppets
Sequencing pictures
Story props
A4 word card
Colourful crab alphabet line
Worksheets- various worksheets including speech bubbles, writing and drawing about the favourite part of the story, drawing what happens next, matching the word to picture, writing about the characters and questions about the story
Writing pages- four photocopiable sheets with borders for the children to write about the story or to include in your writing area
Design a book cover
Word searches
Sea creature writing sheets- a set of photocopiable writing sheets with space to write inside the outline of different sea creatures
Shell number line
Worksheets- fill in the missing number on the starfish, complete the addition and subtraction sums, count the number of sea creatures and cut out and order the numbered shells
Play dough mats- a set of colourful mats to use with play dough for the children to make the correct number of sea creatures on each card
Odd and even number line- a number line to 50 on red and blue starfish
Five little fishes number rhyme
Five pretty shells number rhyme- with rhyme card, props and masks
Story questions- answer the questions about the story and click on the correct answer
Counting Power point
Sea creatures- learn all about some different sea creatures
Five little fishes
Five pretty shells- a powerpoint of the number rhyme
Puppets
Face masks
Colouring pictures
Cut and stick worksheet- cut and colour the sea creatures and add them to the rock pool or use paints to print different sea creatures on the scene
Rock pool worksheet- draw some different things in the rock pool
Crab craft- cut out the pieces of the cute crab and use split pins to make a moving model
Tracing worksheets
Sea creature outlines
Matching pairs
Picture bingo
Jigsaw game- throw a die and collect the numbered part of your sea creature
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch story resource pack- Powerpoints, games, literacy, story telling
A great resource pack to accompany the lovely children’s book ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ by Ronda Armitage.
Banner- a long colourful display banner
Display borders- colourful borders to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
A4 word card- great to use when writing about the story
Story words- decorated words relating to the story-great to use on a display or in the writing area
Question cards-with questions about the story
Title page- a colourful page with the title, author and illustrator of the story
Picture and word cards
Photos- of different lighthouses- great for displays and discussion
Food display cards- colourful cards showing the different foods that Mrs Grinling put into the basket
Worksheets- various worksheets about the story such as thinking of ways to trick the seagulls, favourite meals, drawing parts of the story etc
Number line- A number line on lighthouses
Height lighthouses- order the different lighthouses in size order
Counting worksheets- count the number of seagulls and write the number in the boxes- a version for numbers up to 5 and for up to 10
Face masks- coloured masks to make and use when retelling the story or making new stories
Story props- large coloured props to use when retelling the story
Puppets- stick puppets to make of Mr Grinling, Mrs Grinling, Hamish the cat and the seagulls
Lighthouses- all about lighthouses and what they are used for
Maths- count the number of seagulls on each page and click on the correct answer
Story Powerpoint- answer the questions about the story and click on the correct answer
Phonemes on seagulls- all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on seagulls- these look great on a display of paper ‘rocks’
Speech bubble worksheets
Book review- write about the story and draw a picture
Worksheets-various worksheets about the story and characters
Word search- two different word searches with words relating to the story
Flying seagull- cut out and assemble a seagull which can be hung from the ceiling to make a flock of seagulls
Lighthouse- cut out and rearrange the lighthouse parts before sticking them onto your page
Colouring pictures- a collection of pictures to colour of the characters, food in the story, seaside scenes etc
Moving basket sheet- use a split pin to make the basket move from the cottage to the lighthouse
Make a basket- make a 3D basket and then draw some food to cut out and add to the basket
Face masks
Bingo- a colourful picture bingo game
Dominoes
Dice game- roll a die and cover the correctly numbered seagull
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the author or publishers of the story or any related stories or products.
Titanic topic pack- Powerpoint lessons, worksheets and display materials
A set of 6 Powerpoint lessons with worksheets and teaching resources for each lesson.
1- Life in the 1900’s- giving an overview of life at the time of the maiden voyage of The Titanic including leisure, travel etc with a worksheet for the children to fill in what they know about The Titanic and what they want to find out.
