A set of 5 Christmas themed literacy games that your class will love as we head towards this festive season. This PowerPoint is perfect for fun starter activities, as quick brain breaks, or just for some Christmas literacy fun! This PowerPoint contains the following games: - Christmas Jokes and Riddles - Christmas Anagrams - The Alphabet Game - Class Debate - Picture ‘Odd One Out’ ------------------------ Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Thank you! Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This activity gets your class thinking carefully about adjectives and things that they could describe by placing the cards next to items they can find outside that match the adjective. For example, they might place ‘big’ next to a big tree. As an extension, they could then go on to use the card and the item they have found to write a sentence containing the adjective. This activity is differentiated by the support given and the amount of input before the lesson. It may help to put your students in mixed ability groups, or for small groups to complete the activity with an adult. Contents Teacher’s guide 18 x adjective cards (British + American spellings) Sentence worksheet Please don’t forget to rate this resource if you enjoyed it. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Perfect to be used as a phonics station, these fun puzzles are great for your early readers to practice matching upper-case letters to their lower-case pair. This pack contains 5 puzzles (both in color and black & white), which can be differentiated by students working in pairs or completing the puzzle with adult support. Be sure to laminate these puzzles so you can use them for years to come! **Contents: ** 5 x Tarsia puzzles (color and black & white) Check out our other Tarsia Puzzles for Early Years English Animal Phonics Colour Matching Freebie Math Dice Addition (1-15) Counting to 10 - Number Recognition

Summer is a wonderful time of year when nature is blooming. This can be a fantastic opportunity to look at poetry and description. These lessons will get your students looking descriptive language and adjectives to describe the world around them through an acrostic poem. They will look at adjectives and other descriptive techniques to describe summer before writing their own acrostic poems. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This video comprehension is all about the wonderful world of compost. Your students will learn what compost is and how it works, the importance of composting, as well as what we can and can’t compost. This pack contains 3 levels of differentiation as well as an extension activity where they must write a persuasive letter. What is video comprehension? Our video comprehension series is designed to facilitate the learning of those students who find reading tricky. It allows them to access the same level of learning without the need to read large amounts of information. We have found it especially helpful with our SEN students. Each set is differentiated three times. With the first level of differentiation requiring them to simply circle the correct answers. These worksheets work best if each student has their own device as they can re-watch parts of the video to find the correct answers. However if you don’t have one device per students or pair we have done this with great success by having the video on repeat on the board / tv at the front of the classroom. These activities are also perfect for home and distance learning. We are constantly expanding our range of video comprehension worksheets so be sure to check back frequently for new resources. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This phase 3 phonics word search is a great prep free activity to get students looking at the phase 3 sounds and spellings. It’s perfect for a filler activity, main lesson, or home learning. To complete the word search the students need to look at the picture, spell the word, and find the spelling in the word search. This pack contains 3 word searches each with two levels of differentiation. Diff 1 - The students must complete the spellings using the phase 3 sounds. **Diff. 2 - **The student must spell the whole word. Check out our Phase 2 - 5 Phonics Handwriting / Spelling Dice Game BUNDLE. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This video comprehension takes a look at the ozone layer and its depletion. Your students will watch a video where they will learn about what the ozone layer is as well as what is damaging it and the issues that this has on life on Earth before answering a set of questions about what they’ve just seen. This pack contains 3 levels of differentiation as well as an extension activity where they will draw a diagram to show how the ozone layer works. What is video comprehension? Our video comprehension series is designed to facilitate the learning of those students who find reading tricky. It allows them to access the same level of learning without the need to read large amounts of information as they will watch a video on the topic rather than reading large amounts of text. We have found it especially helpful with our SEN students. Each set is differentiated three times. With the first level of differentiation requiring them to simply circle the correct answers. These worksheets work best if each student has their own device as they can re-watch parts of the video to find the correct answers. However if you don’t have one device per students or pair we have done this with great success by having the video on repeat on the board / tv at the front of the classroom. These activities are also perfect for home and distance learning. We are constantly expanding our range of video comprehension worksheets so be sure to check back frequently for new resources. Check out our other video comprehension packs: - Compost Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This phase 2 phonics word search is a great prep free activity to get students looking at the phase 2 sounds and spellings. It’s perfect for a filler activity, main lesson, or home learning. To complete the word search the students need to look at the picture, spell the word, and find the spelling in the word search. This pack contains 3 word searches each with two levels of differentiation. Diff 1 - The students must complete the spellings using the phase 2 sounds. Diff. 2 - The student must spell the whole word. Check out our Phase 2 - 5 Phonics Handwriting / Spelling Dice Game BUNDLE. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This game is a fantastic and fun way to introduce or recap adverbs for your class. It consists of two interactive and entertaining games where the children will discover what an adverb is and why they are important, learning to recognize them within sentences. Contents: - Slide 1 – 4: Introduction to the game / adverbs - Slide 5 – 40: Game 1 – Deciding whether the given words are adverbs or not - Slide 41 – 54: Game 2 – Finding adverbs within the sentence We hope you enjoy!

