This Minibeasts pack has been created to fit in with the current Early Years curriculum with a range of resources to cover all areas of learning. Display Display banner Display border Large lettering Topic words Photographs Mathematics Number line Number bingo- two bingo games with numbers from 1-5 and 1-10 Counting cards Measuring- order the different length worms Butterfly symmetry Butterfly symmetry matching halves Ladybird spot counting cards Cut and match the spotty ladybirds Spider web counting mats Butterfly cards Colour by numbers Large number cards Cut and stick number worksheets Ladybird adding worksheets Numbered beehives Five Little Spiders number rhyme pack Five Wiggly Worms number rhyme pack One Little Bee number rhyme pack Literacy Draw and write mini beast sheets Decorated writing sheets Acrostic poem worksheets An alphabet line on ladybirds A simple mini beast word mat Upper and lower case letters on bees Cut and stick the initial sound butterflies onto the correct nets Swat the fly game Personal, Social and Emotional Development Various posters to display in your mini beast area Various blank posters for the children to write their own posters for the mini beast area Photos of different mini beast habitats Communication and Language What am I? cards Various rhymes and songs A story telling pack for The Very Hungry Caterpillar Guess the mini beast Physical development A target game Various maze worksheets Trace the patterns on the mini beasts Worksheets to trace the different paths the mini beasts make Move like a mini beast Preposition posters Mini beast cutting skills Lacing pictures Understanding the World Mini beast pictures and sorting cards Posters of mini beasts A mini beast fan to make A Power Point to find out and about different mini beasts Life cycle posters of caterpillars and frogs Lots of small mini beast photo cards Vegetable patch detective cards A photo bingo game Expressive Arts and Design Shadow matching cards Incy Wincy Spider song pack Mini beast stick puppets Mini beast face masks Colouring posters A collection of craft ideas sheets Outline pictures of different mini beasts Colour bugs posters Ideas sheets for making spiders webs with string Observational drawing and recording sheets Complete the pictures

A great pack for teaching the topic of Minibeasts and Insects and The Hungry Caterpillar or for use when going on nature walks The pack includes: 18 flash cards of different coloured insects and minibeasts with their names A lovely photo pack of 16 colour photos of different insects and minibeasts Three large colourful display banners with pictures of insects and minibeast- ‘Minibeasts and Insects’, ‘Minibeasts’ and ‘Insects’ A coloured and a black and white insect and minibeast spotting card- great for taking on your nature walks or for sending home with the children to search for minibeasts at home ‘What am I?’ clue cards to guess the minibeast or insect Question cards to add to your displays Rhymes about minibeasts and insects 18 A4 sized black and white pictures for colouring or craft work Topic word cards to help when describing the habitats of the creatures Individual fans to make with different minibeasts/insects on and a list of questions for use by the teacher-a clue can be read and the children have to show you the correct creature A5 fact cards for each minibeast and insect A display border to print out showing the different creatures featured in the pack-this can be printed out as many times as you need for whatever size display board you have An A4 bordered page to display the children’s work A large title of ‘Minibeasts and Insects’ -each letter is decorated with small minibeast pictures Also included are some resources for the story ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’- for more resources see my separate Hungry Caterpillar pack: A large Hungry Caterpillar display banner A colour photo pack of caterpillars and butterflies Days of the week cards with pictures of the food the Hungry Caterpillar ate each day Picture and word cards A colourful themed bingo game

Investigate pumpkins with a variety of activities. Great for the Autumn/Fall season and Halloween. The activities include: Labelling a pumpkin activity sheets for the inside and outside of the pumpkin- two differentiated worksheets A life cycle emergent reader book Life cycle photos for bulletin boards and discussion- these are supplied with labels and without Life cycle worksheets- four differentiated sheets for writing and cut and paste A set of 10 discussion photos with questioning ideas for each photo My facts about pumpkins writing sheet Parts of a pumpkin poster set Pumpkin adjectives worksheets Instructional writing- how to carve a pumpkin Pumpkin fact cards for bulletin boards Pumpkin investigation worksheets- three versions KWL Pumpkin grid Life cycle of a pumpkin posters with pictures and descriptions of the stages Three pumpkin templates which can be used for writing, cutting, art activities etc A set of 13 pumpkin puzzles for children to match the drawing, photo, label and description of the parts of a pumpkin Pumpkins can, have, are grid Two pumpkin word challenges Pumpkin senses investigation worksheets- three versions Pumpkin true or false worksheets

