Based on the life story of Rosa Parks. 6 Hand drawn pictures for the children to cut out, sequence, write about and colour in. After hearing her story, the children need to cut out the pictures and put the story back into the correct order. To differentiate: Support could cut out and sequence the pictures. (The last page has the numbered answers which can stick next to the correct picture if they are unable to do the writing.) Core children can sequence and use the word bank to also write about the pictures. More able children can sequence and write independently with given challenges such as ‘Include at least 3 time adverbials’. Sequencing activities usually take a few sessions. Cut, order and stick the activities. Writing captions for the first half of the images Writing for the second half of the activities. I usually ask the children to colour after they have met the objectives for that session and finish colouring in at the end. Black and white. No colour ink needed!

Based on the life story of Mary Seacole. 8 Hand drawn pictures for the children to cut out, sequence, write about and colour in. After reading the story, the children need to cut out the pictures and put the story back into the correct order. To differentiate: Support could cut out and sequence the pictures. (The last page has the numbered answers which can stick next to the correct picture if they are unable to do the writing.) Core children can sequence and use the word bank to also write about the pictures. More able children can sequence and write independently with given challenges such as ‘Include at least 3 time adverbials’. Sequencing activities usually take a few sessions. Cut, order and stick the activities. Writing captions for the first half of the images Writing for the second half of the activities. I usually ask the children to colour after they have met the objectives for that session and finish colouring in at the end. Black and white. No colour ink needed!

Based on the story of The Nutcracker. 8 Hand drawn pictures for the children to cut out, sequence, write about and colour in. *Includes captions for children who are not writing and only sequencing and matching the description To differentiate: -Support could cut out and sequence the pictures and match with the captions -Core children can sequence and use the word bank to also write about the pictures -More able children can sequence and write independently with given challenges such as ‘Include at least 3 time adverbials’ Sequencing activities usually take a few sessions. Cut, order and stick the activities. Writing captions for the first half of the images Writing for the second half of the activities I usually ask the children to colour after they have met the objectives for that session and finish colouring in at the end. Black and white. No colour ink needed!

This 27 page booklet has been created for Kindergarten, Grade 1, Key Stage 1 children. It has tried and tested favourites for getting to know your new class, such as an ‘All about me’ page, ‘Golden Rules’ drawing and writing page and a ‘My Summer’ postcard writing page. Some of the activities are purposely designed to get the children looking around their new classroom and asking their classmates questions. It is also full of fun activities which could be used as time fillers or finishing activities but can also be a fun way of checking and revising skills such as writing numbers, and recognising sounds. I hope you enjoy it as much as my class did! Back to School Activity Booklet: Contents Page Booklet front cover All About Me Writing Page Spot the Difference 1 My Summer Holiday Postcard Writing Page I Spy – Phonics Round 1 (ck, ff, oo, t, sh, d, p, g) I Spy – Phonics Round 2 ( oo, ay, ou, ee, ai, igh, ow, ea) Spot the Difference 2 Golden Rules Writing Page Class Treasure Hunt Decode the Secret Message 1 Back To School Friend Hunt I Spy – Maths Addition Round Spot the Difference 3 I spy – Maths Subtraction Round Decode the Secret Message 2 Birthday Graph I Spy – Back to School Pictures Back to School Word Search Complete the Classroom pictures Back to School: Classroom Counting What’s In Your School Bag? What Am I? Read and Match Activity Counting and Writing Numbers Reading and using colours Using scissors Measuring classroom objects Spot the Difference 4

Get some creative writing going using pictures as stimuli. This activity pack has 20 different picture prompts and a simple planning sheet for children to plan and write an original story. Great for creative writing sessions like “Big Writing” or even just a fun story writing challenge. When using this in my class I would do one picture writing session a week. After modelling a few of these sessions and completing the planning and writing through shared ideas, the children became more confident and their stories really went in different directions! How to teach with this Creative Writing tool (example in preview): First pick which picture will be the stimulus for the story. Discuss, study and unpick the picture with the children, talking about what they see, what might be happening, how it might have happened etc. Use the planning sheet to decide what part of the story it might be. Does it explain the characters in the story? The setting? What has happened? Or the ending? Once the children have stuck the picture onto the planning sheet, they can draw pictures to complete the rest of the story. When they have finished their plan they are ready to write!

Resource for KS1 and Kindergarten. Based on the story of The Princess and the Pea. Hand drawn pictures for the children to cut out, sequence, write about and colour in. To differentiate: Support could cut out and sequence the pictures Core children can sequence and use the word bank to also write about the pictures More able children can sequence and write independently with given challenges such as ‘Include at least 3 time adverbials’ Sequencing activities usually take a few sessions. Cut, order and stick the activities. Writing captions for the first half of the images Writing for the second half of the activities I usually ask the children to colour after they have met the objectives for that session and finish colouring in at the end. Black and white. No colour ink needed!

Resource for KS1 and Kindergarten. Based on the story of Mary Anning: Stone Girl Bone Girl. Hand drawn pictures for the children to cut out, sequence, write about and colour in. To differentiate: Support could cut out and sequence the pictures - I have included the answers at the end which could be given to children who need support so they can match the caption to the picture instead of writing. Core children can sequence and use the word bank to also write about the pictures More able children can sequence and write independently with given challenges such as ‘Include at least 3 time adverbials’ Sequencing activities usually take a few sessions. Cut, order and stick the activities. Writing captions for the first half of the images Writing for the second half of the activities I usually ask the children to colour after they have met the objectives for that session and finish colouring in at the end. Black and white. No colour ink needed!

