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Understanding the world
Toys topic resource
TOYS- PAST AND PRESENT
A bumper resource pack for the topic
The pack includes:
Display banners- 3 different colourful banners for your displays: ‘Toys’, ‘Old and New Toys’ and ‘Toys and Games’
Display border-a display border showing lots of different toys
Word cards- decorated word cards with words relating to toys and games
Describing words- word cards with useful words for describing toys such as how they move, how they looks etc.
Word searches- 2 word searches with words and pictures
Writing pages- a collection of photocopiable sheets with toy themed borders
Writing worksheets- a collection of worksheets with toy pictures and lines below for writing
My favourite toy- draw and write about your favourite toy
Word mat- an A4 word mat with words and pictures to use for writing activities
Number line- a number line to 100 on colourful toys
Alphabet line- a colourful alphabet line
Flash cards- word and picture cards of lots of different toys
Design a toy- a worksheet for your toy design
Colouring pictures- a collection of colouring sheets
Tracing pictures- pencil control sheets- great for younger children
Book cover- a book cover to colour to use to keep all the topic work together
Bingo- print and make this colourful toy themed bingo game
Matching pairs game- match the toys
Number dominoes- a toy themed game
Label the toys- label some different toys
Counting cards- cards with numbers 1-10 and the corresponding number of toys
Size ordering- order the Russian dolls in size order- in colour and black and white
Literacy worksheets- match labels to toys, write initial sounds, write words to describe different toys
Play dough mats- a collection of activity mats to use in the play dough area
Old toys posters- colourful posters showing some old toys
Old and new posters- compare the old and new versions of some different toys
Baby and child toys- an activity to sort the toy pictures into ones you had as a baby and ones you have now and a worksheet to accompany the activity
Our favourite toys- find out about and draw your parents favourite toy and grandparents favourite toy when they were little
Push and pull- look at some different toys and talk about what force is used to make them move
Write a story- a decorated worksheet for writing a story about your toys
Make some toys- photocopiable sheets for making 15 different simple toys such as split pin puppets, a jigsaw, a marble maze, a die to use with the snakes and ladders board
Toy shop role play pack- a full pack of resources to set up
your own toy shop in the classroom
Includes display materials, games, Literacy and Maths activities, story telling resources plus much more
THE SNOWY DAY story resource pack- winter, snow
The Snowy Day
This pack is designed to be used with the story ‘The Snowy Day' by Ezra Jack Keats which is a lovely story to share in winter.
The pack includes:
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story such as drawing and writing about their favourite part, writing about the character, writing about different parts in the story, drawing and writing what happens next, question worksheets, sequencing sentences about the story
Writing worksheet- write about what Peter does in the snow and what the children do in the snow
Snow and winter worksheets- a collection of worksheets to make lists of things the children do in the snow, write a story about the snow, design a snowman, sort summer and winter activities and clothes
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Story worksheets to write about the different parts of the story
Story map worksheets- draw the missing activities that Peter does on the snowy day or draw all of the activities in sequence
A craft activity to cut and make Peter and write on the the sheet
Write about what Peter does in the snow and what the children do- a great way to link themselves to the story
What happens next worksheets- a collection of worksheets for children to look at the picture and then draw and write what happens next in the story
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Music- games, activities, display materials
A resource pack to support music in the Early Years
This pack has been designed for ages 3-5 although it could be incorporated into music lessons throughout KS1 and for younger children.
The resources are saved as PDF files to print or as Powerpoint files to use on your computer with sound.
The pack includes:
A set of coloured percussion instrument flash cards with instrument names on and without.
Junk material challenge cards such as 'Can you make an instrument that makes a loud sound?', 'Can you make an instrument to shake' etc.
Flash cards with pictures of children with suggestions for singing in different ways.
A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes to encourage exploring sounds and instruments plus ideas on how to use them.
A collection of decorated song sheets with new and familiar songs for the children to learn.
