Can your children identify the letters and the numbers and sort them? Here is an activity to assess them. There is a black and white worksheet that you could use for children to choose a different colour for the numbers and letters.

12 pages of acitivities to develop pencil control. There are shapes in 3 sizes to draw around, lines, objects and patterns.

Here are 10 posters showing ideas for your demarcated areas in the nursery or Early Learners Classrooms. Outside area Sand and Water Play Imaginative area Construction area Music area Writing table Creative area Nature area Book corner Useful for parents and child minders too.

Reading, spelling and phonics fun. 4 sets of coloured buttons with matching words. Copy the boards for a base and then cut out the buttons to play reading and matching games or lotto. In this set each board has 2 blends so children can sort: bl and br cl and cr sw and sl sc and sm

Reading, spelling and phonics fun. 4 sets of coloured buttons with matching words. Copy the boards for a base and then cut out the buttons to play reading and matching games or lotto. In this set each board has 2 blends so children can sort: fr and fl sk and sp gr and gl sn and st

6 pencil skills activities tracing lines, around and within shapes, numbers,words and patterns.

A colour in and matching activity for children learning their initial sounds. There is a picture for all letters of the alphabet with an extra letter for good measure - can they spot which one is duplicated?

18 Old MacDonald picture cards to share with your children singing the song or learning about farms or animals. Copy the pictures and cut and laminate to make matching games.

Children will enjoy these activities together with learning the number rhyme. Activities include, colouring, cutting and pasting, ordering letters and numbers and matching numbers to number words.

Here are some new ways of working on this traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood. There is a colour poster and one for the children to colour in. There is a planning sheet with ideas for your lessons. There is a scene showing Little Red Riding Hood’s journey to Grandma’s house. Children can talk about this saying what she sees along the way and what animals she meets. Great for speaking and listening and to encourage looking carefully.

Here are 6 snowy pictures to inspire children to write. First, they can write a sentence about each picture and then use the story and poetry template to write their stories and poems.

10 different lists to write for KS1, with colour pictures including: food toys animals playground and space.

A fun activity where children talk about picnics and what they might pack in a picnic basket. They can then write out a list of what is in the basket shown. Children then have the opportunity to write or draw what they would take on a picnic. On the next page, children can match the words to the correct items / pictures. There are 2 sets of key words that children can use to help them make their lists or to write about a picnic. Add a basket and some food items to make this into a role play game.

A collection of activities on the theme of the Playground or Park. Activities: Match the pictures to the words Spot the differences between the 2 pictures Design a playground sheet Playground Word Search with answers The last page is a colouring sheet Suitable for EYFS / KS1 and also for those learning English as a second language.

18 pictures to colour in showing doing words ending with ing. Activities: Fill in the missing letters to complete the words - 6 to a page Add the words under the pictures Draw pictures under the words Colour pictures

This is a good way to encourage children to write about Christmas and to compose their own stories. There are 4 pages of slides with colour pictures - children can use these to talk about Christmas or /and to write their own stories. Children can cut up the slides and put them in any order they want. This is a good way of introducing the story board too. There are blank slides on the final page that children could use to write or draw in, or both.

4 designs of colour posters with blank speech bubbles. 2 animal posters and 2 with children. Good introduction to teaching about speech bubbles - show on the Smart Board for a speaking and listening exercise. Children can write on their white boards what they think the different characters are saying.

There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter Q poster with lots of different fonts. Children can use the idea to make their own poster by hand or on the computer. There is a lovely little poem to share and then children can write their own simple poem. Finally, a colouring and matching / handwriting sheet all about the letter Q.

There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter P poster with lots of different fonts. Children can use the idea to make their own poster by hand or on the computer. There is a lovely little poem to share and then children can write their own simple poem. Finally, a colouring and matching / handwriting sheet all about the letter P.

There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter E poster with lots of different fonts. Children can use the idea to make their own poster by hand or on the computer. There is a lovely little poem to share and then children can write their own simple poem. Finally, a colouring and matching / handwriting sheet all about the letter E.