A fun speaking and listening game, for back to school, or any time, to get children into the swing of learning and concentrating again. A bumper pack of 120 flash cards showing catch phrases or sayings. Some children will be familiar with and others they may need to research or try to work out. There are 2 colour flashcards to a page. There is an answer grid that covers all the pictures and a blank grid for children to write in. There are also a set of worksheets where the cards are split up into sets of A to J, with 12 pictures per page and space underneath for them to write the answers in. A great speaking and listening activity where children can discuss with their partners or small groups and come up with likely answers. There may be more than one answer that is appropriate. May be useful, too for those learning English.

A visual way of introducing the suffix - er - and how to apply it to different word types: Examples: add er to basic words such as warm = warmer drop the final e and add er - wide = wider double final consonant and add er - run=runner take off y and add ier - funny=funnier There are larger cards to go with each word type and smaller ones with words added. There are exceptions to the rules to remember. Links to Letters and Sounds Phase 6

Set two in this Dingbat Visual Word Game series. Let’s cheer up Fridays (or any days), with this Dingbats Visual Word Puzzle for Kids or the whole family. 28 Picture clues for children to solve, complete with a blank answer template and an answer sheet. Works well on Zoom too!

A resource suitable for children who benefit from symbols and visual aids including those learning English language, SEND pupils and KS1. The resource is linked to the weather / Seasons. Sheet 1 asks children to identify the colour weather symbols and complete the sentences e.g On Monday it was sunny / I wear boots when it is rainy. Sheet 2 is the same as sheet 1 in black and white. Sheet 3 has space for children to draw their own weather symbols / pictures and asks them to say / write about their favourite weather. Finally there are 6 colour and 6 black and white weather flashcards to support the learning / lesson. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.

Activities suitable for English Language learners, SEND and KS1 pupils. Instructions and ideas included. Verbs Resources A set of 64 cards showing picture symbols of verbs, regular and some irregular. Word grids showing each verb and past tense. Activity ideas Say or write two sentence for each verb E.g. The children were having a quarrel. The children quarrelled this morning. E.g. I wash my hair each week. I washed my hair on Friday. Cut out some of the picture symbols and paste into your workbook. Write 2 sentences next to each one. E.G. Opening window picture symbol I open my window in the summer. Dad opened my window this morning. Choose 5 cards and work in pairs to make up a verbal or written story. Share with the group or class. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.

Activity ideas for teaching and learning greetings in Welsh / English. Sheet 1 contains 10 colour flashcards that show popular greetings in both English and Welsh and using symbols (Boardmaker Licenced). Sheet 2 shows black and white symbols of the 10 greetings for children to colour in and name in English / Welsh. They can then write the words in the blank boxes provided. The cards can be cut and matched. Alternatively, children could draw the pictures and write the word/s.

Homographs are words that have the same spelling but different meanings and pronunciations. Here is a fun way to teach children this idea, There are 12 examples for children to discuss and compose sentences. At the back there are 12 cards showing the words worked on. Useful too, for English Language students.

4 worksheets linked to speaking and listening, reading, grammar and comprehension. Suitable for those learning English, SEND and KS1 pupils. Each sheet shows 6 picture symbol cards. Pupils find the correct word from 3 choices and complete the sentence. E.g. I am talking or I am painting. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.

Game number 5 in this series. 39 pictorial popular catch phrases or sayings to encourage thinking skills and speaking and listening skills. There are 4 catch phrases on each page and 3 on the final page. 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. Cut out the cards and laminate for a game you can keep and reuse. As an extra activity children can research and write the meanings of the phrases.

A fun collection of activities on a cross-curricular theme of the Seaside, Beach or Holidays. Activities: Matching words and pictures Spot the Difference Design your own flip flops Find matching pairs of flip flops Seaside Word Search with Answer sheet Colouring Sheet Great for Early Years, KS1 or those studying English as a second language.

Show children how combining smaller words can make compound words in English. Pictorial support for teaching about compound words at KS1, spelling and for those learning the English language. There are 4 worksheets with answer sheets.

Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation and spelling but have different meanings. Here are 10 visual examples to discuss with your children and for them to compose, say and write sentences about. Suitable also for English Language students.

5 pages of 6 cards each showing pictures with mixed up sentences. Encourage your children to speak in a sentence to describe what they see and then to rearrange the words to make sentences. Children can write out the sentences with the words in the correct order. A useful resource for English language learners too.

A bright resource showing 9 colours in Spanish. More fluent speakers can name the colour pictures too. Words are shown in English and Spanish on slide 2 and there is an activity colouring sheet on page 3.

A speaking and listening activity linked to topics such as the World of Work, Occupations, Jobs and the Community. A good activity for those learning English as a second language too. Page 1 shows a collection of 25 people - some of these characters have the same or similar jobs and some are jobs that are open to interpretation. Page 2 gives a list of 7 possible questions or activities to start and develop discussions for individuals or groups.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. 4 pages of symbol cards related to health and well being. A useful visual aid. Each page has 12 colour symbols to talk about. A useful speaking and listening aid for pupils and those learning English. Enlarge and cut out the cards for pupils to discuss and/or create their own sentences. Cards include those expressing feelings, asking for help, communicating and ideas on how to keep fit and healthy.

A close observation, memory and speaking and listening game that gets progressively more difficult as more and more items are taken away. The game is a PPT take on the more traditional Kim’s game were items might be on a tray, covered up and one taken away. Children guess what is missing. The game is based on a teacher arriving in class and the items and decoration that is in the classroom. The first slide on each page is the same and on the second one or more items have been taken away. E.g the lunch box from under the table in slide 1 and the empty cola can in slide 2. Children could work in pairs or groups or you could play the game as a whole class. Use a timer for more fun! By the time the children get to slide 14 the classroom is almost empty and there are many items to recall or list. Use less slides depending on the age and ability of the class. Print the slides out for a table top group activity. Very useful for those learning English and links to Describing School/ the classroom.

An activity for language learning of vocabulary for family and friends in Welsh and English. There are 2 pages of colour flashcards using symbols and words. Boardmaker Licenced. Family and friends cards include mother, father, sister, brother, baby, me, friends, twins and grandmother. There are 4 cards for each set, e.g. 2 pictures of a grandfather, the English and the Welsh word. Cut out and laminate for matching games.

“Welsh Basics - Body Words and Pictures” is a resource designed to aid in the learning of body parts vocabulary in Welsh and English. The resource includes colour flashcards, as well as black and white versions labelled in both English and Welsh. Included also, is a planning grid with 4 suggested ideas for using the resources and reinforcing body parts vocabulary. Boardmaker Licenced.

3 worksheets for children learning to write a sentence. Themes are Friends, Travel and Shopping. There are a selection of words on each page for children to use to write their sentences along with punctuation marks.