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PHASE 2- Letters and Sounds resource-IWB Powerpoints-Interactive EYFS BULK PACK
Letters and Sounds Phonics Phase 2 IWB resources
A huge pack with great interactive activities to use on an Interactive Whiteboard or on the computer.
Lots of interactive learning activities to cover Phase 2 of the Letters and Sounds scheme
Teaching letters:
A Power point presentation for each letter or grapheme in Phase 2-with slides to show the letter and letter formation and listen to the sound then interactive slides to choose initial sounds.
Practising letter recognition:
Five Power points which show different sets of letters for children to say them as they are shown.
Teaching blending for reading:
Four Power points for children to use the sound buttons to read each word.
Practising blending for reading 1:
Five Powerpoints such as 'What's in the hat' and reading words on bees and clicking on the correct flower.
Practising blending for reading 2:
Three Power points similar to the buried treasure game as phase 2
Teaching segmentation:
Three Power Points using phoneme frames to sound-talk the words and choose the correct letters.
Practising segmentation:
Six Full Circle Power Points- the teacher reads out the word from a list for the children to write and then clicks on the next box on the Power Point to reveal the word for the children to check- each changed letter is highlighted each time.
Tricky words:
Five Powerpoints for reading and practising the tricky words at phase 2.
High Frequency words:
Four Power Points for the children to read the high- frequency word and then a sentence with that word highlighted and then further practice of quickly reading the words at the end.
Reading captions:
Three Power Points where children read the caption and then choose the correct picture to match it.
Writing captions:
Two Power Points which show a picture and a selection of words. Children need to read the words and then decide which order the words come in to make a caption for the picture.
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PHASE 1- Letters and Sounds resource-IWB Powerpoints-Interactive EYFS BULK PACK
Letters and Sounds Phonics Phase 1 IWB resources
A huge pack with great activities to use on an Interactive Whiteboard or on the computer.
Lots of interactive learning activities to cover Phase 1 of the Letters and Sounds scheme
Aspect 1- Environmental sounds
A trip to the park
A trip to the zoo
Describe and find it- In the Jungle
Describe and find it- On the Farm
Guess the sound
Mrs Browning's box
On the farm
Sound lotto
Sound we like and dislike
Aspect 2- Instrumental sounds
Instrument hunt
What are we playing
Make the sounds
Aspect 3- Body percussion
Noisy neighbour
Noisy or quiet
Aspect 4- Rhythm and rhyme
Animal rhythms
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Hickory Dickory Dock
Bear rhyming pairs
I know a word
Rhyming bubbles
Odd one out
Our favourite rhymes
Rhyming soup- Four versions
Aspect 5- Alliteration
Digging for treasure
Bertha the bus
Clarice the car
Bethany goes to the beach
Sundeep goes swimming
Meet the Aliens
Meet the aliens
Silly soup- Four versions
Tongue twisters
Aspect 6- Voice sounds
Voice sounds
Make the sounds on the farm
Make the sounds at the zoo
Metal Mike
Aspect 7- Oral blending and segmenting
Toy talk
Clapping sounds
I spy
Which one
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The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School - Book activities
Start off the new school year with this activity pack which accompanies the book ‘The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School’ by Laura Murray.
It is a fun story to use to help introduce your children to the school and staff.
The packs includes:
Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in black and white
Sequencing worksheet cut and paste
Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end
Graphic organisers
Character traits
My favourite part of the story writing and drawing activity
Design a Gingerbread Man and Design a Gingerbread Person worksheets
Asking question- Think of Who, What, When, Where and Why questions to ask the Gingerbread Man
The Gingerbread Man Is, Can, Have grid
Problems and solutions- three differentiated sheets
Retell the story writing worksheet
Design a MISSING poster- three differentiated versions
Missing word worksheets- two versions with each one differentiated
Text-to-self connections- What I do at school and what the Gingerbread Man does
Three what happens next drawing and writing worksheets
Write three sentences about the Gingerbread Man
True or False sentences about the story- differentiated versions
Instructional writing- write the recipe for Gingerbread Men
Comprehension worksheet
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There was an Old Lady who Swallowed Some Books - Back to school book activities
There was an old lady who swallowed some books is a perfect story for the start of the school year.
This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, comprehension activities and a story telling craftivity.
The activities included are:
If I were an old lady I would swallow… worksheet
A set of comprehension question cards to choose the correct answer from a choice of two
Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow
Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate in the correct order
Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out
Writing sheet to write three sentences
My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write
A cut and paste story sequence worksheet
Simple picture cards to sequence for the story
Alphabetical order literacy center with recording sheet
In my backpack… writing sheet
Missing word worksheet based on the story
Three number jigsaws with numbers 1-5 and 1-10 to order
Rhyming words literacy center with recording sheet
What happens next… two worksheets
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The Easter Egg - Book activity pack
I love this cute story for Easter and this set of activities is great to use after reading the book.
