Kipper’s Toybox DISPLAY Display banner Display border- a display border with lots of mice to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Word cards Large coloured pictures- large character pictures to print out and use on a display Question cards- questions on decorated cards about the story to use as prompts or to add to a display LITERACY A4 word card Alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on mice Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Favourite part if the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets My favourite toy ‘K’ for Kipper and ‘t’ for toys worksheets- two worksheets about the letters k and t Initial sound worksheets- match the labels to the correct toy pictures, write the initial sounds of the toys, cut and stick the toy pictures onto the initial sounds on the toybox NUMERACY Number line- a number line to 50 on Kipper’s toys Counting worksheets- count the number of toys- 3 differentiated worksheets Number worksheets- a set of 10 worksheets, one for each number from 1-10 Counting cards Number jigsaws- count the mice and match to the correct number to complete the jigsaw GAMES Matching pairs- find the most pairs to win the game Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story Picture dominoes- a colourful dominoes game to make and play Collect the toys- spin the spinner to collect all the toys in your toybox ACTIVITIES Stick puppets- colour and make your own Kipper stick puppet Face masks- colour and decorate the face mask of Kipper Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets Finger mouse puppet- make your own mouse finger puppet Cut and assemble the owl- cut out the parts of the owl toy and reassemble Decorate the snake- make a pattern of the snake toy Draw the toys- draw all of Kipper’s toys in his toybox Make the pictures the same- make each pair of pictures on the worksheets the same- 3 different worksheets STORY TELLING Face mask Stick puppet Story sack tag Story props Number cards Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

The pack includes: Bingo game- identify the number shapes 1-10 Matching pairs- Match the number shapes to the number- numbers 1-10 and numbers 10-20 Jigsaw puzzles- Match the four parts of each puzzle with number, Numicon number shape, number tower and objects to count Loop games- Loop games for numbers to 10, 20 and 30 Board game- Collect the amounts shown and count the number shapes Carpet game- Choose a card and count the objects on it and then collect the corresponding Numicon number shape Turtle game- These cards can be used for a matching pairs game to find the same amounts or used to order the number shapes to 10 Number rockets- Make rockets using numbers, Numicon number shapes, counting hands, number towers and counting objects- these make a great display Number bonds dominoes- Numicon themed number bond domino game Dominoes- match the Numicon number shapes Clip cards- Clip the number with a peg which matches the number shape Please note: These are not official Numicon resources but have been created by ourselves to support the scheme.

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.

A bumper pack of resources for James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl including: A colourful display banner A book information poster Flash cards of the characters in the story Question cards about the story- great to add to your display A quiz about the books with lots of questions and decorated answer sheets A wordsearch with words relating to James and the Giant Peach and the characters A decorated book review worksheet for James and the Giant Peach Large coloured pictures the characters in James and the Giant Peach An Acrostic poem Various character worksheets Multiple question worksheets to use throughout the reading of the book Dictionary definition worksheets to find the meanings of new words in the book and to use these words in sentences Map worksheet to write about and draw the route the giant peach took Sequence statements and pictures of events in the story True or False worksheet to cut and stick the statements Various newspaper worksheets for writing reports at various points in the story New jobs worksheets- write about the jobs the characters have at the end of the story and think of different jobs they could have Writing prompts worksheets Story worksheets to write about different points in the story, answer questions as the story is read, beginning middle and end and writing an alternative ending to the story Make a hanging seagull -great to add to displays Write a new story or story plan for if James hadn’t dropped the bag Plus lots of extra worksheets about the story and the characters 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 Bumper pack which can easily be split into 5 lessons, each with a Powerpoint. POWER POINTS 1- London in the 17th Century- what was life like, what people wore, what housing was like. 2- The Great Fire of London- where it started, how it started, what happened. 3- Timeline of the fire- simple pages showing what happened on each day. 4- How do we know about the Great Fire of London- looking at diaries from the time and paintings and pictures. 5- London today- what is London like and what has changed since the Great Fire of London, the monument and the fire brigade today. PRINTABLE RESOURCES · A long display banner · A display border which can be printed as many times as you need for a display board of any size · Word cards with topic words relating to fires and The Great Fire of London · Question cards about the fire- great for discussion and to add to displays · Sequences of event cards- A4 posters showing simple pictures and details of what happened each day of the fire · Sentence writing worksheets- write a sentence about each topic word · An acrostic poem · Pictures of the diarist Samuel Pepys · A-Z lettering- these letters are decorated with flame images and are a great alternative to use for large display titles or to create a large alphabet line · Word mat- an A4 word mat with words relating to fires and The Great Fire of London · Writing pages- various A4 pages with decorated borders to use for writing activities · Photos and images- a collection of photos of London today and images of paintings and art depicting the Great Fire of London · Question worksheet- questions for children to answer about the fire · Word searches- two word searches with topic words to find · Newspaper report sheets- various worksheets to write newspaper reports · Rhyme worksheets- fill in the missing words in the rhyme · Order the statements- cut and order the statements about what happened in The Great Fire of London · Make the sentences- find the correct beginning and endings of sentences about the fire · Order the pictures- cut and order the pictures of events –these could be made into a book to write about each picture · Baker conversation sheet- write questions to ask the baker and what his reply might be · Rhyme poster- a colourful poster of the London’s Burning rhyme · Diaries- write your own diary entries from the fire · Fire brigade worksheets- worksheets to compare fire engines now and then, writing about the fire service now and writing about the equipment used by the fire service in the 17th Century

