Literacy resources for the book, Dear Zoo, by Rod Campbell. 27 pages of resources include Matching Sentence writing Adjectives on each animal Letter writing for each animal Warning labels Draw an animal and describe Ordering animals Labels Drawing Word mat Writing frames

Here are some age-appropriate literacy worksheet ideas for early years inspired by the book “Rosie’s Hat”. Explore positional language with this interactive worksheet! Children will have fun searching for Rosie’s hat as they practice using words like “under,” “behind,” “in front of,” “beside,” and “on.” Embark on Rosie’s life journey with this engaging activity! Children will explore the passage of time and the concept of aging as they order pictures of Rosie from when she was a baby to when she becomes an old lady. Explore Rosie’s emotions with this interactive labeling activity! Children will have the opportunity to identify and label how Rosie is feeling. Labelling activity inspired by “Rosie’s Hat”! Children will have the opportunity to identify and label various items from the story, enhancing their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Inspire creativity and imagination with this engaging activity that invites children to draw their predictions based on the front cover of “Rosie’s Hat”! An activity where children will organize pictures from “Rosie’s Hat” into a story mountain to visualize the story’s plot structure. An activity where children will write a list of all the characters and places the hat visited. A pencil control adventure as you help Rosie find her hat in this engaging maze activity! Book Review: Encourage students to write a book review of “Rosie’s Hat,” Drawing or writing, characters, settings and basic events. Story Retelling: Encourage children to retell the story in their own words, using simple sentences and drawings to convey the main events. Order Story: Sort pictures correctly and retell the story in their own words, using simple sentences. Colourful word mat! Bursting with key words and eye-catching pictures, this word mat is the perfect tool for expanding young learners’ language skills and creativity. Encourage children to retell their favourite part of the story by either drawing or writing a simple sentence. Alphabet line, complete with lower case and Capital letters as well as the 1st few tricky words. On this activity, encourage children to identify the picture and draw a line to a picture that rhymes with it. Alphabet Peg Matching! Each of the 26 cards features a different letter of the alphabet along with three accompanying pictures. Children are invited to identify the initial sound of each picture and attach a peg to the corresponding image that matches the letter’s sound.

I’ve designed a set of 11 literacy resources inspired by the theme of the story “Superworm,” featuring engaging activities, along with a pencil control exercise. Describing Rhyming Wanted poster Actions labelling Book review Recalling events Favourite part Pencil control

40 Lego challenge cards crafted for enjoyment at home, in school, or as a delightful gift. Guaranteed to captivate and entertain both the little ones and the big ones for hours on end.

Spinderella, a book about a spider who is keen to learn numbers. In this pack there are not only worksheets but also larger resources for laminating or for printing onto card, for children to use over again during child initiated learning time. Included- Number matching flashcards Threading Number recognition Counting Writing numbers Counting in 2’s A4 spider webs 1-10 Repeating patterns Colour by numbers Number speech bubbles to 20 Missing numbers to 10 and to 20 Doubling/draw Higher numbers/winners Tallying

A variety of 12 animals made up out of shapes. Each animal has a picture to show the child the what the final product should look like and a page with all the shapes on ready for cutting and sticking on to a plain piece of paper. Animals included are- Dog Cat Bear Penguin Elephant Tortoise Pig Butterfly Ladybird Chick Owl Frog Pages can be printed and photocopied larger or smaller depending on the size you would like your animals to be.

An array of resources, inspired by “The Very Busy Spider,” all centered around a spider theme. This pack includes vibrant physical development flashcards tailored for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The worksheets are designed to be printer-friendly, allowing for easy black and white printing. Within the pack, you’ll find a variety of resources, encompassing maths materials, art ideas, and sorting activities, all thoughtfully crafted to enhance the learning experience. Included is- Marbelling Draw correct amount Draw missing amount to create to create total Finger painting positional language Counting Number recognition Sorting spiders/not spiders Sorting 8 legs/6 legs Ordering Colour shapes on a web Length Flashcards Ideal for use in both home and school learning environments. Your positive feedback is greatly appreciated.

10 page of activities based on the book, Room On The Broom. Ideal for early years- design a broomstick Cutting activities Feelings Pencil control Maze Design a hat Fingers puppets Who’s hiding in the mud.

A nice game to play in a small or large group. Children take it in turns to pick a card and the group perform the action of the sea creature on the card.

7 worksheets for fine motor skills. Banded at PD/MH 40-60m

5 Easter themed fine motor control worksheets for pencil control. Banded for 40-60m.

A game that can be used as a cutting and sticking activity or that can be laminated and then have the pieces velcroed on to be used time and again. Includes: A potato A page of eyes A page of ears A page of mouths A page of noses A page of hair/head accessories

A game that can be used as a cutting and sticking activity or that can be laminated and then have the pieces velcroed on to be used time and again. Includes: A potato A page of eyes A page of ears A page of mouths A page of noses A page of hair/head accessories

A game that can be used as a cutting and sticking activity or that can be laminated and then have the pieces velcroed on to be used time and again. Includes: A potato A page of eyes A page of ears A page of mouths A page of noses A page of hair/head accessories

Jack the builder themed resources, inspired from the, ‘Jack The Builder’. Included in this pack is- Cutting and sticking x2 Colour in more Counting on colouring Create a 3D picture- cutting and sticking Filling in missing numbers Height 9 building flashcards Counting

5 different themed shape matching activities. Each picture has 5 shape silhouettes, along with 5 shapes with pictures on which need cutting out to be matched up to the correct shape. The 5 themed pictures are Farmyard Under the sea Space Winter Desert

Walking Through The Jungle by Julie Lacome, set of 6 flash cards. Each A5 flash card can be printed and laminated and used alongside the story/rhyme. Take to the hall for P.E. Read the story and show the children the flash cards for them to reenact the animals movement.

Help children to recognise their name with this free, editable, name writing sheet. Children are encouraged to say their name, colour it, trace it, find it and make their name. A4 sized sheet which you can edit the name, font and size of the lettering for each child.