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Literacy for early years
Jack and the Beanstalk story sack resources
The pack includes:
A large display banner
A smaller display title decorated with pictures from the story of Jack and the Beanstalk
Large characters and story props in colour
Large characters and black and white- great for creating displays or also great to laminate, add velcro to the back and the children to use to retell the story on a flannel board
48 story word cards on beans
A beanstalk board game in colour - 3x A4 sized with 'Jack' playing pieces
A moving Giant model to make using split pins
Black and white face masks for the children to decorate and make
Colour face masks- a great addition to your story sack for retelling the story and to make up your own stories
Finger puppets to colour and make
A number beanstalk with a number on each of the leaves
A speech bubble worksheet
Speech bubbles to add to your displays
All of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on beanstalks- these would look great laminated and used in the outdoor area
Black and white bean growing posters
Colour bean growing posters
Photographs of beans, bean plants and bean pods
Leaf and stalk templates to make your own beanstalk in your classroom
A 'collect a beanstalk' game- roll the die and pick a card to see how many beanstalk leaves you have
Counting cards- count the number of magic beans
Baby Clinic role play -Ourselves
The pack includes:
Large letters to display in your baby clinic saying 'Baby clinic'. Each letter is decorated with small pictures relating to the baby clinic,
Words relating to the baby clinic such as baby, dummy, medicine, scales etc - each word also has the picture of it,
Large (A4 sized) pictures of things found in a baby clinic- these are great for decorating your baby clinic, displays or discussion,
Forms to encourage writing in the role play area- an A5 sized folder to make to keep the baby's records in, height and weight charts, medicine forms etc,
A large sign for the children to write on to show who the doctor and nurse is that day,
Signs to display in the baby clinic such as for toilets, waiting room, office, reception- each is decorated with small pictures,
A large (A3 sized) poster showing items for sale for babies in the clinic shop
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
Ladybird Maths and Literacy games
Ladybird Maths and Literacy games
A collection of 8 fun games
Literacy games:
1-Letter Bingo- Turn over the ladybird letter cards and cover the picture on your card with the initial sound.
2-Spotty Ladybirds- Read the letters on your spotty ladybird and then listen for the sound.
3-Lower and Upper case letters- Find the matching paid ladybirds with lower and upper case letters- use all the cards or just a few.
4-CVC words- Collect the correct three ladybird letter cards to spell the CVC word on your leaf.
Maths games:
1-Dotty ladybirds- Roll the special die and add or take away 1 spot on your ladybird. If the die lands on the spotty side you can take a spot from someone else!
2-Double spots- A game of doubles- match the halves of the ladybird with the same amount of spots and say the total.
3-Matching pairs- Collect two ladybird cards and see if they match. Match numbers, spots or numbers and spots together.
4-Counting ladybirds- Roll the die and turn over a leaf card with the corresponding number. Count how many ladybirds you have found- the winner is the player who has found the most ladybirds!
Each game is supplied with full instructions and further ideas for using the materials.
Each game is supplied in full colour and also in black and white so it can be printed out more economically and also photocopied to be sent home with the children.
