Celebrate the Christmas holidays with this activity pack which accompanies the book ‘The Gingerbread Man Loose at Christmas’ by Laura Murray. The pack includes: Sequencing picture cards- these are in full color and also in blackline Sequencing worksheet cut and paste Story sequencing worksheet- beginning, middle and end Graphic organizers Character traits- what do the children say about their teacher My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity Doing something special writing activity- three different sheets to choose from Asking question- Think of Who, What, When, Where and Why questions to ask the Gingerbread Man Retell the story writing worksheet, writing and drawing worksheet and drawing worksheet allowing you to differentiate Alphabetical order- order the professions in alphabetical order Text-to-self connections- Who did the Gingerbread Man thank and who would you like to thank- two different worksheets Three what happens next drawing and writing worksheets Who did the Gingerbread Man meet in the town- draw and write some of the people he met True or False sentences about the story- differentiated versions Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts

This book companion is based on the book ‘Apple Trouble’ which is a lovely story for Autumn/Fall. It contains a variety of activities and colorful sequencing cards. The packet contains: A set of colorful sequencing cards- also provided in blackline Story comprehension cards with a choice of two picture answers or three picture answers for children of differing abilities My favorite part of the story- draw and write worksheet Graphic organizers- three versions Text-to-self activity- What trouble did Hedgehog have and what trouble have they had themselves Writing activity- what would you so Hedgehog didn’t get things caught on her spikes again? Sequencing worksheets- order the pictures from 1st to 10th to retell the story or cut and paste the pictures of the things that got stuck on Hedgehogs back in the correct order Beginning, Middle and End organizer Hedgehog grid- Hedgehogs Can, Have, Are Writing activity- write three sentences about Hedgehog What happens next- two worksheets to draw and write what happens next in the story List writing- make a list of everything that got stuck on Hedgehog’s spikes Problem and Solution- draw and write about Hedgehog’s problem, a solution that didn’t work and the solution that did work Story retelling set craftivity- A large hedgehog and all of the items that got stuck on her spikes to cut and paste or use when listening to the story- in color and blackline

This book companion is based on the book ‘The Lonely Scarecrow’ by Tim Preston and contains a variety of activities and colorful sequencing cards. The packet contains: A set of colorful sequencing cards Cause and effect worksheets- three versions The lonely scarecrows character traits My favorite part of the story- draw and write worksheet Graphic organizers- three versions Label the scarecrow- two versions to cut and paste or write the labels Writing activity- write a letter to the animals from the scarecrow- three versions Retell the story writing worksheet My scarecrow worksheets- three different versions for differentiation The Lonely Scarecrow grid- The Lonely Scarecrow has, lives, feels Writing activity- write three sentences about the lonely scarecrow Feelings worksheets- draw the faces on the scarecrow to show how he feels at the beginning and the end of the story or write how he feels at the beginning, middle and end of the story True or False- read the statements about the story and decide which are true or false plus an extra worksheet to write some of your own true and false statements A bonus scarecrow game

SPACE TOPIC PACK The pack includes: · A long colourful display banner · Several different display borders · Information fact cards on the planets and the sun · An A4 word card-great to use when writing · Photos- coloured photos showing space rockets, astronauts, the night sky etc. · Planet photos- coloured pictures of each of the planets plus the sun and Pluto · Topic words- cards with different words relating to the topic of ‘space’ · Constellation posters- ten posters showing ten popular star constellations · Five Little Men number rhyme- a fun pack to use with this number rhyme with rhyme card, singing props and face masks · Display lettering- large letter in both upper case and lower case decorated with a night sky theme- make a large alphabet line or use to make any display title you want! · Five Little Astronauts number rhyme- a pack to use with the number rhyme including rhyme cards, singing props and face masks · Space Powerpoint- all about space and the planets · Phonemes on planets- all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme-makes a great colourful display · Moon and Earth number line- an odd and even number line to 50 · My rocket worksheet- design your own rocket to travel into space · My visit to the moon- 2 different worksheets to draw what they found on the moon and to draw and write about their trip to the moon · Rocket number line- a colourful rocket number line to 100 · Countdown cards- showing a rocket and the countdown to Blast off! · Astronaut alphabet line · Colouring pictures- pictures of space scenes, astronauts, space rockets etc to colour · Board game- a ‘race to space’ board game to make and play · Play dough mats- make the correct number of objects on each card using play dough · Make a split pin astronaut · Counting mat- a counting mat showing aliens from 1-10