The pack includes:
Graphic organisers
My favorite part of the story drawing and writing activity (also included is the spelling favourite)
Adjective activity to describe Hoppi
‘If I were a bunny…’ activity sheet
My Easter egg- design an Easter egg and write three sentences about it
Text-to-self connections- three different sheets for drawing and writing
Writing activities
My favorite egg- draw and write about your favorite egg from the story (also included is the spelling favourite)
Sequencing cards- 12 picture cards for retelling the story, describing activities or even make into games such as matching pairs
I hope you enjoy using the activities x
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Rosie's Walk - Book activities, story telling, Prepositions
The story ‘Rosie’s Walk’ is a lovely story that follows the hen, Rosie on her walk around the farmyard followed by the fox!
This book companion pack has activities for extending the book for your students and also preposition activities which are great for speech and language activities.
The pack includes:
A graphic organiser to write or draw the beginning, middle and end of the story
An emergent reader book- Where is Rosie?
Preposition task cards and props- read the card and place Rosie, the hen, or the fox, in the correct position
Story map worksheets- draw the different things that Rosie sees on her walk or cut and stick the things she sees in the correct order
Sequencing pictures- 14 color pictures for retelling the story
Sorting worksheet- sort the different statements about foxes and hens to learn more about the animals
Stick puppets- make your own stick puppets of a hen and fox and use to retell the story- these can be used with the picture props in the preposition task card activity
Story map- move the fox and hen around the story board to retell the story or make up your own stories
Where is Rosie- an activity for speaking and listening- includes ten picture cards for the kids to describe where Rosie is in each one
I hope you and your children enjoy using these activities to support the story ‘Rosie’s Walk’.
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There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Frog - Book activities
There was an old lady who swallowed a frog is a perfect story for Spring and to use with a topic on Growing.
This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, literacy centers and a story telling craftivity.
The activities included are:
Cut, paste and color worksheet to add the labels to the picture
Rhyming words literacy center
Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow
Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate in the correct order
Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out
Cut and paste the things the old lady swallowed and didn’t swallow
My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write
Writing worksheet- the old lady swallowed a ______ because ______
Simple picture cards to sequence for the story
Upper and lower case letters on gloves literacy center
Planting a seed sequencing cards and worksheet
What do plants need - two different worksheets
(Worksheets with alternative spelling are included)
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear - Story, Maths and Literacy activities
This pack is great to use with the book ‘Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?’
It contains four centers and activities for story retelling and learning colors.
Ten build a sentences worksheets to read, write and make the sentences
Color clip cards
Count and trace Maths center
Initial sounds Literacy center
Label the bear- two versions
Read and color- two versions
Repeating patterns Maths center
Upper and lower case letters Literacy center
Color sequencing cards
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If You Take a Mouse to School - Book activities
Start off the new school year with the activity pack which accompanies the book ‘If You Take a Mouse to School’ by Laura Numeroff.
The packs includes:
Literacy Center- ABC order
Literacy Center- Syllable sort with three differentiated worksheets
Sequencing picture cards
Sequencing worksheets - two cut and paste activities
Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end
Graphic organisers
Character description
If I took an animal to school… writing and drawing activity
List the things the mouse did at school
Making comparisons- write three things you do at school and three things mouse does
Retell the story writing worksheet
School writing activity
Making comparisons- what is in my backpack compared to the boys
Text-to-self connections- Draw and write you at school and the mouse at school
Two what happens next drawing and writing worksheets
Venn diagram
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David Goes to School - Back to School book activities
Start off the new school year with the activity pack which accompanies the book ‘David Goes to School’ by David Shannon.
It is a great story for looking at school rules and the effects of bad choices.
The packs includes:
Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end
Graphic organisers
Character traits of David
Advice for David- write and draw what he should/ should not do at school
Favourite part of the story worksheet
Draw and write things David did at school- two variations
My school writing worksheet for children to write one of their rules and explain why it is important
Making comparisons
Opinion writing- would you like David in your class?
My school rules- children write four of their rules
Retell the story worksheet
School rules- what we should and shouldn’t do
Davids behaviour at school- write about what David should have done
Writing and drawing worksheet
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There was a Cold Lady who Swallowed some Snow - Book activities
There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow is a perfect story for the winter snowy days!
This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, comprehension activities and a story telling craftivity.
