Christmas is an exciting time for most, especially in a classroom filled with little learners! Make sure you’re well planned for the build up so that it becomes a time to enjoy the festivities seeing your youngsters engaged, learning and developing basic skills rather than you being stressed trying to keep them calm! My printable Christmas Activity book has been designed specifically for 3-7 year olds so that they can be entertained whilst developing key basic skills. There are 51 pages of activities in the download (pdf) that include: coloring pages Maze activities Dot to dot Pattern completion Counting and sorting Drawing Pencil control activities Matching All of the above have a festive theme and will help to develop math, fine motor, concentration, creativity, problem solving, independence and a whole lot more in the early stages. These printables are perfect for centers, early finishers, mindfulness and homeschool. With plenty to choose from, there’s enough to cater for all ages and abilities from PreK to 1st Grade. Choose to print individual worksheets or download them all to produce independent work booklets for learners to enjoy in the build up to the holiday season, knowing that they’ll always have something to do once their main learning tasks are completed. There’s no prep involved other than printing, so enjoy this valuable ‘teacher energy saving’ booklet and have a class filled with calm, happy little learners leading up to the holidays.

Can you remember the order of the planets? This fun printable A4 poster will help children remember, as it comes with a memorable saying (My Very Evil Mother Just Swatted Uncle’s Nose) that they can repeat to support their learning and knowledge of our solar system. They do this by taking the first letter in each word of the saying to help them remember the order. Pluto isn’t added as that is now classed as a dwarf planet! Space is a popular science topic in school and also amongst homeschoolers. Give children a helping hand to remember, with this fun digital download. Who knows if we have the next astronomer in our sights?

Are your little learners ready for the next stage in their phonics education? These printable worksheets are just what you need to reinforce the next sets of new sounds and letter patterns, forming blends, long vowel sounds and split digraphs. Learners will secure all remaining sounds including, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, ea, ee, igh, ie, ow, oo, ue, as well as other patterns including consonant blends, wh, ph, ck and other letter teams such as air, are and ure. The printables also support the learning of Year 1 phonics in order to support youngsters in the national phonics screening that happens towards the end of that year. There are 55 pages in the lack with varied activities including cvc words, letter tracing, handwriting, reading comprehension, sight words and more, in order to secure and consolidate phonics learning and understanding.

Secure the knowledge of numbers and basic skills with my Numbers to 20 Worksheet pack. Save time with everything you need to secure the foundations for future math learning. The pack includes; number tracing to 20 in digits and words counting to 20 matching numbers to 20 simple addition and subtraction with numbers up to 20 simple addition and subtraction word problems doubles to 20 halving with numbers to 20 suggested activities to do around the home There are over 70 printable worksheets to engage little learners in the basic conception of numbers, counting and early math operations. The activities support the EYFS and KS1 math curriculum (UK) and Preschool, Kindergarten and First Grade Math.

Save time looking for times tables activity worksheets, with my lack of 76 worksheets to help students learn multiplication facts and times tables for the 3x, 4x, 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x, 11x and 12x tables. There are also activities to help consolidate the learning of the 2, 5 and 10 times tables taught in KS1. Within the pack, learners get to learn through number tracks, multiplication tables, identifying multiples, matching activities, choose the right answer and beat the clock activities. These activities have been designed to support learners from 7 years and upwards, depending on prior knowledge. Give children the chance to secure multiplication facts with these no prep resources, and prepare them with greater confidence and supporting knowledge for the remainder of the math curriculum.

Save time looking for worksheet based activities to secure the 2, 5 and 10 times tables with my times table pack consisting of 47 printable worksheets. There are a variety of activities including: consolidating odd and even numbers Counting in 2s 2 times tables Counting in 5s 5 times tables Counting in 10s 10 times tables Consolidation of 2, 5 and 10 times tables Within the pack, children get to complete number tracks, mazes, identifying multiples, completing simple equations, choose the right answer, colour by number… The activities have been designed to support math for students between 5-7 years old, (ideally Y1 and 2 UK curriculum) or K-1 students. These would be great for early finishers, centers, homework, intervention and challenge activities. Give children the chance to secure these multiplication facts before progressing to the remainder of the times tables. The worksheets would be suited for the elementary classroom, primary classroom or homeschool environment and are yours to download in pdf. You will be given a link to access your download due to file size.

