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CVCE Spelling Cards
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CVCE Spelling Cards

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This resource contains 13 different CVCE words and 26 spelling strips. 13 spelling strips are blank for students to write onto, 13 spelling strips contain dotted letter templates for students to overwrite the letters to form the CVCE words. This resource comes in b/w and col option for your preference. I highly recommend cutting out and laminating each of the individual CVCE spelling strips so that they can be stronger, longer lasting and re-usable. This resource is a great way for students to work on their CVCE words as well as spelling and handwriting skills.
Dental Health Write the Room
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Dental Health Write the Room

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This activity includes 10 different write the room flashcards. All images and vocabulary are linked to the theme of Dental Health. There is a recording sheet and answer key included for students to take part in this activity, they can then either self mark their answers - or you can with ease with the answer key provided. All flashcards are ready numbered. An answer key is provided on the bottom page of the recording sheet PDF file. Instructions are also included on first pages of each PDF document. This download includes two PDF documents - one for the flashcards and one for the recording sheets. I would highly recommend laminating each of the individual flashcards so that they will be stronger, therefore longer lasting. You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are: ♦ Around the classroom ♦ Outdoor play area ♦ In a tough tray ♦ In a sensory tub etc. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while practising their vocabulary and spelling skills.
Guy Fawkes Activity Bundle
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Guy Fawkes Activity Bundle

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This Guy Fawkes activity bundle is packed full of different activities that are a great way to introduce the theme of Bonfire Night into your classroom while continuing learning. The following activities are included in this pack; ♦ Flashcard Story ♦ Word to Picture Matching ♦ Flashcard Prompts ♦ Fact Flip Book ♦ Word Search ♦ Ten Frame Counting Task Cards ♦ Shadow Matching Task Cards ♦ Write the Room ♦ Comprehension Worksheets All activities in this pack are linked to the theme of Bonfire Night/Guy Fawkes.
The Good Samaritan Bible Story
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The Good Samaritan Bible Story

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This simplified story is based on the bible story The Good Samaritan. It includes 15 pages and the story has been simplified to be more engaging for students and easier for them to understand and follow the story. Each mini-page, is half an actual page size, meaning you cut each page in half. I recommend laminating each page individually and then binding together to make a book - it’ll also make it stronger and longer lasting for you. This is a fun, and simple way to introduce a Bible story into your classroom and Religious Education lessons. You can use this resource as a whole class story which you can read to your students, or print numerous copies and have them readily available for your students to read in your classroom library. Another great way to use this resource is to introduce the book page by page each day/week and put together as a sequencing activity into student’s literacy books so that you can discuss each page more in-depth and have your students work on their sequencing skills. This resource comes in colour/color or black and white option for your preference.
Weather Spelling Activity
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Weather Spelling Activity

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This spelling activity is a great way for your students to work on their spelling skills in a fun and engaging way with the theme of the weather. Students have to look at the image of the type of weather at the top of the page, then the word underneath, and then either using a dry wipe pen or the spelling letters included, spell the word that they can see. This resource includes 5 different cards, each containing a different image that is linked to theme of the weather. This activity will also provide a great language activity, encouraging students to sound out the letters that they are using to spell with, and discuss the images that they can see. I recommend cutting out and laminating each of the pieces individually to make them stronger and prolong the use of them. These are an excellent addition to your classroom to see if students are able to recognise, match and spell
The Little Mermaid Write the Room
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The Little Mermaid Write the Room

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This The Little Mermaid themed write the room activity is a great way to have students moving around the room, hunting for the different cards, reading them and then writing down the answers onto recording sheets. The recording sheets come in numbers 1-10 as well as in 2 different ability levels - plain boxes to write the answers in or boxes with handwriting lines for students to write in. Each image is linked to the theme of The Little Mermaid and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your The Little Mermaid or Fairy Tale topic and expand your students knowledge while allowing them to move around. You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are: ♦ Around the classroom ♦ Outdoor play area ♦ In a tough tray ♦ In a sensory tub etc. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their vocabulary and spelling skills. This resource comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
Rapunzel Write the Room
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Rapunzel Write the Room

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This Rapunzel themed write the room activity is a great way to have students moving around the room, hunting for the different cards, reading them and then writing down the answers onto recording sheets. The recording sheets come in numbers 1-8 as well as in 2 different ability levels - plain boxes to write the answers in or boxes with handwriting lines for students to write in. Each image is linked to the theme of Rapunzel and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your Rapunzel or Fairy Tale topic and expand your students knowledge while allowing them to move around. You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are: ♦ Around the classroom ♦ Outdoor play area ♦ In a tough tray ♦ In a sensory tub etc. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their vocabulary and spelling skills. This resource comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
Community Helpers Emergent Reader Books
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Community Helpers Emergent Reader Books

