64 household items for children to name, colour in , sort into rooms. There are 2 versions of each sheet of 16 pictures - one with room for labelling underneath. Supports any topic on Houses or Homes or Ourselves.

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.

5 designs of sentiments for Christmas and New Year to cut out and add to your home made cards.

3 pages of birthday sentiments to use on your cards or posters or birthday banners. Encourage reasons for writing with card making activities.

A lovely set of planning ideas and resources for the topic of Ourselves / Homes or as a vehicle for teaching early Literacy / Numeracy / Science / Art. The work is centered around the picture of Bluebell Village. (On it’s own this makes for great speaking and listening)! There are 10 comprehension questions to answer and an activity sheet. There is a planning grid example and a blank template for you to use. There is plenty here for a unit of work.

This is a great way to encourage children to recognise and talk about feelings and emotions and to develop their vocabulary. Make up the dice and children can play a range of games such as composing a sentence for each roll of the dice or matching the words and/or pictures. A blank template is included for writing new words or drawing emotions.

A writing frame for boys and girls where children write about themselves. There are blank templates included for children to add their own headings. Links to Ourselves nicely and for children entering a new class.

A great resource for children planning to write a Mystery Story. There are 3 designs of writing frames for children to plan including who, what, where, clues, suspects etc. There are 2 suspects galleries for children to draw or write about their suspects. There is also a Wanted poster that they can use.

Game 2 in this animated Catch Phrase Set. A fun activity for back to school or a wet play! 20 slides in this Catch Phrase game that is animated. These are popular phrases or idioms. Great for speaking and listening or those studying English language. Pupils work out the answers in pairs or teams and mark / locate these on the answer sheet provided.

Children can choose 2 colours and sort the names by colouring the boys in one colour and the girls in another. If a name can be used by girls and boys they can choose a third colour. Next, the children sort the names into boys and girls and write them under the headings. The third worksheet shows the alphabet and children can write out the names in alphabetical order. The activity is repeated, but this time the children write out the names of their class mates.

Share this PPT with your class / children when teaching about words that have the same spelling but different meanings. There are 6 slides showing pairs of words with pictures to match. Slides 7 to 12 can be used for speaking and listening where children compose and share sentences for each pair of words. Alternatively, print out the slides for worksheets and children can write out the sentences. Pictures can also be cut out for matching games.

This resource links to Ourselves, All about Me and Change. Using the Senses, children draw or / and write What they do and do not like to watch / see What they do and do not like to listen to / hear What they do and do not like to do /play/touch What they do and do not like to taste /eat What they do and do not like to smell There is a filled in example and 3 versions of the template included. Very useful when children transition or move to a new class or have a new teacher.

A power point presentation for use when teaching children the time. This one shows o’clock, but can be altered by turning the clock hands for any times you want. The question and answer is animated and these appear on a click of the key or use of a switch: ‘Can you tell me the time please?’ ‘It’s three o’clock’. The final page is a clock template for children to make their own. Print these on card and laminate. Add split pins for the hands. Children can then make the times indicated on the PPT.

Here are some additions to your topic on Houses, Homes or Ourselves. There is a colour poster useful for displays. There are colouring sheets of homes. There is a writing sheet for children to write about their homes and a sheet for children to draw their home and write their address on the envelope.

A phonics resource for kS1 based on words beginning with ‘wh’. 3 activities based on words containing the grapheme ‘wh’. There are 3 black and white worksheets and the same worksheets in colour. Write the words, a phrase or sentence to go with each of the 8 pictures. Name the pictures and write ‘wh’ or the words and underline ‘wh’. Label the 8 pictures. Words: wheel, wheelbarrow, wheelchair, wheat, whisk, what, whisper and whale.

This is a fun game to play supporting your work on phonics and initial sounds. Lots of speaking and listening and thinking involved where the answers may not be so obvious as with the X slide where the pictures are things containing an x. There is a slide for each letter of the alphabet and 10 pictures on each slide. Children name the pictures and can say a phrase or sentence for each one. Differentiate by asking the children to name specific pictures dependent on their ability or levels. Press and the answers will fly in on command. You could extend this activity by asking the children to write a list for each of the letters of the alphabet and the answers can then be checked. Children could work in pairs or small groups or on their own. The picture cards can also be printed and cut out and then sorted or matched to the original slides.

A lovely differentiated resource for phonics work based on the letter S. Sheet 1 is a word mat showing 20 colour pictures beginning with S and their matching words. Children can find the matching pairs, write under the words or draw lines to the pictures from the words. Sheet 2 shows the pictures in the centre and boxes around the outside for children to write the words into. Sheet 3 shows the words and no pictures. Children copy the words underneath and draw or paste pictures into the centre box. Sheet 4 shows pictures with lines in the middle for a list of S words or a sentence /short story using some of the key words and pictures. Sheet 5 - children can either draw 12 of the pictures in the boxes or write 12 words beginning with S. Sheet 6 - shows pictures around the outside. Children can use the space in the middle to draw or write in, or practice their letter S handwriting.

A set of resources fro children where they can recognise and name emotions / feelings. They can extend their vocabulary to support them in expressing how they feel. There are 24 circular colour feeling cards and the same cards in black and white. There is a worksheet showing 12 emotion faces for children to label. There are 3 worksheets showing 21 emotion faces - 7 per page. Children can write a word or sentence next to the pictures. Cards can be cut and sorted into categories such as happy and sad to begin with and extended to other emotions. Circular cards can be cut out, laminated and added to a keyring for children to use to express how they feel in a given moment. Start with the basic emotions and extend as children become familiar with the others such as frustrated or angry.

A lovely differentiated resource for phonics work based on the letter P. Sheet 1 is a word mat showing 20 colour pictures beginning with P and their matching words. Children can find the matching pairs, write under the words or draw lines to the pictures from the words. Sheet 2 shows the pictures in the centre and boxes around the outside for children to write the words into. Sheet 3 shows the words and no pictures. Children copy the words underneath and draw or paste pictures into the centre box. Sheet 4 shows pictures with lines in the middle for a list of P words or a sentence /short story using some of the key words and pictures. Sheet 5 - children can either draw 12 of the pictures in the boxes or write 12 words beginning with P. Sheet 6 - shows pictures around the outside. Children can use the space in the middle to draw or write in, or practice their letter P handwriting.