Are you looking for new fun ways to secure multiplication facts with your youngsters? Save time with these fun and engaging colour by multiplication math worksheets available to download in A4 pdf. There are 50 worksheets in the pack, which cover the 2, 5, 10, 3 and 4x tables. Most of them have been designed with popular educational topics such as the alphabet, at the beach, pirates, ancient Egyptians, Space and many more. Every sheet has a common colour key at the bottom, to allow children to work independently and the activities encourage children to recall multiplication facts with a greater degree of confidence.

Teach youngsters the true meaning of Christmas with this printable PDF book of The Nativity Story, set to rhyme to capture engagement and enjoyment as children learn and recap about the birth of Jesus. The story tells the story from the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary to King Herod’s evil orders and Mary and Joseph taking Jesus to safety. As a primary school teacher, I loved to retell this story but found that youngsters often struggled with key information, which is why I chose to write it to rhyme, in order for children to become enthusiastic about it and retell it with a greater degree of accuracy and confidence. The story is accompanied by simple but colorful pictures to highlight key characters and places. There’s no prep needed for this resource but its simplicity offers valuable information from the nativity story to teach children about the meaning of Christmas. There are 24 pages included in this instant digital download, with additional features at the end of the story, such as a story map, a printable word mat, character sheet, questions and a Nativity word search, all of which will help to support learners when completing follow up activities. This is a unique version of the story and only available through the 123misspoppins stores. This PDF book compliments other products available in my store, such as the story as a powerpoint presentation and a reading center ‘clip the answer’ activity. These resources would be most suitable for K-2nd Grade or homeschooled learners. The version of the Christmas Story included has been written by myself and is only to be used by the individual consumer. It’s not permitted to be shared or used as part of any other online commercial use. You will receive a link to access your PDF due to its file size. Engage your learners in the true meaning of Christmas and share a fun version of the Christmas Story that they haven’t heard of before.

Teach youngsters the true meaning of Christmas with this powerpoint presentation of The Nativity Story, set to rhyme to capture engagement and enjoyment as children learn and recap about the birth of Jesus. The story tells the story from the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary to King Herod’s evil orders and Mary and Joseph taking Jesus to safety. As a primary school teacher, I loved to retell this story but found that youngsters often struggled with key information, which is why I chose to write it to rhyme, in order for children to become enthusiastic about it and retell it with a greater degree of accuracy and confidence. The story is accompanied by simple but colorful pictures to highlight key characters and places. There’s no prep needed for this resource but its simplicity offers valuable information from the nativity story to teach children about the meaning of Christmas. There are 12 slides included in the powerpoint download, with additional features at the end of the story, such as a story map, a printable word mat, character sheet, questions and a Nativity word search, all of which will help to support learners when completing follow up activities. This is a unique version of the story and only available through the 123misspoppins stores. This powerpoint compliments other products available in my store, such as the story as an A4 pdf book of the story and a reading center ‘clip the answer’ activity. These resources would be most suitable for K-2nd Grade or homeschooled learners. The version of the Christmas Story included has been written by myself and is only to be used by the individual consumer. It’s not permitted to be shared or used as part of any other online commercial use. Engage your learners in the true meaning of Christmas and share a fun version of the Christmas Story that they haven’t heard of before.

If you’re a teacher or homeschooling parent looking for an activity in order to retell The Nativity Story, then my reading center activity is perfect for checking learner’s understanding of the key events, names and places that The Christmas Story tells of. The low prep activity has been designed to support the retell of The Christmas Story set to rhyme, which is available in my 123mispoppins stores, however, it would also be compatible with other versions of the Christmas Story. There are 16 question cards with multiple choice answers that check the understanding of children’s ability to answer retrieval questions about the important Christian event. Youngsters can use mini pegs to clip the correct answer, write each answer in an answer sheet template provided or use them to test peers during whole class discussion. There are also 16 answer cards included in the PDF download, which will encourage learners to take responsibility for checking their own work or developing their skills in peer assessment. It’s a great way to move the ownership to children and free up teacher time by allowing them to self and peer assess. The resource will accompany other resources of this version of The Christmas Story available in my store, such as the powerpoint presentation of the story and a printable PDF book version of the story. Make learning of The Nativity fun and engaging by using these resources with K-2nd Grade learners and watch how they begin to name key characters and events with a greater degree of confidence and interest. Download your today and be prepared.

