Children will enjoy these activities together with learning the number rhyme. Activities include, colouring, cutting and pasting, ordering letters and numbers and matching numbers to number words.

3 worksheets each showing 6 pictures related to the Pirate theme. A key word is written for each picture that the children can include in their sentence writing.

This resource is designed to inspire a love of books in Key Stage 1 pupils while developing their understanding of literary classifications. Young learners distinguish between fiction and non-fiction and then delve deeper into genres and topics. Included is a planning sheet that outlines three lesson plans, complete with objectives, a list of necessary materials, activities, and follow-up suggestions to reinforce learning. There are two ready-made labels for fiction and non-fiction to facilitate a hands-on card sorting activity. Accompanying these are 10 pages, each featuring six diverse book covers in black and white, which can be cut out for an interactive classification game and a range of activities. Examples of book covers are ‘Learn to Play the Piano’, ‘I have a New Daddy’ and ‘My Book of Fairy Tales for 7 year olds’. Tailored for Key Stage 1 children, the book covers lend themselves to lots of speaking and listening and predicting. Follow up with sorting of real books and / or children can design their own book covers using the cards for inspiration. The resource is a useful addition to library skills and any celebrations around Books.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. A fun way to encourage children to speak, listen, communicate and work in teams. This is a speaking and listening game based on Ourselves / Me and linked to Jobs/Occupation/Community. The aim of the game is for children to describe a character in detail for the other team to locate the character on their board and give a grid reference. Add timers for more excitement and challenge. The full instructions are included. There are 3 sets of card boards. A and B show the same 20 colour pictures. These are jumbled up on Board B. Similarly, C and D are same, as are E and F boards.

“Spelling Bee Phonics Activity Set,” is an interactive resource designed to enhance phonics learning in the classroom. Useful for Key Stage 1 teachers who are looking for engaging ways to assess, practice, and consolidate children’s understanding of phonics and CVC words. Each set includes five ‘honeycomb’ cards, each centered around a different vowel - ‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, or ‘u’. The activity encourages children to use their phonics skills to form and write up to 6 CVC words. Examples of words for the ‘a’ card could be ‘pet’, ‘pen’, ‘ten’, ‘met’, ‘peg’, and ‘meg’. The cards can be cut out and used in a multitude of ways: as stand-alone worksheets, additions to a writing corner, or even as flashcards. Also included are handy templates, allowing teachers to create more customized cards, extending the use of the resource. The templates can be used to set homework tasks, or children can create their own cards to test their friends or use for self-practice. Spelling Bee Phonics Activity Set makes phonics learning enjoyable.

There are 4 pages of colour pictures where the middle sounds / vowels are missing. The sheets can be laminated for re-use. Links to Phonics, Spelling and Letters and Sounds work.

4 differentiated worksheets on an alphabet theme. Mixed order pictures. Match the pictures to the sounds and write the letters next to the pictures. Alphabetical order pictures. Match the pictures to the sounds and write the letters next to the pictures. Draw a picture for each letter sound. A blank template for children to write sounds, words or/and draw pictures. Alternatively cut and paste the pictures onto the letter sounds. Colour the pictures.

4 memory games to play with your children improving their concentration and memory. There are 2 black and white and 2 colour. The games are differentiated so that children can start with 8 items to recall and then move on to 10. Children will use their spelling skills also to write the word or for younger children they can dictate their answers. Extend with more objects and/or real objects covered with a cloth as in Kim’s game.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. My trip to the Rainforest One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils. Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols. Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words. Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip. Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. My trip to Space. One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils. Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols. Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words. Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip. Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening.

The "Gingerbread Man with Symbols " is a resource pack for teachers, particularly those working with SEND, EYFS, and / or KS1 children. It is designed to complement work on Folk Tales - The Gingerbread Man in particular. This pack integrates learning areas such as storytelling, speaking and listening, reading, writing, matching and word work. The pack includes activities like filling in missing letters in a puzzle related to the story, supported by both symbols and words, available in both colour and black and white versions. The inclusion of 15 symbol cards aids in speaking and listening exercises, story sequencing, vocabulary development and matching activities. These are in colour and black and white. The gingerbread-themed borders, provided in both colour and black and white, offer a creative space for children to write or draw about the story. Additionally, the pack includes three coloured gingerbread-themed cards along with three for black and white cards for colouring. The pack forms the basis of a lesson or unit of work. Boardmaker licenced.

A Letters and Sounds Phonics resource using S, A, T, P, I and N and making CVC words. There are 8 worksheets in colour and these are duplicated in black and white. Each worksheet is an activity in itself. Children trace the letters of the CVC words, cut them out and order them to make the word related to the picture. All the letters can be cut out, jumbled and children can make as many words as they can using the pictures to guide them. Laminate the colour cards and letters to make games of matching and making CVC words. The words included are sat, tap, pin, pan, pat, tin, tip, tan and sip.

A lovely little matching card game for young children where they name and match drawings and photos of a Spring theme such as a chick, blossom and insects. Cut and laminate the cards for durability and reuse. Children could colour in the drawings to make them more personal. Useful too, for displays, drawer labels and speaking and listening work. There are 10 pages with 2 sets of cards on each one.

5 different worksheets where children name the objects related to Spring and then trace over the words. Links to Seasons, Easter, handwriting and fine motor control.

Children will enjoy joining in with this popular nursery rhyme with the support of these cards. There are black and white cards which children can colour in and trace over the words or write onto. There are colour cards that children can read the words or write onto. Cut out the cards for sequencing, sorting and matching games.

10 masks with a fruit theme for storymaking / telling and role play. Cut out and reinforce on card or laminate. Cut out the eyes and fasten the back with ribbon or elastic. Links in with topics on food / fruit and plants as well as Harvest.

4 fine motor control activities linked to your Transport topic. Vehicles for children to trace around are: Bus, Van, Boat and Tractor. You could also laminate and add these to your writing corner and children can reuse with dry markers.

15 worksheets for children to use to practice their handwriting and fine motor control. Each sheet has a different theme. Laminate and use with dry markers in your writing corner too.

5 worksheets where children use the pictures to help them to name and write things they might see e.g. in the home or at the seaside. Each sheet has a topic or theme: Summer Holidays My Home Shapes I know Animals I know Under the Sea There are 2 sheets to a page, with one colour and one black and white version of the writing frames.

A set of activities and resources for an introduction to Transport and sorting into Land, Sea and Air. The planning sheet includes learning objectives, activities, resources and assessment. Planning can be used for a lesson or unit of work. There are a set of colour flashcards of the 6 vehicles introduced which can be cut out, duplicated and laminated. There is a sheet with space for drawing or pasting vehicles. Sheet 3 is for labelling and colouring. Sheet 4 is to support handwriting and fine motor control. Suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.