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Funnybones story sack resources
A great resource pack for you to print out for the story 'Funnybones' - great for use with the Funnybones story and also when teaching the topic 'Ourselves' or 'Halloween'.
The resources include:
Display banner- Large display title 'Funnybones' with a bone patterned border
Display border- A display border of bones- this can be printed as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Character pictures- posters of the different characters in the story
Make a moving Funnybones skeleton- A moving skeleton of the big skeleton in the Funnybones story to make- the pieces need to be fixed together using split pins
Make a moving skeleton- A moving skeleton to make with the bones in our bodies- this is more suited to older children and is best printed and made in A3 size
Body part label flash cards- Labels of the different bones in the body
Large display skeleton- A large (nearly 4x A4 size) picture of the skeleton- ones with labels of the bones and one without
Word cards- Story words related to the story of 'Funnybones' - each card has drawings of characters from the story
Story telling face masks- Face masks to make of the characters- these are great for retelling the story and also making up different stories
Bone number line- A number line to 50 with the numbers on bones
Song and rhyme posters- Songs and rhymes related to bones and skeletons
Writing paper- An A4 sized page border- great for quickly displaying the childrens work or pictures or using for writing activities
Story question cards- Question cards with questions related to the story of 'Funnybones'
A game to make and play- A game to build your own Funnybones skeleton the first
Writing mat- An A4 word mat- great for writing about the story or for display in the writing area
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Commotion in the Ocean- Under the Sea
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- two colourful themed borders to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display or writing area
Fish colours- coloured fish each with the colour name on
Ocean posters- a set of colourful posters showing the different sea creatures in the book
Title poster- an A4 poster with title, author and illustrators name complete with colourful illustrations
Photos- colour photos to print out of the different creatures in the book
Name labels- labels of the different creatures- great to use on displays
Colour fish- large A4 size fish in different colours with colour labels to add
Fact cards- simple fact cards about each creature
Large display pictures- large coloured pictures of each creature plus extra pictures of seaweed, rocks, shells etc to create a great ocean display
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Ocean animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful creatures
Writing worksheets- write below the pictures on each sheet
Writing sheets
Speech bubble worksheets
Word searches
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the book and the creatures
Animal worksheets- fun worksheets to fill in different details about each animal in the book- these look great on display
‘My underwater adventure’- write a story about the creatures you meet
Acrostic poems
Odd and even number line
Ocean animal number line
Number rhymes
Size ordering worksheets
Counting worksheets
Counting cards- cards from 1-10 with the corresponding number of creatures on each page
Individual number line- number lines from 1-10 and 1-20 with pictures of fish and octopus
Matching pairs
Build a fish- roll a die and collect a part of your fish- how many fish can you make?
Dominoes
Colour bingo
Roll and colour- roll the die and colour the matching sea creature on your sheet
Picture bingo
Tracing sheets- trace the patterns on the fish and trace over the dotted lines on the animals
Stick puppets
Face masks
Play dough mats- a collection of under sea themed mats to use in your play dough area
Colouring worksheets
Fish crafts
Octopus craft
Jellyfish craft- follow the instructions to make your own hanging jellyfish
Jigsaws- colour the picture and then cut along the dotty lines and reassemble to make your sea creature
Templates
PowerPoint- a PowerPoint with simple facts about some of the animals in the book
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
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The Billy Goats Gruff story sack resources
The pack includes:
Large characters and story props pictures- these would be great on a display or are good when laminated and velcro added to the back for the children to use on a flannel board
Small characters and story props pictures with A4 sized playboard- these are great for table top play and also great when laminated and stored with the story book or included in a story sack
Story word cards- these are good for displays and also to use in the writing area when writing about the story
Sentence cards to sequence of the story of The Billy Goats Gruff
Black and white pictures of the characters and story props for the children to colour or collage
Black and white and colour face masks of the Billy Goats and Troll
A colourful bingo game with pictures from the story
A matching pairs game with pictures from the story
A large colourful board game to make including die and characters to make
Finger puppets to colour and make- great for retelling the story and including in your story sack
Photos of real goats
A rhyming word wheel to generate rhyming words
Plus many other resources.
