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Literacy for early years
Monkey Puzzle story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Story words
Large lettering- Large A-Z letters in lower and upper case with a leaf decoration- great for larger display titles or to create a different alphabet line
Large pictures- Large coloured pictures of the animals in the story, leaves and plants and different bugs to help you create a great display
Word and picture cards- cards with the name and picture of each of the animals in the story
LITERACY
Word mat- An A4 word mat with words and pictures relating to the story
Speech bubble worksheets- various worksheets to write what the different animals are saying
Writing paper- various writing sheets with themed borders to use for work about the story or to add to the writing area
Alphabet line
Acrostic poems
Guess the animal cards- read the clues and match to the correct animal from the story
Worksheets- Various worksheets about the story and animals including matching the animal to the clue, initial sounds, cut and stick animal names etc
My jungle day
Describe your mum- A worksheet to draw and describe your own mum
Favourite part- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
NUMERACY
Number line
Size ordering- order the caterpillars and snakes in length order
Roll-a-die game- roll a die and collect the part of your animal
Colour by numbers
Symmetry
Counting worksheets- Count the animals worksheets with numbers 1-3, 1-5 and 1-10
Addition- an alternative colour by numbers sheets where children find the answer and colour the part of the butterfly
Missing numbers- fill in the missing numbers on the caterpillars
ART AND CRAFT
Animal puppets
Animal masks
Draw a jungle scene- draw your own jungle and the animals in it
Colouring
Jigsaw puzzle- design your own jigsaw puzzle and then cut out the pieces
Poems and rhymes- a collection of decorated cards with rhymes and poems about jungle animals
Tracing
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
Animal photos- lovely colour photos to print out and add to a display
Jungle photos
Animal fact cards
Butterfly life cycle pictures
Life cycle worksheets- various worksheets about the life cycle of a butterfly
Power Point
STORY TELLING
Story sack tag
Coloured puppets
Coloured face masks
Sequence cards
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Rosie's Walk resource pack- story sack, farm
A great resource pack for the story ‘Rosie’s Walk’
Includes:
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on beehives relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards
Photos- colours photos of farmyards and the animals in the story
Fact cards- simple fact cards with facts about foxes and chickens
A4 word card
Hen alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful hens
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Rhyming words- sort the pictures into those that rhyme with ‘hen’ and ‘fox’
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story
Character worksheets- write about the characters in the story
Label a hen- label the different parts of the hen
‘My Walk’ book- make your own book about your walk and what you see on the way
Bee number line- a number line to 50 on colourful bees
Preposition words- words from the story to add to a display
Counting cards- count the bees from 1-10
Preposition posters- with word and a picture showing the hen behind, in front etc
Preposition worksheet- write where the hen is in each picture
Size ordering worksheets- order the hens by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of bees and hens
Preposition play mat- place Rosie behind, next to etc
Bee number rhyme pack- a rhyme card for singing the rhyme, face masks and props for use when singing the rhyme
Matching pairs- match the pictures
Build a hen- roll a die and collect a part of your hen- how many hens can you make?
