A sentence writing booster/intervention with a focus on using adjectives in sentences. The sheets can be printed off to create a booklet of activity worksheets for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children who need support to improve their writing. The PowerPoint covers five weeks, introduces children to new adjectives and also introduces children to 31 of the 100 high frequency words/hfw. Each week covers - reading the focus high frequency words practising to write the focus words introducing the children to new adjectives for children to discuss the meaning of writing sentences including adjectives filling in missing key words and adjectives in sentences There are 7 activity sheets for the children to complete each week. I have used this activity to encourage children to use adjectives in their written work. The intervention helps children to gain confidence when they are writing sentences.

A set of ten pictures each with sequencing and prediction activities. For the prediction activities, children need to answer questions about the picture eg what do you think happened before the fish found the treasure chest or what do you think will happen next. For the sequencing activity, children need to sequence sentences about the picture or complete sentences explaining what they think happened in the story. This PowerPoint encourages lots of discussion and talk from the children. Aimed at Key Stage 1 children

A set of ten pictures and accompanying sentences introducing new vocabulary. For each picture children have to identify a word within the sentences for example the word that describes the cakes or the word that tells you what the bird is doing. Once they have identified the word and talked about it’s meaning they then need to find other words that they could use instead for example they could replace large with huge, oversized. For the next activity children need to read a sentence and talk about what they think one of the words within the sentence means. This activity PowerPoint introduces children to new vocabulary and encourages them to use the picture and the whole sentence to discuss what they think words mean. For some children they will be able to read the sentences independently however for other children I will read the sentence to them or with them depending on their ability. This activity focuses on vocabulary and discussing word meaning and not on children’s reading ability. Aimed at KS1 children.

A set of 20 worksheets with ten different pictures. Each picture includes a retrieval worksheet including retrieval questions for children to answer and an imagination worksheet which involves one of a range of activities including writing sentences, drawing a picture to answer the question or writing questions. These worksheets can be used as part of guided reading sessions. Aimed at Key Stage 1 children. Please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/read-a-picture-retrieval- and-imagination-12361670 for my Read a Picture - Retrieval and Imagination PowerPoint.

A set of 26 alphabet loop/follow me cards. Each card features a picture and a who has something beginning with __ question. Children must listen carefully to the who has question and see if they have a picture that matches the letter. These cards help children to think about letter names and sounds and to recognise capital letters. These cards can be started on any card. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.

Two sets of alphabet loop cards. One set covers finding capital letters and the other set covers finding lower case letters. Each set of loop cards includes 26 loop/follow me cards. Each card features a capital or a lower case letter and a who has __ question. Children must listen carefully to the who has question and see if they have the matching capital or lower case letter. These cards help children to think about letter names and to recognise capital and lower case letters. These cards can be started on any card. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.

A matching activity game that helps children to recognise capital and lower case letters and to think about initial sounds. This activity game includes 26 lower case letter cards, 26 capital letter cards and 26 picture cards. Children can play against each other or work as a team to match the letters with the correct picture. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.

A set of 30 positivity questions to encourage children to talk positively. This PowerPoint of positivity questions can be used as an Early Morning Starter or as a starter for PSHCE lessons or simply as a talking activity during the day. The questions cover topics such as - what is your favourite animal, what are you proud of, what makes you happy. Children enjoy sharing their answers and the questions promote positivity. These questions could be used with key stage 1 or key stage 2 children.

A set of four Alphabet Game Boards. Each board contains every letter of the alphabet and four different instructions - write a capital , write a lower case , name this lower case letter or name this capital letter. Children work their way around the board until one of them reaches the end of the board and wins the game. These boards help children to learn, practise and remember capital letters and letter names. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.

A set of alphabet word cards. Each card contains a picture and on the reverse the letters that the children need to write the word. There are 26 cards - one for each letter of the alphabet. Children can write the words and then place the cards in alphabetical order. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.