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Buzzy Bee Maths and Literacy games
Buzzy Bee Maths and Literacy games
A collection of 8 fun games for you to print out and play
Literacy games:
1-Find the picture- Turn over the letter card and cover the intial letter sound picture on your bee hive.
2-Rhyming bees- Find the two cards that rhyme- how many pairs can you find?
3-CVC words- Turn over a bee picture card and cover the CVC word on your card- can you find all the words first?
4-Flower garden letters- Move across the flower garden game board and say the sound you land on. The winner is the first person to reach the bee hive. There is also a version of this game to say the initial sound of the picture you land on.
Maths games:
1-Make a bee- Roll a die and collect the numbered part of your bee. Can you complete your bee first?
2-Add the numbers- Roll two dice and add the numbers together. Find the number on your game board and cover the number. The winner is the person who covers all their bees first.
3-Count the bees- Choose a bee card and count how many bees. Cover the number on your bee card. The winner is the person to cover all their numbers first.
4-Race to bee hive- Roll the die and move across the flower garden. Can you reach the bee hive first?
Each game is supplied with full instructions and further ideas for using the materials.
Each game is supplied in full colour and also in black and white so it can be printed out more economically and also photocopied to be sent home with the children.
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Baby Clinic role play -Ourselves
The pack includes:
Large letters to display in your baby clinic saying 'Baby clinic'. Each letter is decorated with small pictures relating to the baby clinic,
Words relating to the baby clinic such as baby, dummy, medicine, scales etc - each word also has the picture of it,
Large (A4 sized) pictures of things found in a baby clinic- these are great for decorating your baby clinic, displays or discussion,
Forms to encourage writing in the role play area- an A5 sized folder to make to keep the baby's records in, height and weight charts, medicine forms etc,
A large sign for the children to write on to show who the doctor and nurse is that day,
Signs to display in the baby clinic such as for toilets, waiting room, office, reception- each is decorated with small pictures,
A large (A3 sized) poster showing items for sale for babies in the clinic shop
The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes
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All About Me
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.
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Alphabet crayons display
A bright and colourful set of alphabet crayons-great for displays, flashcards, games etc
This is a CD with three great alphabet crayons sets. One has the lower and upper case alphabet, a second has just the lower case letters and a third has just upper case alphabet.
These would make a great display for your classroom. Alternatively they could be used as flashcards when teaching the sounds. The lower case and upper case crayons could also be used to play matching pairs or used to make a display for the children to match the lower case letter to the upper case letter.
The crayons are in files with three crayons on each A4 page. However you could change your printer settings to print the crayons larger or smaller.
The font used on the crayons is Sassoon Primary Infant which is widely used in Primary schools.
The crayons are saved as PDF files and can be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available for free from their website or is probably already on your computer.
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Ladybird Maths and Literacy games
Ladybird Maths and Literacy games
A collection of 8 fun games
Literacy games:
1-Letter Bingo- Turn over the ladybird letter cards and cover the picture on your card with the initial sound.
2-Spotty Ladybirds- Read the letters on your spotty ladybird and then listen for the sound.
3-Lower and Upper case letters- Find the matching paid ladybirds with lower and upper case letters- use all the cards or just a few.
4-CVC words- Collect the correct three ladybird letter cards to spell the CVC word on your leaf.
Maths games:
1-Dotty ladybirds- Roll the special die and add or take away 1 spot on your ladybird. If the die lands on the spotty side you can take a spot from someone else!
2-Double spots- A game of doubles- match the halves of the ladybird with the same amount of spots and say the total.
3-Matching pairs- Collect two ladybird cards and see if they match. Match numbers, spots or numbers and spots together.
4-Counting ladybirds- Roll the die and turn over a leaf card with the corresponding number. Count how many ladybirds you have found- the winner is the player who has found the most ladybirds!
Each game is supplied with full instructions and further ideas for using the materials.
