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36 Fine motor skills activity cards for improving hand strength, pencil grip and handwriting.
Printable support resources for fine motor skills activities.
Including:
Gingerbread men to tweezer buttons onto
Large numbers to place sequins on
Hole punch activity
Jellybean jars
Geoboard number templates
Gumball machines
Muffin tray templates
Tags for padlocks and keys
Pompom ice creams
Pompom pictures
Numbers for threading
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Clip Art and Krista Wallden Creative Clips
Colourful Semantics is a structured language intervention designed to support the development of language and communication skills, particularly in children with speech and language difficulties. This resource includes cards to help children build sentences, it includes cards that describe ‘who to’, ‘who with’, ‘how’, ‘what like’, and ‘when’.
Why do you need this?
Colourful Semantics uses colour coded cards to help children to learn the important elements of a sentence and how to join them together in the correct order. By visually representing each part of the sentence with a specific colour, learners can better understand the structure and meaning of sentences, as well as the relationships between words.
How and when might you use this?
This approach is often implemented through a variety of interactive and hands-on activities, such as sentence building games, storytelling, and picture-based exercises. It can be tailored to the individual needs and abilities of learners, making it suitable for use in both classroom settings and speech and language clinics.
What’s included?
There are 5 sets of cards included in this set:
· 94 Who to Cards
· 94 Who with Cards
· 36 What Like
· 46 How Cards
· 54 When Cards
These cards are best used in conjunction with Who, What, Where, what doing Cards (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12234006)
33 Jigsaw pieces showing opposites with words and pictures.
Why do you need this?
Learning opposite words help expand students’ vocabulary by introducing them to antonyms. By seeing and matching words and pictures representing opposites, students gain a deeper understanding of language and develop their word recognition skills.
Jigsaw puzzles are inherently interactive and engaging. Students actively participate in the learning process as they match the pieces together to form pairs of opposites. This hands-on approach promotes active engagement and enhances comprehension.
These could be used as a one off activity or for continual and regular use I would suggest cutting them out and laminating them to make them more durable.
How and when might you use this?
This activity can be used in a variety of ways:
· Introduction to opposites
· Vocabulary building
· Interactive learning centers
· Reinforcement of previous learning
· Assessment
· Literacy games and activities
What is included?
Included are 33 jigsaw puzzles showing the words: hot/cold, big/small, empty/full, tall/short, happy/sad, thick/thin, open/close, inside/outside, young/old, wet/dry, dirty/clean, fast/slow, short/long, sweet/sour, asleep/awake, day/night, boy/girl, light/dark, loud/quiet, up/down, high/low, behind/in front, heavy/light, stand/sit, laugh/cry, tidy/messy, black/white, hard/soft, sick/healthy, push/pull, fat/thin, on/off, left/right.
Colourful Semantics is a Speech and Language therapy technique which uses colour coded cards to help children to learn the important elements of a sentence,and how to join them together in the correct order.
This bundle includes:
Visual Cue cards
Who, what, where, what doing cards
What like, who to, who with, how and when cards
Sentence support
Sentence and picture jigsaw match
Who, what, where, what doing choice boards
Sentence building boards
Colourful Semantics is a structured language intervention designed to support the development of language and communication skills, particularly in children with speech and language difficulties. This resource includes jigsaw cards for children to match together the correct colour coded sentence with picture.
Why do you need this?
Colourful Semantics uses colour coded cards to help children to learn the important elements of a sentence and how to join them together in the correct order. By visually representing each part of the sentence with a specific colour, learners can better understand the structure and meaning of sentences, as well as the relationships between words.
How and when might you use this?
This approach is often implemented through a variety of interactive and hands-on activities, such as sentence building games, storytelling, and picture-based exercises. It can be tailored to the individual needs and abilities of learners, making it suitable for use in both classroom settings and speech and language clinics.
What’s included?
30 jigsaw cards to match the picture to the correct colour coded sentence.
