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Kate Williams

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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.

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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.
Fun Writing Sheets - All Sorts
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Fun Writing Sheets - All Sorts

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12 exciting, innovative writing frames for juniors, and maybe younger children, to enjoy. Great for home or school, combining relaxed, fun activities with creative writing and all-round literacy development. Children learn and develop without noticing with these tried-and-tested sheets. Dragons, jungles, planets, haunted castles, Martians, giants and more feature here. 57% discount!
Animal Writing + Colouring - Simple
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Animal Writing + Colouring - Simple

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Sixteen animal writing & colouring sheets for young children, supporting phonic and letter recognition, handwriting, spelling, animal name learning, animal and nature appreciation, colouring control, colour differentiation, and lots of fun! Animals: dogs, cats, rabbit, frog, robin, hen, hedgehog, squirrel, fish, fox, bats, pigs, butterfly and snail. Save 54% with this big bundle!
SEASIDE Writing and Colouring Fest
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SEASIDE Writing and Colouring Fest

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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.
PHONICS activity sheet stack
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PHONICS activity sheet stack

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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. Save 60% with this big, bargain bundle!
Phonic C writing
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Phonic C writing

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This activity sheet links letter C with four familiar items - cup, crayons, car and cat. The pictures will enable young readers to link the shape and phonic with the relevant words. The pale-coloured Cs can be written over. Two of the pictures are in black and white for colouring opportunities. Lots of similar phonics sheets at my shop, especially recent uploads.
4 More Funny Rhymes (6)
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4 More Funny Rhymes (6)

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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).
20 Funny Rhymes
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20 Funny Rhymes

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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
4 More Funny Rhymes (Sheet 5)
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4 More Funny Rhymes (Sheet 5)

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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.
4 More Funny Rhymes (Sheet 4)
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4 More Funny Rhymes (Sheet 4)

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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
12 Funny Rhymes
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12 Funny Rhymes

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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.
4 More Funny Rhymes (Sheet 3)
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4 More Funny Rhymes (Sheet 3)

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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
4 More Funny Rhymes (Sheet 2)
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4 More Funny Rhymes (Sheet 2)

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Four more funny rhymes for school-aged children. These ones focus on school, in one way and another. Easy to read and understand, with punchy rhythms and rhymes to spot. Each rhyme is just 4 lines long. More more, see my first ‘4 Funny Rhymes’ resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/4-funny-rhymes-12289613 Encourages reading and stretches vocabulary and rhyme sense.
4 Funny Rhymes
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4 Funny Rhymes

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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
Stars - Literacy Fun Activities
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Stars - Literacy Fun Activities

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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.
Sparkly Star phonics
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Sparkly Star phonics

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This sparkly star picture includes two yellow ‘S’ letters to write over and, below, the ‘sp’ of ‘sparkly’ + the ‘st’ of ‘star’ to write, completing the words. Children will associate the letters with the words and pictures, helping them to learn their phonics. The star can be coloured in, with little stars around for shading too. Attractive, fun activity for fast, meaningful learning and writing practice. See my other phonics sheets at my shop. Latest entries.
Phonics picture fun - p, f, d
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Phonics picture fun - p, f, d

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p, f and d are shown next to familiar pictures starting with their letters: pig, fish, dog. The words are not written out, but just brought to mind, with meaningful association. Extra copies of the letters follow the pictures, reinforcing the link. Children can write over all the pale letters. Help them sound them out as they go. See my other phonics sheets for young children, all attractively illustrated, some free.
Wild Weather poem frame + example
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Wild Weather poem frame + example

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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.
11 PHONICS sheets to read, write + colour (short vowels)
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11 PHONICS sheets to read, write + colour (short vowels)

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Phonics a, e, i and o are highlighted in this big bundle of over-writing sheets. Each one presents one, two or a few simple words incorporating a short vowel, with an attractive illustration, mostly outlined for colouring. The words are presented in pastel shades for writing over. Words featured: cat, hat, bat, fox, box, dots, sots, dog, frog, big, pig, pigs, red, pen, hen, hens, egg, eggs. If this is useful, see my long vowel reading cards too.
Phonic e - Writing Sheets
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Phonic e - Writing Sheets

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Phonic ‘e’ is highlighted in these 3 simple, illustrated reading and writing sheets, with words - egg, eggs, red hens, and red pen given in pastel shades for writing over, plus extra ‘e’ letters too. Attractive, meaningful pictures, helping young children connect with the letters and remember them. An ‘ee’ reading card also included, to clarify the different sounds with the letter ‘e’. Many other phonics activity sheets like this one at my shop. (Click ‘recent’.)