Each game is supplied in full colour and also in black and white so it can be printed out more economically and also photocopied to be sent home with the children.
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Fruit and Vegetable shop role play- Greengrocers
This pack can be used to set up a role play area of a Greengrocers or can be used as part of a topic on Fruit and Vegetables or Healthy Eating
The pack includes:
Large (A4 sized) coloured and black and white fruit and veg pictures,
A large (4 times A4) poster to put together of different fruit with their names and another poster showing different vegetables and their names,
A5 sized cards showing the fruit and veg and space to add a price label to use in your shop-the price labels are from 1p to 50p allowing you to make your own prices for the items and to alter them according to the ability of your children,
Topic cards with the name and pictures of the different fruit and vegetables
4 different Greengrocer hats to make to use in the role play
A large title 'Greengrocers' to cut out with each letter decorated with fruit and veg pictures (also included in the pack is a similar large title of 'Fruit and Vegetables' which is great for use on a large display board)
Plus lots more!
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Monkey Puzzle story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Story words
Large lettering- Large A-Z letters in lower and upper case with a leaf decoration- great for larger display titles or to create a different alphabet line
Large pictures- Large coloured pictures of the animals in the story, leaves and plants and different bugs to help you create a great display
Word and picture cards- cards with the name and picture of each of the animals in the story
LITERACY
Word mat- An A4 word mat with words and pictures relating to the story
Speech bubble worksheets- various worksheets to write what the different animals are saying
Writing paper- various writing sheets with themed borders to use for work about the story or to add to the writing area
Alphabet line
Acrostic poems
Guess the animal cards- read the clues and match to the correct animal from the story
Worksheets- Various worksheets about the story and animals including matching the animal to the clue, initial sounds, cut and stick animal names etc
My jungle day
Describe your mum- A worksheet to draw and describe your own mum
Favourite part- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
NUMERACY
Number line
Size ordering- order the caterpillars and snakes in length order
Roll-a-die game- roll a die and collect the part of your animal
Colour by numbers
Symmetry
Counting worksheets- Count the animals worksheets with numbers 1-3, 1-5 and 1-10
Addition- an alternative colour by numbers sheets where children find the answer and colour the part of the butterfly
Missing numbers- fill in the missing numbers on the caterpillars
ART AND CRAFT
Animal puppets
Animal masks
Draw a jungle scene- draw your own jungle and the animals in it
Colouring
Jigsaw puzzle- design your own jigsaw puzzle and then cut out the pieces
Poems and rhymes- a collection of decorated cards with rhymes and poems about jungle animals
Tracing
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
Animal photos- lovely colour photos to print out and add to a display
Jungle photos
Animal fact cards
Butterfly life cycle pictures
Life cycle worksheets- various worksheets about the life cycle of a butterfly
Power Point
STORY TELLING
Story sack tag
Coloured puppets
Coloured face masks
Sequence cards
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.
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Katie Morag story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display ‘Katie Morag’
Display banner- ‘An Island Home’ display banner
Display border- a tartan display border to print as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards of the buildings and characters to add to a display or writing area
Colour characters- large pictures of the different characters in the Katie Morag stories
Building posters- large colour posters showing the different buildings on the island
Animal posters- large coloured posters showing the different animals on the island
Title poster- an A4 poster with the title, authors name and illustrators name
Story questions- a collection of question cards about the stories and characters- great to add to a display
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Writing sheets
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Tartan lettering
Sheep phonemes
Character writing sheets- a worksheet for each character with space to write
An Island home- writing sheets about living on an island
Word searches- two word searches with words from the Katie Morag stories
Write a postcard
Island newspaper
NUMERACY
Puffin number line
Missing number worksheets
Counting worksheets
Addition and subtractions worksheets
Odd and even number line
GAMES
Matching pairs
Board game
Collect the mail- collect the different parcels and letters needed for your mail bag
Bingo
ART AND CRAFT
Design a stamp- design a stamp for the Island of Struay
Stick puppets
Face masks-
Colouring worksheets
Cut and assemble the boat
Island map- cut and stick the buildings onto the map of Struay
Scottish flag to colour
Isle of Struay flag- design a flag for the Isle of Struay
Paint a picture- paint a picture like the lady artist to show what you might see on the island of Struay
Workbook cover
STORY TELLING
Face masks
Stick puppets
Story telling props
POWER POINT
Isle of Coll- a Power point about the island the stories are based on
POST OFFICE ROLE PLAY
A complete pack for settings up a role play area as the Isle of Struay Post Office
including posters, banners, labels, postcards, stamps, name badges, post office signs and many opportunities for writing.