This is a great resource for the review and introduction of adverbs. It contains 11 differentiated worksheets and activities that will help your children practice recognizing and using adverbs in a fun and practical way. Enjoy! Contents: 1 x Adverb Search: Finding adverbs within the sentence (highlighting) 2 x Sort It: Sorting adverbs from adjectives and their types (cut and stick) 1 x Fix The Sentence: Inserting adverbs into sentences (cut and stick) 2 x Space Trip: Inserting adverbs into sentences (written) 4 x Use That Adverbs: Writing sentences using adverbs (written) 1 x Board Game: Saying sentences containing adverbs Answer Key Check out our store for more great adverbs resources, including our popular 'Acting Adverbs' game.

This outdoor word scramble lesson is all about exploring your outdoor space while developing team working skills. Students will work in small groups to hide and find letters around the outdoor space. They will collaborate to figure out a hidden word formed by the letters they find. This lesson is perfect for the end of term or as a fun brain break. Contents: Teacher’s guide Starter activity prompts Word clue cards 8 word cards Color grid Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

A word scramble with a twist! This outdoor word scramble lesson is all about exploring your outdoor space while having lots of fun and developing team building skills. Students will work in small groups to hide and find letters around the outdoor space before collaborating to figure out a hidden word formed by the letters they find. It’s perfect for a sunny afternoon or end of term activity. Contents: Lesson Plan: 2 pages Starter activity prompt sheet: 1 page Word scramble cards: 9 pages Word scramble clue sheet: 1 page Word scramble colour cards: 1 page Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Celebrate World Book Day with a unique outdoor adventure! This outdoor poetry session delves into the beauty of William Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” followed by a series of exciting activities that bring the poem’s vivid imagery to life. Step outside the classroom walls and engage with nature: Immerse yourself in the natural world, drawing inspiration from the poem’s descriptions of landscapes and emotions. Explore your creativity: Through interactive activities, express your responses to the poem’s imagery in a fun and personalized way. Deepen your understanding: Gain a deeper appreciation for poetry and its ability to connect us to the world around us. This interactive outdoor poetry experience is perfect for: Ages 7 - 11: Tailored activities cater to diverse interests and abilities. World Book Day celebrations: A unique and memorable way to honor the joy of reading and writing. Boosting creativity and mindfulness: Encourages students to explore their creativity and connect with nature. Please don’t forget to rate this product and provide feedback to earn credits that you can use toward future purchases on TpT. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This phonics phase 3 activity can add some good variety to your sessions. It will give the students loads of practice at decoding words and recognizing the sounds within words. For this activity students will head outside on the hunt for word cards before taking them back and placing the on the correct sound map. This resource contains phonics phase 3 sounds. Check out our ‘Match The Sound Phase 2’ activity. Check out our Phase 2 - 5 Phonics Handwriting / Spelling Dice Game BUNDLE. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about

