Early work on adjectives for young children and / or those learning English. A speaking and listening resource for young children to see if they can distinguish between the opposites: empty and full. There are 10 posters to discuss. Print out or / and show on the white board. Encourage children to look around their classroom / environment and find things that are empty and full. Some posters will provoke thinking skills e.g. the swimming pool is full of people but there are no swimmers in it. Some posters could also be interpreted as half full such as some of the coffee cups.

Sports themed resource activity sheets in colour and black and white. Data handling recording sheet showing favourite sports. Colour and B/W. 8 pictures of different sports for children to label. Colour and B/W. 3 and 4. Children write a phrase or short sentence about each sport or piece of sports equipment. Colour and B/W. Links to Sports and Sports Day, Data Handling, labelling and writing.

This activity is based on a Christmas picture alphabet. Children use the pictures to write the missing letters to complete the Christmas messages. Or they add the missing pictures. They will have fun using the code to write their own messages too.

A set of colour and black and white flashcards showing 6 weather types. These can be used as flashcards, display or visual aids. Children can use the worksheets to write sentences about the weather. A wordbank is included. There are colour and black and white versions of the worksheets.

Two colour labelling sheets showing the characters based on the story of The Enormous Turnip and things you might see on the farm. There are 2 versions of the sheets - one where children trace over the words and one where children write in their own words. Children can cut out the cards and use to make their own story or to sequence the story.

3 pages of Tennis flashcards with 6 cards to a page. 1 card is blank for you to use how you want. Add these to your display on Sports or Tennis. Duplicate and children can match them. Add to your writing corner and children can write about Tennis.

Here is a writing activity for children learning to write lists. Links to writing, reading, Ourselves, Me and PSHE. Page 1 shows lists of words children could choose from for their writing or they can come up with their own ideas and suggestions. Page 2 is for children to complete the sentences and write a list of 7 things they like. Page 3 is for children to write 7 things they dislike.

A writing activity where children observe and discuss the picture of a park and then write a key word or words for each letter of the alphabet in the grid. Next children use the key words and the ideas they have talked about to write a story of their own about the park or an information text. They can illustrate their writing.

5 story boards to spark children’s imaginations and creative writing at KS1. Children can work alone or in pairs / small gourps. Or work in guided groups with an adult to support/scribe. Encourage speaking and listening and sharing ideas before children put pencil to paper. Each board contains pictures and words beginning with a vowel - a,e,i,o and u. The object of the activity is for children to use all the words to create a story. Some examples of story openers are: The ox and the octopus came over to see the old man… The unicorn was underwater when… Inside the igloo the insects ate ice cream… Children can illustrate their pictures and share their stories in group / circle time. There is a blank template for you to create more story boards using other letters of the alphabet.

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

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.

There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter F 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 F.

10 pictures to colour in, with lines for retelling and writing about a selection of Bible Stories including: Adam and Eve Jonah and the Whale The Good Samaritan Noah and others

Here are 5 activities based on your Food or celebrations topic with 3 different reasons to write. Activities: Make 9 cupcakes different List the cooking equipment Colour the cakes Write a menu for afternoon tea Write an invitation to a tea party

6 worksheets where children say the missing words. They can then write out the sentences in their work books or cut and match the pictures and missing words.