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.
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Mrs Honey's Hat story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a themed display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on decorated cards relating to the story
Large coloured pictures- large character and hat pictures to print out and use on a display
Picture flashcards- cards with the different hat pictures and words
Question cards- questions on decorated cards about the story to use as prompts or to add to a display
Day flash cards- colourful days of the week cards
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on different coloured hats
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Label the hat- write the labels for the different things on Mrs Honey’s hat
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what Mrs Honey is saying
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Describe the hat- write some sentences to describe Mrs Honey’s hat
Worksheets- worksheets to match words to pictures and write the initial sounds
NUMERACY
Number line- a number line to 50 on colourful hat pieces
Counting worksheets- count the number of objects
Order the days of the week- cut and stick the day cards in order
Size ordering- cut and order the hats by size
Counting cards- count the hats from1-10
Estimation cards- estimate and then count the number of objects on each card
GAMES
Matching pairs- match the pictures to play matching pairs or snap
Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story
ACTIVITIES
Face mask- colour and decorate the face masks of Mrs Honey
Make a hat- make a before and after hat by cutting and sticking the different hat pieces
Design a hat-design your own special hat for yourself
Hat outline- a large outline of a blank hat- great for collage work
STORY TELLING
Face mask- a coloured face mask of Mrs Honey to use when retelling the story or making up new stories
Story sack tag- a tag to add to your story telling sack
Story props- large coloured props to use when retelling the story
Matching cards- cards with the day of the week, the people/animal who took something, the things they took and the things they left on the hat
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.
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Jasper's Beanstalk story sack resources
The pack includes:
Colour pictures of Jasper the cat and the tools he uses for his gardening as well as a beanstalk
Black and white pictures for the children to colour or collage
A large title banner with a picture of Jasper and a beanstalk
A Jasper finger puppet to make- great for retelling the story
A colour face mask of Jasper
A black and white face mask of Jasper for the children to colour
Words relating to the story with pictures
A display border of a beanstalk and also a border of beans- these can be printed as many times as you need for a display board of any size
A colourful matching pairs game
Bean height posters- put the pictures in height order- these are also provided in black and white for the children to sort and stick in height order
Numbered plant pots from 0-10 each with a bean plant with the corresponding number of leaves on each plant
Three different work borders- great for displaying the childrens work quickly and easily- these are also provided in black and white for the children to colour and write on
A colourful picture bingo game
Colour bean sequence posters
Days of the week labels
A label for your story sack of Jasper's Beanstalk
Two word searches for different abilities
A number line on garden tools- this would also be great in a garden centre role play area
An alphabet line on beans
A growing bean diary to make and fill in each day
Various Maths worksheets
Various Literacy themed worksheets
Question cards about the story- great to add to your display
An A4 word card with words and pictures
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.
