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Phonics phase 1 resources- Letters and Sounds activity pack
A bumper set of easy to use activities and resources.
The set is easy to use with activities for each Aspect of Phase 1 Phonics as in the Letters and Sounds scheme.
Each activity has clear instructions and some have extra ideas for using the resources.
Aspect 1
Describe and find it- 6 sets of colourful picture cards for the activity
Enlivening stories- rhyme cards for two rhymes with masks and props
Favourite sounds- coloured photos for the activity
Listening walk- coloured pictures of sounds to hear inside and outside and a sheet with a template for making large 'listening' ears
Old Macdonald had a farm- song sheet and coloured picture cards
Aspect 2
Animal sounds-14 coloured animal pictures
Getting to know the instruments- rhyme card
New words to old songs
Which instrument- instructions, 5 coloured pictures of musical instruments and an illustrated song card with the song 'I am the music man'
Aspect 3
Action songs- instructions and 4 illustrated song cards with action songs to learn and sing
Follow the sound- instructions for the activity
Noisy neighbour- instructions and 5 photos for the activity
Sound songs- instructions and 2 song cards
Aspect 4
Odd one out- instructions and 10 sets of coloured pictures to find the odd one out
Our favourite rhymes- instructions and 12 coloured pictures to represent different rhymes and songs
Playing with words- instructions and 24 coloured pictures for the activity
Rhyming bingo- instructions and coloured bingo playing boards with coloured pictures for the game
Rhyming pairs- instructions and 15 pairs of rhyming pictures
Rhyming soup- instructions with the rhyme to sing and 16 coloured pictures for the game
Aspect 5
Digging for treasure- instructions and 6 sets of pictures for the activity
Making aliens- instructions, worksheet and 4 coloured pictures of aliens for the activity
Bertha goes to the zoo- instructions and 4 different versions of the acitivity
Musical corners- instructions and 4 sets of picture cards
Our sound box- instructions and 10 sets of coloured pictures
Silly soup- instructions and 10 sets of pictures for the activity
Aspect 6
Voice sounds- instructions and illustrated sound cards
Making trumpets- instructions, coloured pictures and a sound horn to make
Metal Mike- instructions, a large robot picture and pictures of CVC, CCVC and CVCC words
Give me a sound- instructions and illustrated sound cards
Animal face masks- a set of 7 black and white animal face masks
Aspect 7
Toy talk- instructions for the activity
Which one- instructions and 10 coloured pictures
I Spy- instructions, 15 picture cards and ideas for an extension activity
Say the sounds- instructions and 15 picture cards
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The Tiger who came to Tea story sack resources
The pack includes:
Colourful pictures of the characters in the story- these have been hand drawn by myself and are not the exact pictures from the book
Black and white pictures of the characters in the story 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' for the children to colour or collage to make a colourful display
A large title banner with tiger print border
A smaller colourful title poster
A number line to 50 on tea cups
An alphabet line on milk bottles
Fact cards about real tigers
Colourful face masks to print and make of the Tiger and other characters in the story
Black and white face masks for the children to decorate
Stick puppets of the characters and props in the story 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' for the children to retell the story or make up other stories
Various Literacy worksheets for different abilities
Various Maths worksheets for different abilities
A colourful shopping bingo game,
A 'Tiger Who Came to Tea' themed board game to make and play
A colourful tiger print display border- this can be printed as many times as you like to frame a display board of any size
Word flash cards of key words from the story- these are great to display when the children are writing about the story
An A4 word card
Question cards with questions about the story- these are great on a display to promote thinking about the story
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Oliver's Fruit Salad story sack resources
The pack includes:
Display resources
Banner
Display border
Characters- large coloured pictures of the characters in the story ‘Oliver’s Fruit Salad’ to add to your display
Story words
Story questions
Posters- a set of posters showing the fruit name and picture
Oliver’s fruit photos- a lovely set of photos showing the different fruit that Oliver used for his fruit salad
Other fruit photos- a set of 20 photo posters showing other fruit that could be included in a fruit salad and also some unusual fruits
Title poster- a colourful poster with the title, authors name and illustrators’ name
Fruit descriptive words- a set of word cards with a fruit border with words the children can use to describe different fruits and also blank cards for you to add your own words
Role play/ story props
Face masks
Puppets
Sequencing pictures
Story props
Literacy
A4 word card- an A4 sized card with words and pictures about the story ‘Oliver’s Fruit Salad’- great to use when writing
Fruit alphabet line
Worksheets- various worksheets including speech bubbles, matching words to pictures, writing the initial sounds of different fruits, writing words to describe different fruits, fruit salad instruction writing and fruits I like and dislike
Writing pages- four photocopiable sheets with borders for the children to write about the story or to include in your writing area
Word searches
