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Author: 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Amazing Animal Poems' - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Squeak-Squawk-Roar-Amazing-Animal/dp/1915659558/ref=sr_1_1?crid=47TAAYCNKFE6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1qPKNR7Vxfhy6bDj6uskSl09zQU3A4epr2_kV5MA2aQ.PQ-cHwE7SPhIxZik7UCA7sD949D48U0AMrdH_nLbn84&dib_tag=se&keywords=squeak+squawk+roar&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1733264892&sprefix=%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-1 Children's poet: website: katewilliamspoet.com

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Author: 'Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Amazing Animal Poems' - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Squeak-Squawk-Roar-Amazing-Animal/dp/1915659558/ref=sr_1_1?crid=47TAAYCNKFE6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.1qPKNR7Vxfhy6bDj6uskSl09zQU3A4epr2_kV5MA2aQ.PQ-cHwE7SPhIxZik7UCA7sD949D48U0AMrdH_nLbn84&dib_tag=se&keywords=squeak+squawk+roar&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1733264892&sprefix=%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-1 Children's poet: website: katewilliamspoet.com
COLOUR FUN - Colourful Rhymes + Picture-Poems
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COLOUR FUN - Colourful Rhymes + Picture-Poems

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This colourful collection of activities for Early Years & Yr1 (+Y2) comprises: 2 colour-focused rhymes (one about different-coloured dragons, one about red things), and butterfly, ladybird and fish writing/colouring sheets. See my video poem, Rainbow Glow - https://youtu.be/qAq3CfoRaaE
12 Rhymes for Sounds + Colours - Bundle
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12 Rhymes for Sounds + Colours - Bundle

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Clap, chant, act and add to these enjoyable rhymes to enhance phonics and colour teaching. Also great as introductions to poetry, and to support the various topics featured. Ideal for Early Years and KS1. Each rhyme is original and tailored to its purpose, while also being fun and meaningful for young children.
City Street Colouring Sheet
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City Street Colouring Sheet

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A lively, familiar town scene, with mum, child and dog, for young children to colour. The varied items in the picture are clearly represented and outlined, and will engage your Early Years or KS1 class. It also encourages critical thinking about colour choices and helps develop fine motor skills. Will support cross-curricular topics to do with the environment, family, transport, houses and more.
Rabbit Colouring Sheet
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Rabbit Colouring Sheet

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Young children will enjoy colouring in this rabbit picture, including the grass, sun, bird and flowers in the scene. The activity promotes fine motor skills, colour differentiation, design skills, creativity, and an understanding of the natural world. The picture also offers a focus for discussion.
Boat on sea - colouring sheet
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Boat on sea - colouring sheet

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This attractive colouring sheet features a boat on a wavy sea, with a waving sailor (female), beautiful fish below, plus shells, seaweed, birds, clouds, sun and kite. A cheerful, stimulating and informative picture, with wide scope for colouring and discussion. Supports study of seaside, ocean, seabed, seasons, holidays, travel, colour and more. Develops fine motor skills and colour differentiation. **SEE ALSO: ** - Yr 1 Phonics - UNDER the SEA https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/yr-1-phonics-under-the-sea-11912400, UNDER THE SEA graded picture frames - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/under-the-sea-picture-poem-frames-ey-ks1-11927198, POND COLOURING SHEET - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/pond-colouring-sheet-12047603 , + SEASIDE WRITING + COLOURING SHEET - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/seaside-writing-colouring-sheet-simple-12099515 .
Squirrel in Woods Colouring Sheet
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Squirrel in Woods Colouring Sheet

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This lively picture will engage young children, with its interesting details and colouring scope. The resource supports autumn, nature, animals, movement and colour studies, as well as developing fine motor skills and artistic expression. See my Hedgehog and Leaf colouring sheets and squirrels/woods writing frames for more autumn wood activities.
Frog Writing + Colouring Sheet - 1 line
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Frog Writing + Colouring Sheet - 1 line

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Young children will enjoy thinking up a word or more to complete the phrase - This frog is…, and having a go at writing it on the line provided. More words can be added below, as wanted. Encourage sounding out and emergent writing, rather than accuracy, with this writing activity, to build confidence in independent writing. Perhaps prompt for - green, hoppy, wet, patchy, jumpy, friendly, smiling, splashy or croaking, if ideas are needed. See my other simple writing sheets on wildlife themes for more variety.
Meadow Writing + Colouring - 1 line
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Meadow Writing + Colouring - 1 line

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Young children will enjoy thinking up a word or more to complete the given phrase - I can see… , and having a go at sounding it out and writing it on the line provided. They can then be rewarded with colouring fun, shading in this fascinating picture. For the writing, encourage children to study the picture and identify some of its features first, then let them choose their favourite one or few to write. Examples to prompt for if needed - a snail, a bird, flowers, grass, leaves, sky, the sun, a ladybird. Able writers could be encouraged to add a describing word or other embellishment. The resource promotes literacy, fine motor control, colour and shape awareness and an appreciation of the natural world.
Simple Writing + Colouring - Wildlife
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Simple Writing + Colouring - Wildlife

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7 simple writing and colouring sheets, focused on UK wildlife - robin, butterfly, ladybird, squirrel, hedgehog, frog + rabbit. One writing line per sheet, with space for 1, 2 or a few words to complete a simple phrase. Promotes literacy (phonics, handwriting, expressive language, language structure), fine motor control, colour and pattern sense, and an understanding and appreciation of nature.
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
Birds in Flight Poetry Sheet, 3 grades, guided, KS1
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Birds in Flight Poetry Sheet, 3 grades, guided, KS1

