Fun, motivating literacy activities for practice and assessment of tricky spellings (e.g. its/it’s, which/witch, and s/es plurals; also practice of lit. techniques - onomatopoeia & alliteration. Handy for pre-SATs or general testing, and year-round literacy development.

Four activities for younger/less confident KS1 readers, with adult support. Contents: 2 fun word games; one seaside picture with describing words spread over; 1 colourfully decorated reading test with simple words using the whole alphabet. Handy for pre-test practice and assessment, and as year-round reading spurs.

Rhymes to chant, clap, act out and develop, promoting many learning areas: Literacy, Understanding the World, Communication Language, Expressive Arts & Design and Physical Development. Topics: mini-beasts, seaside, stars, castles, busy street, school, big & small, park and windy day. Guidance notes included for all. Save 50% with this bundle!

8 lively, punchy rhymes to clap, chant, add to and act out. (One of the 7 sheets contains 2 rhymes.) Tips and ideas for use are provided in ‘Notes’ under each one. These rhymes support all-round literacy, including aspects of poetry, vocabulary, speaking and listening, drama, expressive presentation and creativity. They also support mental wellbeing and confidence, being reassuringly punchy, repetitive, meaningful and fun, with upbeat messages. Their capacity for enacting supports physical education and fitness. The rhymes will also enhance topic work on: minibeasts, our world, space, oceans, the local environment, transport, sound, movement, colour, weather and more.

4 wild wood / forest poetry frames, plus brainstorming sheet and word bank with simile ideas included, for Juniors, Ys 3-5 approx. Poetry frames include a fun riddle to compose, plus poems about woodland animal movements, squirrels in trees, spooky, midnight woods and a simile poem.

Springtime writing sheets galore! Creative writing will blossom with all these simple, attractively illustrated frames. Robins, rabbits, squirrels, butterflies, frogs and more, with spring meadows and woods to write about too. Supports seasonal work, literacy, creativity and expressive arts and design at EY + KS1 levels.

Phonics a, e, i and o are highlighted in this big bundle of over-writing sheets. Each one presents one, two or a few simple words incorporating a short vowel, with an attractive illustration, mostly outlined for colouring. The words are presented in pastel shades for writing over. Words featured: cat, hat, bat, fox, box, dots, sots, dog, frog, big, pig, pigs, red, pen, hen, hens, egg, eggs. If this is useful, see my long vowel reading cards too.

Celebrate St David’s Day with Welsh dragons, castles or both, with this array of attractive, child-friendly picture-poems, stretching vocabulary and ideas simultaneously. A dragon’s menu (with alliteration), castle features and characters, castle treasure and who knows what sort of dragons (the children can decide) feature in these sheets, some with 3 grades of difficulty. Successfully tried and tested.

Writing inside a picture is great fun, and brings the words alive for children. This stack of picture-writing frames features clouds, stars, ladybirds, snakes, castles, leaves and seasides, some with graded variations. This bundle will inspire imagination, fire enthusiasm, develop skills and boost confidence.

These 10 rhythmic, rhyme-rich, accessible poems address nature, animals, and outdoor atmospheres, offering inspiration for creative writing and attractive introductions to poetry. Suitable for KS2, and some also for KS1. Topics include clouds, trees, rivers, weather, seaside, day and night, community spirit, animals and birds. Ten sheets, some containing two poems. Each sheet contains an illustration; some have coloured backgrounds too, as appropriate. I’ve used a number of these poems in my poetry workshops to spur ideas.

Ten fun, simple reading and writing sheets with pictures. Topics - from traffic lights to ships and sharks, from dogs to dragons, from cooking to Lego, and more! Supports phonics and word recognition, handwriting, spelling, and motivation for learning. Brings meaning to the written word for young children.

Word types from the curriculum lists are represented in these 3 graded reading practice/assessment sheets and the Yr 2 practice spelling test. But they’re child-friendly in presentation, with patterns and bright colours, reducing nerves and promoting a positive approach to the challenges.

Six sheets of fun, attractive reading challenges for approx. Yr 1 level readers - themed. Contents: 2 reading games in pictures + 4 pictures with words to read and identify - themes: woodland animals, under the sea, mini-beasts, shells - describing-words. Texts large, clear and colourful. Taking the fear out of reading; putting fun and meaning into it.

Baby animals, birds and insects of springtime are celebrated in this stack of colouring and colour/writing sheets for Early Years and Yr 1 pupils, PLUS 3 Spring Rhymes to read, chant, clap and enact, written by the author.

An exciting bundle of COLOUR-focused resources: rhymes to listen to, chant, clap and enact, creative writing frames to complete, pictures and illustrations to colour - activities for all ages and stages from EYFS - Yr 2+. Helps children identify and name colours, and to apply them, talk, sing and write about them, and even rhyme them to make funny or beautiful verses. All work original.

A big bundle of themed activities to help EYFS children get to grips with phonics and letters and start reading naturally: a mix of reading cards, games, rhymes and challenges, featuring castles, creepy-crawlies, woods, under the sea, animals, and more.

Dragons abound in this great array of fun and exciting literacy activities. There are rhymes to chant, enact and develop, a rhyme bank for concocting more, a dragon’s crazy menu to complete (with alliteration), a dragon word-building sheet, dragon similes to write, and six lively, colourful dragon sketches to fire ideas and enthusiasm. Children love this theme! Resources tried and tested - with great results.

Wild weather, snow - 2 levels, wind, rain, clouds and sunshine all feature in this big pack of exciting, original poetry frame sheets, with rhymes for Infants too.

Clap, chant, act and add to these enjoyable rhymes to enhance phonics and colour teaching. Also great as introductions to poetry, and to support the various topics featured. Ideal for Early Years and KS1. Each rhyme is original and tailored to its purpose, while also being fun and meaningful for young children.