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.

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.

Colour posters showing the different animals in the story · Display banner- a long colourful display banner · A colourful display border Number line- A colourful number line to 50 on the animals in the story · A4 display pages- 4 different page borders to quickly display work · Writing pages- black and white page borders to use when writing about the story or to add to the writing area · A colourful bingo game · Matching pairs game · Story words- each card is decorated with an African design border · A4 word card- with words and pictures · Information fact cards about the different animals in the story · Colour posters of the characters- Handa, Akeyo and Grandma · Face masks to make of the characters · Counting cards up to 10 with the number and the correct number of animals to count · Coloured story sequencing pictures · A small world background- great to use with small world characters or in the sand tray for retelling the story · Various worksheets- Match the animal to the name, write about the story and your favourite part of the story · Colouring posters of the characters and animals · Large black and white pictures to colour and sequence

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.

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen is a lovely classic book which children love! This pack has a variety of activities for your children to use: Large color and black line sequence pictures- these can be printed smaller for different uses or kept large for bulletin boards Bear prepositon cards showing the bear in different places Graphic organizers- two versions An emergent reader book- this is an interactive book for the children to place a toy figure in the correct prepositional spot on each page or to draw themselves on each page Label the bear- two versions for the children to copy the words in the correct boxes or to write the label in the way of the author Rhyming word literacy center- match the rhyming word cards or the word and picture cards. Recording sheet also included Story retelling sheets- two versions for children to draw the missing parts of the map or to cut and paste the sequence pictures in order True or False- color the statements about the story What do you find in the cave- a drawing and writing activity What happens next- draw and write Write three sentences about the bear

A huge resources pack for the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar Includes: Colour class calendar to make Sequencing pictures Worksheets and activities Literacy and Numeracy activities Life cycle display materials and activities Crafts Display materials Photographs for display and discussion Powerpoints including learning about butterflies, story telling , interactive maths activities and interactive story questions Plus lots lots more 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.

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

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 Large coloured posters- colourful animal posters 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 Alphabet- an alphabet line on spiders and webs Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Match the initial sounds- cut and stick the pictures onto the webs with different letters Worksheets- match the animals to the correct name and write the initial sounds of the different animals Beginning, middle and end worksheet- draw the web at different parts of the story NUMERACY Number line Counting book- draw the correct number of spiders on the webs on each page Roll and colour- roll a die and colour the corresponding spider- an independent activity or use to play a game Counting cards- count the spiders on the webs UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD Spider fact book- find out simple facts about spiders and make your own book Fact cards- fact cards about spiders for your display Colour photos Spider questions- answer simple questions about real spiders Power Point- a power point with simple facts about spiders GAMES Picture bingo Collect the flies- how many flies can you find on each spider web- the winner is the player who finds the most! ACTIVITIES Stick puppets Face masks Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets Spider web maze- find your way to the centre of the spider web Cut and make a spider- cut out the spider body parts and reassemble Spider hat- make a spider hat with dangly zig-zag legs Handprint spiders- print your own spider pictures Spin a web- ideas for creating your own spider web Tracing picture- trace over the dotted web picture and then draw some spiders 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 Sequence worksheet- order the pictures to retell 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 pack includes: Colourful pictures of the characters in the story- these have been hand drawn by myself and are not the exact pictures from the book Black and white pictures of the characters in the story 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' for the children to colour or collage to make a colourful display A large title banner with tiger print border A smaller colourful title poster A number line to 50 on tea cups An alphabet line on milk bottles Fact cards about real tigers Colourful face masks to print and make of the Tiger and other characters in the story Black and white face masks for the children to decorate Stick puppets of the characters and props in the story 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' for the children to retell the story or make up other stories Various Literacy worksheets for different abilities Various Maths worksheets for different abilities A colourful shopping bingo game, A 'Tiger Who Came to Tea' themed board game to make and play A colourful tiger print display border- this can be printed as many times as you like to frame a display board of any size Word flash cards of key words from the story- these are great to display when the children are writing about the story An A4 word card Question cards with questions about the story- these are great on a display to promote thinking about the story

