A set of activities based on the Book: The Shopping Basket by John Burningham. There is a complete set of small flashcards representing all the characters,places and food in the story. There are 6 activities: Draw the correct number of food items in the basket. Match the animals to the food they wanted from Steven. Match the animals to the places where they appeared in the story. Match the animals to the position they appear in the story. Write a shopping list for Steven. Write a note for number 25.

A complete lesson for EYFS or KS1 based on Autumn and animals that are often associated with Autumn. There is a power point to start, with a page on each of the 5 animals represented: red fox, red squirrel, barn owl, hedgehog and badger. Each page shows a photograph of the animal and 6 facts about the animal to discuss. There is then a writing template for each of the animals. Children can recall some of the facts they have heard, write a story or poem about the animal. The final worksheet is a labelling sheet where children match and write the words under the pictures. The can then colour the pictures or they could draw their own.

Here is a good way to introduce children to Limericks as part of World Poetry Day or any poetry topic. There is an example of a completed limerick showing visual images. There are 2 other limericks where the rhyming words need filling in. Children use the visual images and words to help them. Once the children are familiar with the structure of a limerick, they can use the template page to start to make up their own limericks. Notes: Limericks are traditionally 5 lines and often with a funny final line or a twist. The first, second and last line usually have the same rhyme and the third and fourth often share a different rhyme.

4 memory games to play with your children improving their concentration and memory. There are 2 black and white and 2 colour. The games are differentiated so that children can start with 8 items to recall and then move on to 10. Children will use their spelling skills also to write the word or for younger children they can dictate their answers. Extend with more objects and/or real objects covered with a cloth as in Kim’s game.

There are 4 pages of colour pictures where the middle sounds / vowels are missing. The sheets can be laminated for re-use. Links to Phonics, Spelling and Letters and Sounds work.

A phonics resource for children learning about ‘ck’ at the end of words. There are 2 worksheets where children use the words provided to label the pictures. There is a sheet with 16 sentences where children add the missing words that end in ck. (S may be added for plurals). They can write these out in their workbooks or just add the missing words onto the sheet. There is a wordsearch and wordsearch answer sheet provided.

6 prepositions worksheets for KS1. Each sheet has a theme on and off over and under inside and outside behind and in front up and down above and below There are 10 pictures on each page for children to discuss with a partner or group. Each picture is numbered. Children decide e.g if the umbrella picture shows up or down. If up, they can put the number or write the word in the up box. Children may decide an umbrella could be up or down and write in the up or down box. This resource encourages speaking and listening and thinking skills with minimal writing.

Children will enjoy joining in with this popular nursery rhyme with the support of these cards. There are black and white cards which children can colour in and trace over the words or write onto. There are colour cards that children can read the words or write onto. Cut out the cards for sequencing, sorting and matching games.

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.

A great lesson for EYFS and / or KS1. Very suitable too, for SEN pupils with differentiated activities included. The PPT shows 10 slides with 3 pictures on each. Children name the pictures and more able pupils can spell or say the initial sounds. Click and the words will appear. There is a word sheet with all 30 words that children could hold during the PPT and locate the words to go with the pictures, or use to support their writing later. There is a sheet showing just the 30 pictures that children could use to find the pictures as they appear. Later, they could match the words and pictures. There are also sheets showing words and pictures; pictures with initial sounds and pictures with space for children to write the words. A good speaking and listening activity with follow up phonics and written work.

Here are 10 colour sheets showing pictures and there is space for children to write 7 things they see in each of the pictures. Themes include Christmas, under the sea, colour, weather, stationery, tools and nature. Children may like to work in pairs which will encourage speaking and listening. Children could write a word or sentence depending on their writing skills. Laminate the pictures and numbered lists and add these to your writing table/area for use with dry markers.

10 colour pictures for children to observe carefully and think about. They then decide which objects / pictures do not fit into the pictures. They write 2 lists - a list of things that they could see at that place and a list of things they are unlikely to see. e.g. in the hospital they may see a nurse but they are unlikely to see a bird in a cage. Hospital Beach Sea Classroom Zoo Sky Farm Fair Space Toy shop A good speaking and listening activity too, where children are encouraged to speak in sentences.

This is a fun way to engage your class with reading and writing. There is a picture alphabet for them to use in their work. Sheet 1 - Add the letters of the alphabet Sheet 2 - Draw or paste the pictures Sheet 3 - Add the picture code to complete the words Sheet 4 - Work out the words from the pictures alone Sheet 5 - Write the names in picture code and add a name of your own

A fun activity for teaching and learning about Onomatopoeia. There are 2 activity sheets in colour and the same sheets replicated in black and white. Sheet 1 - children read the words and match them to the symbols e.g. moo - cow and vroom - car. Sheet 3 - children name the symbols and write the sound words underneath. Boardmaker licenced

9 visual aid posters showing pictures of preposition words for speaking and listening for EYFS and KS1. These are: under, over, near, in ,between, on , above, out, up and down.

5 different worksheets where children name the pictures related to Winter and then trace over the words. Links to Seasons, Winter, Christmas, Weather, handwriting and fine motor control. Please see also Let’s Write Autumn, Spring and Summer Words on this shop too.

2 worksheets based on the theme of toys. Children use the key to help them to write the names of each toy in the boxes. Children trace over the words and colour in the toys.

Worksheet for ordering / sequencing 4 pictures from the story ‘Sadie and her Red Shiny Shoes’. Suitable for EYFS and KS1 pupils. Children can cut and sequence the story and write or dictate a sentence for each picture.

An assessment writing sheet for young children where they trace capital and lower case letters. Use also as handwriting practice.

Link this work with your Animals topic or phonics work. Sheet 1 gives children the opportunity to practice handwriting skills and sound the first letter / sounds of things they might find at the zoo. There is a key word bank together with a writing frame for the children to write a story about a trip to the zoo.