The scheme of work is designed to encourage KS1 children to engage with poetry and explore themes of Ourselves. It includes studying 5 family oriented poems, creating a table to display the poems and their key features / information, and finally, asks children to write their own poems. Each week or session, you could focus on a different poem and children can begin to fill in the table together or individually. Page 1 gives an example of the table already filled in for your reference. There are posters showing each of the 5 poems and a template for children to write their own poems at the end. As an extension to the work you could organize a class poetry reading where children get the chance to present their own poems. End the scheme by reflecting on the poems studied and written. Discuss what children have learned about the theme ‘Ourselves’ through this poetic journey.

A set of resources for your topic on Time Detectives linked to History and Literacy. The resource includes a planning sheet with learning objectives and 3 activity ideas. There are flashcards in colour and black and white showing 12 artefacts. These can be hidden indoors or outdoors for a treasure hunt. You may want to laminate if using outdoors or reusing resources for displays or for future classes. There are 2 worksheets each showing 6 artefacts. These are in colour and black and white. Use the worksheets on their own for children to label the objects or as a recording tool. Children mark off the objects they find on the treasure hunt and then label them. Activities: Treasure Hunt Research in groups and presentation Chronological timelines

*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols. A resource designed with SEND pupils in mind that works well too, for KS1 children. There are 20 different topic boards using colour Boardmaker symbols. Each board has 10 symbols - 2 rows of 5. Topics covered are: Toys, Buildings, Chocolate, Clothes, Days of the Week, Family, Farm, Feelings, Take away food, Garden, Going for Gold, Growing up, Holidays and Celebrations, Journeys, Keeping Healthy, Under the Sea, Transport, Weather, Shopping and Space. The resource can be used in different ways: a visual aid; to encourage speaking and listening and communication; introducing a new topic or topic vocabulary; cutting out and adding to work or making worksheets;duplicating and playing matching games;adding to displays and much more.

A power point presentation that you can share and discuss with your class at any time or at the start of a new term. Change the white writing to suit your curriculum and class. There are 16 slides to discuss and a template for you to add any more lessons that are not included. A good speaking and listening resource. You could also use the slides as posters customised to your displays or timetable board. Link to Ourselves and Maths (time).

A Catch Phrase game for KS1 and 2. A fun activity at Christmas. 40 pictorial popular catch phrases or sayings with a Christmas theme. The game encourages thinking skills and speaking and listening skills. There are 4 catch phrases on each page. Either show on the white board or cut out and show as individual cards or sets of 4. It is fun to work against the clock! Children can work in pairs or teams to try to work out the answers. An answer sheet is provided for them to mark off with suggested answers but there may be more than one acceptable answer. Cut out the cards and laminate for a game you can keep and re use. As an extra activity children can research and write the meanings or origins of the phrases. Examples of phrases are The first Noel, A Christmas Carol and Santa’s little helper. Children will enjoy making up their own Christmas phrases or sayings. Cards may also be cut out and used for matching games or making cards or tags for Christmas.

A fun speaking and listening game, for back to school, or any time, to get children into the swing of learning and concentrating again. A bumper pack of 120 flash cards showing catch phrases or sayings. Some children will be familiar with and others they may need to research or try to work out. There are 2 colour flashcards to a page. There is an answer grid that covers all the pictures and a blank grid for children to write in. There are also a set of worksheets where the cards are split up into sets of A to J, with 12 pictures per page and space underneath for them to write the answers in. A great speaking and listening activity where children can discuss with their partners or small groups and come up with likely answers. There may be more than one answer that is appropriate. May be useful, too for those learning English.

A bumper pack of resources that covers the alphabet from A to Z and has 46 Worksheets. The resource links to phonics, the alphabet, reading, writing, handwriting and matching. For letters from A to T Sheet 1 for each sound has 12 pictures to colour and cut out. Sheet 2 for each sound has 12 pictures to name, colour, write the words and cut and match to the pictures in sheet 1. Tracing the letters helps to develop fine motor control. For letters from U to Z Sheets have 2 letters on each e.g. U and V, W and X, Y and Z.

A bumper 28 page pack of resources on a Superhero theme. Everything you will need to excite your children and stimulate their writing, drawing and imagination. Included are: 12 colour A4 posters of superheroes characters Mask templates Graffiti words Superhero symbols A template for comic strips Black / white and colour pictures for writing in speech and thought bubbles Wanted photo frames and blank frames Superhero certificates for boys and girls Superhero drawing frames 6 baddy cards 12 small Superhero picture cards Have fun!

Homophones are words with the same pronunciation but with different meanings and spellings. Children will enjoy learning about these using this resource. There are 24 sets of words for children to discuss, compose and say / write sentences about. Works well for whole class and group / pairs work. There are 24 cards included at the end that can be cut out and used in many ways, including display and speaking and listening games. Also great for those students learning English Language.

A complete Alphabet set from A to Z. An activity for teaching and learning initial sounds and for reading and matching words and pictures. This can be shown on the Smart Board to encourage observation, speaking and listening and sounding letters. Slides can also be used as posters or worksheets. Cut out for displays or flashcards too. There are word cards for each slide. Fits in with Letters and Sounds / Phonics work.

A reading and spelling lesson with a Christmas theme. There are 20 slides showing colour Christmas related pictures. Children name the pictures and then say the initial sounds. More able children can spell the words. The slides are animated so that each letter appears with a click. The last slide can be printed off as a visual aid or activity sheet. Children can work alone or in pairs to find the pictures as they appear and mark off the words on the grid. Pictures are all of 3 or 4 letter words. Encourages speaking and listening and thinking e.g. the reindeer picture - the key word is nose and not reindeer.

This is a fun game to play supporting your work on phonics and initial sounds. Lots of speaking and listening and thinking involved where the answers may not be so obvious as with the X slide where the pictures are things containing an x. There is a slide for each letter of the alphabet and 10 pictures on each slide. Children name the pictures and can say a phrase or sentence for each one. Differentiate by asking the children to name specific pictures dependent on their ability or levels. Press and the answers will fly in on command. You could extend this activity by asking the children to write a list for each of the letters of the alphabet and the answers can then be checked. Children could work in pairs or small groups or on their own. The picture cards can also be printed and cut out and then sorted or matched to the original slides.

A different workbook to teach the alphabet that children will enjoy. 2 differentiated activity sheets for each letter of the alphabet. Sheet 1 shows Capital and Lower case outlines with 4 pictures beginning with each letter. Sheet 2 has words added to the pictures. The letters can be traced, painted or coloured in.

A unique Alphabet Powerpoint using the letters of the keyboard. Animate yourself or make any changes you want using this format. Great also to use as posters for your alphabet frieze.

A complete set of colour named posters showing girls and boys for each letter of the alphabet. There are also small card sets of girls and boys which can be used for matching, sound work or on displays. Great for displays, visual aids, alphabet and sound work.

An alphabet / phonics resource for EYFS and KS1 A collection of alphabet sheets from A to Z Each sheet shows: Letters to trace 2 pictures with words to write for each letter of the alphabet 2 sentences to copy Children can colour in the pictures

A bumper resource to support learning the alphabet, phonics and reading for EYFS and KS1. The first poster shows a colour picture for each letter of the alphabet. Children can use this as a worksheet adding either the first sound or the word. Laminate this and it can be useful in the writing corner. The second sheet is a replica of the first, but in black and white. Children love to colour this in, either using the colour pictures to copy or using their own colours. Next there is the full alphabet in both colour and black and white with a letter/word for each page. Each page shows a picture, the word and has some letters for children to overwrite. Again, laminate for the writing corner and use dry markers for lots of use and writing practice.

This resource consists of six worksheets aimed at Key Stage 1 and SEND children, focusing on the initial sounds of the letters S, A, T, P, I, and N. Each sheet features a list of 20 words and corresponding symbols (licensed by Boardmaker), designed to help children associate sounds with images. The worksheets are available in both colour and black-and-white. Children are tasked with matching the words to the right symbols and can either tick off the words as they find them or write the word’s number next to the correct picture. This activity set supports learning in phonics and reading. To extend the use of the resource you may want to laminate the colour sheets and children can use dry markers with these in the writing corner.

This set of 10 colour worksheets is designed with KS1 children in mind, accompanied by detailed planning sheets, offering five ways to integrate reading, writing, alphabetical ordering, phonics, and speaking and listening into your classroom activities. Utilizing the majority of photographs, the resource invites children to match words to colour photographs, sequence words alphabetically, explore phonics through image association and describe pictures to peers. This resource enriches vocabulary and comprehension but also nurtures a connection between visual cues and language, providing a foundation for budding readers and writers.