These Blank level questioning prompts are strategically designed to support adult-child interactions in all areas of provision during play. Tailored to children’s communication levels, they encourage appropriate and meaningful conversations, fostering language development and engagement. They are a versatile and beautifully created resource for all early years classrooms! **This is a set of three prompt sheets which can be placed at adult level in the area of provision. Other prompt sheets are available ** Key features: Differentiated Questions: Each sheet provides questions suited to the developmental level of the child - based on research by Blank, Rose and Berlin (1978) - and the area in which they are playing. Versatile Use: Ideal for student teachers, temporary staff, and full-time practitioners, ensuring consistency in language-rich interactions. Classroom and Home: Perfect for classroom use, but can also be shared with parents to encourage similar interactions at home. By integrating these sheets, educators can maintain a language-focused environment while ensuring that everyone - regardless of their familiarity with the children - can contribute to their development. They are a valuable tool for teachers looking to improve communication and play-based learning.

These Blank level questioning prompts are strategically designed to support adult-child interactions in all areas of provision during play. Tailored to children’s communication levels, they encourage appropriate and meaningful conversations, fostering language development and engagement. They are a versatile and beautifully created resource for all early years classrooms! These are a set of 3 - sand, water, mud kitchen - other sets are available for purchase Key features: Differentiated Questions: Each sheet provides questions suited to the developmental level of the child - based on research by Blank, Rose and Berlin (1978) - and the area in which they are playing. Versatile Use: Ideal for student teachers, temporary staff, and full-time practitioners, ensuring consistency in language-rich interactions. Classroom and Home: Perfect for classroom use, but can also be shared with parents to encourage similar interactions at home. By integrating these sheets, educators can maintain a language-focused environment while ensuring that everyone - regardless of their familiarity with the children - can contribute to their development. They are a valuable tool for teachers looking to improve communication and play-based learning.

These Blank level questioning prompts are strategically designed to support adult-child interactions in all areas of provision during play. Tailored to children’s communication levels, they encourage appropriate and meaningful conversations, fostering language development and engagement. They are a versatile and beautifully created resource for all early years classrooms! **These are a set of three - reading, writing and maths - other sets are available ** Key features: Differentiated Questions: Each sheet provides questions suited to the developmental level of the child - based on research by Blank, Rose and Berlin (1978) - and the area in which they are playing. Versatile Use: Ideal for student teachers, temporary staff, and full-time practitioners, ensuring consistency in language-rich interactions. Classroom and Home: Perfect for classroom use, but can also be shared with parents to encourage similar interactions at home. By integrating these sheets, educators can maintain a language-focused environment while ensuring that everyone - regardless of their familiarity with the children - can contribute to their development. They are a valuable tool for teachers looking to improve communication and play-based learning.

These Blank level questioning prompts are strategically designed to support adult-child interactions in all areas of provision during play. Tailored to children’s communication levels, they encourage appropriate and meaningful conversations, fostering language development and engagement. They are a versatile and beautifully created resource for all early years classrooms! **This is a set of three prompt sheets which can be placed at adult level in the area of provision. Other prompt sheets are available ** Key features: Differentiated Questions: Each sheet provides questions suited to the developmental level of the child - based on research by Blank, Rose and Berlin (1978) - and the area in which they are playing. Versatile Use: Ideal for student teachers, temporary staff, and full-time practitioners, ensuring consistency in language-rich interactions. Classroom and Home: Perfect for classroom use, but can also be shared with parents to encourage similar interactions at home. By integrating these sheets, educators can maintain a language-focused environment while ensuring that everyone - regardless of their familiarity with the children - can contribute to their development. They are a valuable tool for teachers looking to improve communication and play-based learning.

These are a research-based resource designed to engage 3-5 year olds and children with SEN in meaningful discussions about stories. These prompts, based on the Blank language scheme, are tailored to match each child’s developmental stage, ensuring that questions are appropriate and achievable for their level of understanding. The vocabulary cards ensure children are encouraged to understand, use and retain a variety of word types (nouns, adjectives, verbs) with a visual accompaniment. This set contains cards for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Tiny Seed and The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle Key features: Blank Language Scheme: Questions are categorised by complexity, supporting children’s comprehension and ability to respond. Home and School Use: Ideal for classroom discussions, but also perfect for sending home, helping parents engage in purposeful story-related conversations and vocabulary development. Developmental Focus: The prompts align with research on young children’s capacity to answer questions and learn new vocabulary, enhancing both language development and comprehension skills. Use them to create language-rich story interactions both at school and at home.

