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We sell unique, child friendly teaching resources to give children back their love of learning. Education has become very test driven, with many resources in a 'test format' . This can become very uninspiring for learners and be a cause for lack of motivation and enthusiasm. At Applefortheteacher, we create teaching resources to give children the skills they need academically, socially and emotionally, whilst encouraging that important 'love of learning'. Inspiring learners to thrive!

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We sell unique, child friendly teaching resources to give children back their love of learning. Education has become very test driven, with many resources in a 'test format' . This can become very uninspiring for learners and be a cause for lack of motivation and enthusiasm. At Applefortheteacher, we create teaching resources to give children the skills they need academically, socially and emotionally, whilst encouraging that important 'love of learning'. Inspiring learners to thrive!
Reading Comprehension For Beginners Year 1 KS1
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Reading Comprehension For Beginners Year 1 KS1

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Here you will find a great set of comprehension activities for young learners. Starting with photographs and illustrations 20 pages in total to download, to encourage children to look at detail in the pictures and prompt discussion. Imaginative ideas can come from discussing and thinking carefully about what is happening in a picture. Children can then draw their own interpretation of what will happen next and explain it. A great tool to encourage information retrieval and confidence with ideas and imagination. Also included are 3 short comprehension activities, with short simple sentences, to not overwhelm new readers with difficult text and language. The comprehension is the key function of these activities, to develop tools to find and fetch information and understand what has been read. Putting children at the core of their learning…
Handa's Surprise inspired Bundle of Activities SEN
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Handa's Surprise inspired Bundle of Activities SEN

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These lovely resources have been designed for children who need a little extra support with learning. The powerpoint presentation retells the story in a very child friendly way, to encourage participation and engagement throughout. The activities are designed for children working at pre-key stage (p levels), allowing them to focus on letter to letter matching and word to picture matching as well as sensory activities. A fanatastic bundle of resources to put the love in learning and provide a deeper learning experience for a story…
CVC words Sound out and write phonics EYFS KS1 Writing
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CVC words Sound out and write phonics EYFS KS1 Writing

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These are a great bundle of resources, focusing on the sounds of CVC words. Find the initial sounds, the middle sounds and the end sounds, encouraging children to really listen to the sounds in the words. CVC read and copy supports reading and writing, sounding out and blending the word and forming letters to copy the word, looking and letter and word shapes. CVC sound and spell activity is an extension activity which encourages children to look at the picture and say what they can see, sounding out the word for spelling. A lovely selection of activities to support phonics, reading, writing, spelling, speaking and listening for EYFS, KS1 and learners with SEN.
A Village In India Chembakolli and Local Area Comparison PowerPoint Presentation
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A Village In India Chembakolli and Local Area Comparison PowerPoint Presentation

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A presentation for Year 4 KS2 learners on the Geography topic of A Village In India. This gorgeous PowerPoint is very child friendly and shows clear photographs of a particular village in India and describes daily life. There are 11 slides on the presentation, giving clear information for Year 4 learners to relate to and 4 comparison worksheets to be completed to compliment the activity. Putting children at the core of their learning…
Anglo Saxon Resource Bundle KS2
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Anglo Saxon Resource Bundle KS2

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This is a fantastic bundle of resources to support the teaching of the history topic Anglo Saxons. The collection of activities includes a powerpoint presentation which is child friendly, giving the important information, without being text heavy. To compliment the presentation we have included a research task to enable children to use their findings to create their very own news report. To really get the most out of this topic, there is also a diary entry activity, which encourages the children to use the information they have found and the key points they have learned from the powerpoint, to put themselves in the shoes of a Briton being invaded by the Anglo Saxons. How would they have felt? To finish off, we have also included a design a shield activity in the style of those used by the Anglo Saxons. Putting the love back in learning…
Nouns and adjectives mix and match game
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Nouns and adjectives mix and match game

