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Brown Bear, Brown Bear story resource pack- colours, animals
This pack is designed to be used with the story ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?’ which is a lovely story about colours and is great for use in the Early Years.
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- An A4 sized poster
Picture flashcards- Flashcards with words and pictures
Colour labels- labels of the different colours in the correct coloured text
Colour face masks
Colour puppets- make your own stick puppets of the animals
Large mural- a long colourful mural to print out onto which the animals and children can be added
An A4 word card with pictures- great to use when writing about the story
Speech bubbles worksheets- worksheets with each animal and a speech bubble- great to encourage early writing
Alphabet line- an alphabet line on children
Writing sheets- various sheets with borders to use for writing activities or in the writing area
Initial sound worksheets- write the initial sound of the animals below the pictures, match the initial sound to the correct picture and cut and match the animal to the animal name
My favourite animal worksheet- children can draw and write a sentence about their favourite animal from the book
What do you see, hear worksheet- a worksheet for children to think about the senses and draw or write about what they can see, hear, feel, touch and taste
Matching worksheet- match the animal to the correct colour name
A number line- a number line on animals
Counting cards up to 10
Number worksheets
Sorting pictures- sort the pictures according to the number of legs
Dot to dot worksheets-with numbers to 10, 20 and 30
My number book- make a number book by drawing the correct number of animals on each page
Stick puppets- make your own character stick puppets for retelling the story
Colouring worksheet- read the colour names on the bears and colour them in
Face masks to colour
Colour worksheet- different worksheets for each colour
Tracing pictures- trace over the dotty lines and colour
Cut and make the animals- four puzzles for the children to cut out the animal parts and reassemble to make the animal
Colouring pictures- pictures of the animals to colour
Colour hunt- find and draw some things of different colours
Make a colour wheel
Colour collecting game- collect the pictures of the same colour as your game board
Animal bingo- a colourful game to collect the animals from 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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Aliens Love Underpants story resource pack
An engaging for the story ‘Aliens love Underpants’ by Claire Freedman. The unit includes worksheets, games, display materials, craft activities and sequencing activities.
Includes:
DISPLAY:
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 cards- words on spaceships relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display or writing area
Underpant colours- coloured underpants each with the colour name on
Alien posters- a set of colourful posters showing different aliens
LITERACY:
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Underpants alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful underpants
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 aliens are saying
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story
MATHS:
Alien number line- a number line to 50 on colourful aliens
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the underpants plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Size ordering worksheets- order the underpants and aliens by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of aliens and the underpants on the washing line
GAMES:
Matching pairs- match the underpants with the same patterns
Build an alien- roll a die and collect a part of your alien- how many aliens can you make?
Washing line game- find the missing number underpants to hang on your washing line
Dominoes- a number dominoes game to make and play
ARTS AND CRAFTS:
Design some underpants- draw a pattern on the underpants
Split pin aliens- cut and assemble some aliens
Tracing sheets- trace the patterns on the underpants and trace over the dotted lines on the aliens
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet aliens
Spaceship design- design a new spaceship for the aliens
Face masks- colour and decorate the alien face masks
Play dough mats- make the correct number of underpants for the washing line or make the patterns on the underpants
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
STORY TELLING:
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks- a set of coloured alien face masks to use when retelling the story or making up new stories
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when 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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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 Enormous Turnip story resource pack- Autumn, harvest, growing
A great story pack to accompany the story ‘The Enormous Turnip’. The pack includes worksheets, games, craft activities and display materials.
Great to use with your Harvest theme and during the Autumn / Fall term
Includes:
Large colourful characters and story props- 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- 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 useful to add to a display or to include in a writing area
A coloured A4 story word card- great for the children to use when writing about the story
Black and white pictures of the characters and story props for the children to colour or collage
Colour face masks of the different characters- great for role play and retelling the story
Black and white face masks of the characters in ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story
A game based on ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story- collect the different vegetables to plant in your vegetable garden
A colourful matching pairs game with pictures from the story
Finger puppets to colour and make- great for retelling the story and including in your story sack
Black and white pictures to sequence of the story
Various worksheets about ‘The Enormous Turnip’
Question cards to encourage the children to think about the story and what happened in ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story
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PHASE 2- Letters and Sounds resource-IWB Powerpoints-Interactive EYFS BULK PACK
Letters and Sounds Phonics Phase 2 IWB resources
A huge pack with great interactive activities to use on an Interactive Whiteboard or on the computer.
