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Literacy for early childhood
Rosie's Walk resource pack- story sack, farm
A great resource pack for the story ‘Rosie’s Walk’
Includes:
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on beehives relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards
Photos- colours photos of farmyards and the animals in the story
Fact cards- simple fact cards with facts about foxes and chickens
A4 word card
Hen alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful hens
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
Rhyming words- sort the pictures into those that rhyme with ‘hen’ and ‘fox’
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story
Character worksheets- write about the characters in the story
Label a hen- label the different parts of the hen
‘My Walk’ book- make your own book about your walk and what you see on the way
Bee number line- a number line to 50 on colourful bees
Preposition words- words from the story to add to a display
Counting cards- count the bees from 1-10
Preposition posters- with word and a picture showing the hen behind, in front etc
Preposition worksheet- write where the hen is in each picture
Size ordering worksheets- order the hens by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of bees and hens
Preposition play mat- place Rosie behind, next to etc
Bee number rhyme pack- a rhyme card for singing the rhyme, face masks and props for use when singing the rhyme
Matching pairs- match the pictures
Build a hen- roll a die and collect a part of your hen- how many hens can you make?
Board game- travel around the farmyard to reach the hen house first
Preposition bingo- collect the different pictures for your board
Design a new hen house- design a new house for Rosie
Tracing sheets- trace the dotted lines on the pictures to practice fine motor control
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet characters
Play dough mats- make the different things seen on Rosie’s walk
Colouring
Drawing worksheets- draw the different things found on Rosie’s farm
Farm map- cut and stick the things seen on Rosie’s walk through the farm yard
Make a windmill
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Story props- large coloured pictures of the different things in the story
Story map- an A4 and an A3 map of the Rosie’s farm- great for display and discussion
Face masks
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.
Monkey Puzzle story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Story words
Large lettering- Large A-Z letters in lower and upper case with a leaf decoration- great for larger display titles or to create a different alphabet line
Large pictures- Large coloured pictures of the animals in the story, leaves and plants and different bugs to help you create a great display
Word and picture cards- cards with the name and picture of each of the animals in the story
LITERACY
Word mat- An A4 word mat with words and pictures relating to the story
Speech bubble worksheets- various worksheets to write what the different animals are saying
Writing paper- various writing sheets with themed borders to use for work about the story or to add to the writing area
Alphabet line
Acrostic poems
Guess the animal cards- read the clues and match to the correct animal from the story
Worksheets- Various worksheets about the story and animals including matching the animal to the clue, initial sounds, cut and stick animal names etc
My jungle day
Describe your mum- A worksheet to draw and describe your own mum
Favourite part- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
NUMERACY
Number line
Size ordering- order the caterpillars and snakes in length order
Roll-a-die game- roll a die and collect the part of your animal
Colour by numbers
Symmetry
Counting worksheets- Count the animals worksheets with numbers 1-3, 1-5 and 1-10
Addition- an alternative colour by numbers sheets where children find the answer and colour the part of the butterfly
Missing numbers- fill in the missing numbers on the caterpillars
ART AND CRAFT
Animal puppets
Animal masks
Draw a jungle scene- draw your own jungle and the animals in it
Colouring
Jigsaw puzzle- design your own jigsaw puzzle and then cut out the pieces
Poems and rhymes- a collection of decorated cards with rhymes and poems about jungle animals
Tracing
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
Animal photos- lovely colour photos to print out and add to a display
Jungle photos
Animal fact cards
Butterfly life cycle pictures
Life cycle worksheets- various worksheets about the life cycle of a butterfly
Power Point
STORY TELLING
Story sack tag
Coloured puppets
Coloured face masks
Sequence cards
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.
Each Peach Pear Plum story resource pack- posters, literacy, numeracy, nursery rhymes
A bumper resource pack for the popular story ‘Each Peach Pear Plum'.
