A resource pack for the story 'The BFG' by Roald Dahl A colourful display banner A book information poster Flash cards of the characters in the story Word cards of someof the made up words in the story Question cards about the story- great to add to your display A display border with pictures of dream jars in different colours A wanted poster worksheet Various question worksheets about the story and characters A quiz about the books with lots of questions and decorated answer sheets A newspaper article worksheet A wordsearch A decorated book review worksheet for The BFG Various worksheets about dreams Worksheets to design new homes for Sophie and The BFG A worksheet to design your own special drink like the BFG had Large coloured pictures of Sophie, The BFG and a Giant

Start off the new school year with this activity pack which accompanies the book ‘The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School’ by Laura Murray. It is a fun story to use to help introduce your children to the school and staff. The packs includes: Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in black and white Sequencing worksheet cut and paste Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end Graphic organisers Character traits My favourite part of the story writing and drawing activity Design a Gingerbread Man and Design a Gingerbread Person worksheets Asking question- Think of Who, What, When, Where and Why questions to ask the Gingerbread Man The Gingerbread Man Is, Can, Have grid Problems and solutions- three differentiated sheets Retell the story writing worksheet Design a MISSING poster- three differentiated versions Missing word worksheets- two versions with each one differentiated Text-to-self connections- What I do at school and what the Gingerbread Man does Three what happens next drawing and writing worksheets Write three sentences about the Gingerbread Man True or False sentences about the story- differentiated versions Instructional writing- write the recipe for Gingerbread Men Comprehension worksheet

There was an old lady who swallowed some books is a perfect story for the start of the school year. This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, comprehension activities and a story telling craftivity. The activities included are: If I were an old lady I would swallow… worksheet A set of comprehension question cards to choose the correct answer from a choice of two Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate in the correct order Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out Writing sheet to write three sentences My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write A cut and paste story sequence worksheet Simple picture cards to sequence for the story Alphabetical order literacy center with recording sheet In my backpack… writing sheet Missing word worksheet based on the story Three number jigsaws with numbers 1-5 and 1-10 to order Rhyming words literacy center with recording sheet What happens next… two worksheets

I love this cute story for Easter and this set of activities is great to use after reading the book. The pack includes: Graphic organisers My favorite part of the story drawing and writing activity (also included is the spelling favourite) Adjective activity to describe Hoppi ‘If I were a bunny…’ activity sheet My Easter egg- design an Easter egg and write three sentences about it Text-to-self connections- three different sheets for drawing and writing Writing activities My favorite egg- draw and write about your favorite egg from the story (also included is the spelling favourite) Sequencing cards- 12 picture cards for retelling the story, describing activities or even make into games such as matching pairs I hope you enjoy using the activities x

The story ‘Rosie’s Walk’ is a lovely story that follows the hen, Rosie on her walk around the farmyard followed by the fox! This book companion pack has activities for extending the book for your students and also preposition activities which are great for speech and language activities. The pack includes: A graphic organiser to write or draw the beginning, middle and end of the story An emergent reader book- Where is Rosie? Preposition task cards and props- read the card and place Rosie, the hen, or the fox, in the correct position Story map worksheets- draw the different things that Rosie sees on her walk or cut and stick the things she sees in the correct order Sequencing pictures- 14 color pictures for retelling the story Sorting worksheet- sort the different statements about foxes and hens to learn more about the animals Stick puppets- make your own stick puppets of a hen and fox and use to retell the story- these can be used with the picture props in the preposition task card activity Story map- move the fox and hen around the story board to retell the story or make up your own stories Where is Rosie- an activity for speaking and listening- includes ten picture cards for the kids to describe where Rosie is in each one I hope you and your children enjoy using these activities to support the story ‘Rosie’s Walk’.

There was an old lady who swallowed a frog is a perfect story for Spring and to use with a topic on Growing. This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, literacy centers and a story telling craftivity. The activities included are: Cut, paste and color worksheet to add the labels to the picture Rhyming words literacy center Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate in the correct order Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out Cut and paste the things the old lady swallowed and didn’t swallow My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write Writing worksheet- the old lady swallowed a ______ because ______ Simple picture cards to sequence for the story Upper and lower case letters on gloves literacy center Planting a seed sequencing cards and worksheet What do plants need - two different worksheets (Worksheets with alternative spelling are included)

Start off the new school year with the activity pack which accompanies the book ‘If You Take a Mouse to School’ by Laura Numeroff. The packs includes: Literacy Center- ABC order Literacy Center- Syllable sort with three differentiated worksheets Sequencing picture cards Sequencing worksheets - two cut and paste activities Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end Graphic organisers Character description If I took an animal to school… writing and drawing activity List the things the mouse did at school Making comparisons- write three things you do at school and three things mouse does Retell the story writing worksheet School writing activity Making comparisons- what is in my backpack compared to the boys Text-to-self connections- Draw and write you at school and the mouse at school Two what happens next drawing and writing worksheets Venn diagram

Start off the new school year with the activity pack which accompanies the book ‘David Goes to School’ by David Shannon. It is a great story for looking at school rules and the effects of bad choices. The packs includes: Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end Graphic organisers Character traits of David Advice for David- write and draw what he should/ should not do at school Favourite part of the story worksheet Draw and write things David did at school- two variations My school writing worksheet for children to write one of their rules and explain why it is important Making comparisons Opinion writing- would you like David in your class? My school rules- children write four of their rules Retell the story worksheet School rules- what we should and shouldn’t do Davids behaviour at school- write about what David should have done Writing and drawing worksheet