The pack includes: Display resources Banner- a long colourful banner for your display Display border- a train track 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 ‘The Train Ride’ 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 Title poster- a decorative poster with title, author and illustrator on Photos- colour photos of steam trains- great to add to your displays Large colour train- create a long train for your wall with engine and carriages Role play/ story props Face masks- a set of coloured masks for retelling the story of ‘The Train Ride’ or for making up new stories Puppets- coloured stick puppets to make Sequencing pictures- pictures to sequence when retelling the story Small world background- print out and use as backdrop for your train set Literacy A4 word card- an A4 sized card with words and pictures about the story ‘The Train Ride- great to use when writing A train shaped book to make- on each page the children can complete the sentence ‘I see a…’ Design a ticket- fill in the details on the train ticket Worksheets- various worksheets including a book review, writing and drawing about a favourite part of the story, matching word to picture, filling in speech bubbles and writing initial sounds Writing pages- four photocopiable sheets with borders for the children to write about the story or to include in your writing area Alphabet line- a colourful alphabet line on hot air balloons Numeracy Sheep number line- a number line from 0-50 on cute sheep Worksheets- add the numbers on the train carriages, fill in the missing numbers and count how many objects there are Power points The Train Ride- spot all the objects beginning with the letter ‘t’ as the train moves along and then see how many you can remember at the end! A listening journey- click to hear the sounds on each page and guess what sounds they are Art and craft Puppets- colour and make your own puppets for retelling the story Face masks- colour the face masks Colouring pictures- various pictures to colour Cut and assemble the train- cut out the simple train parts and assemble your own train What do you see out of the window- draw a scene you might see on a train journey Make a tunnel Games to make and play Matching pairs Colour train 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,

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

The pack includes: Large letters to display in your baby clinic saying 'Baby clinic'. Each letter is decorated with small pictures relating to the baby clinic, Words relating to the baby clinic such as baby, dummy, medicine, scales etc - each word also has the picture of it, Large (A4 sized) pictures of things found in a baby clinic- these are great for decorating your baby clinic, displays or discussion, Forms to encourage writing in the role play area- an A5 sized folder to make to keep the baby's records in, height and weight charts, medicine forms etc, A large sign for the children to write on to show who the doctor and nurse is that day, Signs to display in the baby clinic such as for toilets, waiting room, office, reception- each is decorated with small pictures, A large (A3 sized) poster showing items for sale for babies in the clinic shop The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area either inside your classroom or in your outside area which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes

This pack can be used to set up a role play area of a Greengrocers or can be used as part of a topic on Fruit and Vegetables or Healthy Eating The pack includes: Large (A4 sized) coloured and black and white fruit and veg pictures, A large (4 times A4) poster to put together of different fruit with their names and another poster showing different vegetables and their names, A5 sized cards showing the fruit and veg and space to add a price label to use in your shop-the price labels are from 1p to 50p allowing you to make your own prices for the items and to alter them according to the ability of your children, Topic cards with the name and pictures of the different fruit and vegetables 4 different Greengrocer hats to make to use in the role play A large title 'Greengrocers' to cut out with each letter decorated with fruit and veg pictures (also included in the pack is a similar large title of 'Fruit and Vegetables' which is great for use on a large display board) Plus lots more!

The pack includes: DISPLAY Display banner Display border Story words- decorated cards with words relating to the story Large pictures Word and picture cards 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 characters 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- an alphabet line on dinosaurs Favourite part- draw and write about your favourite part of the story My bucketful of…- A worksheet to write your own story Word searches- Two different word searches relating to the story Describe the dinosaur- write and draw your own description of one of the dinosaurs Writing worksheets- various worksheets for children to write about the pictures NUMERACY Number line- A number line to 100 on dinosaurs Size ordering- order the dinosaurs in size order Counting worksheets- Count the dinosaurs with numbers 1-5 and 1-10 Missing numbers- fill in the missing numbers on the buckets Number rhyme pack- A rhyme card, masks and props for singing the dinosaur rhyme Number ordering maze- follow the numbers from 1-10 and 1-20 to lead the dinosaurs back to the bucket Roll and colour game- roll the die and colour the numbered dinosaur on your sheet ART AND CRAFT Puppets- colour and make the puppets of the dinosaurs and characters in the story Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks Colouring- various colouring pictures of dinosaurs Tracing- trace over the dinosaurs Split pin dinosaur- cut out the parts of the dinosaurs and use split pins to attach the pieces together Play dough mats- various themed play dough mats Design a new container- design your own container to keep the dinosaurs in UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD Dinosaur photos- lovely colour photos to print out and add to a display of dinosaurs in themed parks and dinosaur skeletons Dinosaur fact cards- Simple facts about the different dinosaurs in the story Power Point- a Power Point about dinosaurs STORY TELLING Story sack tag- a coloured tag to add to your story sack Coloured puppets- great for retelling the story or creating new stories Coloured face masks- great to add to your story sack for retelling the story Sequence cards- a set of coloured cards to print out and use for 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.