This phonics phase 2 activity can add some good variety to your sessions. It will give the students loads of practice at decoding words and recognizing the sounds within words. For this activity students will head outside on the hunt for word cards before taking them back and placing the on the correct sound map. This resource contains phonics phase 2 sounds. Check out our Phase 2 - 5 Phonics Handwriting / Spelling Dice Game BUNDLE. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This creative outdoor writing activity gets students using their senses to describe the setting around them using a mixture of descriptive writing and drawing as they create their very own nature journals. Teaching Structure: Explain to the students that over the next few days / weeks they are going to use their senses to make their own nature journal to describe the settings in different outdoor areas. Go through the journal to check the students understand each section that they’re going to complete. There are three journal templates, one which is just for drawing, one for a little bit of writing and drawing, one for more advanced writers. Take the students outside to a specific place (or let them choose their own spots) and get them to complete a page of their journal. Do this on several different days (the more varied the setting and weather the better). Once they have several journal entries they can create their booklets using treasury tags or stapling them together. Give students time to share journals with each other. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This is a fun Christmas themed Literacy activity where your students will write treasure map instructions for their partner to find the Christmas present. This activity works great at the end of term where you can give a little gift to each child to put in the present they hide and write instructions for. Teaching Structure: Give each child (or get them to make) a small box for them to decorate and put either a small note with a Christmas message or a gift you’ve provided inside. Explain that they’re going to hide the present outside and then write a set of instructions for their partner to follow, find, and unwrap. At this point it’s good to give an example of some instructions giving simple directions, demonstrating how clear and detailed they need to be. E.g. Walk forwards 10 steps. Turn right and walk to the big tree. Get the students to hide their present then come back to a designated starting point and begin to write their instructions. Once all of the instructions are finished, they can swap with their partner and try to find the gift. Extension: Get the student to draw a map to go along with their instructions. **Equipment needed: ** Activity pack Small box (or card for the students to make their own). Clipboards Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

Exploring the outdoors and rhyming go together perfectly. Your class will learn about word structures and rhyming while talking part in this fun physical activity. This activity will work best if you can give an input or lesson before taking the class outside. Once outside, each student / pair will find an object and write it in the first column of their table, for example, a tree. They’ll then go around and see if they can find another one or two things that rhyme with their original object. They can the repeat this until they’ve had a chance to find a few rhymes. This activity can be made more competitive by assigning rhymes points. Extension: Once they’ve got a good amount of rhymes they can use them to create their own poems using our templates provided. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also, be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This is a great spelling / phonics activity to introduce or recap rhyming and initial sounds that can be used in a variety of ways. This pack contains 14 CVC rhyming pairs with visual prompts on each card. Outdoor Activity – Rhyming pairs hunt (whole class or small groups). Cut out and laminate the cards. Hide them around your outdoor space. Get the students to go find as many rhyming pairs as they can. To extend this activity you could get them to write a short poem or sentence using the rhyming pairs that they’ve found. Memory Pairs (in pairs or small groups). Put the cards face down spread out on the table or floor. Taking it in turns, the students will flip over two cards. If they find a rhyming pair they take the cards and have another go, if not then the cards get turned facedown and the next player tries to find a pair. Match The Pairs (individual or pairs). This is a very simple but effective activity where students will simply match the cards with their correct rhyming pair. Please don’t forget to rate this resource to let us know what you think. Also be sure to visit my store and FOLLOW ME to see my new products and hear about upcoming sales!

This fun and entertaining activity (for both the teacher and children!) is played like charades. It is an exciting and a practical way for children to learn that adverbs modify verbs. There are 30 adverb cards (mostly of manner ending in 'ly') with each card containing ideas as to how they could act out the adverb. This game can be played in groups, pairs or as a whole class. Contents: - 4 x Box Decorations - 30 x Adverb Cards - 2 x Differentiated Record Sheets My children absolutely love this game and are always asking to play it!