The pack includes: A long colourful display banner A display border to print as many times as you need for a display board of any size Topic words on decorated cards Colour photos of different types of weather- great for displays and discussion Posters of different weather symbols A long banner ‘What is the weather like today?’ An A3 weather chart to print and display in your setting with days, months, date and weather to change each day Dress the children display with a selection of different clothes to use with each poster depending on the weather A weather dial to make Large decorated lettering- this includes A-Z in lower and upper case letters so can be used for larger display titles as well as a large alphabet line A number line to 100 on different weather pictures A worksheet to draw the different weather pictures Worksheets to draw the clothes to wear for different types of weather Make a windmill activity Lots of ideas for outdoor play in different weather and ideas for creating topic boxes for outdoor play An A4 word mat with words and pictures- great to use with writing activities Sorting pictures and sorting cards with weather pictures and different clothes pictures An alphabet line on clothing Tracing pictures A selection of colouring pictures Number bonds to 10 and 20 on rainbows Match the clothes worksheet looking at clothes worn in hot and cold weather Make the pictures the same worksheets A selection of weather themed play dough mats Acrostic poems with a weather theme Decorated writing sheets- great for work about the weather or to include in your writing area THE SEASONS Seasons posters Cut and stick worksheets about the seasons colour photographs showing the weather and other things to spot in different seasons Sorting pictures and sorting cards about the seasons Senses worksheets about what can be heard, seen etc in each season RAINY WEATHER A numberline to 100 on raindrops Colour wellies An alphabet line on umbrellas Rhyme pack for ‘Five little raindrops’ including rhyme card, singing props and face masks Incy Wincy spider activity What can you do in the rain worksheet Colour the rainbow worksheet SUNNY WEATHER Sun counting cards from 1-10 Sun safety pictures Sun safety worksheet Design a sun hat activity What can you do in the sun worksheet A sun alphabet line with lower and upper case letters Plan a sunny day picnic worksheet SNOWY WEATHER Match the patterned mittens game Cut and stick the snowman A snowman template Roll and collect the snowman parts game Trace the snowflake worksheet What can you do in the snow worksheet

The pack is designed to be used with the story ‘Fidgety Fish’ by Ruth Galloway but could also be used as part of a sea life/ under the sea topic. The pack includes: · Display banner · Colourful posters- of Fidgety Fish and the other sea creatures in the story · Story word cards- each card has an underwater scene · Underwater photos · Fact cards- colourful fact cards about sea creatures · Display border · Colour jellyfish- a set of posters with jellyfish of different colours and the colour name · Title poster · Picture flashcards · Story questions · Colour face masks · Colour puppets Sequencing pictures · An A4 word card with pictures · Speech bubbles worksheets · Alliterative labels · Worksheet- draw and write what could happen if you swam into the big fish! · Alphabet line · ‘f’ worksheet · Writing sheets · My favourite part of the story worksheet · A number line up to 30 · Counting cards up to 10 · Jellyfish missing numbers · Number bonds- Number bonds posters with number bonds to 10 and 20 on big fish · Magnetic fishing game · Colour by numbers worksheets · Number worksheets · Sea creature jigsaws · Make a jellyfish · Playdough mats · Stick puppets · Face masks- colour and decorate · Tracing pictures · Colouring pictures · Picture matching pairs · Colour bingo · Underwater scene game- spin the spinner and collect the sea creatures to complete your sea scene Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