2- Building the Titanic- looking at who built the Titanic and where it was built with worksheets looking at advertising posters.
3- Life on board the Titanic- what was the accommodation like for the different classes, what activities could be done on board- with worksheets to label different parts of the ship, researching different passengers, describing rooms and comparing the rooms of the different classes.
4- The maiden voyage of The Titanic- Looking at the route the Titanic took, icebergs, the survivors and victims and why it sunk. Worksheets including mapping the route, writing diary entries, newspaper reports and writing postcards.
5- Timeline- pages to view as a Powerpoint or print to create a timeline for display including worksheets to sequence events, writing activities and sequencing statements.
6- The discovery of the Titanic- looking at equipment used to explore the wreck and looking at artefacts found.
Also includes:
Display materials including word cards, display banner and fact cards
Photographs for display and discussion
A crossword
Writing pages with themed borders
An acrostic poem writing activity
An A4 word mat with word relating to the Titanic and the crew
A fact and fiction worksheet to sort the statements
Newspaper reports from the time and posters advertising the Titanic for use on displays and discussion
Pumpkin Soup story resource pack
This pack is designed to be used with the story ‘Pumpkin Soup’ by Helen Cooper which is a lovely story for Autumn and Fall about sharing and working together.
Includes worksheets, crafts, display materials, games and activities for Literacy and Numeracy / Maths.
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner with a picture of the characters
Story word cards- great to add to a display or use in the writing area
Display border- A themed display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Title poster- An A4 sized poster with the title on and author/ illustrator
Picture flashcards- Flashcards with words and pictures of the props and characters
Story questions- colourful cards for a display with questions about the story
Colour face masks- of the characters in the story- great to use foretelling the story or for making up new stories
Colour puppets- make your own stick puppets of the characters in the story to retell the story or make up your own stories
An A4 word card with pictures- great to use when writing about the story
Speech bubbles worksheets- three different worksheets for children to fill in the speech bubbles and then colour the picture
Worksheet- write a book review about the book
Alphabet line- an alphabet line on wooden spoons
Writing sheets- various worksheets with borders to use for writing activities or in the writing area
My favourite part of the story- a worksheet to draw and write about their favourite part of the story
A number line- a colourful number line on pumpkins
Counting cards up to 10- count the number of pumpkins on each cards- these could also be used for number ordering
Pumpkin missing numbers- differentiated worksheets to fill in the missing numbers on the pumpkins
Number worksheets- colour in the correct number of objects- 2 different worksheets
Five little pumpkins rhyme- a rhyme card for this counting rhyme, rhyme props to use when singing the rhyme and face masks to make
Stick puppets- make your own character stick puppets for retelling the story
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks for retelling the story or making up your own stories
Tracing pictures- trace over the dotty lines and colour
Colouring pictures- pictures of the characters and some scenes to colour
Pumpkin recipes- a collection of recipe cards
Draw the scene- draw the scene through the window of the old white cabin
Games to make and play
Letter matching pairs- find the lower and upper case matching pairs on the pumpkins- plus an ideas sheet for further activities
Find the caterpillars- choose cards to see how many caterpillars you have found hiding in the pumpkin patch
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Mr Gumpy's Outing story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on boats relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display or writing area
Title page
Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the different animals in the story
Large coloured pictures- large character and animal pictures and a large boat to print out and use on a display
LITERACY
A4 word card
Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on animals
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Word searches
Questions for Mr Gumpy- a worksheet for the children to think of some questions to ask Mr Gumpy
Rules worksheet- write some rules for the children and animals to follow on keeping safe in the boat
Favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
CVC words- unscramble the letters to spell the CVC words to match the pictures
NUMERACY
Boat number line- a number line to 50 on boats