Lots of interactive learning activities to cover Phase 2 of the Letters and Sounds scheme
Teaching letters:
A Power point presentation for each letter or grapheme in Phase 2-with slides to show the letter and letter formation and listen to the sound then interactive slides to choose initial sounds.
Practising letter recognition:
Five Power points which show different sets of letters for children to say them as they are shown.
Teaching blending for reading:
Four Power points for children to use the sound buttons to read each word.
Practising blending for reading 1:
Five Powerpoints such as 'What's in the hat' and reading words on bees and clicking on the correct flower.
Practising blending for reading 2:
Three Power points similar to the buried treasure game as phase 2
Teaching segmentation:
Three Power Points using phoneme frames to sound-talk the words and choose the correct letters.
Practising segmentation:
Six Full Circle Power Points- the teacher reads out the word from a list for the children to write and then clicks on the next box on the Power Point to reveal the word for the children to check- each changed letter is highlighted each time.
Tricky words:
Five Powerpoints for reading and practising the tricky words at phase 2.
High Frequency words:
Four Power Points for the children to read the high- frequency word and then a sentence with that word highlighted and then further practice of quickly reading the words at the end.
Reading captions:
Three Power Points where children read the caption and then choose the correct picture to match it.
Writing captions:
Two Power Points which show a picture and a selection of words. Children need to read the words and then decide which order the words come in to make a caption for the picture.
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The Smartest Giant in Town story resources
A bumper resource pack for the story 'The Smartest Giant in Town' by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. An engaging Literacy unit with worksheets, display materials, games and crafts.
The pack includes:
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- words on decorated cards relating to the story
Title poster- an A4 poster with title, author and illustrators name
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards with the different clothes to add to a display or writing area
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Clothes alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful clothes
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
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Write about the story- write sentences about the different pictures
Diary- write George’s diary
Questions worksheets- write some questions you would like to ask the Giant
Labelling and matching worksheets- label the clothes and animals, write the missing words, Match the clothing to the correct animal and fill in the initial letters
Letter writing- write a letter to the Giant
Thank you letters and cards- write some letters from the animals to thank the Giant
Sequencing worksheet- cut and stick the story pictures in the correct order
What happens next- draw and write what happens next in the story
Number line- a number line to 50
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the shoes plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Size ordering worksheets
Dot to dots- three different sheets with numbers from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Colour by numbers- colour the pictures using the numbers
Repeating patterns- copy and continue the patterns on the ties
Matching pairs
Bingo- a colourful bingo game
Dice game- throw a die to collect the parts of the picture first
Design a tie- design a new tie for the giant to wear
Tracing ties- various patterns on tie to trace over the dotty lines
Draw new clothes- draw a new outfit for the giant
Finish the picture- draw the missing parts of the different pictures
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks
Stick puppets- coloured and black and white stick puppets
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The Little Red Hen story resources- activities, Powerpoint, Harvest
A bumper pack of resources for the story 'The Little Red Hen'.
Great to include in your Harvest topic.
