Poetry & literacy resources by published children's poet.
I also lead poetry workshops for UK primary schools.
Website: katewilliamspoet.com
Book news - Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Animal poems - out 9th January '25. Publisher: Otter-Barry Books.
Poetry & literacy resources by published children's poet.
I also lead poetry workshops for UK primary schools.
Website: katewilliamspoet.com
Book news - Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Animal poems - out 9th January '25. Publisher: Otter-Barry Books.
Seasides, sea monsters, storms and sparkles, a treasure map game and a sea recipe to create - and a whole lot more too! Fun, exciting, imagination-stretching writing activities, all illustrated, plus colouring opportunities throughout. Something for everyone here, from beginner writers to mature, top juniors and higher. Ideal for home or school.
17 illustrated phonics activity sheets to read, most with pale letters to over-write and colouring to do. Numerous phonics represented, including most vowels, short and long, vowel combination sounds, and consonants b, c, f, m, p, s, and others. Some sheets have themes - stars, seaside, insects, cats, pigs, eggs… Some offer 3-letter words; others just initials with associated picture.
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These four lip-curling rhymes are all to do with activity and movement, from visiting a seaside to going on a world trip, as well as dancing and tree-climbing. These punchy, 4-line verses will engage independent readers of all levels, helping to nurture a love of reading. The rhymes can be shared and discussed, and may inspire rhyme-writing too.
For more, see my other 4-rhyme sheets (look out for similar cover picture).
A bonanza of crazy, comical, punchy 4-line rhymes for children. 5 sheets, 4 rhymes on each. Written by well-published children’s poet.
These rhymes encourage reading for pleasure; also sharing and discussion. They lift spirits and bring the warmth of humour and cheer. Topics include animals, supernatural creatures, food, school and more.
Here’s a longer, published funny poem,
Liam is Lost: https://youtu.be/-gtNTg6xcd8
These four funny, punchy rhymes are about animals (elephants, monkeys and slugs) + a witch. Easy and fun to read, building confidence and nurturing the invaluable habit of reading for pleasure. Great for reading alone or out loud, for listening to, sharing and discussing. Develops rhyme and rhythm sense and encourages writing of rhymes too.
For more, see my others with similar covers.
Four more daft, comical rhymes for school children, each 4 lines long, with punchy rhymes and familiar, popular topics. They offer reading incentives to able and struggling readers alike, promoting all-round literacy. They also raise spirits and encourage communication and sharing.
For more, see my others with similar cover design, including 3-for-2 bundle:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/12-funny-rhymes-12289724
This 3-for-2 stack of punchy, comical rhymes will get children reading. Each sheet offers four 4-line crazy, humorous little rhymes that children can relate to.
They support reading, listening, linguistic and general literacy skills, as well as raising spirits and encouraging communication.
They are written by a published poet (website: poemsforfun.wordpress.com) with years of experience in breaking barriers to literacy for children through poetry workshops, often incorporating fun, rhythmic rhymes to get everyone of all abilities on board.
Four funny, punchy, 4-line rhymes by the author. These four are all about supernatural creatures: aliens, giants and fairies. Easy, fun and cheerful reading material, encouraging children to read, and to write their own rhymes too.
For more rhymes in this style, see:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/4-funny-rhymes-12289613
and
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/funny-rhymes-2-12289686
Four humorous 4-line rhymes that children can easily relate to. They’re all about food, spills, mouldy food remains and similar. Through the fun, children will naturally exercise their reading or listening skills. They can also develop their sense of rhythm and rhyme. The lightly humorous tone also promotes relaxation, cheer and joy of reading.
Dragon Rhyme Ideas video: https://youtu.be/iQhtFko3Y4U
This attractive seaside sheet links letters and their sounds to pictures of familiar items starting with those letters:
s - sea, f - fish, b - boat.
Children will naturally sound out the words, without the bother of working their way through all the letters in them. This will bring meaning and interest to the sounds. The letters are pale, for writing over, with an extra set below the seaside colouring picture.
VIDEO inspiration, with poem about shells: https://photos.app.goo.gl/wkeZ8K6iCfcFQneZ9
For similar sheets, see my other phonics sheets (most are recent uploads) at my shop.
4 star-themed activities for young children:
Sparkly star - phonics + hand-writing,
My star is - creative writing (3 grades),
Hello Star! - action rhyme + development ideas,
Star colouring sheet.
Beautiful pictures linking with ‘b’ and ‘s’ letters to write over:
bee, butterfly, spider, snail, bat, bird and snake.
Early years and KS1 children will enjoy identifying the creatures, saying the words and writing over the softely coloured letters that they start with - b and s.
An attractive, engaging way to help children connect letters to words and real things. Brings meaning to phonics.
Wild weather, snow - 2 levels, wind, rain, clouds and sunshine all feature in this big pack of exciting, original poetry frame sheets, with rhymes for Infants too.
This illustrated wild weather poetry frame inspires expressive action words and similes to depict a windy, stormy scene. The example poem offers prompts and guidelines for teachers and/or students. Best for KS2, Yrs 3-6.
Writing inside a picture is great fun, and brings the words alive for children. This stack of picture-writing frames features clouds, stars, ladybirds, snakes, castles, leaves and seasides, some with graded variations. This bundle will inspire imagination, fire enthusiasm, develop skills and boost confidence.
Robin writing sheets in 4 grades (4 sheets, 1 file), with teacher’s guide, for young, emergent writers - Reception to Yr 2.
Descriptive language and imagery are invited, plus words for flying (gliding, flapping, darting?), and for the sky. Pictures to colour, hand-drawn by author. Topics addressed: garden birds, flight, movement, spring, animals, colour and more.
The Guide gives word suggestions for each line, for quick reference when providing examples to the children.
5 space writing activities and support resources: funny rhymes, acrostics, slotting words into a space picture, space rhyme bank, and a simile poem to write - IN a planet! Guide notes provided where handy. Approx. Y3-6.
Pond picture for colouring and writing, with lines for five describing words and a longer line below for a simile. Also a spare curvy line for an extra thought. Lots of idea-triggering details in the picture, with space for more contributions. You could prompt for: splashy, green, busy, smooth, reflecting, wet, sprinkly, brown, muddy, fun, peaceful, deep, quiet, ploppy, cool or calm, perhaps, and as smooth as silk, velvet, milk, ink, skin, feathers or satin, perhaps.
See also harder and easier versions, and colouring-only pond for Early Years, and Pond Writing + Colouring Bundle for all.
This resource supports outdoor projects, writing skill development, creativity, colouring skills and nature appreciation.
Space topic and literacy are both enhanced with this exciting, fun activity.
The starry space photo has 8 gaps for inserting exciting, descriptive words and phrases about space.
A gap-free version of the picture is included for inspiration.
The supporting** Word + simile Bank** is for teacher use, offering handy examples and prompts.
I have many other space/literacy resources at my shop.