Get creative and have fun with food in class using these visual aids. 10 pages of colour cards with 2 cards on each page. Cut out and laminate. Children can use the ideas in the pictures to stimulate their imagination. They can go on to design food characters of their own and either make them with real food or create them in art lessons. Extend by asking children to create stories around the characters they have made linking to literacy.

A set of resources to support children with their fine motor and handwriting skills. Suitable for SEND pupils, EYFS and KS1. There are 4 designs of worksheets each in colour and black and white. The colour ones are really useful for laminating and putting in the writing corner and then they can be reused. Add dry markers. The black and white sheets are a copy of the colour versions. Children can use pencils or markers to trace over the dotted lines to complete the pictures. The shapes include circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.

This can be a speaking and listening activity or writing activity. Cut out and laminate the 30 cards showing characters with thought bubbles. The last 3 cards just show thought bubbles and children can add their own characters. Add these to the writing corner for children to use independently with dry markers. Children write in the thought bubble a word or phrase that the character may be thinking. They can expand on this in discussions. Characters range from adults and children with varied expressions and emotions. Links in with emotions and feelings topics. A nice follow up activity is for each child in class to choose a card and then in turn they say the name of the character and what they are thinking e.g. my name is Henry the snowman and I am thinking that if anyone else tries to take my carrot nose, then I will throw this snowball at them!

A bright power point for children linked to initial sounds and your fruit topic work. There are 20 slides each showing a different fruit. Running along the bottom of each slide is the alphabet. Children name the fruits and talk about them and then find the first sounds for each one, using the alphabet strip to help them.

A collection of resources and worksheets for your young children connected to their topic work on Toys and linking to literacy. The colour pictures used are photos and there are corresponding black and white pictures used for matching and colouring sheets. Activity 1 Colour photo flashcards of toys Black and white flashcard pictures of toys Cut and match, colour in, name, talk about Activity 2 Children label the colour toy photos Children label the black and white toy pictures and colour them in Activity 3 2 colour photo sheets where children trace the words and complete the sentences - This is a … 2 matching black and white picture sheets Handwriting, writing, naming, speaking and listening Activity 4 Children draw the pictures underneath the words or cut and paste pictures under the words Activity 5 Black and white writing frame with toy border to colour in Activity 6 A Toys poster to colour in

10 activity sheets linked to Magic, PHSE, Ourselves, Me and Literacy. Encourage the children to be inventive and use their imaginations as well as being thoughtful and factual. Children talk about the 6 questions in pairs or groups Children write about what they wish for answering the questions on sheet 1 Children draw 6 things they wish for Children write out a magic / wish spell Children write a wish list If 3 wishes were granted- children write what they would be Children match and colour the magicians Write what the young penguin / or they would like to wish for when they grow up Draw or write what is in the cauldron Write a Christmas wish list

A set of posters or slides for a smart board on the theme of minibeasts. There is a sentence to read or learn for each minibeast. Included are 8 types of minibeasts such as bee, butterfly and slug.

This is a fun Spring activity. The first sheet is an example of the coloured in version of sheet 1. There are 5 worksheets. Children read and match the words with a line, or they can colour the letters that are the same in the same colours as in the example on the first sheet. The picture clues support children with their reading.

Children will enjoy these observation activities where they look carefully at the colour pictures and find the 20 objects shown underneath. Children can work in small groups, on their own or with adult support. Links to Ourseves, Homes, Speaking and Listening and Writing. Activity Sheets In the Living Room In the Kitchen In the Bedroom At the Park Differentiate: a. Children can tick off the objects they find. b. Children can write the words of the objects they find and then think of some more they can spot in the pictures.

An animated PPT for Nursery or KS1. There are 10 slides to show on your Smart Board. Each slide shows 2 children who like the same thing e.g. Christmas or Animals. Lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and to find out what your children have in common. Follow up with a class survey to find out likes or dislikes. The final page shows pictures of all the characters for cutting and matching activities.

Reading ideas and activities for teachers, parents and carers based on the picture book: ‘Sadie and her Red Shiny Shoes’. Ideas include making predictions, comprehension questions, word and sentence work, looking at pictures, drawing, designing, painting and discussion topics. The book is aimed at children from 3 to 7 years old. *Sadie had trouble with her foot, but she did not know why. Everyone had their own ideas about what was wrong with Sadie’s foot. In the end, Sadie solves her own problem. *

20 designs of a Story planning sheet. Each sheet shows a different story character e.g. Red Riding Hood, A wizard and Alice in Wonderland. Each sheet has space for: Beginning, Middle, End, Who, Where, When, How.

10 slides to share with your children and encourage speaking and listening and close observation. There are 3 birds on each slide. Children look closely and say if they are the same or different and then say why. Links to maths, matching, and animal topics,

A reading, writing /handwriting resource for young children linked to Ourselves, Me, Health and Well Being. There are 3 worksheets showing 15 different children with different expressions. Children can work out what is wrong with each child, trace or write the words and then match them to the correct pictures. There are also 3 worksheets where there is no writing. Children can write a word or phrase to say how they think the children are feeling.

Sets of black and white and colour cards for teaching the alphabet, phonics work and display.

Sets of colour pictures with matching initial sounds and words for every letter of the alphabet. Great for letters and sounds activities, spelling and phonic work. Cut and laminate and reuse over and again.

A set of templates from A to Z in colour for your phonics teaching and learning. These can be used for children to draw or paste pictures for each letter of the alphabet. Or they can be used for children to write six words beginning with each letter. Alternatively, they can draw and write - the first page of the resource is a worked example for the letter A.

A bright colourful alphabet frieze for your classroom or phonics display. There is a colour poster for each letter of the alphabet and a black and white version that children can use as worksheets to practice their letter formation. Links to phonics, writing, handwriting and transport.

A set of posters for your phonics work or wall display with a rainbow theme. Each poster has a black background and shows a capital letter and colour picture. Children could use colour to create their own posters as an extension to phonics or art lessons. Sticky back stars can be used to make the letters on black card. Wax resist art ideas can be used to make letters and pictures.

A 20 page workbook for children learning their initial sounds and to recognise animals. Each page shows a different animal. There is a small colour picture on each page and a black and white picture for children to colour in. Children can trace over the writing, letters and sentences. The final page shows all 19 animals on one page and these are in black and white for children to colour in.