Five a day- a worksheet for the children to draw and write about the fruit and vegetables they have eaten each day to make their ‘five a day’
Story sack label
Shopping list worksheet
Shopping list templates- decorated templates to write your own shopping lists
Numeracy
Jam number line- create a long number line for your classroom on strawberry and blackcurrant jam pots
Number rhyme pack 1- ‘Five currant bun s with a cherry on top’- contains rhyme card, singing props and face masks
Number rhyme pack 2- ‘Way up high in the apple tree’- contains rhyme card, singing props and face masks
Addition sums on fruits- great to make a number display
Counting cards
Counting mat
Power points
Story questions
Guess the fruits
Counting Power point- count the number of objects on each page and click on the correct answer
Art and craft
Puppets
Face masks
Colouring pictures
Colouring posters
Cut and stick the fruits
Draw and describe
Design a fruit salad
Games to make and play
Matching pairs
Dice game
Shopping trolley game- collect the fruits shown in your shopping trolley
Fruit Bingo
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.
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The Fish who could Wish story sack resources
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.
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The Tiny Seed story sack pack- growing, seasons
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful themed border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards
Plant part flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display
Flower and plant photos- coloured photos of some different plants and flowers- great for displays and discussion
Question cards- questions relating to the story- great to add to your display or to use as prompts during literacy
Colour flowers
Plant labelling poster- an A4 and A3 sized poster showing the different parts of a plant with labels to add
Parts of a plant photos
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Plant alphabet
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with themed borders- great for writing about the story or for using in the writing area
Word searches
Label a plant
Growth diary
Seasons worksheets
Seed packet worksheet
What will your seeds be- draw and write what your seed will grow into
Question worksheet
Planting instructions worksheet- sequence the pictures for planting a seed worksheet and a worksheet to write what you did when planting the seed
Sort the story pictures worksheet- sort the things which helped the seed grow and the things that didn’t
NUMERACY
Flower number line
Size ordering worksheets- order the seeds and plants by size- in colour and also black and white
Seed counting worksheets- count and write the number of seeds, glue the correct number of real seeds next to each number, draw the correct number of seeds worksheet
Dot to dot worksheets
Leaf counting up to 10
Colour by numbers
GAMES
Matching pairs/ snap
Bingo
Make a plant game- spin the spinner and collect the different parts of your plant
Flower building game- roll the special die to add or take away petals from your colourful flower
Bird game- spin the spinner to see how many seeds your bird is going to eat
ART AND CRAFT
Tracing sheets
Face mask- make a flower face mask
Colouring pictures- large black and white pictures of different spring flowers to colour
Workbook cover
Season sorting cards
Make a windmill- make a windmill to stand in your garden
Cut and assemble flowers
Make a seed packet
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Large pictures
Story sack labels
Seasons cards
Plant growing sequence
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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The Train Ride story sack resources- Transport
The pack includes:
Display resources
Banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a train track border for you to print out as many times as you need to use on a display board of any size
Characters- large coloured pictures of the characters in the story ‘The Train Ride’ to add to your display
Story words- as set of word cards with words relating to the story- great to add to your display or use on your writing area
Story questions- a set of decorated cards with questions about the story
Title poster- a decorative poster with title, author and illustrator on
Photos- colour photos of steam trains- great to add to your displays
Large colour train- create a long train for your wall with engine and carriages
Role play/ story props
Face masks- a set of coloured masks for retelling the story of ‘The Train Ride’ or for making up new stories
Puppets- coloured stick puppets to make
Sequencing pictures- pictures to sequence when retelling the story
Small world background- print out and use as backdrop for your train set
Literacy
A4 word card- an A4 sized card with words and pictures about the story ‘The Train Ride- great to use when writing
A train shaped book to make- on each page the children can complete the sentence ‘I see a…’
Design a ticket- fill in the details on the train ticket
Worksheets- various worksheets including a book review, writing and drawing about a favourite part of the story, matching word to picture, filling in speech bubbles and writing initial sounds
Writing pages- four photocopiable sheets with borders for the children to write about the story or to include in your writing area
Alphabet line- a colourful alphabet line on hot air balloons
Numeracy
Sheep number line- a number line from 0-50 on cute sheep
Worksheets- add the numbers on the train carriages, fill in the missing numbers and count how many objects there are
Power points
The Train Ride- spot all the objects beginning with the letter ‘t’ as the train moves along and then see how many you can remember at the end!
