Here are some novel ways of learning about the letter V. There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter V poster with lots of different fonts. Children can use the idea to make their own poster by hand or on the computer. There is a lovely little poem to share and then children can write their own simple poem. Finally, a colouring and matching / handwriting sheet all about the letter V.

Here are some novel ways of learning about the letter W. There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter W poster with lots of different fonts. Children can use the idea to make their own poster by hand or on the computer. There is a lovely little poem to share and then children can write their own simple poem. Finally, a colouring and matching / handwriting sheet all about the letter W.

Here are some novel ways of learning about the letter X. There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter X poster with lots of different fonts. Children can use the idea to make their own poster by hand or on the computer. There is a lovely little poem to share and then children can write their own simple poem. Finally, a colouring and matching / handwriting sheet all about the letter X.

Here are some novel ways of learning about the letter Z. There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter Z poster with lots of different fonts. Children can use the idea to make their own poster by hand or on the computer. There is a lovely little poem to share and then children can write their own simple poem. Finally, a colouring and matching / handwriting sheet all about the letter Z.

Here are some novel ways of learning about the letter Y. There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter Y poster with lots of different fonts. Children can use the idea to make their own poster by hand or on the computer. There is a lovely little poem to share and then children can write their own simple poem. Finally a colouring and matching / handwriting sheet all about the letter Y.

Here are some novel ways of learning about the letter U. There is a poster for children to talk about and label or write about. There is a letter U poster with lots of different fonts. Children can use the idea to make their own poster by hand or on the computer. There is a lovely little poem to share and then children can write their own simple poem. Finally a colouring and matching / handwriting sheet all about the letter U.

4 work sheets where children locate the missing words to complete the sentences. The words are provided and children can use their phonics / reading skills to work out which one belongs to which picture / sentence.

This is a great way to introduce or stimulate your children to write creative stories. Lesson 1 The lesson starts with a story planner - who, when, what, where, how, beginning, middle and end. Then there are dice and matching story cards to cut and use for; 6 story characters 6 ideas for what 6 places for where 6 ideas / times for when and 6 ideas for how Children can play the game in groups and when they have collected a card from each section they can begin to plan/make notes about their story using the final page grid. Lesson 2 should then be about sharing, discussing their ideas and beginning to write their creative stories.

Here are 24 ideas for children to use when creative writing. They can pick their favourites. Cut and laminate and keep in a box for early finishers or homework too.

A literacy resource for EYFS and KS1. This resource can be used on the Smart board for speaking and listening and making the initial sounds. The pictures can also be printed out and laminated and used as reusable writing mats with dry wipe markers or plasticine. Each letter has a corresponding picture and photograph along with a black and white image. The words are also shown. Works nicely too, as an alphabet display in the classroom.

Spelling, phonics and writing activity. Children can work independently or in pairs. Great for a game against the clock too. Here are a collection of mind map sheets from letter A to letter Z. Children can write 8 words beginning with each letter on each page. A picture is given for each letter to get them started.

Alphabet, reading, spelling and phonics resource. 2 sets of letter tiles with a crossword style background. Upper and Lower case tiles with some punctuation marks too. Great for crossword making, word making, matching upper and lower case letters. Also good for home made Scrabble games - just add the numbers to the tiles.

4 designs of colour posters with blank speech bubbles. 2 animal posters and 2 with children. Good introduction to teaching about speech bubbles - show on the Smart Board for a speaking and listening exercise. Children can write on their white boards what they think the different characters are saying.

This is a fun way to learn or consolidate phonics and key Christmas words. There are different dice so children can match in a range of ways e.g. words to initial sounds, pictures to words and pictures to sounds. Easy game to make - you just need scissors and copies of the sheets. Print on thin card or paste sheets onto card.

Here are 10 pages of activities with a Hotel or Holiday theme. Encourages reading, writing and speaking and listening. Activities: Read key words related to the theme and put into alphabetical order Label the pictures Word Search with answers Colour the hotel Make a list of what is on the breakfast tray Write about the holiday destination in the picture Write comparisons between Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels.

This activity is based on sound practice: fl, cl, bl, pl, gl and sl Each page has 5 photos or pictures for children to talk about and write the words in the boxes provided. Suitable for KS1.

This is a good way to encourage children to write about Christmas and to compose their own stories. There are 4 pages of slides with colour pictures - children can use these to talk about Christmas or /and to write their own stories. Children can cut up the slides and put them in any order they want. This is a good way of introducing the story board too. There are blank slides on the final page that children could use to write or draw in, or both.

18 pictures to colour in showing doing words ending with ing. Activities: Fill in the missing letters to complete the words - 6 to a page Add the words under the pictures Draw pictures under the words Colour pictures

Here are 15 choices of Christmas cards for children to choose from and make their own cards. Children can write their own messages in the speech bubbles which links in nicely with literacy and teaching about speech bubbles. There are cutting guidelines for children and a message on the back of each card. Best printed onto card or they can be stuck on with glue.

2 sheets showing photos of games and hobbies such as Chess, reading and football. Students talk about the games and hobbies and their likes and dislikes. They then match the numbered pictures to the words in the lists. A good activity to consider free time and leisure and how children use theirs and also suitable for those learning English as a second language.