Board game- travel around the farmyard to reach the hen house first
Preposition bingo- collect the different pictures for your board
Design a new hen house- design a new house for Rosie
Tracing sheets- trace the dotted lines on the pictures to practice fine motor control
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet characters
Play dough mats- make the different things seen on Rosie’s walk
Colouring
Drawing worksheets- draw the different things found on Rosie’s farm
Farm map- cut and stick the things seen on Rosie’s walk through the farm yard
Make a windmill
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Story props- large coloured pictures of the different things in the story
Story map- an A4 and an A3 map of the Rosie’s farm- great for display and discussion
Face masks
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
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
Tiddler the Story Telling Fish story sack resources
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banners- 2 colourful banner to print over 2 A4 pages- one with ‘Tiddler’ and the other with ‘Tiddler The story-telling fish’
Display border
Word cards- words relating to the story- great to add to a display or in the writing area
Word and picture flashcards
Character posters- a set of colourful posters showing different fish in the story with their names
Fish facts- simple facts about fish
Colour photos- A4 photos to print out and display showing some underwater scenes and fish
Title poster
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Shell alphabet
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets
Word searches
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story and characters including initial letter sounds, labelling the creatures, list worksheet, my favourite sea creature, writing a new fishy tale, missing poster
NUMERACY
Fish number line- a number line to 50 on colourful fish
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the shells plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Counting worksheets
Telling the time- a collection of clock posters showing the times mentioned in the story
Counting cards
Repeating patterns- draw the next sea creature to complete the repeating patterns
GAMES
Dominoes
Magnetic fishing game- make the 3D fish tank and take it in turns to catch fish plus ideas for different activities
Picture bingo
ACTIVITIES
Tracing sheets- trace the patterns on the fish
Stick puppets
Face masks
Fish templates
Story worksheets- various worksheets to draw different things, match pictures to speech bubbles and draw underwater scenes
Play dough mats- make the correct number of fish on each card
Colouring
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Sequencing worksheets- cut and stick the pictures in the correct order
Story telling props
Stick puppets
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
The Smartest Giant in Town story resources
A bumper resource pack for the story 'The Smartest Giant in Town' by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. An engaging Literacy unit with worksheets, display materials, games and crafts.
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful themed border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on decorated cards relating to the story
Title poster- an A4 poster with title, author and illustrators name
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards with the different clothes to add to a display or writing area
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Clothes alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful clothes
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Write about the story- write sentences about the different pictures
Diary- write George’s diary
Questions worksheets- write some questions you would like to ask the Giant
Labelling and matching worksheets- label the clothes and animals, write the missing words, Match the clothing to the correct animal and fill in the initial letters
Letter writing- write a letter to the Giant
Thank you letters and cards- write some letters from the animals to thank the Giant
Sequencing worksheet- cut and stick the story pictures in the correct order
What happens next- draw and write what happens next in the story
Number line- a number line to 50
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the shoes plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Size ordering worksheets
Dot to dots- three different sheets with numbers from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Colour by numbers- colour the pictures using the numbers
Repeating patterns- copy and continue the patterns on the ties
Matching pairs
Bingo- a colourful bingo game
Dice game- throw a die to collect the parts of the picture first
Design a tie- design a new tie for the giant to wear
Tracing ties- various patterns on tie to trace over the dotty lines
Draw new clothes- draw a new outfit for the giant
Finish the picture- draw the missing parts of the different pictures
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks
Stick puppets- coloured and black and white stick puppets
WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT story resource pack
Display resources:
A long display banner
A large colour bear and a cave picture- great to add to a display
Story word cards- these are great to add to your display or use in the writing area when writing about the story of 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'
A display border of footprints and bear paw prints-these can be printed as many times as you like to border a display of any size
A display page with the title, author and illustrator on
Colourful pictures of the different parts of the story
Bear footprints- these can be added to a display or used on the floor to create trails- also great to use for outdoor play
Footprints of boots- great for outdoor play and creating trails
Photobucket
Literacy resources:
An alphabet line of bears holding each letter- these could also be used to spell different words
Colour and black and white story sequence cards
An A4 word card- great to use when writing about 'We're going on a bear hunt'
Various worksheets with speech bubbles, missing words, questions etc
Various colour and black and white writing pages- these could be added to the writing area or used to quickly display children's work
Maths resources:
A number line up to 50 with bears each holding a number
Individual desktop number lines up to 10 and 20 with bears
Counting cards up to 10 with bears to count
Various themed worksheets -addition, subtraction and missing numbers
A size activity to put the different sized bears in order- in colour and as a worksheet
Positional cards and pictures to put the bear over, in, under the cave etc
Understanding of the World resources:
A Powerpoint about different bears and where they live
A Powerpoint about brown bears
Colour photos of brown bears
Colour photos of different bears
Fact cards about different bears
Photos of the different areas visited in the story- a cave, long grass, mud etc
Activities:
Pictures of the different areas visited in the story for the children to colour
A moving bear to make using split pins
Colour face masks of the characters and the bear- great for retelling the story or making up new stories
Black and white face masks of the characters
Songs and rhymes about bears and mud
Playdough mats based on the story
Games to make and play:
A colourful board game- this prints on 2 A4 pages
A Build-the-Bear game- collect the pieces needed to make your bear
A game of snap based on the story
A colourful bingo game
Colourful picture dominoes
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.
