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Literacy for early childhood
The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas book companion
Celebrate the Christmas holidays with this activity pack which accompanies the book ‘The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas’ by Laura Murray.
The pack includes:
Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in blackline
Sequencing worksheet cut and paste
Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end
Graphic organizers
Character traits- what do the children say about their teacher
My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity
Doing something special writing activity- three different sheets to choose from
Asking question- Think of Who, What, When, Where and Why questions to ask the Gingerbread Man
Retell the story writing worksheet, writing and drawing worksheet and drawing worksheet allowing you to differentiate
Alphabetical order- order the professions in alphabetical order
Text-to-self connections- Who did the Gingerbread Man thank and who would you like to thank- two different worksheets
Three what happens next drawing and writing worksheets
Who did the Gingerbread Man meet in the town- draw and write some of the people he met
True or False sentences about the story- differentiated versions
Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts
The Lonely Scarecrow- book companion
This book companion is based on the book ‘The Lonely Scarecrow’ by Tim Preston and contains a variety of activities and colorful sequencing cards.
The packet contains:
A set of colorful sequencing cards
Cause and effect worksheets- three versions
The lonely scarecrows character traits
My favorite part of the story- draw and write worksheet
Graphic organizers- three versions
Label the scarecrow- two versions to cut and paste or write the labels
Writing activity- write a letter to the animals from the scarecrow- three versions
Retell the story writing worksheet
My scarecrow worksheets- three different versions for differentiation
The Lonely Scarecrow grid- The Lonely Scarecrow has, lives, feels
Writing activity- write three sentences about the lonely scarecrow
Feelings worksheets- draw the faces on the scarecrow to show how he feels at the beginning and the end of the story or write how he feels at the beginning, middle and end of the story
True or False- read the statements about the story and decide which are true or false plus an extra worksheet to write some of your own true and false statements
A bonus scarecrow game
Snowmen at Night book companion
Snowmen at Night is a lovely story for Winter.
This book companion includes:
Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in blackline
Sequencing worksheet cut and paste
Graphic organizers
Sequence the sentences to retell the story
My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity
If I were a snowman activity sheet
Label the snowman- two versions for writing or cut and paste
‘My Snowman’ writing activity
Snowman Can, Have, Are grid
Story map- draw in the missing parts of the story- two versions for differentiation
Text-to-self connections- What do the snowmen and you do at night, What do the snowman and you do in the snow
Three ‘What happens next’ drawing and writing worksheets
Two worksheets for students to list or draw the things the snowmen did at night
Writing activity to write about what they would do at night if they were snowmen- a writing and a drawing version
Writing activity- What do the snowmen do at night in the story and what do they think snowmen really do at night
Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts
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
70 Phonics flash cards- Letters and Sounds Literacy phases 1-6
This pack contains 69 flashcards of sounds taught in the Letters and Sounds scheme.
Each card is A4 sized so could be displayed as a colourful poster but can easily be printed in A5 or A6 size to make flash cards or for cards to use at home for revision.
Each card has the sound, 2-3 pictures with words and 6 further words, each with the sound highlighted.
The second filehas all of the sounds so can be used as a poster or revision/ assessment page.
Gingerbread Man themed literacy and maths games- CVC, counting, addition, letters and sounds
Gingerbread Man
Maths and Literacy games
A collection of 8 fun games with a cute Gingerbread Man theme for you to print out and play
Literacy games:
1-Match the letters- Turn over two Gingerbread Man cards to match the lower and upper case letters. The game could also be played to match lower case letters together or upper case letters together.
2-Make the CVC word- Find the Gingerbread Man letters you need to make the word on your plate- how many plates can you fill?
3-Gingerbread Man bingo- Find all the Gingerbread Man letters on your bingo board the first to be the winner!
4-Gingerbread Man skittles- Cut out and make these cute Gingerbread Man letter skittles to knock down with a ball- various games can be played to identify letters, find initial sounds, make CVC words etc. Lots of ideas are included on the instruction and ideas card.
Maths games:
1-Make a Gingerbread Man- Roll a die and collect the numbered part of your Gingerbread Man. How many Gingerbread Men can you make?
2-Colour the Gingerbread Man- Roll a die and find the number on your sheet. Can you be the first person to colour all your Gingerbread Men?
3-Add the numbers- Roll two dice and add the numbers together- can you cover all the numbered Gingerbread Men on your board first?
4-Stepping stones- Move your Gingerbread Man across the stepping stones to be the first to reach the other side. If you fall in the water you have to start again!
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.
Winnie the Witch story resource pack- Halloween
This pack is designed to be used with the stories about ‘Winnie the Witch' and is a great pack to as Halloween.