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Jack and the Beanstalk story sack resources
The pack includes:
A large display banner
A smaller display title decorated with pictures from the story of Jack and the Beanstalk
Large characters and story props in colour
Large characters and black and white- great for creating displays or also great to laminate, add velcro to the back and the children to use to retell the story on a flannel board
48 story word cards on beans
A beanstalk board game in colour - 3x A4 sized with 'Jack' playing pieces
A moving Giant model to make using split pins
Black and white face masks for the children to decorate and make
Colour face masks- a great addition to your story sack for retelling the story and to make up your own stories
Finger puppets to colour and make
A number beanstalk with a number on each of the leaves
A speech bubble worksheet
Speech bubbles to add to your displays
All of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on beanstalks- these would look great laminated and used in the outdoor area
Black and white bean growing posters
Colour bean growing posters
Photographs of beans, bean plants and bean pods
Leaf and stalk templates to make your own beanstalk in your classroom
A 'collect a beanstalk' game- roll the die and pick a card to see how many beanstalk leaves you have
Counting cards- count the number of magic beans
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Elmer the elephant story sack resources
The pack includes:
A display banner with elmer pictures and a colourful patchwork border
A colourful patchwork border for your displays- print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
A coloured Elmer picture and a black and white version to colour in or collage
A picture of an elephant- in grey colour and in black and white
10 A4 posters of patterned elephants- great to create an elephant parade on your display
An elephant and an Elmer face mask in black and white
An alphabet line on colourful patterned elephants
A number line up to 100 on elephants and Elmer- great for counting in 2's too
A powerpoint about real elephants
A photo pack of elephant pictures
A photo pack of the other animals in the story
Number flash cards
Posters for the number rhyme 'one elephant went out to play' with props for singing the rhyme
Word cards with a patchwork border with words relating to elephants and the Elmer story
10 colouring pictures
An elephant themed bingo colour game
Fact cards about real elephants with colour photos
A matching pairs game- match the patterned elephants
An Elmer colour game- collect the coloured patchwork squares for your Elmer
Counting cards up to 10 with elmer pictures
A finger puppet to make of an elephant and Elmer
Large lettering for your display 'ELMER' with a colourful patchwork pattern
A4 work borders in colour and black and white with a patchwork pattern- great for displaying work quickly
2 different tags to use on your story sack of Elmer
Colour paint splats with the name of the colour
A colour poster
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Rosie's Walk resource pack- story sack, farm
A great resource pack for the story ‘Rosie’s Walk’
Includes:
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on beehives relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards
Photos- colours photos of farmyards and the animals in the story
Fact cards- simple fact cards with facts about foxes and chickens
A4 word card
Hen alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful hens
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Rhyming words- sort the pictures into those that rhyme with ‘hen’ and ‘fox’
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story
Character worksheets- write about the characters in the story
Label a hen- label the different parts of the hen
‘My Walk’ book- make your own book about your walk and what you see on the way
Bee number line- a number line to 50 on colourful bees
Preposition words- words from the story to add to a display
Counting cards- count the bees from 1-10
Preposition posters- with word and a picture showing the hen behind, in front etc
Preposition worksheet- write where the hen is in each picture
Size ordering worksheets- order the hens by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of bees and hens
Preposition play mat- place Rosie behind, next to etc
Bee number rhyme pack- a rhyme card for singing the rhyme, face masks and props for use when singing the rhyme
Matching pairs- match the pictures
Build a hen- roll a die and collect a part of your hen- how many hens can you make?
Board game- travel around the farmyard to reach the hen house first
Preposition bingo- collect the different pictures for your board
Design a new hen house- design a new house for Rosie
Tracing sheets- trace the dotted lines on the pictures to practice fine motor control
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet characters
Play dough mats- make the different things seen on Rosie’s walk
Colouring
Drawing worksheets- draw the different things found on Rosie’s farm
Farm map- cut and stick the things seen on Rosie’s walk through the farm yard
Make a windmill
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Story props- large coloured pictures of the different things in the story
Story map- an A4 and an A3 map of the Rosie’s farm- great for display and discussion
Face masks
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.
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Sweet shop role play
Sweet shop role play
This pack can be used to set up an exciting Sweet shop role play area -also a great idea for Maths work and counting!
Includes:
Large (A4 sized) coloured pictures of different sweets-great for a background display
A5 sized pictures of the different sweets
A5 sized cards showing the different sweets and space to add a price label to use in your shop-the price labels are from 1p to 50p allowing you to make your own prices for the items and to alter them according to the ability of your children
4 different Sweet shop seller hats to make to use in the role play area
A large title ‘Sweet Shop’ sign with small pictures of sweets around it
Sweets in different colours with the colour name on them- great for your sweet shop or art area!
