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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.
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Bonfire Night activity and display pack- Guy Fawkes, Autumn- Assembly
A bumper pack of resources for Bonfire Night including a Powerpoint which could be used for an assembly.
Resources in the pack include:
Display banner- A large banner title of 'Bonfire Night'
Display letters- Large letters to cut out and spell 'Bonfire Night' -great for a whole school display!
Board game- An A3 sized board game to make- this is on the CD in colour and also in black and white for the children to decorate themselves- the game can be played using the cards supplied on the CD which are true and false questions about Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night or can be simplified for younger children
Powerpoint- A Powerpoint of the story of Guy Fawkes for the IWB or computer.
Display pictures- Large A4 coloured pictures of things to do with bonfire night and the story of Guy Fawkes
Colouring pictures- Large black and white pictures
Display border- Each piece is decorated with pictures and can be printed as many times as you need for a display board of any size
Songs and rhymes- Six decorated songs and rhyme cards related to Bonfire Night for the children to learn- 2 of these rhymes are number rhymes so would be great for your maths lessons
A4 border- Individual A4 sized page with a border- great for adding work to ready for the display or for the children to use in the writing area
Questions- Question cards each decorated with colour pictures
Topic words- Words about Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night each decorated with fireworks
Fireworks- Colour photos of fireworks- great for discussion and displays
Houses of Parliament- Colour photos of The Houses of Parliament
Counting card- Rocket counting cards
Dice game- Two different sheets with a black and white firework picture- roll the die and colour the correct part of the firework
Literacy Worksheets- Various worksheets such as completing the sentences about fireworks, true and false worksheet about Guy Fawkes, describing fireworks, writing safety instructions
Maths Worksheets- Make the rocket symmetrical, complete the addition and subtraction sums on the fireworks plus blank calculation sheets so you can differentiate the sums
Ideas- An ideas sheet with lots of ideas to cover different areas of the curriculum when teaching about Bonfire Night and the Gunpowder Plot
Cutting skills- Cut out the parts of the firework and assemble- there are two different sheets
Safety Posters- Eight posters about firework safety for the children to colour
Picture dominoes- A colour dominoes game
Guy Fawkes pictures- Pictures from old documents about Guy Fawkes and the plot
Draw the fireworks- A colour and a black and white worksheet
Size worksheet- Cut out and order the rockets in size order- in colour and black and white
Matching pairs game- Match the coloured Bonfire Night pictures
Rhyme- ‘Remember, Remember the Fifth of November’- A decorated rhyme card
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Ourselves topic pack- Multicultural, All About Me, Senses, Babies, Healthy Eating
The pack includes:
Ourselves
Large letters spelling 'Ourselves' -these are decorated with small faces with different colouring and hairstyles (the capital 'O' is roughly A4 size)
Multicultural face shapes to cut out with different face features and styles for you to create different faces
Fully assembled multicultural faces- great for display, when talking about differences and similarities and matching activities
A large poster to print out of the body with labels of the different body parts (also a copy without labels)-this is printed onto 3 A4 sheets and then assembled
Worksheets to label parts of the body and face and worksheets about emotions
Lots of question cards (each decorated with a border of faces) with questions such as 'what colour eyes do you have?', 'How many children have the same colour hair as you?' etc
Word and picture flash cards of the different body parts
Song words about bodies and feelings
Worksheets for children to label a picture of their body
Coloured pictures of faces showing different emotions and display labels to accompany them
'Little Hands' rhyme and poster- great for children to print their hands on for display
A worksheet to draw a self portrait
A large picture of a skeleton
Coloured photos of different people of different ages- great for discussion and display
A4 work borders in colour- great for quick displays
A passport to make
Babies
A colourful display banner with pictures of things babies need
A banner 'When we were babies'
Display words decorated with pictures
Photos of babies- great for displays and discussion
Worksheets to draw and match things babies need and for children to draw themselves as babies
Baby birth announcement cards
Sorting pictures of things the children need and the things babies need
A baby mobile to make
Healthy Eating
A large colourful display banner
Pictures of healthy and less healthy foods for the children to sort
Question cards for displays
Topic words decorated with pictures of different foods
Various worksheets to draw healthy snacks, a healthy meal, to sort healthy and unhealthy foods, draw their five favourite fruit and veg and to draw a healthy lunch
All About Me
A large display banner
Various worksheets for EYFS and KS1 about themselves such as about themselves, about their families, their likes and dislikes etc
