An original poem about sports day and an activity to design a t shirt to celebrate team spirit and the summer season.

A simple acrostic poem about the Remembrance Poppy

Explore environmental issues such as global warming with these original Earth-themed poems.

This PowerPoint clearly shows each of the tricky words from phases 2 to 5. This resource has an autumn theme and is introduced and concluded with a simple song to the the tune of ‘Hickory Dickory Dock’.

Bunting is an original poem for ks1 which celebrates all things summery: holidays, summer fairs, the park...This includes a creative activity to design summer bunting.

Many teachers, I mean children, love a snow day. Share this original poem with your class as they anticipate the first snowfall of the year. This may spark a discussion about the conditions that are needed for snowfall and looking at weather forecasts.

This resource includes a simple song that children can sing before and after practising the sight recognition of the Phase 2 to 5 tricky words.

This resource includes a simple poem for younger children about the meaning of Valentine’s Day. An accompanying sheet gives children the opportunity to write words associated with Valentine’s Day taken directly from the poem as well as ones of their own inspired by the poem. This resource also includes a simple mathematics activity about pattern using Valentine’s Day themed pictures. These can be laminated and used as a continuous provision activity.

A poem to read to your class at the end of a school year.

This free resource includes 9 original songs and rhymes for nursery and reception classrooms, covering the popular themes of birthdays, self-portraits, growing, playtime and tidy-up time.

This ‘tidy up song’ can be sung with your class to encourage everyone to have ‘helping hands’ at tidy up time. It is sung to the well known nursery ryhme, ‘Wind the Bobbin Up’.

This PowerPoint clearly shows each of the tricky words from phases 2 to 5. This resource has a winter theme and is introduced and concluded with a simple song to the tune of ‘Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush’. This resource will wake up your phonics class on a cold and frosty morning.

This PowerPoint clearly shows each of the tricky words from phases 2 to 5. This resource has a springtime theme and is introduced and concluded with a simple song to the tune of ‘Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary’. This resource will brighten up your phonics lesson on a spring day.

Bring Summer into your English lesson with these original poems for key stage 1. This includes an acrostic poem with an accompanying writing frame and word bank.

Use this original poem to get to know your new class! Children can write their own version of the poem to tell their new teacher lots of important things about themselves.

Bring the seaside into your Early Years setting with these original songs and rhymes. Activity ideas are included.

Encourage your class to reflect on their hopes and dreams for the new year with these two original poems. An activity sheet accompanies each poem so that children can set themselves goals which they hope to achieve during the year.

Three original poems to bring a Viking history topic into your English lessons. This resource includes a template and word bank to inspire your class to write their own Viking acrostic poems.

Bring the colours of Autumn into your English lesson with 3 original poems and accompanying activities.

Bring winter into your classroom with this original poem about being 'warm and cosy' inside and having fun outside on a winter's day. An activity sheet is included to decorate a hat, scarf and mittens with warm colours and winter patterns. Your class can explore the winter acrostic poem and write acrostic poems of their own using the winter word bank and writing frame.