This is a good activity linked to Ourselves and Homes and encourages memory and speaking and listening. Children can reflect on their own bedrooms, their colour scheme and what is in their bedrooms / what they would like. There are 10 sheets here to carefully observe and discuss. Sheet 1 is a black and white basic room and each sheet after that adds something such as colour, decorations, pictures, slippers etc. Finally sheet 10 is the finished bedroom. A good activity is to go from sheet 10 backwards and see if children can spot what has been taken away. Children can use the black and white picture to build up / make a bedroom of their own. They can use fabrics, collage materials or paints/felts to decorate the room. Children could go on to write about Laura, whose bedroom this is, what can they tell about Laura just from observation?

Musical Instruments work for KS1 2 Colour posters showing a range of musical instruments for display, discussion or labelling. 1 colouring worksheet showing a range of instruments. There are 7 colouring sheets where children can colour the instrument to make it the same as the image given.

A resource linked to the story of Little Red Writing Hood. There is a colour version and a black and white version for children to colour in themselves. Sheet 1 shows 4 sequencing cards which can be cut out and ordered. There is space for children to write on. Sheet 2 is the same as sheet 1 in black and white. There are then 2 sets of symbol cards in colour and black and white which relates to the story. There are 12 symbol cards in all. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.

Get creative and have fun with food in class using these visual aids. 10 pages of colour cards with 2 cards on each page. Cut out and laminate. Children can use the ideas in the pictures to stimulate their imagination. They can go on to design food characters of their own and either make them with real food or create them in art lessons. Extend by asking children to create stories around the characters they have made linking to literacy.

Here is a creative activity that children can do with paper or collage to make a Christmas wreath. If you can get hold of the real materials even better. Sheet 1 and 2 - images to cut out of poinsettia, cones, berries and holly. Sheet 3 -2 wreath outlines to cut out. This makes for a lovely sensory experience too - add cinnamon sticks or dried oranges if you have them.

18 design ideas to stimulate children’s imagination for making their own designs. There is a blank template included with 6 sweaters / jumpers in black and white. For matching games, duplicate the cards, cut and laminate and children can find ones the same. Alternately, children can colour in the jumpers before photocopying and making into matching cards. Encourages close observation and speaking and listening.

4 designs of Christmas gift boxes for children to cut out and assemble. They also make lovely tree decorations. Just add string. Print onto thin card or paste onto thin card for best results. Cut off any tabs that the children may not need. Add a chocolate and some tissue and the children have a little gift to take home.

5 pages of story fantasy character cards to engage and stimulate your children’s imaginative and story writing. Each page has 20 different characters on it and these are black and white. There is also a blank template for children that like to draw. They can draw their own characters or copy the ones they are choosing for their stories.

5 pages of basic Christmas pictures such as Santa, a snowman, a candle and some mittens. There are 4 pictures on each page - these can be cut out into cards. Children can label the pictures, colour them in and cut them out. Enlarge for painting or collage. Suitable for EYFS and KS1.

6 examples of how lolly sticks, or popsicle sticks, can be used creatively in the classroom, cross curricular. There are 6 picture examples of ways in which the sticks can be used, linking art and design to topic work e.g. Animals and Transport. There are also links to literacy, reading, story telling, imaginative play and gift making. There is a simple planning sheet that teachers (or children) can use outlining the activity, objectives, resources needed and step by step instructions. The planning could be used as a unit of work or dipped in and out of as required.

Resources for children learning about musical instruments. The cards can be used as visual aids for singing songs such as I am the music man. These include: Sheet 1 - 12 colour instrument cards to name (duplicate for matching) Sheet 2 - 12 colour instrument cards with space for children to write the words The other sheets show two instruments per page A - a colour and a black and white instrument for children to colour in to make them the same B - black and white instruments - children can colour these and trace over the names of the instruments There are some common instruments such as guitar and drum and some less well known such as accordion and bagpipes

5 Nursery Rhyme Sheets to Read and Write with a Royal / London theme. Sheet 1 is for reading / colouring and sheet 2 is for children to trace over the words / colour in. Rhymes- Old King Cole The Queen of Hearts London’s Burning Oranges and Lemons London Bridge is falling down (2 verses) Links nicely to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.

12 Nursery Rhyme colour cards with 6 to a page. Page 1 and 3 show rhyme pictures with names. Page 2 and 4 has space for children to write. The Nursery Rhyme cards can be used in a variety of ways: Use as choosing boards where the children choose a rhyme to sing. Write underneath the colour pictures to name the rhymes. Cut out and match the rhyme cards. Use as visual aids or memory joggers. Add to displays.

10 colour posters showing musical instruments for your displays or discussions.

5 worksheets to assess, teach or revise colours with your children. Sheet 1- children read the colour words and colour in the pictures accordingly. Sheet 2- children colour the 4 pictures as stated-blue, yellow, red or green. Sheet 3 - Children colour and count up to 5. Sheet 4 - children draw the correct number of coloured objects. Sheet 6-children practice writing the 4 colour words.

Brighten up your classroom displays with these Colours Display Cards. There is a landscape full page poster showing the word Colours. Next there are 4 pages each showing 4 different colours e.g. blue, green, red and yellow and indigo, rose, beige and gold. Cut out and laminate the cards and use in your teaching of colour such as colour sorting and for your displays. The final page is a template with the colour pencils border for children to use for writing or drawing.

Lots of ways of using this resource which links to art and design, colour, shape, pattern, matching and sorting activites as well as Valentine’s Day. There are heart shapes of 3 different sizes, each showing a different pattern / colours. Children can cut and match the hearts, recreate the patterns, use fabric collage to make similar patterns or draw / paint their own hearts. Children can trace around the dotted heart shapes. Hearts can be cut and pasted onto the outline templates. You could make a heart lotto game. There are 3 black and white template heart sheets for you or the children to use- 1 showing small hearts, 1 with 6 hearts to a page and 1 with 2 hearts to a page. A lovely resource for Valentine’s day to inspire children to make heart cards with different designs.

4 worksheets where children can practice their handwriting and fine motor skills. The images are linked to music and show musical instruments and notes.

10 placemats in black and white for children to decorate and make their own. There are 10 different themes for children to choose from, or use as an inspiration for designing their own: Dinosaurs, Flowers, Animals, Toys, Transport, Sports, Christmas, Easter, Birthday and Halloween. There is a template that children can add their own theme to and one that children can trace and complete. These make handy additions to your themed or celebrations resources or for a quick wet play activity! Once completed, the placemats can be laminated and used for parties and celebrations.