The activities included are:
If I were a cold lady I would swallow… worksheet
Comprehension worksheet
A set of comprehension question cards to choose the correct answer from a choice of two
Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow
Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate
Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out
Writing sheet to write three sentences
Finish the sentences worksheet
Label the snowman- one worksheet with words at the bottom to use for labelling and the other without words
A story retelling worksheet to write four main parts of the story
My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write
A cut and paste story sequence worksheet
Simple picture cards to sequence for the story
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There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Bat - Book activities, Halloween
There was an old lady who swallowed a bat is a perfect story for Halloween.
This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, comprehension activities and a story telling craftivity.
The activities included are:
Cut, paste and color worksheet to add the labels to the picture
A comprehension worksheet about the story
Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow
Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate in the correct order
Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out
Bats Can, Have, Are grid worksheet
My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write
A cut and paste story sequence worksheet
Simple picture cards to sequence for the story
Retelling the story writing worksheet
Upper and lower case letters literacy center
Finish the sentences writing worksheet based on the story
Word family literacy center for short vowel ‘a’ with two recording sheets
What happens next… two worksheets
(Worksheets with alternative spelling are included)
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All About Me
ALL ABOUT ME
This collection of worksheets would be great for an end of term activity to make into a book to send up to the new teacher or would be great in September for getting to know your new children.
Would also be great to make quick and easy displays for the new term.
Also great for NQT’s to get to know the children in their class.
These are all activities which have been trialled in schools and used for project books and display work.
The pack contains 20 pages which can be made into a workbook (some sheets have similar ideas on so you could choose the most suitable for your class).
In the pack:
Long colourful banner ‘All About Me’
Workbook cover
All about Me page
My self portrait
My birthday
Design your own t-shirt
My favourite book
I am good at…
I feel happy/ sad when…
I hope to learn…
I like watching…
In my house…
My favourite activities
My favourite animals etc
My friends
My new class
Name cards to make
Shield and guide for filling in the parts
Things I am good at
Trophy page
Great resources for a new term or ‘Ourselves’ topic.
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Christmas resources for Early Years, Childminders, Pre-school
A bumper pack of Christmas teaching resources
Specially designed for younger pre-school children
Lots of maths, literacy, games, craft activities etc to keep the children busy for hours!
The pack contains over 200 sheets to print.
Activities in the pack include:
Happy Christmas bunting to print and colour
Simple colour jigsaws to cut and reassemble
Number ordering jigsaws to colour and order
Initial letter sheets
Number playdough mats up to 10
Activity playdough mats
Colour by numbers sheets with numbers up to 5
Christmas themed colour posters to display in your setting
Simple cutting skills sheets
Simple tracing sheets to practice pencil control
Various games to print and play
Lots of craft sheets such as face mask, 3D models to make, decorations to make
Christmas themed reward charts
Plus lots lots more!
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The Fish who could Wish story sack resources
This pack is designed to be used with the story ‘The fish who could wish’ by John Bush.
Display resources
· Display banner
· Story word cards- great to add to a display or use in the writing area
· Display border- a themed display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
· Title poster
· Picture flashcards- flashcards with words and pictures of the props in the story
· Story questions
Role play/ story props
· Colour face masks- of different fish and the Fish who could Wish- great for retelling the story or creating your own stories
· Colour puppets
· Story telling props
Literacy
· An A4 word card with pictures
· Speech bubbles worksheets
· Worksheet- write a book review about the book
· Alphabet line
· Writing sheets
· My favourite part of the story
· Sh, th, ch fishing game- catch the picture fish and decide if they go in the sh, th or ch fishing nets- with full instrustions and further ideas
· Sh, th, ch worksheets- a worksheet for each phoneme
· Phoneme word and picture cards- a collection of pictures of words with sh, ch and th sounds in them and the words with the grapheme highlighted
· Make a wish worksheet- think of one wish you would make and draw and write about it
· The fish’s wish- draw and write three things the fish wished for
· Phonemes on fish
Numeracy
· A number line
· Shape fish posters
· Shape fish bingo game- cover the different shaped fish first to win the game
· Sea scenes number game- roll a die and colour the part of the picture with that number
· Number ordering- cut out the numbered fish and stick in the correct order
Art and craft
· Stick puppets
· Face masks
· Tracing pictures
· Colouring pictures
· Playdough mats- make the correct number of fish on each board
· Cut and assemble castle- cut out the parts of the castle and reassemble to make your own castle
· Cut and assemble fish- cut out the parts of the fish and reassemble
More Games to make and play
· Board game- explore the underwater scene and collect the items the fish wished for to add to your board
· Number dominoes- a fish themed dominoes game
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