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful display border or branches and leaves to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on leaves relating to the story
Character flashcards- coloured pictures of each of the characters in the story and their names
Large leaves, fruit and trees- use these to create extra display borders, displays etc
Character posters- A4 sized posters of each character and their name
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Leaves alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on leaves
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
Character letters- write a letter from each of the characters in the story
‘I Spy’ initial sounds display- create a colourful display with A4 card with ‘I spy something beginning with…’ and a collection of A-Z pictures to hide behind leaves on the display for the children to spot the object
Nursery rhyme posters- coloured posters with some of the rhymes from the story
Nursery rhyme sequencing- cut up the sentences from the nursery rhymes and order
Rhyming word worksheet
MATHS
Tree number line- a number line to 50 on colourful fruit trees
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 fruit and leaves
Number book- make your own number book for numbers from 1-10 by drawing the correct number of objects on each page
GAMES
Picture bingo- collect the characters and props for your bingo board
I spy game- spin the letter spinner and be the first to spot a picture starting with that sound
Rhyming pairs- find the matching rhyming pairs
ART & CRAFT
Picture jigsaws
Tracing sheets
Stick puppets
I spy mini book- draw objects starting with the correct initial sound on each page
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks
Play dough mats
Matching worksheet
Colouring sheets
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks
Stick puppets
Large character and prop 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 products.
The Smartest Giant in Town story resources
A bumper resource pack for the story 'The Smartest Giant in Town' by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. An engaging Literacy unit with worksheets, display materials, games and crafts.
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful themed border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on decorated cards relating to the story
Title poster- an A4 poster with title, author and illustrators name
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards with the different clothes to add to a display or writing area
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Clothes alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful clothes
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
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Write about the story- write sentences about the different pictures
Diary- write George’s diary
Questions worksheets- write some questions you would like to ask the Giant
Labelling and matching worksheets- label the clothes and animals, write the missing words, Match the clothing to the correct animal and fill in the initial letters
Letter writing- write a letter to the Giant
Thank you letters and cards- write some letters from the animals to thank the Giant
Sequencing worksheet- cut and stick the story pictures in the correct order
What happens next- draw and write what happens next in the story
Number line- a number line to 50
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the shoes plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Size ordering worksheets
Dot to dots- three different sheets with numbers from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Colour by numbers- colour the pictures using the numbers
Repeating patterns- copy and continue the patterns on the ties
Matching pairs
Bingo- a colourful bingo game
Dice game- throw a die to collect the parts of the picture first
Design a tie- design a new tie for the giant to wear
Tracing ties- various patterns on tie to trace over the dotty lines
Draw new clothes- draw a new outfit for the giant
Finish the picture- draw the missing parts of the different pictures
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks
Stick puppets- coloured and black and white stick puppets
Aliens Love Underpants story resource pack
An engaging for the story ‘Aliens love Underpants’ by Claire Freedman. The unit includes worksheets, games, display materials, craft activities and sequencing activities.
Includes:
DISPLAY:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- two colourful themed borders to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on spaceships relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display or writing area
Underpant colours- coloured underpants each with the colour name on
Alien posters- a set of colourful posters showing different aliens
LITERACY:
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Underpants alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful underpants
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 aliens are saying
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story
MATHS:
Alien number line- a number line to 50 on colourful aliens
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the underpants plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Size ordering worksheets- order the underpants and aliens by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of aliens and the underpants on the washing line
GAMES:
Matching pairs- match the underpants with the same patterns
Build an alien- roll a die and collect a part of your alien- how many aliens can you make?
Washing line game- find the missing number underpants to hang on your washing line
Dominoes- a number dominoes game to make and play
ARTS AND CRAFTS:
Design some underpants- draw a pattern on the underpants
Split pin aliens- cut and assemble some aliens
Tracing sheets- trace the patterns on the underpants and trace over the dotted lines on the aliens
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet aliens
Spaceship design- design a new spaceship for the aliens
Face masks- colour and decorate the alien face masks
Play dough mats- make the correct number of underpants for the washing line or make the patterns on the underpants
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
STORY TELLING:
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks- a set of coloured alien face masks to use when retelling the story or making up new stories
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
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.
A Squash and a Squeeze story resource pack
A bumper pack for the story ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The unit contains worksheets, sequencing activities, games, display materials and crafts.
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on houses relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards
Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the different animals in the story
Large coloured pictures- large character and animal pictures and a large house to print out and use on a display
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on animals
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
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
Rhyming words- A worksheet to find rhyming words in the story
Label the animals- A worksheet for each animal for the children to label the different parts of the animal
What happens next- A collection of worksheets for the children to draw and write what happens next in the story
NUMERACY
House number line
Counting worksheets
Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Size ordering- cut and order the animals by size
Table top number line- Number lines from 1-10 and 1-20 with the numbers on houses
Repeating patterns- continue the repeating animal patterns on the worksheets
GAMES
Matching pairs- match the pictures to play matching pairs or snap
Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story
Picture dominoes- a lovely game to make and play
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
A new house- draw a larger purpose built house for all the animals to live in with the little old lady
Face masks- colour and decorate the character and animal face masks
Colouring sheets
Split pin animals- cut out the animal parts and join together using split pins
Tracing pictures
Draw the scene- Draw the different scenes in the house when each animal arrives
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag
Story props- large coloured props of the house, characters etc to use when retelling the story
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.
Police role play pack
A bumper pack full of posters, signs, flashcards, pictures and writing opportunities to set up a role play area of a Police Station
The pack includes:
· A large colourful display banner
· Large A4 size letters of 'Police Station' - a great alternative for the role play area
· Large policeman and policewoman picture
· Large colour pictures of different things used by the police such as hats, whistle, handcuffs
· Topic word and picture cards
· A checked border which can be used on display and the police station notice boards
· A clock to make to display in the police station
· A number line to 50 on police helmets
· An alphabet line on police traffic cones- great to use in your outside area
· A plain police traffic cone- great for use in the outside area-laminate and attach to a block for the children to place where it is needed
· Police warning tape- laminate this and make into strips for the children to place around crime scenes
· Signs for your police station including 'Interview room', 'cells', 'store cupboard' etc.
· Dial 999 poster to display in your police station
· Police badges to make
· Police hats to make
Writing resources:
· An A4 incident book to make with cover and pages- this is in both colour and black and white
· A small incident book for the police officers to carry around with them
· An A4 prisoner book to make with cover and pages- this is in both colour and black and white
· Crime reporting forms
· Police identity cards
· Various wanted posters to draw and write on
· Five different writing pages-these can be used in the role play area and also for topic work
· Emergency message sheets
· Finger print forms
· Note and message pages
· A speeding ticket- great to use in the outdoor play area with the vehicles
The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes.
The Tiger who came to Tea story sack resources
The pack includes:
Colourful pictures of the characters in the story- these have been hand drawn by myself and are not the exact pictures from the book
Black and white pictures of the characters in the story 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' for the children to colour or collage to make a colourful display
A large title banner with tiger print border
A smaller colourful title poster
A number line to 50 on tea cups
An alphabet line on milk bottles
Fact cards about real tigers
Colourful face masks to print and make of the Tiger and other characters in the story
Black and white face masks for the children to decorate
Stick puppets of the characters and props in the story 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' for the children to retell the story or make up other stories
Various Literacy worksheets for different abilities
Various Maths worksheets for different abilities
A colourful shopping bingo game,
A 'Tiger Who Came to Tea' themed board game to make and play
A colourful tiger print display border- this can be printed as many times as you like to frame a display board of any size
Word flash cards of key words from the story- these are great to display when the children are writing about the story
An A4 word card
Question cards with questions about the story- these are great on a display to promote thinking about the story
Tiddler the Story Telling Fish story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banners- 2 colourful banner to print over 2 A4 pages- one with ‘Tiddler’ and the other with ‘Tiddler The story-telling fish’
Display border
Word cards- words relating to the story- great to add to a display or in the writing area
Word and picture flashcards
Character posters- a set of colourful posters showing different fish in the story with their names
Fish facts- simple facts about fish
Colour photos- A4 photos to print out and display showing some underwater scenes and fish
Title poster
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Shell alphabet
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets
Word searches
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story and characters including initial letter sounds, labelling the creatures, list worksheet, my favourite sea creature, writing a new fishy tale, missing poster
NUMERACY
Fish number line- a number line to 50 on colourful fish
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the shells plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Counting worksheets
Telling the time- a collection of clock posters showing the times mentioned in the story
Counting cards
Repeating patterns- draw the next sea creature to complete the repeating patterns
GAMES
Dominoes
Magnetic fishing game- make the 3D fish tank and take it in turns to catch fish plus ideas for different activities
Picture bingo
ACTIVITIES
Tracing sheets- trace the patterns on the fish
Stick puppets
Face masks
Fish templates
Story worksheets- various worksheets to draw different things, match pictures to speech bubbles and draw underwater scenes
Play dough mats- make the correct number of fish on each card
Colouring
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Sequencing worksheets- cut and stick the pictures in the correct order
Story telling props
Stick puppets
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.
The Animal Boogie story resource pack- Jungle animals
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a themed display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards of the animals in the story to add to a display or writing area
Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the different animals in the story
Large coloured pictures- large character and animal pictures to print out and use on a display
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on animals
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 children are saying
Word search-a word search with words from the story to find
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
Acrostic poem- A decorated worksheet to write your own ‘Jungle’ acrostic poem
Label the animals- Worksheets to label some of the animals in the story
Describe the animals worksheets
Children number line- a number line to 50 on multicultural children
Counting worksheets
Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Size ordering- cut and order the animals by size
Roll and colour- roll one or two die and colour in the correct animal on the sheet
Repeating patterns- continue the repeating animal patterns on the worksheets
Matching pairs
Picture bingo
Picture dominoes
Move like the animal- Cut out and make the die and move like the different animals
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
Bird collage- decorate the bird outline
Move like an animal- flashcards to prompt the children to move in different ways like the animals in the story
Face masks- colour and decorate the animal face masks
Tracing pictures
Cut and stick- Cut out the different animals
Draw the animals- Draw the different jungle animals in the scene
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag- a colourful tag to add to your story telling sack
Story props- large coloured props of the children and animals
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.
Duck in the Truck story pack- rhyming words
A great pack for the story ‘Duck in the Truck’ by Jez Alborough. Great for teaching about the book or making into a story sack.
Contains:
Display banner
Story word cards
Display border
Story poster
Picture flashcards
Story question cards for display
Face masks for retelling the story in colour and black and white
Stick puppets to make
A4 word card with pictures
Speech bubble worksheets
Alphabet line
Book review worksheet
Writing sheets
Rhyming words worksheet
Favourite part of the story worksheet
Number line
Missing numbers worksheets
Counting worksheets
Tracing pictures
Cut and assemble the truck worksheet
Cut and stick rhyme worksheet
Colouring pictures
Board game
Matching pairs game
Rhyming bingo game
Whatever Next story sack resources
The pack includes:
Display resources
Banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a starry 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 ‘Whatever Next’ 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
Puppets- coloured stick puppets to make
Sequencing pictures- pictures to sequence when retelling the story
Literacy
A4 word card
Star alphabet line- a bright alphabet line 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
Acrostic poem- an acrostic poem worksheet to write a poem about Space
Numeracy
Moon boot number line- count in twos on the coloured boots
Owl number line- a number line to 50 on owls
Worksheets- fill in the missing numbers, count the number of stars and addition sums on stars
Counting cards- cards with numbers to 20 and the corresponding number of stars for the children to count
Rocket countdown posters- a set of posters from 5-0 with Baby Bears rocket
Power points
Story questions- answer the questions about the story and click on the correct answer
Colour boots- reveal the coloured moon boots and then read the colour words and click on the correct one
Counting Power point- count the number of stars on each page and click on the correct answer
Art and craft
Design a rocket- design your own rocket for travelling to the moon
Puppets- colour and make your own puppets for retelling the story
Face masks- colour the face masks
Colouring pictures- various pictures to colour
Picnic on the moon- create your own picnic to take to the moon
Games to make and play
Matching pairs- match up the patterned moon boots
Picture bingo- a colourful bingo game to make and play
Number dominoes- match the number to the stars
Rocket dice game- roll two dice and add the numbers together and cover the rocket on your card
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.
Initial sound snowmen activity- phonics, alphabet, winter, snow
A set of snowmen to create to practice initial sounds.
Each snowman has the head with the sound on the hat and 5 picture snowballs to build your snowman.
Great for independent and group phonics activities during winter and in the run up to Christmas.
The Gingerbread Man story resource pack- games, worksheets, activities
The Gingerbread Man
The pack includes:
Large character pictures in colour and black and white- great for displays or for laminating and adding velcro to the back to use on flannel boards for retelling of the story
Story word cards- great for display or to encourage writing
An A3 board game in colour based on the story of The Gingerbread Man
A literacy game where the children throw the 2 dice- onset and rhyme and make cvc words or rhyming words to build their Gingerbread Man
A moving Gingerbread Man model to make using split pins
Black and white face masks- great for retelling of the story and for use in the outdoor area
Numbered Gingerbread Men
Counting cards with Gingerbread men on baking trays to count
A Gingerbread Man numeracy rhyme card and props for singing the rhyme
A rhyming word wheel
Plus many other resources.