The pack includes: DISPLAY Display banner Display border Word cards- words on boats relating to the story Word and picture flashcards- colourful cards to add to a display or writing area Title page Animal photos- a collection of coloured photos of the different animals in the story Large coloured pictures- large character and animal pictures and a large boat to print out and use on a display LITERACY A4 word card Animal alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on animals Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Word searches Questions for Mr Gumpy- a worksheet for the children to think of some questions to ask Mr Gumpy Rules worksheet- write some rules for the children and animals to follow on keeping safe in the boat Favourite part of the story Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets CVC words- unscramble the letters to spell the CVC words to match the pictures NUMERACY Boat number line- a number line to 50 on boats Missing number worksheets- fill in the missing numbers on the boats plus a blank worksheet so you can differentiate Counting worksheets- count the number of animals - three differentiated worksheets with numbers from 1-3, numbers to 5 and numbers to 10 Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20 Addition and subtraction worksheets- various worksheets to add or subtract the numbers on the cottages plus blank worksheets to allow you to differentiate Number book- draw the correct number of animals in the boats on each page Ordinal number animal- an ordinal number line up to 10 GAMES Matching pairs- match the pictures to play matching pairs or snap Fill the boat- collect the different characters needed to fill your boat Sound lotto- a Power point game- listen to the different animal sounds and cover the pictures on your lotto board Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story ACTIVITIES Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet characters Make a boat- make an origami boat from paper Mr Gumpy’s house- draw Mr Gumpy’s house by the river Tea worksheet- make a list of food needed for the tea and draw the food on the plate Floating and sinking- carry out an experiment to see which items will float and which will sink in the water Guess the animals- cards to use on displays or for discussion with clues about the different animals Boat design

A great resource pack for the story ‘Rosie’s Walk’ Includes: Display banner Display border Word cards- words on beehives relating to the story Word and picture flashcards Photos- colours photos of farmyards and the animals in the story Fact cards- simple fact cards with facts about foxes and chickens A4 word card Hen alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on colourful hens Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Rhyming words- sort the pictures into those that rhyme with ‘hen’ and ‘fox’ Word searches- two word searches with words from the story to find Worksheets- a collection of worksheets about the story Character worksheets- write about the characters in the story Label a hen- label the different parts of the hen ‘My Walk’ book- make your own book about your walk and what you see on the way Bee number line- a number line to 50 on colourful bees Preposition words- words from the story to add to a display Counting cards- count the bees from 1-10 Preposition posters- with word and a picture showing the hen behind, in front etc Preposition worksheet- write where the hen is in each picture Size ordering worksheets- order the hens by size- in colour and also black and white Counting worksheets- count the number of bees and hens Preposition play mat- place Rosie behind, next to etc Bee number rhyme pack- a rhyme card for singing the rhyme, face masks and props for use when singing the rhyme Matching pairs- match the pictures Build a hen- roll a die and collect a part of your hen- how many hens can you make? Board game- travel around the farmyard to reach the hen house first Preposition bingo- collect the different pictures for your board Design a new hen house- design a new house for Rosie Tracing sheets- trace the dotted lines on the pictures to practice fine motor control Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet characters Play dough mats- make the different things seen on Rosie’s walk Colouring Drawing worksheets- draw the different things found on Rosie’s farm Farm map- cut and stick the things seen on Rosie’s walk through the farm yard Make a windmill Sequence pictures- a set of coloured pictures to use when retelling the story Story props- large coloured pictures of the different things in the story Story map- an A4 and an A3 map of the Rosie’s farm- great for display and discussion Face masks Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or products.

A set of 6 Powerpoint lessons with worksheets and teaching resources for each lesson. 1- Life in the 1900’s- giving an overview of life at the time of the maiden voyage of The Titanic including leisure, travel etc with a worksheet for the children to fill in what they know about The Titanic and what they want to find out. 2- Building the Titanic- looking at who built the Titanic and where it was built with worksheets looking at advertising posters. 3- Life on board the Titanic- what was the accommodation like for the different classes, what activities could be done on board- with worksheets to label different parts of the ship, researching different passengers, describing rooms and comparing the rooms of the different classes. 4- The maiden voyage of The Titanic- Looking at the route the Titanic took, icebergs, the survivors and victims and why it sunk. Worksheets including mapping the route, writing diary entries, newspaper reports and writing postcards. 5- Timeline- pages to view as a Powerpoint or print to create a timeline for display including worksheets to sequence events, writing activities and sequencing statements. 6- The discovery of the Titanic- looking at equipment used to explore the wreck and looking at artefacts found. Also includes: Display materials including word cards, display banner and fact cards Photographs for display and discussion A crossword Writing pages with themed borders An acrostic poem writing activity An A4 word mat with word relating to the Titanic and the crew A fact and fiction worksheet to sort the statements Newspaper reports from the time and posters advertising the Titanic for use on displays and discussion

A bumper resource pack for the popular story ‘The Shopping Basket’ by John Burningham The pack includes: DISPLAY Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display Display border- a colourful display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Word cards- words on shopping baskets relating to the story Word and picture flashcards- coloured pictures of each of the animals and foods in the story and the words Shopping and animal posters- A4 posters with each animal and food on with the name LITERACY A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story Shopping alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on the different foods in the shopping basket Writing sheets- a set of writing sheets with borders for the children to write on and use in the writing area Speech bubble worksheets- fill in the speech bubbles to show what the characters are saying Writing worksheet- write about the different animals in the story Shopping list worksheet- label the different items in the shopping basket Favourite part of the story- draw and write about your favourite part of the story MATHS Basket number line- a number line to 50 on shopping baskets Counting cards- count the objects from 1-10 Size ordering worksheets- order the character props by size- in colour and also black and white Counting worksheets- count the number of items in each shopping basket Number worksheet- draw the correct number of foods GAMES Picture bingo- collect the characters and foods for your bingo board Matching pairs- find the picture matching pairs Number dominoes- a colourful domino game to make and play Shopping game- collect the different foods needed for your shopping basket by spinning the spinner ART & CRAFT Picture jigsaws- cut out and reassemble the jigsaws of the different characters Tracing sheets Stick puppets Face masks Play dough mats- make the correct number of items in each shopping basket Matching worksheet- match each character to the correct food Colouring Make a 3D basket- cut out and make a shopping basket Drawing worksheet STORY TELLING Sequence pictures Face masks Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story Large character and food pictures to match Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves. It is not associated with, or endorsed by the authors or publishers of the story, or any related stories or product

A bumper pack with lots of forms, signs and pictures to set up a role play area of a Pet Shop The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and 2 enabling you to print out the resources again and again. The resources would also be great for parents or child-minders to create their own role play area at home and for nurseries and playgroups. The pack includes: Large letters to spell ‘Pet Shop’ -each letter is decorated with small pictures of items for sale in the pet shop, A ‘Pet Shop’ banner with small pictures of animal accessories and food etc, Large colour pictures of the pets and pet accessories for sale such as dog collars, food bowls, animal tanks etc, Large black and white pictures of the pets and pet accessories for sale in the shop -great for art work or collage work, Posters decorated with small pictures of animal related items- open/ closed, opening times plus a blank opening times poster for you to fill in your own opening times, Posters advertising the pet accessories suggesting what you will need to buy for each pet and with special offers, Smaller posters for each pet with a list of accessories needed for that pet, Animal signs, Leaflets to print in colour or black and white with information about keeping that pet, Lots of forms to encourage writing such as order forms, telephone messages, animal cleaning tick list, animal feeding tick lists, jobs to do, A number line to 30 on paw prints, Posters advertising dog training sessions, dog groomers etc, Food packets to cut out and assemble and labels to stick onto tins and packets to make them into ‘dog food’ or ‘cat food’ etc 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 bumper pack with lots of posters, banners and pictures to set up a role play area of a Cafe The pack is great for use in the EYFS and also within KS1 and KS2 The pack includes: A large banner with ‘Cafe’, decorated with food pictures A large banner with ‘Restaurant’, decorated with food pictures Large coloured pictures of different food to buy and the crockery to use A colourful drinks poster A large colourful food poster Hats to make for the staff to wear Name badges to make for the staff to wear A colourful poster with space for you to add the price of the food- this enables you to price it according to the ability of the children Sandwich filling labels, drinks labels and food labels A large colourful sandwich filling poster An open and closed sign for you cafe with pictures of food on Opening times posters for you cafe A sandwich filling order form with pictures of the different sandwich types and fillings available A colour and black and white menu for your cafe Order forms in colour and black and white for the cafe Decorated notes and messages paper to encourage writing in the role play area

Sneezy the Snowman is a class favourite book for the Winter. The activities in this unit include: Sequencing cards in colour to help teach the children sequencing and story retelling. These can be used in a pocket chart or can be put in a center. Graphic organizers for character traits, summarizing the story and writing about the story parts. Writing activities including writing about favourite parts of the story, writing three sentences about Sneezy, Write a list of things to keep Sneezy away from etc A story sequence sheet to cut and paste pictures. Cause and effect- fill in the missing boxes on one sheet and draw the effects on the other sheet. A comprehension worksheet. If I were a snowman sheet- a fun worksheet for children to design a snowman, name him and think of some things the snowman might like to do and eat. Instructional writing- write four steps to building a snowman plus a worksheet where children could draw four stages of building a snowman. Label Sneezy- two worksheets one with the words provided and one without. Sneezy adjectives worksheet. What made Sneezy melt? Draw the different things that made Sneezy melt in the story. Craftivity with writing activity.

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

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

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