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The Jolly Postman story resource pack
A resource pack for the story ‘The Jolly Postman’ by Janet & Allan Ahlberg. This engaging Literacy pack includes worksheets, display materials, games and crafts.
Also available is the resource pack for ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’
The pack includes:
Two Large display banners: ‘The Jolly Postman’ and also ‘The Jolly Postman or Other People’s Letters’ with a picture of the postman and lots of letters
A display border with pictures of letters and the Jolly Postman-this can be printed as many times as you need to border a display of any size
Drawings of the characters in the book such as the Jolly Postman and his bike, the Three Bears, the Wicked Witch, Cinderella etc (these are not printed from the book but have been drawn by myself)- these are in black and white and colour and are great for story telling and displays
Templates for writing different letters to the characters with black and white pictures and without pictures, templates for postcards, airmail letters and birthday cards
Masks of the characters in the story- these are provided in colour and black and white- great for retelling the story or for making up their own story
Worksheets for Numeracy, Literacy and general work- some of these are differentiated or can be used as templates for you to put your own sums on
Story word cards each with a picture of the Jolly Postman- these look good on displays or can be used in the writing area of your classroom to help when writing about the story
An A4 word card with words and pictures relating to the story
A4 poster with some nursery rhymes and pictures on
Question cards with questions relating to the story and a picture of the Jolly Postman and his bike-these are great to add to a display to encourage the children to think more about the story
A game relating to the story- deliver the letters from your sack the quickest to win the game
A colourful bingo game with pictures of the different characters and letters and parcels
A colourful matching pairs game
Counting cards up to 20
Large number line pictures with the numbers up to 20
Individual number lines up to 10 and 20 with the numbers written on letters
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the author or publisher of the story or any related stories or products.
Jim and the Beanstalk story resource pack
The pack includes:
Display resources
Banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a border for you to print out as many times as you need to use on a display board of any size
Characters- large coloured pictures of the characters in the story ‘Jim and Beanstalk’ to add to your display
Story words- as set of word cards with words relating to the story- great to add to your display or use on your writing area
Story questions- a set of decorated cards with questions about the story
Role play/ story props
Face masks- a set of coloured masks for retelling the story of ‘Jim and the Beanstalk’ or for making up new stories
Puppets- coloured stick puppets to make
Sequencing pictures- pictures to sequence when retelling the story
Story props- a set of props to use when retelling the story
Literacy
A4 word card- an A4 sized card with words and pictures about the story ‘Jim and the Beanstalk’- great to use when writing
Coin alphabet line- an alphabet line on giant coins to print out and display
Worksheets- various worksheets including a book review, writing and drawing about a favourite part of the story, drawing what happens next etc.
Writing pages- four photocopiable sheets with borders for the children to write about the story or to include in your writing area
Letter to Jim- write a letter to Jim on this decorated note paper
Design a book cover- design your own cover for the book
Numeracy
Tape measure number line- create a long number line for your classroom that looks like a tape measure
Worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the tape measures, measuring worksheets, add the numbers on the coins
Make your own tape measure- add numbers to the tape measure and then use to measure different things in the classroom
Power points
Story questions- answer the questions about the story and click on the correct answer
Counting Power point- count the number of objects on each page and click on the correct answer
Art and craft
Puppets- colour and make your own puppets for retelling the story
Face masks- colour the face masks
Colouring pictures- various pictures to colour
Design a coin- design a new coin for the giant to use
Make your own glasses- cut out and make your own glasses to wear- you could even add some coloured acetate!
Games to make and play
Matching pairs- match the pictures for the story
Number bingo- count and cover the pictures from the story
Beanstalk game- a game for two players to try to reach the top of the beanstalk first
Create a giant- take it in turns to reveal a new wig, teeth or glasses and see if they are needed for your giant
The Shopping Basket - story resource pack
A bumper resource pack for the popular story ‘The Shopping Basket’ by John Burningham
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on shopping baskets relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- coloured pictures of each of the animals and foods in the story and the words
Shopping and animal posters- A4 posters with each animal and food on with the name
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Shopping alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on the different foods in the shopping basket
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Writing worksheet- write about the different animals in the story
Shopping list worksheet- label the different items in the shopping basket
Favourite part of the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
MATHS
Basket number line- a number line to 50 on shopping baskets
Counting cards- count the objects from 1-10
Size ordering worksheets- order the character props by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of items in each shopping basket
Number worksheet- draw the correct number of foods
GAMES
Picture bingo- collect the characters and foods for your bingo board
Matching pairs- find the picture matching pairs
Number dominoes- a colourful domino game to make and play
Shopping game- collect the different foods needed for your shopping basket by spinning the spinner
ART & CRAFT
Picture jigsaws- cut out and reassemble the jigsaws of the different characters
Tracing sheets
Stick puppets
Face masks
Play dough mats- make the correct number of items in each shopping basket
Matching worksheet- match each character to the correct food
Colouring
Make a 3D basket- cut out and make a shopping basket
Drawing worksheet
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Large character and food pictures to match
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or product
The Biggest Apple Ever - Book Companion, Sequencing and Science
This book companion is based on the book ‘The Biggest Apple Ever’ by Steven Kroll which is a great story for Fall and Halloween.