Display resources:
A large colourful display banner of the title
Story words on bread slice shapes
Large and small character pictures from the story- hen, pig, cat, rat, goose/duck and dog- these could be used for story telling or displays - these are in black and white and colour
Large colour and black and white pictures of the tools used by The Little Red Hen and a windmill
Two different colourful display borders for you to print out as many times as you need for your display board
Question cards with questions about what the characters were thinking, what they were doing and why they were doing different things
Photographs of some different windmills- great for displays and discussion
Large lettering of 'The Little Red Hen' with each letter decorated with ears of corn
A4 character posters in colour of the different characters and their names
Word and picture cards of the different animals and props used by The Little Red Hen
Understanding of the World resources:
Photos of breads, wheat, corn and flour and fields of corn- great for displays and discussion
A Powerpoint about harvest and wheat/corn
Colour photos of the different animals in the story
Literacy resources:
A lovely Powerpoint of the story of 'The Little Red Hen'- the pages of this could also be printed out to make a book for your classroom
Colour and black and white pictures to sequence
Sequencing worksheets of the story
Speech bubbles with some key phrases from the story
Various speech bubble worksheets
Various other literacy worksheets- missing words, matching words to pictures, answering questions about the story, character worksheets, rhyming words etc
An alphabet line on hens
Various A4 pages in colour and black and white for the children to write on- these are each decorated with pictures from the story
Maths resources:
A number line to 50 on colourful windmills
Counting cards up to 10 with pictures from the story
Various themed worksheets- addition, subtraction and missing numbers
Activities:
Finger puppets to make of the different characters- greatfor retelling the story and for creating their own stories
Colour face masks of the different characters
Black and white face masks of the different characters
Various colouring sheets
Outline pictures of wheat, a windmill and the animals in the story- these could be used for writing activities or art activities
Games to make and play:
A lovely colourful board game to make based on the story
Matching pairs game
A Bingo game with pictures relating to the story of 'The Little Red Hen'
A rhyming word game
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Room on the Broom story resource pack- Halloween
A colourful pack to accompany the story ‘Room on the Broom’ -great for Halloween
The pack includes:
Display resources:
Banner- A long display banner 'Room on the Broom’
Border- A display border of stars on a blue background
Title page- A smaller display title
Character pictures- Large pictures of the characters and props in the book drawn by ourselves
Broomstick- A large broomstick to print out and make
Border- An A4 sized page border
Question cards- Questions related to the story of 'Room on the Broom’
Cauldron- A large cauldron to use as part of a display
Words and pictures- Display cards with words and pictures
Colour cauldrons- Each differently coloured cauldron has the colour word on it
Literacy resources
Word cards- with words relating to the story- great to add to displays or in the writing area
A4 word card- An A4 word card with words and pictures relating to the story
Spells- Worksheets to write spells- each page is decorated with pictures and stars
Worksheets- about the story and the characters
Book review- A book review worksheet
Alphabet line- with the lower case letters on wands
Speech bubbles- Various speech bubble worksheets with pictures of the different characters
Word searches- Two different word searches for different abilities
Maths resources
Number line- A number line to 100 on cauldrons
Worksheets- Various maths worksheets- addition sums, subtraction sums, adding the spots on the bows, missing numbers on the witches hats etc- most of these worksheets can be adapted to be used for different ages and abilities
Activities
Witch model- A moving witch model to make using split pins
Face masks- of the different characters in colour and also in black and white- great for retelling the story or creating new stories
Songs- Various songs and rhymes on decorated cards
Stick puppets- to make of the different characters
Worksheet- A worksheet to design your own special broomstick
Games
Board game- A board game to make and play- travel through the sky on your broomstick to reach the cauldron first to make your spell
Make a spell- A game to collect the different objects needed for your magic spell
Dominoes- A colour dominoes game with pictures of the characters and props in the story 'Room on the Broom’
Bingo- A colourful bingo game
Matching pairs- A matching pairs game with pictures of the characters and props in the story
Rhyming words-A rhyming word game
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Alphabet initial sound bingo games- two different sets- pictures and sounds/letters
Two colourful initial sound bingo games
In the set there are two sets of bingo game cards. Each set has 20 different bingo playing cards so they can be used for a whole class (the cards can be repeated for a larger class) or for group games.
One bingo game has colourful pictures and other set has letters. The bingo games can be played in various ways- by calling a letter and the child covering a picture if it begins with that sound, by calling a letter and covering the letter on their board, by calling a picture and covering the initial sound letter or by calling a picture and covering that picture on their board.
The calling cards can also be used in various ways- to play the bingo games, to play matching games to match pictures, letters or picture and initial sound, for phonics displays and many more ways.
Also included in the pack is an activity sheet with details of these games and others that can be played using this resource.
The bingo boards are approximately A4 size but by altering printer settings prior to printing you could print them larger or smaller.
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Alphabet bunting- 3 different sets- colour and black and white
Three colourful sets of alphabet bunting to hang in your classroom or the outside area-
Just print and display!