This book companion is based on the book ‘The Little Scarecrow Boy’ by Margaret Wise Brown. This is a fun book for Autumn/Fall about a scarecrow boy and growing up. The packet contains: Beginning, middle and end organizer Writing activity- I would scare the crows by… Text-to-self activity- The Little Scarecrow Boy needed to grow up before he could… I need to grow up before I can… Drawing and writing activity- my #6 face Emergent reader book- My Scarecrow- read and color the book Comparing characters- compare Old Man Scarecrow and The Little Scarecrow Boy plus color pictures of the characters to add words and phrases around Graphic organizers Scarecrows Can, Have, Are grid Draw the six faces that the Little Scarecrow Boy made to scare the crows Feelings writing activity- how he felt at the begging of the story and why and how he felt at the end and why he felt that way My Scarecrow writing activity- draw your own scarecrow and describe it If I were a Scarecrow activity sheet- what would you name be, what would you look like, how would you scare the crows, where would you live and what would by your favorite thing to do

Tacky the Penguin is a lovely fun story about accepting peoples differences. This book companion includes: Graphic organizers My favorite part of the story writing and drawing activity I would like to be friends with Tacky because… writing activity Venn diagrams- compare Tacky and his companions and also Tacky and real penguins ‘A new companion for Tacky’ writing activity Can, Have, Are grids for Tacky and Penguins Text-to-self connections- Things the Penguins are afraid of and things I am afraid of- two worksheets True or False worksheets about the story of Tacky the Penguin Tacky’s Tricks- draw and write Writing activity to write about why it is good to be different Writing activity- All About Tacky Beginning, middle and end of the story- a worksheet to draw or write about the different parts Cause and Effect- cards to match plus three differentiated worksheets Character traits Writing activity- ‘I am Unique’ Cut and paste the beginning and ends of the sentences

A great pack of fun activities to help your children learn about Chinese New Year. Includes mini reading books for group reading to learn more about the celebrations, games and interactivie activities. Fun crafts to practice cutting skills and pencil control. Lots of actitives that can be used to create a classoom display to show off their work.

A bumper pack of resources to learn about and celebrate Chinese New Year. Includes- literacy and maths activities, crafts, information cards and Powerpoint, display materials, games, writing activities plus more!

Chinese New Year Games, activities and crafts The Year of the Rabbit -2023 A set of new activities for celebrating Chinese New Year The pack includes: Mini information book- A5 sized colouring and information books for the children to learn about Chinese New Year Classroom activity- Hide the word cards around the classroom or outside are and the children can find the matching pictures and write the word on their sheet- plus blank cards so the children can search for HFW words or letters/ numbers Comparisons sheet- write or draw about their own new year celebrations and the celebrations for Chinese New Year First reader book- An easy to read book for the children to colour and make Make the sentences- Three sheets to cut and reassamble the sentences about Chinese New Year Make fans- Various templates to make a fan and write about Chinese New Year Bingo- A picture bingo game to make and play Colouring- Colouring pictures Colouring posters- Chinese New Year posters to colour Activity worksheets- various worksheets to label the pictures, write about celebrations, write facts about Chinese New Year and cut and stick the beginning and end of sentences Make a hat- 2 different 3D hats to make and colour Board game- Collect the coins for your lucky money envelope as you move around the board Make a lantern- practice cutting skills with this cut and stick Chinese lantern Matching pairs- A colourful matching pairs game to make and play Count and match- Count the pictures up to 10 and match to the numbered piece of jigsaw Number activity sheets- Dot to dots and colour by number sheets Map sheet- Find and colour China on a map of the world and colour the flag of China Acrostic poems- 2 acrostic poems of lantern templates- CHINA and NEW YEAR

A bumper resource full of display materials, games, worksheets and information all about Chinese New Year plus activities for the Year of the Rabbit 2023

