This a set of planning and activities that includes learning objectives, resources and assessment. It uses Boardmaker symbols and is suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils. Boardmaker licenced. The planning is based on the delightful book by Julia Donaldson. ‘The Hippo has a Hat’. The activities link to literacy - story, rhyme and handwriting. They also link in well with animals and clothing for your topic work. Activities include: Rhyme recognition and word matching, word tracing and drawing, creative arts and drama. You can use the planning and resources for a complete lesson or unit of work or dip in to Story sessions.

A set of activities and resources for an introduction to Transport and sorting into Land, Sea and Air. The planning sheet includes learning objectives, activities, resources and assessment. Planning can be used for a lesson or unit of work. There are a set of colour flashcards of the 6 vehicles introduced which can be cut out, duplicated and laminated. There is a sheet with space for drawing or pasting vehicles. Sheet 3 is for labelling and colouring. Sheet 4 is to support handwriting and fine motor control. Suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.

2 worksheets in black and white where children name and label the musical instruments and colour them in. Duplicate the worksheets and cut out the cards for matching games. Each worksheet contains 8 musical instruments set on a turntable - this links the topic with history.

In this resource, teachers will find five engaging short stories designed to spark the imaginations and creative writing skills of their children. “George the Ghost” scares himself by reading spooky tales, “Hide and Squeak”, a fun-filled game in a haunted house, “Pip Wins First Place”, a tale of a little girl’s triumph in a Halloween costume contest, “Winnie Witch Learns to Fly”, the journey of a young witch mastering her first broomstick, “Trick or Treat at Halloween”, a lively Halloween night adventure. Alongside the stories, each tale is accompanied by a colouring sheet.

My trip to the Dentist. One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils. Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols. Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words. Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip. Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers, Ourselves, as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening. *Boardmaker licence

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

3 worksheets included. The first shows a worked example of the activity. Second is a template showing the letters in the word Christmas and an associated picture e.g. t and turkey. Children can then write the word and compose a sentence. Third is a template showing just the letters in the word Christmas. Children draw the pictures, write the words and sentences.

A little writing book to make at Christmas which stimulates children’s writing and imagination. There is a colour front cover and 7 different lists for children to write with colour borders. These are: Christmas smells All about Christmas Christmas sounds Christmas wish list Christmas toys Christmas story and Christmas food.

A resource, or lesson, linked to Weather and the Four Seasons. There are 3 activity ideas included and worksheets. Matching pictures to seasons and colouring sheet List writing exercise for each season Sentence creation task for the 4 seasons The resource aids the understanding of the cyclic nature of the seasons, enhances handwriting and vocabulary building for EYFS and KS1 children.

A bumper pack of resources linked to your Letters and Sounds and / or Phonics work. The pack contains 37 sheets in all. Sheet 1 is a phonics planning sheet with objectives, activities, resources and assessment. This can be dipped in and out of or followed over a period of time at your pace. The sheets are also useful for assessment or consolidation. Sheets 2 to 7 are labelling sheets. Here, children name the objects / pictures and label them for each of the letters S A T P I and N. Next there are 5 sheets for each letter sound - S A T P I N - 30 in total. e.g. for N, the sheets are, nest, nail, nine, net and nut. The children can practice their handwriting and fine motor control here. They have the opportunities to overwrite, underwrite or write free hand.

5 story boards to spark children’s imaginations and creative writing at KS1. Children can work alone or in pairs / small gourps. Or work in guided groups with an adult to support/scribe. Encourage speaking and listening and sharing ideas before children put pencil to paper. Each board contains pictures and words beginning with a vowel - a,e,i,o and u. The object of the activity is for children to use all the words to create a story. Some examples of story openers are: The ox and the octopus came over to see the old man… The unicorn was underwater when… Inside the igloo the insects ate ice cream… Children can illustrate their pictures and share their stories in group / circle time. There is a blank template for you to create more story boards using other letters of the alphabet.

Children will enjoy these activities together with learning the number rhyme. Activities include, colouring, cutting and pasting, ordering letters and numbers and matching numbers to number words.

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.

10 pictures to colour in, with lines for retelling and writing about a selection of Bible Stories including: Adam and Eve Jonah and the Whale The Good Samaritan Noah and others

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.

4 handwriting sheets and one blank template for you to use. Lower case letters Upper case letters Numbers to 20 and number words Frequently used words Blank template

24 ‘S’ colour pictures on blackboards for children to cut out and match to the words all beginning with S. You may want to cut and laminate the cards for matching fun activities that you can reuse. Links to reading and phonics work.

A great speaking and listening slide show for the smart board or set of posters to print and use as visual aids when thinking about Ourselves or Toys.

A poster showing 30 things beginning with the letter S. Children can 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 pictures first. Another idea is to choose 5 pictures to write a sentence about or to make into a story.

A poster showing 30 things beginning with the letter A. Children can 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 pictures first. Another idea is to choose 5 pictures to write a sentence about or to make into a story.