Jodie was so looking forward to her last day of school, but now it is here she can’t help feeling a little sad! Here is a little poem to share with your class and encourage them to express their feelings about the holidays. There is a blank template for children to write their own poem or thoughts in and colour the border.

A resource linking Ourselves with Reading, Writing and Speaking and Listening. Here are 5 characters that children may identify with. There is Belle who loves bunnies, Tess who adores teddies, Mike who has a bike, Charles who has a skateboard and Robin who likes ball games. There are 2 worksheets for each character. Sheet 1 shows a picture and a short rhyme or story introducing them. Share these with the children and talk about what sort of things they like to do. Sheet 2 shows the character and space for writing. Children can write the characters names and write what they remember about them. As a follow up children can then draw themselves and write about what they like to do.

Share this letter with your class and ask them to compose their own letter to send to a new child coming into the class. What is the most important thing to tell the child? What tips can they share? There is a black and white border template that children can write their own letters in.

This resource, “10 Quick Fire Quizzes for Children,” is perfect for Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2 children. It’s an engaging activity for wet play, end of year fun, or any time of the day. Each of the 10 quizzes includes 12 colourful cards and 12 corresponding questions, making it great for a mixed-ability group. Children can work alone, in pairs, or in groups to match the pictures with the right answers. The quizzes cover a variety of topics such as landmarks, shapes, types of vehicles, animals, musical instruments, famous buildings, and famous people. These quizzes are designed to be both educational and entertaining, encouraging children to learn while having fun. The colourful cards help to capture the children’s attention. Whether they are identifying different animals, recognizing famous buildings, or matching musical instruments to their names, children will be engaged. Cut off the questions and answers and laminate the picture quizzes for durability. Boardmaker licenced

This resource is designed for KS1 teachers and educators of English language learners to support comprehension and literacy development. It links to Me, Ourselves, Homes and Families. The resource features colour illustration cards of three distinct families — The Brown Family, The Smith Family, and The Jones Family — each accompanied by a short poem that highlights the unique characteristics and activities of the family members. The resource includes a set of simple comprehension questions tailored for young learners, which encourage them to recall and understand key details from the poems about each family. Additionally, an answer sheet is provided to facilitate easy assessment and feedback. The resource aims to foster reading enjoyment and enhance language skills. It makes a complete lesson, or can be used over several lessons.

Cute, colourful vehicles for children to sort into sets including type of vehicle, colours and wheel designs.

This is a bright colourful way to teach KS1 children about size. Use along side any sports or PE equipment you have for a practical aspect to the lesson. There are 10 posters which can be used for discussion on different sports and sizes. Children can also cut up the images and sort into large, medium and small. Children can make size sets and / or different sports sets. Children can make their own posters using the computer or drawing / painting.

Here are 10 Easter Egg Colouring Sheets for KS1 and EYFS.

Activities where children can use 10 colour or black and white vehicles to make and continue patterns. Included are colour and black and white pictures to copy or paste. There are black and white images to colour in or use for sorting or pattern making activities included.

Cut and laminate these 16 colour transport cards to play matching games with picture to picture or picture to word or dominoes. Create you own dominoes with the single cards if you need them.

10 colouring sheets for Early Learners to enjoy on a range of themes.

Links with your transport or toy projects at KS1 and EYFS. A collection of 10 pages of trains to talk about and for children to colour in . There are matching colour and black and white trains on each slide.

16 colourful pictures/posters on 8 slides showing things that float on water. Great for discussion and leading up to your floating and sinking experiments. Links with Science and topics on holidays, water and water safety. Suitable foe EYFS and KS1. Laminate for your displays and water play areas.

Here are some back to school activities to get children feeling positive about the future and encouraging them to talk about their feelings. There are 4 activities with a choice of writing frames. Suitable for KS1 and lower KS2.

20 quiz questions on an Easter or Spring theme to ask your children. Children use the visual clues / pictures to answer the questions and say or write the numbers. The 20 pictures are displayed on one page so you could print it out or show on the Smart Board. There are larger pictures included which can be cut out and laminated - children could find the correct pictures from a group, to differentiate. Lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and group work.

8 sets of different colour cards - green, red, blue, yellow, orange, pink, brown and black. Children name the animals, colour the matching ones, cut and match. Cut and laminate to make pairs that you can use over and again.

2 crafty ideas for Easter for EYFS. An Easter Wreath and Easter Stick Puppets. There are eggs, a bow and animals to cut out and stick onto the wreath template. There are puppet pictures to cut out, apply to card and stick onto sticks or card strips. Use collage materials for even more effective Easter decorations.

EYFS and KS1 children will enjoy this animated Power point presentation celebrating dads and Father’s Day. Each slide talks about a different dad / family and encourages speaking and listening with questions for children to think about and answer.

10 beautiful Cats Colouring Sheets for EYFS or KS1. There are 2 per page.