A colouring sheet showing 14 different animals, is a nice start to this activity. Next, children can write a sentence about each animal. There is a sheet for them to write the animal names and / or draw them and an initial sound sheet.

A phonics resource with mainly CVC words for KS1. 24 3 letter words for children to sound out and write the letters in the balloons. A word bank is included for children that may need it.

A phonics and comprehension activity. 15 words starting with Cl and Ch in picture form. 15 word cards to sort and match. 15 sentences where children enter the missing word beginning with Cl or Ch.

A phonics and comprehension activity. 15 words starting with Br and Bl in picture form. 15 word cards to sort and match. 15 sentences where children enter the missing word beginning with br or bl.

12 pages of things that go together with 2 on each page. The pictures can be cut out along the black lines to make a matching game. Examples are: Baby and a bottle, sun and sun cream and Santa and his sack. Good for promoting early thinking skills and speaking and listening too.

A phonics activity with a train theme. 5 worksheets showing middle vowels - a, e, i, o and u. Children use the middle sound and the letters shown on the train to make as many words as they can. They write the words in the carriage. Then they count how many words they found and write the number in the wheel.

10 worksheets each showing a different consonant cluster. There is a picture on each worksheet and boxes for children to write words beginning (or ending) in the consonant cluster. These are: tr, ch, sh, br, cr, dr, fl, gl, pr and sw.

A phonics activity for KS1 to support their reading, writing and spelling. 5 worksheets each showing a different sound that can be found in words. ir oy ou and all and ill end sounds. Children sound out the words and if they have the correct sound they write them inside the picture e.g. pill goes in the pill box.

A phonics activity for KS1 to support their reading, writing and spelling. 5 worksheets each showing a different word ending sound: ut ot an ee and ed Children sound out the words and if they end in the correct sound they write them inside the picture e.g. an sounds go into the van.

A phonics based activity based on the letter ‘W’. 8 colour and 8 black and white pictures, all beginning with W e.g. witch, well, windmill and watering can. There are 2 versions of the activity for differentiation. 1 set of pictures with words and 1 with just pictures. There are a set of word cards with no pictures also. Opportunities to read, write the words, match the pictures and words, colour in the black and white pictures.

5 labelling sheets based on events children are familiar with. Playtime Holiday time Games time Work time Bed time Children write the words in the spaces provided that correspond to the colour pictures.

There are 6 snowflake patterns for children to work on their pencil control by tracing within the lines. The snowflakes come in 6 different colour sets. Enlarge for work with paint and different sized paint brushes and / or play dough. Links to weather and seasons.

A discussion activity around balls and sports. Sheet 1 asks children to label the pictures e.g.rugby and tennis balls. They can colour them in. Sheet 2 is a word bank for those children who need support with their writing. Sheet 3 is a doodle sheet for colouring in a selection of balls including non- sports balls such as a crystal ball and snowball.

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

This is a fun activity to share with your KS1 class. Give each child a copy of the activity sheet to fill in as you go along - there are 6 activities to complete. Share the PPT discussing each of the slides so that children are clear what to do. You can use a timer to make the activity more competitive or ask children to work in pairs. Introduce new vocab such as anagram and palindrome.

2 pages of colour labelling sheets containing 18 pictures with space for children to write underneath. Page 1 all begin with the letter S Page 2 - pictures begin with letters within the word SANTA Page 3 is a blank template for you to use

This is a fun activity linked to your topic on Homes and linking to numbers, reading and comprehension. 6 Children live in the street and the children work out from the questions who lives in which number house, the names of the children and the numbers of the houses. Sheet 1 can be filled when all the questions are answered or can be used as a template for the teacher to add his/her own names and numbers. Sheet 2 gives some house numbers and names and the children fill in the missing answers. Sheet 3 asks 10 questions. The teacher could read these out or the children can read them and work out their answers alone or as a pair. Encourages speaking and listening. Answer sheets are included. Sheet 6 is a cutting and matching activity where children match the colour houses with the children that live in them.

A word and matching activity linked to phonics and reading at KS1. Children read the words and match to those around the turtle. they trace over the letter Tt. The second worksheet is another version of the first but with essentially the same content.

3 writing sheets on the theme of friendship, feelings or ourselves. Sheet 1 - children write about what a good friend is and then their best friend. Sheet 2 is a writing frame for children to write in, share a memory, write a short story or poem Sheet 3 - children draw and write about their friend

Here are 30 items you may find in the kitchen. Children can name them, colour them in and make a list of them using the grid provided. Links to literacy, list writing and your topic on homes.