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
Question cards- questions on decorated cards about the story to use as prompts or to add to a display
Display lettering- an alternative display title with large letters decorated with rainbow stars
Colours posters- A4 posters of Wilbur the cat in different colours with the colour name
LITERACY
Wilbur alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on different coloured Wilburs
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- a search with words from the story to find
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Write a spell- A cauldron worksheet to write a new spell for Winnie the Witch
NUMERACY
Witches hat number line- a number line to 50 on colourful witches’ hats
Size ordering- cut and order the magic wands by length
Counting cards- count the pictures from 1-10
Counting worksheets- Count the different pictures on each page
GAMES
Matching pairs- match the pictures to play matching pairs or snap
Picture bingo- cover the different colour Wilburs
Find Wilbur- a collection of coloured cats to hide and find in the outside area or indoors
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks of Winnie the Witch and Wilbur the cat
Colouring- colouring worksheets
Design an outfit- design a new multi-coloured outfit for Winnie the Witch
Design a hat- design your own witches hat
Make a wand- colour and make your own witches wand
STORY TELLING
Face masks- 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- two different tags to add to your story telling sack
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, or any related stories or products.
The Little Red Hen story resources- activities, Powerpoint, Harvest
A bumper pack of resources for the story 'The Little Red Hen'.
Great to include in your Harvest topic.
Display resources:
A large colourful display banner of the title
Story words on bread slice shapes
Large and small character pictures from the story- hen, pig, cat, rat, goose/duck and dog- these could be used for story telling or displays - these are in black and white and colour
Large colour and black and white pictures of the tools used by The Little Red Hen and a windmill
Two different colourful display borders for you to print out as many times as you need for your display board
Question cards with questions about what the characters were thinking, what they were doing and why they were doing different things
Photographs of some different windmills- great for displays and discussion
Large lettering of 'The Little Red Hen' with each letter decorated with ears of corn
A4 character posters in colour of the different characters and their names
Word and picture cards of the different animals and props used by The Little Red Hen
Understanding of the World resources:
Photos of breads, wheat, corn and flour and fields of corn- great for displays and discussion
A Powerpoint about harvest and wheat/corn
Colour photos of the different animals in the story
Literacy resources:
A lovely Powerpoint of the story of 'The Little Red Hen'- the pages of this could also be printed out to make a book for your classroom
Colour and black and white pictures to sequence
Sequencing worksheets of the story
Speech bubbles with some key phrases from the story
Various speech bubble worksheets
Various other literacy worksheets- missing words, matching words to pictures, answering questions about the story, character worksheets, rhyming words etc
An alphabet line on hens
Various A4 pages in colour and black and white for the children to write on- these are each decorated with pictures from the story
Maths resources:
A number line to 50 on colourful windmills
Counting cards up to 10 with pictures from the story
Various themed worksheets- addition, subtraction and missing numbers
Activities:
Finger puppets to make of the different characters- greatfor retelling the story and for creating their own stories
Colour face masks of the different characters
Black and white face masks of the different characters
Various colouring sheets
Outline pictures of wheat, a windmill and the animals in the story- these could be used for writing activities or art activities
Games to make and play:
A lovely colourful board game to make based on the story
Matching pairs game
A Bingo game with pictures relating to the story of 'The Little Red Hen'
A rhyming word game
Elmer the elephant story sack resources
The pack includes:
A display banner with elmer pictures and a colourful patchwork border
A colourful patchwork border for your displays- print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
A coloured Elmer picture and a black and white version to colour in or collage
A picture of an elephant- in grey colour and in black and white
10 A4 posters of patterned elephants- great to create an elephant parade on your display
An elephant and an Elmer face mask in black and white
An alphabet line on colourful patterned elephants
A number line up to 100 on elephants and Elmer- great for counting in 2's too
A powerpoint about real elephants
A photo pack of elephant pictures
A photo pack of the other animals in the story
Number flash cards
Posters for the number rhyme 'one elephant went out to play' with props for singing the rhyme
Word cards with a patchwork border with words relating to elephants and the Elmer story
10 colouring pictures
An elephant themed bingo colour game
Fact cards about real elephants with colour photos
A matching pairs game- match the patterned elephants
An Elmer colour game- collect the coloured patchwork squares for your Elmer
Counting cards up to 10 with elmer pictures
A finger puppet to make of an elephant and Elmer
Large lettering for your display 'ELMER' with a colourful patchwork pattern
A4 work borders in colour and black and white with a patchwork pattern- great for displaying work quickly
2 different tags to use on your story sack of Elmer
Colour paint splats with the name of the colour
A colour poster
Jasper's Beanstalk story sack resources
The pack includes:
Colour pictures of Jasper the cat and the tools he uses for his gardening as well as a beanstalk
Black and white pictures for the children to colour or collage
A large title banner with a picture of Jasper and a beanstalk
A Jasper finger puppet to make- great for retelling the story
A colour face mask of Jasper
A black and white face mask of Jasper for the children to colour
Words relating to the story with pictures
A display border of a beanstalk and also a border of beans- these can be printed as many times as you need for a display board of any size
A colourful matching pairs game
Bean height posters- put the pictures in height order- these are also provided in black and white for the children to sort and stick in height order
Numbered plant pots from 0-10 each with a bean plant with the corresponding number of leaves on each plant
Three different work borders- great for displaying the childrens work quickly and easily- these are also provided in black and white for the children to colour and write on
A colourful picture bingo game
Colour bean sequence posters
Days of the week labels
A label for your story sack of Jasper's Beanstalk
Two word searches for different abilities
A number line on garden tools- this would also be great in a garden centre role play area
An alphabet line on beans
A growing bean diary to make and fill in each day
Various Maths worksheets
Various Literacy themed worksheets
Question cards about the story- great to add to your display
An A4 word card with words and pictures
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.