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.
A Squash and a Squeeze story resource pack
A bumper pack for the story ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The unit contains worksheets, sequencing activities, games, display materials and crafts.
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on houses relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards
Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the different animals in the story
Large coloured pictures- large character and animal pictures and a large house to print out and use on a display
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on animals
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
Rhyming words- A worksheet to find rhyming words in the story
Label the animals- A worksheet for each animal for the children to label the different parts of the animal
What happens next- A collection of worksheets for the children to draw and write what happens next in the story
NUMERACY
House number line
Counting worksheets
Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Size ordering- cut and order the animals by size
Table top number line- Number lines from 1-10 and 1-20 with the numbers on houses
Repeating patterns- continue the repeating animal patterns on the worksheets
GAMES
Matching pairs- match the pictures to play matching pairs or snap
Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story
Picture dominoes- a lovely game to make and play
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
A new house- draw a larger purpose built house for all the animals to live in with the little old lady
Face masks- colour and decorate the character and animal face masks
Colouring sheets
Split pin animals- cut out the animal parts and join together using split pins
Tracing pictures
Draw the scene- Draw the different scenes in the house when each animal arrives
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag
Story props- large coloured props of the house, characters etc to use when retelling the story
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Sneezy the Snowman activity pack
Sneezy the Snowman is a class favourite book for the Winter.
The activities in this unit include:
Sequencing cards in colour to help teach the children sequencing and story retelling. These can be used in a pocket chart or can be put in a center.
Graphic organizers for character traits, summarizing the story and writing about the story parts.
Writing activities including writing about favourite parts of the story, writing three sentences about Sneezy, Write a list of things to keep Sneezy away from etc
A story sequence sheet to cut and paste pictures.
Cause and effect- fill in the missing boxes on one sheet and draw the effects on the other sheet.
A comprehension worksheet.
If I were a snowman sheet- a fun worksheet for children to design a snowman, name him and think of some things the snowman might like to do and eat.
Instructional writing- write four steps to building a snowman plus a worksheet where children could draw four stages of building a snowman.
Label Sneezy- two worksheets one with the words provided and one without.
Sneezy adjectives worksheet.
What made Sneezy melt? Draw the different things that made Sneezy melt in the story.
Craftivity with writing activity.
The Animal Boogie story resource pack- Jungle animals
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a themed display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards of the animals in the story to add to a display or writing area
Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the different animals in the story
Large coloured pictures- large character and animal pictures to print out and use on a display
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on animals
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the children are saying
Word search-a word search with words from the story to find
Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets
Acrostic poem- A decorated worksheet to write your own ‘Jungle’ acrostic poem
Label the animals- Worksheets to label some of the animals in the story
Describe the animals worksheets
Children number line- a number line to 50 on multicultural children
Counting worksheets
Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Size ordering- cut and order the animals by size
Roll and colour- roll one or two die and colour in the correct animal on the sheet
Repeating patterns- continue the repeating animal patterns on the worksheets
Matching pairs
Picture bingo
Picture dominoes
Move like the animal- Cut out and make the die and move like the different animals
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
Bird collage- decorate the bird outline
Move like an animal- flashcards to prompt the children to move in different ways like the animals in the story
Face masks- colour and decorate the animal face masks
Tracing pictures
Cut and stick- Cut out the different animals
Draw the animals- Draw the different jungle animals in the scene
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks- a set of coloured face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag- a colourful tag to add to your story telling sack
Story props- large coloured props of the children and animals
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
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.
Duck in the Truck story pack- rhyming words
A great pack for the story ‘Duck in the Truck’ by Jez Alborough. Great for teaching about the book or making into a story sack.