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These Community Helper themed emergent reader books are a great way for students to work on their community helper recognition skills, book skills, vocabulary and reading skills. The book comes in 1/2 page size meaning there are 2 pages per 1 actual page and would look great put together as mini books for you to have access to at all times. The books are suitable for both spellings; colour/color etc. The books included are; • Community Helpers - ‘I see a firefighter’ ‘I see a chef’ ‘I see a forest ranger’ etc. • Bakery - ‘I see a chef’ ‘I see a cake’ ‘I see a spoon’ etc. • Dentist - ‘I see a dentist’ ‘I see a toothbrush’ etc. • Farmer - ‘I see a farmer’ ‘I see a barn’ etc. • Fire Station - ‘I see a firefighter’ ‘I see a fire engine’ etc. • Forest Ranger - ‘I see a forest’ ‘I see a car’ ‘I see a flashlight’ etc. • Hospital - ‘I see a doctor’ ‘I see a hospital’ etc. • Life Guard - ‘I see a life guard’ ‘I see a life preserver’ etc. • Police - ‘I see a policeman’ ‘I see a policewoman’ ‘I see a car’ etc. • Post Office - comes in two variations - mailman/postman etc. - ‘I see a letter’ ‘I see a box’ ‘I see a mailman’ ‘I see a postman’ etc. • Restaurant - ‘I see a chef’ ‘I see a waiter’ ‘I see a menu’ etc. • Vets - ‘I see a vet’ ‘I see a bandage’ etc. These emergent reader books will be a great addition to your community helpers unit and a great way to encourage your students to work on their vital reading and vocabulary skills.
Sleeping Beauty Write the Room
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Sleeping Beauty Write the Room

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This Sleeping Beauty themed write the room activity is a great way to have students moving around the room, hunting for the different cards, reading them and then writing down the answers onto recording sheets. The recording sheets come in numbers 1-10 as well as in 2 different ability levels - plain boxes to write the answers in or boxes with handwriting lines for students to write in. Each image is linked to the theme of Sleeping Beauty and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your Sleeping Beauty or Fairy Tale topic and expand your students knowledge while allowing them to move around. You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are: ♦ Around the classroom ♦ Outdoor play area ♦ In a tough tray ♦ In a sensory tub etc. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their vocabulary and spelling skills. This resource comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
Community Helper I Have, Who Has? Game
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Community Helper I Have, Who Has? Game

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This I Have, Who Has Game, is a fun way for students to work on so many different skills, while continuously learning about the different Community Helpers. There are 37 different community helpers included in this pack, which come in both col and b/w option for your printing preferences. The cards come in random order to ensure that students are constantly paying attention and engaged in the activity. Community Helpers included are: ♦ Judge ♦ Fisherman ♦ Air Hostess ♦ Farmer ♦ Cleaner ♦ Crossing Guard ♦ Dentist ♦ Garbage Collector ♦ Detective ♦ Forest Ranger ♦ Hairdresser ♦ Businesswoman ♦ Construction Work ♦ Firefighter ♦ Lifeguard ♦ Mechanic ♦ Plumber ♦ Bell Boy ♦ Doctor ♦ Nurse ♦ Chef ♦ Pilot ♦ News Reporter ♦ Mailman ♦ Oil Worker ♦ Astronaut ♦ Policeman ♦ Soldier ♦ Businessman ♦ Ski Guide ♦ Teacher ♦ Policewoman ♦ Vet ♦ Zookeeper ♦ Waiter ♦ Tour Guide ♦ Waitress Instructions • Print out each of the pages included • Cut out and laminate each of the individual cards so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. • Hand out the cards to each of your students - you can have up to 38 players. If you have less players than this, some students can have more than 1 card (or staff members can get included). • Start with the ‘start here’ card and then have your students read out their cards. EG) I have the first card, who has a judge?" the next student who has the judge card will respond with “I have a judge, who has a fisherman?” etc. and this carries on throughout the whole game. This game is going to be lots of fun for your students to get involved with while working on their community helpers skills. Appropriate for American and British/Canadian etc. classrooms.
Florence Nightingale Simplified Story
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Florence Nightingale Simplified Story