Colourful Semantics is a structured language intervention designed to support the development of language and communication skills, particularly in children with speech and language difficulties. This resource includes sentence making boards for children to plan and write sentences using the cards. It also includes all 4 sets of colour coded cards for who, what doing, what and where. There are 354 cards in total.
Why do you need this?
Colourful Semantics uses colour coded cards to help children to learn the important elements of a sentence and how to join them together in the correct order. By visually representing each part of the sentence with a specific colour, learners can better understand the structure and meaning of sentences, as well as the relationships between words.
How and when might you use this?
This approach is often implemented through a variety of interactive and hands-on activities, such as sentence building games, storytelling, and picture-based exercises. It can be tailored to the individual needs and abilities of learners, making it suitable for use in both classroom settings and speech and language clinics.
What’s included?
· 354 Cards for ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘Where’ and ‘What doing’
· 4 different versions of sentence support cards with lines to write sentences
· 4 different versions of sentence support cards with handwriting lines
Colourful Semantics is a structured language intervention designed to support the development of language and communication skills, particularly in children with speech and language difficulties. This resource includes cards to help children build sentences, it includes cards that describe ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’ and ‘what doing’.
Why do you need this?
Colourful Semantics uses colour coded cards to help children to learn the important elements of a sentence and how to join them together in the correct order. By visually representing each part of the sentence with a specific colour, learners can better understand the structure and meaning of sentences, as well as the relationships between words.
How and when might you use this?
This approach is often implemented through a variety of interactive and hands-on activities, such as sentence building games, storytelling, and picture-based exercises. It can be tailored to the individual needs and abilities of learners, making it suitable for use in both classroom settings and speech and language clinics.
What’s included?
· 94 Who Cards
· 161 What Cards
· 52 Where Cards
· 86 What Doing Cards
These cards can be used in conjunction with what like, who to, who with, how and when cards
Colourful Semantics is a structured language intervention designed to support the development of language and communication skills, particularly in children with speech and language difficulties. This resource includes visual cue cards to remind children of the colours for each type of word. It has the four standard colourful semantics colours for who, what doing, what and where but then also has four extra cards for how, who to, when and what like.
Why do you need this?
Colourful Semantics uses colour coded cards to help children to learn the important elements of a sentence and how to join them together in the correct order. By visually representing each part of the sentence with a specific colour, learners can better understand the structure and meaning of sentences, as well as the relationships between words.
How and when might you use this?
This approach is often implemented through a variety of interactive and hands-on activities, such as sentence building games, storytelling, and picture-based exercises. It can be tailored to the individual needs and abilities of learners, making it suitable for use in both classroom settings and speech and language clinics.
What’s included?
8 Visual cue cards for ‘who’, ‘what doing’, ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘what like’, ‘who to’, ‘how’ and ‘when’.
Huge variety of reusable velcro activities perfect for use on workstations for children with special needs or autism.
Included in the pack is:
Shape Sorting
Finish the Pattern
Sequencing Pictures
Picture to Picture Matching
Number to Number Matching
Number Bonds to 10
Number Sorting
CVC Word and Picture Matching Jigsaws
Non-Identical Animal Matching
CVC Word and Picture Matching
Counting - Matching Number to Objects
Counting Jigsaw
Counting
Colour Sorting
Big and Small Sorting
I would advice laminating and using velcro to make this into an activity that can be used again and again.
Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt Children’s Illustrator, Dancing Crayon Designs and Arty Clips Graphics
Basic reading comprehensions based on pictures. Children have to read and follow instructions to both add things to the picture and color them correctly.
Why do you need this?
Picture-based reading comprehensions provide an alternative approach to traditional text-based activities, catering to diverse learning styles and abilities.
Pictures capture students��� interest and make the learning experience more engaging and enjoyable. By incorporating visuals into reading activities, teachers can create a more dynamic and interactive learning environment.
How and when might you use this?
