Game number 5 in this series. 39 pictorial popular catch phrases or sayings to encourage thinking skills and speaking and listening skills. There are 4 catch phrases on each page and 3 on the final page. It is fun to work against the clock! Children can work in pairs or teams to try to work out the answers. An answer sheet is provided for them to mark off. Cut out the cards and laminate for a game you can keep and reuse. As an extra activity children can research and write the meanings of the phrases.

A set of phonics and writing assessment sheets for children. Resources: Sheets 1 and 2 - Pictures for children to say and write the initial sounds underneath. Sheets 3 and 4 - Lower case letters of the alphabet. Can children say the letter and name an object beginning with each letter? Teacher could write the words for the children or the children could draw a picture themselves. Sheets 5 and 6 - Lower case letter for children to name and write over to assess their handwriting. Sheet 7 is a blank template to be used any way you want for e.g. for children to write letters as you say them or write a word/draw a picture for a given sound.

4 worksheets where children use the words and pictures to write rhyming words. The first 2 pages are all CVC words. Pages 3 and 4 have a few words such as frog and boat that may be a bit more challenging depending what level the children are at. Good for your Letters and Sounds work, Phonics, Reading and writing and a good homework resource too.

Homographs are words that have the same spelling but different meanings and pronunciations. Here is a fun way to teach children this idea, There are 12 examples for children to discuss and compose sentences. At the back there are 12 cards showing the words worked on. Useful too, for English Language students.

A collection of 7 pages of examples of word art on different themes. This is a good starter for Visual Poetry and makes a nice art lesson. Fits in with Graphic Design and Advertising too.

Lets cheer up Fridays (or any days), with this Dingbats Visual Word Puzzle for Kids or the whole family. 28 Picture clues for children to solve, complete with a blank answer template and an answer sheet. Works well on Zoom too!

Set two in this Dingbat Visual Word Game series. Let’s cheer up Fridays (or any days), with this Dingbats Visual Word Puzzle for Kids or the whole family. 28 Picture clues for children to solve, complete with a blank answer template and an answer sheet. Works well on Zoom too!

4 writing frames for KS1 with a health theme. Each shows a picture and room for children to write a word or sentence about the picture. Children will recognise some of the symbols related to health and wellbeing and including Covid symbols such as masks and social distancing.

5 templates to use for sequencing sheets such as sequencing a story or event or carrying out an activity like making a cup of tea. There is an example sheet of brushing my teeth. Children can cut out the 5 sections and order them.

A phonics based resource where children are encouraged to sound out the 3 letter CVC words, write, trace the letters and colour in the pictures. 9 worksheets for children to complete and 1 template for you to use to extend the work. Word endings included are: in, at, ed, ot, ub, ig, it, an and og.

Here are a collection of resources for your Creative Story Writing or work on Medieval Times. Resources: 6 of each flashcards in colour for: Knight, Castles, Dragons, Princesses and Crests. 5 colouring pictures and 1 template for children to design their own crest.

*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols. A resource designed with SEND pupils in mind that works well too, for KS1 children. There are 20 different topic boards using colour Boardmaker symbols. Each board has 10 symbols - 2 rows of 5. Topics covered are: Toys, Buildings, Chocolate, Clothes, Days of the Week, Family, Farm, Feelings, Take away food, Garden, Going for Gold, Growing up, Holidays and Celebrations, Journeys, Keeping Healthy, Under the Sea, Transport, Weather, Shopping and Space. The resource can be used in different ways: a visual aid; to encourage speaking and listening and communication; introducing a new topic or topic vocabulary; cutting out and adding to work or making worksheets;duplicating and playing matching games;adding to displays and much more.

A KS1 resource linked to food, writing and sorting. Sheet 1 is a poster showing a variety of food and drinks. Share the poster and talk about the pictures - you could link to healthy eating. (Children could make their own posters). Sheet 2 is for children to draw the pictures themselves or cut and paste. (Children could put these into alphabetic order or order of preference). Sheet 3 is for children to write a list. They could add pictures to this. Sheet 4 asks the children to sort the foods into 7 different categories - there will be some overlap and repetition here.

This resource is a fun way to introduce young children to story making and telling and working in small groups. The objectives are to encourage creativity, teamwork, speaking and listening and story telling skills. There is a planning sheet included with a sample story created using some of the story cards. The sets of symbol cards include; who, what, when, where, how and the End There is a set of colour symbol cards that go with each of these headings. Children will choose a card from each of the sections and put these together imaginatively to tell a simple story. Extend the activity by asking children to illustrate their story and write a short sentence or caption to go with it. Boardmaker licenced.

This Planning Resource pack encourages Speaking and Listening through discussion, rhyme, story, non - ficiton, and a range of activities. It is suitable for EYFS and KS1. Children can offer explanations for why things might (or do) happen, making use of recently introduced vocabulary from stories, non-fiction, and rhymes. The first page is a comprehensive planning overview with 7 lessons, objectives, activities, resources included and assessment ideas. Activities include non – fiction – farm animals; Story sequencing, Rhymes, Celebrating Christmas and Understanding change. The materials include worksheets and word lists and relevant suggestions for books such as ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ (Eric Carle) for sequencing and ‘If you give a mouse a cookie’ (Laura Numeroff) for introducing cause and effect. There are 11 worksheets to accompany your planning. Some symbols are included. Boardmaker Licenced.

A 10 page booklet with black and white pictures and matching rhyming words for KS1.

A Catch Phrase game for KS1 and 2. A fun activity at Christmas. 40 pictorial popular catch phrases or sayings with a Christmas theme. The game encourages thinking skills and speaking and listening skills. There are 4 catch phrases on each page. Either show on the white board or cut out and show as individual cards or sets of 4. It is fun to work against the clock! Children can work in pairs or teams to try to work out the answers. An answer sheet is provided for them to mark off with suggested answers but there may be more than one acceptable answer. Cut out the cards and laminate for a game you can keep and re use. As an extra activity children can research and write the meanings or origins of the phrases. Examples of phrases are The first Noel, A Christmas Carol and Santa’s little helper. Children will enjoy making up their own Christmas phrases or sayings. Cards may also be cut out and used for matching games or making cards or tags for Christmas.

30 bookmarks style Alphabet Strips to assist children with their reading, writing and phonics skills. Each bookmark shows the upper and lower case alphabet. There are 10 pages with 3 different designs on each page. Enough for children to choose their own strips. Themes include: Spring, Transport, Monsters, Halloween, Flowers, Animals and more. Cut out and laminate for durability.

Children will enjoy joining in with this popular nursery rhyme with the support of these cards. There are black and white cards which children can colour in and trace over the words or write onto. There are colour cards that children can read the words or write onto. Cut out the cards for sequencing, sorting and matching games.