The pack includes: DISPLAY Display banner Display border Word cards- words on decorated cards relating to the story Animal labels- a set of word cards with the animal names and the sounds and movements they make in the book Large pictures Colour butterflies Word and picture cards- flashcards showing the minibeasts and the name LITERACY Alphabet- an alphabet line on different minibeasts Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Acrostic poems- decorated sheets to write acrostic poems about the different minibeasts A4 word card- a picture and word card to use when writing about the minibeasts Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets My favourite minibeast- draw and write worksheet Word search- 2 different decorated word searches about minibeasts Describing worksheets- think of some words to describe the different minibeasts Worksheets- match the minibeast to the name, write the initial letter sounds NUMERACY Number line- a number line to 100 on different minibeasts Counting book- draw the correct number of minibeasts on each page Counting cards- count the minibeasts Count the spot- count the number of spots on each ladybird and then order the cards Number rhyme packs- rhymes about minibeasts which include rhyme card, face masks and singing props Odd/ Even number line- a number line to 20 on butterflies and caterpillars Order size minibeasts UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD Mini beast sorting- sort different mini beast pictures by number of legs, wings etc Fact cards Colour photos Power Point- a power point with simple facts about different minibeasts Minibeast clues- read the minibeast clues and match to the correct picture GAMES Build a caterpillar- Collect the coloured pieces you need for your caterpillar Picture bingo Colour bingo- collect the different coloured butterflies for your board Matching pairs Dice game- roll the die and colour the numbered minibeast- a game to play with friends or an independent activity ACTIVITIES Stick puppets Face masks Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets Split pin minibeasts Cut and stick scene- choose some minibeasts to make your own garden scene Decorate the minibeasts Play dough mats- a collection of activity mats to use with play dough Jigsaws- cut out the pieces and reassemble to make the minibeast Tracing picture Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

Kipper’s Toybox DISPLAY Display banner Display border- a display border with lots of mice to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Word cards Large coloured pictures- large character pictures to print out and use on a display Question cards- questions on decorated cards about the story to use as prompts or to add to a display LITERACY A4 word card Alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on mice Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets My favourite toy ‘K’ for Kipper and ‘t’ for toys worksheets- two worksheets about the letters k and t Initial sound worksheets- match the labels to the correct toy pictures, write the initial sounds of the toys, cut and stick the toy pictures onto the initial sounds on the toybox NUMERACY Number line- a number line to 50 on Kipper’s toys Counting worksheets- count the number of toys- 3 differentiated worksheets Number worksheets- a set of 10 worksheets, one for each number from 1-10 Counting cards Number jigsaws- count the mice and match to the correct number to complete the jigsaw GAMES Matching pairs- find the most pairs to win the game Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story Picture dominoes- a colourful dominoes game to make and play Collect the toys- spin the spinner to collect all the toys in your toybox ACTIVITIES Stick puppets- colour and make your own Kipper stick puppet Face masks- colour and decorate the face mask of Kipper Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets Finger mouse puppet- make your own mouse finger puppet Cut and assemble the owl- cut out the parts of the owl toy and reassemble Decorate the snake- make a pattern of the snake toy Draw the toys- draw all of Kipper’s toys in his toybox Make the pictures the same- make each pair of pictures on the worksheets the same- 3 different worksheets STORY TELLING Face mask Stick puppet Story sack tag Story props Number cards Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