Oliver's Vegetables story sack resources
The pack includes:
Display resources
Banner
Display border
Characters- large coloured pictures of the characters in the story ‘Oliver's Vegetables’ to add to your display
Story words
Story questions
Days of the week cards- a set of cards with the days of the week and the corresponding vegetable eaten that day and also a set of cards with just the day of the week
Posters- a set of seven posters showing the day, vegetable name and picture
Oliver’s Vegetables photos
Other vegetables photos- a set of 18 photo posters showing other vegetables not included in the story
Title poster
Role play/ story props
Face masks
Puppets
Sequencing pictures- pictures to sequence when retelling the story
Story props
Literacy
A4 word card- an A4 sized card with words and pictures about the story ‘Oliver’s Vegetables’- great to use when writing
Vegetable alphabet line- an alphabet line on different vegetables from the story to print out and display
Worksheets- various worksheets including speech bubbles, drawing the vegetables eaten each day, match the day to the correct vegetable, write the vegetable names under the correct pictures, match the vegetables to the descriptions, describe the vegetables etc
Writing pages- four photocopiable sheets with borders for the children to write about the story or to include in your writing area
Design a book cover- design your own cover for the book
Our food diary- create a food diary for a week to show what Oliver ate each day and what you ate
Word searches- two word searches with words and pictures from the story
Numeracy
Slug and snail number line- create a long number line for your classroom
Worksheets- add the numbers on the vegetables, subtraction worksheets, counting worksheet
Blank worksheets- two worksheets for you to write your own sums for the children allowing you to differentiate
Power points
Story questions- answer the questions about the story and click on the correct answer
Guess the vegetables
Counting Power point
Art and craft
Puppets
Face masks
Colouring pictures
Colouring posters
Cut and stick worksheet- cut out the days of the week and order and then add the vegetables to each day
My favourite meal- draw your favourite meal and vegetables
Make a seed packet
Games to make and play
Matching pairs
Picture bingo
Vegetable garden game- collect the vegetables to grow in your garden
Jigsaw game- throw a die and collect the numbered part of your vegetable
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.
Buzzy Bee Maths and Literacy games
Buzzy Bee Maths and Literacy games
A collection of 8 fun games for you to print out and play
Literacy games:
1-Find the picture- Turn over the letter card and cover the intial letter sound picture on your bee hive.
2-Rhyming bees- Find the two cards that rhyme- how many pairs can you find?
3-CVC words- Turn over a bee picture card and cover the CVC word on your card- can you find all the words first?
4-Flower garden letters- Move across the flower garden game board and say the sound you land on. The winner is the first person to reach the bee hive. There is also a version of this game to say the initial sound of the picture you land on.
Maths games:
1-Make a bee- Roll a die and collect the numbered part of your bee. Can you complete your bee first?
2-Add the numbers- Roll two dice and add the numbers together. Find the number on your game board and cover the number. The winner is the person who covers all their bees first.
3-Count the bees- Choose a bee card and count how many bees. Cover the number on your bee card. The winner is the person to cover all their numbers first.
4-Race to bee hive- Roll the die and move across the flower garden. Can you reach the bee hive first?
Each game is supplied with full instructions and further ideas for using the materials.
Each game is supplied in full colour and also in black and white so it can be printed out more economically and also photocopied to be sent home with the children.
Space rocket role play pack
A fun pack of resources for you to print out and use to create a role play area of a Space rocket.
This pack is also included in my bumper Space pack.
The pack includes:
· Large banner for your role play area
· Astronaut masks in colour and black and white
· Alien masks in colour and black and white
· Posters- lots of posters for the role play area including warning signs, today’s captain, today’s astronauts etc.
· Control panel pieces- lots of colourful parts of the rocket control panel- dials, signs, levers etc
· Log book- a log book cover in colour and also in black and white and pages to use in the book for the children to record what they did and saw on the space trip
· Space rocket checklist
· Badges for the space crew to wear
· ID badges for the space crew to fill in and use in their play
· Alien stick puppets to make
· Rocket fuel guage- a large guage to make and warning posters to display when they are low on fuel!
Funnybones story sack resources
A great resource pack for you to print out for the story 'Funnybones' - great for use with the Funnybones story and also when teaching the topic 'Ourselves' or 'Halloween'.
The resources include:
Display banner- Large display title 'Funnybones' with a bone patterned border
Display border- A display border of bones- this can be printed as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Character pictures- posters of the different characters in the story
Make a moving Funnybones skeleton- A moving skeleton of the big skeleton in the Funnybones story to make- the pieces need to be fixed together using split pins
Make a moving skeleton- A moving skeleton to make with the bones in our bodies- this is more suited to older children and is best printed and made in A3 size
Body part label flash cards- Labels of the different bones in the body
Large display skeleton- A large (nearly 4x A4 size) picture of the skeleton- ones with labels of the bones and one without
Word cards- Story words related to the story of 'Funnybones' - each card has drawings of characters from the story
Story telling face masks- Face masks to make of the characters- these are great for retelling the story and also making up different stories
Bone number line- A number line to 50 with the numbers on bones
Song and rhyme posters- Songs and rhymes related to bones and skeletons
Writing paper- An A4 sized page border- great for quickly displaying the childrens work or pictures or using for writing activities
Story question cards- Question cards with questions related to the story of 'Funnybones'
A game to make and play- A game to build your own Funnybones skeleton the first
Writing mat- An A4 word mat- great for writing about the story or for display in the writing area
Phoneme Bunting display- Letters and Sounds
Phoneme bunting sets
Four colourful sets of Phoneme bunting to hang in your classroom or the outside area-
Just print and display!
