The pack includes: A display banner with elmer pictures and a colourful patchwork border A colourful patchwork border for your displays- print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size A coloured Elmer picture and a black and white version to colour in or collage A picture of an elephant- in grey colour and in black and white 10 A4 posters of patterned elephants- great to create an elephant parade on your display An elephant and an Elmer face mask in black and white An alphabet line on colourful patterned elephants A number line up to 100 on elephants and Elmer- great for counting in 2's too A powerpoint about real elephants A photo pack of elephant pictures A photo pack of the other animals in the story Number flash cards Posters for the number rhyme 'one elephant went out to play' with props for singing the rhyme Word cards with a patchwork border with words relating to elephants and the Elmer story 10 colouring pictures An elephant themed bingo colour game Fact cards about real elephants with colour photos A matching pairs game- match the patterned elephants An Elmer colour game- collect the coloured patchwork squares for your Elmer Counting cards up to 10 with elmer pictures A finger puppet to make of an elephant and Elmer Large lettering for your display 'ELMER' with a colourful patchwork pattern A4 work borders in colour and black and white with a patchwork pattern- great for displaying work quickly 2 different tags to use on your story sack of Elmer Colour paint splats with the name of the colour A colour poster

The pack includes: DISPLAY Display banner- a long colourful banner for your display Display border 1- a rainbow coloured display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Display border 2- an elephant parade display border to print out as many times as you need for a display board of any size Large lettering- large letters with a colourful patchwork pattern to spell ‘Elmer’s Colours’ Photographs- coloured photos of elephants- great for discussion and displays Colour splats- large ‘splats’ of colour with the colour name on them-great for your Elmer display or in the creative area of your classroom Colours posters- A4 posters showing different objects of each colour Large display pictures- large pictures for display- great for talking about the colours and also great to cut up and make into jigsaws LITERACY A4 word card- an A4 word card with words and pictures for the children to use when writing about the story Rainbow alphabet- a lovely alphabet line on rainbows Phonemes on leaves- all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on leaves to create an eye-catching display 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 bubble to show what Elmer is saying Writing worksheet- write some sentences about the different pictures on the worksheets Label the elephant NUMERACY Number line Counting worksheets Dot to dot worksheets- from 1-10, 1-15 and 1-20 Counting cards Colour by numbers Number rhyme- an elephant number rhyme with singing props and masks GAMES Matching boards- collect the different coloured objects for each board- this can be used as a game or an independent activity Colour bingo Matching pairs ACTIVITIES Stick puppets- colour and make your own stick puppet elephants Face masks- colour and decorate the Elmer and elephant masks Colouring- a collection of colouring worksheets Elephant template- An elephant outline to cut out and decorate Tracing sheets- dotted pictures to trace Colour book- make your own book about colours with spaces to draw different coloured objects on each page Play dough mats- a collection of themed mats to use with play dough STORY TELLING Face masks Stick puppets- coloured stick puppets of Elmer and different coloured elephants Story sack tag 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.

Elmer the colourful patchwork elephant has been a nursery favourite since this first book was published in 1989. A modern classic, this picture book is known to millions, and continues to be the strongest seller of the whole series, having sold over 2 million copies around the world. The subtle message is that it is OK to be different, and combined with the vibrant colour and cheeky humour of the main character. The Budle includes: A simplified version of the story widgit symbolised a word mat a sequence activity a comprehension activity a counting Elmer activity a document that includes images of Elmer and jungle animals (you can print them and use them as puppets or decorate your class) Enjoy! Read less

Designed to complement the story Elmer The Elephant, this exciting activity pack can be used to support children’s learning in a variety of ways. Use with or without the story to help children with colour recognition, understanding patterns, counting, literacy and vocabulary development whilst building on the theme that we are all unique. For videos of the story and other related songs and resources see: www.kidsclubenglish.com Through following activities in the pack, children are also encouraged to listen and follow instructions, maintain concentration on a given task, talk about themselves, learn about others and develop social skills. Activities are specifically designed to allow for differentiation of ability and context and come complete with COMPREHENSIVE ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS. This pack includes ALL of the following: *** Storytelling Cards Colouring Sheets Elmer Colour and Count Elmer Finger Puppets Elmer Jigsaw Elmer Fortune Teller Elmer Stick Puppets Elmer Write and Draw Matching Cards Mini Cards Flash Cards **

Handling data (three days). Children draw pictograms to show the months of their own and teachers’ birthdays. They count the number of each colour on Elmer and produce a block graph to show the results. Following reading Eat Your Peas they produce pictograms of the vegetable they don’t like and like, and the numbers of peas in pods. Find additional lesson plans and resources at www.hamilton-trust.org.uk.

This includes 11 weeks planning for the topic animals. There is Literacy/Numeracy planning - 2 lessons per week, skills planning for the other areas of the classroom and several worksheets. The stories included are I wish I was a..., Funnybones the pet shop, walking through the jungle, we're going on a bear hunt, monkey puzzle, jen the hen, rumble in the jungle, farmyard hullabaloo, the great pet sale, the rainbow fish and Elmer

Problem solving exercises to help, encourage and reinforce your students general-problem-solving strategies. It also helps to improve their math thinking and reasoning skills. It’s done in colour and in black and white. Good to use as a controlled practice in the classroom or as assignment.

Activities and resources for different types of weather. Great to have ready to use whatever the weather.

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These medium term plans match the half-termly objectives highlighted on the Yearly Overview plan I have uploaded. Save your time for creating wonderful resources and re-vamping areas of provision and download these thorough plans. Objectives and ideas can be copied and pasted onto your weekly plan. The weekly plan I use is also available for £1. Take a look at my other resources - for a mere £2 you can now have a thorough set of Nursery long and medium term planning as well as the weekly planning template. This will carry you from September to July (and is the result of hours and hours of labour!)