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The Enormous Turnip story resource pack- Autumn, harvest, growing
A great story pack to accompany the story ‘The Enormous Turnip’. The pack includes worksheets, games, craft activities and display materials.
Great to use with your Harvest theme and during the Autumn / Fall term
Includes:
Large colourful characters and story props- these would be great on a display or are good when laminated and velcro added to the back for the children to use on a flannel board
Small characters and story props- these are great for table top play and also great when laminated and stored with the story book or included in a story sack
Story word cards- these are useful to add to a display or to include in a writing area
A coloured A4 story word card- great for the children to use when writing about the story
Black and white pictures of the characters and story props for the children to colour or collage
Colour face masks of the different characters- great for role play and retelling the story
Black and white face masks of the characters in ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story
A game based on ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story- collect the different vegetables to plant in your vegetable garden
A colourful matching pairs game with pictures from the story
Finger puppets to colour and make- great for retelling the story and including in your story sack
Black and white pictures to sequence of the story
Various worksheets about ‘The Enormous Turnip’
Question cards to encourage the children to think about the story and what happened in ‘The Enormous Turnip’ story
Kipper's Toy box story resource pack- story sack, toys
Kipper’s Toybox
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border- a display border with lots of mice to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards
Large coloured pictures- large character pictures to print out and use on a display
Question cards- questions on decorated cards about the story to use as prompts or to add to a display
LITERACY
A4 word card
Alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on mice
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
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
My favourite toy
‘K’ for Kipper and ‘t’ for toys worksheets- two worksheets about the letters k and t
Initial sound worksheets- match the labels to the correct toy pictures, write the initial sounds of the toys, cut and stick the toy pictures onto the initial sounds on the toybox
NUMERACY
Number line- a number line to 50 on Kipper’s toys
Counting worksheets- count the number of toys- 3 differentiated worksheets
Number worksheets- a set of 10 worksheets, one for each number from 1-10
Counting cards
Number jigsaws- count the mice and match to the correct number to complete the jigsaw
GAMES
Matching pairs- find the most pairs to win the game
Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story
Picture dominoes- a colourful dominoes game to make and play
Collect the toys- spin the spinner to collect all the toys in your toybox
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own Kipper stick puppet
Face masks- colour and decorate the face mask of Kipper
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Finger mouse puppet- make your own mouse finger puppet
Cut and assemble the owl- cut out the parts of the owl toy and reassemble
Decorate the snake- make a pattern of the snake toy
Draw the toys- draw all of Kipper’s toys in his toybox
Make the pictures the same- make each pair of pictures on the worksheets the same- 3 different worksheets
STORY TELLING
Face mask
Stick puppet
Story sack tag
Story props
Number 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.
Commotion in the Ocean- Under the Sea
The pack includes:
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 and picture flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display or writing area
Fish colours- coloured fish each with the colour name on
Ocean posters- a set of colourful posters showing the different sea creatures in the book
Title poster- an A4 poster with title, author and illustrators name complete with colourful illustrations
Photos- colour photos to print out of the different creatures in the book
Name labels- labels of the different creatures- great to use on displays
Colour fish- large A4 size fish in different colours with colour labels to add
Fact cards- simple fact cards about each creature
Large display pictures- large coloured pictures of each creature plus extra pictures of seaweed, rocks, shells etc to create a great ocean display
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Ocean animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful creatures
Writing worksheets- write below the pictures on each sheet
Writing sheets
Speech bubble worksheets
Word searches
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the book and the creatures
Animal worksheets- fun worksheets to fill in different details about each animal in the book- these look great on display
‘My underwater adventure’- write a story about the creatures you meet
Acrostic poems
Odd and even number line
Ocean animal number line
Number rhymes
Size ordering worksheets
Counting worksheets
Counting cards- cards from 1-10 with the corresponding number of creatures on each page
Individual number line- number lines from 1-10 and 1-20 with pictures of fish and octopus
Matching pairs
Build a fish- roll a die and collect a part of your fish- how many fish can you make?