A listening journey- click to hear the sounds on each page and guess what sounds they are
Art and craft
Puppets- colour and make your own puppets for retelling the story
Face masks- colour the face masks
Colouring pictures- various pictures to colour
Cut and assemble the train- cut out the simple train parts and assemble your own train
What do you see out of the window- draw a scene you might see on a train journey
Make a tunnel
Games to make and play
Matching pairs
Colour train bingo
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,
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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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Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Story words- decorated cards with words relating to the story
Large pictures
Word and picture cards
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 characters 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- an alphabet line on dinosaurs
Favourite part- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
My bucketful of…- A worksheet to write your own story
Word searches- Two different word searches relating to the story
Describe the dinosaur- write and draw your own description of one of the dinosaurs
Writing worksheets- various worksheets for children to write about the pictures
NUMERACY
Number line- A number line to 100 on dinosaurs
Size ordering- order the dinosaurs in size order
Counting worksheets- Count the dinosaurs with numbers 1-5 and 1-10
Missing numbers- fill in the missing numbers on the buckets
Number rhyme pack- A rhyme card, masks and props for singing the dinosaur rhyme
Number ordering maze- follow the numbers from 1-10 and 1-20 to lead the dinosaurs back to the bucket
Roll and colour game- roll the die and colour the numbered dinosaur on your sheet
ART AND CRAFT
Puppets- colour and make the puppets of the dinosaurs and characters in the story
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks
Colouring- various colouring pictures of dinosaurs
Tracing- trace over the dinosaurs
Split pin dinosaur- cut out the parts of the dinosaurs and use split pins to attach the pieces together
Play dough mats- various themed play dough mats
Design a new container- design your own container to keep the dinosaurs in
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
Dinosaur photos- lovely colour photos to print out and add to a display of dinosaurs in themed parks and dinosaur skeletons
Dinosaur fact cards- Simple facts about the different dinosaurs in the story
Power Point- a Power Point about dinosaurs
STORY TELLING
Story sack tag- a coloured tag to add to your story sack
Coloured puppets- great for retelling the story or creating new stories
Coloured face masks- great to add to your story sack for retelling the story
Sequence cards- a set of coloured cards to print out and use for retelling the story
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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The Very Busy Spider story sack pack
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
Large coloured posters- colourful animal posters 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
Alphabet- an alphabet line on spiders and webs
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Match the initial sounds- cut and stick the pictures onto the webs with different letters
Worksheets- match the animals to the correct name and write the initial sounds of the different animals
Beginning, middle and end worksheet- draw the web at different parts of the story
NUMERACY
Number line
Counting book- draw the correct number of spiders on the webs on each page
Roll and colour- roll a die and colour the corresponding spider- an independent activity or use to play a game
Counting cards- count the spiders on the webs
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
Spider fact book- find out simple facts about spiders and make your own book
Fact cards- fact cards about spiders for your display
Colour photos
Spider questions- answer simple questions about real spiders
Power Point- a power point with simple facts about spiders
GAMES
Picture bingo
Collect the flies- how many flies can you find on each spider web- the winner is the player who finds the most!