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the boats plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Counting worksheets- count the number of animals - three differentiated worksheets with numbers from 1-3, numbers to 5 and numbers to 10
Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Addition and subtraction worksheets- various worksheets to add or subtract the numbers on the cottages plus blank worksheets to allow you to differentiate
Number book- draw the correct number of animals in the boats on each page
Ordinal number animal- an ordinal number line up to 10
GAMES
Matching pairs- match the pictures to play matching pairs or snap
Fill the boat- collect the different characters needed to fill your boat
Sound lotto- a Power point game- listen to the different animal sounds and cover the pictures on your lotto board
Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet characters
Make a boat- make an origami boat from paper
Mr Gumpy’s house- draw Mr Gumpy’s house by the river
Tea worksheet- make a list of food needed for the tea and draw the food on the plate
Floating and sinking- carry out an experiment to see which items will float and which will sink in the water
Guess the animals- cards to use on displays or for discussion with clues about the different animals
Boat design
The Shopping Basket - story resource pack
A bumper resource pack for the popular story ‘The Shopping Basket’ by John Burningham
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on shopping baskets relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- coloured pictures of each of the animals and foods in the story and the words
Shopping and animal posters- A4 posters with each animal and food on with the name
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Shopping alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on the different foods in the shopping basket
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Writing worksheet- write about the different animals in the story
Shopping list worksheet- label the different items in the shopping basket
Favourite part of the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
MATHS
Basket number line- a number line to 50 on shopping baskets
Counting cards- count the objects from 1-10
Size ordering worksheets- order the character props by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of items in each shopping basket
Number worksheet- draw the correct number of foods
GAMES
Picture bingo- collect the characters and foods for your bingo board
Matching pairs- find the picture matching pairs
Number dominoes- a colourful domino game to make and play
Shopping game- collect the different foods needed for your shopping basket by spinning the spinner
ART & CRAFT
Picture jigsaws- cut out and reassemble the jigsaws of the different characters
Tracing sheets
Stick puppets
Face masks
Play dough mats- make the correct number of items in each shopping basket
Matching worksheet- match each character to the correct food
Colouring
Make a 3D basket- cut out and make a shopping basket
Drawing worksheet
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Large character and food pictures to match
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or product
Where the Wild Things are story resource pack
The pack includes:
DISPLAY BANNER- Large display title 'Where the wild things are' with pictures from the story
DISPLAY BORDER- A display border with pictures of different leaves- this can be printed as many times as you need for a display board of any size
DISPLAY PICTURES- Drawings of the characters in the book and some 'Wild things' and also Max's boat and crown and lots of different plants and trees so you can create a great scene (these are not printed from the book but have been hand drawn by myself)- these are in black and white and colour and in two different sizes
MATCHING PAIRS GAME CARDS- Colour cards with different pictures from the story- these can be used for matching pairs games, snap games or any other games you want to make up
COLOURING PICTURES- Some colouring sheets showing different scenes and characters (again these are using the characters I have drawn myself and are not exact scenes as shown in the book)
WORD CARDS- Words from the story - these are great for including in a display or for use in a writing area
WORD CARD- An A4 decorated word card-great for writing about the story or for display in the writing area
QUESTION CARDS FOR DISPLAY- Questions about the story 'Where the Wild Things are' on decorated cards
BOOK POSTER- An A4 poster with the title, author and illustrator information on
VARIOUS WORKSHEETS- Worksheets relating to the story
MAX'S CROWN TO MAKE- A crown to cut out and make
STICK PUPPET- A stick puppet of Max to make and a worksheet with prompts to help children design their own 'Wild thing' stick puppet
GAME- A 'Wild thing' game- roll the dice and draw different parts of your 'wild thing' to create different wild thing characters
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the author or publishers of the story or any related stories or products.