This engaging pack includes worksheets, games, crafts, story sequencing activities and Science activities.
The pack contains:
Beginning, middle and end organizer
Character posters- these are great for bulletin boards to add adjectives about each character
Character traits worksheets about Clayton and Desmond
Graphic organizers
My favorite part of the story- draw and write
Retell the story- two versions of writing/drawing worksheets
Sequence pictures in color and blackline
Sequence the story cut and paste
True or False- read the statements about the story and color the true and false ones
What happens next- two worksheets to draw and write
Venn diagram comparisons- compare Clayton and Desmond and their ideas
Literacy Centre- ABC order with two levels of difficulty
Instructional writing- ‘How to make apple pie’ - drawing and writing activity
Science:
Apple investigation worksheet
Label the apple- help Clayton and Desmond to label the apple- two versions
My facts about apples- write some facts about apples
Emergent reader book- The apple - a book about the life cycle of an apple
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever - Book Companion, Sequencing and Science
This book companion is based on the book ‘The Biggest Pumpkin Ever’ which is a great story for Fall and Halloween. It includes worksheets, games, display materials, games and activities.
It also includes science activities to learn more about pumpkins.
The pack contains:
Beginning, middle and end organizer
Character posters- these are great for bulletin boards to add adjectives about each character
Character traits worksheets about Clayton and Desmond
Graphic organizers
My favorite part of the story- draw and write
Retell the story- two versions of writing/drawing worksheets
Sequence pictures in color and blackline
Sequence the story cut and paste
Sort the statements- cut and paste the statements about Clayton and Desmond
Speech bubble worksheets- two writing activities to think what the characters might be saying
What happens next- two worksheets to draw and write
Word search- a fun themed word search
Writing activity- draw and write what each character did with the biggest pumpkin and what you would do
Venn diagram comparisons- compare Clayton and Desmond and their ideas
Science:
Pumpkin investigation worksheet
The life cycle of a pumpkin cut and paste activity
Pumpkin life cycle color posters
Instructional writing- write or draw the steps for how to grow a pumpkin
Emergent reader book- My Pumpkin - a book about the life cycle of a pumpkin
We're Going on a Bear Hunt- book companion plus sequencing and prepositions
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen is a lovely classic book which children love!
This pack has a variety of activities for your children to use:
Large color and black line sequence pictures- these can be printed smaller for different uses or kept large for bulletin boards
Bear prepositon cards showing the bear in different places
Graphic organizers- two versions
An emergent reader book- this is an interactive book for the children to place a toy figure in the correct prepositional spot on each page or to draw themselves on each page
Label the bear- two versions for the children to copy the words in the correct boxes or to write the label in the way of the author
Rhyming word literacy center- match the rhyming word cards or the word and picture cards. Recording sheet also included
Story retelling sheets- two versions for children to draw the missing parts of the map or to cut and paste the sequence pictures in order
True or False- color the statements about the story
What do you find in the cave- a drawing and writing activity
What happens next- draw and write
Write three sentences about the bear
The Little Scarecrow Boy book companion - Autumn / Fall
This book companion is based on the book ‘The Little Scarecrow Boy’ by Margaret Wise Brown. This is a fun book for Autumn/Fall about a scarecrow boy and growing up.
The packet contains:
Beginning, middle and end organizer
Writing activity- I would scare the crows by…
Text-to-self activity- The Little Scarecrow Boy needed to grow up before he could… I need to grow up before I can…
Drawing and writing activity- my #6 face
Emergent reader book- My Scarecrow- read and color the book
Comparing characters- compare Old Man Scarecrow and The Little Scarecrow Boy plus color pictures of the characters to add words and phrases around
Graphic organizers
Scarecrows Can, Have, Are grid
Draw the six faces that the Little Scarecrow Boy made to scare the crows
Feelings writing activity- how he felt at the begging of the story and why and how he felt at the end and why he felt that way
My Scarecrow writing activity- draw your own scarecrow and describe it
If I were a Scarecrow activity sheet- what would you name be, what would you look like, how would you scare the crows, where would you live and what would by your favorite thing to do
Apple Trouble book companion- Autumn / Fall
This book companion is based on the book ‘Apple Trouble’ which is a lovely story for Autumn/Fall. It contains a variety of activities and colorful sequencing cards.