Dominoes
Colour bingo
Roll and colour- roll the die and colour the matching sea creature on your sheet
Picture bingo
Tracing sheets- trace the patterns on the fish and trace over the dotted lines on the animals
Stick puppets
Face masks
Play dough mats- a collection of under sea themed mats to use in your play dough area
Colouring worksheets
Fish crafts
Octopus craft
Jellyfish craft- follow the instructions to make your own hanging jellyfish
Jigsaws- colour the picture and then cut along the dotty lines and reassemble to make your sea creature
Templates
PowerPoint- a PowerPoint with simple facts about some of the animals in the book
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
The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark story pack- Light and Dark, Nocturnal animals
The pack includes:
Story Power point- a power point presentation of the sequencing pictures for children to retell the story
Interactive Power point- a power point about the story with questions
Display banners
Display border
A4 Book information poster
Sequencing pictures
Picture flash cards
Large alphabet- large alphabet letters in lower and upper case each night sky pictures and a flying owl
Large owl pictures
Constellation posters
A4 word card
Number line- an owl number line to 50
Alphabet line- an alphabet line on bright stars
Speech bubble worksheets
Writing sheets
Story word cards
Writing worksheets
Story sack tags
Question cards
Owl writing sheets
Counting cards
Colouring pictures
Owl masks
Owl finger puppets
Make a moving owl- cut out the owl pieces and attach using split pins
Word searches
A collection of worksheets- these could be made into a workbook using the book cover or used individually:
· Favourite part of the story
· Write a book review
· Speech bubble worksheet
· Write about what you are afraid of
· Who said what- draw each character next to the speech bubbles
· Two question worksheets
· Cut and sequence the story
· Write sentences about the different pictures
Nocturnal animals
A photo pack of different nocturnal animals
Masks in colour and black and white of nocturnal animals
A Powerpoint about nocturnal animals
A wordsearch
Light and Dark
A colourful banner
Question cards about day and night and light and dark
A Powerpoint about light and dark
Word cards
A themed bingo game
A wordsearch
Photos of different sources of light
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.
Cafe role play pack- restaurant, coffee shop
A bumper pack with lots of posters, banners and pictures to set up a role play area of a Cafe
The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and KS2
The pack includes:
A large banner with ‘Cafe’, decorated with food pictures
A large banner with ‘Restaurant’, decorated with food pictures
Large coloured pictures of different food to buy and the crockery to use
A colourful drinks poster
A large colourful food poster
Hats to make for the staff to wear
Name badges to make for the staff to wear
A colourful poster with space for you to add the price of the food- this enables you to price it according to the ability of the children
Sandwich filling labels, drinks labels and food labels
A large colourful sandwich filling poster
An open and closed sign for you cafe with pictures of food on
Opening times posters for you cafe
A sandwich filling order form with pictures of the different sandwich types and fillings available
A colour and black and white menu for your cafe
Order forms in colour and black and white for the cafe
Decorated notes and messages paper to encourage writing in the role play area
Shark in the Park story resource pack
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
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 on stars relating to the story
Large coloured pictures- large character pictures to print out and use on a display
Park photos- colourful photographs of some different parks and things you might find in parks
Shark photos- lovely photographs of sharks –great for displays and discussion
Shark fact cards- Some simple facts about sharks ready to display
LITERACY
Shark alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on sharks
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
Shark information booklet- make your own booklet with simple facts about sharks
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Rhyme cards- match the rhyming words from the story
Find the fins- hide the phonics fins in your outdoor area and see which the children can find
‘ar’ worksheet
‘sh’ worksheet
NUMERACY
Daisy number line
Size ordering- cut and order the sharks by size
Counting cards
Missing numbers- 3 differentiated worksheets to fill in the missing numbers on the sharks
Draw the teeth on the shark- look at the numbers to draw the correct number of teeth on each shark
Number rhyme pack- a resource pack for the rhyme ‘5 little ducks’ including rhyme card, props and face masks
Counting worksheets
GAMES
Matching pairs
Shark game- collect teeth to complete your shark
Picture dominoes
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppet- colour and make your own stick puppet of Timothy Pope and the animals in the story
Face mask- colour and decorate the face mask of Timothy Pope and the animals in the story
Colouring
What can you see through the telescope?- draw what you could see through a telescope
Design a park- cut and stick pictures to design your own park or draw your own design
Cut and stick shark teeth- practise your cutting skills to cut out teeth for the shark
Make a telescope- follow the instructions to make your own pretend telescope
STORY TELLING
Face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag
Story props- large coloured props 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
Sharing a Shell story sack resources
The pack includes:
Banner- a long colourful banner for your display
‘Under the sea’ banner- a long alternative banner to use
Display border
Characters- large coloured pictures of the sea creatures in the story- these have been drawn by myself and are not copies from the book
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
