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 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

The Jacket I wear in the Snow is a perfect story for Christmas and wintery weather. This pack is full of retelling activities, writing activities and book activities. The activities included are: A cut and paste story sequencing worksheet A set of comprehension question cards to choose the correct answer from a choice of two Worksheet- colour the clothes you would wear in snowy weather and in sunny weather A snowy day writing activity Cut and paste worksheet of what you wear in snowy weather-children can talk about the order the clothes are put on and paste the clothes onto the boy and girl. This activity is included in colour and also in black and white for the students to color themselves Graphic organizers 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 Label the snowy weather clothes A Question worksheet Writing activity to make a list of snowy day clothes Two text-to-self connections worksheets A word search with vocabulary from the story Writing activity to write three sentences and draw a picture

Sneezy the Snowman is a class favourite book for the Winter. The activities in this unit include: Sequencing cards in colour to help teach the children sequencing and story retelling. These can be used in a pocket chart or can be put in a center. Graphic organizers for character traits, summarizing the story and writing about the story parts. Writing activities including writing about favourite parts of the story, writing three sentences about Sneezy, Write a list of things to keep Sneezy away from etc A story sequence sheet to cut and paste pictures. Cause and effect- fill in the missing boxes on one sheet and draw the effects on the other sheet. A comprehension worksheet. If I were a snowman sheet- a fun worksheet for children to design a snowman, name him and think of some things the snowman might like to do and eat. Instructional writing- write four steps to building a snowman plus a worksheet where children could draw four stages of building a snowman. Label Sneezy- two worksheets one with the words provided and one without. Sneezy adjectives worksheet. What made Sneezy melt? Draw the different things that made Sneezy melt in the story. Craftivity with writing activity.

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

This pack has lots of activities to use with the book ‘Chrysanthemum’ by Kevin Henkes. The activities will extend the story for the students and also let them think about their own name with various worksheets. The pack includes: 1-Story map worksheet 2-Character traits worksheets for Chrysanthemum and Victoria 3-Colour photographs of Chrysanthemum flowers for your bulletin board or discussion 4-A Chrysanthemum themed writing page 5-My favorite part of the story worksheet 6-Flower craft activity- three different Chrysanthemum flowers to cut out and layer 7-Graphic organizers about the story 8-My first day at school worksheet for the students to draw and write about their first day 9-My first day feelings- draw and write about how they felt on their first day 10-My friends- two fun worksheets for the children to find others in their class with different qualities 11-Name worksheets- three different worksheets for children to think about their name and how many letters etc there are and also a worksheet 'All about me’ 12-Sentences about Chrysanthemum 13-The alphabet- trace over the letters in the alphabet and then circle the letters in their name 14-This is me- a worksheet for children to draw a picture of themselves and then think of some words to describe themselves 15-Venn diagram- compare and contrast the characters Chrysanthemum and Victoria 16-Word search

A set of 30 snowmen to make to spell CVC words. There are 6 snowmen for each middle sound. Great for phonics activities during winter and the snowy weather.

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.

Create a lovely colourful display. This alphabet line has boys and girls each with different hair colour and skin tone and some wearing glasses to promote a diverse environment for your teaching.

Writing Area Resources A bumper set of resources to use in your classroom or setting to create a stimulating and exciting writing and mark making area. The pack includes: Display materials: Phoneme bunting flags- 2 flags for each phoneme one with the phoneme on and the other with a word and picture containing that phoneme Alphabet line- Large colourful pencils each with the lower and upper case letters Alphabet desk card- an A4 card with lower and upper case letters and an initial sound picture for each letter Alphabet picture frieze- A5 cards with lower and upper case letters and a picture for each letter Alphabet strip- a table top alphabet strip on coloured pencils Alphabet books- a colourful set of books each with the lower case letter on Flashcards- coloured cards with days of the week, months of the year and the seasons Display border- a colourful pencil themed border to print out as many times as you need it Posters for your writing area- including ‘Our Writing’, ‘We like to write’, two posters for ‘What will you write today?’ Stationery labels- coloured picture and word labels for your stationery pots in the writing area Tray labels- 20 labels for your resources trays Word wall bricks- 100 bricks with Reception words Writing flash cards- 28 writing themed words such as sentence, full stop, character etc –a great addition to the writing area for older children Display banners- a long colourful banner ‘Writing area’ and ‘Writing’ Large post box- a large colourful post box which prints over 6 pages- print out and stick to a box to create a post box for the children to post their letters Writing materials: Birthday invitations- 3 different designs Book sheets- a book review and 2 different sheets about the children’s favourite books Letters to Santa- 5 different designs Postcards- 3 different holiday postcard designs Magic spell- 3 sheets for writing a magic spell Menus- 3 designs Newspapers- Lots of different designs for different abilities Recipes- 2 different designed sheets Shopping lists- 4 designs Thank you cards- 4 designs plus two blank cards to design Wanted posters- 5 different posters for different abilities Wedding invitations- 2 designs Activity sheets- trace over the numbers 1-10, trace over the alphabet letters, find and colour the letters of the alphabet Writing border sheets- a large collection of A4 photocopiable sheets with patterned borders