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Cut out and laminate the cards. Pick a noun card at random and two adjective cards. Build sentences independently in groups or independently. Great for giving ideas to use in writing when beginning to expand simple sentences. Great for KS1 and learners with SEN. 10 pages to print. Putting the love in learning…
Caption Writing for Pictures Transport
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Caption Writing for Pictures Transport

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These are great sheets which I have used with a range of learners, including learners with Special Educational Needs who were not able to write. They signed/verbalised their caption for an adult to write down word for word. A great assessment tool for all learners to show their level of understanding. Can also be used for children to write their own captions for EYFS, KS1 and KS2. A fabulous resource to inspire creative writing and thoughts.
Habitats For Sale Activity
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Habitats For Sale Activity

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This is a gorgeous, child friendly activity, aimed at helping children to grasp the concept that different animals and wildlife need different environments to live in. Read the information abut each habitat which is currently for sale at the Wildlife Estate Agency and look at the photographs to support. Children can put themselves in the mind of the different creatures and decide which property each one would want to buy. This is a brilliant cut and stick activity for children in KS1.https://applefortheteacher.co.uk/download/habitats-for-sale-activity/
Toys Past and Present Year 1 History - All About Toys Presentation and Activity Pack
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Toys Past and Present Year 1 History - All About Toys Presentation and Activity Pack

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This is a set of resources for the History Topic of Toys Past and Present in KS1. There is a gorgeous animated Powerpoint which is very child friendly with a bear telling the story, for young learners to relate to. Also included are comparison sheets to allow children to make comparisons between toys now and in the past. There is a word mat with key words to support the topic, old and new toy posters and a cut and stick sorting activity. Fantastic set of resources to support this topic. Putting children at the core of their learning.
Christmas writing activities
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Christmas writing activities

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These are gorgeous writing activities based on a Christmas theme. Ten things in an elf’s pocket focuses on things that can be found with senses. The eight things found in Santa’s sleigh can be just a list of common or unusual items. Examples are given and both activities include planning sheets and writing templates.
Our Local Area Geography KS1
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Our Local Area Geography KS1

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This is a great activity pack to cover the Geography topic of ‘Our Local Area’ in KS1. There is an animated, interactive powerpoint created in a very child friendly format, to engage and inspire learning. Also included are I spy sheets, to encourage young children to look carefully around their local area to see what they can find. A checklist and some drawing activities and address writing. A lovely bundle of teaching resources to put the love back in learning.
Types of Habitats KS1 Display Posters
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Types of Habitats KS1 Display Posters

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Stunning Habitat images to be used as a stimulus for the habitats topic. Gorgeous for a display to aid a discussion on the climate and the types of animals that might be found there and why. Desert, woodland, ocean, seashore, rainforest are amongst the images. 7 in total. Put the love in learning.
Pencil Control Sheets EYFS SEN
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Pencil Control Sheets EYFS SEN

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Support children in their pencil control when beginning the early stages in writing. Use alongside motor skills activities such as threading, painting, cutting and sticking etc, to build up muscles and build up control. Great for learners with SEN who have difficulty with writing and EYFS learners.
Describing Settings prompt support worksheets Year 4 KS2 creative writing support
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Describing Settings prompt support worksheets Year 4 KS2 creative writing support

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These are great vocabulary building activities to support learners in being creative with their vocabulary. Encouraging them to magpie ideas to use in their own writing. Images are used to inspire ideas in order to use creative writing skills to write a detailed setting paragraph. Settings included are beach, forest, desert and city. Suitable for LKS2 Year 4 to develop writing skills. Put the love in learning!
Climate Change Bundle of Activities KS1/LKS2
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Climate Change Bundle of Activities KS1/LKS2

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These gorgeous Climate Change activities have been designed to give children information about how Global Warming is affecting the Arctic and the animals. They have been created by teachers in very child friendly language, to engage, inspire and enthuse children in their learning. There is a powerpoint presentation on the arctic and the polar bears and a second powerpoint presentation on how the different changes in climate around the world are affecting the animals and nature. Also included is an arctic polar cooking book activity pack and some arctic science activities. There are also poster templates to encourage children to be creative in their awareness posters, which are also great for assessing learning. A fantastic bundle of activities to really support the teaching of climate change in key stage one (7 activities to download in total).
2D Shape activities 3 in 1 ideal for SEN EYFS and KS1
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2D Shape activities 3 in 1 ideal for SEN EYFS and KS1