A set of 30 activity worksheets with a Christmas theme. Activity 1 - addition Activity 2 - match the word and picture Activity 3 - number bonds Activity 4 - colouring Activity 5 - complete the pattern Activity 6 - fill in the missing letters Activity 7 - problem solving Activity 8 - label the picture Activity 9 - addition Activity 10 - colouring Activity 11 - number bonds Activity 12 - write the word Activity 13 - colouring Activity 14 - fill in the missing numbers Activity 15 - read the story and answer the questions Activity 16 - problem solving Activity 17 - use the picture to answer the questions Activity 18 - colouring Activity 19 - complete the pattern Activity 20 - write a story Activity 21 - subtraction Activity 22 - fill in the missing words Activity 23 - colouring Activity 24 - fill in the missing numbers Activity 25 - problem solving Activity 26 - decorate the tree Activity 27 - write a story Activity 28 - counting and answer the questions Activity 29 - design a snowflake Activity 30 - write a Christmas list Aimed at Key Stage 1 children. For Christmas Maths Worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-maths-sheets-12216277 For Problem Solving Christmas Worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-problem-solving-sheets-12217452 For a set of English Christmas worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-english-sheets-12217443

A set of 10 English activity worksheets with a Christmas theme. Activity 1 - match the sentences and pictures Activity 2 - match the pictures and words Activity 3 - write a story about the picture Activity 4 - fill in the missing letters Activity 5 - read the short story and answer the questions Activity 6 - fill in the missing words Activity 7 - label the picture Activity 8 - answer questions about the picture Activity 9 - write a story about the picture Activity 10 - fill in the missing words Aimed at Key Stage 1 children. For Christmas Maths Worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-maths-sheets-12216277 For Problem Solving Christmas Worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-problem-solving-sheets-12217452 For a set of 30 mixed Christmas worksheets please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/christmas-worksheets-12196605

A set of 30 positivity worksheets for children to complete. The worksheets encourage children to think positively. The topics include - what is your favourite dinner, how did you make someone smile yesterday, what makes you proud. There is also a PowerPoint showing all of the positivity questions. I have used these worksheets as Early Morning Starters, as starters for PSHCE lessons or as a talking activity. The worksheets encourage children to think positively. These worksheets are aimed at Key Stage 1 children however could also be used by Key Stage 2 children too to encourage positivity.

A game focusing on adjectives. The game includes five pictures with sets of sentences to match each picture. Each sentence has a space for an adjective eg The ________ moon is shining in the sky. Children have to think of an adjective to go in the space. If children think of an adjective that nobody else thinks of then they win a point. The aim of the game is to collect three points to win. Children enjoy playing the game and sharing their adjectives. Aimed at Key Stage 1.

A set of 50 Maths exit tickets based on Year 1 Maths curriculum. Exit tickets can be used at the end of a lesson to assess children’s knowledge and understanding. They can be used to assess what the children have learnt during the lesson or their prior knowledge. These Maths exit tickets can be used to assess Maths knowledge about number. Each ticket contains a Maths problem for the children to solve. The Maths problems include missing numbers in number sentences, counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, place value, one more and one less. These exit tickets can be printed and laminated or displayed on the Interactive Whiteboard. Each child could solve the same problem or they could all have their own ticket - this method is useful for differentiating and assessing the Maths knowledge of specific children. Aimed at Key Stage 1 children

A set of 4 Maths activities to support children to learn to count and to recognise numbers 0 - 10 using pictorial representations. The activities include ordering towers from 0 - 10, counting objects and writing numbers 0 - 10, drawing objects to represent numbers 0 - 10 and playing Spot it for numbers and pictorial representations for numbers 0 - 10. These activities can be laminated for continued use. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children

A set of counting song cards covering five counting songs. The songs are - Five Little Speckled Frogs Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer Five Little Ducks went Swimming One Day Five Currant Buns in a Baker’s Shop Ten Fat Sausages Sizzling in a Pan Each set of cards contains a picture scene for example a set of shelves or a spaceship and pictures to be cut out for example currant buns or aliens. Children add the correct number of objects to the scene then sing the song and take objects away. There is also a space for children to fill in the missing number or name. These cards can be laminated to use again. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children

A PowerPoint presentation about rules. The presentation explains what rules are and why they are important. The presentation also talks about what would happen if we didn’t have any rules. There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about rules. This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children.

A set of 16 positive quotes and affirmations posters. These posters include positive quotes and positive affirmations to encourage children to see themselves and talk about themselves in a positive manner. The posters can be printed and laminated and displayed in the classroom either as a whole set or they could be displayed one or two at a time and changed regularly. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children but could also be used with Key Stage 2 children For my Positive Affirmations Sentence Starters please see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516327

A PowerPoint presentation about rules. The presentation explains what rules are and why they are important. The presentation also talks about what would happen if we didn’t have any rules. There are opportunities throughout the presentation for the children to discuss their own ideas about rules. This presentation could be used as an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. There are also 3 worksheets for children to complete as a follow up to an assembly or during a PSHCE lesson. The worksheets cover writing your own set of rules for school and home, thinking about why rules are important and designing a poster to encourage people to follow rules. Aimed at Early Years and Key Stage 1 children