An A4 cover for a workbook about themselves-great to use in the first few weeks of term
Question cards for displays
The Senses
A large display banner
Word cards for displays
A poster for each of the five senses
A listening walk activity
Activity ideas
Flashcards
Worksheets about our senses
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Nocturnal animals topic pack- Powerpoint, games, display
The pack includes:
1. A long display banner with pictures of nocturnal animals
2. Posters of different nocturnal animals with their names
3. Information posters about nocturnal animals with interesting facts about them
4. Colour photos to print out and use in displays and for discussion of different night scenes and nocturnal animals
5. A colourful display border to print out as many time as you need for a display board of any size
6. Writing sheets with decorated borders- these look lovely on displays with the childrens’ work on them or great to use in the writing area
7. Colouring pictures of different nocturnal animals
8. A set of sorting pictures and base boards to sort the animals into nocturnal and diurnal
9. Face masks in colour and black and white of an owl, badger, mouse, moth, bat, hedgehog and a fox
10. Finger puppets to make of different nocturnal animals
11. A PowerPoint about each of the different nocturnal animals: owl, badger, mouse, moth, bat, hedgehog and fox
12. A PowerPoint about nocturnal animals
13. An interactive PowerPoint where children are asked which animals are nocturnal and which are diurnal
14. Acrostic poem worksheets
15. A nocturnal animal bingo game to make and play
16. Word searches
17. An A4 word mat- great to use when writing about nocturnal animals
18. Topic word cards for use on your displays or in the writing area
19. A colourful matching pairs game
20. Worksheets about different nocturnal animals and about nocturnal and diurnal animals
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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.
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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.
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Life Cycle of a Frog- Powerpoints, games, activities, worksheets, sequencing
A bumper pack of resources
A great range of resources including Science, Literacy and Numeracy.
The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and KS2.
The pack includes:
A long colourful display banner
A cute display border with pictures of frogs and lily pads
A Power Point about the life cycle of the frog- there are two different versions of this for younger/SEN children and older children
Display labels with sentences about the different stages of the life cycle
10 question cards to add to add to displays
A game to collect the missing parts of the sequence of a frog growing
Life cycle posters showing the full life cycle- these are in colour and back and white
Picture dominoes game
A collection of songs and rhymes about frogs
Spinner game- spin the special spinner and collect the missing parts of the life cycle
Topic word cards to add to your display
Frog jigsaws to cut out and reassemble
Large arrows to add to your display to show the life cycle
Large display pictures of the different stages of the life cycle of a frog- these are in colour and also black and white
Matching pairs game
Large pictures of different plants to use when creating a pond display
Question worksheet- answer the questions about the life cycle
Sequence woksheets in black and white and colour
Sequence cards showing the different stages of the life cycle
Counting worksheet- count how many tadpoles there are in each pond
Wordsearches- 2 different life cycle themed wordsearches
Word border sheet in colour and black and white- great for poetry writing or adding to the writing area
A life cycle of a frog book to make
Fact posters showing pictures and information about the different stages
Colour photographs of the frog life cycle and different frogs
Frog counting cards up to 10
A fact writing woksheet about frogs
Large cute frog pictures and lily pads- great to use for numeracy activities
Odd and even frog number line
Number maze worksheets- follow the numbers to lead the frog to the lily pad
A day in the pond worksheet
A number line on frogs
Phonemes on tadpoles
Size ordering worksheets
Frog colour posters
An A4 word mat with words and pictures- great to use when writing about the life cycle of a frog
Number bingo with cute frog pictures
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The Life Cycle of a Duck - Spring, duckling
The pack contains:
Display materials including colour pictures and arrows and a title page
A long colourful display banner
Power point
A life cycle wheel to make
Various life cycle sequencing worksheets such as a cut and stick sheet, a drawing worksheet and different writing worksheets
Templates for craft work
Writing pages which can be made into a book with a cover
Duck fact worksheets
A started worksheet to see what the children know and what they want to find out
Vocabulary flash cards and also cards with words and meanings
A themed word search
A colourful picture bingo game
A duck life cycle headband to make
Labelling worksheets
Photos of ducks and ducklings
Photos of the different stages of the life cycle of a duck
Various number activities
Various other worksheets including describing a duck, missing words, sentence scramble, sequencing sentences etc
Plus more!
