Set 5 in this story collection invites children to share in 5 new, original short tales. Each of these five tales holds a unique message and sparks thinking, speaking, listening, and creative writing. Links to PSHE and Citizenship and Ourselves. There are colouring sheets included. “The Elephant with the Bad Memory” teaches our children that it’s not what you do or do not remember that is important, but what is in your heart that makes you truly special. “The Girl Who Loved Balloons” celebrates a little girl’s love of balloons and the enchanting things that happen when she shares them. “The Rainbow Unicorn” enchants our little ones with the magic of unicorns. The rainbow unicorn has a unique style that inspires others to be themselves. “Doris Duck and Her Two Little Ducklings” explores the importance of acceptance and diversity in a community. ‘‘The Owl that needed Glasses’’ is the final story, teaching children how even the wisest of us may need to seek and accept help. The magic of these stories will inspire creative writing among children. Let them create their sequels, alternative endings, or even design new characters and adventures.

Autumn’s here and here is a collection of 5 short stories to inspire your children. The tales are perfect for story time, end-of-day reading, and linking with literacy, reading, and creative writing. They also touch on themes of seasons and feelings, making them relevant and relatable for the children. The Lonely Scarecrow: A story about loneliness and friendship. The Fox and the Acorn: A lesson in growth and nature. The Squirrel That Slept Too Long: The importance of preparation and timing. The Windy Day: A fun look at the effects of a breezy autumn day (Follow up with kite making of your own). Adrian Mouse and the Special Pumpkin: A tiny mouse finds a very special autumn home.

A fun activity for young children to link in with topics on Ourselves, Me , Sorting and Speaking and Listening. There are 15 pictures of children doing a range of activities such as singing, playing football or climbing. Children can talk about what they like and do not like and cut out the cards to sort. There are 2 different sheets for writing, drawing or pasting onto. Children can write 3 things they like and 3 things they do not like. Or / and they can draw or paste pictures of things they like and do not like,

8 Colour cards showing weather types and 8 black and white cards to match or colour in. Print the cards double sided so they have a back, laminate and use for games, reading and matching weather words and pictures. Children can work in pairs to name the weather and come up with a sentence about it.

The first page is an example of filled in word anagrams. A 10 page worksheet resource. A collection of worksheets with a weather theme where the letters of each word make an anagram of a weather word. Children write the words, draw and colour the weather pictures. 2/3- 3 letter anagrams without initial sounds included 3 letter anagrams with the initial sound 4/5 - 4 letter word anagrams with initial sounds 4 letter anagrams with missing initial sounds 6/7 -4 letter word anagrams with initial sounds 4 letter anagrams with missing initial sounds 8 /9 10/11 - 5 or 6 letter word anagrams without initial sounds 5 or 6 letter word anagrams with initial sounds included Links to your topic work on seasons, weather as well as word work / phonics.

A cross curricular activity linked to Geography, Weather, Seasons and Literacy. 10 worksheets where children have space to write key weather words to go with each weather type. They can then use their key words to write about the weather or season and / or write a poem.

A Father’s Day / Celebrations PPT and activities. This is an animated PPT with 2 activity sheets as a follow up. Jo wants to get her dad a Father’s Day gift but she cannot decide what. There are 20 animated ideas to choose from. Children watch the PPT and help Jo to decide on a gift they feel would be suitable. The slides are animated so the children will delight in watching the present ideas on the TV, There are lots of details too on the slides for children to talk about and spot in the other slides. Some of these are animated also. The activity sheets are at the back: A writing frame for children to write their choice for Jo and their personal choice. They then draw these gift choices. Activity sheet 2 is for children to draw and label all the choices of gift. One is done for them. Extension activities include data handling - how many children chose the same or different gifts? Make a Father’s day gift, card or write a letter to dad.

3 different colour versions of this ‘I Love Dad’ Father’s Day card for children to choose from, cut, fold and make - green, pink and yellow. There is a black and white version that children can colour in themselves. There are also 2 inserts saying ‘Happy Father’s Day’ that children can paste inside their cards.

3 different butterfly colour patterns for children to copy. They could use a range of media such as felt pens, paint, collage or crayons. Extend by asking children to make a colour butterfly pattern for their friends to copy. Links to symmetry.

A set of activities for either/and EYFS and KS1 children linked to World Ocean Day and any topics on Water, Oceans and Seas and Animals. Resources: Colour and black and white fish border sheets for writing, drawing or pasting into. Colour and black and white animals for children to name and label and colour in. A word wall with 21 key words that children can use in their writing about the ocean. A writing frame for children to draw and write about the ocean.

Here are 4 worksheets in black and white for children who are moving up or on to a new class or school. The questions will help them to think about things that are important to them from this year, as well as look forward to the next step of their learning journey. The picture and shape outlines provide a writing scaffold with minimal writing for those who would find this difficult. Suitable for SEN pupils. Children can draw, write key words, captions or sentences as appropriate for them. Questions include important dates, people, happy thoughts and visits, three best moments, 4 feelings and what to put in a first aid kit when moving on.

Here is a format for children to self review their year. Sheet 1 asks some questions that children might consider in writing their reviews. They can come up with others of their own. Sheet 2 and 3 are 2 versions of a template that children can write within. Suitable for all primary school children.

This an end of year task where children are given an example of a motivating poster and asked to make their own which would be given to the next person who will sit in their seat next year. There is a template for them to use to make their own poster and a section to make notes.

This colour banner is great on a display or it can be used as a basis for making a birthday card. Use also on your class birthday boards to show the children’s birthdays. There is a black and white copy for children to colour or paint to make it the same as the original or to make it their own. There is a large and small version of the banners in colour and black and white.

18 flashcards in colour and black and white with a Safety theme. Designed to be used as discussion cards around keeping safe and hazards all around. The cards come 2 to a sheet and sheets can be used as worksheets for children to discuss, colour, cut out, write about and display.

Here is a simple Autumn tale reading and writing activity. Children can read the text and fill in the missing words. The answers are given in red on the next slide and the pictures around the colour border help children with the words they need. There is a blank border page where children can make up their own Autumn tale and use the pictures to help them. Alternatively, they can draw a picture of the Autumn tale or an Autumn picture of their own. There are also colour flashcards without words and colour flashcards with words that can assist children with their reading and writing.

Brighten up your celebrations for the Queen’s platinum Jubilee with this colourful bunting. Print, cut and hang around the class, school or your displays. Each piece of bunting has a different picture related to the Queen or/ and London England. The colours are red, white and blue. The bunting can also be used to make celebration cards. There are 10 pages of bunting with 2 designs on each page.

12 different designs of A4 portrait page borders for your work on the Queen and/or the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Children can use the border pages as writing or drawing frames or to paste in their work for displays.