A set of 15 activity worksheets for children to complete when they join their new class. These worksheets are aimed at Year 1 children. The topics covered in the sheets are - All About Me My Shield My New Class My Number Caterpillar My Name Reading and Writing Words Number Matching Counting My Hopes and Dreams When I Grow Up My Factfile My School Factfile Classroom Treasure Hunt My Portrait My Friends Children enjoy completing the sheets and sharing their knowledge and information about themselves and the worksheets provide an opportunity for the class teacher to assess children’s knowledge of number and their writing abilities. This resource includes two versions - a colour version and a black and white version.

A PowerPoint presentation about rules. The presentation explains what rules are and why they are important. The presentation also talks about what would happen if we didn’t have any rules. There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about rules. This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.

A set of 8 Christmas themed counting worksheets working with numbers to 10. Worksheet 1 - count and match objects and numbers Worksheet 2 - draw buttons on snowmen Worksheet 3 - count objects and record number Worksheet 4 - practise writing numbers Worksheet 5 - draw buttons on snowmen Worksheet 6 - count the presents and circle the correct number Worksheet 7 - count and match objects and numbers Worksheet 8 - fill in missing numbers Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children.

A complete English lesson for introducing adjectives. The Powerpoint explains when to use adjectives. Children are then given the opportunity to think of adjectives to describe objects linked with autumn. Children must then identify adjectives in sentences. The lesson includes three differentiated worksheets and a plenary where children have to identify which word is not an adjective. Aimed at Key Stage 1 children.

A short story about worries. The little girl in the story has a worry that starts in her tummy and keeps growing and growing until she shares her worry with other people. The short story can be used during an assembly or as a discussion point during a PSHCE lesson. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children

A set of counting song PowerPoints covering five counting songs. The songs are - Five Little Speckled Frogs Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer Five Little Ducks went Swimming One Day Five Currant Buns in a Baker’s Shop Ten Fat Sausages Sizzling in a Pan The songs are interactive although ** do not** include the music. Children can sing along and watch the objects disappear. They can also guess the missing numbers before they are revealed. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children

A set of 25 Outdoor Learning worksheets for KS1 children. The worksheets cover Maths, English, Science, Art, PE, Topic activities and can be completed over several outdoor sessions. Children will enjoy going on shape hunts, creating their own story about a lost suitcase, looking at and drawing the clouds and many more activities. These worksheets will encourage lots of discussion and are ideal for taking the classroom outside.

A PowerPoint presentation focusing on apologising and saying sorry. The presentation covers why we need to apologise and how it makes others and ourselves feel if we do something wrong. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction during a PSHE lesson. There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about a time when the children needed to apologise, writing an apology letter and thinking about when people need to apologise. This presentation is suitable for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children. For the PowerPoint only, please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/apologising-saying-sorry-assembly-powerpoint-12255272

A set of nine pictures with guided questions and example sentence openers. The pictures and questions support children to develop inference skills. Each slide on the PowerPoint includes a picture for children to look at and talk about followed by questions that appear one at a time for children to think about. Each question is followed by an example sentence opener to encourage children to answer in full sentences. My class have thoroughly enjoyed being reading detectives and through practise will now provide reasons and explanations for their answers. The PowerPoint can be used as a whole class activity or with small groups during guided reading sessions. Aimed at Early Years and Year 1 children although could also be used to support Year 2 children. For an example slide please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-a-picture-developing-inference-example-12132390 For my Visualisation Guided Reading Activity please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/guided-reading-visualisation-activity-sheets-12294624 For my Inference and Visualisation Bundle please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/inference-skills-and-visualisation-12294669

English Worksheets Set 1 A set of 15 English Worksheets covering different areas and skills from the Year 1 English curriculum. These worksheets are suitable for practising and revising the different areas of the curriculum. This set of worksheets covers – capital letters lower case letters alphabet work adjectives punctuation common exception words sentence writing rhyming words conjunctions. The sheets include useful hints and explanations to support the children in completing the sheets. The English worksheets would be suitable for use in class throughout Year 1 or in Year 2 to assess understanding of each skill and for children to practise skills or could be used as a home learning activity for children to practise these skills. The worksheets require no additional teaching resources. They are bright and colourful and have an alien theme to capture children’s interest and imagination. The sheets are aimed at Year 1 children. For worksheets covering further areas of the Year 1 English curriculum please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-worksheets-year-1-12311305 For my bundle of worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/english-worksheets-year-1-12311312