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets
Face masks
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Spider web maze- find your way to the centre of the spider web
Cut and make a spider- cut out the spider body parts and reassemble
Spider hat- make a spider hat with dangly zig-zag legs
Handprint spiders- print your own spider pictures
Spin a web- ideas for creating your own spider web
Tracing picture- trace over the dotted web picture and then draw some spiders
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks to use when retelling the story or making up new stories
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag- a tag to add to your story telling sack
Sequence worksheet- order the pictures to retell the story
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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Garden Centre role play- growing
The pack includes:
A Garden Centre sign
A 'Welcome' poster
A decorated clock to make with moveable clock hands
Open and closed signs
Opening times posters
A 'Pay here' poster
Display words with photos and words of different gardening tools and equipment
Large grass themed lettering spelling 'Garden Centre'
Colourful number flowers
A set of colour posters with flowers in pots of different colours and the colour names- these also look great in your gardening area
Price labels to add to the price signs
Phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on leaves
Posters to show step by step how to plant a seed
Posters advertising sheds and greenhouses for sale to display in the Garden Centre
Vegetable seeds packets
Flower seed packets
Flower bulb packets
A colourful garden gnome alphabet line
A 'Grow your own vegetables' poster
Banners to display in different areas of your Garden Centre- 'Vegetable Seeds', 'Flower Seeds', 'Gardening Tools' and 'Plants'
Hats to make for the Garden Centre staff to wear
Large photo pictures of different garden tools and equipment
A poster to advertise Gift vouchers
Gift vouchers
A Sunflower number line
Book labels- 'Order Book', 'Messages' and 'Stock Book'
Posters for a Children's Gardening Club
Writing resources:
A blank poster for children to write special offers, messages etc
Blank 'Special Offer' posters
A Garden Design sheet with space to write a shopping list of things they need for their garden
A Gift Voucher card with space to write a message
A Garden Centre loyalty card
Badges to write their names on
Make a seed packet and write the growing instructions on the back
Decorated note paper
Decorated telephone messages pages
A Garden Centre order form
A decorated shopping list
Blank price signs to write the prices of different items in the Garden Centre
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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The Crunching Munching Caterpillar story sack resources- minibeasts
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display borderWord cards- words on decorated cards relating to the story
Large coloured pictures- large 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
Display pictures
LITERACY
Alphabet
Writing sheets
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
‘c’ for caterpillar and ‘b’ for butterfly- two worksheets all about the letters b and c
Sequencing worksheet- cut and order the pictures
NUMERACY
Number line- a number line to 50 on caterpillars
Counting worksheets- count the holes in the leaves
Caterpillars and leaves- place the correct number of caterpillars onto the numbered leaves
Order the caterpillar- order the numbered parts of the caterpillar from 1-5 and 1-10
Symmetry- make the different butterfly pictures symmetrical
Counting book- make a counting book by drawing the correct number of caterpillars on each page
GAMES
Colour bingo- cover the different coloured butterflies
Find the caterpillar- turn over numbered cards to find different amounts of caterpillars
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Make a flying bird-make your own sparrow birds to hang from the ceiling
Tracing pictures- simple pictures to practice pencil control
Decorate the butterfly- an outline of a butterfly to decorate with paints or collage materials
Colour by numbers- colour the butterflies using the number key
Cut and stick the pictures- cut and stick the caterpillar, bee and butterfly
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks to use when retelling the story or making up new stories
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag- a tag to add to your story telling sack
Understanding the World
The Seasons- A set of A4 posters to use when talking about the seasons in the story
Seasons worksheet- draw what happens to the caterpillar in Winter and Spring
Caterpillar life cycle- Coloured photos showing the life cycle of a caterpillar- great for displays and discussion
Life cycle worksheet- cut and stick the pictures in the right order
Power Point- a simple Power Point about the life cycle of a caterpillar
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Oliver's Vegetables story sack resources
