This non-academic school readiness booklet supports children to develop the listening and attention skills needed for a confident start to school. Designed for EYFS and children preparing for Reception, this resource focuses on learning behaviours rather than reading or writing. Activities are playful, age-appropriate and easy to use at home or in early years settings. The booklet includes: A parent-friendly explanation of why listening and attention matter A giant listening ears craft to make listening visible Listen & do activities using 1-step and 2-step instructions Sound listening games Listening lotto / barrier-style games Visual school scenarios (lining up, carpet time, tidy-up time, story time) Ideal for: School readiness groups Home learning with parents Tutors and early years practitioners This resource helps children build focus, confidence and classroom readiness, beyond early academics.

Celebrate Burns Night with this engaging set of themed colouring pages, designed for EYFS and Key Stage 1 learners. This pack includes a variety of child-friendly black-and-white illustrations inspired by Burns Night traditions and Scottish culture, such as Robert Burns, tartan, bagpipes, ceilidh dancing, the Scottish flag, and traditional food. The designs vary in detail, making them suitable for a range of ages and abilities.

Explore the Hindu harvest festival of Pongal with this engaging set of themed colouring sheets, suitable for EYFS and Key Stage 1 learners. This pack includes a range of child-friendly black-and-white illustrations inspired by Pongal traditions, including decorated pots, sugarcane, harvest scenes, families celebrating, animals and rural village life. The designs vary in complexity, making them suitable for younger children as well as more confident colourers.

Explore Chinese New Year and the Chinese Zodiac with this engaging set of animal-themed colouring pages, designed for EYFS and KS1 learners. This pack includes all 12 Chinese Zodiac animals, Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig, plus the Cat, making it a fun and inclusive addition to cultural learning. Each page features a bold, child-friendly illustration with the animal name in English and the Chinese character, helping to introduce children to new vocabulary and cultural awareness.

Celebrate Chinese New Year with this engaging set of themed colouring pages, perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. This pack includes a variety of high-quality, child-friendly black-and-white illustrations inspired by Chinese New Year traditions, including lanterns, dragons, animals, celebrations, and festive scenes. Designs range from simple to more detailed, making them suitable for a range of ages and abilities.

This non-academic school readiness resource supports children to develop the turn-taking and social skills they need for a confident start to school. Designed for EYFS and children preparing for Reception, this booklet focuses on learning behaviours rather than reading or writing. It helps children practise waiting, sharing, using words, and interacting positively with others through calm, age-appropriate activities. The resource includes clear guidance for adults, making it easy to use at home or in early years settings with minimal preparation. This resource includes: A parent-friendly introduction explaining why turn-taking and social skills matter before school Visual prompts showing what positive social behaviour looks like Turn-taking games and role-play activities Short, child-friendly social stories (including rhyming examples) Practical language prompts and praise adults can use Ideas for supporting social skills in everyday situations Ideal for: EYFS and Reception classrooms School readiness groups Home learning with parents Tutors and early years practitioners Skills supported: Turn-taking and sharing Social communication Waiting and patience Confidence in group situations

This Chinese New Year word search is a fun, low-prep activity designed to support Key Stage 1 children while reinforcing key topic vocabulary linked to Chinese New Year celebrations. Ideal for early finishers, morning work, continuous provision, or as a calm focus activity during a busy festive week, this resource helps children practise reading, spelling, and word recognition in an engaging way. What’s Included: 1 Chinese New Year themed word search Age-appropriate vocabulary linked to celebrations and traditions Clear, child-friendly layout suitable for KS1 learners Answer sheet included (optional)

Celebrate Chinese New Year in your classroom with this engaging set of 8 child-friendly writing prompts, designed especially for Early Years and Key Stage 1 learners. These prompts encourage children to talk, think, and write about Chinese New Year traditions in a way that is accessible, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate. Perfect for independent writing, guided groups, continuous provision, or cross-curricular learning.

