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Literacy for early childhood
Back to School Banners
Hey! It's that time of year again...
Grab this freebie and save yourself some time!
5 designs, different fonts and 'kind of' ink friendly ;)
Be sure and only print the page you need.
Each banner is the length of 3-4 A4 pages :)
Christmas Handwriting Freebie
A Christmas Freebie
This is a Christmas Freebie, I used it at my Christmas themed writing table last year and the children loved it.
I laminated the pages and used them as ‘write and wipe’ writing templates.
Enjoy! :)
Back to School Bunting FREEBIE!
This is just some really simple bunting to display 'Welcome Back!' or 'Welcome!'
Two different styles to choose from.
Enjoy and have a good year! :)
The Alphabet FREEBIE
Add this write and wipe freebie to your reading carousels, centres for handwriting or phonics challenge areas.
:)
Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas!
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
My shop will have a sale Christmas Eve AND Christmas Day for anyone who wants to grab a Christmas bargain!
Be sure to check out my January Writing Pack - perfect for that first week back. No prep needed!
If you are looking for something a little different, my New Year Activity Pack is great for going over those New Year resolutions!
The Alphabet Flashcard Freebie
Just a sample of A and B Flashcards.
You can find more in my shop!
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Animal Board Games
4 Animal Board Games, perfect for stations or centres. These games are suitable for children aged 5-11 and will encourage speaking and listening between students. These board games are great for EYL and ELL.
Five year olds may need a little extra help with the words on the board!
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All About Me Board Games
Included in this download are 4 ‘All About Me’ board games.
These board games make excellent games for centres and/or stations. Children enjoy playing these games in pairs or as a group- they work well in EFL/ELL classrooms and encourage speaking and listening.
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Spelling and Reading - Word Families Activity Pack 2
Word families are groups of words that have a common feature or pattern - they have some of the same combinations of letters in them and a similar sound. For example, at, cat, hat, and fat are a family of words with the "at" sound and letter combination in common.
This pack contains 3 'family' groups.
-et
-ed
-en
The download includes several differentiated printable worksheet pages, tracing to writing whole words and sentence formation.
The pack also includes one complete set of match up games.
I have other packs in store for other Word Families.
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My First Phonics Workbook (perfect starter book for single sounds for EYFS/KS1)
This resource is a great starting point for little ones that are just starting to grasp pencil control.
The download is 26 pages of letters A-Z, all phonetically appropriate. G is definitely NOT for giraffe! :)
Check out the preview!
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Pencil Control (EYFS)
Using a pencil is not an easy task for little fingers!
It takes lots of time and energy!
Download includes- 20 page booklet.
Can be laminated and used year after year.
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Classroom Management - Brain Breaks
These 5 minute Brain Break Activity Cards will give your students a break! A break that some of them so often need!
Give them 5/10 minutes to step away from ‘learning’. With these fun activity cards, students will ‘think’ they aren’t learning but having fun, of course, that isn’t true!
Task cards are FUN and educational! Many cover lots of learning areas; self-control, speaking and listening, creative form and much, much more!
These brain breaks are suitable for students of ALL ages.
This resource is FANTASTIC for students with ASD/Aspergers/ADHD and other SEN.
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Building Vocabulary and Dictionary Skills
Word Maps are a must for all lessons. Students should be able to write down any words that they have not understood . This is not confined to literacy alone but can and should be used for all subjects.
Words maps are excellent visual aids for those students that find spellings and new vocabulary difficult. Enhancing vocabulary is important across the board as it improves reading levels.
Included in this download
-10 Differentiated Word Maps
Check out the preview!
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Nursery Rhymes - Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Unit of Work (EYFS/KS1)
This Unit of Work covers various areas of the curriculum such as Literacy, Maths and PSHE.
Included in this 49 page pack-
One complete Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Nursery Rhyme Resource Reading Book (these are in colour and perfect for Circle Time)
Over 15 differentiated worksheets and printables. These differentiated worksheets are perfect for emergent readers and writers.