These are a research-based resource designed to engage 3-5 year olds and children with SEN in meaningful discussions about stories. These prompts, based on the Blank language scheme, are tailored to match each child’s developmental stage, ensuring that questions are appropriate and achievable for their level of understanding. The vocabulary cards ensure children are encouraged to understand, use and retain a variety of word types (nouns, adjectives, verbs) with a visual accompaniment. This set contains cards for The Gruffalo, Stick Man and What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson Key features: Blank Language Scheme: Questions are categorised by complexity, supporting children’s comprehension and ability to respond. Home and School Use: Ideal for classroom discussions, but also perfect for sending home, helping parents engage in purposeful story-related conversations and vocabulary development. Developmental Focus: The prompts align with research on young children’s capacity to answer questions and learn new vocabulary, enhancing both language development and comprehension skills. Use them to create language-rich story interactions both at school and at home.

Introducing our 1-10 Ten Frame Bunting from Little Learners Hub – a perfect addition to any early years or primary classroom! This decorative and educational bunting features numbers 1 through 10, each displayed on a natural hessian background for a calming, neutral aesthetic that blends beautifully with classroom décor. For each number, the bunting includes: Two-Wise 10 Frame: This version displays counters in pairs, helping children see numbers in groups of two, supporting their understanding of number bonds and early addition. Five-Wise 10 Frame: The counters are arranged in rows of five, emphasising a more structured visual representation and aiding in number recognition, subitising, and patterning. By presenting the numbers in two orientations, children can develop a more flexible understanding of number sense, gaining insight into different ways of representing quantities. The design is child-friendly, visually clear, and ideal for creating a supportive learning environment in the classroom!

Introducing the Goldilocks Colourful Semantics Activity Pack from Little Learners Hub, designed to support young learners in mastering sentence structure using the “Who? Doing? What?” framework (subject, verb, object). This pack includes: 6 High-Quality Images: Child-friendly illustrations from the traditional tale. Each image is engaging and visually appealing, perfect for capturing children’s imaginations. Sentence Structure Cards: Following the Colourful Semantics approach, the pack provides suggested symbols for each part of the sentence. Symbol Cards: Colour-coded for easy identification, helping children match the symbols to complete sentences. These visual aids support understanding and communication, particularly for children with special educational needs or those developing early language skills. Fostering language development while having fun with a traditional tale!

Introducing the Little Red Riding Hood Colourful Semantics Activity Pack from Little Learners Hub, designed to support young learners in mastering sentence structure using the “Who? Doing? What?” framework (subject, verb, object). This pack includes: 6 High-Quality Images: Child-friendly illustrations from the traditional tale. Each image is engaging and visually appealing, perfect for capturing children’s imaginations. Sentence Structure Cards: Following the Colourful Semantics approach, the pack provides suggested symbols for each part of the sentence. Symbol Cards: Colour-coded for easy identification, helping children match the symbols to complete sentences. These visual aids support understanding and communication, particularly for children with special educational needs or those developing early language skills. Fostering language development while having fun with a traditional tale!

Introducing the Three Little Pigs Colourful Semantics Activity Pack from Little Learners Hub, designed to support young learners in mastering sentence structure using the “Who? Doing? What?” framework (subject, verb, object). This pack includes: 6 High-Quality Images: Child-friendly illustrations from the traditional tale. Each image is engaging and visually appealing, perfect for capturing children’s imaginations. Sentence Structure Cards: Following the Colourful Semantics approach, the pack provides suggested symbols for each part of the sentence. Symbol Cards: Colour-coded for easy identification, helping children match the symbols to complete sentences. These visual aids support understanding and communication, particularly for children with special educational needs or those developing early language skills. Fostering language development while having fun with a traditional tale!

Introducing the Jack and the Beanstalk Colourful Semantics pack from Little Learners Hub, designed to support young learners in mastering sentence structure using the “Who? Doing? What?” framework (subject, verb, object). This pack includes: 6 High-Quality Images: Child-friendly illustrations from the traditional tale. Each image is engaging and visually appealing, perfect for capturing children’s imaginations. Sentence Structure Cards: Following the Colourful Semantics approach, the pack provides suggested symbols for each part of the sentence. Symbol Cards: Colour-coded for easy identification, helping children match the symbols to complete sentences. These visual aids support understanding and communication, particularly for children with special educational needs or those developing early language skills. Fostering language development while having fun with a traditional tale!

Introducing People in the Community Talk Cards with Real Images from Little Learners Hub, designed using the Blank language scheme to support children’s language development through interactive questioning. This resource features real-life images of professions such as a hairdresser, farmer, vet, dentist, teacher, and police officer. Each image is paired with 4 stages of questioning developed by Marion Blank, progressing from simple, concrete tasks like naming to more abstract tasks like justifying. The stages include: Naming Describing Re-telling Justifying This resource encourages children to engage in conversations, express their ideas, and expand their vocabulary, while providing adults with the right language to support these discussions. Perfect for fostering critical thinking and communication skills in young learners,children with special educational needs and English as an additional language learners.