Support early sentence writing with this engaging set of Phase 3 phonics writing prompts, designed to help children apply their phonics knowledge in meaningful, confidence-building ways. This resource includes 26 illustrated writing prompts, each carefully matched to a Phase 3 grapheme (including consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs and trigraphs). The bright, child-friendly images encourage talk first, then writing, making them ideal for children who are just beginning to write simple sentences independently. Every page provides: A clear focus grapheme Visual reminders for capital letters, finger spaces and full stops Wide writing lines to support early handwriting and sentence structure A motivating picture stimulus to spark ideas and vocabulary Perfect for use in: Reception and Year 1 classrooms Phonics lessons and continuous provision Early finishers or small-group interventions Home learning and tutoring sessions This resource is especially effective for children who: Know their sounds but need support applying phonics in writing Are developing sentence structure and writing stamina Need visual prompts to generate ideas and oral rehearsal Skills supported include: Segmenting and blending Phase 3 sounds Sentence composition Basic punctuation Handwriting and spacing Confidence and independence in early writing

Welcome to Your Reading Comprehension Question Guide Tired of asking the same questions every time you read with your child? You are not alone! This booklet brings together fifty engaging questions designed to make story time richer, more exciting, and more meaningful. Inside, yo will find a wide range of questions covering: Consolidation and recall Investigative thinking Character understanding Personal connections Creative thinking Each set helps your child develop their comprehension, reasoning, imagination, and confidence when talking about books. Simply choose a few questions each time you read together. Mix and match depending on the story, the mood, or what you would like to focus on. These prompts will keep reading fun, fresh, and interactive, while building essential skills along the way. Happy reading!

The images included in this resource are simple visual cues designed to support children’s phonics learning by showing how different sounds are produced (for example, airflow, mouth shape, or tongue placement). These visuals are inspired by the principles of cued articulation but are original illustrations created by me to aid teaching in Early Years and Key Stage One.

Bright, bold VCOP display perfect for boosting writing skills in any primary classroom! This eye-catching set features the four key elements of VCOP, Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation, with each word running neatly inside its letter. Ideal for creating a clear, supportive writing wall that children can use every day. Designed for KS1 & KS2, this resource helps pupils: • build richer vocabulary • choose stronger sentence openers • use connectives confidently • improve punctuation accuracy Print-ready, classroom-ready, and perfect for English working walls, writing workshops or intervention spaces.

Bring letter writing to life with this fun, engaging set of dinosaur-themed templates! Perfect for pairing with stories such as ‘Dear Dinosaur’, these pages support children in writing clear, structured letters while enjoying a creative theme. This resource includes 3 differentiated templates, allowing you to easily support a range of abilities: • Template 1: large lines and key vocabulary • Template 2: guided lines and prompts for developing writers • Template 3: open template for confident writers Ideal for EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2, guided writing, English lessons, small-group work, or independent tasks.

A worksheet to help children practice writing on the line. Pre-cursive font, both lower case and upper case letters to get children used to where the letters sit on the line. Ideal to be laminated so children can use a whiteboard marker and erase to use again.

This horse dot-to-dot activity is a fun, engaging way to support early number recognition and fine motor skills for children in EYFS and Key Stage 1. Children join the dots from 1 to 20 to reveal a friendly horse, helping them practise counting in order while developing pencil control and concentration. Perfect for independent work, maths areas, early finishers, or calm focus time. What’s Included: 1 horse dot-to-dot worksheet Numbers 1–20, clearly laid out for young learners Simple, child-friendly design Ideal for colouring once completed

Introduce children to Chinese numbers 1–10 with this simple, clear number formation reference sheet, ideal for early years and Key Stage 1. This resource shows each number in Chinese characters alongside Arabic numerals, supporting children in recognising, naming and forming numbers in a culturally meaningful context. It is perfect for use during Chinese New Year, international weeks, or wider cultural learning.