This book companion pack has lots of fun and engaging activities for your students. A great book for Halloween! The activities included are: Literacy center- read the room Literacy center- sentence scramble- 4 sentences to unscramble the cards and then cut and paste and write on the accompanying sheets Character traits sheets for the witch and the dragon Graphic organizers for parts of the story and characters, setting etc Character posters for discussion, bulletin boards, cutting to make jigsaws etc A cut and paste worksheet to find the right things to add to the cauldron Favourite part of the story worksheet Two magic spell writing activities Question cards with questions about the characters and story Comprehension worksheet Worksheets for retelling the story, writing activities, sentences about the new broom and about the witch etc Story retelling cards- these can be added to a bulletin board, used for table top retelling of the story or when writing about different parts of the story Compare and contrast the new and old broom and the witch and dragon Witches Can Have Are worksheet Two writing sheets for the children’s own writing

Jesus’ Christmas Party This pack has been produced to accompany the story of ‘Jesus’ Christmas Party’ by Nicholas Allan- a lovely story about the birth of Jesus. The pack includes: 1. A long colourful display banner 2. Question cards with questions about the story 3. Word cards- great for a display or to add to the writing area 4. Face masks in colour and black and white of the different characters in the story 5. Colour pictures to sequence to use when retelling the story 6. A sequencing worksheet 7. Puppets to make of the characters in the story- these are in colour and black and white 8. Design a crown for one of the Kings 9. Design a gift that you would give to baby Jesus 10. Make a 3D angel- this is provided in colour and black and white 11. Writing worksheets with pictures and lines below to write about the story 12. Writing pages with black and white borders to photocopy and add to the writing area 13. An alphabet line on angels 14. A number line to 50 on stars 15. A collection of activity play dough mats to make extra parts of the picture 16. A bingo game with pictures of the characters in ‘Jesus’ Christmas Party’ 17. A colourful matching pairs game to make and play 18. A dice game to roll one or two dice and colour the angel with the correct number 19. An A4 word mat- great to use when writing about the story 20. A collection of colouring pictures 21. A 3D nativity scene to make- this is provided in colour and black and white 22. Word and picture flash cards 23. A worksheet to draw the different characters in the stable 24. A worksheet to cut and stick the characters on the stable scene according to the initial letters 25. A board game to make and play- ‘Follow that star’ follow the path of stars to see which wise man reaches the stable first 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 products.

Letters and Sounds Phonics Phase 2 IWB resources A huge pack with great interactive activities to use on an Interactive Whiteboard or on the computer. Lots of interactive learning activities to cover Phase 2 of the Letters and Sounds scheme Teaching letters: A Power point presentation for each letter or grapheme in Phase 2-with slides to show the letter and letter formation and listen to the sound then interactive slides to choose initial sounds. Practising letter recognition: Five Power points which show different sets of letters for children to say them as they are shown. Teaching blending for reading: Four Power points for children to use the sound buttons to read each word. Practising blending for reading 1: Five Powerpoints such as 'What's in the hat' and reading words on bees and clicking on the correct flower. Practising blending for reading 2: Three Power points similar to the buried treasure game as phase 2 Teaching segmentation: Three Power Points using phoneme frames to sound-talk the words and choose the correct letters. Practising segmentation: Six Full Circle Power Points- the teacher reads out the word from a list for the children to write and then clicks on the next box on the Power Point to reveal the word for the children to check- each changed letter is highlighted each time. Tricky words: Five Powerpoints for reading and practising the tricky words at phase 2. High Frequency words: Four Power Points for the children to read the high- frequency word and then a sentence with that word highlighted and then further practice of quickly reading the words at the end. Reading captions: Three Power Points where children read the caption and then choose the correct picture to match it. Writing captions: Two Power Points which show a picture and a selection of words. Children need to read the words and then decide which order the words come in to make a caption for the picture.

Start off the new school year with this activity pack which accompanies the book ‘The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School’ by Laura Murray. It is a fun story to use to help introduce your children to the school and staff. The packs includes: Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in black and white Sequencing worksheet cut and paste Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end Graphic organisers Character traits My favourite part of the story writing and drawing activity Design a Gingerbread Man and Design a Gingerbread Person worksheets Asking question- Think of Who, What, When, Where and Why questions to ask the Gingerbread Man The Gingerbread Man Is, Can, Have grid Problems and solutions- three differentiated sheets Retell the story writing worksheet Design a MISSING poster- three differentiated versions Missing word worksheets- two versions with each one differentiated Text-to-self connections- What I do at school and what the Gingerbread Man does Three what happens next drawing and writing worksheets Write three sentences about the Gingerbread Man True or False sentences about the story- differentiated versions Instructional writing- write the recipe for Gingerbread Men Comprehension worksheet

There was an old lady who swallowed some books is a perfect story for the start of the school year. This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, comprehension activities and a story telling craftivity. The activities included are: If I were an old lady I would swallow… worksheet A set of comprehension question cards to choose the correct answer from a choice of two Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate in the correct order Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out Writing sheet to write three sentences My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write A cut and paste story sequence worksheet Simple picture cards to sequence for the story Alphabetical order literacy center with recording sheet In my backpack… writing sheet Missing word worksheet based on the story Three number jigsaws with numbers 1-5 and 1-10 to order Rhyming words literacy center with recording sheet What happens next… two worksheets

I love this cute story for Easter and this set of activities is great to use after reading the book. The pack includes: Graphic organisers My favorite part of the story drawing and writing activity (also included is the spelling favourite) Adjective activity to describe Hoppi ‘If I were a bunny…’ activity sheet My Easter egg- design an Easter egg and write three sentences about it Text-to-self connections- three different sheets for drawing and writing Writing activities My favorite egg- draw and write about your favorite egg from the story (also included is the spelling favourite) Sequencing cards- 12 picture cards for retelling the story, describing activities or even make into games such as matching pairs I hope you enjoy using the activities x