The pack includes:
Display resources
Banner
Display border
Characters- large coloured pictures of the characters in the story ‘Oliver's Vegetables’ to add to your display
Story words
Story questions
Days of the week cards- a set of cards with the days of the week and the corresponding vegetable eaten that day and also a set of cards with just the day of the week
Posters- a set of seven posters showing the day, vegetable name and picture
Oliver’s Vegetables photos
Other vegetables photos- a set of 18 photo posters showing other vegetables not included in the story
Title poster
Role play/ story props
Face masks
Puppets
Sequencing pictures- pictures to sequence when retelling the story
Story props
Literacy
A4 word card- an A4 sized card with words and pictures about the story ‘Oliver’s Vegetables’- great to use when writing
Vegetable alphabet line- an alphabet line on different vegetables from the story to print out and display
Worksheets- various worksheets including speech bubbles, drawing the vegetables eaten each day, match the day to the correct vegetable, write the vegetable names under the correct pictures, match the vegetables to the descriptions, describe the vegetables etc
Writing pages- four photocopiable sheets with borders for the children to write about the story or to include in your writing area
Design a book cover- design your own cover for the book
Our food diary- create a food diary for a week to show what Oliver ate each day and what you ate
Word searches- two word searches with words and pictures from the story
Numeracy
Slug and snail number line- create a long number line for your classroom
Worksheets- add the numbers on the vegetables, subtraction worksheets, counting worksheet
Blank worksheets- two worksheets for you to write your own sums for the children allowing you to differentiate
Power points
Story questions- answer the questions about the story and click on the correct answer
Guess the vegetables
Counting Power point
Art and craft
Puppets
Face masks
Colouring pictures
Colouring posters
Cut and stick worksheet- cut out the days of the week and order and then add the vegetables to each day
My favourite meal- draw your favourite meal and vegetables
Make a seed packet
Games to make and play
Matching pairs
Picture bingo
Vegetable garden game- collect the vegetables to grow in your garden
Jigsaw game- throw a die and collect the numbered part of your vegetable
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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Outdoor play EYFS
This is a bumper pack enabling you to create or develop your outdoor area to cover the revised 7 areas of Learning.
The pack would be great for nursery settings, school settings and childminders to use to create a stimulating and exciting outdoor area.
The pack includes:
Ideas sheets: A sheet of ideas for each of the revised 7 areas of learning - each sheet has a number of ideas to start you off on your planning for the outdoor area - (you will also be sent the sheets for the current framework of 6 areas).
Planning: Planning sheets for the outdoor area for you to fill in with you planning- included are examples of short term activity plans, medium termweekly plans and long term plans. These are the sheets I have used and can be used as they are or as a starting point for you to create your own sheets for your own setting.
Observations: Observation sheets for the adults to use in the Early Years setting to observe individuals and groups of children.
Box labels: 20 topic box labels
Physical Development
· Tuff spot ideas- A large collection of ideas to use in the tuff spot or in a large tray
· 10 movement and action songs- on decorated A4 cards
· Messy play recipes
· Movement posters
· Movement game
· Target games for use with a beanbag or ball
· Sand area- 12 word cards relating to the sand area- great to discuss and try in the sand
· Water area- 12 word cards relating to the water area
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
· Outdoor rules- A colourful banner to use to create an ‘Outdoor rules’ display
· Outdoor rules
· How many can play- 5 posters showing how many children can play in each area from 2-6 children
· Emotion cards
Communication and Language
· Role play signs
· Face masks- A set of colourful woodland themed face masks- great for role play
· Story telling masks
Puppet show
· Rhyme cards
Literacy
· Alphabet lines
Phoneme display cards- Various colourful phoneme display sets –helicopters, ladybirds and suns. These all have the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds document
· Word wall- The High Frequency Words from the Letters and Sounds document on colourful bricks to create a bright word wall and also on colourful bunches of balloons
· Flower initial sounds game
· Bird letters game
· Name game
· Rhyming game
Expressive Arts and Design
Minibeast rhymes and songs
· Weather songs and rhymes
Colour butterflies
Role play resources
Understanding of the World
Different weather ideas
· Bird spotting
Plus lots more!