Contains:
Display banner
Story word cards
Display border
Story poster
Picture flashcards
Story question cards for display
Face masks for retelling the story in colour and black and white
Stick puppets to make
A4 word card with pictures
Speech bubble worksheets
Alphabet line
Book review worksheet
Writing sheets
Rhyming words worksheet
Favourite part of the story worksheet
Number line
Missing numbers worksheets
Counting worksheets
Tracing pictures
Cut and assemble the truck worksheet
Cut and stick rhyme worksheet
Colouring pictures
Board game
Matching pairs game
Rhyming bingo game
Percy the Park Keeper story resource pack
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your displays
Display border
Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the animals in the story
Title poster- a colourful A4 poster
Story words
Park photos
Character pictures
Large leaves- coloured leaves to add to your displays
Animal fact cards- fact cards about the different animals in the story
Animal footprints- flash cards showing the different footprints of the animals in the story- great for discussion, identifying footprints found and recreating the prints in the sand tray
Acorn alphabet- an alphabet line on acorns
Autumn leaves alphabet
Large Autumn themed letters- a complete alphabet with both lower and upper case letters
Favourite part of the story worksheet- draw and write about your favourite part
Wordsearch- find the hidden Percy words
Speech bubble worksheet- fill in the speech bubbles of the characters
Favourite story and animal worksheet- draw or write about your favourite part of the story and your favourite animal
Matching worksheet- match the animal pictures to their names
Describing worksheet- think of some words to describe the animals
Acorn number line- a number line from 0-50
Animals number line- a number line from 0-50 on the different animals in the story
Addition worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to add the numbers on the acorns
Subtraction worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to subtract the numbers on the acorns
Counting worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets to count the animals
Missing number worksheets- 2 differentiated worksheets tofill in the missing numbers on the animals
Songs and rhymes- a collection of themed songs and rhymes to learn
Face masks- black and white face masks to make of Percy and the animals
Colouring sheets- a collection of colouring sheets
Large characters- large pictures of Percy and the animals- great for collage and art work
Large leaves- black and white outlines of some different leave
Percy's tools- black and white pictures of some of the tools which Percy uses
'Welcome to Percy's Hut' sign- a long banner
Character flashcards
Face masks- colour face masks of Percy and the animals
Percy's hut- a coloured and black and white picture of Percy's hut
Percy's tools- coloured pictures of some of the tools which Percy uses
Board game- a Percy themed board game to make and play
Matching pairs- find the matching pairs or use the cards for a game of 'snap'
Bingo- a picture bingo game
Picture dominoes
Pictures of Percy and the animals in the story
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by, the authors or publishers of the story or any related stories or products.
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.
Aliens Love Underpants story resource pack
An engaging for the story ‘Aliens love Underpants’ by Claire Freedman. The unit includes worksheets, games, display materials, craft activities and sequencing activities.
Includes:
DISPLAY:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- two colourful themed borders to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on spaceships relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display or writing area
Underpant colours- coloured underpants each with the colour name on
Alien posters- a set of colourful posters showing different aliens
LITERACY:
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Underpants alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful underpants
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the aliens are saying
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story
MATHS:
Alien number line- a number line to 50 on colourful aliens
Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the underpants plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate
Size ordering worksheets- order the underpants and aliens by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of aliens and the underpants on the washing line
GAMES:
Matching pairs- match the underpants with the same patterns
Build an alien- roll a die and collect a part of your alien- how many aliens can you make?
Washing line game- find the missing number underpants to hang on your washing line
Dominoes- a number dominoes game to make and play
ARTS AND CRAFTS:
Design some underpants- draw a pattern on the underpants
Split pin aliens- cut and assemble some aliens
Tracing sheets- trace the patterns on the underpants and trace over the dotted lines on the aliens
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet aliens
Spaceship design- design a new spaceship for the aliens
Face masks- colour and decorate the alien face masks
Play dough mats- make the correct number of underpants for the washing line or make the patterns on the underpants
Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets
STORY TELLING:
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks- a set of coloured alien face masks to use when retelling the story or making up new stories
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
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.