LUCY AND TOM AT THE SEASIDE story resource pack- Holidays, Summer
Lucy and Tom at the Seaside
A great resource pack for the story ‘Lucy and Tom at the Seaside’
The pack includes:
A long colourful display banner
A display border with colourful buckets and spades
Speech bubble worksheets
Word and picture cards for display or word walls
Words relating to the story on sandcastles
Drawing activity worksheets to accompany the story
An alphabet line on donkeys
A number line to 30 on seagulls
A ‘seaside’ acrostic poem worksheet
Stick puppets to make of Lucy and Tom- coloured version and black and white versions included
Sequence worksheets
Story telling props
A postcard worksheet
An odd and even number line on shells
Number jigsaws to cut and make
Rockpool worksheets
A picnic worksheet
Decorate a sandcastle
Match the ice creams with different quantities of sprinkles to the correctly numbered cone
Missing number worksheets to fill in the numbers on the sandcastles plus blank versions for you to add your own numbers
Writing sheets with different borders in colour and black and white
Writing activity worksheets to accompany the story
Photos of beaches and beach activities- great for discussion and displays
A colourful bingo game to accompany the story
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory worksheets, display materials, activities- ROALD DAHL
A great pack for the book 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' with a wide range of worksheets, activities and display materials
Display banner- a long colourful banner to print for your display
Display borders- two different borders- one with Wonka chocolate bars and golden tickets and the other showing the different character
A Charlie and the Chocolate Factory quiz- 30 questions for the quiz master to choose from with answers and a quiz recording sheet
Word searches- 2 different word searches with words about the story
Question cards- decorated question cards to use on your display
Character posters- a colour picture of each character and their name
Story words- decorated cards with words relating to the story
A4 word card- with words relating to the story and the character names- great to use when writing about the story
Various decorated worksheets including:
Book review- write a book review about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
My visit to the factory- write about the factory visit from the point of view of one of the children- 5 different sheets
Letter writing- write a letter to Mr Willy Wonka from each child
Newspaper articles- various outlines with different headlines to announce the competition, to announce when each child finds their ticket etc
Homes- draw and describe your home and Charlie’s
Diaries- write diary accounts of Charlie’s life before the factory visit
Inventing new chocolate bars- write about and name some new chocolate bars to create at the factory
Maths money problems- a mini pack with priced chocolate pictures and problems to solve
Design a golden ticket
Design some lickable wallpaper
Factory rooms- write about and draw the scene through the window of some different rooms in the factory
Character profiles
Favourite sweet/ chocolate tally chart- ask your friends their favourite sweet and record on the sheet and answer the questions
Speech bubble worksheets
Charlie’s family tree
Design a poster- design some colourful posters to advertise the golden ticket competition
Character writing- various sheets to write about each of the main characters
Oompa Loompa song- write your own Oompa Loompa song about Charlie
Warning signs- create some warning signs to display in the factory
New sweet recipe- write the ingredients for a new sweet or chocolate bar
Meal sweet- design the three course meal you would choose to have as the flavour of the stick of gum
Question worksheets
Writing sheets- various decorated sheets with borders to photocopy and use for writing activities
Rumble in the Jungle story sack resources
The pack includes:
A colourful display title
Lovely colour face masks of each of the jungle animals in the book
Black and white face masks of the animals for children to colour/ decorate/ collage etc
An A4 information sheet about each animal with interesting facts
Animal jigsaws to cut out and reassemble of an elephant, giraffe, zebra and crocodile
Word labels of different animal parts-great for discussion and writing
A display border of leaves-these can be printed as many times as you like to border a display of any size
A5 cards showing some of the patterns from the animals
An A4 word card with pictures of each of the animals on-this can be used for writing or maybe when reading the book to spot the animals
A display page with the title, author and illustrator on
A colourful bingo game for up to 5 players with a special jungle die to cut out and make
An A4 sized work border- great for displaying the childrens work quickly
Worksheets to cut out and label the parts of some animals-elephant, giraffe and zebra
Matching pairs game with pictures of the animals-this could also be used to make a snap game or many other different uses
Word related to the story-great for display and writing ideas
Worksheets to match animal pictures to their names and a worksheet to design their own jungle animal