The packet contains:
A set of colorful sequencing cards- also provided in blackline
Story comprehension cards with a choice of two picture answers or three picture answers for children of differing abilities
My favorite part of the story- draw and write worksheet
Graphic organizers- three versions
Text-to-self activity- What trouble did Hedgehog have and what trouble have they had themselves
Writing activity- what would you so Hedgehog didn’t get things caught on her spikes again?
Sequencing worksheets- order the pictures from 1st to 10th to retell the story or cut and paste the pictures of the things that got stuck on Hedgehogs back in the correct order
Beginning, Middle and End organizer
Hedgehog grid- Hedgehogs Can, Have, Are
Writing activity- write three sentences about Hedgehog
What happens next- two worksheets to draw and write what happens next in the story
List writing- make a list of everything that got stuck on Hedgehog’s spikes
Problem and Solution- draw and write about Hedgehog’s problem, a solution that didn’t work and the solution that did work
Story retelling set craftivity- A large hedgehog and all of the items that got stuck on her spikes to cut and paste or use when listening to the story- in color and blackline
Tacky the Penguin book companion
Tacky the Penguin is a lovely fun story about accepting peoples differences.
This book companion includes:
Graphic organizers
My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity
I would like to be friends with Tacky because… writing activity
Venn diagrams- compare Tacky and his companions and also Tacky and real penguins
‘A new companion for Tacky’ writing activity
Can, Have, Are grids for Tacky and Penguins
Text-to-self connections- Things the Penguins are afraid of and things I am afraid of- two worksheets
True or False worksheets about the story of Tacky the Penguin
Tacky’s Tricks- draw and write
Writing activity to write about why it is good to be different
Writing activity- All About Tacky
Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts
Cause and Effect- cards to match plus three differentiated worksheets
Character traits
Writing activity- ‘I am Unique’
Cut and paste the beginning and ends of the sentences
Snowmen at Night book companion
Snowmen at Night is a lovely story for Winter.
This book companion includes:
Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in blackline
Sequencing worksheet cut and paste
Graphic organizers
Sequence the sentences to retell the story
My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity
If I were a snowman activity sheet
Label the snowman- two versions for writing or cut and paste
‘My Snowman’ writing activity
Snowman Can, Have, Are grid
Story map- draw in the missing parts of the story- two versions for differentiation
Text-to-self connections- What do the snowmen and you do at night, What do the snowman and you do in the snow
Three ‘What happens next’ drawing and writing worksheets
Two worksheets for students to list or draw the things the snowmen did at night
Writing activity to write about what they would do at night if they were snowmen- a writing and a drawing version
Writing activity- What do the snowmen do at night in the story and what do they think snowmen really do at night
Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts
FOOTBALL teaching resources - EYFS, KS1, England, Europe, Euros
FOOTBALL RESOURCES- EYFS
A fun resource pack with a football theme. Great to use during the football tournament and designed for younger children
The pack includes:
A colourful picture bingo game to make and play
Colour by numbers worksheets
Colouring pictures
Count and clip cards
Cut and stick worksheet for learning about the flags
Cut and stick initial sound worksheets
Design a football kit and trophy
Colourful display pictures
Collect the footballs game- roll the dice and add or take away 1 football each time
1:1 cut and stick worksheets
Football player finger puppets to make
Find the letters worksheets
An alphabet line on footballs
A rhyming football boots game
A mini football book to assemble for each child for them to read and colour
Jigsaws
An I-spy game to make and play
Various football themed games- picture dominoes, matching pairs, roll and colour dice game, spin and colour initial sounds
Playdough mats
Size order worksheets
Repeating patterns worksheets and activity cards
Templates for colouring and collage work
Trace the paths pencil control worksheets and tracing pictures
Sorting cards and threading cards
Pumpkin Soup- Book study unit PLUS Math and Science activities
This is one my favorite books for Autumn/Fall. The pack accompanies the book ‘Pumpkin Soup’ by Helen Cooper but many of the differentiated activities can also be used as general Fall or Halloween activities.