A set of nursery rhyme cards along with props to print and laminate to use when singing the rhymes.
A collection of pictures to print and add to a bag to make a singing sack where the children can choose a picture and sing the song.
Sound word flashcards such as 'ting' and 'bang'.
Instrument display pictures with photos of different instruments.
Power point- an interactive Power point to listen to the sound and choose the correct instrument that made the sound and find out if they were right or wrong.
Power point bingo- print the instrument board and click on a star to hear the sound and then see the picture. The person to cover all of their instruments first wins the game.
Rhythm cards with a minibeast theme- clap or play the rhythm of the words and then use the smaller cards to make your own rhythms to copy.
Colouring pictures of some different instruments.
Flashcards of different ways to play instruments such as 'blow' and 'shake'.
A matching pairs game to match the musical instruments.
A collection of picture cards for children to make the sounds of the animals, vehicles etc using their mouths or instruments.
Mother's Day- activities, Assembly, display
The pack includes:
Mother's Day
All of these resources include version for 'Mum', 'Mam', 'Mummy' and 'Mom'
Two colourful display banner- great to use on a display of the children's work- these are for 'Mother's Day' and 'Mothering Sunday'
A Powerpoint about Mother's Day
A selection of Mother's Day cards to colour in
Coloured Mother's day cards- great to add to a display
A selection of cards to cut out and assemble
A4 writing borders- these can be used to quickly display work, forthe children to write about their Mums or to use for poetry etc
Large display lettering
A selection of gift tags to colour in and use on your gifts
Various certificates for 'Best Mum', 'Number one Mum' etc
Rosettes to make for your Mum
Bookmarks to colour and design to make as a gift for Mum
Make a book about Mum- this contains several pages for the children to draw and write about their Mum- great to either send home with the children to fill in together or use at a Mother's Day coffee morning for the children and their Mums to fill in together
Colouring posters
Write a letter to Mum- decorated letter writing paper
Draw your Mum and decorate the frame
'My Mum' poster- a poster for the children to draw and write things about their Mums- these make a great display
Three recipes to make and give as gifts on Mother's Day
Gift boxes- Various gift boxes to colour to use for your Mother's Day gift
'A note to my Mum'- write a note to your Mum on this decorated paper
Acrostic poem- Write a poem about your Mum
The Winter Hedgehog story resource pack- powerpoints, games, literacy, numeracy
A great resource pack to accompany the lovely children’s book ‘The Winter Hedgehog' by Ann and Reg Cartwright.
Also includes resources about hibernation.
The pack includes:
Display resources:
Banner- a long colourful display banner
Display borders
A4 word card
Story words- decorated words relating to the story
Question cards
Fact cards- about hibernation and different animals that hibernate
Title page
Hibernation words
Hibernation banner
Photos- of different winter scenes
Numeracy resources:
Number line on hedgehogs
Size hedgehogs- order the different hedgehogs in size order
Counting worksheets- a version for numbers up to 5 and for up to 10
Dice game- roll 1 or 2 dice and colour the correct numbered spike on your hedgehog
Snowflake symmetry
Missing number worksheets
Role play/ story props
Face masks- coloured masks of the hedgehog and the other animals
Story props- large coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Puppets
Powerpoints
Hedgehogs- find out different facts about hedgehogs
Winter- what happens in winter and what can we do?
Hibernation- find out about different animal that hibernate over Winter
Literacy resources
Snowflake alphabet
Book review
Worksheets-various worksheets about the story, Winter and the characters
Word searches
Writing pages- various pages to photocopy for the children to write and colour in the borders
Writing sheets
Hibernation worksheets
Worksheets- Signs of Autumn, Winter and Spring worksheets
Acrostic poem
Art and crafts
Animal paw prints- use the cards to copy the paw prints in the sand tray or in the snow
Tracing picture
Colouring worksheets
Winter scene worksheet
Animal puppets to make
Animal masks- black and white masks of the different animals in the story
Games
Bingo- a colourful picture bingo game
Snowman building game- throw the die and collect the different parts of your snowman
Hibernation game- throw a die and turn over a card to see how many hedgehogs are hibernating under the pile of leaves
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the author or publishers of the story or any related stories or products.