There was an old lady who swallowed a frog is a perfect story for Spring and to use with a topic on Growing. This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, literacy centers and a story telling craftivity. The activities included are: Cut, paste and color worksheet to add the labels to the picture Rhyming words literacy center Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate in the correct order Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out Cut and paste the things the old lady swallowed and didn’t swallow My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write Writing worksheet- the old lady swallowed a ______ because ______ Simple picture cards to sequence for the story Upper and lower case letters on gloves literacy center Planting a seed sequencing cards and worksheet What do plants need - two different worksheets (Worksheets with alternative spelling are included)

Start off the new school year with the activity pack which accompanies the book ‘If You Take a Mouse to School’ by Laura Numeroff. The packs includes: Literacy Center- ABC order Literacy Center- Syllable sort with three differentiated worksheets Sequencing picture cards Sequencing worksheets - two cut and paste activities Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end Graphic organisers Character description If I took an animal to school… writing and drawing activity List the things the mouse did at school Making comparisons- write three things you do at school and three things mouse does Retell the story writing worksheet School writing activity Making comparisons- what is in my backpack compared to the boys Text-to-self connections- Draw and write you at school and the mouse at school Two what happens next drawing and writing worksheets Venn diagram

Start off the new school year with the activity pack which accompanies the book ‘David Goes to School’ by David Shannon. It is a great story for looking at school rules and the effects of bad choices. The packs includes: Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end Graphic organisers Character traits of David Advice for David- write and draw what he should/ should not do at school Favourite part of the story worksheet Draw and write things David did at school- two variations My school writing worksheet for children to write one of their rules and explain why it is important Making comparisons Opinion writing- would you like David in your class? My school rules- children write four of their rules Retell the story worksheet School rules- what we should and shouldn’t do Davids behaviour at school- write about what David should have done Writing and drawing worksheet

There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow is a perfect story for the winter snowy days! This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, comprehension activities and a story telling craftivity. The activities included are: If I were a cold lady I would swallow… worksheet Comprehension worksheet A set of comprehension question cards to choose the correct answer from a choice of two Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out Writing sheet to write three sentences Finish the sentences worksheet Label the snowman- one worksheet with words at the bottom to use for labelling and the other without words A story retelling worksheet to write four main parts of the story My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write A cut and paste story sequence worksheet Simple picture cards to sequence for the story

There was an old lady who swallowed a bat is a perfect story for Halloween. This pack is full of writing activities, sequencing activities, comprehension activities and a story telling craftivity. The activities included are: Cut, paste and color worksheet to add the labels to the picture A comprehension worksheet about the story Worksheet- color the things the cold lady swallowed and put a cross through the things she didn’t swallow Cut and paste worksheet of what the cold lady ate in the correct order Craftivity- cut out the cold lady and feed her the picture cards in order- the face can be pasted onto a box and the mouth cut out Bats Can, Have, Are grid worksheet My favorite part of the story worksheet to draw and write A cut and paste story sequence worksheet Simple picture cards to sequence for the story Retelling the story writing worksheet Upper and lower case letters literacy center Finish the sentences writing worksheet based on the story Word family literacy center for short vowel ‘a’ with two recording sheets What happens next… two worksheets (Worksheets with alternative spelling are included)

ALL ABOUT ME This collection of worksheets would be great for an end of term activity to make into a book to send up to the new teacher or would be great in September for getting to know your new children. Would also be great to make quick and easy displays for the new term. Also great for NQT’s to get to know the children in their class. These are all activities which have been trialled in schools and used for project books and display work. The pack contains 20 pages which can be made into a workbook (some sheets have similar ideas on so you could choose the most suitable for your class). In the pack: Long colourful banner ‘All About Me’ Workbook cover All about Me page My self portrait My birthday Design your own t-shirt My favourite book I am good at… I feel happy/ sad when… I hope to learn… I like watching… In my house… My favourite activities My favourite animals etc My friends My new class Name cards to make Shield and guide for filling in the parts Things I am good at Trophy page Great resources for a new term or ‘Ourselves’ topic.

Dear Father Christmas A delightful story for Christmas about the letters from a little girl to Father Christmas and the replies from him. The pack includes: A long title banner with pictures of Father Christmas and the elves Word cards with words relating to the story and Father Christmas A large picture of Father Christmas in his sleigh and the reindeers to cut out and make into a large picture with the reindeer pulling the sleigh Question cards with questions relating to the story and pictures of Father Christmas Colour pictures of Father Christmas, his sleigh, the elves and reindeer A collection of colouring pictures and posters A collection of Christmas wintery houses and trees to make into a lovely village scene display Display words for writing letters- great for Christmas letter writing An Advent calendar to make A matching pairs game to collect the matching coloured stockings Letter writing templates for writing your letter to Father Christmas An alphabet line on patterned envelopes Face masks in colour and black and white of Father Christmas, elves and reindeer A number line to 50 on cute elves A worksheet to draw Erol the elf A worksheet to decorate the Christmas tree Design a decoration to hang on the Christmas tree A collection of decorations to cut out and colour which you can then hang on the Christmas tree A game to spin the spinner and collect the coloured presents Posters of all the reindeer and their names A worksheet to decorate the sleigh and draw some presents for Father Christmas to deliver A worksheet to design a ticket for a sleigh ride A colourful bingo game with a Christmas theme Various maths worksheets to count the number of presents, fill in the missing numbers and order the numbered stockings 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 products.