The pack also includes several phoneme awareness printables and a set of vocabulary word cards. These can be used for storyboards and/or word walls or displays.
Worksheets and printables include but not limited to-
-Picture Story
-Retell the Story
-Tracing
-Drawing
-Rewriting the Rhyme
-Phoneme Awareness of 'Sh'
-Several tracing worksheets covering the high frequency words used in the rhyme
-Addition and Subtraction
*Also includes characters, finger puppets and scenery for storyboards*
I can guarantee your students will adore this pack! Check out the preview!
Ideal for EYFS and KS1
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Knights and Castles Display Themed Lettering
A full set of Knights and Castles Display Themed Lettering (includes lower and uppercase letters and punctuation).
Other themes of Display Lettering are available in my shop!
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Location, Direction and Distance Concept Colouring Book for EYFS/KS1
This 20 page resource is ideal for introducing the concepts of Location, Direction and Distance in the EYFS or to recap in Year 1.
The colouring activity sheets clearly show children the difference between
-near and far
-on and off
-beside and between
-left and right
-inside and outside
-above and below
-over and under
This pack is also suitable for children with ASD who may find understanding direction and position difficult without the use of visual aids.
Check out the preview!
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Alphabet Display Pack (Yellow Polka Dot Themed)
This Alphabet Display Pack can be used in conjunction with your 'Letter or Sound of the Month', for displays and or circle time.
The pack includes 3 flashcards per sound/letter, one lowercase, one uppercase and one lower/upper combined.
Check out the preview!
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Spelling Task Cards (EYFS/KS1)
Children need lots of different ways to be able to learn Spellings! What may work for one child may not necessarily work for another! Give them the option to decide! These task cards can be used for Spelling Homeworks and/or Early Finishers.
Laminate for long-term durability!
Resource Title
Spelling Task Cards
Age/Year Group
Early Years and Key Stage 1
Total Pages in download
❤ 24
File Type
PDF
Resource Content
❂ 15 A4 Size Task Cards (can be used for an action/challenge area for Early Finishers)
❂ 15 Smaller Task Cards for Table Tops (4 to an A4 page)
❂ Lots of different learning techniques for getting those spellings covered!
Check the preview!
Reviews and feedback are appreciated, I value all but as we tell our students, try to be constructive!
@ pollypuddleduck@gmail.com
Printing Tip: This educational resource has been designed for printing on A4 size paper. If you are printing on a different size, select ‘shrink’ or ‘print to fit page’ (or similar option) in order for the contents to fit correctly.
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Purchase of this resource entitles YOU, the buyer, the right to reproduce the pages for personal and classroom use ONLY.
Duplication for other classes, an entire school or for commercial use is strictly prohibited without written permission from Polly Puddleduck. Minor editing is allowed but only for personal use.
The document remains under the copyright of Polly Puddleduck even when edited. Posting this item in whole or part on the Internet in any form is strictly prohibited and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Polly Puddleduck ©2016
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Funky Fingers Challenge Pack 1 (EYFS/KS1)
Little ones will have HOURS of fun with this!
A perfect add on to your challenge area!
All you need is a bucket and clothes pegs- this pack contains EVERYTHING else you need!
Over 150 Pairs of Socks
Over 50 Odd Socks
Display Posters for Challenge Area
This is a fabulous way to get kids sorting, learning colour recognition, patterns and developing fine motor skills at the same time! It's a wonderful activity, one that EYFS and KS1 will love!
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Count and Clip Challenge Cards (EYFS/KS1)
Are you looking for a different way to teach your little ones the concept of counting?
Included in this pack are 40 'Clip and Count' Challenge Cards
Perfect for Maths Areas and Challenge Stations!
Cards are ALL in colour! 4 per A4 page.
Cut out and laminate for long-term use.