One Snowy night- Percy the Park Keeper story resource pack- winter
Percy the Park Keeper- One Snowy Night
A great educational resource for the story ‘One Snowy Night’ ready to print and use for displays, to make story sacks, retelling stories etc.
The pack includes:
Colour pictures of Percy and the animals in the story
Black and white pictures of Percy and the animals- great for colouring and art activities
Percy’s hut picture in the snow and without snow
Snowy trees to add to adisplay to make a great snowy scene
A number line to 50 on cute robins
Alphabet bunting to hang in your classroom- each piece has a picture of one of the animals in the story and the lower case letter
Winter clothing flashcards- great for discussion about clothes to wear when it is colder
Word flash cards with words relating to the story- each card is decorated with a picture of Percy in the snow
Question cards with questions about the story- great to add to a display
A long display banner with the title and pictures of Percy and the animals
A snowy board game to make and play
A dice game to collect the pieces of each animal
A worksheet to draw the scene from the window
Photographs of snowy scenes- a great addition to any display
Winter words- Words of snowflakes about winter
A collection of rhymes and songs about winter
Number rhyme about snowflakes with rhyme cards, face masks and props for singing the rhyme
Snowflake alphabet jigsaws- find the two halves of the snowflakes with upper and lower case letters
A collection of playdough mats linked to the story
Dress Percy for winter- choose the appropriate clothes for Percy to wear in the snowy weather
Colouring pictures of Percy and the animals and the snowy hut
Stick puppets of Percy and the animals- great for retelling the story and for making up new stories
Face masks in colour and black and white of Percy and the animals
A colourful bingo game for the story ‘One Snowy Night’
An A4 word mat with pictures and words relating to the story
‘Welcome to Percy’s hut’ large banner- great to use as part of a role play area of Percy’s hut
A game of snap to make and play
Animals footprints in the snow- great to add to a display and for discussion
Two different word searches with words and pictures relating to 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.
Father Christmas Needs a Wee story resource pack
Father Christmas Needs a Wee
A funny festive counting book- at every house Father Christmas eats and drinks the tasty treats that have been left for him but he realises he has forgotten to do something really important and then he really really needs a wee!
These resources support the fun book by Nicholas Allan.
The pack includes:
Display banner- A long banner for a display with pictures
Father Christmas- A large picture of Father Christmas for your displays
Display lettering- Large letters to spell out ‘Father Christmas’ decorated in red and whte stripes
Number line- A number line to 50 on Christmas doors
Alphabet line- An alphabet line on Elves
Story words- Word cards with words relating to the story- great to include in your writing area
Counting cards- Cards from 1-10 with different numbers of drinks to count
Speech bubble worksheets- Various worksheets to fill in the speech bubbles
Word mat- An A4 word mat with pictures to help when writing about the story
Face masks- Colour and black and white face masks of Father Christmas and Elves to use for story telling and role play
Father Christmas model- Make a model of Father Christmas using split pins
Playdough mats- Various colourful mats to use with play dough for counting and Christmas
Matching pairs- A colourful matching pairs game to make and play
Colour Elves- Different coloured elves with the colour name
Worksheet- Design a new drink for Father Christmas
Christmas tree game- Spin the spinner and collect different decorations for your tree
Banner- A long ‘Happy Christmas’ banner for your classroom decorated with holly leaves
Worksheets- Various worksheets to draw different parts of the story, to draw your food and drink for Father Christmas and to design a sleigh for Father Christmas
Game- Deliver all the presents in your sleigh first to win the game
Maths worksheets- Various worksheets with counting, addition, subtraction and symmettry
Design a decoration- Design a new decoration for your Christmas tree
Decorations- Various Christmas decorations to cut out and colour
Game- Roll a die and cover the numbered star in the night sky- plus a version to use two dice and add the numbers together and cover the number
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.
Dear Father Christmas story resource pack- letter writing, activities, games
Dear Father Christmas
A delightful story for Christmas about the letters from a little girl to Father Christmas and the replies from him.
The pack includes:
A long title banner with pictures of Father Christmas and the elves
Word cards with words relating to the story and Father Christmas
A large picture of Father Christmas in his sleigh and the reindeers to cut out and make into a large picture with the reindeer pulling the sleigh
Question cards with questions relating to the story and pictures of Father Christmas
Colour pictures of Father Christmas, his sleigh, the elves and reindeer
A collection of colouring pictures and posters
A collection of Christmas wintery houses and trees to make into a lovely village scene display
Display words for writing letters- great for Christmas letter writing
An Advent calendar to make
A matching pairs game to collect the matching coloured stockings
Letter writing templates for writing your letter to Father Christmas
An alphabet line on patterned envelopes
Face masks in colour and black and white of Father Christmas, elves and reindeer
A number line to 50 on cute elves
A worksheet to draw Erol the elf
A worksheet to decorate the Christmas tree
Design a decoration to hang on the Christmas tree
A collection of decorations to cut out and colour which you can then hang on the Christmas tree
A game to spin the spinner and collect the coloured presents
Posters of all the reindeer and their names
A worksheet to decorate the sleigh and draw some presents for Father Christmas to deliver
A worksheet to design a ticket for a sleigh ride
A colourful bingo game with a Christmas theme
Various maths worksheets to count the number of presents, fill in the missing numbers and order the numbered stockings
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by, the authors or publishers of the story or any related stories or products.
Christmas resources for Early Years, Childminders, Pre-school
A bumper pack of Christmas teaching resources
Specially designed for younger pre-school children
Lots of maths, literacy, games, craft activities etc to keep the children busy for hours!
The pack contains over 200 sheets to print.
Activities in the pack include:
Happy Christmas bunting to print and colour
Simple colour jigsaws to cut and reassemble
Number ordering jigsaws to colour and order
Initial letter sheets
Number playdough mats up to 10
Activity playdough mats
Colour by numbers sheets with numbers up to 5
Christmas themed colour posters to display in your setting
Simple cutting skills sheets
Simple tracing sheets to practice pencil control
Various games to print and play
Lots of craft sheets such as face mask, 3D models to make, decorations to make
Christmas themed reward charts
Plus lots lots more!
The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch story resource pack- Powerpoints, games, literacy, story telling
A great resource pack to accompany the lovely children’s book ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ by Ronda Armitage.
Banner- a long colourful display banner
Display borders- colourful borders to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
A4 word card- great to use when writing about the story
Story words- decorated words relating to the story-great to use on a display or in the writing area
Question cards-with questions about the story
Title page- a colourful page with the title, author and illustrator of the story
Picture and word cards
Photos- of different lighthouses- great for displays and discussion
Food display cards- colourful cards showing the different foods that Mrs Grinling put into the basket
Worksheets- various worksheets about the story such as thinking of ways to trick the seagulls, favourite meals, drawing parts of the story etc
Number line- A number line on lighthouses
Height lighthouses- order the different lighthouses in size order
Counting worksheets- count the number of seagulls and write the number in the boxes- a version for numbers up to 5 and for up to 10
Face masks- coloured masks to make and use when retelling the story or making new stories
Story props- large coloured props to use when retelling the story
Puppets- stick puppets to make of Mr Grinling, Mrs Grinling, Hamish the cat and the seagulls
Lighthouses- all about lighthouses and what they are used for
Maths- count the number of seagulls on each page and click on the correct answer
Story Powerpoint- answer the questions about the story and click on the correct answer
Phonemes on seagulls- all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on seagulls- these look great on a display of paper ‘rocks’
Speech bubble worksheets
Book review- write about the story and draw a picture
Worksheets-various worksheets about the story and characters
Word search- two different word searches with words relating to the story
Flying seagull- cut out and assemble a seagull which can be hung from the ceiling to make a flock of seagulls
Lighthouse- cut out and rearrange the lighthouse parts before sticking them onto your page
Colouring pictures- a collection of pictures to colour of the characters, food in the story, seaside scenes etc
Moving basket sheet- use a split pin to make the basket move from the cottage to the lighthouse
Make a basket- make a 3D basket and then draw some food to cut out and add to the basket
Face masks
Bingo- a colourful picture bingo game
Dominoes
Dice game- roll a die and cover the correctly numbered seagull
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.