2 sets of jigsaws. One showing compound words with words and pictures and one set showing contractions. These could be used as a one off activity or for continual and regular use i would suggest cutting them out and laminating them to make them more durable. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art, Flycatcher Clipart and Little Red

If children learn to understand and recognise emotions both in themselves and others, learning to to identify and label them then this can ensure they will be better equipped to manage and regulate themselves when they experience strong emotions. If children are able to notice how they are feeling and then use strategies to calm themselves down then they are more likely to have successful friendships and to be able to manage set backs. This activity shows different pictures next to blank emotion faces, children can draw into the face how they would feel if what is shown in the picture happened to them. Included are 4 different versions of these worksheets each set containing 25 sheets. There are 2 boys versions, one in color and one in black and white and then 2 girl versions. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt.

Basic reading comprehensions based on pictures. Children have to read and follow instructions to both add things to the picture and colour them correctly. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Children to match pictures to identical pictures. Picture to picture matching can be useful to promote pre-reading skills as it helps children learn to visually discriminate between objects, rather than using touch to feel the difference. Perfect for an independent workstation activity. I would advice laminating and using velcro to make this into an activity that can be used again and again. This set includes 9 base boards each with 9 picture cards to match. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

10 Worksheets showing repeating patterns with colours and shapes for children to finish. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art and Arty Clips Graphics

Play dough mats are a great way to practice fine motor skills while learning a variety of other skills.  These particular mats can be used to help teach children numbers in words. Although I have suggested play dough for these mats they would also work with various other sensory materials as well simply with whiteboard pens. Clipart images courtesy of Pretty Grafik

Play dough mats are a great way to practice fine motor skills while learning a variety of other skills.  These particular mats can be used to help teach children high frequency words. Although I have suggested play dough for these mats they would also work with various other sensory materials as well simply with whiteboard pens. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

If children learn to understand and recognise emotions both in themselves and others, learning to to identify and label them then this can ensure they will be better equipped to manage and regulate themselves when they experience strong emotions. If children are able to notice how they are feeling and then use strategies to calm themselves down then they are more likely to have successful friendships and to be able to manage set backs. This activity uses faces to recognise and name emotions in a fun bingo game. This set has 4 bingo boards and the emotions included are: happy, sad, worried, scared, tired, excited, angry, confused, poorly, disgusted, surprised and embarrassed. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt.

If children learn to understand and recognise emotions both in themselves and others, learning to to identify and label them then this can ensure they will be better equipped to manage and regulate themselves when they experience strong emotions. If children are able to notice how they are feeling and then use strategies to calm themselves down then they are more likely to have successful friendships and to be able to manage set backs. This activity use emoji faces to recognise and name emotions in a fun bingo game. In this pack there is 4 bingo boards. The emotions included are: happy, sad, worried, scared, tired, excited, angry, confused, poorly, furious, calm and embarrassed. Clipart images courtesy of Hidesy’s Clipart.

With phonic tests now containing alien words these name the alien worksheets are a great way to get children used to the idea in a fun way. 27 worksheets each containing a digraph or trigraph - ck, nk, ng, sh, th, ch, ay, ee, ow, oo, ar, or, ir, ou, oy, oa, ur, aw, er, ea, oi, ai, ew, igh, are, ear Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

CVC words are a key tool in teaching and learning phonics. CVC words help introduce children to reading by using phonics to learn the sounds of the individual letters, and then blending those sounds into one three-letter word. This particular activity shows a picture and a word and children have to match them together. This activity is particularly helpful for visual learners. This includes 60 different CVC words and 2 different sets - one in which the children begin with the word and find the corresponding picture and one where they begin with the picture. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Children’s Illustrator.

A visual timetable is a set of pictures and symbols representing the different sessions in your day. Many children can become anxious if they do not know their routine or what is coming next, a visual timetable can alleviate anxiety and make children feel calmer and more in control. Visual timetables are often used as a whole class resource but this one is an individual timetable that can be tailored to the specific child’s day. Ideal for use with visual learners and those with special educational needs. This pack includes 45 visual timetable cards showing activities and lesson as well as clocks showing o’clock, quarter past, half past and quarter to for every hour. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Looking at objects and spotting the Odd One Out can encourage children to use logical reasoning and differentiation as well as encourage linguistic development and expand vocabulary. This pack contains 2 different types of worksheet Version 1 has 4 different worksheets and version 2 has 6 different worksheets. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Children’s Illustrator

Display Banners for subject classroom displays. 11 Different subjects included. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art and Hidesy’s Clipart

Labels for stationary, early years resources and toys, art supplies and maths resources. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art and Arty Clips

Set of 23 different play dough mats to aid fine motor skills. The set currently contains 3 sets; shapes, spring and transport. Simply laminate to be able to use over and over. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Set of 13 display posters that can be used in the classroom or around school to remind children who are having issues with anger or other heightened emotions of ways to calm themselves down. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Children’s Illustrator.

Colourful Semantics is a Speech and Language therapy technique which uses colour coded cards to help children to learn the important elements of a sentence,and how to join them together in the correct order. This resource includes 30 jigsaw cards for children to match together the correct sentence with picture. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Activity book to help children to learn how to properly look after themselves and keep clean. Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art

Pictures with writing frames to write the corresponding word containing different digraphs. There 25 worksheets with a separate worksheet for each different sound. Each worksheet shows 6 pictures to write words for. Sounds included are: ck, nk, ng, sh, th, ch, ay, ee, ow, oo, ar, or, ir, oo, ou, oy, oa, ur, aw, er, ow, ea, oi, ai, ew Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Children’s Illustrator.