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This simplified story is based on the story of Florence Nightingale. It includes 20 pages and the story has been simplified to be more engaging for students and easier for them to understand and follow the story of Florence Nightingale and everything that she achieved throughout her life. Each mini-page, is half an actual page size, meaning you cut each page in half. I recommend laminating each page individually and then binding together to make a book - it’ll also make it stronger and longer lasting for you. You can use this resource as a whole class story which you can read to your students, or print numerous copies and have them readily available for your students to read in your classroom library. Another great way to use this resource is to introduce the book page by page each day/week and put together as a sequencing activity into student’s literacy books so that you can discuss each page more in-depth and have your students work on their sequencing skills. This resource comes in colour/color or black and white option for your preference. It is also suitable for both UK and US readers i.e colour/color.
The 7 Days of Creation Bible Story
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The 7 Days of Creation Bible Story

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This simplified story is based on the bible story The 7 Days of Creation. It includes 11 pages and the story has been simplified to be more engaging for students and easier for them to understand and follow the story. Each mini-page, is half an actual page size, meaning you cut each page in half. I recommend laminating each page individually and then binding together to make a book - it’ll also make it stronger and longer lasting for you. This is a fun, and simple way to introduce a Bible story into your classroom and Religious Education lessons. You can use this resource as a whole class story which you can read to your students, or print numerous copies and have them readily available for your students to read in your classroom library. Another great way to use this resource is to introduce the book page by page each day/week and put together as a sequencing activity into student’s literacy books so that you can discuss each page more in-depth and have your students work on their sequencing skills. This resource comes in colour/color or black and white option for your preference.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand Bible Story
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Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand Bible Story

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This simplified story is based on the bible story Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand. It includes 13 pages and the story has been simplified to be more engaging for students and easier for them to understand and follow the story. Each mini-page, is half an actual page size, meaning you cut each page in half. I recommend laminating each page individually and then binding together to make a book - it’ll also make it stronger and longer lasting for you. This is a fun, and simple way to introduce a Bible story into your classroom and Religious Education lessons. You can use this resource as a whole class story which you can read to your students, or print numerous copies and have them readily available for your students to read in your classroom library. Another great way to use this resource is to introduce the book page by page each day/week and put together as a sequencing activity into student’s literacy books so that you can discuss each page more in-depth and have your students work on their sequencing skills. This resource comes in colour/color or black and white option for your preference.
Body Parts Initial Letter Matching
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Body Parts Initial Letter Matching

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These initial letter task cards are a fun addition to your body unit to continue learning with your students. Your students will love learning about the different parts of their body, while also working on their initial letter and sounds skills. Each task card contains a different body part with a word prompt underneath. But, the first letter of the word is missing! Students have to sound out the body part they see, work out the initial letter and choose it from a choice of 3 possibilities on the right hand side of the task card. This is a fun and engaging way for your students to continue working on body part recognition skills in a hands-on way. To make this activity work on your students fine motor skills too - use clothing pegs for students to choose their answers. These puzzles will be a great addition to your body unit and a fun way for your students to work on their initial letter recognition skills. The task cards come in both col. and b/w option for your printing preference and there are a total of 20 different task cards included.
CVC Words Spelling Rockets
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CVC Words Spelling Rockets

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This cvc word activity is a great way for you to combine some space and rocket fun into your cvc work. Students look at the image of the cvc word that they need to spell on the triangle (top of the rocket) then use the letters to spell out the cvc word. They build it down from the top of the triangle to make a rocket ship while also forming their cvc words. This is a great way to give your students the opportunity for some hands on work that is engaging and fun for them, while also working on their cvc words and spelling skills The rockets come in both col. and b/w option for your printing preference. We printed onto bright color card to make them more fun and engaging. Vocabulary included; • car • cat • dam • ham • pan • wag • bed • den • hen • net • pen • wet • dig • fin • hit • lid • pig • pit • dog • fox • hop • log • mop • top • bun • cub • gum • hut • mud • sun
Yoga I Have, Who Has? Game
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Yoga I Have, Who Has? Game