Handa's Surprise story resource pack- story sack
The pack includes:
Display resources
· Display banner
· Posters of Handa and Akeyo’s houses
· Story word cards
· Animal photos
· Fruit photos
· Display border
· Title poster
· Picture flashcards
· Colour sequencing pictures of the story
· Page borders
· African photos
· Information posters About Africa and the Luo tribe
Role play/ story props
· Colour face masks of Handa and Akeyo and the animals
· Small world background
Powerpoints
· Story Powerpoint- an interactive powerpoint asking the children which fruit was taken by which animal or what happened next in the story with choices to click on
· Maths Powerpoint for children to count how many fruit on each page
· Guess the animals Powerpoint
Literacy
· An A4 word card
· A story map- either draw the fruit and animals along the path to Akeyo’s house or cut and stick the animals and fruit in the correct orde
· Fruit descriptive words
· Story Questions
· Black and white sequencing worksheets
· Question worksheet- for children to think of some questions to ask Handa and Akeyo
· Describing fruit worksheets
· Story sequencing
· Speech bubble worksheet- fill in the speech bubbles of what Handa and Akeyo are saying to each other
· Various other worksheets such as initial letter sounds, matching fruit and animals to their names, writing about their favourite part of the story etc
· Writing pages
An alphabet line on fruit
Numeracy
· A number line on the animals in the story
· Counting cards up to 10
· Counting worksheets
· My number book- A mini book to make where the children draw the correct number of fruit on each page up to 10
Art and craft
· Colouring posters of Handa and Akeyo
· Colouring posters of each of the animals and the fruit
· Cut and stick the fruit into the basket
· Design a new pattern for Handa and Akeyo’s dresses
Games to make and play
· Picture matching pairs
· Collect the fruit game
· Jigsaw matching pairs
The Winter Hedgehog story resource pack- powerpoints, games, literacy, numeracy
A great resource pack to accompany the lovely children’s book ‘The Winter Hedgehog' by Ann and Reg Cartwright.
Also includes resources about hibernation.
The pack includes:
Display resources:
Banner- a long colourful display banner
Display borders
A4 word card
Story words- decorated words relating to the story
Question cards
Fact cards- about hibernation and different animals that hibernate
Title page
Hibernation words
Hibernation banner
Photos- of different winter scenes
Numeracy resources:
Number line on hedgehogs
Size hedgehogs- order the different hedgehogs in size order
Counting worksheets- a version for numbers up to 5 and for up to 10
Dice game- roll 1 or 2 dice and colour the correct numbered spike on your hedgehog
Snowflake symmetry
Missing number worksheets
Role play/ story props
Face masks- coloured masks of the hedgehog and the other animals
Story props- large coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Puppets
Powerpoints
Hedgehogs- find out different facts about hedgehogs
Winter- what happens in winter and what can we do?
Hibernation- find out about different animal that hibernate over Winter
Literacy resources
Snowflake alphabet
Book review
Worksheets-various worksheets about the story, Winter and the characters
Word searches
Writing pages- various pages to photocopy for the children to write and colour in the borders
Writing sheets
Hibernation worksheets
Worksheets- Signs of Autumn, Winter and Spring worksheets
Acrostic poem
Art and crafts
Animal paw prints- use the cards to copy the paw prints in the sand tray or in the snow
Tracing picture
Colouring worksheets
Winter scene worksheet
Animal puppets to make
Animal masks- black and white masks of the different animals in the story
Games
Bingo- a colourful picture bingo game
Snowman building game- throw the die and collect the different parts of your snowman
Hibernation game- throw a die and turn over a card to see how many hedgehogs are hibernating under the pile of leaves
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 publishers of the story or any related stories or products.
Santa's Workshop Christmas role play pack
A great resource pack on CD for you to print out and use to create a bright stimulating role play area for Christmas of Santa's toy workshop.
The pack includes:
Large lettering- Large letters to spell out 'Santa's Workshop', each letter decorated with small pictures of holly
Sign- A 'Santa's workshop' sign decorated with festive pictures
Post box- A large festive Post box printed on 6 A4 sheets- great to stick on the front of a large box so the children can open the door and collect the letters from children each day
Open/ Closed- Signs for your role play area
Number line- A Santa number line to 20- this could be used in the role play area or in any area of the classroom at Christmas time
Alphabet line- An alphabet line on colourful Christmas elves
Display pictures- Pictures of Santa and the reindeers (each with their names) in pretend picture frames
Post area posters- Posters to display in the post area and the packing areas of the role play area
Wrapping area posters- Colourful posters for the wrapping area of your role play area
Sleigh room poster- A large poster saying ‘Sleigh room’ for the children to put their parcels
Shape parcels- Posters of different shaped parcels and a poster asking the children what shape their parcel is
Wrapping paper- Black and white wrapping paper which can be printed out, coloured in and used to wrap the gifts
Face masks- Black and white face masks of Santa and an elf- these could be used in this role play area or for other role play activities at Christmas
Stockings- Colourful stockings to decorate Santa's workshop
Stocking- A black and white stocking outline for the children to decorate and colour
Design sheets- Toy design sheets in black and white for the children to write and draw their toy they will make
Poster- A poster for the children to write or draw the toys that need to be made that day
Window display- A large (4x A4) size snowy window scene to print out and display in the role play area
North Pole poster- A poster saying 'Welcome to the North Pole’ with a cute penguin
Letters to Santa- Various different letter templates to write a letter to Santa
Gift tags- To colour and write
Lists- Decorated list pages to encourage writing in the role play area
The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area in your classroom which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes and also use their Art and DT skills.