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These gorgeous shape activities support learners with the knowledge of different shapes, using matching skills of various difficulties. The first set of Shape Flash Cards (3 pages) can be used to match to real shapes in practical activities, the names of shapes which are also included can also be matched to the cards, they can be used with or without shape names to check understanding. There is also a shape cut and stick activity (10 pages) where different sized shapes need to be matched and stuck inside a larger matching shape. The third shape matching activity(10 pages) matches the exact same sized shapes to each other. Great for SEN learners giving them different levels of progression.
Early comprehension Activities
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Early comprehension Activities

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This is a great bundle of comprehension activities for children who are not able to write legibly, but are able to read. In order to assess reading and comprehension skills we need to check their understanding. These activities are brilliant for doing just that. The activities encourage children read the story / instructions and then find the sentences/pictures to stick in the correct places to show the answers. Other sheets encourage looking at pictures or reading information to find clues and children can make a mark on the answers they believe to be correct. A great activity for children with Special Educational Needs who find writing a struggle.
Letter formation worksheets (not cursive) A-Z lower & uppercase EYFS SEN KS1 with memorable rhymes
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Letter formation worksheets (not cursive) A-Z lower & uppercase EYFS SEN KS1 with memorable rhymes

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These fantastic worksheets support children in forming letters in the standard uncursive form. Many children struggle with the cursive writing and go through school with writing which is unreadable. These are a great tool to support children in producing legible writing in an uncursive form, suitable for EYFS, KS1 and learners with SEN who struggle to remember how to form letters. Each letter of the alphabet contains a lower case and an upper case letter and also a sheet with both to put the letters together in a short phrase. A great resource to support letter formation.
Years 3 - 6 Free PowerPoint Presentation Resource | Homophones
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Years 3 - 6 Free PowerPoint Presentation Resource | Homophones

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This engaging Powerpoint presentation provides a great visual to help children in their learning and understanding of what a homophone is and how a word which sounds the same can have other spellings and meanings. Colourful and stimulating for literacy teaching which encourages child interaction throughout. Other resources are available to download separately to complement the presentation.| Homophones Please try all our FREE resources, so you can sample the fantastic colourful and user friendly media available. https://applefortheteacher.co.uk/downloads/free-resources/ If you like what you see and would like to be part of our growing Apple community please choose one of our 3 annual subscriptions https://applefortheteacher.co.uk/subscriptions/ (Microsoft Powerpoint or similar software will be required to open this PPT. file once it has been downloaded). Apple for the teacher resources have been designed by experienced teachers for assisting home educators, parents, SEN and primary teachers including NQT’s with assessment and lesson resources. Please join our growing community of Apple for the Teacher members at one of our social media groups, so others can enjoy the experience you have had. facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram Youtube Apple for the teacher Ltd Educational resources – putting children at the core of their learning
Year 5 Free Resource | Square Numbers
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Year 5 Free Resource | Square Numbers

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This fun maths activity provides learners with an explanation of how square numbers work. Giving them the tools to colour in the required amount of squares, to give a visual of what a square number actually is| square numbers Please try all our FREE resources including 2 ready to go powerpoint presentations, so you can sample the fantastic colourful and user friendly media available. https://applefortheteacher.co.uk/downloads/free-resources/ If you like what you see and would like to be part of our growing Apple community please choose one of our 3 annual subscriptions https://applefortheteacher.co.uk/subscriptions/ Apple for the teacher resources have been designed by experienced teachers for assisting home educators, parents, SEN and primary teachers including NQT’s with assessment and lesson resources. Please join our growing community of Apple for the Teacher members at one of our social media groups, so others can enjoy the experience you have had. facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram Youtube Apple for the teacher Ltd Educational resources – putting children at the core of their learning