These activities can be used in a variety of ways:
· Whole class instruction
· Homework and independent practice
· Assessment activities
· Reading interventions
What is included?
Included are 13 different comprehensions with different levels of difficulty.
Sequencing pictures for children to cut out and order of events.
Why do you need this?
Sequencing pictures can help children understand the chronological order of events in a story or narrative. Teachers can use them to reinforce storytelling skills and support comprehension.
Working with sequencing pictures encourages critical thinking as children analyse the sequence of events and identify the correct order. It promotes problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Sequencing activities promote language development by encouraging children to describe the events depicted in the pictures. It provides opportunities for vocabulary expansion and oral language practice.
How and when might you use this?
This activity could be used in a variety of ways such as:
· Early learning independent work
· Small group instruction to provide targeted support
· Speech and language support
· Independent work stations
For continued use I would recommend laminating this resource and using Velcro to move the jigsaw pieces around.
What is included?
Included are 11 boards showing first, next, then, last. Each board has 4 sequencing pictures to order. Sequencing pictures include:
· Doing laundry
· Making the bed
· Making breakfast cereal
· Making a sandwich
· Washing the dishes
· Making a sundae
· A snowman melting
· Carving a pumpkin
· Building a sandcastle
· Baking cookies
Activity in which children are to match pictures to identical pictures.
Why do you need this?
Matching identical pictures helps children develop visual discrimination skills. They learn to recognise subtle differences and similarities between images, which is essential for reading and other visual tasks.
This activity encourages children to observe details in pictures closely. They learn to pay attention to specific features and characteristics, enhancing their observational skills.
How and when might you use this?
This activity could be used in a variety of ways such as:
· Early learning independent work
· Small group instruction to provide targeted support
· Independent work stations
For continued use I would recommend laminating this resource and using Velcro to move the jigsaw pieces around.
What is included?
Included are 9 boards each showing 12 pictures and then 12 matching pictures for each board.
Children match CVC words to the corresponding pictures. 120 cards containing either a CVC word or picture and then with cards to match.
Why do you need this?
Matching pictures with corresponding CVC words helps students develop word recognition skills. By associating the visual image with the written word, students strengthen their ability to identify and read CVC words independently.
By engaging in activities that pair words with pictures, students develop reading comprehension skills. They learn to make connections between written text and its meaning, improving their overall understanding of the material.
How and when might you use this?
This activity could be used in a variety of way:
· Small group instruction to provide targeted support
· Independent work stations
· Early morning work
· Homework for additional practice
· Assessment
For continued use I would recommend laminating this resource and using Velcro to move the jigsaw pieces around.
What is included?
Included are 62 cards with CVC words on and corresponding pictures to match and 62 cards with pictures on and corresponding words to match.
2 different versions of spot the odd one out worksheets.
Why do you need this?
These worksheets encourage students to think critically and identify patterns or differences among items. This helps develop their analytical skills.
For younger students or those with learning difficulties, spot the odd one out activities can help develop visual discrimination skills, which are essential for reading and other academic tasks.
How and when might you use this?
Spot the odd one out worksheets are versatile and can be integrated into various parts of a lesson to promote critical thinking, review concepts, provide practice, assess understanding, and accommodate different learning styles and levels.
What is included?
· 4 worksheets in which children have to identify which picture is facing in a different direction
· 6 worksheets in which a box shows items that all connected in some way except for one. Children need to find which picture does not belong.
CVC word bingo with 2 different versions – one with words and one with pictures.
Why do you need this?
Bingo games provide an engaging and interactive way to reinforce phonics skills, including decoding and blending CVC words. Playing bingo helps students practice recognising common letter-sound correspondences and blending them into words. CVC word bingo introduces students to a variety of simple, high-frequency words that are essential for early reading development. By playing the game, students expand their sight word vocabulary and become more proficient readers.
How and when might you use this?
This game can be used in a variety of ways:
· Whole class instructions as a fun and interactive way to reinforce phonic skills
· Small group activities for targeted practice of decoding CVC words
· Children can play independently or in pairs
· Homework to reinforce learning of CVC words
What’s included?
