Double sided number formation wordmat- using numberling songs made famous by the Cbeebies- Numberblock episodes.
Perfect for developing number formation in line with the NCETM programme.
A great pack for the story ‘Duck in the Truck’ by Jez Alborough. Great for teaching about the book or making into a story sack.
Contains:
Display banner
Story word cards
Display border
Story poster
Picture flashcards
Story question cards for display
Face masks for retelling the story in colour and black and white
Stick puppets to make
A4 word card with pictures
Speech bubble worksheets
Alphabet line
Book review worksheet
Writing sheets
Rhyming words worksheet
Favourite part of the story worksheet
Number line
Missing numbers worksheets
Counting worksheets
Tracing pictures
Cut and assemble the truck worksheet
Cut and stick rhyme worksheet
Colouring pictures
Board game
Matching pairs game
Rhyming bingo game
A set of number rhyme resources to use during an Animal topic in the Early Years. It includes display headings, rhymes, props etc.
The rhymes are:
5 Baby turtles
5 Little birds
5 Little monkeys bouncing
5 Little monkeys swinging
5 Little spiders
8 Enormous dinosaurs
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Story words
Large lettering- Large A-Z letters in lower and upper case with a leaf decoration- great for larger display titles or to create a different alphabet line
Large pictures- Large coloured pictures of the animals in the story, leaves and plants and different bugs to help you create a great display
Word and picture cards- cards with the name and picture of each of the animals in the story
LITERACY
Word mat- An A4 word mat with words and pictures relating to the story
Speech bubble worksheets- various worksheets to write what the different animals are saying
Writing paper- various writing sheets with themed borders to use for work about the story or to add to the writing area
Alphabet line
Acrostic poems
Guess the animal cards- read the clues and match to the correct animal from the story
Worksheets- Various worksheets about the story and animals including matching the animal to the clue, initial sounds, cut and stick animal names etc
My jungle day
Describe your mum- A worksheet to draw and describe your own mum
Favourite part- draw and write about your favourite part of the story
NUMERACY
Number line
Size ordering- order the caterpillars and snakes in length order
Roll-a-die game- roll a die and collect the part of your animal
Colour by numbers
Symmetry
Counting worksheets- Count the animals worksheets with numbers 1-3, 1-5 and 1-10
Addition- an alternative colour by numbers sheets where children find the answer and colour the part of the butterfly
Missing numbers- fill in the missing numbers on the caterpillars
ART AND CRAFT
Animal puppets
Animal masks
Draw a jungle scene- draw your own jungle and the animals in it
Colouring
Jigsaw puzzle- design your own jigsaw puzzle and then cut out the pieces
Poems and rhymes- a collection of decorated cards with rhymes and poems about jungle animals
Tracing
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD
Animal photos- lovely colour photos to print out and add to a display
Jungle photos
Animal fact cards
Butterfly life cycle pictures
Life cycle worksheets- various worksheets about the life cycle of a butterfly
Power Point
STORY TELLING
Story sack tag
Coloured puppets
Coloured face masks
Sequence 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.
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 selection of 5 different books for the number rhymes:
5 Little Ducks
5 Little Monkeys
5 Fat Sausages
5 Little Speckled Frogs
10 Green Bottles
We have printed these out, laminated them and turned each number rhyme into a book. We leave them in our continuous provision with some props, to support children to act out the rhymes independently.
Supports mathematical development and early number sense.
This pack is designed to be used with the story ‘Pumpkin Soup’ by Helen Cooper which is a lovely story for Autumn and Fall about sharing and working together.
Includes worksheets, crafts, display materials, games and activities for Literacy and Numeracy / Maths.
The pack includes:
Display banner- a long colourful banner with a picture of the characters
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 with the title on and author/ illustrator
Picture flashcards- Flashcards with words and pictures of the props and characters
Story questions- colourful cards for a display with questions about the story
Colour face masks- of the characters in the story- great to use foretelling the story or for making up new stories
Colour puppets- make your own stick puppets of the characters in the story to retell the story or make up your own stories
An A4 word card with pictures- great to use when writing about the story
Speech bubbles worksheets- three different worksheets for children to fill in the speech bubbles and then colour the picture
Worksheet- write a book review about the book
Alphabet line- an alphabet line on wooden spoons
Writing sheets- various worksheets with borders to use for writing activities or in the writing area
My favourite part of the story- a worksheet to draw and write about their favourite part of the story
A number line- a colourful number line on pumpkins
Counting cards up to 10- count the number of pumpkins on each cards- these could also be used for number ordering
Pumpkin missing numbers- differentiated worksheets to fill in the missing numbers on the pumpkins
Number worksheets- colour in the correct number of objects- 2 different worksheets
Five little pumpkins rhyme- a rhyme card for this counting rhyme, rhyme props to use when singing the rhyme and face masks to make
Stick puppets- make your own character stick puppets for retelling the story
Face masks- colour and decorate the face masks for retelling the story or making up your own stories
Tracing pictures- trace over the dotty lines and colour
Colouring pictures- pictures of the characters and some scenes to colour
Pumpkin recipes- a collection of recipe cards
Draw the scene- draw the scene through the window of the old white cabin
Games to make and play
Letter matching pairs- find the lower and upper case matching pairs on the pumpkins- plus an ideas sheet for further activities
Find the caterpillars- choose cards to see how many caterpillars you have found hiding in the pumpkin patch
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 for the story ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The unit contains worksheets, sequencing activities, games, display materials and crafts.