World Cup football 2018 BUMPER activity and display pack
A bumper activity resource pack to help the children celebrate and learn about the forthcoming Football World Cup held in Russia.
There are lots of resources to create bulletin boards for your classroom or the whole school and activities for all ages and abilities.
Included in the pack:
A coloured A4 word card
Two acrostic poem worksheets- ‘World Cup’ and ‘Football’
Five simple colouring pictures and four World Cup colouring posters
Country worksheet- choose a country participating in the World Cup and find out more about it
Design a football kit- two different worksheets
Design a World Cup mascot- three worksheets
Design a football stadium worksheets
Design a World Cup trophy worksheet
Dice game- roll a die and colour the football top with the corresponding number plus a game for more able/ older students to add the numbers on two dice and colour the football top with the corresponding number
A football themed display border- print the pieces as many times as you need for you display board
Flag worksheets- three different worksheets to colour, match and draw flags of different countries participating in the World Cup
An alphabet line on Footballs- these could also be printed to make into display titles
Football player worksheet- find out some facts about your favourite footballer
Group stage result posters in colour and black and white- fill in the results from the first stages of the World Cup
Newspapers- five different worksheets to write news reports- some blank and some with headlines to use as a starter
Russia facts- a set of coloured fact cards about Russia, the hosts of the 2018 World Cup
Russia flag to colour
Photographs of some famous landmarks in Russia and Russian money
Tracing worksheets- great for younger students to trace over the dotted lines
A trophy number line
Word cards- a set of football and World Cup themed word cards great to add to a display
Word searches- two word searches, one country themed and the other football themed
A workbook cover
Crossword- themed for the 2018 World Cup
World Cup fact cards
World map activity worksheet- match the flags to countries on the map and locate other countries with teams participating in the World Cup
Writing pages- four worksheets with football themed borders which can be used for displaying work or for writing activities
Writing worksheets- Four writing worksheets to write match commentaries and thoughts of a footballer
Chinese Restaurant and Takeaway role play pack
Chinese Restaurant and Takeaway
A bumper resource for setting up a colourful role play area of a Chinese restaurant and/or takeaway.
The pack includes:
Banner- A long banner for your restaurant- this is provided in Sasson Primary Infant font and also in Chinese style writing
Posters- Open and closed signs for your restaurant
Opening times- An opening times poster
Food posters- 10 colourful pictures of different foods to buy in the restaurant
Price posters- Each showing a different colourful picture of Chinese food and space to write the price
Menus- Various menus in colour and black and white for your restaurant
Hats- 3 different hats to make for the restaurant staff to wear
Badges- Name badges to make for the staff to wear
Welcome- A long ‘Welcome’ with Chinese style writing
Today’s special- A poster with Chinese style writing to write in that days special meal
Restaurant posters- 'Wait here to be seated' and 'Thank you for your custom'
Poster- A poster for the restaurant Kitchen area
Clock- A themed clock to laminate and either draw the hands on or add clock hands using a split pin
Colour lanterns- Colourful lanterns to hang in the restaurant area- each lantern is a different colour and has colour labels to add if you want to
Number line- A number line to 20 on food bowls
Table numbers- Table numbers up to 10 to display on the restaurant tables with Chinese style writing
Order forms- Printable order forms for the restaurant and takeaway
Colouring mats- Colouring mats to use in the restaurant- these could also be coloured and used as posters in the restaurant
Message pads- Message pads and telephone message pads to make decorated with Chinese lanterns
Takeaway opening poster- a poster showing the opening times of the Chinese Takeaway
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly- Hungry Caterpillar, Spring
The Life Cycle of a Butterfly
A great range of resources including Science, Literacy and Numeracy.
