Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Planets track game with a set of question cards. Adult may need to help with reading, depending on children’s ability level. Print on A4 card and cut second sheet into the quiz cards. Lots of opportunity to remember the names of the planets, facts introduced into the instructions in the game.

Activity to match animals to their environments, providing the opportunity to talk about why they live there, what the animals are called and so on. Extra vocabulary sheets provide illustrations with PCS or Widgit symbols of words that may be needed for the topic in general, and for visiting a local wood to see what people are using it for.

A variety of activities with ideas for sorting, talking, selecting and colouring. Includes basic materials plus some tasks based on hard, soft, transparent, cold, and paper things. Illustrated with PCS or Widgit symbols.

Pictures with captions to match. Use to check knowledge and reading for meaning accuracy. Early reading vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

Six pages of typical vocabulary lists illustrated with PCS or Widgit symbols. Covers some key word definitions, pushing, pulling, early circuits, springs, magnets and friction.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Something for everyone. 6 pages can be printed 2-up on A4 (but easier to manage full A4 size for some children). Names of the planets with attempt to show their approximate relative sizes; Spot the Difference; symbol reading and counting; Odd One Out to talk about; symbol reading-for-meaning (and follow instructions); copy words into the blanks in a story with symbol support. Suggestions included.

Light sources illustrated with PCS or Widgit symbols. Questions (for an adult to read out) vary in complexity to give opportunities for a mixed ability group to reply. Includes examples of shadows too so you can talk about angles, direction and where the light source is.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. 8 pages with something for everyone. Print 2-up on A4 paper. Picture matching, sort into carnivores and herbivores, Spot the Difference, count the dinosaurs in Numicon layouts, Odd One Out, follow symbol instructions, an information story, and a page to colour.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Print on A4 paper: SPACE VOCABULARY: 20 useful topic words (illustrated) on a sheet to file, and PLANETS WORD SEARCH. SPACE PICTURE DOMINOS (no words). Print on A4 card and cut as marked.

WidgitSymbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Dinosaur games (card games and track game). Card games: Pairs; Chain Game, Dominos. Print on A4 card 2-sided. Dinosaur Track game featuring irregular past tense verbs (for dice and counters) - print on A4 single-sided.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. The BABY GROWING BOOK can be printed 2-up on A4 paper. It attempts to show the approximate developmental sequence of the baby’s first year and can be related to photos the children bring in for the topic. The BABY SEQUENCE CARDS have notes on page 1, a large year symbol of the seasons on page 2, and cards to cut and match/sequence on pages 3 and 4. Print the file on A4 card, 2-up.

A suite of related information sheets with PCS or Widgit symbols to help children focus on animal features and behaviours and discuss the topic meaningfully. Plenty for non-readers. Ideas are adaptable to a different animal pair though this show-and-tell is about dogs and foxes.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. SIMPLE DINOSAUR BOOK consists of 5 pages suitable for less able children. Print on A4 paper. Print the PICTURE MATCHING GAMES on A4 card, 2-sided. Pairs and Dominos are as in the Dinosaur Games upload, plus a Lotto layout (make extra copies of this page as required). Print the COUNT 1-6 DINOSAURS 2-up on A4 and cut to A5 to make a book (or use for sequencing). Print DINOSAURS 1-5, 2-up, on A4 card and cut to make a set of cards to arrange in order. These can be made into a grid pattern with numerals or dice patterns. Suggestions for use included.

Six pages of vocabulary illustrated with PCS or Widgit symbols highlighting different musical instruments and the force that makes them work, loud/quiet and high/low sounds, and some of the words needed for more advanced discussion about the physics of sound.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Illustrated items from basic food groups/ Odd one out activity to check knowledge/ Illustrated vocabulary for making sandwiches/ Count down in 2s - fruit (incl. naming and memory tasks)/ Count down in 2s - vegetables (incl. naming and memory tasks). Items to count are presented in the same layout as Numicon pieces.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. The MAKING A CAR story can be printed 2-up on paper. It is fairly repetitive and easy to read with some symbol support. It relates to the curriculum early learning about how wheels help things move. Plenty to discuss from the bossy friend to polite requests. WHEELS VOCABULARY page shows related pictures and gives more discussion suggestions. Print this A4 size to keep in a vocabulary folder for revision and use in odd moments.

Illustrated with PCS or Widgit symbols. A game to link symbols, describing words and real objects before playing a question game to guess what a player has hidden. Use the suggested toys or find and photograph your own with similar features.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. 4 pages of information about dinosaur names, sizes etc. (Could be printed 2-up on A4.) 3 pages of similar information suitable for keeping in a folder for reference. Single page outline for preparing an ideas map, or just fill in the sheet with some examples. Word Search. Print all on A4.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Illustrated vocabulary sheets for minibeasts and pond dipping with tally sheet for minibeasts. Count down in 2s pages for minibeasts includes naming and memory task and opportunities for discussion. Items to count are presented in the same layout as Numicon pieces.

Symbols (c) Widgit Software 2010. Some bird vocabulary and the life cycle of a hen. Print VOCABULARY on A4 paper to keep in vocabulary folder and LIFE CYCLE OF HEN on A4 card so the page can be cut into cards for sequencing. Or on paper for writers to sequence, stick in a workbook and write a story.