This phonics sorting game is an ideal learning resource for children to work on independently or as a paired activity. There are 48 real and nonsense words on flashcards to sort and place on the correct monster - Grib or Grub. Your little learners will have to use their decoding skills to work out nonsense words, whilst many may begin to recognise real words by sight as they practice more often.This is a great way to encourage them to practice their reading skills whilst having fun along the way! The activity is most suitable for 5-6 year olds, depending on whether or not they are working at an age appropriate level. If not, this could be used as a challenge activity for slightly younger children or as an intervention resource for slightly older children. Once they’ve sorted each word, they can use the monster checklists to see if their sorting was correct, again promoting self assessment strategies. The resource includes; an instruction sheet, 2 monster sheets -Grib and Grub, 4 sheets of real and nonsense printable flashcards and 5 checklist sheets. These are all downloadable as a pdf.

Support your little learners with their knowledge and understanding of phonics sounds and letters with my phonics worksheet set. There are 31 pages of activities, introducing all letters of the alphabet in order of development rather than alphabetical order. The set also includes the initial blends th, sh, ch, qu, ng and nk. Each worksheet introduces the letter with enough space for letter formation practice through tracing and writing and a colouring activity to identify the letter as the initial sound of familiar objects. These activities are most suited to 4-5 year olds, those starting out in EYFS and being introduced to phonics for the first time. It’s a great resource to support youngsters at the beginning of their reading and writing journey.

Have fun in the classroom this Christmas season with these Christmas comprehension and listening skills activity worksheets. Designed with little learners in mind, these fun and engaging festive themed listening activities will keep learners calm and on task whilst developing important skills in following direction as they listen to a set of instructions given by an adult and their task is to respond by listening and coloring or listening and drawing to complete one of five Christmas pictures. Each picture design includes an A4 student picture with an A4 teacher picture and set of instructions. Youngsters will complete the activity purely on what they hear and understand, therefore concentration is a must, encouraging children to develop their work stamina whilst having fun. Pictures include a nativity scene, Santa’s workshop, a gingerbread house, Santa’s sleigh and a snowman scene. There are approximately 11 instructions for adults to read aloud in order for children to comprehend and follow each direction. These would be ideal for use to calm students down after recess, at the start of the day to get them ready for learning, or even in the home environment when down time is required. The set of activities are downloadable as pdf and are recommended for 4-9 year olds or those children who have editions needs who would benefit from short bursts of listening and comprehension activities. There’s no prep needed for these activities other than colored pens or pencils, making it a valuable time saving resource which focuses on developing key basic skills for learning. Download your copy and print as many times as you like.

This Stone Age themed classroom bunting is available for instant download. The bunting is in pdf, making it easy to choose the size and quantity to meet you needs. There are 11 pages included, spelling the title ‘The Stone Age’. Each letter is A4 and set on a cave painting background, adding that little extra to your display. Please note that this is a non editable resource. Save time with classroom display preparation by downloading today.

Encourage your little learners to talk about emotions and feelings during discussion time with these printable flashcards consisting of a range of questions about different emotions, characteristics, behaviours, body language and strategies. There are 36 cards included over 9 pages of A4. These are downloadable as pdf and would make a great contribution to your calm corner resources, or as flashcards for whole class, small group and intervention additions. Support children into developing greater awareness as to how different emotions, display different behaviours amongst people, allowing them to give an opinion as to how people may react or show their feelings through actions and body language. In doing so, you are giving youngsters a deeper understanding of self care and coping skills, as well as developing appropriate vocabulary so they can confidently articulate their emotions, feelings and behaviours and the reasons behind them. The questions will also deepen their understanding of other people’s emotions and feelings, encouraging empathy and compassion. All of the questions have a coloured background matching them to a type of emotion so you can group questions together. Simply download and print an you’re ready to go!

