A PPT linked to your topic on Weather, Autumn or Seasons. A 4 page colourful PPT to share and discuss with your children at KS1 or EYFS. What can you see at Autumn time? What will you wear at Autumn time? Look at the farm at Autumn time. Look at the weather at Autumn time.

Spring into Spring with this little colouring and writing activity. There is a colour and black and white version of each sheet. Sheet 1 is a poster showing insects with an insect border. Children can use this to stimulate their list / story writing and colouring. Sheet 2 is a writing frame showing insects around the border and lined. Children could use the template for listing the insects they know or to write a short story or poem about Spring / insects.

This Planning Resource pack encourages Speaking and Listening through discussion, rhyme, story, non - ficiton, and a range of activities. It is suitable for EYFS and KS1. Children can offer explanations for why things might (or do) happen, making use of recently introduced vocabulary from stories, non-fiction, and rhymes. The first page is a comprehensive planning overview with 7 lessons, objectives, activities, resources included and assessment ideas. Activities include non – fiction – farm animals; Story sequencing, Rhymes, Celebrating Christmas and Understanding change. The materials include worksheets and word lists and relevant suggestions for books such as ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ (Eric Carle) for sequencing and ‘If you give a mouse a cookie’ (Laura Numeroff) for introducing cause and effect. There are 11 worksheets to accompany your planning. Some symbols are included. Boardmaker Licenced.

5 examples of writing frames that children can use to write their resolutions for the new year, hopes, dreams and wishes. The 6th sheet has no writing or picture so that children can make it personal to themselves. Suitable for KS1.

A fun activity linked to both Animals and Bible Stories. There are 20 pairs of animals to prepare for their journey on Noah’s Ark. One of each pair is in colour. The other is black and white. Children colour these in to make matching animal pairs. They can also trace over the dotted lines of the names of the animals. When all of the animals are coloured, children can cut them out and play matching games such as Snap and Pairs. Print on thin card for best results. There are also cards to colour in and cut out for Noah and Noah’s Ark.

6 colour boards and 15 pictures to copy, cut and use to play this Lotto game. Pictures show boys and girls doing different activities. Great for speaking and listening and thinking about Ourselves.

Add the missing words from the word bank to complete these 6 Nursery Rhymes. Colour the pictures. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat Jack and Jill Hey Diddle Diddle Goosey, Goosey Gander Rock-A-Bye Baby

12 toy colour cards with matching cards with words. A quiz is included. Great speaking and listening activity as well as reading and matching activity.

A poster showing 30 toys and games. Children can name and write out the words on a list. There are also word cards that can be cut out and pasted to make the list. Play a game where children can time each other to see who can find all the toys first. Words can be put into alphabetical order.

A slide presentation for you Smartboard or print out as individual activity sheets - laminate so they can be re-used. This activity encourages children to think and closely observe. They can work as a class or in groups or pairs to discuss and answer the questions. Activities include finding the differences and similarities, finding the odd one out and sorting into groups.

A great speaking and listening activity for the Smart board or you can print the slides for group work, reference or display. There are 6 slides showing key words and matching pictures: Small Tall Narrow Weight Time Useful to inspire children to design and make their own poster or word banks.

A 10 page booklet with black and white pictures and matching rhyming words for KS1.

10 pages of colour ‘eyes’ or oval shapes showing colours, colour words and initial sounds. There is also a blank template which is great to use for carrying out colour surveys such as eye colour, favourite colour or colour cars. Links to shape too.

A lovely game for EYFS and KS1 learning their sounds. There are 12 pictures to talk about and sort into the sound groups - Pl and Pr. The pictures can be matched to the words and/or corresponding sounds. Cut out and laminate for games that you can re-use. Print out twice for more matching games.

A lovely game for EYFS and KS1 learning their sounds. There are 12 pictures to talk about and sort into the sound groups - Fl and Fr. The pictures can be matched to the words and/or corresponding sounds. Cut out and laminate for games that you can re-use. Print out twice for more matching games.

A lovely game for EYFS and KS1 learning their sounds. There are 12 pictures to talk about and sort into the sound groups - Cl and Cr. The pictures can be matched to the words and/or corresponding sounds. Cut out and laminate for games that you can re-use. Print out twice for more matching games.

A lovely game for EYFS and KS1 learning their sounds. There are 12 pictures to talk about and sort into the sound groups - Sc and Sl. The pictures can be matched to the words and/or corresponding sounds. Cut out and laminate for games that you can re-use. Print out twice for more matching games.

A lovely game for EYFS and KS1 learning their sounds. There are 12 pictures to talk about and sort into the sound groups - Tr and Tw. The pictures can be matched to the words and/or corresponding sounds. Cut out and laminate for games that you can re-use. Print out twice for more matching games.

A lovely game for EYFS and KS1 learning their sounds. There are 12 pictures to talk about and sort into the sound groups - Sm and Sn. The pictures can be matched to the words and/or corresponding sounds. Cut out and laminate for games that you can re-use. Print out twice for more matching games.

A phonics game with a difference linked to letters and sounds. There are 6 pictures for each of the sounds with corresponding word and initial sounds cards. The final board has one of each sound for collecting an image for each. Links with phonics, alphabet, reading, introducing plurals and speaking and listening. Copy, cut and laminate for games that you will re use over and again.