Each flag is approximately A4 in size but can be printed smaller
The pack includes:
Set 1
All of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on colourful star flags
Set 2
Bunting flags with phonemes and a picture on each flag
Set 3
To be made double sided or displayed side by side- the flags have the phoneme on one and a picture and word with the phoneme highlighted on the other
Set 4
To be made double sided or displayed side by side- using the phoneme flags from set 3 and the additional flags which have two pictures which contain the phoneme
Caterpillar Maths and Literacy Games
Caterpillar Maths and Literacy games
A collection of 8 fun games with a cute caterpillar theme for you to print out and play
Literacy games:
1-Cover your caterpillar- Roll the special picture or letter die and cover the letter on your caterpillar. This game can be played to identify initial sounds of pictures or to recognise letters. There are four different version of the game for different letters.
2-Match the CVC word- Choose a caterpillar and a leaf card- if the CVC word matches the picture you keep the pair. How many matching pairs can you find?
3-I spy- A version of Bingo to find the initial letter sound pictures.
4-Find the letter- Spin the Caterpillar spinner and find the letter on your sheet. Will you be the first to trace all of your letters? There are four version of this game for different sets of letters.
Maths games:
1-Make a caterpillar- Roll the special die and add or take away a circle of your caterpillar. Be the first to make your caterpillar but watch out because someone may take a piece of your caterpillar!
2-How many caterpillars- Roll the die and find the number card. Count how many caterpillars you have found on the leaf. The winner is the person who has found the most caterpillars!
3-Add two numbers- Roll two dice and add the numbers together- can you cover all the numbered leaves on your board first?
4-Missing numbers- Be the first to find all the missing numbers on your long caterpillar.
Each game is supplied with full instructions and further ideas for using the materials.
Each game is supplied in full colour and also in black and white so it can be printed out more economically and also photocopied to be sent home with the children.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears story resource pack- traditional tales, story sack
Goldilocks and the Three Bears story resources
The pack includes:
Large characters and story props pictures- great for displays or for laminating and adding velcro to the back to use on flannel boards
Small characters and story props pictures with A4 sized playboard- great for individual table top play and also great to laminate and keep with the book or in a story sack
Story word cards- great for use in the childrens writing
Sentence cards to sequence of the story
Black and white pictures of the characters and story props for the children to colour
Black and white and colour face masks of the Three Bears and Goldilocks- great for retelling of the story and for use in outdoor play
Goldilocks and the Three Bears themed picture dominoes game
A lovely bingo game with pictures for the story
A matching pairs game
Photos of real bears- great for display and discussion
Plus many other resources.
Easter and Spring bumper resource pack- Powerpoint, games, worksheets, activities
A bumper pack of resource for Easter and Spring including:
Photo packs for Easter and spring
Lots of things to make including masks, Easter baskets, puppets and bookmarks
Colouring pages
Easter rhymes and songs with props for singing
Maths resources including activities, worksheets, number lines, matching activities
Literacy resources including worksheets, alphabet lines, phoneme eggs and writing mats
Display materials
Religious resources including a Powerpoint of the Easter story, worksheets and pictures for sequencing and posters
Lots of games and activities
Initial sounds alphabet dominoes games- 3 sets
Three colourful dominoes games
Each set of dominoes has a different coloured border to help you put them back into the correct set although the sets could be mixed to make different dominoes games or ones with more domino pieces.
