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Exploratory Talk Mat - 2 levels
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Exploratory Talk Mat - 2 levels

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Print and laminate, back to back meaning you have a slightly less complex card and a more challenging one. The cards offer sentence stems to support exploratory discussions - whole class and small group/ paired - across the curriculum.
Emotion cards editable template
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Emotion cards editable template

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This is a link to the Canva template so you can fully edit the cards. They do not feature the inside out characters due to copyright but you can copy and paste your own images in - there is a free download of the character images on my TES - alternatively you can use any images you like or any you find in canva. The emotion vocab cards - which are large versions of the emotion trees - are also available on my TES and work well with these cards. I had these printed and made them into key rings and had them enlarged for our playground wall - my instagram shares more info!
Emotional Literacy
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Emotional Literacy

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Emotion cards - EYFS, KS1, KS2 and free characters with no background so you can copy and paste them onto the emotion cards if you want them on. Emotion discussion sheets.
Emotion discussion sheets
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Emotion discussion sheets

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We printed these to A3 and used them to record our class discussions around each emotion. This links to our emotions cards - available to purchase on my TES
Handwriting bundle
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Handwriting bundle

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Includes: KS1 and KS2 handwriting baseline assessment set - KS1 setence to copy, KS2 poem to copy, KS1 ‘handwriting journey’ recording sheet, KS2 'handwriting journey ’ recording sheets - Autumn, Spring, Summer. Basline overview sheet, print analysis sheet, joining analysis sheet Display pack - forming numbers, forming letters, handwriting seating position, letter sets
Health and Fitness Half Term Challenge
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Health and Fitness Half Term Challenge

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There are 5 food and 5 fitness activity challenges. 1 card to be sent home each week. Children/ parents have a recording sheet to tick off which challenges they complete. We ask for photos to be shared with us via seesaw - you could do what suits your school! We collate these into a floor book as part of our personal development/ mental wellbeing evidence. If children complete 5 or more of the 10 challenges before the deadline they are entered into a prize draw to win a little hamper - your prize would be up to you! Resources include the 5 challenge cards and the recording sheet. These are PDF docs and are not editable.
EYFS emotion cards
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EYFS emotion cards

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These cards have a blank space for you to add your own character on top of the aura bubble at the base of the tree. If you want the colour monster characters, drop me an email and I will send you them with the backgrounds removed so you can add these. Cards include: Happy Sad Anger Fear Calm Love
EYFS and KS1 Emotion cards bundle
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EYFS and KS1 Emotion cards bundle

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1 set of cards for EYFS covering the 6 emotions from The Colour Monster. Template is in word so you can add your images/ characters. KS1 cards covering joy, sadness, embarassment, anger, anxiety, fear envy and disgust. 1 set has emotion sign posts under each tree, another set is in word so you can add your own images/ characters - see my exmaple on instagram using the Inside Out characters.
Emotion cards bundle EYFS, KS1 and KS2 sets
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Emotion cards bundle EYFS, KS1 and KS2 sets

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The cards feature emotion trees showcasing groups of words for each emotion. EYFS cards - add your own character or image on top of the coloured auras - we use the colour monster images KS1 and KS2 - you can just use the cards with the emotion sign posts or you can add your own characters or images at the bottom of each tree. We used the characters from Inside Out. See instagram page for preview of how we have added images to the cards. If you would like a copy of the characters I have used drop me your email address and I can send you them.
KS2 Feelings Cards
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KS2 Feelings Cards

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Vocabulary cards covering: Joy Sadness Anger Envy Embarrassment Fear Anxiety Disgust 1 version PDF with sign posts only under each tree A version is in Word so you can add your own characters like my example on instagram using the Inside Out Characters. 1 set ‘emotions’ and 1 set ‘feelings’ so you can use whichever you prefer.
Writing to INFORM bundle of supports
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Writing to INFORM bundle of supports

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Support mats for Writing to Inform: Card 1 - instructions Card 2 - recount Card 3 - recount without sentence checker Card 4 - non-chronological report Card 5 - non-chronological report without sentence checker All cards come as a PDF and an editable Word document
Spelling Ladder templates
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Spelling Ladder templates

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4 different templates Spelling ladders Teachers/ children add key words they are mis-spelling onto their ladder. This could be a focus on HFW or MFW. The children use this as a mini support/ checklist until they can spell the word correctly and then tick it off/ cross it out. Once the ladder is complete, start a new one! Just print and cut in half.