This resource is designed to combine the fundamentals of phonics with the festive spirit of Christmas, emphasizing the letter ‘P’. It offers six activity ideas ranging from visual recognition tasks like labelling and colouring pictures to more kinaesthetic tasks such as the ‘P’ shape Dance’. Planning comes together with objectives, a list of required resources, and a step-by-step approach. There are: 8 Christmas themed Colour and black and white flash cards A labelling and a writing sheet The letter ‘P’ template outlines Pictures and Symbols are included. Suitable for SEND/EYFS and KS1. The resource can be used as a unit of work or stand alone activities and worksheets. Boardmaker licenced.

A phonics activity linked to the Festive Season for EYFS and KS1. The resource includes a planning sheet and 4 activities based on learning to spell the word Christmas. Planning sheet includes objectives, resources needed/provided and step by step instructions. The idea is that children use the stars to form the word ‘Christmas’ using / developing their phonics knowledge. The finished stars can also be used for gift tags or tree decorations.

20 designs of gift tags for children to use for writing their present labels at Christmas.

Here is a favourite poem I wrote and have used many times in class. Children will enjoy learning the poem. There are activities at the end where children can sequence the poem and match the numbers 1 - 10 to the relevant pictures. There is a grid for children to make notes which they can then use to write there own Christmas poem. Great resource also for an assembly where children can take a line each (or in pairs) recite their lines and show their own paintings or pictures - or use their own poem based on this idea. They will enjoy dramatizing the poem too. Share on the Smart Board or print out as posters / visual displays. Link with your counting and number activities.

Here are 2 word searches using Christmas vocabulary. There are answer sheets provided. There are also 2 labelling sheets using the vocab. in the word searches. Suitable for KS1.

This activity is based on a Christmas picture alphabet. Children use the pictures to write the missing letters to complete the Christmas messages. Or they add the missing pictures. They will have fun using the code to write their own messages too.

10 anagrams in Christmas baubles. Children work out the words and match them to the corresponding pictures. Next they draw the pictures onto the baubles in the template and write the words.

Here are 15 choices of Christmas cards for children to choose from and make their own cards. Children can write their own messages in the speech bubbles which links in nicely with literacy and teaching about speech bubbles. There are cutting guidelines for children and a message on the back of each card. Best printed onto card or they can be stuck on with glue.

This is a fun way to learn or consolidate phonics and key Christmas words. There are different dice so children can match in a range of ways e.g. words to initial sounds, pictures to words and pictures to sounds. Easy game to make - you just need scissors and copies of the sheets. Print on thin card or paste sheets onto card.

A simple word search for Christmas for children at KS1. There are 8 words to find which correspond to the colour pictures around the word search. There is an answer sheet and a blank template for you to fill in other words of your own related to Christmas or Winter. Other similar word search sheets including the farm, toys, Halloween and bugs can be found on this shop too.

Children enjoy this task where they closely observe the picture which shows 20 things beginning with a ‘B’ at Christmas time. Children can work in pairs or groups or as a whole class. There is a word grid where they can tick off the pictures they find. They could also match the colour pictures to the main one. These can be cut into cards or left as a board. The next sheet shows the 20 pictures with words underneath. The final sheet is for children to write the words underneath the pictures. Cut out and laminate the picture and word cards for matching games.

Children enjoy this task where they closely observe the picture which shows 20 things beginning with a ‘C’ at Christmas time. Children can work in pairs or groups or as a whole class. There is a word grid where they can tick off the pictures they find. They could also match the colour pictures to the main one. These can be cut into cards or left as a board. The next sheet shows the 20 pictures with words underneath. The final sheet is for children to write the words underneath the pictures. Cut out and laminate the picture and word cards for matching games.

Children enjoy this task where they closely observe the picture which shows 20 things beginning with a ‘L’ at Christmas time. Children can work in pairs or groups or as a whole class. There is a word grid where they can tick off the pictures they find. They could also match the colour pictures to the main one. These can be cut into cards or left as a board. The next sheet shows the 20 pictures with words underneath. The final sheet is for children to write the words underneath the pictures. Cut out and laminate the picture and word cards for matching games.

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.

*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols. 4 Phonics symbol worksheets for Christmas literacy. Each sheet shows a circle with initial sounds for children to match to the Christmas pictures. Next, they can colour in and cut out the picture cards and match these to the word cards. Children can then write a sentence about Christmas.

6 designs of borders with a Christmas theme. Children can colour in the borders and use the templates for their stories, poems, lists or writing about the Season.

This resource is designed to combine the fundamentals of phonics with the festive spirit of Christmas, emphasizing the letter ‘S’. It offers six activity ideas ranging from visual recognition tasks like labeling and colouring pictures to more kinaesthetic tasks such as the ‘S Snow Dance’. Planning comes together with objectives, a list of required resources, and a step-by-step approach. There are: 8 Christmas themed Colour and black and white flash cards A labelling and a writing sheet The letter S template outlines Pictures and Symbols are included. Suitable for SEND/EYFS and KS1. The resource can be used as a unit of work or stand alone activities and worksheets. Boardmaker licenced.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. Phonics/spelling activity sheets for children learning about ‘tr’. 4 activity sheets in black and white replicated in colour. Sheet 1- Children name the symbols and trace the words and sounds. Sheet 2-A word search where children find 5 words beginning with ‘tr’. There is an answer sheet included. Sheet 3 - Children match the words and pictures and then write the words. Sheet 4 - Children fill in the missing words using the key at the bottom of the page completing the sentences.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. Phonics/spelling activity sheets for children learning about ‘kn’. 4 activity sheets in black and white replicated in colour. Sheet 1- Children name the symbols and trace the words and sounds. Sheet 2-A word search where children find 5 words beginning with ‘kn’. There is an answer sheet included. Sheet 3 - Children match the words and pictures and then write the words. Sheet 4 - Children fill in the missing words using the key at the bottom of the page completing the sentences.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. Phonics/spelling activity sheets for children learning about ‘br’. 4 activity sheets in black and white replicated in colour. Sheet 1- Children name the symbols and trace the words and sounds. Sheet 2-A word search where children find 5 words beginning with ‘br’. There is an answer sheet included. Sheet 3 - Children match the words and pictures and then write the words. Sheet 4 - Children fill in the missing words using the key at the bottom of the page completing the sentences.