A great resource pack for the story ‘Rosie’s Walk’ Includes: Display banner Display border Word cards- words on beehives relating to the story Word and picture flashcards Photos- colours photos of farmyards and the animals in the story Fact cards- simple fact cards with facts about foxes and chickens A4 word card Hen alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful hens Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Rhyming words- sort the pictures into those that rhyme with ‘hen’ and ‘fox’ Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story Character worksheets- write about the characters in the story Label a hen- label the different parts of the hen ‘My Walk’ book- make your own book about your walk and what you see on the way Bee number line- a number line to 50 on colourful bees Preposition words- words from the story to add to a display Counting cards- count the bees from 1-10 Preposition posters- with word and a picture showing the hen behind, in front etc Preposition worksheet- write where the hen is in each picture Size ordering worksheets- order the hens by size- in colour and also black and white Counting worksheets- count the number of bees and hens Preposition play mat- place Rosie behind, next to etc Bee number rhyme pack- a rhyme card for singing the rhyme, face masks and props for use when singing the rhyme Matching pairs- match the pictures Build a hen- roll a die and collect a part of your hen- how many hens can you make? Board game- travel around the farmyard to reach the hen house first Preposition bingo- collect the different pictures for your board Design a new hen house- design a new house for Rosie Tracing sheets- trace the dotted lines on the pictures to practice fine motor control Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet characters Play dough mats- make the different things seen on Rosie’s walk Colouring Drawing worksheets- draw the different things found on Rosie’s farm Farm map- cut and stick the things seen on Rosie’s walk through the farm yard Make a windmill Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story Story props- large coloured pictures of the different things in the story Story map- an A4 and an A3 map of the Rosie’s farm- great for display and discussion Face masks Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

Celebrate the Christmas holidays with this activity pack which accompanies the book ‘The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas’ by Laura Murray. The pack includes: Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in blackline Sequencing worksheet cut and paste Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end Graphic organizers Character traits- what do the children say about their teacher My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity Doing something special writing activity- three different sheets to choose from Asking question- Think of Who, What, When, Where and Why questions to ask the Gingerbread Man Retell the story writing worksheet, writing and drawing worksheet and drawing worksheet allowing you to differentiate Alphabetical order- order the professions in alphabetical order Text-to-self connections- Who did the Gingerbread Man thank and who would you like to thank- two different worksheets Three what happens next drawing and writing worksheets Who did the Gingerbread Man meet in the town- draw and write some of the people he met True or False sentences about the story- differentiated versions Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts

This book companion is based on the book ‘Apple Trouble’ which is a lovely story for Autumn/Fall. It contains a variety of activities and colorful sequencing cards. The packet contains: A set of colorful sequencing cards- also provided in blackline Story comprehension cards with a choice of two picture answers or three picture answers for children of differing abilities My favorite part of the story- draw and write worksheet Graphic organizers- three versions Text-to-self activity- What trouble did Hedgehog have and what trouble have they had themselves Writing activity- what would you so Hedgehog didn’t get things caught on her spikes again? Sequencing worksheets- order the pictures from 1st to 10th to retell the story or cut and paste the pictures of the things that got stuck on Hedgehogs back in the correct order Beginning, Middle and End organizer Hedgehog grid- Hedgehogs Can, Have, Are Writing activity- write three sentences about Hedgehog What happens next- two worksheets to draw and write what happens next in the story List writing- make a list of everything that got stuck on Hedgehog’s spikes Problem and Solution- draw and write about Hedgehog’s problem, a solution that didn’t work and the solution that did work Story retelling set craftivity- A large hedgehog and all of the items that got stuck on her spikes to cut and paste or use when listening to the story- in color and blackline

This book companion is based on the book ‘The Lonely Scarecrow’ by Tim Preston and contains a variety of activities and colorful sequencing cards. The packet contains: A set of colorful sequencing cards Cause and effect worksheets- three versions The lonely scarecrows character traits My favorite part of the story- draw and write worksheet Graphic organizers- three versions Label the scarecrow- two versions to cut and paste or write the labels Writing activity- write a letter to the animals from the scarecrow- three versions Retell the story writing worksheet My scarecrow worksheets- three different versions for differentiation The Lonely Scarecrow grid- The Lonely Scarecrow has, lives, feels Writing activity- write three sentences about the lonely scarecrow Feelings worksheets- draw the faces on the scarecrow to show how he feels at the beginning and the end of the story or write how he feels at the beginning, middle and end of the story True or False- read the statements about the story and decide which are true or false plus an extra worksheet to write some of your own true and false statements A bonus scarecrow game