A workbook based on ‘The Gruffalo’ for KS1, Kindergarten, Grade 1. Includes 10 pages of activities for children to practise and consolidate their spelling, grammar and punctuation work. This booklet could be used by the children independently after the objectives and been taught and used as an assessment tool or simply as an independent work book. Useful for guided reading or even as a homework pack. The booklet has a “Word work” section, covering areas such as nouns, adjective, verbs and noun phrases. The “Sentence work” section covers areas such as finger spaces, capital letters and full stops. Includes a Gruffalo word search.

A workbook based on ‘How to Catch A Star’ for KS1, Kindergarten, Grade 1. Includes 10 pages of activities for children to practise and consolidate their spelling, grammar and punctuation work. This booklet could be used by the children independently after the objectives and been taught and used as an assessment tool or simply as an independent work book. Useful for guided reading or even as a homework pack. The booklet has a “Word work” section, covering areas such as nouns, adjective, verbs and noun phrases. The “Sentence work” section covers areas such as finger spaces, capital letters and full stops. Includes a How To Catch A Star word search.

A workbook based on ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ for KS1, Kindergarten, Grade 1. Includes activities for children to practise and consolidate their spelling, grammar and punctuation work. This booklet could be used by the children independently after the objectives and been taught and used as an assessment tool or simply as an independent work book. The booklet has a “Word work” section, covering areas such as nouns, adjective, verbs and noun phrases. The “Sentence work” section covers areas such as finger spaces, capital letters and full stops. Includes a Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch word search.

Resource for KS1 and Kindergarten. Based on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Hand drawn pictures for the children to cut out, sequence, write about and colour in. To differentiate: Support could cut out and sequence the pictures Core children can sequence and use the word bank to also write about the pictures More able children can sequence and write independently with given challenges such as ‘Include at least 3 time adverbials’ Sequencing activities usually take a few sessions. Cut, order and stick the activities. Writing captions for the first half of the images Writing for the second half of the activities I usually ask the children to colour after they have met the objectives for that session and finish colouring in at the end. Black and white. No colour ink needed!

A workbook based on The Twits for KS1, Kindergarten, Grade 1. Includes activities for children to practise and consolidate their spelling, grammar and punctuation work. This booklet could be used by the children independently after the objectives and been taught and used as an assessment tool. The booklet has a “Word work” section, covering areas such as nouns, adjective, verbs and noun phrases. The “Sentence work” section covers areas such as finger spaces, capital letters and full stops. Includes a Twit word search.

Resource for KS1 and Kindergarten. Based on the story of Hansel and Gretel. Hand drawn pictures for the children to cut out, sequence, write about and colour in. To differentiate: Support could cut out and sequence the pictures Core children can sequence and use the word bank to also write about the pictures More able children can sequence and write independently with given challenges such as ‘Include at least 3 time adverbials’ Black and white. No colour ink needed!

A worksheet to create a character description based on Jack and the giant from the story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. 3 sheets included, slightly differentiated so you can choose the how much the childen are supported. Page 1: Colour the picture, read and fill in the missing words (easy words) Page 2: Colour the picture, read and write a few sentences about the Jack (words bank with higher level words) Page 3:Colour the picture, read and write a paragraph about the Jack with additional challenge of using connectives (words bank with higher level words) Hand drawn picture for children to colour and a word banks included on each sheet.

A worksheet to create a character description based on the Rabbit and the Sky People from the story ‘How Rabbit Stole the Fire’. 3 sheets included, slightly differentiated so you can choose the how much the childen are supported. Page 1: Colour the picture, read and fill in the missing words (easy words) Page 2: Colour the picture, read and write a few sentences about the rabbit (words bank with higher level words) Page 3:Colour the picture, read and write a paragraph about the rabbit (words bank with higher level words) Hand drawn picture for children to colour and a word banks included on each sheet.

KS1 and Kindergarten Reading activity for children based on How Rabbit Stole The Fire. Hand drawn pictures for children to cut out and colour the pictures then match them with the correct description.

KS1 and Kindergarten For use with How Rabbit Stole the Fire. This story board planner is best used when printed in A3. Clear guidance is given at the top of each box for how to innovate each part of the story. When I teach this unit, I brainstorm and model each part before I ask the children to record their own ideas. I have included an innovation map, which the children can use if they are stuck for ideas. It might trigger their imagination!

KS1 and Kindergarten For use with Cinderella. This story board planner is best used when printed in A3. Clear guidance is given at the top of each box for how to innovate each part of the story. When I teach this unit, I brainstorm and model each part before I ask the children to record their own ideas. I have included an innovation map, which the children can use if they are stuck for ideas. It might trigger their imagination!

KS1 and Kindergarten For use with Jack and the Beanstalk. This story board planner is best used when printed in A3. Clear guidance is given at the top of each box for how to innovate each part of the story. When I teach this unit, I brainstorm and model each part before I ask the children to record their own ideas. I have included an innovation map, which the children can use if they are stuck for ideas. It might trigger their imagination!

Resource for KS1 and Kindergarten Based on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk Hand drawn pictures for the children to cut out, sequence, write about and colour in. To differentiate: Support could cut out and sequence the pictures Core children can sequence and use the word bank to also write about the pictures More able children can sequence and write independently with given challenges such as ‘Include at least 3 time adverbials’