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THE KISSING HAND first day at school activities and sequencing pictures
I love reading The Kissing Hand to my students on the first day of school. Its a lovely comforting story for young children.
This pack contains:
8 colored pictures to sequence when retelling the story
A face mask to make in color and black and white
A finger puppet to make
My first day portrait worksheet
A story map
A cut and paste sequence worksheet
My favorite part of the story worksheet
Graphic organizers
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The Life Cycle of a Chicken- Spring, farm, Easter
The pack includes:
Display materials including colour pictures and arrows and a title page
A long colourful display banner
Two Power points- one with more detail for older children and a simpler version for younger or less able learners
A life cycle wheel to make
Various life cycle sequencing worksheets such as a cut and stick sheet, a drawing worksheet and different writing worksheets
Templates for craft work
Writing pages which can be made into a book with a cover
Chicken fact worksheets
A started worksheet to see what the children know and what they want to find out
Vocabulary flash cards and also cards with words and meanings
A themed word search
A colourful picture bingo game
A chicken life cycle headband to make
Labelling worksheets
Photos of chicken and chicks
Photos of the different stages of the life cycle of a chicken
Various other worksheets including describing a chick, missing words, sentence scramble, sequencing sentences etc
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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Divali festival resource pack- Hindu
Divali bumper resource pack- includes 2 Power points which would be great for whole school assemblies or class work.
The pack includes:
Rama and Sita Powerpoint- A Powerpoint story of Rama and Sita for you to share with the children on your interactive whiteboard or on class computers-the pages can also be printed off to enable you to create a class book of the story for the children to read
Divali Powerpoint- A Powerpoint about Divali- also great to print out and make into a book
Acrostic poem- A decorated acrostic poem worksheet
Word searches- Two different decorated wordsearch sheets about Divali
Recipe- A recipe for making sweets for Divali- this is on one A4 sheet and also step by step in a book
Colour pictures- A4 colour pictures of the characters from the story of Rama and Sita with the character names
Photos- A set of 5 coloured photos about Divali
Worksheet- A worksheet to put the Divali lamps in size order
Worksheets- Two worksheets to order the numbered diva lamps- one is numbers 1-5 and the other is numbers 1-10
Writing pages- Various decorated writing pages- great for displaying work quickly and also using for writing activities
Characters- A4 black and white pictures of the characters from the story Rama and Sita for the children to colour
Sequencing pictures- Small pictures from the story of Rama and Sita which the children can sequence or use to make a book of the story
Face masks- Face masks of the characters from the story of Rama and Sita to enable the children to role play the story-these are in colour and black and white for the children to decorate
Display lettering- Large letters spelling 'Happy Divali' which are decorated with stars
Display banner- Two long banners for displays with 'Divali' and 'Happy Divali'
Divali cards- Black and white templates for creating Divali greetings cards
Display border- A colourful display border with Rangoli patterns- this can be printed as many times as you need to use on a display border of any size
Number line- A number line up to 20 on colourful diva lamps
Missing numbers- Diva lamp number cards with missing numbers- 10 of these cards have the numbers up to 10, and the other ten are numbers up to 20
Fact cards- Information about the festival of Divali
Word cards- Topic word cards with words about the festival of Divali and words from the story of Rama and Sita
Game- A colourful Rangoli jigsaw game
Game- A colourful Rangoli matching pairs game
Rangoli patterns- Worksheets for children to trace and colour
Rhymes- 3 Divali rhymes with decorative borders-great for displays
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Toys topic resource
TOYS- PAST AND PRESENT
A bumper resource pack for the topic
The pack includes:
Display banners- 3 different colourful banners for your displays: ‘Toys’, ‘Old and New Toys’ and ‘Toys and Games’
Display border-a display border showing lots of different toys
Word cards- decorated word cards with words relating to toys and games
Describing words- word cards with useful words for describing toys such as how they move, how they looks etc.
Word searches- 2 word searches with words and pictures
Writing pages- a collection of photocopiable sheets with toy themed borders
Writing worksheets- a collection of worksheets with toy pictures and lines below for writing
My favourite toy- draw and write about your favourite toy
Word mat- an A4 word mat with words and pictures to use for writing activities
Number line- a number line to 100 on colourful toys
Alphabet line- a colourful alphabet line
Flash cards- word and picture cards of lots of different toys
Design a toy- a worksheet for your toy design
Colouring pictures- a collection of colouring sheets
Tracing pictures- pencil control sheets- great for younger children
Book cover- a book cover to colour to use to keep all the topic work together
Bingo- print and make this colourful toy themed bingo game
Matching pairs game- match the toys
Number dominoes- a toy themed game
Label the toys- label some different toys
Counting cards- cards with numbers 1-10 and the corresponding number of toys
Size ordering- order the Russian dolls in size order- in colour and black and white
Literacy worksheets- match labels to toys, write initial sounds, write words to describe different toys
Play dough mats- a collection of activity mats to use in the play dough area
Old toys posters- colourful posters showing some old toys
Old and new posters- compare the old and new versions of some different toys
Baby and child toys- an activity to sort the toy pictures into ones you had as a baby and ones you have now and a worksheet to accompany the activity
Our favourite toys- find out about and draw your parents favourite toy and grandparents favourite toy when they were little
Push and pull- look at some different toys and talk about what force is used to make them move
Write a story- a decorated worksheet for writing a story about your toys
Make some toys- photocopiable sheets for making 15 different simple toys such as split pin puppets, a jigsaw, a marble maze, a die to use with the snakes and ladders board
Toy shop role play pack- a full pack of resources to set up
your own toy shop in the classroom
Includes display materials, games, Literacy and Maths activities, story telling resources plus much more
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Music- games, activities, display materials
A resource pack to support music in the Early Years
This pack has been designed for ages 3-5 although it could be incorporated into music lessons throughout KS1 and for younger children.
The resources are saved as PDF files to print or as Powerpoint files to use on your computer with sound.
The pack includes:
A set of coloured percussion instrument flash cards with instrument names on and without.
Junk material challenge cards such as 'Can you make an instrument that makes a loud sound?', 'Can you make an instrument to shake' etc.
Flash cards with pictures of children with suggestions for singing in different ways.
A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes to encourage exploring sounds and instruments plus ideas on how to use them.
A collection of decorated song sheets with new and familiar songs for the children to learn.
A set of nursery rhyme cards along with props to print and laminate to use when singing the rhymes.
A collection of pictures to print and add to a bag to make a singing sack where the children can choose a picture and sing the song.
Sound word flashcards such as 'ting' and 'bang'.
Instrument display pictures with photos of different instruments.
Power point- an interactive Power point to listen to the sound and choose the correct instrument that made the sound and find out if they were right or wrong.
Power point bingo- print the instrument board and click on a star to hear the sound and then see the picture. The person to cover all of their instruments first wins the game.
Rhythm cards with a minibeast theme- clap or play the rhythm of the words and then use the smaller cards to make your own rhythms to copy.
Colouring pictures of some different instruments.
Flashcards of different ways to play instruments such as 'blow' and 'shake'.
A matching pairs game to match the musical instruments.
A collection of picture cards for children to make the sounds of the animals, vehicles etc using their mouths or instruments.
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Outdoor play EYFS
This is a bumper pack enabling you to create or develop your outdoor area to cover the revised 7 areas of Learning.
The pack would be great for nursery settings, school settings and childminders to use to create a stimulating and exciting outdoor area.
The pack includes:
Ideas sheets: A sheet of ideas for each of the revised 7 areas of learning - each sheet has a number of ideas to start you off on your planning for the outdoor area - (you will also be sent the sheets for the current framework of 6 areas).
Planning: Planning sheets for the outdoor area for you to fill in with you planning- included are examples of short term activity plans, medium termweekly plans and long term plans. These are the sheets I have used and can be used as they are or as a starting point for you to create your own sheets for your own setting.
Observations: Observation sheets for the adults to use in the Early Years setting to observe individuals and groups of children.
Box labels: 20 topic box labels
Physical Development
· Tuff spot ideas- A large collection of ideas to use in the tuff spot or in a large tray
· 10 movement and action songs- on decorated A4 cards
· Messy play recipes
· Movement posters
· Movement game
· Target games for use with a beanbag or ball
· Sand area- 12 word cards relating to the sand area- great to discuss and try in the sand
· Water area- 12 word cards relating to the water area
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
· Outdoor rules- A colourful banner to use to create an ‘Outdoor rules’ display
· Outdoor rules
· How many can play- 5 posters showing how many children can play in each area from 2-6 children
· Emotion cards
Communication and Language
· Role play signs
· Face masks- A set of colourful woodland themed face masks- great for role play
· Story telling masks
Puppet show
· Rhyme cards
Literacy
· Alphabet lines
Phoneme display cards- Various colourful phoneme display sets –helicopters, ladybirds and suns. These all have the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds document
· Word wall- The High Frequency Words from the Letters and Sounds document on colourful bricks to create a bright word wall and also on colourful bunches of balloons
· Flower initial sounds game
· Bird letters game
· Name game
· Rhyming game
Expressive Arts and Design
Minibeast rhymes and songs
· Weather songs and rhymes
Colour butterflies
Role play resources
Understanding of the World
Different weather ideas
· Bird spotting
Plus lots more!
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Growing plants topic pack- Spring, Gardening, Growth
The pack includes:
Display banner: A large display banner with the title 'Growing plants' on a photo background of Daisies
Additional banners: 'Growing' and 'Plants' on a photographic plant background
Topic words: each card has a photographic border- great to add to your display or writing area
Question cards: great to encourage the children to think about plants and growing
Photographs: Lots of coloured photos of different plants and wild plants which the children may spot in the school grounds or on the way to school
Colour weed photographs: Photos of wild plants with the plant names
Plant spotting cards: A4 and A3 sized plant spotting cards- great for the children to use in the school grounds to mark off which plants they have found
Plant fan to make: A fan to make with photos of different wild plants on- great to fold up and take on a nature walk
Colours display: Photographs of different coloured flowers with the colour name- great for the growing plants topic but also lovely to include in the art area
Make a plant game: A game to collect the different parts of your plant first
Parts of a plant: Information cards about the different parts of a plant
Fruit and Vegetable photographs: colour photographs showing some different plants- great for a discussion about what they can and can't eat on a plant and how to grow fruit and vegetables
Worksheets: Two differentiated worksheets for labelling the different parts of a plant
Labelling plant posters: A4 and A3 sized coloured posters with labels for the different parts of a plant
Wordsearch: find the growing and plant related words
My plant worksheet: A fun worksheet to fill in details about a plant they have found on a nature walk or in the school grounds
Plant parts photographs: coloured photographs showing the detail of different parts of plants such as the leaf, stem, flower and roots
Matching pairs: Photographs of different types of seeds to play a matching pairs game or for comparing and describing the different seeds
Wilting plant photograph: a colour photograph of a wilting plant- great for discussion about what a plant needs to grow
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Owl Babies story pack - plus Nocturnal animals and Emotions
The pack includes:
Owl Babies:
A large display banner with pictures of the owls in the story 'Owl Babies'
Word cards relating to the story- these are great for writing displays when writing about the story or general displays about the story
A colourful A3 sized board game with 2 sets of Maths questions (easy and harder) so you can change and differentiate the game according to the group of children playing it
Various worksheets about the story and characters- missing words to fill in, speech bubbles, thought bubbles, owl labelling, true and false etc.
Story props to help you retell the story- you have the option to print large pictures and characters for display and also a small A4 sized story board with smaller pictures which would be great for individual table-top work and also for use in a story sack to keep with the book
Owl masks for the children to colour and make- these are provided in colour and black and white- masks of mother owl and the baby owls
Two different colourful display borders- just print out as many times as you need to border a display of any size
A powerpoint about Owls- the pages of this could also be printed out to make a book for your classroom
An A4 word card- great to use when writing about the story
High Frequency Words on feathers
An alphabet line on baby owls
A number line to 100 on ivy leaves- this makes a lovely display or edging to a display
An owl number rhyme and props for use when singing the rhyme
Writing borders in colour and black and white
Colouring pages
Tracing sheets of the owls
A size ordering worksheet to cut and order the owls in size
Nocturnal animals
A photo pack of different nocturnal animals
A colourful display banner
Two different display borders
Fact cards about different nocturnal animals
Large coloured pictures of nocturnal animals
Colouring pictures
A nocturnal animal bingo game
An A4 word card
Colourful display word cards
Emotions
Large pictures of faces showing different emotions
Display banners of 'Emotions' and 'How do you feel today?'
Word cards for displays
Worksheets to draw and write about different emotions
Emotion flash cards with faces and the emotion word