Jesus' Christmas Party story resource pack- nativity
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.
Percy the Park Keeper story resource pack
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your displays
Display border
Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the animals in the story
Title poster- a colourful A4 poster
Story words
Park photos
Character pictures
Large leaves- coloured leaves to add to your displays
Animal fact cards- fact cards about the different animals in the story
Animal footprints- flash cards showing the different footprints of the animals in the story- great for discussion, identifying footprints found and recreating the prints in the sand tray
Acorn alphabet- an alphabet line on acorns
Autumn leaves alphabet
Large Autumn themed letters- a complete alphabet with both lower and upper case letters
Favourite part of the story worksheet- draw and write about your favourite part
Wordsearch- find the hidden Percy words
Speech bubble worksheet- fill in the speech bubbles of the characters
Favourite story and animal worksheet- draw or write about your favourite part of the story and your favourite animal
Matching worksheet- match the animal pictures to their names
Describing worksheet- think of some words to describe the animals
Acorn number line- a number line from 0-50
Animals number line- a number line from 0-50 on the different animals in the story
Addition worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to add the numbers on the acorns
Subtraction worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to subtract the numbers on the acorns
Counting worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to count the animals
Missing number worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets tofill in the missing numbers on the animals
Songs and rhymes- a collection of themed songs and rhymes to learn
Face masks- black and white face masks to make of Percy and the animals
Colouring sheets- a collection of colouring sheets
Large characters- large pictures of Percy and the animals- great for collage and art work
Large leaves- black and white outlines of some different leave
Percy's tools- black and white pictures of some of the tools which Percy uses
'Welcome to Percy's Hut' sign- a long banner
Character flashcards
Face masks- colour face masks of Percy and the animals
Percy's hut- a coloured and black and white picture of Percy's hut
Percy's tools- coloured pictures of some of the tools which Percy uses
Board game- a Percy themed board game to make and play
Matching pairs- find the matching pairs or use the cards for a game of 'snap'
Bingo- a picture bingo game
Picture dominoes
Pictures of Percy and the animals in the story
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.
Dear Zoo story resource pack- story sack
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful themed border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words relating to the story
Animal and crate flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display
Cover picture- a poster of the picture from the book cover
Animal photos- coloured photos of the different animals in the story
Question cards- questions relating to the story- great to add to your display or to use as prompts during literacy
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on coloured animals from the story
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with animal pictures and lines below- these are in both colour and black and white
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story including match the clue to the animal, match the animal to the name, writing words to describe the animals and writing warning labels for the crates and boxes
Crate tags and labels- make your own warning signs for the animal crates
Crossword- solve the clues to find the words to complete the crossword
Escaped animal posters- different worksheets to draw and write about animals escaped from the zoo
Animal crates number line
Size ordering worksheets
Counting cards
Dot to dot worksheets
Worksheets- various worksheets with addition sums, subtraction sums and counting the animals
Blank maths worksheets
Matching pairs/ snap game
Dominoes game
Bingo- collect all of the pictures for your board in this colourful game
Build a Zoo- spin the spinner and collect the animals needed for your zoo but make sure your animals don’t escape through the open gate!
Tracing sheets
Face masks- colour and decorate the animals face masks
Colouring pictures
Rhymes and songs- a collection of rhymes and songs on decorated sheets to learn
Workbook cover
Stick puppets to make
Sequence pictures
Large pictures- these are great to hold up with a whole class for retelling the story
Book sized pictures- these can be used for retelling the story or creating your own flap book
Animal and word matching- match the animals to the descriptive words
Story sack labels
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.