Each flag is approximately A4 in size but can be printed smaller
The pack includes:
Set 1
The letters of the alphabet on colourful star flags
Set 2
Bunting flags with letters and a picture on each flag
Set 3
To be made double sided or displayed side by side- the flags have the letter on one and pictures beginning with that sound on the other
All of the sets are also included in black and white so they can be coloured in- they contain extra blank flags so that they can be made as a whole class activity with each child decorating their own flag- a great new term activity!
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Initial sounds alphabet dominoes games- 3 sets
Three colourful dominoes games
Each set of dominoes has a different coloured border to help you put them back into the correct set although the sets could be mixed to make different dominoes games or ones with more domino pieces.
One set of dominoes has the letters in alphabetical order and the other two have the letters in a mixed order. Each domino set has a different set of initial sound pictures used on them.
Each domino has the initial letter sound and a coloured picture. The game is played in the conventional way with the children placing a domino piece which has a matching sound or picture next to the one already played.
The domino pieces are sized six to an A4 page but by altering printer settings prior to printing you could print them larger or smaller.
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Duck in the Truck story pack- rhyming words
A great pack for the story ‘Duck in the Truck’ by Jez Alborough. Great for teaching about the book or making into a story sack.
Contains:
Display banner
Story word cards
Display border
Story poster
Picture flashcards
Story question cards for display
Face masks for retelling the story in colour and black and white
Stick puppets to make
A4 word card with pictures
Speech bubble worksheets
Alphabet line
Book review worksheet
Writing sheets
Rhyming words worksheet
Favourite part of the story worksheet
Number line
Missing numbers worksheets
Counting worksheets
Tracing pictures
Cut and assemble the truck worksheet
Cut and stick rhyme worksheet
Colouring pictures
Board game
Matching pairs game
Rhyming bingo game
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70 Phonics flash cards- Letters and Sounds Literacy phases 1-6
This pack contains 69 flashcards of sounds taught in the Letters and Sounds scheme.
Each card is A4 sized so could be displayed as a colourful poster but can easily be printed in A5 or A6 size to make flash cards or for cards to use at home for revision.
Each card has the sound, 2-3 pictures with words and 6 further words, each with the sound highlighted.
The second filehas all of the sounds so can be used as a poster or revision/ assessment page.
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PHASE 1- Letters and Sounds resource-IWB Powerpoints-Interactive EYFS BULK PACK
Letters and Sounds Phonics Phase 1 IWB resources
A huge pack with great activities to use on an Interactive Whiteboard or on the computer.
Lots of interactive learning activities to cover Phase 1 of the Letters and Sounds scheme
Aspect 1- Environmental sounds
A trip to the park
A trip to the zoo
Describe and find it- In the Jungle
Describe and find it- On the Farm
Guess the sound
Mrs Browning's box
On the farm
Sound lotto
Sound we like and dislike
Aspect 2- Instrumental sounds
Instrument hunt
What are we playing
Make the sounds
Aspect 3- Body percussion
Noisy neighbour
Noisy or quiet
Aspect 4- Rhythm and rhyme
Animal rhythms
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Hickory Dickory Dock
Bear rhyming pairs
I know a word
Rhyming bubbles
Odd one out
Our favourite rhymes
Rhyming soup- Four versions
Aspect 5- Alliteration
Digging for treasure
Bertha the bus
Clarice the car
Bethany goes to the beach
Sundeep goes swimming
Meet the Aliens
Meet the aliens
Silly soup- Four versions
Tongue twisters
Aspect 6- Voice sounds
Voice sounds
Make the sounds on the farm
Make the sounds at the zoo
Metal Mike
Aspect 7- Oral blending and segmenting
Toy talk
Clapping sounds
I spy
Which one
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar story telling pack including calendar, games and activities + life cycle
A huge resources pack for the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Includes:
Colour class calendar to make
Sequencing pictures
Worksheets and activities
Literacy and Numeracy activities
Life cycle display materials and activities
Crafts
Display materials
Photographs for display and discussion
Powerpoints including learning about butterflies, story telling , interactive maths activities and interactive story questions
Plus lots lots more
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.