The pack includes:
Display materials including colour pictures and arrows and a title page
A long colourful display banner
Two Power points- one with more detail for older children and a simpler version for younger or less able learners
A life cycle wheel to make
Various life cycle sequencing worksheets such as a cut and stick sheet, a drawing worksheet and different writing worksheets
Templates for craft work
Writing pages which can be made into a book with a cover
Butterfly and caterpillar fact worksheets
A started worksheet to see what the children know and what they want to find out
Vocabulary flash cards and also cards with words and meanings
A themed word search
A colourful picture bingo game
A butterfly life cycle headband to make
Labelling worksheets
Symmetry worksheets
Photos of different butterflies and caterpillars
Photos of the different stages of the life cycle of a butterfly
Various other worksheets including describing a butterfly/ caterpillar, missing words, sentence scramble, sequencing sentences etc
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Life cycle bundle- Frog, Chicken, Duck, Butterfly
Four great packs for teaching about life cycles of animals. Each pack includes display materials, games, worksheets, crafts plus much more.
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Growing plants bundle plus Garden Centre role play
A bumper topic pack for Growing, a fun role play pack to create your own Garden Centre and two complete story activity packs.
Life Cycle of a Frog- Powerpoints, games, activities, worksheets, sequencing
A bumper pack of resources
A great range of resources including Science, Literacy and Numeracy.
The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and KS2.
The pack includes:
A long colourful display banner
A cute display border with pictures of frogs and lily pads
A Power Point about the life cycle of the frog- there are two different versions of this for younger/SEN children and older children
Display labels with sentences about the different stages of the life cycle
10 question cards to add to add to displays
A game to collect the missing parts of the sequence of a frog growing
Life cycle posters showing the full life cycle- these are in colour and back and white
Picture dominoes game
A collection of songs and rhymes about frogs
Spinner game- spin the special spinner and collect the missing parts of the life cycle
Topic word cards to add to your display
Frog jigsaws to cut out and reassemble
Large arrows to add to your display to show the life cycle
Large display pictures of the different stages of the life cycle of a frog- these are in colour and also black and white
Matching pairs game
Large pictures of different plants to use when creating a pond display
Question worksheet- answer the questions about the life cycle
Sequence woksheets in black and white and colour
Sequence cards showing the different stages of the life cycle
Counting worksheet- count how many tadpoles there are in each pond
Wordsearches- 2 different life cycle themed wordsearches
Word border sheet in colour and black and white- great for poetry writing or adding to the writing area
A life cycle of a frog book to make
Fact posters showing pictures and information about the different stages
Colour photographs of the frog life cycle and different frogs
Frog counting cards up to 10
A fact writing woksheet about frogs
Large cute frog pictures and lily pads- great to use for numeracy activities
Odd and even frog number line
Number maze worksheets- follow the numbers to lead the frog to the lily pad
A day in the pond worksheet
A number line on frogs
Phonemes on tadpoles
Size ordering worksheets
Frog colour posters
An A4 word mat with words and pictures- great to use when writing about the life cycle of a frog
Number bingo with cute frog pictures
Jungle Explorers role play pack
Jungle Explorers role play pack
This role play works particularly well in the outside are but can be used indoors too to create a colourful and stimulating role play area.
Resources include:
Coloured pictures of jungle animals for the children to find
Black and white pictures of the animals so the children can colour or collage them
Badge for the jungle explorers to wear
Identity badges for the explorers
Word and picture cards showing some of the kit the explorers will need
Check lists and forms to fill in to check the kit
Check lists, forms, sketch books etc for the explorers to fill in when they have found some jungle animals
Animal footprints- print out and leave trails for the children to find and follow
A large A-Z alphabet with each letter decorated with animal patterns
Number up to 50 on leaves- great to use if you are creating the role play area indoors
Colour photographs of some jungle animals
THE KISSING HAND first day at school activities and sequencing pictures
I love reading The Kissing Hand to my students on the first day of school. Its a lovely comforting story for young children.