Add a valuable coping strategy to your calm corner with these printable yoga flashcards, ideal for wall decor, smaller flashcards or an individual resource on a key chain. There are 15 different yoga poses for children to participate in and I’ve chosen some of the favourite ones that my 3rd and 4th grade (Year 4 & 5 UK) students used to enjoy doing the most. These can be used in a variety of ways, individually by those students who need some time in the calm corner themselves, or as part of a small group activity for 5 minutes of mindfulness amongst students, especially when it’s an indoor recess. They can even be used by the whole class with teacher guidance - why not play some relaxing music in the background and notice the difference in your students approach to learning afterwards. Help your learners reset and regulate themselves with these child friendly poses, having lots of fun along the way! There are 8 A4 pages included in the download(pdf), with 2 yoga poses per page. Simply download and print and display according to your classroom needs and the needs of your learners. These work well within the elementary classroom with children of all ages, within the primary classroom and would even benefit children who are home schooled within their learning environment.

Help your little learners secure their understanding of emotions and feelings and their characteristics. This set of worksheets contains 9 different emotions for children to identify through selecting a set of characteristics that are often displayed with each one, ranging from frustration, anger, happiness, embarrassment and more. Children cut out the statements and choose 5 that best represent that emotions. They then use those descriptions to draw a picture of what a person with that emotion could look like. Each emotion comes with a possible answer sheet, which could also be used for differentiation and comprehension should you wish to do so. The completed worksheets would look great on your next bulletin board for child reference, or on display in your calm corner. Develop children’s knowledge and understanding of emotions and feelings, extending their vocabulary and helping them to identify what happens to their body with each emotion. These will support your PSHE curriculum or your social, emotional and mental health curriculum for those children in elementary school, primary school or even as part of the homeschool learning curriculum. Each worksheet has been designed in A4 and will download in pdf but you can use your printer settings to reduce the size or a photocopier to enlarge.

Are you looking for classroom display ideas? It could be that you’re looking for resources to support your child in maths at home? These digit cards come in a set of 24 with numbers from 0-9, the four operation symbols, a decimal point, place value headings and a pair of brackets. The cards are A6 ( a quarter of A4) making them ideal for small group and whole class teaching activities where children can rearrange numbers themselves to develop confidence and understanding. They are a pdf download so you’ll be able to use your printer settings to alter the size should you wish. When they’re not being used in group work, you can also use them for your Maths working wall display to support learning or turn them into smaller flashcards to resource math centers. They come in gentle boho colours so they don’t over stimulate the learning environment. A great universal teaching resource to support young learners in all learning environments.

Support the knowledge and understanding of emotions and feelings amongst your little learners with these 5 story scenario worksheets. The stories are based around well known children’s stories and require them to identify the emotion and character involved. Children are then encouraged to think of a real life situation of their own where they have felt the same emotion and feeling and the cause of it. It’s a fun way to encourage those children who are reluctant to talk, to open up about their feelings and emotions. There are 10 worksheets included in the download, each one is A4 in size and each story has a differentiated worksheet, making it a valuable and versatile resource that caters for a wider group of primary aged children, ideally aged 6-9 years old. There are a range of activities including circling answers, colouring, reading, retrieval, inference, short answers, sentences and recount. The worksheets are suitable for independent learning, small group work, nurture groups and interventions.

Are you looking to add some extra Santa magic during this festive season? This set of 32 daily message cards are perfect for keeping the magic alive! There are enough cards to give to your little learners one everyday throughout December, right up until Christmas Eve. Each one has a North Pole motif in the corner and then a message from Santa or his elves to tell your child or class how good they’re being, what Santa is up to and how much they’re ready for the big day. it’s a great behaviour management tool for younger elementary children, Kindergarten and Preschoolers or homeschooler. There are 24 positive cards and 8 which can be used for motivation to keep your youngsters on task and behaving until Santa arrives. The Santa affirmation card printable will create festive memories for years to come. There are 8 pages in the pack and cards can be downloaded instantly and used an often as you like. Keep your little ones on their toes and choose the card that is appropriate for them each day. They would be ideal to ‘appear’ on a morning, or ‘hidden’ for children to find. Make their day and give them a daily message from Santa!