The Shopping Basket - story resource pack
A bumper resource pack for the popular story ‘The Shopping Basket’ by John Burningham
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on shopping baskets relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards- coloured pictures of each of the animals and foods in the story and the words
Shopping and animal posters- A4 posters with each animal and food on with the name
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Shopping alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on the different foods in the shopping basket
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
Writing worksheet- write about the different animals in the story
Shopping list worksheet- label the different items in the shopping basket
Favourite part of the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
MATHS
Basket number line- a number line to 50 on shopping baskets
Counting cards- count the objects from 1-10
Size ordering worksheets- order the character props by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of items in each shopping basket
Number worksheet- draw the correct number of foods
GAMES
Picture bingo- collect the characters and foods for your bingo board
Matching pairs- find the picture matching pairs
Number dominoes- a colourful domino game to make and play
Shopping game- collect the different foods needed for your shopping basket by spinning the spinner
ART & CRAFT
Picture jigsaws- cut out and reassemble the jigsaws of the different characters
Tracing sheets
Stick puppets
Face masks
Play dough mats- make the correct number of items in each shopping basket
Matching worksheet- match each character to the correct food
Colouring
Make a 3D basket- cut out and make a shopping basket
Drawing worksheet
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Large character and food pictures to match
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or product
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
Each Peach Pear Plum story resource pack- posters, literacy, numeracy, nursery rhymes
A bumper resource pack for the popular story ‘Each Peach Pear Plum'.
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful display border or branches and leaves to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words on leaves relating to the story
Character flashcards- coloured pictures of each of the characters in the story and their names
Large leaves, fruit and trees- use these to create extra display borders, displays etc
Character posters- A4 sized posters of each character and their name
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Leaves alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on leaves
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area
Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying
Character letters- write a letter from each of the characters in the story
‘I Spy’ initial sounds display- create a colourful display with A4 card with ‘I spy something beginning with…’ and a collection of A-Z pictures to hide behind leaves on the display for the children to spot the object
Nursery rhyme posters- coloured posters with some of the rhymes from the story
Nursery rhyme sequencing- cut up the sentences from the nursery rhymes and order
Rhyming word worksheet
MATHS
Tree number line- a number line to 50 on colourful fruit trees
Counting cards- count the objects from 1-10
Size ordering worksheets- order the character props by size- in colour and also black and white
Counting worksheets- count the number of fruit and leaves
Number book- make your own number book for numbers from 1-10 by drawing the correct number of objects on each page
GAMES
Picture bingo- collect the characters and props for your bingo board
I spy game- spin the letter spinner and be the first to spot a picture starting with that sound
Rhyming pairs- find the matching rhyming pairs
ART & CRAFT
Picture jigsaws
Tracing sheets
Stick puppets
I spy mini book- draw objects starting with the correct initial sound on each page
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks
Play dough mats
Matching worksheet
Colouring sheets
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story
Face masks
Stick puppets
Large character and prop pictures to match
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.
Dear Zoo story resource pack- story sack
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display
Display border- a colourful themed border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Word cards- words relating to the story
Animal and crate flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display
Cover picture- a poster of the picture from the book cover
Animal photos- coloured photos of the different animals in the story
Question cards- questions relating to the story- great to add to your display or to use as prompts during literacy
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on coloured animals from the story
Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with animal pictures and lines below- these are in both colour and black and white
Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find
Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story including match the clue to the animal, match the animal to the name, writing words to describe the animals and writing warning labels for the crates and boxes
Crate tags and labels- make your own warning signs for the animal crates
Crossword- solve the clues to find the words to complete the crossword
Escaped animal posters- different worksheets to draw and write about animals escaped from the zoo
Animal crates number line
Size ordering worksheets
Counting cards
Dot to dot worksheets
Worksheets- various worksheets with addition sums, subtraction sums and counting the animals
Blank maths worksheets
Matching pairs/ snap game
Dominoes game
Bingo- collect all of the pictures for your board in this colourful game
Build a Zoo- spin the spinner and collect the animals needed for your zoo but make sure your animals don’t escape through the open gate!
Tracing sheets
Face masks- colour and decorate the animals face masks
Colouring pictures
Rhymes and songs- a collection of rhymes and songs on decorated sheets to learn
Workbook cover
Stick puppets to make
Sequence pictures
Large pictures- these are great to hold up with a whole class for retelling the story
Book sized pictures- these can be used for retelling the story or creating your own flap book
Animal and word matching- match the animals to the descriptive words
Story sack labels
Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.