There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow is a perfect story for the winter snowy days! This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, comprehension activities and a story telling craftivity. The activities included are: If I were a cold lady I would swallow… worksheet Comprehension worksheet A set of comprehension question cards to choose the correct answer from a choice of two Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out Writing sheet to write three sentences Finish the sentences worksheet Label the snowman- one worksheet with words at the bottom to use for labelling and the other without words A story retelling worksheet to write four main parts of the story My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write A cut and paste story sequence worksheet Simple picture cards to sequence for the story

There was an old lady who swallowed a bat is a perfect story for Halloween. This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, comprehension activities and a story telling craftivity. The activities included are: Cut, paste and color worksheet to add the labels to the picture A comprehension worksheet about the story Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate in the correct order Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out Bats Can, Have, Are grid worksheet My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write A cut and paste story sequence worksheet Simple picture cards to sequence for the story Retelling the story writing worksheet Upper and lower case letters literacy center Finish the sentences writing worksheet based on the story Word family literacy center for short vowel ‘a’ with two recording sheets What happens next… two worksheets (Worksheets with alternative spelling are included)

A bumper pack of resources for George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl including: Display banner- a long colourful banner to print for your display Display borders- two different borders- one with different bottles and the other showing the different character A George’s Marvellous Medicine quiz- 30 questions for the quiz master to choose from with answers and a quiz recording sheet Word searches- 2 different word searches with words about the story Question cards- decorated question cards to use on your display Large ingredient pictures- large colourful bottles labelled with all of the ingredients George used for his marvellous medicine Character posters- a colour picture of each character and their name Story words- decorated cards with words relating to the story A4 word card- with words relating to the story and the character names- great to use when writing about the story Various decorated worksheets including: Book review- write a book review about ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine Letter writing- write a letter to the farmers from Mr Kranky telling them all about the marvellous medicine Newspaper articles- various outlines for reporting about the giant animals on the farm Character profiles Design a poster- design some colourful posters to advertise the marvellous medicine to farmers Character writing- various sheets to write about each of the main characters Question worksheets Writing sheets- various decorated sheets with borders to photocopy and use for writing activities Grandma’s view- draw and write about Grandma’s view from the roof of the house Marvellous medicine- write about a different effect of the medicine New story ending- Think of a different ending to the story of George’s Marvellous Medicine Instruction writing- write instructions for making the marvellous medicine Medicine effects- Draw the chickens after the medicine experiments Label the jar- Design an exciting label for the bottle of marvellous medicine What were George’s thought- draw and write the different things George wanted to do to Grandma Mixing pot chant- write your own chant to say when the mixture is stirred Describing worksheet- describe what happened to Grandma after she was given the medicine Shopping list- write a shopping list for ingredients for the medicine George’s life- Write two diary entries by George- one when Grandma lived with hem and the other when Grandma had disappeared My marvellous medicine- write about your own marvellous medicine and what is in it and what it does Character facts- write three facts about each character Order the statements- cut and order the different parts of the story Write your own story- make up your own marvellous medicine story

ALL ABOUT ME This collection of worksheets would be great for an end of term activity to make into a book to send up to the new teacher or would be great in September for getting to know your new children. Would also be great to make quick and easy displays for the new term. Also great for NQT’s to get to know the children in their class. These are all activities which have been trialled in schools and used for project books and display work. The pack contains 20 pages which can be made into a workbook (some sheets have similar ideas on so you could choose the most suitable for your class). In the pack: Long colourful banner ‘All About Me’ Workbook cover All about Me page My self portrait My birthday Design your own t-shirt My favourite book I am good at… I feel happy/ sad when… I hope to learn… I like watching… In my house… My favourite activities My favourite animals etc My friends My new class Name cards to make Shield and guide for filling in the parts Things I am good at Trophy page Great resources for a new term or ‘Ourselves’ topic.

This pack is designed to be used with the story ‘The fish who could wish’ by John Bush. Display resources · Display banner · Story word cards- great to add to a display or use in the writing area · Display border- a themed display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size · Title poster · Picture flashcards- flashcards with words and pictures of the props in the story · Story questions Role play/ story props · Colour face masks- of different fish and the Fish who could Wish- great for retelling the story or creating your own stories · Colour puppets · Story telling props Literacy · An A4 word card with pictures · Speech bubbles worksheets · Worksheet- write a book review about the book · Alphabet line · Writing sheets · My favourite part of the story · Sh, th, ch fishing game- catch the picture fish and decide if they go in the sh, th or ch fishing nets- with full instrustions and further ideas · Sh, th, ch worksheets- a worksheet for each phoneme · Phoneme word and picture cards- a collection of pictures of words with sh, ch and th sounds in them and the words with the grapheme highlighted · Make a wish worksheet- think of one wish you would make and draw and write about it · The fish’s wish- draw and write three things the fish wished for · Phonemes on fish Numeracy · A number line · Shape fish posters · Shape fish bingo game- cover the different shaped fish first to win the game · Sea scenes number game- roll a die and colour the part of the picture with that number · Number ordering- cut out the numbered fish and stick in the correct order Art and craft · Stick puppets · Face masks · Tracing pictures · Colouring pictures · Playdough mats- make the correct number of fish on each board · Cut and assemble castle- cut out the parts of the castle and reassemble to make your own castle · Cut and assemble fish- cut out the parts of the fish and reassemble More Games to make and play · Board game- explore the underwater scene and collect the items the fish wished for to add to your board · Number dominoes- a fish themed dominoes game Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.