The pack includes:
DISPLAY
Display banner
Display border
Word cards- words on houses relating to the story
Word and picture flashcards
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 house to print out and use on a display
LITERACY
A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story
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- two word searches with words from the story to find
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
Rhyming words- A worksheet to find rhyming words in the story
Label the animals- A worksheet for each animal for the children to label the different parts of the animal
What happens next- A collection of worksheets for the children to draw and write what happens next in the story
NUMERACY
House number line
Counting worksheets
Dot to dot worksheets- three dot to dot worksheets from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20
Size ordering- cut and order the animals by size
Table top number line- Number lines from 1-10 and 1-20 with the numbers on houses
Repeating patterns- continue the repeating animal patterns on the worksheets
GAMES
Matching pairs- match the pictures to play matching pairs or snap
Picture bingo- cover the different pictures from the story
Picture dominoes- a lovely game to make and play
ACTIVITIES
Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppets
A new house- draw a larger purpose built house for all the animals to live in with the little old lady
Face masks- colour and decorate the character and animal face masks
Colouring sheets
Split pin animals- cut out the animal parts and join together using split pins
Tracing pictures
Draw the scene- Draw the different scenes in the house when each animal arrives
STORY TELLING
Sequence pictures
Face masks
Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets to use when retelling the story
Story sack tag
Story props- large coloured props of the house, characters etc 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 cross-curricular resource for EYFS and KS1.
A set of colour dominoes to cut out, laminate and use in matching and number games.
There are 12 stories or rhymes and numbers are from 1 to 5.
There are blank dominoes included for you to make your own.
An original story rhyme for young children which tells of 7 little princesses.
Each princess has a favourite colour and was born on a different day of the week.
Links in nicely with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Share the colour pictures on the smart board or print them out, laminate and make into a book.
Following the story, ask the children what they can recall about the Princesses - Who was born on a Monday?
Who has a room that is a terrible mess?
Who likes to wear yellow? etc.
Next, there are 6 sets of cards to cut out and sort.
These show:
7 Princesses
7 Princesses with their names
7 different colours
Days of the week
Numbers from 1 to 7
An activity or object belonging to each princess
This makes a good memory games and builds on skills such as speaking and listening, thinking, observation, reading, matching and sorting.
Duplicate the cards to play card games such as snap or pairs.
3 sets of number story cards for EYFS children learning to count from 1 to 5.
Ducks
Farm animals
Monkeys
On each sheet there are 3 sets of cards
Colour picture cards
Number cards
Blank cards for children to write or draw in
Cut out all the cards and children can play sorting, ordering, matching and counting cards.
Links to Speaking and Listening - children can tell the stories.
Use number stories to help children visualise or act out a word problem or calculation. These number stories are based around addition and subtraction. Children are first shown a number story and relates it to a calculation as a model. The process is then turned around and scaffolded as the children are given a calculation and supported in making a number story from the calculation given.
A set of differentiated number sentences is provided which the children can then use with practical equipment, drawings or writing to tell their own number stories.
A number rhyme for your EYFS children where children learn to count to 5.
Share the rhyme and look for rhyming words.
Children could dramatise the rhyme. Add scarves, feathers, crowns and cloaks.
The rhyme starts with one princess and she meets a charming knight and ends with 5 princesses meeting 5 knights.
Cut and match activity
Children cut out the princesses and the knights, order and match them from 1 to 5.
This activity is a nice addition to your celebrations of the Coronation of King Charles 111.
Links to numbers, counting, poetry and rhyme.
Here are 6 colour masks to cut out for role play and /or number rhyme fun.
There are 6 colour versions and black and white versions for children to colour or paint to make their own.
Print out 5 of each mask to go with the rhymes.
Laminate or stick onto card to make the masks more durable for play. Add ribbon or elastic to the back.
Rhymes related to the masks:
5 speckled frogs
5 naughty monkeys
5 little ducks
5 currant buns
Dragons
Space men in a flying saucer
Here is a lovely little snowman number rhyme you can show on the Smart Board and print out. Each snowman has a name and a number for the order the come in the rhyme. Following on from the rhyme there are snowmen to colour, order, sequence and match.
Children will develop their observation skills as some of the snowmen have subtle differences.
Superb for Early Learners and KS1.
Links to Weather, Seasons and Christmas.
A set of number rhyme resources to use when teaching about food in the Early Years. It includes display headings, rhymes, props etc.
The rhymes are:
One potato Two potato
5 Big Lemons
5 Crispy Pancakes
5 Currant Buns
5 Fat Peas
10 Fat Sausages