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This I Have, Who Has Game, is a fun way for students to work on so many different skills, while also working on yoga skills. This will also double up as a fun, brain break/movement break where you can have your students to demonstrate the different yoga moves that they have on their cards. There are 39 different yoga movement cards included, and a total of 40 participation cards - meaning you could have up to 40 players taking part at once - or you can hand out more than 1 card to students - or get staff members involved in the fun! Yoga moves included are: ♦ Airplane ♦ Archer ♦ Balancing Table ♦ Boat ♦ Bow ♦ Bridge ♦ Butterfly ♦ Camel ♦ Cat ♦ Chair ♦ Child ♦ Child Forward ♦ Cobra ♦ Corpse ♦ Cow ♦ Crab ♦ Crescent Moon ♦ Dolphin ♦ Downward Dog ♦ Dragon ♦ Eagle ♦ Flower ♦ Frog ♦ Gate ♦ Happy Baby ♦ Lion ♦ Mountain ♦ Namaste Kneeling ♦ Namaste Sitting ♦ Rag Doll ♦ Reverse Table ♦ Shark ♦ Swan ♦ Table ♦ Tree ♦ Triangle ♦ Warrior 1 ♦ Warrior 2 ♦ Waterfall Instructions • Print out each of the pages included • Cut out and laminate each of the individual cards so that they will be stronger and longer lasting. • Hand out the cards to each of your students - you can have up to 40 players. If you have less players than this, some students can have more than 1 card (or staff members can get included). • Start with the ‘start here’ card and then have your students read out their cards. EG) I have the first card, who has airplane?" the next student who has the airplane card will respond with “I have airplane, (demonstrate the movement) who has archer?” etc. and this carries on throughout the whole game. This game is going to be lots of fun for your students to provide your students with a movement break / brain break to get them back on track with their work, while having fun and working together as a class. Appropriate for American and British/Canadian etc. classrooms.
The Princess and the Pea Write the Room
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The Princess and the Pea Write the Room

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This The Princess and the Pea themed write the room activity is a great way to have students moving around the room, hunting for the different cards, reading them and then writing down the answers onto recording sheets. The recording sheets come in numbers 1-8 as well as in 2 different ability levels - plain boxes to write the answers in or boxes with handwriting lines for students to write in. Each image is linked to the theme of The Princess and the Pea and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your The Princess and the Pea or Fairy Tale topic and expand your students knowledge while allowing them to move around. You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are: ♦ Around the classroom ♦ Outdoor play area ♦ In a tough tray ♦ In a sensory tub etc. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their vocabulary and spelling skills. This resource comes in col and b/w option for your preference.
Animal Facts Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions
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Animal Facts Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions

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These animal fact themed comprehension worksheets are a fun and engaging way for your students to work on their comprehension, reading and writing skills. There are 18 different comprehension activities included and all are based on facts of different animals. Each activity consists of 2 pages - a reading passage page and an accompanying questions page. The worksheets contain a photograph of an animal with an accompanying passage that includes facts about the animals, then a matching question page for students to recall details they have just read. This is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions. All pages come in black and white for ink friendly printing. The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging. This resource comes in both spelling options for UK/US etc. For example colour/color, favourite/favorite etc. The animals included are: • Blue Poison Dart Frog • Bottlenose Dolphin • Cow • Duck • Elephant • Giraffe • Great White Shark • Horse • Humpback Whale • Killer Whale • Meerkat • Monkey • Pig • Rattlesnake • Sheep • Starfish • Turtle • Zebra
Body Parts Write the Room
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Body Parts Write the Room

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This body parts themed write the room activity is a great way to have students moving around the room, hunting for the different cards, reading them and then writing down the answers onto recording sheets. This activity will also give them the chance to work on their body part recognition skills. The recording sheets come in numbers 1-10 as well as in 2 different ability levels - plain boxes to write the answers in or boxes with handwriting lines for students to write in. Each image is linked to the theme of body parts and all images can be seen in the preview of this resource. This will be an excellent addition to your body topic and expand your students knowledge while allowing them to move around. You can hide these flashcards anywhere you want to get the students active and moving about. Some example are: ♦ Around the classroom ♦ Outdoor play area ♦ In a tough tray ♦ In a sensory tub etc. This is a great way to keep students motivated and engaged while working on their vocabulary and spelling skills. This resource comes in both col and b/w option for your printing preference.
3 Little Pigs Comprehension Worksheets
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3 Little Pigs Comprehension Worksheets

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These reading comprehension passages and questions worksheets are an engaging addition to your literacy centers and 3 Little Pigs activities. There are 6 different reading comprehension activities included in this pack. Each reading comprehension activity comes with 1 reading passage worksheet, and 1 matching questions worksheet. Students read through the reading passage and then answer the matching questions on the questions worksheet. All of the comprehension passages are linked to the theme of the 3 Little Pigs. This activity is great for students to be able to read a passage and recall details from it, answering relevant questions. Comes in black and white for ink friendly printing. The images are eye catching and appropriate for young students who will find them engaging.