A great resource pack to accompany the lovely children’s book ‘The Winter Hedgehog' by Ann and Reg Cartwright. Also includes resources about hibernation. The pack includes: Display resources: Banner- a long colourful display banner Display borders A4 word card Story words- decorated words relating to the story Question cards Fact cards- about hibernation and different animals that hibernate Title page Hibernation words Hibernation banner Photos- of different winter scenes Numeracy resources: Number line on hedgehogs Size hedgehogs- order the different hedgehogs in size order Counting worksheets- a version for numbers up to 5 and for up to 10 Dice game- roll 1 or 2 dice and colour the correct numbered spike on your hedgehog Snowflake symmetry Missing number worksheets Role play/ story props Face masks- coloured masks of the hedgehog and the other animals Story props- large coloured pictures to use when retelling the story Puppets Powerpoints Hedgehogs- find out different facts about hedgehogs Winter- what happens in winter and what can we do? Hibernation- find out about different animal that hibernate over Winter Literacy resources Snowflake alphabet Book review Worksheets-various worksheets about the story, Winter and the characters Word searches Writing pages- various pages to photocopy for the children to write and colour in the borders Writing sheets Hibernation worksheets Worksheets- Signs of Autumn, Winter and Spring worksheets Acrostic poem Art and crafts Animal paw prints- use the cards to copy the paw prints in the sand tray or in the snow Tracing picture Colouring worksheets Winter scene worksheet Animal puppets to make Animal masks- black and white masks of the different animals in the story Games Bingo- a colourful picture bingo game Snowman building game- throw the die and collect the different parts of your snowman Hibernation game- throw a die and turn over a card to see how many hedgehogs are hibernating under the pile of leaves 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.

A bumper pack full of posters, signs, flashcards, pictures and writing opportunites to set up a role play area of a Bakery. 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. The pack includes: · A long colourful banner for the Bakery · Posters for the bakery to add names to which show who the bakers are that day · A number line to 20 on various bakery products · A decorated open and closed sign for your bakery · Opening times posters- one with times already added and one to add your own opening times · Posters including ‘queue here’ and ‘Beware hot oven’ · Flashcards of different products for sale in the bakery with words and pictures · Small word and picture signs to add to the products for sale · Large colour pictures of different products for sale · Large black and white images- great for art work · Large lettering ‘Bakery’ decorated with images of bakery goods · A colourful Gingerbread man alphabet line · A number line to 100 on colourful cupcakes · Bread posters showing different breads for sale etc · Birthday cake posters showing different choices · Equipment and ingredients posters · Price cards with space to add the price or write your own price according to the ability and age of the children · Special offer posters · Wedding cake posters · Colour photo posters with images of bakery displays and goods in a bakery · Hats to make- 3 different colourful designs and a black hat to design your own · A ‘Remember to wash your hands’ poster · Name badges- colourful badges to write the staff names on Opportunities for writing and mark making: · A birthday cake order form · Ingredients order form · A colour and black and white customer order form with all of the bakery goods · Decorated shopping lists · Wedding cake order forms · Decorated phone messages and note paper · Blank special offer posters for you to write the offers for that day · Decorated receipts to write The posters, signs and pictures will create a motivating and colourful role play area in your setting which will encourage the children to further their vocabulary and language and encourage writing for different purposes.

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.

The pack includes: Banners and A4 sized posters (with pictures) for a garage, a car wash and a petrol station Signs and pictures for each of the role play areas of different things which could be found in them such as petrol pump, spanner and sponge and bucket Large A4 size pictures of the different items as above General signs for each of the areas such as price signs, signs for where to take your car for an MOT, a no-smoking sign, signs to tell the customers where to pay etc Lots of different forms and notes to encourage writing in the role play areas Opening times with pictures for each of the areas and an OPEN/CLOSED sign for each area 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

A set of snowmen to create to practice initial sounds. Each snowman has the head with the sound on the hat and 5 picture snowballs to build your snowman. Great for independent and group phonics activities during winter and in the run up to Christmas.

The Jacket I wear in the Snow is a perfect story for Christmas and wintery weather. This pack is full of retelling activities, writing activities and book activities. The activities included are: A cut and paste story sequencing worksheet A set of comprehension question cards to choose the correct answer from a choice of two Worksheet- colour the clothes you would wear in snowy weather and in sunny weather A snowy day writing activity Cut and paste worksheet of what you wear in snowy weather-children can talk about the order the clothes are put on and paste the clothes onto the boy and girl. This activity is included in colour and also in black and white for the students to color themselves Graphic organizers Writing sheets- 8 different worksheet to list five things the old lady ate such as five things that are green, five things that begin with ‘b’. Plus a blank version of the worksheet Label the snowy weather clothes A Question worksheet Writing activity to make a list of snowy day clothes Two text-to-self connections worksheets A word search with vocabulary from the story Writing activity to write three sentences and draw a picture