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.

A writing activity where children observe and discuss the picture of a park and then write a key word or words for each letter of the alphabet in the grid. Next children use the key words and the ideas they have talked about to write a story of their own about the park or an information text. They can illustrate their writing.

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.

A poster showing 30 things beginning with the letters X, Y and Z Children can write out the words on a list. There are also word cards that can be cut out and pasted to make the list. Play a game where children can time each other to see who can find all the pictures first. Another idea is to choose 5 pictures to write a sentence about or to make into a story. Order the words into alphabetical order.

A poster showing 30 things beginning with the letters V and W. Children can write out the words on a list. There are also word cards that can be cut out and pasted to make the list. Play a game where children can time each other to see who can find all the pictures first. Another idea is to choose 5 pictures to write a sentence about or to make into a story. Order the words into alphabetical order.

Here are some new ways of working on this traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood. There is a colour poster and one for the children to colour in. There is a planning sheet with ideas for your lessons. There is a scene showing Little Red Riding Hood’s journey to Grandma’s house. Children can talk about this saying what she sees along the way and what animals she meets. Great for speaking and listening and to encourage looking carefully.

10 different lists to write for KS1, with colour pictures including: food toys animals playground and space.

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.

There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter F poster with lots of different fonts. Children can use the idea to make their own poster by hand or on the computer. There is a lovely little poem to share and then children can write their own simple poem. Finally, a colouring and matching / handwriting sheet all about the letter F.

A fun KS2 comprehension word activity based on Cardinal Directions - North, South, East and West. Children read the word lists for each compass point and say what they understand by each of them. Can they think of any more of their own – words, phrases or idioms containing North, South, East or West? There is a quiz where children are asked to say, find or write the answers. Dictionaries and/or Internet research can by done. An answer list is included.

A phonics and comprehension activity. 15 words starting with Gr and Gl in picture form. 15 word cards to sort and match. 15 sentences where children enter the missing word beginning with Gr or Gl.

5 pages of 6 cards each showing pictures with mixed up sentences. Encourage your children to speak in a sentence to describe what they see and then to rearrange the words to make sentences. Children can write out the sentences with the words in the correct order. A useful resource for English language learners too.

A collection of 7 pages of examples of word art on different themes. This is a good starter for Visual Poetry and makes a nice art lesson. Fits in with Graphic Design and Advertising too.

6 worksheets where children say the missing words. They can then write out the sentences in their work books or cut and match the pictures and missing words.

A phonics and spelling resource for KS1 and /or SEN children. Here is a colour worksheet and 3 black and white worksheets for children to practice writing the blends Gl and Gr and finishing /writing the words to go with the pictures. The final page is a table with all the words to support children with their writing as needed.

A Speaking and Listening and writing resource. 8 different types of tools for children to label with 2 to a page: DIY Gardening Artists Mechanics Cooking Sewing Electrical Children name the tools and say their uses and write the words in the arrows or where the arrows point.

Links to Community, Jobs, Occupations, comprehension and word work. Children name, discuss and label the jobs in the 12 pictures. Children read the sentences and find out which occupation each one describes. 3 and 4. Word work - children read and match name of occupations with pictures or tools and equipment that may be needed in each job. A colour and label sheet. Children can choose to label with occupation names or equipment/tools names.

4 pages of ideas to stimulate children to write creatively. Each page had 6 ideas of story starters and endings. Children think about what the middle of the stories might be and choose 1 or more options to write about.

A visual way of introducing the suffix - er - and how to apply it to different word types: Examples: add er to basic words such as warm = warmer drop the final e and add er - wide = wider double final consonant and add er - run=runner take off y and add ier - funny=funnier There are larger cards to go with each word type and smaller ones with words added. There are exceptions to the rules to remember. Links to Letters and Sounds Phase 6