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Owl Babies story pack - plus Nocturnal animals and Emotions
The pack includes:
Owl Babies:
A large display banner with pictures of the owls in the story 'Owl Babies'
Word cards relating to the story- these are great for writing displays when writing about the story or general displays about the story
A colourful A3 sized board game with 2 sets of Maths questions (easy and harder) so you can change and differentiate the game according to the group of children playing it
Various worksheets about the story and characters- missing words to fill in, speech bubbles, thought bubbles, owl labelling, true and false etc.
Story props to help you retell the story- you have the option to print large pictures and characters for display and also a small A4 sized story board with smaller pictures which would be great for individual table-top work and also for use in a story sack to keep with the book
Owl masks for the children to colour and make- these are provided in colour and black and white- masks of mother owl and the baby owls
Two different colourful display borders- just print out as many times as you need to border a display of any size
A powerpoint about Owls- the pages of this could also be printed out to make a book for your classroom
An A4 word card- great to use when writing about the story
High Frequency Words on feathers
An alphabet line on baby owls
A number line to 100 on ivy leaves- this makes a lovely display or edging to a display
An owl number rhyme and props for use when singing the rhyme
Writing borders in colour and black and white
Colouring pages
Tracing sheets of the owls
A size ordering worksheet to cut and order the owls in size
Nocturnal animals
A photo pack of different nocturnal animals
A colourful display banner
Two different display borders
Fact cards about different nocturnal animals
Large coloured pictures of nocturnal animals
Colouring pictures
A nocturnal animal bingo game
An A4 word card
Colourful display word cards
Emotions
Large pictures of faces showing different emotions
Display banners of 'Emotions' and 'How do you feel today?'
Word cards for displays
Worksheets to draw and write about different emotions
Emotion flash cards with faces and the emotion word
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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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Goldilocks and the Three Bears story resource pack- traditional tales, story sack
Goldilocks and the Three Bears story resources
The pack includes:
Large characters and story props pictures- great for displays or for laminating and adding velcro to the back to use on flannel boards
Small characters and story props pictures with A4 sized playboard- great for individual table top play and also great to laminate and keep with the book or in a story sack
Story word cards- great for use in the childrens writing
Sentence cards to sequence of the story
Black and white pictures of the characters and story props for the children to colour
Black and white and colour face masks of the Three Bears and Goldilocks- great for retelling of the story and for use in outdoor play
Goldilocks and the Three Bears themed picture dominoes game
A lovely bingo game with pictures for the story
A matching pairs game
Photos of real bears- great for display and discussion
Plus many other resources.
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This is the Bear story sack resources
The pack includes:
A large display banner 'This is the Bear' with pictures of the characters
Colour characters from the story- (these have been hand drawn by myself and are not printed from the book)
Black and white characters from the story- great for display, art work and retelling the story
Black and white and colour face masks of the man, boy, bear and dog. These are great for retelling the story or making up their own story
An A4 book information sheet with title, author etc
A colourful display border- print this as many times as you like to border a display board of any size
Alphabet cards with a picture of the bear and upper and lower case letters
Black and white fingers puppets to colour and make
Various 'LOST' posters to suit different abilities of children
A 'This is the Bear' themed matching pairs game
Question cards with questions relating to the story of 'This is the Bear'
Words relating to the 'This is the Bear' story
An A4 word mat with words relating to the story- great for writing about the story
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Where's My Teddy story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on decorated cards relating to the story
Large coloured pictures- large character and tree 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
Title poster- an A4 poster with title, author and illustrator information on
Colour photos- photos of forests and different bears to use on displays and discussion
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 teddy bears
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
What are you scared of?- draw and write about some things that you are scared of
What happens next- worksheets to draw and write what happens next in the story
My trip to the woods- a lovely decorated worksheet for writing about a trip to the woods
NUMERACY
Number line- a number line to 50 on trees
Counting worksheets- count the number of objects
Size ordering- cut and order the bears by size
Counting cards- count the teddies from1-10
GAMES
Board game- move your characters through the forest to reach the bear first
Colour bingo- cover the different coloured bears on your board
Number dominoes- a colourful dominoes game to make and play
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Draw the bears- draw the teddies for Eddy and the bear
Split pin bear-cut and make your own bear
What is in the woods- draw some different things you found on a woodland walk
Woodland animals- colour the animals you might find in the woods
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks to use when retelling the story or making up new stories
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag- a tag to add to your story telling sack
Story props- large coloured props to use when retelling the story
POWER POINTS
All about bears- learn about bears in this simple Power Point
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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The Rainbow Fish story sack resources
This story is a lovely story of friendship which is loved by children and this pack is great for bringing the story and characters to life.
