Early work on adjectives for young children and / or those learning English. A speaking and listening resource for young children to see if they can distinguish between the opposites: empty and full. There are 10 posters to discuss. Print out or / and show on the white board. Encourage children to look around their classroom / environment and find things that are empty and full. Some posters will provoke thinking skills e.g. the swimming pool is full of people but there are no swimmers in it. Some posters could also be interpreted as half full such as some of the coffee cups.

10 masks with a fruit theme for storymaking / telling and role play. Cut out and reinforce on card or laminate. Cut out the eyes and fasten the back with ribbon or elastic. Links in with topics on food / fruit and plants as well as Harvest.

2 worksheets based on the theme of toys. Children use the key to help them to write the names of each toy in the boxes. Children trace over the words and colour in the toys.

4 fine motor control activities linked to your Transport topic. Vehicles for children to trace around are: Bus, Van, Boat and Tractor. You could also laminate and add these to your writing corner and children can reuse with dry markers.

8 worksheets in black and white with a seaside theme and phonics link. Children name what they see at the seaside, say the sounds and write the letters and sentences. Included pictures:donkey, starfish, sun cream, ball, boat, ice cream, crab and fish.

A colourful phonics resource for children linked to topics on feelings or ourselves. The first sheet shows an example of how children could make a poster using the letters of the words ‘We are happy’. Page 2 gives each letter ready to cut out, order and paste. Page 3 shows the banner ‘We are happy’. Children can paste or draw around the words or cut them out to include in their own poster or banner.

A short story written to share with young children during topic work on Kings and Queens, Famous people or King Charles 111 Coronation in May 2023. The story is about a Prince who loses his crown and eventually it is found. There is a page sharing flashcards of characters in the story and objects such as the crown and the palace. Children can use the picture or symbol board to help them to retell the story themselves. The final page shows the words for the characters and objects and has space for children to draw in or paste the pictures. Boarmaker Licenced.

This a set of planning and activities that includes learning objectives, resources and assessment. It uses Boardmaker symbols and is suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils. Boardmaker licenced. The planning is based on the delightful book by Julia Donaldson. ‘The Hippo has a Hat’. The activities link to literacy - story, rhyme and handwriting. They also link in well with animals and clothing for your topic work. Activities include: Rhyme recognition and word matching, word tracing and drawing, creative arts and drama. You can use the planning and resources for a complete lesson or unit of work or dip in to Story sessions.

A complete lesson plan with objectives, resources, activity ideas and extension. Based on Animals and linking to Pattern with Spots and Stripes. The resources include, reading, writing, labelling, matching, drawing and colouring. There are 8 sheets in total Planning sheet for lesson or unit of work 6 colour flashcards showing ladybird, zebra, tiger, frog, dog and snake Sheet showing animal names for drawing or pasting pictures into A labelling sheet showing animals with space for writing Handwriting sheet showing 6 animals - write and colour in 6 pattern and colour cards 6 word cards - children read and match the pattern and colour cards to animals Outline animals for children to add the patterns and colour Suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.

10 masks with a food / vegetable theme for storymaking / telling and role play. Cut out and reinforce on card or laminate. Cut out the eyes and fasten the back with ribbon or elastic. Links in with topics on food / vegetables and plants as well as Harvest.

Sports themed resource activity sheets in colour and black and white. Data handling recording sheet showing favourite sports. Colour and B/W. 8 pictures of different sports for children to label. Colour and B/W. 3 and 4. Children write a phrase or short sentence about each sport or piece of sports equipment. Colour and B/W. Links to Sports and Sports Day, Data Handling, labelling and writing.

12 easy quiz sheets for your class. Great as a back to school resource! Each quiz invites children to read, discuss and write. Each quiz has 4 questions and a corresponding picture for the answers. Children can answer in different ways - writing the letter of the picture, naming the picture or writing a phrase or short sentence. Play the quiz in pairs, groups or as a whole class. Alternatively use as worksheets to compliment your topic work. You could also laminate the sheets and add to the writing corner for early finishers or use as homework. There are a range of themes: Christmas, Halloween, On the Farm, Space, Flying things, Plants, Winter Clothing, Tigers, Baby Animals, Weather, Animals and Transport.

3 original poems to share with your early years children when introducing 2D shapes. My shape poem My Heart Shape Sorting The final sheet has 2 outline templates with shape borders. Children can use these to draw and label shapes or to make simple shape poetry.

Welcome to this dot-to-dot adventure! This resource is designed to help young learners practice connecting dots to form various shapes while improving their handwriting skills. Each of the five pages feature eight shapes with dot-to-dot outlines that children can follow. By connecting the dots, children practice fine motor skills but also enhance their shape recognition and early writing abilities.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. My trip to the Supermarket. One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils. Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols. Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words. Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip. Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers, shopping, money as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening. *Boardmaker licence.

My trip to the Railway Station. One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils. Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols. Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words. Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip. Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening *Boardmaker licenced.

My trip to the Airport with symbols. One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils. Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols. Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words. Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip. Links to topic work, journeys, travel, transport, explorers as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening. *Boardmaker licence.

The "Gingerbread Man with Symbols " is a resource pack for teachers, particularly those working with SEND, EYFS, and / or KS1 children. It is designed to complement work on Folk Tales - The Gingerbread Man in particular. This pack integrates learning areas such as storytelling, speaking and listening, reading, writing, matching and word work. The pack includes activities like filling in missing letters in a puzzle related to the story, supported by both symbols and words, available in both colour and black and white versions. The inclusion of 15 symbol cards aids in speaking and listening exercises, story sequencing, vocabulary development and matching activities. These are in colour and black and white. The gingerbread-themed borders, provided in both colour and black and white, offer a creative space for children to write or draw about the story. Additionally, the pack includes three coloured gingerbread-themed cards along with three for black and white cards for colouring. The pack forms the basis of a lesson or unit of work. Boardmaker licenced.

A KS1 resource for children where they can make their own decorations for Christmas and New Year using the ideas here for inspiration and the template included. There is a poster showing colour examples of baubles with New Year images such as the year of the rabbit and 2023. There is a black and white poster showing written examples of how children can write their own greetings. Alternatively, children can cut out the baubles and add them to cards or the Christmas display / tree.