2 sets of gift tags on red and blue backgrounds. Children can cut out their favourites and fold and write their messages to loved ones. Useful resource also in the writing corner around Christmas time.

5 colour worksheets showing Christmas pictures and jumbled words for children to read and write.

This is a fun way to learn or consolidate phonics and key Christmas words. There are different dice so children can match in a range of ways e.g. words to initial sounds, pictures to words and pictures to sounds. Easy game to make - you just need scissors and copies of the sheets. Print on thin card or paste sheets onto card.

Here are 6 colour lotto boards and a set of lotto cards to copy and cut. Each lotto board is different and all the relevant pictures are found on page 7.

Children enjoy this task where they closely observe the picture which shows 20 things beginning with a ‘S’ at Christmas time. Children can work in pairs or groups or as a whole class. There is a word grid where they can tick off the pictures they find. They could also match the colour pictures to the main one. These can be cut into cards or left as a board. The next sheet shows the 20 pictures with words underneath. The final sheet is for children to write the words underneath the pictures. Cut out and laminate the picture and word cards for matching games.

Children enjoy this task where they closely observe the picture which shows 20 things beginning with a T at Christmas time. Children can work in pairs or groups or as a whole class. There is a word grid where they can tick off the pictures they find. They could also match the colour pictures to the main one. These can be cut into cards or left as a board. The next sheet shows the 20 pictures with words underneath. The final sheet is for children to write the words underneath the pictures. Cut out and laminate the picture and word cards for matching games.

Children enjoy this task where they closely observe the picture which shows 20 things beginning with a P at Christmas time. Children can work in pairs or groups or as a whole class. There is a word grid where they can tick off the pictures they find. They could also match the colour pictures to the main one. These can be cut into cards or left as a board. The next sheet shows the 20 pictures with words underneath. The final sheet is for children to write the words underneath the pictures. Cut out and laminate the picture and word cards for matching games.

5 black and white designs of Christmas cards for children to colour in and fold. There are also 5 matching designs with the images removed for children to draw their own pictures.

30 colour gift tag outlines for children to cut out and make into Christmas gift tags. There are 5 pages with 6 different tags on each page. There is a blank template for children to design their own tags. The final page shows the tags with written greetings on. Cut out the greetings and these can be used on the back of the colour tags. Print or glue onto thin card for best results. Punch out the holes with a hole punch or sharp pencil. Thread with ribbon or string.

A fun way to encourage reading at Christmas. Each of the 6 worksheets shows a collection of simple riddles for children to read and solve. They then find the correct pictures, colour them in, cut them out and stick onto the riddle outlines. The finished sheets could be used as the basis for Christmas cards.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. A simple activity for Christmas linked to your phonics work. The sheet shows a symbol for each letter of the alphabet for children to sound and colour in. There is a word box included. Children could cut out and order the picture symbols and write the words beneath.

15 Christmas character cards which can be duplicated, cut out and used for matching games. There are 5 worksheets each showing 3 of the colour characters. Children can read and write the sentences. They can copy the sentences or write another sentence of their own to describe the characters. The characters can also be cut out and used for decorating or making Christmas cards.

This resource is designed to combine the fundamentals of phonics with the festive spirit of Christmas, emphasizing the letter ‘S’. It offers six activity ideas ranging from visual recognition tasks like labeling and colouring pictures to more kinaesthetic tasks such as the ‘S Snow Dance’. Planning comes together with objectives, a list of required resources, and a step-by-step approach. There are: 8 Christmas themed Colour and black and white flash cards A labelling and a writing sheet The letter S template outlines Pictures and Symbols are included. Suitable for SEND/EYFS and KS1. The resource can be used as a unit of work or stand alone activities and worksheets. Boardmaker licenced.

16 flashcards showing winter warmers - ways to keep warm in winter. 24 colour picture cards to talk about. Activity 12 pictures with words on sheet 1. Sheet 2 children draw their own pictures to go with the words. Sheet 3 children write the words to go with the pictures.

Here is an original winter poem based on the letters of the alphabet. The whole poem is printed on the final slide. Share on the Smartboard or print out. Great for an assembly where children can read a section each and hold up the card. Useful for a discussion around winter, weather, seasons and Christmas. The poem can inspire children to write their own.

Here is a simple Winter tale / reading and writing activity. Children can read the text and fill in the missing words. The answers are given in red on the next slide and the pictures around the colour border help children with the words they need. There is a blank border page where children can make up their own Winter tale and use the pictures to help them. Alternatively, they can draw a picture of the Winter tale or a Winter picture of their own. There are also colour flashcards without words and colour flashcards with words that can assist children with their reading and writing.

A lovely little matching card game for young children where they name and match drawings and photos of a Winter theme such as a snowman, fireworks and winter clothing. Cut and laminate the cards for durability and reuse. Children could colour in the drawings to make them more personal. Useful too, for displays, drawer labels and speaking and listening work. There are 10 pages with 2 sets of cards on each one.

4 activity sheets for children based on winter / weather. On each sheet children read the words and match them to the ones that are the same. The fonts are different for each word to make it a bit more difficult. Children could colour and cut out their snowmen and they could be made into a display. Alternatively, they can cut and match the words and paste into their work books.

*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols. 3 colour worksheets and 3 corresponding black and white sheets each showing 6 fruits. Children can write over the dotted words and then write the words along the bottom of the sheets. Alternatively, children can cut out the words and match to the pictures. The fruit pictures can also be used as flashcards or to add to your display work.

*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. 5 CVC Worksheets with supporting symbols. Each sheet has a different middle sound - a,e,i,o and u. Children use the 3 letters in each circle to build a word. They then write the word underneath. The symbols around the pages will support children with their word building and sounding out.