Fun, motivating literacy activities for practice and assessment of tricky spellings (e.g. its/it’s, which/witch, and s/es plurals; also practice of lit. techniques - onomatopoeia & alliteration. Handy for pre-SATs or general testing, and year-round literacy development.

Rhymes to chant, clap, act out and develop, promoting many learning areas: Literacy, Understanding the World, Communication Language, Expressive Arts & Design and Physical Development. Topics: mini-beasts, seaside, stars, castles, busy street, school, big & small, park and windy day. Guidance notes included for all. Save 50% with this bundle!

Springtime writing sheets galore! Creative writing will blossom with all these simple, attractively illustrated frames. Robins, rabbits, squirrels, butterflies, frogs and more, with spring meadows and woods to write about too. Supports seasonal work, literacy, creativity and expressive arts and design at EY + KS1 levels.

Celebrate St David’s Day with Welsh dragons, castles or both, with this array of attractive, child-friendly picture-poems, stretching vocabulary and ideas simultaneously. A dragon’s menu (with alliteration), castle features and characters, castle treasure and who knows what sort of dragons (the children can decide) feature in these sheets, some with 3 grades of difficulty. Successfully tried and tested.

Writing inside a picture is great fun, and brings the words alive for children. This stack of picture-writing frames features clouds, stars, ladybirds, snakes, castles, leaves and seasides, some with graded variations. This bundle will inspire imagination, fire enthusiasm, develop skills and boost confidence.

Baby animals, birds and insects of springtime are celebrated in this stack of colouring and colour/writing sheets for Early Years and Yr 1 pupils, PLUS 3 Spring Rhymes to read, chant, clap and enact, written by the author.

An exciting bundle of COLOUR-focused resources: rhymes to listen to, chant, clap and enact, creative writing frames to complete, pictures and illustrations to colour - activities for all ages and stages from EYFS - Yr 2+. Helps children identify and name colours, and to apply them, talk, sing and write about them, and even rhyme them to make funny or beautiful verses. All work original.

Dragons abound in this great array of fun and exciting literacy activities. There are rhymes to chant, enact and develop, a rhyme bank for concocting more, a dragon’s crazy menu to complete (with alliteration), a dragon word-building sheet, dragon similes to write, and six lively, colourful dragon sketches to fire ideas and enthusiasm. Children love this theme! Resources tried and tested - with great results.

Clap, chant, act and add to these enjoyable rhymes to enhance phonics and colour teaching. Also great as introductions to poetry, and to support the various topics featured. Ideal for Early Years and KS1. Each rhyme is original and tailored to its purpose, while also being fun and meaningful for young children.

7 simple writing and colouring sheets, focused on UK wildlife - robin, butterfly, ladybird, squirrel, hedgehog, frog + rabbit. One writing line per sheet, with space for 1, 2 or a few words to complete a simple phrase. Promotes literacy (phonics, handwriting, expressive language, language structure), fine motor control, colour and pattern sense, and an understanding and appreciation of nature.

Bright colours abound in this stack of simple colour rhymes and colour-linked pictures to shade in. Poems and rhymes can be chanted, clapped, sung, enacted and associated with available objects of the relevant colours. Contents: 11 rhymes and 4 printable colouring sheets (robin, butterfly, autumn leaves, frog). See my colour poem videos:

A goody-bag of bright, fun, cheerful activities for young children. Colouring sheets, action rhymes, + attractive words to read, write and add to. Educational, creative, upbeat activities, some lively, others calming. Themes: Dragons, Butterflies, Rockets, Aliens, Colours, Sunshine, Hot Air Balloon.

A goody-bag of bright, fun, upbeat activities, do-able via screen - creative and educational, while producing laughter and positive thinking, too. An antidote to challenging or worrying times. Content: creative writing frames, rhymes to enact and build, 2 alliteration games, similes to think up, illustrations to colour. Topics: treasure map, exploring, colours, dragons, food, sunshine and planets. See versions for KS1 and EYFS too - same cover pic.

A goody-bag of bright, cheerful, fun activities: rhymes, writing and colouring. Topics - dragons, colours, stars, aliens, snakes and butterflies. Lively and calming activities to mix and match to needs. Upbeat learning approaches for these challenging and unsettling Covid times. See Fun & Cheer for other age groups too.

This rich assortment of castle-themed literacy resources includes poetry frames for all ages, rhyme and word banks, rhymes to clap and enact, an atmospheric picture to inspire, and fascinating illustrations, plus handy teacher tips. Similes, acrostics, descriptive writing and writing confidence are supported, while giving insights into castle life long ago.

Writing, rhyming, colouring, gap-filling, alliteration menu-writing, similes, haiku… and funny, exciting pictures to inspire - for whole school literacy! Plus great Dragon Topic support. Also PSHE friendly, with scope for personal expression. Build class poems of your own to perform in assembly, from the Colourful Dragon Rhymes. Also teach colours, stretch vocabulary, introduce rhyming phonics, and more!

Rhymes to support Literacy & a range of class topics too: Colour, Dragons, Spring, Mini-beasts, Castles, Space, & Weather, + a Weather writing sheet. Most rhymes come with tips and ideas for use. All are original, fun, punchy, educational and versatile. Can be read aloud, chanted together, clapped, enacted, sung to a tune or percussion beat, embellished, developed and discussed.

8 exciting writing sheets to get your whole KS2 class writing for sheer fun! Some are guided, some come with graded variations, all are illustrated and child-friendly. Assorted topics, including - Space, Dinosaurs, Jungles, Midnight Woods, Exploring, Inventing a Vehicle, and funny ones - Keep Fit Activities for Martians + Menu for Sea Monsters. Bargain Bundle!

9 simple animal writing/colouring sheets. Animals from UK habitats: rabbit, robin (with egg), ladybird, squirrel, hedgehog, frog, snake, spider (2), butterfly. Style variations included. Attractive, idea-prompting pictures. Line starters for descriptive writing. Great literacy incentives, also educational, relevant to many topics, promoting fine motor skills, creativity, presentation care, colour sense and more.

Sixteen animal writing & colouring sheets for young children, supporting phonic and letter recognition, handwriting, spelling, animal name learning, animal and nature appreciation, colouring control, colour differentiation, and lots of fun! Animals: dogs, cats, rabbit, frog, robin, hen, hedgehog, squirrel, fish, fox, bats, pigs, butterfly and snail. Save 54% with this big bundle!