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Kate Williams

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Poetry & literacy resources by published children's poet. I also lead poetry workshops for UK primary schools. Website: katewilliamspoet.com Book news - Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Animal poems - out 9th January '25. Publisher: Otter-Barry Books.

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Poetry & literacy resources by published children's poet. I also lead poetry workshops for UK primary schools. Website: katewilliamspoet.com Book news - Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Animal poems - out 9th January '25. Publisher: Otter-Barry Books.
Ladybird Colouring Sheet
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Ladybird Colouring Sheet

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An attractive picture of a ladybird with leaves and flowers, for colouring. Young children will enjoy colouring the spots red, and selecting colours for the other parts of this cheerful, natural picture. Develops fine motor control, colour sense, understanding of mini-beasts and the natural world, and more. I also have a butterfly colouring sheet: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/butterfly-colouring-sheet-12043732
Christmas Lights Writing R+KS1
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Christmas Lights Writing R+KS1

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Christmas Lights poetry writing and colouring sheets - 3 graded variations for Reception to lower Juniors. Colour similes and description called for, with gaps to fill, e.g. - "Christmas lights are ____ and ____. They can be red, like ____ " Harder and simpler versions included. Fun, creative, educational, stretching literacy skills, imagination, colour awareness and pencil control, also teaching about Christmas celebrations and the dark winter nights.
10 Colour Rhymes to celebrate the main colours and tones
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10 Colour Rhymes to celebrate the main colours and tones

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Learning colours is easy with fun, snappy, rhymes, referencing familiar topics. Red, blue, green, pink, yellow, orange, purple, silver, gold, black and white are all highlighted in these rhymes, with grey featuring too. An extra rhyme - Colourful Dragons - brings a whole bunch of them together. They can be read aloud, chanted and clapped together, enacted, discussed and added to. Ideal for Early Years - Year 2, but also fun and thought-provoking for KS2 pupils. Watch/listen to ‘What Colour am I?’ https://youtu.be/JGKvOUDyXmk + ‘Rainbow Glow’ - https://youtu.be/qAq3CfoRaaE
Colour Rhymes + Colouring Sheets
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Colour Rhymes + Colouring Sheets

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Bright colours abound in this stack of simple colour rhymes and colour-linked pictures to shade in. Poems and rhymes can be chanted, clapped, sung, enacted and associated with available objects of the relevant colours. Contents: 11 rhymes and 4 printable colouring sheets (robin, butterfly, autumn leaves, frog). See my colour poem videos:
7 Animal Colouring Sheets
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7 Animal Colouring Sheets

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Butterfly, Ladybird, Robin, Squirrel, Hedgehog, Frog + Rabbit colouring sheets for young children. Clear, attractive, black-and-white drawings, with natural settings and details, nurturing a love of nature and wild animals while also developing colour sense, pattern appreciation and fine motor control. Do have a listen (free) to this gorgeous cat music, by a favourite composer of mine! The children will love it too!
Environment Writing + Colouring
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Environment Writing + Colouring

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Massive bundle of beautiful, inspiring, creative writing & colouring sheets, all environment-focused, with meadows, woods, jungles, and seaside. A few global warming poems thrown in too. Age recommendation: Infants-Lower Juniors; climate poems for Juniors. Less than half price!
Woodland Writing + Colouring Sheets - EY-Y2
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Woodland Writing + Colouring Sheets - EY-Y2

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This great heap of writing and colouring sheets on woodland animal themes will keep your EYFS and KS1 children busy and happy for weeks, learning about nature and developing their literacy and fine motor skills as they go. They’ll also develop colour sense, creative expression and respect for the natural world. Contents: 9 styles of writing sheet, 2 with graded variations, and 4 colouring-only sheets. Animals featured: squirrel, hedgehog, robin, rabbit, frog, butterfly, spider, ladybird, others also appearing in illustrations.
Trees & Woods - Writing, Reading, Colouring
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Trees & Woods - Writing, Reading, Colouring

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Nature poems to read and write, with trees and woods as central theme; also colouring sheets - trees and woodland animals, and a midnight wood picture for inspiration. A big bunch of green environment activities - and big savings!
3 Dreadful Dragons
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3 Dreadful Dragons

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Two dragon display pictures feature here - a blue one clasping a diamond and a lazy red one, snoozing on a cloud; also a little clip art design of a fire-breathing dragon whizzing, swooping, blasting down through the sky (also red). These will inspire end-of-term drawing, colouring, writing and acting fun for your class, whatever their age and maturity. For more, see my earlier upload: 3 Crazy Dragons, or try the Dragon’s Menu.
RHYMES in Abundance for Assorted Topics
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RHYMES in Abundance for Assorted Topics

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Rhymes to support Literacy & a range of class topics too: Colour, Dragons, Spring, Mini-beasts, Castles, Space, & Weather, + a Weather writing sheet. Most rhymes come with tips and ideas for use. All are original, fun, punchy, educational and versatile. Can be read aloud, chanted together, clapped, enacted, sung to a tune or percussion beat, embellished, developed and discussed.
COLOURS!  Activity Mix - EY/KS1
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COLOURS! Activity Mix - EY/KS1

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An exciting bundle of COLOUR-focused resources: rhymes to listen to, chant, clap and enact, creative writing frames to complete, pictures and illustrations to colour - activities for all ages and stages from EYFS - Yr 2+. Helps children identify and name colours, and to apply them, talk, sing and write about them, and even rhyme them to make funny or beautiful verses. All work original.
Fun & Cheer - EYFS
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Fun & Cheer - EYFS

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A goody-bag of bright, fun, cheerful activities for young children. Colouring sheets, action rhymes, + attractive words to read, write and add to. Educational, creative, upbeat activities, some lively, others calming. Themes: Dragons, Butterflies, Rockets, Aliens, Colours, Sunshine, Hot Air Balloon.
Dragons & Castles Picture Gallery
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Dragons & Castles Picture Gallery

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These dragon and castle images will bring relevant topic work alive, inspiring writing, artwork, discussion, research and study. Contents: lively, colourful dragon sketches, one atmospheric and detailed castle sketch, four striking photos of Caerphilly Castle, S. Wales, and hand-drawn clip-art images of castle features (ghost, candle, turrets and more). Present on screen or paper to suit your needs.
SEASIDE Writing and Colouring Fest
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SEASIDE Writing and Colouring Fest

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Seasides, sea monsters, storms and sparkles, a treasure map game and a sea recipe to create - and a whole lot more too! Fun, exciting, imagination-stretching writing activities, all illustrated, plus colouring opportunities throughout. Something for everyone here, from beginner writers to mature, top juniors and higher. Ideal for home or school.
Seaside Writing Bundle KS1
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Seaside Writing Bundle KS1

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Summer sea writing sheets with wavy lines: four graded variations + one simile poem for older/abler writers. All illustrated, with fish, boat, beach etc. to colour in. Line-starters on each sheet, with simple similes on Y1-2 upwards. Popular with children and teachers in my poetry workshops.
SPRING ANIMALS Writing Sheet Stack, KS1
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SPRING ANIMALS Writing Sheet Stack, KS1

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Springtime writing sheets galore! Creative writing will blossom with all these simple, attractively illustrated frames. Robins, rabbits, squirrels, butterflies, frogs and more, with spring meadows and woods to write about too. Supports seasonal work, literacy, creativity and expressive arts and design at EY + KS1 levels.