This pack contains:
8 colored pictures to sequence when retelling the story
A face mask to make in color and black and white
A finger puppet to make
My first day portrait worksheet
A story map
A cut and paste sequence worksheet
My favorite part of the story worksheet
Graphic organizers
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Seaside bumper pack- role play, story resources and topic pack
This bundle contains the bumper seaside topic pack, two seaside themed story packs and a fun role play pack for creating a seaside role play area.
Bundle
Minibeasts topic pack and story resources- Very Hungry Caterpillar
A bumper pack of minibeasts resources plus three book activity packs.
Minibeasts and Insects topic
A great pack for teaching the topic of Minibeasts and Insects and The Hungry Caterpillar or for use when going on nature walks
The pack includes:
18 flash cards of different coloured insects and minibeasts with their names
A lovely photo pack of 16 colour photos of different insects and minibeasts
Three large colourful display banners with pictures of insects and minibeast- ‘Minibeasts and Insects’, ‘Minibeasts’ and ‘Insects’
A coloured and a black and white insect and minibeast spotting card- great for taking on your nature walks or for sending home with the children to search for minibeasts at home
‘What am I?’ clue cards to guess the minibeast or insect
Question cards to add to your displays
Rhymes about minibeasts and insects
18 A4 sized black and white pictures for colouring or craft work
Topic word cards to help when describing the habitats of the creatures
Individual fans to make with different minibeasts/insects on and a list of questions for use by the teacher-a clue can be read and the children have to show you the correct creature
A5 fact cards for each minibeast and insect
A display border to print out showing the different creatures featured in the pack-this can be printed out as many times as you need for whatever size display board you have
An A4 bordered page to display the children’s work
A large title of ‘Minibeasts and Insects’ -each letter is decorated with small minibeast pictures
Also included are some resources for the story ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’- for more resources see my separate Hungry Caterpillar pack:
A large Hungry Caterpillar display banner
A colour photo pack of caterpillars and butterflies
Days of the week cards with pictures of the food the Hungry Caterpillar ate each day
Picture and word cards
A colourful themed bingo game
All about Pumpkins- Pumpkin Investigation Unit PLUS Life Cycle
Investigate pumpkins with a variety of activities. Great for the Autumn/Fall season and Halloween.
The activities include:
Labelling a pumpkin activity sheets for the inside and outside of the pumpkin- two differentiated worksheets
A life cycle emergent reader book
Life cycle photos for bulletin boards and discussion- these are supplied with labels and without
Life cycle worksheets- four differentiated sheets for writing and cut and paste
A set of 10 discussion photos with questioning ideas for each photo
My facts about pumpkins writing sheet
Parts of a pumpkin poster set
Pumpkin adjectives worksheets
Instructional writing- how to carve a pumpkin
Pumpkin fact cards for bulletin boards
Pumpkin investigation worksheets- three versions
KWL Pumpkin grid
Life cycle of a pumpkin posters with pictures and descriptions of the stages
Three pumpkin templates which can be used for writing, cutting, art activities etc
A set of 13 pumpkin puzzles for children to match the drawing, photo, label and description of the parts of a pumpkin
Pumpkins can, have, are grid
Two pumpkin word challenges
Pumpkin senses investigation worksheets- three versions
Pumpkin true or false worksheets
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Pirates bumper pack- plus pirate ship role play
A bumper topic pack for pirates, a fun story resource pack for the book ‘Pirates Love Underpants’ and a complete role play set to set up a pirate ship.
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Seaside story pack- Under the sea
Six great story packs to fit in with your Seaside topic:
Commotion in the Ocean
Fidgety Fish
Sharing a Shell
The Fish who could Wish
The Rainbow Fish
Tiddler
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Growing beanstalk story resources - Jack and the Beanstalk, Jasper's Beanstalk, Jim and the Beanstalk
Three great story resource packs packed full with display materials, games, worksheets plus lots more