A fun way to end or start the term. The game is based on Catch Phrase where children guess what the popular phrase or word is based on the pictures they see. This involves thinking and speaking and listening. Children enjoy this game in groups. There are 35 picture cards which can be cut up and laminated(for reuse) or pages can be used as they are with 4 cards to a page. There is a suggested answer sheet at the end, that children or the teacher, can use to mark off answers. (Some pictures could have an equally feasible alternate catch phrase or word). As a follow up, children could make up their own pictures based on familiar sayings or those on a theme such as football or animals. Children can research any sayings they are not familiar with. Links to language learning also.

“Spelling Bee Phonics Activity Set,” is an interactive resource designed to enhance phonics learning in the classroom. Useful for Key Stage 1 teachers who are looking for engaging ways to assess, practice, and consolidate children’s understanding of phonics and CVC words. Each set includes five ‘honeycomb’ cards, each centered around a different vowel - ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, or ‘u’. The activity encourages children to use their phonics skills to form and write up to 6 CVC words. Examples of words for the ‘a’ card could be ‘pet’, ‘pen’, ‘ten’, ‘met’, ‘peg’, and ‘meg’. The cards can be cut out and used in a multitude of ways: as stand-alone worksheets, additions to a writing corner, or even as flashcards. Also included are handy templates, allowing teachers to create more customized cards, extending the use of the resource. The templates can be used to set homework tasks, or children can create their own cards to test their friends or use for self-practice. Spelling Bee Phonics Activity Set makes phonics learning enjoyable.

There are 4 CVC words for each set for children to learn to sound, read and spell. Next they can cut out the letters for each word and make them or match to the coloured boards.

3 sets of CVC worksheets. Each set is made up of: 12 CVC word cards Word cards with pictures Picture cards with space to write CVC words Children can learn to read, spell, sound out and match. Pictures are black and white so children can colour these too. Links to Letters and Sounds, Phonics and Spelling.

4 differentiated worksheets on an alphabet theme. Mixed order pictures. Match the pictures to the sounds and write the letters next to the pictures. Alphabetical order pictures. Match the pictures to the sounds and write the letters next to the pictures. Draw a picture for each letter sound. A blank template for children to write sounds, words or/and draw pictures. Alternatively cut and paste the pictures onto the letter sounds. Colour the pictures.

A set of phonics and writing assessment sheets for children. Resources: Sheets 1 and 2 - Pictures for children to say and write the initial sounds underneath. Sheets 3 and 4 - Lower case letters of the alphabet. Can children say the letter and name an object beginning with each letter? Teacher could write the words for the children or the children could draw a picture themselves. Sheets 5 and 6 - Lower case letter for children to name and write over to assess their handwriting. Sheet 7 is a blank template to be used any way you want for e.g. for children to write letters as you say them or write a word/draw a picture for a given sound.

Children will enjoy joining in with this popular nursery rhyme with the support of these cards. There are black and white cards which children can colour in and trace over the words or write onto. There are colour cards that children can read the words or write onto. Cut out the cards for sequencing, sorting and matching games.

5 worksheets where children use the pictures to help them to name and write things they might see e.g. in the home or at the seaside. Each sheet has a topic or theme: Summer Holidays My Home Shapes I know Animals I know Under the Sea There are 2 sheets to a page, with one colour and one black and white version of the writing frames.

Game number 5 in this series. 39 pictorial popular catch phrases or sayings to encourage thinking skills and speaking and listening skills. There are 4 catch phrases on each page and 3 on the final page. It is fun to work against the clock! Children can work in pairs or teams to try to work out the answers. An answer sheet is provided for them to mark off. Cut out the cards and laminate for a game you can keep and reuse. As an extra activity children can research and write the meanings of the phrases.

This resource is linked to Phonics and words ending with FF. There are 12 words included here with matching pictures. Worksheets 1 - Children trace the words ending with FF and colour the pictures 2 - Children name the colour pictures , cut and match the pictures to the words on sheet 3 3 - Children can either write the words underneath the words given ending with FF, or draw or paste underneath the words. Suitable for KS1 and SEND pupils. Boarmaker licenced.

3 worksheets included. The first shows a worked example of the activity. Second is a template showing the letters in the word Christmas and an associated picture e.g. t and turkey. Children can then write the word and compose a sentence. Third is a template showing just the letters in the word Christmas. Children draw the pictures, write the words and sentences.

30 colour pictures in this quiz with a History theme. Use anytime or at the end of term for a fun activity. There are a range of pictures including Sayings, Historical Terms, Idioms, Myths /Legends, People, Songs or Events. There are answer sheets for pupils to mark off or find the answers. Pupils may want to work in teams or pairs. An alternate activity is to cut out the cards and for pupils to match to the correct answers.

A collection of worksheets and activities with a theme of Autumn or Harvest. Included is phonics work matching sounds and pictures, word match, sentence writing, sorting and counting Autumn pictures and labelling fruits and vegetables.

5 story boards to spark children’s imaginations and creative writing at KS1. Children can work alone or in pairs / small gourps. Or work in guided groups with an adult to support/scribe. Encourage speaking and listening and sharing ideas before children put pencil to paper. Each board contains pictures and words beginning with a vowel - a,e,i,o and u. The object of the activity is for children to use all the words to create a story. Some examples of story openers are: The ox and the octopus came over to see the old man… The unicorn was underwater when… Inside the igloo the insects ate ice cream… Children can illustrate their pictures and share their stories in group / circle time. There is a blank template for you to create more story boards using other letters of the alphabet.

4 worksheets where children use the words and pictures to write rhyming words. The first 2 pages are all CVC words. Pages 3 and 4 have a few words such as frog and boat that may be a bit more challenging depending what level the children are at. Good for your Letters and Sounds work, Phonics, Reading and writing and a good homework resource too.

4 designs of colour posters with blank speech bubbles. 2 animal posters and 2 with children. Good introduction to teaching about speech bubbles - show on the Smart Board for a speaking and listening exercise. Children can write on their white boards what they think the different characters are saying.

Here are 10 pages of activities with a Hotel or Holiday theme. Encourages reading, writing and speaking and listening. Activities: Read key words related to the theme and put into alphabetical order Label the pictures Word Search with answers Colour the hotel Make a list of what is on the breakfast tray Write about the holiday destination in the picture Write comparisons between Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels.

5 ways for children to think about and write about goals, dreams, wishes or New Year resolutions.

Show children how combining smaller words can make compound words in English. Pictorial support for teaching about compound words at KS1, spelling and for those learning the English language. There are 4 worksheets with answer sheets.

Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation and spelling but have different meanings. Here are 10 visual examples to discuss with your children and for them to compose, say and write sentences about. Suitable also for English Language students.