3 sets of cards related to 3 countries: Madagascar, Mexico and Malta Pictures represent things like flags, maps, culture, animals and plants. There are 2 pages of colour cards for each country. Great as an introduction to finding out about the World and for speaking and listening. Children can research any pictures or items they are unfamiliar with or would like to find out more about. Children can cut and sort the pictures under the 3 countries headings or flags. Children could also work in groups or pairs to research a country of their choice and make a book.

This is an animated PPT with 2 activity sheets as a follow up. Jo is trying to decide on her favourite day, event or time of year and she wants your help. There are 19 animated ideas to choose from. Children watch the PPT and help Jo to decide which special day or time of year she likes the best. The slides are animated so the children will delight in watching the special days and time of the year ideas on the TV, There are lots of details too, on the slides for children to talk about and spot in the other slides. Many of these are animated also. The activity sheets are at the back: A writing frame for children to write their choice of favourite times for Jo and their personal choice. They then draw these choices. Activity sheet 2 is for children to colour and label all the choices of special days or times of the year. Extension activities include data handling - how many children chose the same or different favourite times? What is the most popular day or time of the year? If you like this resource check out also: Help Jo to choose a new pet dog Help Jo to choose a Father’s Day gift Help Jo to choose a new hobby Help Jo to choose a job Help Jo to choose her favourite food

Suitable to compliment your work on Farms, Harvest or National Faramers Day this October. A set of 10 pages of colour flashcards showing words and pictures. 4 flashcards per page. Pictures include animals, farm equipment and crops. Great for matching, reading or displays.

3 pages each containing 8 colour pattern squares. Duplicate each page and print onto thin card. Cut the squares out to play matching games. Children could match individual squares to a base board or make matching pairs. Links to colour work, pattern work, the seasons, shape and encourages speaking and listening.

A 10 slide PPT for young children to watch, read and enjoy with a Christmas theme.

A colouring resource for Christmas where children can also learn about alphabetical order, read, write and use their speaking and listening skills. Included are activity grids and suggested activities. Suggested Activities: Name each picture and say the initial sound 2.Colour the pictures 3.Write the words / draw a picture under the words in the grid 4.Draw a picture next to the initial sound or complete the word on the grid 5.Cut out the word cards from the grid and put them into alphabetical order

A Catch Phrase game for KS1 and 2. A fun activity at Christmas. 40 pictorial popular catch phrases or sayings with a Christmas theme. The game encourages thinking skills and speaking and listening skills. There are 4 catch phrases on each page. Either show on the white board or cut out and show as individual cards or sets of 4. It is fun to work against the clock! Children can work in pairs or teams to try to work out the answers. An answer sheet is provided for them to mark off with suggested answers but there may be more than one acceptable answer. Cut out the cards and laminate for a game you can keep and re use. As an extra activity children can research and write the meanings or origins of the phrases. Examples of phrases are The first Noel, A Christmas Carol and Santa’s little helper. Children will enjoy making up their own Christmas phrases or sayings. Cards may also be cut out and used for matching games or making cards or tags for Christmas.

A fun festive game for KS1. Cut out the 15 picture cards and the letter cards. Laminate for durability and a reusable resource. Children use the letter cards to make each of the 5 letter words including: angel, Santa, holly and gifts. All the letters the children need to spell the words are included. Letters come on pages showing 3 of the words - these can be used also as a matching base game or spelling aid.

A great little back to school quiz or anytime game encouraging team work, speaking and listening and vocabulary extension. Links to Seasons and Weather. Show the colour page with 28 pictures on. You could discuss a few examples before the children carry out the activity. The aim of the game is to identify the pictures and then sort them into the seasons - Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Some pictures may fall into more than one category such as sun cream - Spring and Summer. Children work in pairs or teams to identify the pictures and sort. They can use the grid template provided to write their answers on either write the season or/and what the pictures show. Alternatively, cut out the pictures and children can sort them under 4 headings. Sheet 3 is the answer sheet, although children may come up with plausible alternative answers of their own.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. A cross curricular resource for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils linked to animals, pets, reading and sorting. There are 4 pages of animal symbols in colour with names. There are matching black and white versions with just pictures. Children can name the animals, colour them in, cut and match them to the colour versions. They can also sort the animals in various ways such as pets, insects, land, sea and air animals. Children may also want to practice drawing their own animals using the black and white pictures for a guide. The symbols are also useful added to your displays on animals.

*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols. 5 pages of symbols showing people wearing the same hat. Children can colour the symbols and either make each one in a row different or make them the same. There are 4 of each picture on a row and 3 rows per page. Links to maths / sorting, pattern, colour, clothes and winter. The small cards can be cut out for matching games in black and white or when coloured, in colour.

6 cards to make for Christmas with a circus theme. There are colour and black and white copies.

4 different designs of drawing or writing frames with Valentine Heart themed borders. The frames come in colour and in black and white. Page 1 - half blank for drawing and half lined for writing. Page 2 - all blank for drawing or writing. Page 3 - 6 thick lines for writing words, phrases or short sentences. Page 4 - 11 thin lines for writing stories, text, poetry.

A set of resources for your topic on Time Detectives linked to History and Literacy. The resource includes a planning sheet with learning objectives and 3 activity ideas. There are flashcards in colour and black and white showing 12 artefacts. These can be hidden indoors or outdoors for a treasure hunt. You may want to laminate if using outdoors or reusing resources for displays or for future classes. There are 2 worksheets each showing 6 artefacts. These are in colour and black and white. Use the worksheets on their own for children to label the objects or as a recording tool. Children mark off the objects they find on the treasure hunt and then label them. Activities: Treasure Hunt Research in groups and presentation Chronological timelines

12 cross curricular task cards for children to choose from or work through connected to their topic on Time Detectives, History or Time. Each of the task cards can be worked on in pairs, individually or in groups. Examples are: Write a letter to the Future You. Listen to a famous speech such as the moon landing. Make a timeline or time capsule. Interview a grandparent. Link this resource with others in this set including a Bundle of Resources on Time Detectives. The final page has 2 Time Detective pictures that children could use for their topic book covers or add to your weekly timetable or displays. Cut and laminate the resources for durability and reuse. Useful too, for homework tasks.

4 amusing rhymes for young children related to the topics of Family and Ourselves. Each poem is about Grandad and what he gets up to enjoying his life. Titles are: Grandad has a new job Feed the Birds Ready for Summer If only I could remember Children will enjoy listening to and reading the poetry and finding the rhyming words. They can colour the pictures and then overwrite the poems improving their fine motor control. Children can make up their own amusing rhymes about family members or friends.

A story time activity for children linked to a Space theme and encouraging creative writing. Suitable for EYFS and Key Stage 1 children. Children will enjoy listening to the story of the Alien who ran out of his favourite food - Pizza, and had to travel to Earth to find more. There are then 3 writing frames showing a black and white character on each including Wizo and his friend Fritzo. Children use the templates to write their own alien stories and colour the pictures.

A classic game of noughts and crosses with a twist with an animal theme. Children will enjoy working in pairs or groups to play this game where the aim is to get their 3 cards in a row either noughts or crosses. Full instructions are given with resources and preparation tips. Included are 4 animal boards, a set of noughts and a set of crosses and a planning sheet. Boardmaker licenced.

A 14 page pack based on feelings, emotions and Bullying. The resource includes: 2 pages of vocabulary around feelings and emotions Sorting worksheet for helpful and unhelpful behaviour Writing / drawing about feelings and emotions Discussions about what is bullying and what can we do to stop it Designing a poster