Included in this resource is:
· 7 bingo game boards with pictures on
· 7 bingo game boards with words on
· 56 picture cards
· 56 word cards
· 14 colour cards
54 Flash cards showing CCVC words with corresponding pictures.
Why do you need this?
Mastering CCVC words (Consonant-Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) is an important early reading milestone. These CCVC Word and Picture Flash Cards provide engaging practice to boost decoding, spelling and vocabulary skills. Working with these cards increases exposure to the common CCVC pattern, laying the foundation for decoding unfamiliar words.
How and when might you use this?
Teachers can use the cards for direct instruction, word walls, and reading games.
What’s included?
This set includes 54 printable flash cards with short CCVC words like frog, clip, plum, truck etc each paired with colourful illustrations.
45 Flash cards showing CVCC words with corresponding pictures.
Why do you need this?
Mastering CVCC words (Consonant-Vowel-Consonant-Consonant) is an important early reading milestone. These CVCC Word and Picture Flash Cards provide engaging practice to boost decoding, spelling and vocabulary skills. Working with these cards increases exposure to the common CVCC pattern, laying the foundation for decoding unfamiliar words.
How and when might you use this?
Teachers can use the cards for direct instruction, literacy centers, word walls, and reading games.
What’s included?
This set includes 45 printable flash cards with short CVCC words like sand, bank, ring, fish etc each paired with colorful illustrations.
56 Flash cards showing CVC words with corresponding pictures.
Why do you need this?
Flashcards provide a visual aid for teaching phonics by pairing CVC words with corresponding images. Pairing CVC words with pictures helps build students’ vocabulary by providing visual representations of the words. This enhances comprehension and reinforces word-meaning associations.
Flashcards allow students to practice decoding CVC words by sounding out each letter and blending the sounds together to read the word. Repetitive exposure to CVC words through flashcards improves decoding fluency.
How and when might you use this?
Teachers can use the cards for direct instruction, literacy centers, word walls, and reading games.
What’s included?
This set includes 56 printable flash cards with short CVC words like dog, , pet, map etc each paired with colorful illustrations.
These name the alien worksheets are a great way to get children used to the idea of nonsense words in a fun way. These ones are the simplest containing just basic phonemes to make 3 letter names.
Why do you need this?
Nonsense words, or “alien words,” are non-existent words that follow phonetic patterns. By practicing decoding these words, students strengthen their ability to apply phonics rules and sound out unfamiliar words encountered in text.
How and when might you use this?
These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways:
· During small group phonics sessions
· Independent work stations or literacy centers
· Homework practice
· Guided reading groups
· Morning work
· Whole class instruction
What is included?
Resource contains 6 worksheets:
· 5 worksheets, 1 for each vowel, in which children draw an alien and then cut and stick to create an alien name
· 1 worksheet in which there are 4 pictures of aliens and children can write a nonsense name underneath that they make up.
These name the alien worksheets are a great way to get children used to the idea of nonsense words in a fun way.
Why do you need this?
Nonsense words, or “alien words,” are non-existent words that follow phonetic patterns. By practicing decoding these words, students strengthen their ability to apply phonics rules and sound out unfamiliar words encountered in text.
These worksheets are valuable for teaching phonics skills, particularly digraphs (two letters representing one sound) and trigraphs (three letters representing one sound). They help students recognize and decode complex letter combinations, enhancing their reading fluency and word recognition.
How and when might you use this?
These worksheets can be used in a variety of ways:
· During small group phonics sessions
· Independent work stations
· Homework practice
· Guided reading groups
· Morning work
· Whole class instruction
What is included?
27 worksheets each containing a digraph or trigraph - ck, nk, ng, sh, th, ch, ay, ee, ow, oo, ar, or, ir, ou, oy, oa, ur, aw, er, ea, oi, ai, ew, igh, are, ear