Title poster- a colourful poster with the title, authors name and illustrators’ name
Information cards
Flash cards- word and picture flash cards
Photos
Face masks
Puppets
Sequencing pictures
Story props
A4 word card
Colourful crab alphabet line
Worksheets- various worksheets including speech bubbles, writing and drawing about the favourite part of the story, drawing what happens next, matching the word to picture, writing about the characters and questions about the story
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
Word searches
Sea creature writing sheets- a set of photocopiable writing sheets with space to write inside the outline of different sea creatures
Shell number line
Worksheets- fill in the missing number on the starfish, complete the addition and subtraction sums, count the number of sea creatures and cut out and order the numbered shells
Play dough mats- a set of colourful mats to use with play dough for the children to make the correct number of sea creatures on each card
Odd and even number line- a number line to 50 on red and blue starfish
Five little fishes number rhyme
Five pretty shells number rhyme- with rhyme card, props and masks
Story questions- answer the questions about the story and click on the correct answer
Counting Power point
Sea creatures- learn all about some different sea creatures
Five little fishes
Five pretty shells- a powerpoint of the number rhyme
Puppets
Face masks
Colouring pictures
Cut and stick worksheet- cut and colour the sea creatures and add them to the rock pool or use paints to print different sea creatures on the scene
Rock pool worksheet- draw some different things in the rock pool
Crab craft- cut out the pieces of the cute crab and use split pins to make a moving model
Tracing worksheets
Sea creature outlines
Matching pairs
Picture bingo
Jigsaw game- throw a die and collect the numbered part of your sea creature
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.
Campsite role play pack- Outdoor play
A great pack full of posters, signs, flashcards, pictures and writing opportunities to set up a role play area of a Camp site
The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and KS2 enabling you to print out the resources again and again.
A great pack to incorporate in the outdoor play area and to include in a topic on Holidays.
The pack includes:
· A large colourful display banner
· Large A4 size letters of ‘Campsite’ - a great alternative for the role play area
· Large colour pictures of different things on a campsite such as tents, shop, water tap etc
· Word and picture cards of different camping equipment
· A4 posters with words of different camping equipment
· A display border which can be used in your role play area and on notice boards in your campsite
· A number line to 50 on red and green tents
· An alphabet line on trees- great for your outside area
· Signs for your campsite including toilets, showers, water tap etc
· Posters for your campsite including ‘Keep dogs on leads’, ‘No fires’, ‘Please clear up your rubbish’ etc
· Badges for the campsite staff to wear
· Camping pitch numbers
· Posters about things that are happening on the campsite, woodland walk signs, welcome posters, pitches available signs, picnic spot posters
· Campsite rates posters
Writing resources:
· Booking forms
· Telephone message sheets
· A book cover for telephone booking and pages for the book
· Jobs to do lists
· Postcards to write
· Inspection sheets for the campsite to check the toilets, rubbish on the site, who is on each pitch etc
· A form to fill in naming who is camped in each pitch
· Blank posters to add writing to
· Four blank pages with camping themed borders which can be used in the role play area or as a writing activity
· A kit check form to be used by the campers
· Comments form for the campers to fill in after their stay
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.
Elmer's Colours resource pack- display, games, activities
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border 1- a rainbow coloured display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Display border 2- an elephant parade display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Large lettering- large letters with a colourful patchwork pattern to spell ‘Elmer’s Colours’
Photographs- coloured photos of elephants- great for discussion and displays
Colour splats- large ‘splats’ of colour with the colour name on them-great for your Elmer display or in the creative area of your classroom
Colours posters- A4 posters showing different objects of each colour
Large display pictures- large pictures for display- great for talking about the colours and also great to cut up and make into jigsaws
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Rainbow alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on rainbows
Phonemes on leaves- all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on leaves to create an eye-catching display
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 bubble to show what Elmer is saying
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
Label the elephant
NUMERACY
Number line
Counting worksheets
Dot to dot worksheets- from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Counting cards
Colour by numbers
Number rhyme- an elephant number rhyme with singing props and masks
GAMES
Matching boards- collect the different coloured objects for each board- this can be used as a game or an independent activity
Colour bingo
Matching pairs
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet elephants
Face masks- colour and decorate the Elmer and elephant masks
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Elephant template- An elephant outline to cut out and decorate
Tracing sheets- dotted pictures to trace
Colour book- make your own book about colours with spaces to draw different coloured objects on each page
Play dough mats- a collection of themed mats to use with play dough
STORY TELLING
Face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets of Elmer and different coloured elephants
Story sack tag
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.
Peace at Last story resource pack- Phonics Phase 1
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
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 on decorated cards relating to the story
Large coloured pictures- large character pictures to print out and use on a display
Question cards- questions on decorated cards about the story to use as prompts or to add to a display
Sound posters- a set of colourful posters showing the different things that made sounds in the story
LITERACY
Alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on owls
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
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
Match the noise- match the different pictures to labels
‘b’ for bear- a worksheet all about the letter ‘b’
Sequencing worksheet- cut and order the pictures
NUMERACY
Number line
Counting worksheets
Make the clock- cut and stick the clock numbers onto the cuckoo clock
Missing numbers- differentiated worksheets to fill in the missing numbers on the stars
Counting cards
GAMES
Picture bingo
Make the sound- pick a card and make the sound for the others to guess
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
Make some big ears-make you own paper big ears to go on a listening walk with instructions and picture cards for discussion
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks to use when retelling the story or making up new stories
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag- a tag to add to your story telling sack
POWER POINTS
Sound lotto- click on the stars to listen to the sounds and cover them on your lotto boards
Guess the sounds- an interactive activity to choose the correct sound they can hear on each page
Make the sounds- look at the different pictures and use your instruments to make the sounds
Voice sounds- listen to the sounds on each page and use your voice to make the different sounds
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.
Mr Gumpy's Outing story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on boats relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display or writing area
Title page
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 boat to print out and use on a display
LITERACY
A4 word card
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
Questions for Mr Gumpy- a worksheet for the children to think of some questions to ask Mr Gumpy
Rules worksheet- write some rules for the children and animals to follow on keeping safe in the boat
Favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
CVC words- unscramble the letters to spell the CVC words to match the pictures
NUMERACY
Boat number line- a number line to 50 on boats
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the boats plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Counting worksheets- count the number of animals - three differentiated worksheets with numbers from 1-3, numbers to 5 and numbers to 10
Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Addition and subtraction worksheets- various worksheets to add or subtract the numbers on the cottages plus blank worksheets to allow you to differentiate
Number book- draw the correct number of animals in the boats on each page
Ordinal number animal- an ordinal number line up to 10
GAMES
Matching pairs- match the pictures to play matching pairs or snap
Fill the boat- collect the different characters needed to fill your boat
Sound lotto- a Power point game- listen to the different animal sounds and cover the pictures on your lotto board
Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet characters
Make a boat- make an origami boat from paper
Mr Gumpy’s house- draw Mr Gumpy’s house by the river
Tea worksheet- make a list of food needed for the tea and draw the food on the plate
Floating and sinking- carry out an experiment to see which items will float and which will sink in the water
Guess the animals- cards to use on displays or for discussion with clues about the different animals
Boat design
Pet shop role play pack
A bumper pack with lots of forms, signs and pictures to set up a role play area of a Pet Shop
The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and 2 enabling you to print out the resources again and again. The resources would also be great for parents or child-minders to create their own role play area at home and for nurseries and playgroups.
The pack includes:
Large letters to spell ‘Pet Shop’ -each letter is decorated with small pictures of items for sale in the pet shop,
A ‘Pet Shop’ banner with small pictures of animal accessories and food etc,
Large colour pictures of the pets and pet accessories for sale such as dog collars, food bowls, animal tanks etc,
Large black and white pictures of the pets and pet accessories for sale in the shop -great for art work or collage work,
Posters decorated with small pictures of animal related items- open/ closed, opening times plus a blank opening times poster for you to fill in your own opening times,
Posters advertising the pet accessories suggesting what you will need to buy for each pet and with special offers,
Smaller posters for each pet with a list of accessories needed for that pet,
Animal signs,
Leaflets to print in colour or black and white with information about keeping that pet,
Lots of forms to encourage writing such as order forms, telephone messages, animal cleaning tick list, animal feeding tick lists, jobs to do,
A number line to 30 on paw prints,
Posters advertising dog training sessions, dog groomers etc,
Food packets to cut out and assemble and labels to stick onto tins and packets to make them into ‘dog food’ or ‘cat food’ etc
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
Pirate Ship role play pack
A fun pack of resources for you to print out and use to create a role play area of a Pirate Ship.
The pack includes:
Large banner for your role play area ‘Pirate ship’
Pirate masks in colour and black and white
Pirate badges
Make a pirate hat
Make an eye patch
A dagger template to make your own pirate dagger
Pirate ship rule posters
A collection of different beards, hats, eye patches and moustaches to make your own pirate masks
Various posters for the role play area
ID cards for the pirates
Colour 'treasure'
Black and white 'treasure'- great to collage
Ships log book cover and pages for the children to fill in
Maps
Treasure book cover and pages for the children to fill in
Pirate jobs check list
Room on the Broom story resource pack- Halloween
A colourful pack to accompany the story ‘Room on the Broom’ -great for Halloween
The pack includes:
Display resources:
Banner- A long display banner 'Room on the Broom’
Border- A display border of stars on a blue background
Title page- A smaller display title
Character pictures- Large pictures of the characters and props in the book drawn by ourselves
Broomstick- A large broomstick to print out and make
Border- An A4 sized page border
Question cards- Questions related to the story of 'Room on the Broom’
Cauldron- A large cauldron to use as part of a display
Words and pictures- Display cards with words and pictures
Colour cauldrons- Each differently coloured cauldron has the colour word on it
Literacy resources
Word cards- with words relating to the story- great to add to displays or in the writing area
A4 word card- An A4 word card with words and pictures relating to the story
Spells- Worksheets to write spells- each page is decorated with pictures and stars
Worksheets- about the story and the characters
Book review- A book review worksheet
Alphabet line- with the lower case letters on wands
Speech bubbles- Various speech bubble worksheets with pictures of the different characters
Word searches- Two different word searches for different abilities
Maths resources
Number line- A number line to 100 on cauldrons
Worksheets- Various maths worksheets- addition sums, subtraction sums, adding the spots on the bows, missing numbers on the witches hats etc- most of these worksheets can be adapted to be used for different ages and abilities
Activities
Witch model- A moving witch model to make using split pins
Face masks- of the different characters in colour and also in black and white- great for retelling the story or creating new stories
Songs- Various songs and rhymes on decorated cards
Stick puppets- to make of the different characters
Worksheet- A worksheet to design your own special broomstick
Games
Board game- A board game to make and play- travel through the sky on your broomstick to reach the cauldron first to make your spell
Make a spell- A game to collect the different objects needed for your magic spell
Dominoes- A colour dominoes game with pictures of the characters and props in the story 'Room on the Broom’
Bingo- A colourful bingo game
Matching pairs- A matching pairs game with pictures of the characters and props in the story
Rhyming words-A rhyming word game
Oliver's Fruit Salad story sack resources
The pack includes:
Display resources
Banner
Display border
Characters- large coloured pictures of the characters in the story ‘Oliver’s Fruit Salad’ to add to your display
Story words
Story questions
Posters- a set of posters showing the fruit name and picture
Oliver’s fruit photos- a lovely set of photos showing the different fruit that Oliver used for his fruit salad
Other fruit photos- a set of 20 photo posters showing other fruit that could be included in a fruit salad and also some unusual fruits
Title poster- a colourful poster with the title, authors name and illustrators’ name
Fruit descriptive words- a set of word cards with a fruit border with words the children can use to describe different fruits and also blank cards for you to add your own words
Role play/ story props
Face masks
Puppets
Sequencing pictures
Story props
Literacy
A4 word card- an A4 sized card with words and pictures about the story ‘Oliver’s Fruit Salad’- great to use when writing
Fruit alphabet line
Worksheets- various worksheets including speech bubbles, matching words to pictures, writing the initial sounds of different fruits, writing words to describe different fruits, fruit salad instruction writing and fruits I like and dislike
Writing pages- four photocopiable sheets with borders for the children to write about the story or to include in your writing area
Word searches
Five a day- a worksheet for the children to draw and write about the fruit and vegetables they have eaten each day to make their ‘five a day’
Story sack label
Shopping list worksheet
Shopping list templates- decorated templates to write your own shopping lists
Numeracy
Jam number line- create a long number line for your classroom on strawberry and blackcurrant jam pots
Number rhyme pack 1- ‘Five currant bun s with a cherry on top’- contains rhyme card, singing props and face masks
Number rhyme pack 2- ‘Way up high in the apple tree’- contains rhyme card, singing props and face masks
Addition sums on fruits- great to make a number display
Counting cards
Counting mat
Power points
Story questions
Guess the fruits
Counting Power point- count the number of objects on each page and click on the correct answer
Art and craft
Puppets
Face masks
Colouring pictures
Colouring posters
Cut and stick the fruits
Draw and describe
Design a fruit salad
Games to make and play
Matching pairs
Dice game
Shopping trolley game- collect the fruits shown in your shopping trolley
Fruit Bingo
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.
Seaside shop role play pack
The pack includes:
A colourful 'Seaside shop' banner with small pictures of the things for sale in the shop,
Large colour pictures of the things for sale in the shop such as spades, buckets, inflatable boats, sun cream etc,
Large black and white pictures of the things in the shop -great for art work or collage work,
Posters decorated with small pictures of seaside related items- open/ closed, opening times plus a blank opening times poster for you to fill in your own opening times,
Posters advertising the seaside goods and posters to add your special offers on,
Labels with each picture and the name of it on,
Lots of different colourful posters to decorate your seaside shop- posters to warn the customers about the flags on the beach, posters to tell people when they can take dogs on the beach and posters advertising events such as rock pooling and seaside competitions,
Lots of forms to encourage writing such as order forms, telephone messages, jobs to do,
A number line to 30 on seaside themed pictures,
Posters to remind customers to be safe in the sun and what they need to buy to be protected in the sun.
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 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.
A House for Hermit Crab story resource pack
An engaging pack for the story ‘A House for Hermit Crab’ by Eric Carle. The pack includes worksheets, display materials, games, activities and crafts and is great to include in a sea life or seaside unit.
The pack includes:
A long colourful display banner
A display border with colourful Hermit crabs
An A4 word card to use when writing about the story and sea creatures
A title poster for display
Word and picture cards of the different sea creatures in the story
Word cards with words relating to the story on sea shells
Sea creature flash cards
Sea creature fact cards with simple facts about the sea creatures in the story
Tracing pattern worksheets
Match the label to the correct sea creature worksheet
Colour photographs of different sea creatures and underwater scenes- great for discussion and displays
Design a new house for Hermit crab worksheet
Label the sea creatures worksheets
A Hermit crab fact book to make and complete
Fact posters about Hermit crabs with colour photographs
Sequencing picture cards for the story
Cut and paste sequence worksheet
What happens next worksheets
My favourite part of the story worksheet
Comparing my house to Hermit crabs house worksheet- with different version for different abilities
Cut and paste the months of the year with pictures of the corresponding sea creature
Month cards for display with corresponding sea creatures
Beginning, middle and end worksheet
Count the different sea creatures on the shell worksheets
An alphabet line on Hermit crabs
A number line to 30 on different sea creatures
A crab face mask to make- in colour and black and white
Writing paper with themed borders
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.
Rumble in the Jungle story sack resources
The pack includes:
A colourful display title
Lovely colour face masks of each of the jungle animals in the book
Black and white face masks of the animals for children to colour/ decorate/ collage etc
An A4 information sheet about each animal with interesting facts
Animal jigsaws to cut out and reassemble of an elephant, giraffe, zebra and crocodile
Word labels of different animal parts-great for discussion and writing
A display border of leaves-these can be printed as many times as you like to border a display of any size
A5 cards showing some of the patterns from the animals
An A4 word card with pictures of each of the animals on-this can be used for writing or maybe when reading the book to spot the animals
A display page with the title, author and illustrator on
A colourful bingo game for up to 5 players with a special jungle die to cut out and make
An A4 sized work border- great for displaying the childrens work quickly
Worksheets to cut out and label the parts of some animals-elephant, giraffe and zebra
Matching pairs game with pictures of the animals-this could also be used to make a snap game or many other different uses
Word related to the story-great for display and writing ideas
Worksheets to match animal pictures to their names and a worksheet to design their own jungle animal
The Bad Tempered Ladybird story sack resources
The pack includes:
A display banner with the title of the story on and pictures from the story
Large coloured pictures of the animals in the story- these have been hand drawn and watercoloured by myself
Large black and white pictures of the animals in the story- these are great for colouring and art activities
Smaller colour and black and white pictures of the animals in the story- these can be made into games, displays etc
A ladybird number line up to 30
Colour face masks of all the animals in the story
Black and white face masks of the animals
Story word cards decorated with ladybirds- these are great for adding to a display, discussions, adding to a writing area etc
Cards showing a clock face and an animal for the children to draw the hands on the clock to show the time
Cards showing the time and the animal the Bad Tempered Ladybird met at that time
Various worksheets- Maths, counting and telling the time worksheets and Literacy worksheets
Different clocks to cut out and make- there is a plain clock, a clock to add the numbers to, a colour clock showing the animals the Bad Tempered Ladybird met at different hours and also a black and white version of this clock for the children to colour and make
A ladybird themed game
Fact cards with pictures and some facts about each of the animals in the story
Rhyme cards with some rhymes about ladybirds
A colourful animal bingo game to make and play
An animal picture domino game to make and play