A set of 25 Visualisation Activity Sheets. These activity sheets are designed to encourage children to read or listen to sentences and then to visualise what the sentences are trying to convey. The activity sheets encourage children to look or listen for and respond to clues within the text. Visualisation is an important skill for children to develop and will support them in their future reading especially as they move on to longer texts with less pictures. This set of Visualisation Activity Sheets starts with five simple visualisation activities for example I am thinking of a black cat, children then need to visualise and draw a black cat. The activities then move on to visualising where, who and when. The last five activity sheets then require the children to visualise why something is happening. The Visualisation Activity Sheets can be used during guided reading sessions and the children really enjoy creating their own pictures. The sheets also open up opportunities for discussion. These activity sheets are aimed at Year 1 children.

A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about kindness. The presentation explains what kindness is and how it makes people feel. The presentation asks children to think about how to show kindness and provides some ideas for how we can show kindness to each other. The presentation also explains that we can show kindness to the world around us and gives examples. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson. There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about things that we can do and say today to show kindness, thinking about how to show kindness in different situations and creating a poster about kindness.

A PowerPoint presentation about making mistakes. The presentation explains that we all make mistakes and that making mistakes helps us to build skills such as resilience, confidence, problem solving skills. The presentation explains that we need to start to celebrate our mistakes. This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about the skills that we build up when we make mistakes, designing a certificate to celebrate mistakes and thinking about a time when we made a mistake. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children

A presentation about emotions, what they are and how we can recognise and control them. This presentation can be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson about emotions. The PowerPoint includes questions for children to think about and answer. Can be used to help children to understand that everybody experiences positive and negative emotions and how we can deal with these emotions. There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover drawing emotions, identifying emotions and thinking about and drawing activities that make people happy. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.

A presentation aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children about being a superhero and spreading happiness and smiles. The presentation explains that we all have a superpower and that superpower is making people smile. The presentation asks children to think about how they can make people smile and provides some ideas for how we can spread happiness. The presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHE discussion or lesson. The children will enjoy believing that they are a superhero and using their superpowers throughout the day. There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover drawing themselves as a superhero who makes people smile, thinking about why people smile and thinking about ways to make people smile.

A set of 24 Maths Working Wall posters covering Number. Posters in this resource are - Numbers and Numerals One More and One Less Nominal Numbers Odd and Even Numbers More Than Less Than Equals Doubling Teen Numbers Counting in 2s using 100 Square Counting in 2s Counting in 5s using 100 Square Counting in 5s Counting in 10s using 100 Square Counting in 10s Ten More and Ten Less Tens and Ones Hundreds, Tens and Ones Partitioning with Tens and Ones Partitioning with Hundreds, Tens and Ones Counting in 3s using 100 Square Counting in 3s Counting in 10s from any number using 100 Square Counting in 10s from any number These posters can be displayed on the working wall to support children’s learning. These posters are aimed at Key Stage 1 children. For my Maths Working Wall - Addition and Subtraction resources please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/maths-working-wall-addition-and-subtraction-posters-12568013

A PowerPoint presentation focusing on manners and how we use them in different situations every single day. The presentation starts with some manners for sale and ends with the conclusion that manners cannot be sold, they are free and we can all use good manners everyday. The presentation includes examples and pictures of good manners. The presentation could be used as an assembly or as an introduction to manners for a PSHE lesson. There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHE lesson. The worksheets cover thinking about a time when the children used their manners, writing a Thank You letter and thinking about when people need to use their manners. The presentation and worksheets are suitable for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.

A PowerPoint presentation about resilience. The presentation explains what resilience is and how children can become resilient. There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about resilience and how to become more resilient. This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. There are also three worksheets focussing on resilience. The worksheets cover creating a poster to encourage people to become more resilient, thinking of a time when the child was resilient and thinking about our comfort zone and what takes place once we step out of our comfort zone Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.