One set of dominoes has the letters in alphabetical order and the other two have the letters in a mixed order. Each domino set has a different set of initial sound pictures used on them.
Each domino has the initial letter sound and a coloured picture. The game is played in the conventional way with the children placing a domino piece which has a matching sound or picture next to the one already played.
The domino pieces are sized six to an A4 page but by altering printer settings prior to printing you could print them larger or smaller.
CVC snowmen activity- phonics, spelling, winter, snow
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.
CHRYSANTHEMUM book and name activity pack for back to school
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
Chinese Restaurant and Takeaway role play pack
Chinese Restaurant and Takeaway
A bumper resource for setting up a colourful role play area of a Chinese restaurant and/or takeaway.
The pack includes:
Banner- A long banner for your restaurant- this is provided in Sasson Primary Infant font and also in Chinese style writing
Posters- Open and closed signs for your restaurant
Opening times- An opening times poster
Food posters- 10 colourful pictures of different foods to buy in the restaurant
Price posters- Each showing a different colourful picture of Chinese food and space to write the price
Menus- Various menus in colour and black and white for your restaurant
Hats- 3 different hats to make for the restaurant staff to wear
Badges- Name badges to make for the staff to wear
Welcome- A long ‘Welcome’ with Chinese style writing
Today’s special- A poster with Chinese style writing to write in that days special meal
Restaurant posters- 'Wait here to be seated' and 'Thank you for your custom'
Poster- A poster for the restaurant Kitchen area
Clock- A themed clock to laminate and either draw the hands on or add clock hands using a split pin
Colour lanterns- Colourful lanterns to hang in the restaurant area- each lantern is a different colour and has colour labels to add if you want to
Number line- A number line to 20 on food bowls
Table numbers- Table numbers up to 10 to display on the restaurant tables with Chinese style writing
Order forms- Printable order forms for the restaurant and takeaway
Colouring mats- Colouring mats to use in the restaurant- these could also be coloured and used as posters in the restaurant
Message pads- Message pads and telephone message pads to make decorated with Chinese lanterns
Takeaway opening poster- a poster showing the opening times of the Chinese Takeaway
Bundle
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.
Bundle
New Term bumper pack- Multicultural, classroom set
A great set of resources for displaying in your new classroom.
Grapheme display posters- Letters and Sounds
A colourful set of Grapheme posters for you to print and use with your children during literacy or for use on displays.
Great for Early years teachers, nursery teachers, special needs teachers, childminders and parents to use with their children.
This set of grapheme posters has been produced using the graphemes taught in the Letters and Sounds scheme. There are a total of 69 posters to print and use (separate cards for f and ff etc). Each poster has 2 or 3 colourful pictures to represent that sound, and the word with the grapheme highlighted in red.
The posters are organised in files for each of the Letters and Sounds phases in which they are taught making them very easy to access and use.
Each poster is approximately A4 in size although they could be printed larger or smaller by altering print settings before printing.
Outdoor Literacy -EYFS Outdoor Play
This is a bumper pack on disk with loads of resources for Literacy and phonics games outdoors. The pack would be great for nursery settings, school settings and childminders to use for exciting Literacy activities in the outdoor area.
Also great for Literacy games in the classroom.
The pack includes:
40 A5 sized task/ activity cards - each with the area of Literacy covered in that activity such as alphabetical order, reading cvc words, letter recognition ect, the resources needed for that activity and the activity in detail. The cards also have space for you to write further notes such as the stepping stones/ specific learning objectives, focus children for the activity etc.
Also in the pack are all the resources you will need to print out and use with activity cards such as:
Large CVC dice to make
Letter spinners for playing the games
Large rainbow lower case letters of the alphabet
A large colourful alphabetical order snake to make
Upper and lower case letter socks
CVC cards and pictures
Various letter and phoneme cards
A CVC bingo game
Large colourful human and monster alphabet footprints
Games to play
Plus lots lots more!
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Outdoor learning bundle- Outdoor Play EYFS, Literacy, Numeracy
Three great packs for enhancing your outdoor learning environment in the Early Years.