6 mats to sort pom poms. Each colour represnts a planet or element of space.
They will encourage discussions about space, naming the different planets, sorting and counting.
6 different style Chrismtas Trees.
Use tweezers or pegs to sort and count th pom poms on to to the trees. Some of the patterns will reinforce two colour repeated patterns. You could use any colourful loose parts.
Alligator mats based on the character from the book (Alans Big Scary Teeth).
Laminate the mats and use whiteboard pens to create marks. Children can use an old toothbrush to brush the marks away.
A Number activity mat to help children understand the composition of each number (1,2,3,4,5). Use red, orange, yellow, green and blue cubes to make the different combinations for each number. You could pair this with the number block characters and it will support their understanding as they build the different amounts.
Includes:
Mat - Building numer 1, 2,3
Mat - Building number 4,5
Photocopy and chop up the rocket into the separate shapes. Children order the rocket from 1-5. They add the triangle to the top and the rectangles to represent the fire. A great activity to support counting, number recognition, ordering and 2D shape.
9 Gingerbread Men all with different coloured buttons. Use these mats to develop fine motor skills. Have a selection of different coloured pom poms or buttons for the children to sort using tweezers or a peg. They would be great to use around Christmas time or when baking Gingerbread Men.
16 different poppy images on log slices to support any Poppy Day activities.
These would be great to have out when children are creating their own representation of poppies.
I would pair these with loose parts (red and green) or black paper and pastels/ paint.
Letter Sound Activity Sheets
26 letters of the alphabet ( including sh -a full digraph set coming soon!)
Each mat focuses on a single letter and has an activity to match the letter sound.
Recommendation to laminate each mat and use a variety of resources to complete the activity. This could be whiteboard pens, playdough or plastercine.
You could photocopy particular ones and children could use felt tip pens, pastels or water colour paints.
There is a section on each mat for the children to practise the letter formation.
Font: Poppins
A seperate set is available with the Read Write Inc letter images.
A set of 12 Rangoli pattern tiles to support learning about Diwali.
6 on a neutral background and 6 on a black background.
They will support a number of fine motor and creative activities.
30 images on each sheet with a Bonfire/Fire fighter theme. Children roll a dice and then subitise or count this amount. They record this go by circling the images they counted. The first player to circle all the objects on their sheet is the winner!
They can use this independently too. Keep rolling and drawing round the groups, until all pictures have been circled.
Firefighter Helmet
Fire engine
Hose
Fire
These 12 cards are a range of simple patterns children can create with their finger or a stick in a tray of glitter/salt or coloured sand. They can also be used as a design to follow with small loose parts . They will support their fine motor skills and mark making development.
A set of six black colour mixing discs, using a firework image. 6 additional discs including the colour words to match. These would be great to support any creative activity. They would work really well alongside paint, pastels or on a light box
Use these sparklers to support your fine motor activities. You could pair them with plastercine, playdough or loose parts.
Children use their hand muscles to roll balls of plastercine or playdough and place them onto the circles. They could also use tweezers to pick up objects or lay any loose parts onto the circles.
6 mats to encourageg colour sorting and counting.
Four firework themed pictures to use to develop fine motor skills. Have a selection of pom poms for children to sort and use tweezers to put them on the correct colour. They would be great linked to Bonfire Night or Diwali.
A bonfire night picture scene including eight CVC words. Children read the firework words and match them to the pictures on their board. Five different picture boards have been included. The first one includes all eight words for an independent phonics activity. The next four can be used to play a CVC Bingo game. Children take it in turns to read a firework word. If they have the picture on their board, they cover the picture to match with a counter. The first child to cover all four pictures is the winner!.
Mat 1 includes all 8 words:
log
mug
bat
jam
bag
red
hot
The other mats have a combination of four of these words.
Five CVC mats, which can be used for Oral Blending Bingo. Use the cauldron words to read out, segmenting each sound seperately. Children then say the word and cover the matching picture with a counter. The first child to cover four CVC pictures is the winner.
A set of 12 CVC words with pictures in cauldrons. Perfect to use in a role play area, malleable or part of a potions activity. I would recommend laminating or printing on card.