This simple rhyme invites exciting whole-body actions, with scope for humour, drama, fantasy and expressive, imaginative movement. It includes a simile that can be exchanged for different ones in follow-on verses. The punchy rhythm and clear rhymes will help children develop an ear for rhyming couplets. While focusing minds on stars in space, it also prepares children for any writing task on the subject. The 1-sheet resource includes suggestions for warm-up and development, and lists of words to prompt for when swapping in new ones. The activity supports the learning areas of Literacy, Expressive Arts & Design, Physical Development, Communication and Language, and Understanding the World.

This hand-illustrated, jungle-themed poetry frame sheet spurs young, independent writers to draw on their imagination and passive vocabulary to create an expressive poem about it, and its inhabitants. The line-starters invite description and similes, and the pictures offer inspiration. Ideas can be further explored through the colouring opportunities. While intended primarily as a literacy support and creativity launch pad, the sheet also presents a window onto the natural world. For best outcomes, prepare children first with discussion, pictures or a video of a jungle and the animal types featured here, and act out trying to make your way through a jungle’s exotic undergrowth - in the heat. This poetry frame has been successfully tried and tested during my poetry workshops, as all my TES resources have to date.

This is a reading, writing and word-picture linking activity for young children, with example sheet. The three animal words, dog, cat, hen, are presented next to jumbled pictures of them. The challenge is to sound out the words and link them, with a pencil, to the correct picture. The pale letters can also be over-written, for hand-writing practice, and to consolidate the sounding out findings. This resource adds extra meaning and fun to early literacy lessons. Fun cat music! Do listen (free) to this delightful, jazzy cat movement music, by a favourite composer of mine - for all ages! https://soundcloud.com/rhodri-williams-wandoch/watching-the-cat

Beginner readers will enjoy sounding out the words in this question - “Can you see the bee in the green tree?” and pointing to the bee in the picture. They will also like discussing the picture and the “ee” sounds with an adult. How many "ee"s can they find? Have they ever seen a bee? What can they tell you about them? This resource supports phonics-learning, reading, speaking and listening. See the others in this series. Here’s a related ‘ee’ phonic lullaby, by Rhodri Williams-Wandoch: https://soundcloud.com/rhodri-williams-wandoch/try-to-sleep

This rosy garden apple picture poem celebrates nature, seasons and healthy eating. The 5-line cinquain is simple and attractive to read, view and listen to. Perhaps your class can make up a similar cinquain about apples or another fruit? See my banana poem too, and my other Healthy Eating resources. The poem and photo are by this author, Kate Williams.

Seaside poetry writing on a fabulous seaside photograph! Line starters for free, expressive writing. Example sheet provided, to inspire ideas of all sorts. Flexible for all ages and abilities, written or out loud. Text: In the sea’s sparkly blue I find… In the sea’s soft hum I hear… In the sand’s ______ I feel… Metaphors, description, long or short responses, literal or imaginary - all sorts are welcome here! See also my many other seaside and ocean resources!

**A Congratulations message for your class! ** WELL DONE CLASS! Presented on coloured pencils photo (with raindrops), suggesting challenge, hard work + success. Glossy, fun, informal, celebratory poster. Supports PSHE, teacher/pupil rapport, positive thinking. For any class achievement, e.g. exam results, year-end, good work.

A beautiful, inspiring, comforting poem about autumn leaves, their colours, movements and seeming free spirits. Use as a starter for class poetry writing, to spur other ideas for language, imagery, movement and poem forms. Help the children identify the rhyming words (gloaming/roaming, where/care/air, glow(ing)/low/go). Who can spot the question? Any other questions to ask? See my other autumn leaf resources for more inspiration and format ideas.

Autumn leaves words, similes and colouring fun offered on this beautiful picture poem frame for newly independent writers. Leaves go - sailing, flowing, dancing, spinning, gliding, skipping, drifting… They are as colourful as - jewels, flowers, butterflies, rainbows… Wavy lines to write on, reflecting the wavy leaves. Let children gather and inspect leaves first, spinning and flying them. Discuss their movements and colours, and invite simile ideas. See also my other autumn leaves resources and woodland writing sheets.

A fun, attractive, autumn activity for young children. One word to write - action word for sailing, gliding leaves - and beautiful leaves to colour in. Go out to collect leaves first, and watch them falling. Examine and discuss them, then act out their movements, drawing action words from your class. Prompt for words like floating, gliding, darting, dancing, skipping, twisting, falling and swinging. Encourage emergent, have-a-go, writing, for a relaxed approach, to unleash creativity and build writing confidence. See my other autumn leaves poetry frames too.

I’m ___ ing and ___ ing, like a __ , this poem starts, with a long, wavy line down the page for children to take off and fly with their ideas. The accompanying colour sketch will inspire ideas. EXAMPLE: I’m sailing and gliding, like a leaf in the wind, free as the air and merry as sunshine… But now I’m tipping and tilting, like a boat on a rough sea. I’m spinning, spiralling, loop-the-looping. I’m a circus acrobat, vaulting the air… and now calmly cruising the fine, silky skies again. Supports literacy, including vocabulary, writing fluency and encouragement, also weather, travel and transport studies. **SEE ALSO - ** LAND OF L… magic land alliteration game - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/land-of-l-creative-alliteration-fun-12031118 .

Young children will enjoy colouring in this busy picture of a pond and its surroundings, including ducks, a frog, creepy-crawlies, grasses, flowers, tree, bird, sun and cloud-strewn sky. The resource offers learning through fun in multiple aspects - fine motor control, colour differentiation, creative expression, understanding and appreciation of nature and wildlife, and the buzzing activities of spring. The picture also offers a discussion focus.

These four lip-curling rhymes are all to do with activity and movement, from visiting a seaside to going on a world trip, as well as dancing and tree-climbing. These punchy, 4-line verses will engage independent readers of all levels, helping to nurture a love of reading. The rhymes can be shared and discussed, and may inspire rhyme-writing too. For more, see my other 4-rhyme sheets (look out for similar cover picture).