Introducing When Questions – Day or Night from Little Learners Hub, a simple yet effective resource to help children understand time concepts by answering “when” questions. Using real images of the daytime sky and nighttime sky, children are asked to identify whether an activity occurs during the day or night. For example, they might be asked, “When do we wear sunglasses?” and prompted to: Point to the correct image (day or night sky). Verbally respond with “day” or “night.” This resource is perfect for supporting children’s understanding of time-related concepts while developing their language and comprehension skills. It’s designed for young learners or children needing extra support in mastering the concept of time.

Introducing Colourful Semantics – Seasons from Little Learners Hub, a dynamic resource that helps children build sentences while exploring the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Using the Colourful Semantics approach, this pack includes two images per season, showing everyday activities that reflect seasonal changes, such as kids playing in the snow or picnicking in the park. For each season, children can construct sentences using colour-coded prompts for: Who? (Subject) Doing? (Verb) What? (Object) Where? (Location) When? (Time) This engaging pack encourages children to expand their language skills and deepen their understanding of sentence structure while discussing seasonal activities. Perfect for developing expressive language, vocabulary, and sentence-building confidence in young learners!

Introducing the Colourful Semantics Starter Pack from Little Learners Hub – a comprehensive tool designed to support children in constructing and expanding sentences using real-life images and colour-coded prompts. This pack includes: Real-Life Situation Images: High-quality photos of everyday scenarios such as a child playing with a toy, a lady eating an ice cream, or someone at the park. These relatable images provide the context for children to practice building sentences. Colour-Coded Sentence Cards: Who? (Subject) – Orange cards: Features people or animals involved in the action, like “The boy,” “The dog.” Doing? (Verb) – Yellow cards: Action words such as “is playing,” “is eating.” What? (Object) – Green cards: Objects or items involved, like “the ball,” “the cake.” Where? (Prepositions) – Blue cards: Locations like “in the park,” “at the beach.” Adjectives and Link Words: Additional cards to add descriptive words and connectors, helping to make sentences more detailed. Who Benefits? This starter pack is ideal for: Children who struggle with sentence structure: It helps them sequence words correctly and avoid mixing up the order. Visual learners: The colour-coding provides clear, visual support, making sentence construction more intuitive. Children needing language expansion: It helps them go beyond simple sentences by incorporating more elements like adjectives and prepositions. How Colourful Semantics Works Each part of the sentence is associated with a specific colour: Orange for WHO (subject) Yellow for WHAT DOING (verb) Green for WHAT (object) Blue for WHERE (prepositions) As children progress, the colour support is gradually reduced, transitioning to highlighting or underlining text. This visual technique not only improves sentence structure but also enhances language skills, providing children with the confidence to express themselves more clearly.

Introducing Colourful Semantics – People in the Community from Little Learners Hub, a versatile resource designed to help children build sentences while learning about key figures in their community. Using the Colourful Semantics approach, this pack features two images per profession, showcasing real-life scenarios of important community roles such as a dentist, firefighter, teacher, police officer, and more. For each profession, children construct sentences using colour-coded prompts for: Who? (Subject) Doing? (Verb) What? (Object) Where? (Location) This resource encourages children to build awareness of community roles while enhancing their sentence structure and language skills. It’s perfect for young learners, helping them understand the world around them while expanding their vocabulary and communication abilities!

Introducing Who Questions – People in the Community from Little Learners Hub, a targeted resource designed to help children practice answering “who” questions using real-life images of community professions such as a dentist, firefighter, and hairdresser. In this activity, children are asked questions like “Who would you call to put out a fire?” and are prompted to: Point to the correct image of the community figure that matches the question. Verbally respond with the name of the profession, such as “firefighter.” This resource encourages both visual and verbal interaction, helping children build confidence in identifying people in the community and responding to questions. It’s an excellent tool for fostering language development and comprehension in young learners or those needing extra support.

Introducing Halloween Talk Cards from Little Learners Hub, designed using real images and the 4 stages of the Blank language scheme to encourage children to talk about Halloween while developing their language skills. Each card features a Halloween-themed real image, and prompts are provided at four levels: Naming – “What is this?” Describing – “What are they doing?” Re-Telling – “What might happen next?” Justifying – “Why do we people celebrate Halloween?” These cards help children progress from simple identification to more complex reasoning, making language development fun and engaging in a Halloween-themed setting! Perfect for use in classrooms or at home.

Introducing the Halloween-Themed Colourful Semantics Activity Pack from Little Learners Hub, designed to support young learners in mastering sentence structure using the “Who? Doing? What?” framework (subject, verb, object). This pack includes: 6 High-Quality Halloween-Themed Images: Child-friendly illustrations of Halloween scenes. Each image is engaging and visually appealing, perfect for capturing children’s imaginations. Sentence Structure Cards: Following the Colourful Semantics approach, the pack provides suggested symbols for each part of the sentence. Symbol Cards: Colour-coded for easy identification, helping children match the symbols to complete sentences. These visual aids support understanding and communication, particularly for children with special educational needs or those developing early language skills. Fostering language development while having fun with a Halloween theme!