SPACE TOPIC PACK The pack includes: · A long colourful display banner · Several different display borders · Information fact cards on the planets and the sun · An A4 word card-great to use when writing · Photos- coloured photos showing space rockets, astronauts, the night sky etc. · Planet photos- coloured pictures of each of the planets plus the sun and Pluto · Topic words- cards with different words relating to the topic of ‘space’ · Constellation posters- ten posters showing ten popular star constellations · Five Little Men number rhyme- a fun pack to use with this number rhyme with rhyme card, singing props and face masks · Display lettering- large letter in both upper case and lower case decorated with a night sky theme- make a large alphabet line or use to make any display title you want! · Five Little Astronauts number rhyme- a pack to use with the number rhyme including rhyme cards, singing props and face masks · Space Powerpoint- all about space and the planets · Phonemes on planets- all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme-makes a great colourful display · Moon and Earth number line- an odd and even number line to 50 · My rocket worksheet- design your own rocket to travel into space · My visit to the moon- 2 different worksheets to draw what they found on the moon and to draw and write about their trip to the moon · Rocket number line- a colourful rocket number line to 100 · Countdown cards- showing a rocket and the countdown to Blast off! · Astronaut alphabet line · Colouring pictures- pictures of space scenes, astronauts, space rockets etc to colour · Board game- a ‘race to space’ board game to make and play · Play dough mats- make the correct number of objects on each card using play dough · Make a split pin astronaut · Counting mat- a counting mat showing aliens from 1-10

This book companion is based on the book ‘The Little Scarecrow Boy’ by Margaret Wise Brown. This is a fun book for Autumn/Fall about a scarecrow boy and growing up. The packet contains: Beginning, middle and end organizer Writing activity- I would scare the crows by… Text-to-self activity- The Little Scarecrow Boy needed to grow up before he could… I need to grow up before I can… Drawing and writing activity- my #6 face Emergent reader book- My Scarecrow- read and color the book Comparing characters- compare Old Man Scarecrow and The Little Scarecrow Boy plus color pictures of the characters to add words and phrases around Graphic organizers Scarecrows Can, Have, Are grid Draw the six faces that the Little Scarecrow Boy made to scare the crows Feelings writing activity- how he felt at the begging of the story and why and how he felt at the end and why he felt that way My Scarecrow writing activity- draw your own scarecrow and describe it If I were a Scarecrow activity sheet- what would you name be, what would you look like, how would you scare the crows, where would you live and what would by your favorite thing to do

A bumper pack with lots of forms, signs and pictures to set up a role play area of a Vets The pack includes: A large banner saying ‘Vets’ with pictures of different animals Large coloured pictures of six different pets Large black and white pictures of different pets- great for the children to colour or collage Topic words relating to vets with pictures Signs to display in your Vets role play area- open and closed, opening hours with small pictures of animals- also an opening hours poster for you to add your own times to Posters to display in the Vets such as reminding the pet owners to treat their dogs and cats for fleas, reminding the customers to bring their small pets to have their claws cut regularly and posters advertising things for sale Colourful hats and badges to make for the Vet and staff to wear Signs for the Vets such as ‘waiting room’, ‘consulting room’ and ‘recovery room’ Lots of forms to encourage the children to write for a purpose suach as order forms, treatment and check-up forms, appointment cards Large pretend X-rays Signs to write in the name of the Vet that day The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes

A bumper pack with lots of forms, signs and pictures to set up a role play area of a hospital The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and 2 enabling you to print out the resources again and again. The pack includes: Words relating to hospitals with pictures to match such as bandage, ambulance, stethoscope etc Large pictures (A4 sized) of these hospital objects Signs to display in your role play hospital such as waiting room, reception, consultation room etc Posters to display in the area sych as ‘wash your hands’ , fire exit, toilets, visiting times etc Lots of different forms to encourage writing in the role play area such as appointment times, patients appointment cards, registration cards, prescription/ medicine forms etc Hats and badges to make which the nurses and doctors can wear in their role play Large x-ray pictures -great for discussion and use in the role play area The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes