A Chinese New Year themed ‘I Spy’ activity which encourages children to blend and segment words according to the pictures. Perfect for writing and phonics practice with an extra challenge of spelling words to match one of the illustrations.

Numerals 1-10, plus corresponding 10-frames in a colourful Chinese New Year theme!

A gorgeous little A5 sheet complete with a poem to show how children have grown! Download and print your poem sheet, then measure your class children with string. Add the string to the sheet and you have a special little keepsake for parents and carers :) I have included a photo to show what mine look like completed. The download includes 6 poem sheets, two have ‘Reception Class, 2017’ included, two have ‘Reception Class, 2018’ and two are blank. Have fun, The Teacher Traveller

PHASE 2, PHASE 3 and PHASE 4 TRICKY WORDS/SIGHT WORDS ON SUPERTATO! (32 Tricky words included) Use these to… Enhance a small world area. Cut and stick in arts and craft projects. Create flashcards. Play ‘snap’ or ‘pairs’. Go on a tricky word hunt. Encourage writing and spelling. Enhance a writing and reading area. Have fun! The Teacher Traveller

Children to place hooped cereal such as cheerios or fruit loops in the middle of the letters to make words, then read them :) Pack includes 6 pages of word cards (18 words containing ‘oo’ to make in total), plus a sheet of blank spaces for children to practise writing these words afterwards. Simple, cheap, fun and learning to read and write without even knowing it :) The Teacher Traveller

A lovely little number set on various coloured cupcakes :) Perfect for… -Placing into number order -Daily interventions -Hiding around the room for a number hunt -Finding one more/one less than the number -Birthdays -Calculating (turn two over and add/subtract/multiply them) -Matching a quantity to the number on the cupcake (e.g. candles) Enjoy, The Teacher Traveller :)

After finding it difficult to fit in daily maths facts fluency sessions, I have created two A4 sheets which can be printed back to back containing a wide range of maths skills that children (EYFS, Year One and Year Two) would benefit from practising every day. These can be laminated then placed upon the children’s desks as early morning work, daily maths practice, an activity for early finishers or for interventions. Encourages children to practise: Counting in multiples of two, five and ten. Doubling numbers up to 10 using a pictorial representation of ladybirds. Simple addition facts and simple subtraction facts. Number bonds to 10 using tens frame representations. Using a 100 square to find more/less of a given number, half, triple and double. The Teacher Traveller

In this activity sheet children are encouraged to find one more, one less, ten more, and ten less using a simple and clear number puzzles and a 100 square. The set up of the number puzzle grids encourage children to look for patterns within 100 squares and become accustomed to the 100 square lay out. The Teacher Traveller

A visually pleasing and engaging resource to teach or revise the main parts of a tree. Children to cut along the lines of the first sheet and stick this on top of the lined sheet. These can then be folded out with space to write underneath about the given tree parts. Once finished children will have a flip out booklet! Published as A4, but can be printed as A5 :) The Teacher Traveller

Children place their fingers at the dragon’s tail and follow the long winding body until they reach a word. Can they read all the tricky words on the dragon? When they can read all the words, they can colour in the dragon! Plain version, as well as colour version included. Phase 2 and phase 3 tricky words. Perfect for Chinese New Year and reading practice. Have fun, The Teacher Traveller

Letters with different CVC words on for children to read. 40 words included! I printed and laminated mine and put them in the post office role play so that when the children had read the word correctly, they could go and post their letter in a role play post box! In other lessons I have also printed them and asked the children to draw a picture of the word on the back of the letter. Perfect for… -Segmenting and blending practise -Post office topic -Fine motor skill development -Spelling practise -Working in pairs (one child to read, one child to check the word has been read correctly) -Working independently (children can self assess) -Writing Have fun! The Teacher Traveller

Read the tricky word, write the tricky word then brush it off the tooth! Included are the entire set of phase 2, phase 3, phase 4 and phase 5 tricky words! Each tooth has a guidance line for children to practice writing their word. All you need to do is print and laminate! Perfect for. . . Healthy eating topics Fine motor skill development Spelling practise Working in pairs (one child to write, one child to check the word is spelt correctly and brush it off!) Activity works best if children are ‘brushing’ the words off the tooth with a real toothbrush. Have fun!

3 X Space themed sheets! 1 X thought bubble with 4 different and high quality space photos to stimulate children to write adjectives and ideas to later on support their space poems. 1 X engaging worksheet using the word ‘Space’ for children to write their own acrostic poems. 1 X Paul Cookson’s ‘Space Counting Rhyme’ written up on display paper for children to read and use for ideas with their own writing. Have fun, The Teacher Traveller

For children to rewrite the story of ‘Old Bear’ by Jane Hissey :) 6 scenes from the book and two blank pages for children to add in their own ideas. The Teacher Traveller

Simple ‘s’ activity sheets with space for children to write the plural ‘s’ in the words ‘tree’, ‘flower’ ‘seed’ and ‘spade’. Space given for children to draw multiple trees, flowers, seeds and spades. Finally, lines given underneath for children to apply this and write a sentence about these objects, e.g. ‘I plant lots of seeds that will grow into trees.’ Simple ‘es’ activity sheets with a missing space for children to write the words to match the pictures (‘foxes’, ‘buses’, ‘wishes’ and ‘lunches’). Children to then extend the sentence using their own ideas on the lines given. The Teacher Traveller

Set these words up around a mirror and the child can read them aloud while looking at themselves! Pack comes with 36 meaningful, descriptive adjectives. Positive affirmation mirror display as a reminder to all children that they are all unique, brave, awesome and so much more! Such a powerful tool in the classroom to help children see the best in themselves and build self esteem. An affirmation is a short phrase that is recited with the purpose of empowering children. For example, children might begin their day by saying “I am smart. I can do hard things. I am accepting.” Repeating such affirmations have notable effects on our minds, even at the youngest of ages. The Teacher Traveller

Entire alphabet set on Gingerbread Men Biscuits! Perfect for… Supporting the topic of the Gingerbread Man Pre-writing practise Letter formation Letter recognition Word building Spelling Phonics Have fun, The Teacher Traveller

Greater than and less than snowmen! Three levels of differentiation: Green boarder snowmen: Children to count the number of buttons then compare both the numbers. Blue boarder snowmen: Children to count the number of buttons, complete the addition sentence then compare the totals. Red boarder snowmen: Children to work out both addition/subtraction sentences then compare the totals. Enjoy! The Teacher Traveller

A beautiful variety of Alien ‘Wanted’ posters! Contains 3 unique aliens with a variety of features to explore and describe. Each has a different number of colourful arms, legs, eyes, teeth, antennae to encourage children to use descriptive vocabulary and adjectives. The resource is differentiated to include blank versions to the template too! Enjoy! The Teacher Traveller

10 aliens on each space ship displayed in a tens frame to encourage children to count in multiples of ten. Space given in a box for children to write the total amount of aliens. 10 X A4 modelling sheets 10 X Mini activity cards 1 X Blank version for children to cut and stick their own amounts on to the moon template. Have fun! The Teacher Traveller :)