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These inspiring and attractive writing sheets of birds in flight (3 graded versions) will enthuse your independent and emergent writers. After a stimulating input - watching birds, flying like birds yourselves and building a word-bank of action and describing words for them, they’ll love choosing their favourites to write on the flowing, wavy lines. There’s plenty of colouring to do, too. The Guide sheet offers handy ideas to bring in. Supports bird migration, autumn and journeys themes.
Seaside writing + colouring sheet - simple
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Seaside writing + colouring sheet - simple

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This lively seaside picture has two wavy line spaces for describing words for the sea: “The sea is … and …”, and there’s a whole line below for further ideas. Young children will enjoy thinking up two words or more to describe the sea and having a go at writing them, before colouring in the waves, sea creatures, sand, bucket and spade and more. Children in my poetry workshops use the sheet with enthusiasm, for both writing and colouring. See my two harder versions too, plus Shells writing sheet: - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/seaside-writing-frame-r-y1-12099509, https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/seaside-writing-frame-y2-3-12099502 (free) and https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/shells-can-be-illustrated-writing-frame-guide-sheet-12099487 . Video (looking at shells) https://photos.app.goo.gl/wkeZ8K6iCfcFQneZ9
Seaside Reading + Writing
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Seaside Reading + Writing

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7 activities (1 free) combining seaside and literacy, featuring shells, sea and under the sea. The attractive, illustrated sheets offer phonics and reading practice, creative writing opportunities and environmental learning. Shells and fish sheets have accompanying suggestions for teachers.
4 Colour Rhymes - green, pink, blue, silver/gold, EY, KS1-2 - original
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4 Colour Rhymes - green, pink, blue, silver/gold, EY, KS1-2 - original

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These punchy, fun rhymes each celebrate a colour, listing and describing different items of that colour in ways that bring it to life for children. The ‘green’ one is an action rhyme; the others are best read aloud. Invite further item suggestions for extra verses - they don’t need to rhyme, provided you can sustain the rhythm. Pick one of these to start a phonics, poetry or descriptive writing lesson. Children from Early Years to upper KS2 will find them thought-provoking and stimulating.
5 Action/Clapping Rhymes, Early Years/Yr1
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5 Action/Clapping Rhymes, Early Years/Yr1

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These 5 simple, rhythmic rhymes focus on everyday concepts. Their titles are: Busy Street, In the Park, Windy Day, Taller and Smaller, and School is for Me. Each rhyme sheet includes guidance notes. Suitable for clapping, enacting, word-swapping and performing with embellishments (such as percussion, a tune, or extra actions). They support the learning areas Understanding the World, Expressive Arts & Design, Literacy, Communication & Language, and Physical Development. The rhymes (and illustrations) are my own.
3 Castle-themed Action/Clapping Rhymes, guidance & embellishment tips, EY/KS1
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3 Castle-themed Action/Clapping Rhymes, guidance & embellishment tips, EY/KS1

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These 3 punchy rhymes bring the past alive. Their titles are: Who Lived in the Castle?, Bowing and Curtseying, and My Castle is Old. Each contain rhyme and rhythm, while offering scope for alternative words to be slotted in (notes below provide ideas for these). There is also scope for acting-out, adding sound effects and enhancing with percussion. Suggestions for all of these are provided. They serve to prepare children for writing about castles, also enriching their vocabulary, developing their sense of rhyme and rhythm, and providing a window on the past. In addition, they promote physical development: the actions involved are fun and imagination-triggering, encouraging creative expression and physical exertion. The rhymes and illustrations are my own. 3 sheets in total -PDF.
Fish in sea - Writing + Colouring Sheet + Ideas Sheet
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Fish in sea - Writing + Colouring Sheet + Ideas Sheet

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This attractive ocean picture and simple phrase-starter will inspire young children to get writing and colouring. The Ideas Sheet offers suggestions for warm-up, word-prompting, similes and further development from this simple resource. See also my Phonics in the Sea - 10 big, bright words to read on a seaside photo: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/phonics-in-the-sea-10-words-to-read-12112315
Spring Robin Colouring Sheet
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Spring Robin Colouring Sheet

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Robin colouring sheet for young children. An attractive, educational, black and white drawing of a young robin, just hatched, cracked egg nearby, in a springtime setting. Clear lines to shade between, with interesting shapes and colours to consider. See my other colouring sheets (mostly approx. pp. 6-8 in my catalogue), including hedgehog, squirrel, rabbit, butterfly, meadow and seaside.
Animal Writing + Colouring - Simple
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Animal Writing + Colouring - Simple

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Sixteen animal writing & colouring sheets for young children, supporting phonic and letter recognition, handwriting, spelling, animal name learning, animal and nature appreciation, colouring control, colour differentiation, and lots of fun! Animals: dogs, cats, rabbit, frog, robin, hen, hedgehog, squirrel, fish, fox, bats, pigs, butterfly and snail. Save 54% with this big bundle!
Stars - Literacy Fun Activities
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Stars - Literacy Fun Activities

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4 star-themed activities for young children: Sparkly star - phonics + hand-writing, My star is - creative writing (3 grades), Hello Star! - action rhyme + development ideas, Star colouring sheet.