This pack is designed to be used with the story ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?’ which is a lovely story about colours and is great for use in the Early Years. Display banner Story word cards- great to add to a display or use in the writing area Display border- A themed display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Title poster- An A4 sized poster Picture flashcards- Flashcards with words and pictures Colour labels- labels of the different colours in the correct coloured text Colour face masks Colour puppets- make your own stick puppets of the animals Large mural- a long colourful mural to print out onto which the animals and children can be added An A4 word card with pictures- great to use when writing about the story Speech bubbles worksheets- worksheets with each animal and a speech bubble- great to encourage early writing Alphabet line- an alphabet line on children Writing sheets- various sheets with borders to use for writing activities or in the writing area Initial sound worksheets- write the initial sound of the animals below the pictures, match the initial sound to the correct picture and cut and match the animal to the animal name My favourite animal worksheet- children can draw and write a sentence about their favourite animal from the book What do you see, hear worksheet- a worksheet for children to think about the senses and draw or write about what they can see, hear, feel, touch and taste Matching worksheet- match the animal to the correct colour name A number line- a number line on animals Counting cards up to 10 Number worksheets Sorting pictures- sort the pictures according to the number of legs Dot to dot worksheets-with numbers to 10, 20 and 30 My number book- make a number book by drawing the correct number of animals on each page Stick puppets- make your own character stick puppets for retelling the story Colouring worksheet- read the colour names on the bears and colour them in Face masks to colour Colour worksheet- different worksheets for each colour Tracing pictures- trace over the dotty lines and colour Cut and make the animals- four puzzles for the children to cut out the animal parts and reassemble to make the animal Colouring pictures- pictures of the animals to colour Colour hunt- find and draw some things of different colours Make a colour wheel Colour collecting game- collect the pictures of the same colour as your game board Animal bingo- a colourful game to collect the animals from 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 pack to print out and have a spooky time! The pack includes: Display banners- Two different colourful banners for your Halloween display Display borders- Various borders which can be printed as many times as you need for display boards of any size Pictures- Large colour and black and white pictures of things such as a spider, a pumpkin, a ghost etc- these look great on displays and the black and white version could be used for art work Matching pairs game- A Halloween themed game Bingo- A colourful Halloween themed bingo game A4 display borders- Work borders in colour and black and white for displaying work quickly or to use as writing pages Worksheets- Various worksheets with a Halloween theme- maths, writing, drawing Tracing- Various tracing worksheets to trace over the dotted lines of the pictures Counting cards- Cards up to ten each with a spider web and the corresponding number of spiders Alphabet- A colourful alphabet line on pumpkins Colour photos- Great for displays or discussion Face masks- Halloween face masks in colour and black and white of a witch, a pumpkin, a black cat and a skeleton Numbers- A number line to 100 on spiders Word cards- Topic word cards about Halloween-each decorated with Halloween pictures A4 word card- A colourful card with words and pictures which can be used when writing about Halloween Word searches- Two different wordsearches with words and pictures relating to Halloween Colouring- Various colouring sheets for Halloween Number rhyme- The rhyme 'Five Little Pumpkins'- a lovely Halloween number rhyme with rhyme cards, props and face masks

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

This great pack contains resources, rhyme cards, worksheets and games for 10 Christmas number rhymes for you to use each Christmas The pack includes : 1- Five Christmas Trees Rhyme card, rhyme props including a Christmas tree shop poster, face masks in colour and black and white, a matching pairs game and a counting worksheet. 2- Eight Little Reindeer Rhyme card, rhyme props, face masks of reindeer and Santa, a number line and a colour number domino game. 3- Five Little Snowmen Rhyme card, rhyme props, snowmen face masks, missing number activity cards, a board game with differentiated maths questions, a game to build a snowman and a snowman tracing sheet. 4- Five Christmas puddings Rhyme card, rhyme props including a colourful bakery poster, pudding face masks, a maths Christmas pudding game and a number line. 5- Ten Christmas stockings Rhyme card, rhyme props, a game to collect ten stockings, a colourful number line and worksheets to decorate and trace patterns on stockings. 6- Five Little Elves Rhyme card, rhyme props, elf face masks, a colour matching pairs game and a worksheet to trace the elf. 7- Six Little Penguins Rhyme card, rhyme props, penguin face masks, a game to collect the numbered penguins for your game board and a cute penguin number line. 8- Five Little Snowflakes Rhyme card, rhyme props, face masks, a number snowflake game and a number line. 9- Ten Warm Mittens Rhyme card, rhyme props, a matching pairs game, worksheets to trace the patterns on the mittens. 10-Ten Little Icicles Rhyme card, rhyme props, activity cards to write the missing numbers on the icicles and a size ordering worksheet.

This pack is designed to be used with the story ‘The Biggest Pumpkin Ever’ by Steven Kroll which is a lovely story to share in Autumn or for Halloween. 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 pumpkins relating to the story Character posters- colourful posters of the two main characters Clayton and Desmond A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story Pumpkin alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on pumpkins with lower and upper case letters 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 search- a word search with words from the story to find Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story such as drawing and writing about their favourite part, writing about the characters, writing about different parts in the story, drawing and writing what happens next, question worksheets, sequencing sentences about the story and sorting statements about the two characters Clayton and Desmond Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the pumpkins plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate Size ordering worksheets- order the pumpkins by size- in colour and also black and white Counting worksheets- count the numbers of pumpkins Rhyming pairs- match the rhyming pumpkins Dominoes- a number dominoes game to make and play Tracing sheets- trace over the dotted lines on the pictures Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets Halloween Pumpkin design- design your own pumpkin for Halloween Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks of Clayton and Desmond Play dough mats- make the correct number of pumpkins and the different faces on the Halloween pumpkins Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures 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.

A topic pack for teaching about materials The pack includes: Display materials including posters, banner, photos etc A materials bingo game A Power point about different materials Sorting pictures Plus lots more!

A lovely matching pairs game with British trees. This pack contains two sets of coloured cards- one with tree names and one without. The cards can be used as a matching pairs game or as flash cards or displayed in the outdoor area for children to spot and name the trees in the surroundings.