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The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas book companion
Celebrate the Christmas holidays with this activity pack which accompanies the book ‘The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas’ by Laura Murray.
The pack includes:
Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in blackline
Sequencing worksheet cut and paste
Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end
Graphic organizers
Character traits- what do the children say about their teacher
My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity
Doing something special writing activity- three different sheets to choose from
Asking question- Think of Who, What, When, Where and Why questions to ask the Gingerbread Man
Retell the story writing worksheet, writing and drawing worksheet and drawing worksheet allowing you to differentiate
Alphabetical order- order the professions in alphabetical order
Text-to-self connections- Who did the Gingerbread Man thank and who would you like to thank- two different worksheets
Three what happens next drawing and writing worksheets
Who did the Gingerbread Man meet in the town- draw and write some of the people he met
True or False sentences about the story- differentiated versions
Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts
The Lonely Scarecrow- book companion
This book companion is based on the book ‘The Lonely Scarecrow’ by Tim Preston and contains a variety of activities and colorful sequencing cards.
The packet contains:
A set of colorful sequencing cards
Cause and effect worksheets- three versions
The lonely scarecrows character traits
My favorite part of the story- draw and write worksheet
Graphic organizers- three versions
Label the scarecrow- two versions to cut and paste or write the labels
Writing activity- write a letter to the animals from the scarecrow- three versions
Retell the story writing worksheet
My scarecrow worksheets- three different versions for differentiation
The Lonely Scarecrow grid- The Lonely Scarecrow has, lives, feels
Writing activity- write three sentences about the lonely scarecrow
Feelings worksheets- draw the faces on the scarecrow to show how he feels at the beginning and the end of the story or write how he feels at the beginning, middle and end of the story
True or False- read the statements about the story and decide which are true or false plus an extra worksheet to write some of your own true and false statements
A bonus scarecrow game
The Little Scarecrow Boy book companion - Autumn / Fall
This book companion is based on the book ‘The Little Scarecrow Boy’ by Margaret Wise Brown. This is a fun book for Autumn/Fall about a scarecrow boy and growing up.
The packet contains:
Beginning, middle and end organizer
Writing activity- I would scare the crows by…
Text-to-self activity- The Little Scarecrow Boy needed to grow up before he could… I need to grow up before I can…
Drawing and writing activity- my #6 face
Emergent reader book- My Scarecrow- read and color the book
Comparing characters- compare Old Man Scarecrow and The Little Scarecrow Boy plus color pictures of the characters to add words and phrases around
Graphic organizers
Scarecrows Can, Have, Are grid
Draw the six faces that the Little Scarecrow Boy made to scare the crows
Feelings writing activity- how he felt at the begging of the story and why and how he felt at the end and why he felt that way
My Scarecrow writing activity- draw your own scarecrow and describe it
If I were a Scarecrow activity sheet- what would you name be, what would you look like, how would you scare the crows, where would you live and what would by your favorite thing to do
Tacky the Penguin book companion
Tacky the Penguin is a lovely fun story about accepting peoples differences.
This book companion includes:
Graphic organizers
My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity
I would like to be friends with Tacky because… writing activity
Venn diagrams- compare Tacky and his companions and also Tacky and real penguins
‘A new companion for Tacky’ writing activity
Can, Have, Are grids for Tacky and Penguins
Text-to-self connections- Things the Penguins are afraid of and things I am afraid of- two worksheets
True or False worksheets about the story of Tacky the Penguin
Tacky’s Tricks- draw and write
Writing activity to write about why it is good to be different
Writing activity- All About Tacky
Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts
Cause and Effect- cards to match plus three differentiated worksheets
Character traits
Writing activity- ‘I am Unique’
Cut and paste the beginning and ends of the sentences
Chinese New Year activity, craft and game pack for EYFS
A great pack of fun activities to help your children learn about Chinese New Year.
Includes mini reading books for group reading to learn more about the celebrations, games and interactivie activities.
Fun crafts to practice cutting skills and pencil control.
Lots of actitives that can be used to create a classoom display to show off their work.
Chinese New Year bumper pack 2023- Year of the Rabbit
A bumper pack of resources to learn about and celebrate Chinese New Year.
Includes- literacy and maths activities, crafts, information cards and Powerpoint, display materials, games, writing activities plus more!
Chinese New Year games, crafts and activities resource pack
Chinese New Year
Games, activities and crafts
The Year of the Rabbit -2023
A set of new activities for celebrating Chinese New Year
The pack includes:
Mini information book- A5 sized colouring and information books for the children to learn about Chinese New Year
Classroom activity- Hide the word cards around the classroom or outside are and the children can find the matching pictures and write the word on their sheet- plus blank cards so the children can search for HFW words or letters/ numbers
Comparisons sheet- write or draw about their own new year celebrations and the celebrations for Chinese New Year
First reader book- An easy to read book for the children to colour and make
Make the sentences- Three sheets to cut and reassamble the sentences about Chinese New Year
Make fans- Various templates to make a fan and write about Chinese New Year
Bingo- A picture bingo game to make and play
Colouring- Colouring pictures
Colouring posters- Chinese New Year posters to colour
Activity worksheets- various worksheets to label the pictures, write about celebrations, write facts about Chinese New Year and cut and stick the beginning and end of sentences
Make a hat- 2 different 3D hats to make and colour
Board game- Collect the coins for your lucky money envelope as you move around the board
Make a lantern- practice cutting skills with this cut and stick Chinese lantern
Matching pairs- A colourful matching pairs game to make and play
Count and match- Count the pictures up to 10 and match to the numbered piece of jigsaw
Number activity sheets- Dot to dots and colour by number sheets
Map sheet- Find and colour China on a map of the world and colour the flag of China
Acrostic poems- 2 acrostic poems of lantern templates- CHINA and NEW YEAR
Chinese New Year bumper pack + Powerpoint
A bumper resource full of display materials, games, worksheets and information all about Chinese New Year plus activities for the Year of the Rabbit 2023
Bonfire Night activity and display pack- Guy Fawkes, Autumn- Assembly
A bumper pack of resources for Bonfire Night including a Powerpoint which could be used for an assembly.
Resources in the pack include:
Display banner- A large banner title of 'Bonfire Night'
Display letters- Large letters to cut out and spell 'Bonfire Night' -great for a whole school display!
Board game- An A3 sized board game to make- this is on the CD in colour and also in black and white for the children to decorate themselves- the game can be played using the cards supplied on the CD which are true and false questions about Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night or can be simplified for younger children
Powerpoint- A Powerpoint of the story of Guy Fawkes for the IWB or computer.
Display pictures- Large A4 coloured pictures of things to do with bonfire night and the story of Guy Fawkes
Colouring pictures- Large black and white pictures
Display border- Each piece is decorated with pictures and can be printed as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Songs and rhymes- Six decorated songs and rhyme cards related to Bonfire Night for the children to learn- 2 of these rhymes are number rhymes so would be great for your maths lessons
A4 border- Individual A4 sized page with a border- great for adding work to ready for the display or for the children to use in the writing area
Questions- Question cards each decorated with colour pictures
Topic words- Words about Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night each decorated with fireworks
Fireworks- Colour photos of fireworks- great for discussion and displays
Houses of Parliament- Colour photos of The Houses of Parliament
Counting card- Rocket counting cards
Dice game- Two different sheets with a black and white firework picture- roll the die and colour the correct part of the firework
Literacy Worksheets- Various worksheets such as completing the sentences about fireworks, true and false worksheet about Guy Fawkes, describing fireworks, writing safety instructions
Maths Worksheets- Make the rocket symmetrical, complete the addition and subtraction sums on the fireworks plus blank calculation sheets so you can differentiate the sums
Ideas- An ideas sheet with lots of ideas to cover different areas of the curriculum when teaching about Bonfire Night and the Gunpowder Plot
Cutting skills- Cut out the parts of the firework and assemble- there are two different sheets
Safety Posters- Eight posters about firework safety for the children to colour
Picture dominoes- A colour dominoes game
Guy Fawkes pictures- Pictures from old documents about Guy Fawkes and the plot
Draw the fireworks- A colour and a black and white worksheet
Size worksheet- Cut out and order the rockets in size order- in colour and black and white
Matching pairs game- Match the coloured Bonfire Night pictures
Rhyme- ‘Remember, Remember the Fifth of November’- A decorated rhyme card
Christmas numbers rhymes- 10 packs with rhymes, singing props, games and activities
This great pack contains resources, rhyme cards, worksheets and games for 10 Christmas number rhymes for you to use each Christmas
The pack includes :
1- Five Christmas Trees
Rhyme card, rhyme props including a Christmas tree shop poster, face masks in colour and black and white, a matching pairs game and a counting worksheet.
2- Eight Little Reindeer
Rhyme card, rhyme props, face masks of reindeer and Santa, a number line and a colour number domino game.
3- Five Little Snowmen
Rhyme card, rhyme props, snowmen face masks, missing number activity cards, a board game with differentiated maths questions, a game to build a snowman and a snowman tracing sheet.
4- Five Christmas puddings
Rhyme card, rhyme props including a colourful bakery poster, pudding face masks, a maths Christmas pudding game and a number line.
5- Ten Christmas stockings
Rhyme card, rhyme props, a game to collect ten stockings, a colourful number line and worksheets to decorate and trace patterns on stockings.
6- Five Little Elves
Rhyme card, rhyme props, elf face masks, a colour matching pairs game and a worksheet to trace the elf.
7- Six Little Penguins
Rhyme card, rhyme props, penguin face masks, a game to collect the numbered penguins for your game board and a cute penguin number line.
8- Five Little Snowflakes
Rhyme card, rhyme props, face masks, a number snowflake game and a number line.
9- Ten Warm Mittens
Rhyme card, rhyme props, a matching pairs game, worksheets to trace the patterns on the mittens.
10-Ten Little Icicles
Rhyme card, rhyme props, activity cards to write the missing numbers on the icicles and a size ordering worksheet.
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever story resource pack- Halloween, Autumn
This pack is designed to be used with the story ‘The Biggest Pumpkin Ever’ by Steven Kroll which is a lovely story to share in Autumn or for Halloween.
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 pumpkins relating to the story
Character posters- colourful posters of the two main characters Clayton and Desmond
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Pumpkin alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on pumpkins with lower and upper case letters
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 search- a word search with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story such as drawing and writing about their favourite part, writing about the characters, writing about different parts in the story, drawing and writing what happens next, question worksheets, sequencing sentences about the story and sorting statements about the two characters Clayton and Desmond
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the pumpkins plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Size ordering worksheets- order the pumpkins by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the numbers of pumpkins
Rhyming pairs- match the rhyming pumpkins
Dominoes- a number dominoes game to make and play
Tracing sheets- trace over the dotted lines on the pictures
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
Halloween Pumpkin design- design your own pumpkin for Halloween
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks of Clayton and Desmond
Play dough mats- make the correct number of pumpkins and the different faces on the Halloween pumpkins
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures 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.
Hanukkah Jewish festival resources
A great resource pack for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah which will help you teach your children all about the festival.
The pack includes:
Powerpoint- A Powerpoint about the festival of Hanukkah -when it is, what is eaten, how it is celebrated -the pages could also be printed off to enable you to create a class book for the children to read
Photographs- Colour photos of a Menorah, a Dreidel, Hanukkah Gelt and people lighting the Menorah candles- great to add to your displays or for discussion
Word cards
Fact cards- Fact cards about the festival of Hanukkah
Display banners- 2 different large titles for displays 'Happy Hanukkah' and 'Hanukkah' each with Hanukkah themed pictures
Display border- A colourful display border with Hanukkah themed pictures- this can be printed as many times as you need to use on a display border of any size
Writing pages- A collection of decorated A4 border pages- great for the children’s work or to add to your writing area at Hanukkah
Colour page border- A collection of colour A4 border pages- a great way to quickly display the children’s work
Colour posters- A set of A4 information posters with pictures of Gelt money, Menorah, Dreidel and Potato Latkes
Display lettering- Large letters spelling 'Hanukkah' which are decorated with pictures linked to Hanukkah-Great for a larger display
Hanukkah story- The Hanukkah story for you to read aloud to the children
Colouring posters- A collection of posters for the children to colour- these could also be printed smaller for the children to use on their Hanukkah cards
Bookmarks- A collection of Hanukkah themed bookmarks for the children to cut out and colour
Number line- A number line to 50 on colourful Dreidels
Alphabet line- An alphabet line on candles- this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display
Colour posters- A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah
Songs and rhymes- A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes
Recipe- A photo recipe to make Latke cakes- a popular Hanukkah dish- the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays
Dreidel game- A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel
Make a Dreidel- A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions
Hanukkah cards
Acrostic poem
Maths worksheet- Count the number of Dreidels
Addition worksheet- Add the numbers on the Dreidels
Menorah Counting- Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit
Cut and make a Menorah
Number dominoes
Word search
Worksheets- Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words
Writing activities- Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanukkah
Materials science topic pack- floating and sinking, magnets, sorting activities
A topic pack for teaching about materials
The pack includes:
Display materials including posters, banner, photos etc
A materials bingo game
A Power point about different materials
Sorting pictures
Plus lots more!
Tree matching pairs game- flash cards, display- Forest schools
A lovely matching pairs game with British trees.
This pack contains two sets of coloured cards- one with tree names and one without.
The cards can be used as a matching pairs game or as flash cards or displayed in the outdoor area for children to spot and name the trees in the surroundings.
Flower matching pairs game- flash cards, display
A lovely matching pairs game with British flowers.
This pack contains one set of coloured cards.
The cards can be used as a matching pairs game or as flash cards or displayed in the outdoor area for children to spot and name the flowers in the surroundings.
Pets topic pack- animals
The pack includes:
1. A long display banner with pictures of different pets
2. A Power point about different pets and separate Power points about some popular pets
3. Posters of different pet animals with their names
4. A colourful display border with pictures of different pets
5. Topic words on decorated cards to print out and add to a display
6. Writing pages with picture of different pets and lines below to write about the animal- these are in colour and black and white
7. An A4 word card to use when writing about different pets
8. Fact cards about different animals kept as pets
9. Colour photos to print and add to a display showing lots of different pet animals
10. Colouring pictures
11. Pictures to trace of different pets and the things pets need
12. Face masks of different pets- great for making up stories or role play
13. A colourful picture bingo game
14. ‘My Pet’ worksheet with spaces to fill in details of the childs’ pet or a pet they would like
15. A colourful number line
16. An alphabet line
17. Counting worksheets
18. Clue cards with some clues for the children to guess the different animals plus pictures to use with the cards
19. Dog and bone matching- match the addition sums to the dogs with the correct answer
20. Taking care of a pet worksheets
21. ‘My unusual pet’ worksheet- children can choose any animal and write about it as their pet
22. ‘I bought my pet to school one day…’ –a worksheet to write a story
23. Match the animal to the things it needs
24. A workbook cover
25. A mini book to make- complete the sentence on each page and draw a picture
26. Word searches about pets
27. A crossword
28. Fish counting cards
29. Acrostic poem worksheets
30. Various worksheets about pets such as sentence writing, unscrambling the words, describing pets etc
31. A bingo game to collect the different things needed for the different pets
32. Pet shop maths activity set- use the price cards or write your own according to the ability of your children and complete the task cards
33. Large colour pet accessory pictures- great for sorting and using on displays
34. Make a pet in a home- create an optical illusion of an animal in its home
35. Pet and home matching cards
36. Favourite pet survey worksheet
37. Play dough mats
38. Label the animals worksheets
39. Lost pet posters to fill in – 3 different worksheets for different abilities
40. Pet adjective cards- great to add to a display or use in literacy lessons
Ourselves topic pack- Multicultural, All About Me, Senses, Babies, Healthy Eating
The pack includes:
Ourselves
Large letters spelling 'Ourselves' -these are decorated with small faces with different colouring and hairstyles (the capital 'O' is roughly A4 size)
Multicultural face shapes to cut out with different face features and styles for you to create different faces
Fully assembled multicultural faces- great for display, when talking about differences and similarities and matching activities
A large poster to print out of the body with labels of the different body parts (also a copy without labels)-this is printed onto 3 A4 sheets and then assembled
Worksheets to label parts of the body and face and worksheets about emotions
Lots of question cards (each decorated with a border of faces) with questions such as 'what colour eyes do you have?', 'How many children have the same colour hair as you?' etc
Word and picture flash cards of the different body parts
Song words about bodies and feelings
Worksheets for children to label a picture of their body
Coloured pictures of faces showing different emotions and display labels to accompany them
'Little Hands' rhyme and poster- great for children to print their hands on for display
A worksheet to draw a self portrait
A large picture of a skeleton
Coloured photos of different people of different ages- great for discussion and display
A4 work borders in colour- great for quick displays
A passport to make
Babies
A colourful display banner with pictures of things babies need
A banner 'When we were babies'
Display words decorated with pictures
Photos of babies- great for displays and discussion
Worksheets to draw and match things babies need and for children to draw themselves as babies
Baby birth announcement cards
Sorting pictures of things the children need and the things babies need
A baby mobile to make
Healthy Eating
A large colourful display banner
Pictures of healthy and less healthy foods for the children to sort
Question cards for displays
Topic words decorated with pictures of different foods
Various worksheets to draw healthy snacks, a healthy meal, to sort healthy and unhealthy foods, draw their five favourite fruit and veg and to draw a healthy lunch
All About Me
A large display banner
Various worksheets for EYFS and KS1 about themselves such as about themselves, about their families, their likes and dislikes etc
An A4 cover for a workbook about themselves-great to use in the first few weeks of term
Question cards for displays
The Senses
A large display banner
Word cards for displays
A poster for each of the five senses
A listening walk activity
Activity ideas
Flashcards
Worksheets about our senses
Pirates topic pack- games, worksheets, activities, display
The pack includes:
· Two long colourful display banners of ‘Pirates’ and ‘Treasure Island’ each decorated with pirate themed pictures
· A colourful display border to print out as many times as you need for use on a display board of any size
· An A4 word card-great to use when writing
· Topic words- great to add to display or use in the writing area
· Word and picture flashcards
· Pirate posters- pictures of different pirates
· Colouring pictures- a collection of pirate themed sheets for children to colour
· Phoneme coins- all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on gold coins- great for display or to hide in the sand tray for the children to find the ‘treasure’
· Alphabet coins- lower and upper case letters
· Bingo- a pirate themed colourful bingo game to make and play
· Skull and cross-bone bunting
· Pirate phrases on posters
· A pirate profile worksheet- draw your pirate and then decide what characteristics your pirate will have- three different versions of this for differentiation
· Songs and rhymes about pirates
· Play dough mats- can you make 3 more pieces of treasure, can you give the pirates new hats etc
· Colourful treasure to cut out and use on displays, in the sand tray etc
· Board game- move around the treasure island answering questions along the way to try and reach the treasure first- two levels of maths questions are provided as well as blank question cards
· Two pirate themed wordsearches
· ‘My pirate adventure’ worksheet
· Wanted posters for the children to fill in
· Writing pages- Four A4 pages with pirate borders for the children to use when writing
· Design a pirate flag worksheet
· Search for the treasure game- collect coins along the way to fill your treasure chest
· Cut and stick treasure map
· Pirate acrostic poem
· Speech bubble worksheets- write what you think the different pirates are saying
· Counting cards up to 10- count the number of pirate ships, telescopes etc
· Design a pirate ship worksheet
· Describe the treasure worksheet
· A worksheet for the children to draw and write what they have spotted through the telescope
The Life Cycle of a Chicken- Spring, farm, Easter
The pack includes:
Display materials including colour pictures and arrows and a title page
A long colourful display banner
Two Power points- one with more detail for older children and a simpler version for younger or less able learners
A life cycle wheel to make
Various life cycle sequencing worksheets such as a cut and stick sheet, a drawing worksheet and different writing worksheets
Templates for craft work
Writing pages which can be made into a book with a cover
Chicken fact worksheets
A started worksheet to see what the children know and what they want to find out
Vocabulary flash cards and also cards with words and meanings
A themed word search
A colourful picture bingo game
A chicken life cycle headband to make
Labelling worksheets
Photos of chicken and chicks
Photos of the different stages of the life cycle of a chicken
Various other worksheets including describing a chick, missing words, sentence scramble, sequencing sentences etc