The pack includes:
A large display title banner featuring pictures of fish and other sea creatures
A smaller display title poster
18 sea creature colour pictures including the Rainbow Fish, his friends, the Wise Octopus plus other items to make up an under the sea scene. These pictures are in large A4 size
All of the sea creature drawings in black and white so they can be used for colouring and art activities
A lovely colourful photo pack with 15 photos of fish and other sea creatures
Alphabet fish- each letter on a separate colourful fish
Number fish up to 100- each number on a separate colourful fish
A black and white fish face mask to make
A black and white octopus face mask to make- great for retelling the story or making up new stories
A set of colourful fish face masks of the Rainbow Fish and other colourful fish in the story
A coloured octopus face mask
Large lettering with a bubble pattern spelling 'The Rainbow Fish'
A matching pairs game
Dotted tracing pictures of the Rainbow Fish and the Octopus
Counting cards showing the different sea creatures and numbers
A display border with sea creatures and a bubble design-this can be printed as many times as you need enabling it to fit around a display board of any size
A book information display sheet with pictures and the title and author of the book
A game to collect the coloured scales for your fish with a special die to make
Story words on bubbles
A magnetic fishing game to make with characters from the story- three parts of this are shown at the bottom of the picture as a frieze which would also look great as a backdrop to the water area. When the 4 A4 panels are fixed into a square, the sea creatures can be put inside and 'caught' with a fishing rod
3 black and white colouring scenes
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the author or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
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Writing and mark making resources
A bumper set of resources to use in your classroom or setting to create a stimulating and exciting writing and mark making area.
The pack includes:
Display materials:
Phoneme bunting flags- 2 flags for each phoneme one with the phoneme on and the other with a word and picture containing that phoneme
Alphabet line- Large colourful pencils each with the lower and upper case letters
Alphabet desk card- an A4 card with lower and upper case letters and an initial sound picture for each letter
Alphabet picture frieze- A5 cards with lower and upper case letters and a picture for each letter
Alphabet strip- a table top alphabet strip on coloured pencils
Alphabet books- a colourful set of books each with the lower case letter on
Flashcards- coloured cards with days of the week, months of the year and the seasons
Display border- a colourful pencil themed border to print out as many times as you need it
Posters for your writing area- including ‘Our Writing’, ‘We like to write’, two posters for ‘What will you write today?’
Stationery labels- coloured picture and word labels for your stationery pots in the writing area
Tray labels- 20 labels for your resources trays
Word wall bricks- 100 bricks with Reception words
Writing flash cards- 28 writing themed words such as sentence, full stop, character etc –a great addition to the writing area for older children
Display banners- a long colourful banner ‘Writing area’ and ‘Writing’
Large post box- a large colourful post box which prints over 6 pages- print out and stick to a box to create a post box for the children to post their letters
Writing materials:
Birthday invitations- 3 different designs
Book sheets- a book review and 2 different sheets about the children’s favourite books
Letters to Santa- 5 different designs
Postcards- 3 different holiday postcard designs
Magic spell- 3 sheets for writing a magic spell
Menus- 3 designs
Newspapers- Lots of different designs for different abilities
Recipes- 2 different designed sheets
Shopping lists- 4 designs
Thank you cards- 4 designs plus two blank cards to design
Wanted posters- 5 different posters for different abilities
Wedding invitations- 2 designs
Activity sheets- trace over the numbers 1-10, trace over the alphabet letters, find and colour the letters of the alphabet
Writing border sheets- a large collection of A4 photocopiable sheets with patterned borders- some of these are included in my other story and topic sets