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The Colour Monster Self Regulation Cards
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The Colour Monster Self Regulation Cards

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These self regulation cards help children to identify how they are feeling. Add a pipe cleaner and bead, so that your child can move it up and down as their feelings change. The set of six cards can be used once a feeling has been identified. Each colour card has some strategies, which might be useful to help children move from one colour to another.
Little Books
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Little Books

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A selection of 21 different little books to use as prompts for story or non-fiction writing. These books are easy to fold and can be used to support adult focused writing activities. They can also be added to your provision to support independent writing opportunities. The 21 designs are linked to themes in Early Years and popular interests for 4/5 year old gilrs and boys. Each book contains a front cover and three pages with a space for a drawing and lines for writing. Keep them as little books or enlarge them to A3 to give more space. Please message me if you would like one that is not included.
Bonfire Night CVC Picture Mat and Words.
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Bonfire Night CVC Picture Mat and Words.

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A bonfire night picture scene including eight CVC words. Children read the firework words and match them to the pictures on their board. Five different picture boards have been included. The first one includes all eight words for an independent phonics activity. The next four can be used to play a CVC Bingo game. Children take it in turns to read a firework word. If they have the picture on their board, they cover the picture to match with a counter. The first child to cover all four pictures is the winner!. Mat 1 includes all 8 words: log mug bat jam bag red hot The other mats have a combination of four of these words.
CVC Christmas Snow Globes
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CVC Christmas Snow Globes

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CVC Christmas Snow Globes. 3 white spaces for children to write each letter to represent the object inside the snow globe. 12 designs (some including the ll for bell, ck for sack).
Firework Funky Finger Pom Pom Sort
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Firework Funky Finger Pom Pom Sort

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Four firework themed pictures to use to develop fine motor skills. Have a selection of pom poms for children to sort and use tweezers to put them on the correct colour. They would be great linked to Bonfire Night or Diwali.
CVC Stockings
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CVC Stockings

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What is in your stocking? 7 stockings with different pictures to prompt writing. 3 CVC stockings 2 CCVC stockings 2 digraph stockings
Garden Bird Feeding Time
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Garden Bird Feeding Time

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Big Garden Birdwatch 24th - 26th January 10 named birds with a numeral from 1- 10 on each log. Add a bowl of chopped pipe cleaners to represent worms. Count the correct number of worms to match the numeral on the bird.
Gingerbread Man Funky Finger Pom Pom/Button Sort
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Gingerbread Man Funky Finger Pom Pom/Button Sort

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9 Gingerbread Men all with different coloured buttons. Use these mats to develop fine motor skills. Have a selection of different coloured pom poms or buttons for the children to sort using tweezers or a peg. They would be great to use around Christmas time or when baking Gingerbread Men.
Winter Phonics Snow Globes
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Winter Phonics Snow Globes

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Winter snow globes containing a picture in each. 10 CVC words 22 words including the most common digraphs taught across different phonics schemes. ck sh th ch ll ff ss ng nk ee oo ar
Halloween CVC Word Bingo
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Halloween CVC Word Bingo

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Five CVC mats, which can be used for Oral Blending Bingo. Use the cauldron words to read out, segmenting each sound seperately. Children then say the word and cover the matching picture with a counter. The first child to cover four CVC pictures is the winner.
Poppy Day Log Slices
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Poppy Day Log Slices

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16 different poppy images on log slices to support any Poppy Day activities. These would be great to have out when children are creating their own representation of poppies. I would pair these with loose parts (red and green) or black paper and pastels/ paint.
Brushing your teeth Activity Mat
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Brushing your teeth Activity Mat

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Alligator mats based on the character from the book (Alans Big Scary Teeth). Laminate the mats and use whiteboard pens to create marks. Children can use an old toothbrush to brush the marks away.
Number - How can you make number 1,2,3,4,5?
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Number - How can you make number 1,2,3,4,5?

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A Number activity mat to help children understand the composition of each number (1,2,3,4,5). Use red, orange, yellow, green and blue cubes to make the different combinations for each number. You could pair this with the number block characters and it will support their understanding as they build the different amounts. Includes: Mat - Building numer 1, 2,3 Mat - Building number 4,5
CVC Cauldron Words
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CVC Cauldron Words

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A set of 12 CVC words with pictures in cauldrons. Perfect to use in a role play area, malleable or part of a potions activity. I would recommend laminating or printing on card.
Christmas Tree Pom Pom Funky Fingers
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Christmas Tree Pom Pom Funky Fingers

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6 different style Chrismtas Trees. Use tweezers or pegs to sort and count th pom poms on to to the trees. Some of the patterns will reinforce two colour repeated patterns. You could use any colourful loose parts.
Numicon / Number Snowman Match 1-10
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Numicon / Number Snowman Match 1-10

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10 Snowmen with the numeral on their hat and Numicon piece, made from buttons on their tummy. Cut out the hats and snowmen and match the two. They could also be used with loose parts to lay over the buttons. Practise number formation in snowy trays!
Numberblock - Patterns of 3,4,5
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Numberblock - Patterns of 3,4,5

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Number templates linked to the Numberblock characters. Children can practise creating different representations of each number as seen on my Instagram page. You could use cubes or counters or corks and paint. The children create different ways of representing e.g number 4. They should be encouraged tp describe each pattern. ( two dots at the top and two at the bottom).