Chocolate bar wrappers to colour in and wrap around pieces of card to make your own pretend bars of chocolate for the shop
A number line up to 50 with each number on a different sweet- makes a lovely colourful number line for anywhere in the classroom
Special offer posters
Labels to colour and stick onto sweet jars
Order forms
Note paper and telephone message paper decorated with small pictures of sweets
Large black and white pictures of lots of different sweets for the children to colour and decorate in whatever way to decorate your sweet shop
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Kipper's Toy box story resource pack- story sack, toys
Kipper’s Toybox
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border- a display border with lots of mice to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards
Large coloured pictures- large character pictures to print out and use on a display
Question cards- questions on decorated cards about the story to use as prompts or to add to a display
LITERACY
A4 word card
Alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on mice
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
My favourite toy
‘K’ for Kipper and ‘t’ for toys worksheets- two worksheets about the letters k and t
Initial sound worksheets- match the labels to the correct toy pictures, write the initial sounds of the toys, cut and stick the toy pictures onto the initial sounds on the toybox
NUMERACY
Number line- a number line to 50 on Kipper’s toys
Counting worksheets- count the number of toys- 3 differentiated worksheets
Number worksheets- a set of 10 worksheets, one for each number from 1-10
Counting cards
Number jigsaws- count the mice and match to the correct number to complete the jigsaw
GAMES
Matching pairs- find the most pairs to win the game
Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story
Picture dominoes- a colourful dominoes game to make and play
Collect the toys- spin the spinner to collect all the toys in your toybox
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own Kipper stick puppet
Face masks- colour and decorate the face mask of Kipper
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Finger mouse puppet- make your own mouse finger puppet
Cut and assemble the owl- cut out the parts of the owl toy and reassemble
Decorate the snake- make a pattern of the snake toy
Draw the toys- draw all of Kipper’s toys in his toybox
Make the pictures the same- make each pair of pictures on the worksheets the same- 3 different worksheets
STORY TELLING
Face mask
Stick puppet
Story sack tag
Story props
Number cards
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.
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Jungle Explorers role play pack
Jungle Explorers role play pack
This role play works particularly well in the outside are but can be used indoors too to create a colourful and stimulating role play area.
Resources include:
Coloured pictures of jungle animals for the children to find
Black and white pictures of the animals so the children can colour or collage them
Badge for the jungle explorers to wear
Identity badges for the explorers
Word and picture cards showing some of the kit the explorers will need
Check lists and forms to fill in to check the kit
Check lists, forms, sketch books etc for the explorers to fill in when they have found some jungle animals
Animal footprints- print out and leave trails for the children to find and follow
A large A-Z alphabet with each letter decorated with animal patterns
Number up to 50 on leaves- great to use if you are creating the role play area indoors
Colour photographs of some jungle animals
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Fire Station role play resource- People who help us, Fire fighter
A bumper pack with lots of forms, signs and pictures to set up a role play area of a Fire Station.
The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and KS2 enabling you to print out the resources again and again. The resources would also be great for parents or child-minders to create their own role play area at home and for nurseries and playgroups.
The pack includes:
Large letters to display in your role play area of 'Fire Station' (these are not shown in the photo)
A large banner saying 'Fire Station'
Word and picture cards with words relating to fire stations such as helmet, fire engine, ladder etc
Large A4 size pictures of objects relating to the fire service-great for display in your role play area or when learning about 'People who help us'
Lots of different forms to encourage writing in the role play area such as incident forms,
equipment forms, forms for taking emergency phone call messages etc
Signs to display in your 'fire station' such as reception, fire exit, signs showing where to replace equipment etc.
Fire fighters' badges in different sizes to make
Fire fighters' identity cards to make
Posters to display in your role play area and also great for discussion such as 'don't play with matches', the number to call in an emergency etc
An A4 sign to laminate where the children or adult can write the names of the 'fire fighters' that day
A large fire engine to print out (this prints on 2 A4 pieces of paper and needs to be joined together)
The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes