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Pumpkin Soup story resource pack
This pack is designed to be used with the story ‘Pumpkin Soup’ by Helen Cooper which is a lovely story for Autumn and Fall about sharing and working together.
Includes worksheets, crafts, display materials, games and activities for Literacy and Numeracy / Maths.
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner with a picture of the characters
Story word cards- great to add to a display or use in the writing area
Display border- A themed display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Title poster- An A4 sized poster with the title on and author/ illustrator
Picture flashcards- Flashcards with words and pictures of the props and characters
Story questions- colourful cards for a display with questions about the story
Colour face masks- of the characters in the story- great to use foretelling the story or for making up new stories
Colour puppets- make your own stick puppets of the characters in the story to retell the story or make up your own stories
An A4 word card with pictures- great to use when writing about the story
Speech bubbles worksheets- three different worksheets for children to fill in the speech bubbles and then colour the picture
Worksheet- write a book review about the book
Alphabet line- an alphabet line on wooden spoons
Writing sheets- various worksheets with borders to use for writing activities or in the writing area
My favourite part of the story- a worksheet to draw and write about their favourite part of the story
A number line- a colourful number line on pumpkins
Counting cards up to 10- count the number of pumpkins on each cards- these could also be used for number ordering
Pumpkin missing numbers- differentiated worksheets to fill in the missing numbers on the pumpkins
Number worksheets- colour in the correct number of objects- 2 different worksheets
Five little pumpkins rhyme- a rhyme card for this counting rhyme, rhyme props to use when singing the rhyme and face masks to make
Stick puppets- make your own character stick puppets for retelling the story
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks for retelling the story or making up your own stories
Tracing pictures- trace over the dotty lines and colour
Colouring pictures- pictures of the characters and some scenes to colour
Pumpkin recipes- a collection of recipe cards
Draw the scene- draw the scene through the window of the old white cabin
Games to make and play
Letter matching pairs- find the lower and upper case matching pairs on the pumpkins- plus an ideas sheet for further activities
Find the caterpillars- choose cards to see how many caterpillars you have found hiding in the pumpkin patch
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

Percy the Park Keeper story resource pack
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your displays
Display border
Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the animals in the story
Title poster- a colourful A4 poster
Story words
Park photos
Character pictures
Large leaves- coloured leaves to add to your displays
Animal fact cards- fact cards about the different animals in the story
Animal footprints- flash cards showing the different footprints of the animals in the story- great for discussion, identifying footprints found and recreating the prints in the sand tray
Acorn alphabet- an alphabet line on acorns
Autumn leaves alphabet
Large Autumn themed letters- a complete alphabet with both lower and upper case letters
Favourite part of the story worksheet- draw and write about your favourite part
Wordsearch- find the hidden Percy words
Speech bubble worksheet- fill in the speech bubbles of the characters
Favourite story and animal worksheet- draw or write about your favourite part of the story and your favourite animal
Matching worksheet- match the animal pictures to their names
Describing worksheet- think of some words to describe the animals
Acorn number line- a number line from 0-50
Animals number line- a number line from 0-50 on the different animals in the story
Addition worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to add the numbers on the acorns
Subtraction worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to subtract the numbers on the acorns
Counting worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to count the animals
Missing number worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets tofill in the missing numbers on the animals
Songs and rhymes- a collection of themed songs and rhymes to learn
Face masks- black and white face masks to make of Percy and the animals
Colouring sheets- a collection of colouring sheets
Large characters- large pictures of Percy and the animals- great for collage and art work
Large leaves- black and white outlines of some different leave
Percy's tools- black and white pictures of some of the tools which Percy uses
'Welcome to Percy's Hut' sign- a long banner
Character flashcards
Face masks- colour face masks of Percy and the animals
Percy's hut- a coloured and black and white picture of Percy's hut
Percy's tools- coloured pictures of some of the tools which Percy uses
Board game- a Percy themed board game to make and play
Matching pairs- find the matching pairs or use the cards for a game of 'snap'
Bingo- a picture bingo game
Picture dominoes
Pictures of Percy and the animals in the story
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by, the authors or publishers of the story or any related stories or products.

The Enormous Turnip story resource pack- Autumn, harvest, growing
A great story pack to accompany the story ‘The Enormous Turnip’. The pack includes worksheets, games, craft activities and display materials.
Great to use with your Harvest theme and during the Autumn / Fall term
Includes:
Large colourful characters and story props- these would be great on a display or are good when laminated and velcro added to the back for the children to use on a flannel board
Small characters and story props- these are great for table top play and also great when laminated and stored with the story book or included in a story sack
Story word cards- these are useful to add to a display or to include in a writing area
A coloured A4 story word card- great for the children to use when writing about the story
Black and white pictures of the characters and story props for the children to colour or collage
Colour face masks of the different characters- great for role play and retelling the story
Black and white face masks of the characters in ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story
A game based on ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story- collect the different vegetables to plant in your vegetable garden
A colourful matching pairs game with pictures from the story
Finger puppets to colour and make- great for retelling the story and including in your story sack
Black and white pictures to sequence of the story
Various worksheets about ‘The Enormous Turnip’
Question cards to encourage the children to think about the story and what happened in ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story

The Animal Boogie story resource pack- Jungle animals
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a themed display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards of the animals in the story to add to a display or writing area
Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the different animals in the story
Large coloured pictures- large character and animal pictures to print out and use on a display
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on animals
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the children are saying
Word search-a word search with words from the story to find
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
Acrostic poem- A decorated worksheet to write your own ‘Jungle’ acrostic poem
Label the animals- Worksheets to label some of the animals in the story
Describe the animals worksheets
Children number line- a number line to 50 on multicultural children
Counting worksheets
Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Size ordering- cut and order the animals by size
Roll and colour- roll one or two die and colour in the correct animal on the sheet
Repeating patterns- continue the repeating animal patterns on the worksheets
Matching pairs
Picture bingo
Picture dominoes
Move like the animal- Cut out and make the die and move like the different animals
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
Bird collage- decorate the bird outline
Move like an animal- flashcards to prompt the children to move in different ways like the animals in the story
Face masks- colour and decorate the animal face masks
Tracing pictures
Cut and stick- Cut out the different animals
Draw the animals- Draw the different jungle animals in the scene
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag- a colourful tag to add to your story telling sack
Story props- large coloured props of the children and animals
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

Dear Zoo story resource pack- story sack
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful themed border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words relating to the story
Animal and crate flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display
Cover picture- a poster of the picture from the book cover
Animal photos- coloured photos of the different animals in the story
Question cards- questions relating to the story- great to add to your display or to use as prompts during literacy
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on coloured animals from the story
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with animal pictures and lines below- these are in both colour and black and white
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story including match the clue to the animal, match the animal to the name, writing words to describe the animals and writing warning labels for the crates and boxes
Crate tags and labels- make your own warning signs for the animal crates
Crossword- solve the clues to find the words to complete the crossword
Escaped animal posters- different worksheets to draw and write about animals escaped from the zoo
Animal crates number line
Size ordering worksheets
Counting cards
Dot to dot worksheets
Worksheets- various worksheets with addition sums, subtraction sums and counting the animals
Blank maths worksheets
Matching pairs/ snap game
Dominoes game
Bingo- collect all of the pictures for your board in this colourful game
Build a Zoo- spin the spinner and collect the animals needed for your zoo but make sure your animals don’t escape through the open gate!
Tracing sheets
Face masks- colour and decorate the animals face masks
Colouring pictures
Rhymes and songs- a collection of rhymes and songs on decorated sheets to learn
Workbook cover
Stick puppets to make
Sequence pictures
Large pictures- these are great to hold up with a whole class for retelling the story
Book sized pictures- these can be used for retelling the story or creating your own flap book
Animal and word matching- match the animals to the descriptive words
Story sack labels
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

Building Site/ Construction Site role play - Outdoor play
A bumper pack with lots of posters, banners and pictures to set up a role play area of a building or construction site
The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and 2 enabling you to print out the resources again and again.
The pack includes:
Large yellow banners saying 'construction site' and 'building site'
Signs and pictures of different things found on a building site and used by builders such as scaffolding, hard hat, spirit level etc
Large A4 size pictures of the different items as above
Safety signs to display around the role play area reminding the 'builders' to wear safety hats etc
Lots of different forms and notes to encourage writing in the role play areas
An A4 sized poster asking the 'builders' what materials they will need for their construction and labels and A4 pictures of the different materials
Design sheets for the children to design their buildings
Safety ribbons to cut out and join to make a 'danger keep out' ribbon to put around the building area
The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes

EYFS minibeasts pack- beasts, bugs and insects- mini beasts
This Minibeasts pack has been created to fit in with the current Early Years curriculum with a range of resources to cover all areas of learning.
Display
Display banner
Display border
Large lettering
Topic words
Photographs
Mathematics
Number line
Number bingo- two bingo games with numbers from 1-5 and 1-10
Counting cards
Measuring- order the different length worms
Butterfly symmetry
Butterfly symmetry matching halves
Ladybird spot counting cards
Cut and match the spotty ladybirds
Spider web counting mats
Butterfly cards
Colour by numbers
Large number cards
Cut and stick number worksheets
Ladybird adding worksheets
Numbered beehives
Five Little Spiders number rhyme pack
Five Wiggly Worms number rhyme pack
One Little Bee number rhyme pack
Literacy
Draw and write mini beast sheets
Decorated writing sheets
Acrostic poem worksheets
An alphabet line on ladybirds
A simple mini beast word mat
Upper and lower case letters on bees
Cut and stick the initial sound butterflies onto the correct nets
Swat the fly game
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Various posters to display in your mini beast area
Various blank posters for the children to write their own posters for the mini beast area
Photos of different mini beast habitats
Communication and Language
What am I? cards
Various rhymes and songs
A story telling pack for The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Guess the mini beast
Physical development
A target game
Various maze worksheets
Trace the patterns on the mini beasts
Worksheets to trace the different paths the mini beasts make
Move like a mini beast
Preposition posters
Mini beast cutting skills
Lacing pictures
Understanding the World
Mini beast pictures and sorting cards
Posters of mini beasts
A mini beast fan to make
A Power Point to find out and about different mini beasts
Life cycle posters of caterpillars and frogs
Lots of small mini beast photo cards
Vegetable patch detective cards
A photo bingo game
Expressive Arts and Design
Shadow matching cards
Incy Wincy Spider song pack
Mini beast stick puppets
Mini beast face masks
Colouring posters
A collection of craft ideas sheets
Outline pictures of different mini beasts
Colour bugs posters
Ideas sheets for making spiders webs with string
Observational drawing and recording sheets
Complete the pictures

PIRATES LOVE UNDERPANTS story resources pack
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Word cards
Large coloured pictures- large character and prop pictures to print out and use on a display
Question cards
Display lettering- an alternative display title with large letters decorated with skull and crossbones
LITERACY
A4 word card
Parrot alphabet
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Word searches
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
What happens next- A collection of worksheets for the children to draw and write what happens next in the story
Describing places- describe some of the places mentioned in the story
‘sh’ words- match the ‘sh’ words onto the pirate ship
Gold coin initial letter activity- match each letter onto the correct pictures on the cards
Acrostic poem
Gold coin phonemes- all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on gold coins- great to use in a sand tray
NUMERACY
Sharks number line
Counting worksheets
Size ordering- cut and order the pirate ships by size
Follow the maze- follow the numbers from 1-10 and 1-20 to help the pirates reach the Pants of Gold
Making 10- Worksheets to make a total of 10 in each treasure chest
Number digit cards from 0-10- each card has a decorated number and the correct number of pirates peeping from behind the number
GAMES
Matching pants
Roll and colour- roll a die and colour the numbered underpants on your sheet
Pirate board game- travel across the island and collect the goldcoins but make sure the pirates don’t steal any!
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets of pirates and a parrot
Face masks
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Design the Pants of Gold
Treasure map
Make a pirate hat
Colour by numbers- colour the parrots using the number key
Decorate the underpants
Treasure chest activity- draw you find in the treasure chest
Tracing pictures- trace over the dotted lines on the underpants
STORY TELLING
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks to use when retelling the story or making up new stories
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag
Story props
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

Titanic topic pack- Powerpoint lessons, worksheets and display materials
A set of 6 Powerpoint lessons with worksheets and teaching resources for each lesson.
1- Life in the 1900’s- giving an overview of life at the time of the maiden voyage of The Titanic including leisure, travel etc with a worksheet for the children to fill in what they know about The Titanic and what they want to find out.
2- Building the Titanic- looking at who built the Titanic and where it was built with worksheets looking at advertising posters.
3- Life on board the Titanic- what was the accommodation like for the different classes, what activities could be done on board- with worksheets to label different parts of the ship, researching different passengers, describing rooms and comparing the rooms of the different classes.
4- The maiden voyage of The Titanic- Looking at the route the Titanic took, icebergs, the survivors and victims and why it sunk. Worksheets including mapping the route, writing diary entries, newspaper reports and writing postcards.
5- Timeline- pages to view as a Powerpoint or print to create a timeline for display including worksheets to sequence events, writing activities and sequencing statements.
6- The discovery of the Titanic- looking at equipment used to explore the wreck and looking at artefacts found.
Also includes:
Display materials including word cards, display banner and fact cards
Photographs for display and discussion
A crossword
Writing pages with themed borders
An acrostic poem writing activity
An A4 word mat with word relating to the Titanic and the crew
A fact and fiction worksheet to sort the statements
Newspaper reports from the time and posters advertising the Titanic for use on displays and discussion

Jim and the Beanstalk story resource pack
The pack includes:
Display resources
Banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a border for you to print out as many times as you need to use on a display board of any size
Characters- large coloured pictures of the characters in the story ‘Jim and Beanstalk’ to add to your display
Story words- as set of word cards with words relating to the story- great to add to your display or use on your writing area
Story questions- a set of decorated cards with questions about the story
Role play/ story props
Face masks- a set of coloured masks for retelling the story of ‘Jim and the Beanstalk’ or for making up new stories
Puppets- coloured stick puppets to make
Sequencing pictures- pictures to sequence when retelling the story
Story props- a set of props to use when retelling the story
Literacy
A4 word card- an A4 sized card with words and pictures about the story ‘Jim and the Beanstalk’- great to use when writing
Coin alphabet line- an alphabet line on giant coins to print out and display
Worksheets- various worksheets including a book review, writing and drawing about a favourite part of the story, drawing what happens next etc.
Writing pages- four photocopiable sheets with borders for the children to write about the story or to include in your writing area
Letter to Jim- write a letter to Jim on this decorated note paper
Design a book cover- design your own cover for the book
Numeracy
Tape measure number line- create a long number line for your classroom that looks like a tape measure
Worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the tape measures, measuring worksheets, add the numbers on the coins
Make your own tape measure- add numbers to the tape measure and then use to measure different things in the classroom
Power points
Story questions- answer the questions about the story and click on the correct answer
Counting Power point- count the number of objects on each page and click on the correct answer
Art and craft
Puppets- colour and make your own puppets for retelling the story
Face masks- colour the face masks
Colouring pictures- various pictures to colour
Design a coin- design a new coin for the giant to use
Make your own glasses- cut out and make your own glasses to wear- you could even add some coloured acetate!
Games to make and play
Matching pairs- match the pictures for the story
Number bingo- count and cover the pictures from the story
Beanstalk game- a game for two players to try to reach the top of the beanstalk first
Create a giant- take it in turns to reveal a new wig, teeth or glasses and see if they are needed for your giant

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory worksheets, display materials, activities- ROALD DAHL
A great pack for the book 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' with a wide range of worksheets, activities and display materials
Display banner- a long colourful banner to print for your display
Display borders- two different borders- one with Wonka chocolate bars and golden tickets and the other showing the different character
A Charlie and the Chocolate Factory quiz- 30 questions for the quiz master to choose from with answers and a quiz recording sheet
Word searches- 2 different word searches with words about the story
Question cards- decorated question cards to use on your display
Character posters- a colour picture of each character and their name
Story words- decorated cards with words relating to the story
A4 word card- with words relating to the story and the character names- great to use when writing about the story
Various decorated worksheets including:
Book review- write a book review about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
My visit to the factory- write about the factory visit from the point of view of one of the children- 5 different sheets
Letter writing- write a letter to Mr Willy Wonka from each child
Newspaper articles- various outlines with different headlines to announce the competition, to announce when each child finds their ticket etc
Homes- draw and describe your home and Charlie’s
Diaries- write diary accounts of Charlie’s life before the factory visit
Inventing new chocolate bars- write about and name some new chocolate bars to create at the factory
Maths money problems- a mini pack with priced chocolate pictures and problems to solve
Design a golden ticket
Design some lickable wallpaper
Factory rooms- write about and draw the scene through the window of some different rooms in the factory
Character profiles
Favourite sweet/ chocolate tally chart- ask your friends their favourite sweet and record on the sheet and answer the questions
Speech bubble worksheets
Charlie’s family tree
Design a poster- design some colourful posters to advertise the golden ticket competition
Character writing- various sheets to write about each of the main characters
Oompa Loompa song- write your own Oompa Loompa song about Charlie
Warning signs- create some warning signs to display in the factory
New sweet recipe- write the ingredients for a new sweet or chocolate bar
Meal sweet- design the three course meal you would choose to have as the flavour of the stick of gum
Question worksheets
Writing sheets- various decorated sheets with borders to photocopy and use for writing activities

Fantastic Mr Fox teaching pack- worksheets, activities, display materials, quiz- ROALD DAHL
A great resource pack for the Roald Dahl story ‘Fantastic Mr Fox’
Display banner- a long colourful banner to print for your display
Display borders- two different borders- one with the food the foxes ate and the other with characters from the story
A Fantastic Mr Fox quiz- 30 questions for the quiz master to choose from with answers and a quiz recording sheet
Word searches- 2 different word searches with words about the story
Question cards- decorated question cards to use on your display
Character posters- a colour picture of each character and their name
Story words- decorated cards with words relating to the story
A4 word card- with words relating to the story and the character names- great to use when writing about the story
Various decorated worksheets including:
Book review- write a book review about Fantastic Mr Fox
Newspaper articles- various outlines with different headlines about the farmer’s plan, about how the fox outwitted the farmers and about the farmers discovering they have had food stolen
Diaries- write diary accounts of the farmers trying to find the fox and about the fox living underground
Speech bubble worksheets- write what you think the farmers are saying to each other
Design a poster- design a poster by the farmers to try and gain public support for killing the fox
Character writing- various sheets to write about each of the main characters
Question worksheets- two worksheets with questions about the story
Writing sheets- various decorated sheets with borders to photocopy and use for writing activities
Write your own story- a decorated worksheet for writing another chapter or story about Fantastic Mr Fox
Describing worksheets- describe the fox and the farmers
Points of view- write the arguments for the famers plan and against the farmers plan to kill the fox
Sorting statements- sort the various statements about the fox and the farmers
Roald Dahl’s words- find words and phrases in the story to describe the different characters
Animal worksheets- various worksheets about animals which live underground
Stick puppets- stick puppets to colour and make of the different characters for retelling the story, creating dialogue and creating new stories
Face masks- face masks of the different characters
Rhymes- make up new rhymes about each of the farmers
Dialogue worksheet- write the dialogue between the three farmers as they dig the huge hole

Arctic Explorers role play pack- Outdoor play, Winter
ARCTIC EXPLORERS
This role play works particularly well in the outside are but can be used indoors too to create a colourful and stimulating role play area.
Resources on the pack include:
Coloured pictures of Arctic animals for the children to find such as a Killer Whale, Polar Bear, Seal, Reindeer etc
Black and white pictures of the animals so the children can colour or collage them
Badges for the Arctic explorers to wear
Identity cards for the explorers to fill in their details
Word and picture cards showing some of the kit the explorers will need
Check lists and forms to fill in to check the kit
Check lists, forms, sketch books etc for the explorers to fill in when they have found some Arctic animals
A large A-Z alphabet with each letter in the form of ice
Number up to 50 on snowflakes- great to use if you are creating the role play area indoors
Colour photographs of some Arctic animals
Colour photos of some Arctic scenes

The Shopping Basket - story resource pack
A bumper resource pack for the popular story ‘The Shopping Basket’ by John Burningham
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on shopping baskets relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- coloured pictures of each of the animals and foods in the story and the words
Shopping and animal posters- A4 posters with each animal and food on with the name
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Shopping alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on the different foods in the shopping basket
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Writing worksheet- write about the different animals in the story
Shopping list worksheet- label the different items in the shopping basket
Favourite part of the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
MATHS
Basket number line- a number line to 50 on shopping baskets
Counting cards- count the objects from 1-10
Size ordering worksheets- order the character props by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of items in each shopping basket
Number worksheet- draw the correct number of foods
GAMES
Picture bingo- collect the characters and foods for your bingo board
Matching pairs- find the picture matching pairs
Number dominoes- a colourful domino game to make and play
Shopping game- collect the different foods needed for your shopping basket by spinning the spinner
ART & CRAFT
Picture jigsaws- cut out and reassemble the jigsaws of the different characters
Tracing sheets
Stick puppets
Face masks
Play dough mats- make the correct number of items in each shopping basket
Matching worksheet- match each character to the correct food
Colouring
Make a 3D basket- cut out and make a shopping basket
Drawing worksheet
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Large character and food pictures to match
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or product

Pumpkin Soup- Book study unit PLUS Math and Science activities
This is one my favorite books for Autumn/Fall. The pack accompanies the book ‘Pumpkin Soup’ by Helen Cooper but many of the differentiated activities can also be used as general Fall or Halloween activities.
Literacy/ Book activities:
Sequencing cards in color and blackline to help teach your students sequencing and story retelling. These can be used in a pocket chart or can be put in a center.
Graphic organizers for summarizing the story, settings and problems and solutions and beginning, middle and end.
Various worksheets for recipe writing and writing instructions.
A comprehension worksheet.
Various writing activities such as an eight page writing book to write a sentence for each sequential story picture, opinion writing about their favorite part of the story, retelling the story writing worksheet, cut and paste sequence sheets and what happens next drawing and writing worksheets
Literacy Centers:
Alphabetical order and Syllable sort
Science activities:
Parts of a Pumpkin posters in color and blackline and accompanying differentiated worksheets.
Pumpkin describing worksheet.
Pumpkin life cycle posters in color and accompanying differentiated worksheets.
Pumpkins have, are, need worksheet.
Math activities:
Pumpkin sums worksheets.
Math center- match the numbered pumpkin to the ten frame plus accompanying worksheets.
Thanks for looking and enjoy!

Light and Dark topic pack
Light and Dark
Also contains resources for ‘The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark’ and ‘Nocturnal animals’.
The pack includes:
1.A long colourful display banner for ‘Light and Dark’
2.A long display banner for ‘Night and Day’
3.A bingo game to find the light sources for your board the first
4.Picture and word flashcards
5.An A4 word card
6.Topic words on light bulbs
7.Colour photos of different light sources
8.A PowerPoint about light and dark and different sources of light
9.Pictures to sort of different man-made and natural sources of light
10. Photos of different reflections
11. Photos of the dark showing different lights and the moon and stars
12. Photos of the day showing different things we often see in the day such as rainbows and white clouds
13. Large lettering from A-Z in both lower and upper case with mini light bulbs on each letter- great to create a large alphabet line or to create any display titles
14. Shadow puppet templates
15. Animal sorting pictures and backgrounds to sort the animals into those that come out in the day and at night
16. Play dough mats- a collection of mats to use in the play dough area with a light theme
17. A board game to make and play- children need to decide when they land on a picture if it is an activity which happens during the day, night or both- a great game for discussion
18. Word searches
19. Various writing sheets with borders
20. Various worksheets- sort the pictures into light and dark, write about different pictures, draw the light sources etc
The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark
1.A long display banner
2.Various worksheets about the characters and the story
3.Writing worksheets with borders
4.Story words- decorated cards to print with words relating to the story
5.A story sack tag
6.Large lettering from A-Z in both lower and upper case with moons, stars and flying owls on each letter
7.Speech bubble worksheets- write what the owls are saying to each other and what the characters in the story are saying
8.An alphabet line on owls
9.A number line to 50 on stars
10. Colouring pictures of owls and the characters in the story
11. Sequencing pictures- coloured and black and white pictures to sequence
12. Owl puppets to make- these are provided in colour and black and white
13. Owl masks in colour and black and white
14. A night time bingo game relating to the ideas in the story
15. Flashcards of the different night time activities
Nocturnal animals
1.Colourful posters of different nocturnal animals
2.Colour photos of nocturnal

The Jolly Postman story resource pack
A resource pack for the story ‘The Jolly Postman’ by Janet & Allan Ahlberg. This engaging Literacy pack includes worksheets, display materials, games and crafts.
Also available is the resource pack for ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’
The pack includes:
Two Large display banners: ‘The Jolly Postman’ and also ‘The Jolly Postman or Other People’s Letters’ with a picture of the postman and lots of letters
A display border with pictures of letters and the Jolly Postman-this can be printed as many times as you need to border a display of any size
Drawings of the characters in the book such as the Jolly Postman and his bike, the Three Bears, the Wicked Witch, Cinderella etc (these are not printed from the book but have been drawn by myself)- these are in black and white and colour and are great for story telling and displays
Templates for writing different letters to the characters with black and white pictures and without pictures, templates for postcards, airmail letters and birthday cards
Masks of the characters in the story- these are provided in colour and black and white- great for retelling the story or for making up their own story
Worksheets for Numeracy, Literacy and general work- some of these are differentiated or can be used as templates for you to put your own sums on
Story word cards each with a picture of the Jolly Postman- these look good on displays or can be used in the writing area of your classroom to help when writing about the story
An A4 word card with words and pictures relating to the story
A4 poster with some nursery rhymes and pictures on
Question cards with questions relating to the story and a picture of the Jolly Postman and his bike-these are great to add to a display to encourage the children to think more about the story
A game relating to the story- deliver the letters from your sack the quickest to win the game
A colourful bingo game with pictures of the different characters and letters and parcels
A colourful matching pairs game
Counting cards up to 20
Large number line pictures with the numbers up to 20
Individual number lines up to 10 and 20 with the numbers written on letters
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the author or publisher of the story or any related stories or products.

Vets role play pack- animal, veterinary clinic
A bumper pack with lots of forms, signs and pictures to set up a role play area of a Vets
The pack includes:
A large banner saying ‘Vets’ with pictures of different animals
Large coloured pictures of six different pets
Large black and white pictures of different pets- great for the children to colour or collage
Topic words relating to vets with pictures
Signs to display in your Vets role play area- open and closed, opening hours with small pictures of animals- also an opening hours poster for you to add your own times to
Posters to display in the Vets such as reminding the pet owners to treat their dogs and cats for fleas, reminding the customers to bring their small pets to have their claws cut regularly and posters advertising things for sale
Colourful hats and badges to make for the Vet and staff to wear
Signs for the Vets such as ‘waiting room’, ‘consulting room’ and ‘recovery room’
Lots of forms to encourage the children to write for a purpose suach as order forms, treatment and check-up forms, appointment cards
Large pretend X-rays
Signs to write in the name of the Vet that day
The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes

The Three Little Pigs BUILDING SITE role play pack
A colourful role play pack to create a role play area of the ‘Three Little Pigs Building Site’ with pictures, signs, posters, forms to fill in etc
Includes:
Building site large sign
Building site tools posters
Construction site sign
House design sheet
House part posters
Materials list
Themed notes and messages sheets to photocopy
Building supplies order form
Building site safety ribbon
Safety sign posters
Warning sign posters

A House for Hermit Crab story resource pack
An engaging pack for the story ‘A House for Hermit Crab’ by Eric Carle. The pack includes worksheets, display materials, games, activities and crafts and is great to include in a sea life or seaside unit.
The pack includes:
A long colourful display banner
A display border with colourful Hermit crabs
An A4 word card to use when writing about the story and sea creatures
A title poster for display
Word and picture cards of the different sea creatures in the story
Word cards with words relating to the story on sea shells
Sea creature flash cards
Sea creature fact cards with simple facts about the sea creatures in the story
Tracing pattern worksheets
Match the label to the correct sea creature worksheet
Colour photographs of different sea creatures and underwater scenes- great for discussion and displays
Design a new house for Hermit crab worksheet
Label the sea creatures worksheets
A Hermit crab fact book to make and complete
Fact posters about Hermit crabs with colour photographs
Sequencing picture cards for the story
Cut and paste sequence worksheet
What happens next worksheets
My favourite part of the story worksheet
Comparing my house to Hermit crabs house worksheet- with different version for different abilities
Cut and paste the months of the year with pictures of the corresponding sea creature
Month cards for display with corresponding sea creatures
Beginning, middle and end worksheet
Count the different sea creatures on the shell worksheets
An alphabet line on Hermit crabs
A number line to 30 on different sea creatures
A crab face mask to make- in colour and black and white
Writing paper with themed borders
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.