A fun practical lesson linked to Time Detectives and Time for KS1 children and SEND pupils. There is a planning sheet with Learning Objectives, resources, activity suggestions and assessment ideas. There are 3 pages of colour task cards using symbols. Boardmaker licenced. There are 3 recording sheets showing all the tasks. Children work in pairs, estimating the time the tasks might take, carrying out the tasks and recording the actual time. Cut out and laminate the task cards for durability and for reuse. Ensure you have the equipment you need handy for each task such as a drum, a book, a pair of shoes, a bucket and spade etc.

Children will enjoy drawing these characters and naming them. Each picture has a letter next to it and children write the words in the grid. Page 1 is for children to make up names beginning with the associated letter. Pages 2 and 3 show pictures with their corresponding initial letter next to them.

A complete lesson with planning and resources included, with a phonics theme. Planning includes objectives, resources, activities, assessment and homework. There are 2 pages of colour picture cards using symbols. There is a set of alphabet cards to be cut and laminated. There are 2 black and white worksheets where children write the CVC words under the pictures and colour them in. There is also a template worksheet, where children can draw and write CVC words and pictures. Boardmaker licenced.

Alphabet Code Breakers for your KS1 classroom: an engaging resource designed to boost literacy skills through creative challenges. With easy-to-follow lesson planning, it offers a fresh perspective on alphabetic understanding, spelling and problem-solving. The planning outlines 9 activity ideas and gives step by step guidance, objectives and resources needed. Activities include ‘Creating your own Alphabet Code’ and a ‘Code Gallery Walk’. Add pencils and you are ready to go.

5 activity sheets. 3 CVC sheets and 1 of each of the others. Children can sound out, read, cut and match the words and pictures. Pictures are black and white and can be coloured in. Links to Phonics and Letters and Sounds Work.

Suitable for children learning CCVC words. Links to Reading, Phonics and Spelling and speaking and listening. This animated PPT has 10 slides . The pictures are animated and the letters come in as a switch or key is pressed. The initial CC part of the words are coloured differently and come in together.

An activity for language learning of vocabulary for family and friends in Welsh and English. There are 2 pages of colour flashcards using symbols and words. Boardmaker Licenced. Family and friends cards include mother, father, sister, brother, baby, me, friends, twins and grandmother. There are 4 cards for each set, e.g. 2 pictures of a grandfather, the English and the Welsh word. Cut out and laminate for matching games.

This resource contains images of activity ideas. These activity ideas can support children with handwriting and fine motor control. They give the staff or parents working with the children ideas too which are sometimes hard to find or come up with. 8 sets of colour activity card sets are included here. These cover: Fine motor isolation skills e.g. using a finger to finger paint Releases e.g. adding a brick to a tower and releasing Grasps e.g. pincer or spherical Hand and finger manipulation e.g. working with puppets Hand strengthening e.g. cutting out or pouring Hand Eye coordination e.g. target work or threading Left/Right awareness e.g. following directions Crossing the midline e.g. tennis or finger rhymes Each set of cards is a different colour so that staff and children can identify the skills they are or need to work with/on. The cards can be cut out and used for labels for collections of fine motor skills activities. They can be used on a choosing board for children to have a say in their own learning and activities.

“Welsh Basics - Body Words and Pictures” is a resource designed to aid in the learning of body parts vocabulary in Welsh and English. The resource includes colour flashcards, as well as black and white versions labelled in both English and Welsh. Included also, is a planning grid with 4 suggested ideas for using the resources and reinforcing body parts vocabulary. Boardmaker Licenced.

This resource is linked to Buildings and related vocabulary. It offers three colourful worksheets along with their black and white counterparts for versatility. Sheet 1 presents 12 popular buildings with Welsh words, allowing children to practice writing and matching the words to the corresponding pictures. Sheet 2 mirrors this with English words, giving children the option to write Welsh translations beneath. Sheet 3 provides images of the buildings for cutting out, enabling writing or matching activities, replicated in colour for additional flexibility. Boardmaker Licenced.

A novel idea for a classroom display where all the children contribute, with a link to PSHE. The idea is that the children produce hand prints, either using the outlines included or making hand prints and cutting around these. There are black and white and colour hand prints included. On each hand print, the children write, draw or paste a picture related to helping. Examples of ideas - people that help us, things we can do to help ourselves and others. Use a giant painted hand as the tree and add all the hands as leaves. Very nice for a school entrance where the display can inspire and motivate children.

An assessment sheet designed to find out how your pupils feel about reading. There are boxes to fill in such as my favourite book and words /phrases to tick off such as: Reading is amazing / a chore / interesting /cool. The second template has only the title and pupils can fill in the rest for themselves. Link to any celebrations around books or special reading days/weeks.

A speaking and listening activity where children observe the children in the pictures closely and then answer questions about them in their preferred mode of communication. There are 20 questions with answers. Children can write out the answers or an adult can scribe for them as required. Follow up with children drawing themselves with things that are important to them and talking / sharing with the class / group.

8 relaxing Animal colouring sheets for young children to enjoy.

A phonics activity for KS1 or SEN pupils. Here are 5 worksheets where children use the picture cues to sound out and write the words. The words are of 3 and 4 letters. There are also 3 blank template sheets for you, or the children, to make more of their own.

A fun Summer word work activity for KS1 children. The first page shows a summer word list made using colour pens. Sheet 5 asks children to make their own colour word list for Summer. Sheet 2 is a large S outline. Children use the outline to write summer words in or draw summer pictures or both. Sheet 3 is a large S with pictures related to summer for children to colour in. Sheet 4 has the word summer and this is a basis for children to make a poster about summer. Other activities include: Putting the words related to summer into alphabetical order. Choosing words to put into the form of a poem. Writing about summer using words from the summer list.

A fun way to end the summer term with this activity. There are 3 worksheets and these are in colour and black and white. 1.Children count the 8 summer objects and write the numbers in the circles. They then trace over the summer words. 2. Children use the key words to label the pictures associated with summer. 3. Children draw about summer and write about it ( or a story or poem) in the writing frame.

Are you looking to engage your Key Stage 1 children in a fun and educational way as the term wraps up? Here is a pack of 10 interactive set of tasks allowing your children to wind down while keeping their minds active. Each poster can be used at its current A4 size or can be enlarged for bigger groups and has been designed with a variety of tasks to suit a range of abilities. The 8 tasks on each sheet include: Mazes to challenge problem-solving skills and spatial awareness Handwriting exercises to reinforce good writing practices Counting activities to boost math proficiency Speaking and listening tasks to improve communication skills Symmetry exercises to promote an understanding of shapes and patterns Word art tasks to bolster vocabulary and artistic abilities Spot-the-difference games for enhancing attention to detail Word search to enrich language and spelling The pack also includes a blank template for you or the children to create their own game posters. This resource is useful for classroom, at home or in after-school settings. Children can work individually, with a friend or a group to complete the tasks.

A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘AP’ to find: Cap, yap, map, happy, tap, nap, apple and chap. Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading. There is an answer sheet included. There are 2 worksheets: Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘AP’ words and write their answers. Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘AP’. Boardmaker licenced.