Literacy/ Book activities:
Sequencing cards in color and blackline to help teach your students sequencing and story retelling. These can be used in a pocket chart or can be put in a center.
Graphic organizers for summarizing the story, settings and problems and solutions and beginning, middle and end.
Various worksheets for recipe writing and writing instructions.
A comprehension worksheet.
Various writing activities such as an eight page writing book to write a sentence for each sequential story picture, opinion writing about their favorite part of the story, retelling the story writing worksheet, cut and paste sequence sheets and what happens next drawing and writing worksheets
Literacy Centers:
Alphabetical order and Syllable sort
Science activities:
Parts of a Pumpkin posters in color and blackline and accompanying differentiated worksheets.
Pumpkin describing worksheet.
Pumpkin life cycle posters in color and accompanying differentiated worksheets.
Pumpkins have, are, need worksheet.
Math activities:
Pumpkin sums worksheets.
Math center- match the numbered pumpkin to the ten frame plus accompanying worksheets.
Thanks for looking and enjoy!
THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A BELL - Christmas story resource pack
There was an old lady who swallowed a bell is a perfect story for Christmas!
This pack is full of retelling activities, craftivities, writing activities plus a set of colored sequence cards.
The activities included are:
A set of 14 coloured pictures for sequencing the story- these can all be used or for younger children just a few of the main picture cards can be used
Comprehension worksheet
A set of comprehension question cards to choose the correct answer from a choice of two
Worksheet- colour the things the old lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow
Craftivity- assemble the parts and fill in a choice of two sentences
Cut and paste worksheet of what the old lady ate
Craftivity- cut out the old lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out
Writing sheets- 8 different worksheet to list five things the old lady ate such as five things that are green, five things that begin with ‘b’. Plus a blank version of the worksheet
Missing word worksheet to complete the sentences with the words listed at the bottom of the page
A Question worksheet
A story retelling worksheet to write four main parts of the story
Sentence scramble pack which can be used for activities or a literacy center with words to sequence and three worksheets to cut and stick the words to make the sentences
A cut and paste story sequence worksheet
Simple picture cards to sequence for the story
Titanic topic pack- Powerpoint lessons, worksheets and display materials
A set of 6 Powerpoint lessons with worksheets and teaching resources for each lesson.
1- Life in the 1900’s- giving an overview of life at the time of the maiden voyage of The Titanic including leisure, travel etc with a worksheet for the children to fill in what they know about The Titanic and what they want to find out.
2- Building the Titanic- looking at who built the Titanic and where it was built with worksheets looking at advertising posters.
3- Life on board the Titanic- what was the accommodation like for the different classes, what activities could be done on board- with worksheets to label different parts of the ship, researching different passengers, describing rooms and comparing the rooms of the different classes.
4- The maiden voyage of The Titanic- Looking at the route the Titanic took, icebergs, the survivors and victims and why it sunk. Worksheets including mapping the route, writing diary entries, newspaper reports and writing postcards.
5- Timeline- pages to view as a Powerpoint or print to create a timeline for display including worksheets to sequence events, writing activities and sequencing statements.
6- The discovery of the Titanic- looking at equipment used to explore the wreck and looking at artefacts found.
Also includes:
Display materials including word cards, display banner and fact cards
Photographs for display and discussion
A crossword
Writing pages with themed borders
An acrostic poem writing activity
An A4 word mat with word relating to the Titanic and the crew
A fact and fiction worksheet to sort the statements
Newspaper reports from the time and posters advertising the Titanic for use on displays and discussion
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New Term bumper pack- Multicultural, classroom set
A great set of resources for displaying in your new classroom.
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Pirates bumper pack- plus pirate ship role play
A bumper topic pack for pirates, a fun story resource pack for the book ‘Pirates Love Underpants’ and a complete role play set to set up a pirate ship.
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Minibeasts topic pack and story resources- Very Hungry Caterpillar
A bumper pack of minibeasts resources plus three book activity packs.
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Seaside bumper pack- role play, story resources and topic pack
This bundle contains the bumper seaside topic pack, two seaside themed story packs and a fun role play pack for creating a seaside role play area.
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End of Term / Summer resources pack- writing, memory book, class certificates
A pack of great activites for the end of the school year or term.
Writing activities which could be made into a book or used for assessments.
A fun memory book to make for the children to take home to remember their school year.
A pack of fun, colourful certificates to give out to your class at the end of term.
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Life cycle bundle- Frog, Chicken, Duck, Butterfly
Four great packs for teaching about life cycles of animals. Each pack includes display materials, games, worksheets, crafts plus much more.