This pack is perfect for teaching your children about the Hindu festival of Diwali. There are two emergent reader books for different abilities- the easier version has 7 pages and slightly more difficult version has 9 pages. There are a variety of activities which can be used as Maths and Literacy including: Cut and paste numbered diya lamps from 1-5 and 1-10. Roll and colour diya lamp sheets to use with one die for number recognition (or counting if using a dotty die) to 6 and colouring sheets to use for adding the numbers on two dice together. Missing number cards which can be laminated and used with dry-wipe pens or the students can copy the sequence in their books. There are 20 different cards with numbers up to 20. There are also number cards to 20 on coloured diya lamps which can be placed on the missing numbers on the cards or can be used as a separate center to order the numbers. Diya lamp size ordering cut and paste sheet. Write the room- 8 colored Diwali cards to find and write the words and also blank cards to make your own version. Make the sentences- cut and paste the beginning and end of the sentences to make 4 sentences. Sentence scramble- coloured cards to make the 4 sentences and four cut and paste sheets to make and write the sentence. Also included are the following activities: A Diwali acrostic poem sheet Comparing celebrations sheet for writing or drawing Diwali facts sheet- two versions of this Two Diwali themed word searches A missing word sheet for Diwali A set of 6 Rangoli patterns to trace and color A colorful Rangoli matching pairs game Four different page borders for writing activities in color and ready to print

A great resource pack for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah which will help you teach your children all about the festival. The pack includes: Powerpoint- A Powerpoint about the festival of Hanukkah -when it is, what is eaten, how it is celebrated -the pages could also be printed off to enable you to create a class book for the children to read Photographs- Colour photos of a Menorah, a Dreidel, Hanukkah Gelt and people lighting the Menorah candles- great to add to your displays or for discussion Word cards Fact cards- Fact cards about the festival of Hanukkah Display banners- 2 different large titles for displays 'Happy Hanukkah' and 'Hanukkah' each with Hanukkah themed pictures Display border- A colourful display border with Hanukkah themed pictures- this can be printed as many times as you need to use on a display border of any size Writing pages- A collection of decorated A4 border pages- great for the children’s work or to add to your writing area at Hanukkah Colour page border- A collection of colour A4 border pages- a great way to quickly display the children’s work Colour posters- A set of A4 information posters with pictures of Gelt money, Menorah, Dreidel and Potato Latkes Display lettering- Large letters spelling 'Hanukkah' which are decorated with pictures linked to Hanukkah-Great for a larger display Hanukkah story- The Hanukkah story for you to read aloud to the children Colouring posters- A collection of posters for the children to colour- these could also be printed smaller for the children to use on their Hanukkah cards Bookmarks- A collection of Hanukkah themed bookmarks for the children to cut out and colour Number line- A number line to 50 on colourful Dreidels Alphabet line- An alphabet line on candles- this could also be used for other festivals or a part of a birthday display Colour posters- A4 posters with pictures of images associated with Hanukkah Songs and rhymes- A collection of decorated song sheets with songs and rhymes about Hanukkah including two number rhymes Recipe- A photo recipe to make Latke cakes- a popular Hanukkah dish- the pages can be printed to make a book or used for displays Dreidel game- A Dreidel spinner to cut out and play the game of Dreidel Make a Dreidel- A 3D Dreidel spinner to make complete with instructions Hanukkah cards Acrostic poem Maths worksheet- Count the number of Dreidels Addition worksheet- Add the numbers on the Dreidels Menorah Counting- Worksheets to count the number of Menorah candles lit Cut and make a Menorah Number dominoes Word search Worksheets- Match the Hanukkah words to the pictures, draw the Hanukkah pictures and fill in the missing words Writing activities- Worksheets to write the Dreidel instructions and writing about Hanukkah

A great pack with lots of games and activities for teaching and consolidating rhyme. The resources in the pack include: Activity posters- 6 colourful A4 posters with questions about which words rhyme etc Rhyming bingo 1- collect the pictures that rhyme with your card Bingo game 2- a simpler game to match the pictures onto your rhyming mats Board game- a colourful rhyming board game to make and play Display materials- banner and titles for a rhyming word display and also a selection of question posters to add Dominoes- a rhyming picture dominoes game to make and play Large pictures- a large collection of coloured and black and white images of pictures that rhyme and rhyming groups Loop cards- 2 games to play Dice to make- onset and rhyme dice to make with activity ideas and recording sheet Posters- 4 colourful A4 posters with rhyming pictures for 4 different word families Flash cards- 18 rhyming pairs for whole class work and displays Rhyming pairs game- a colourful game to make and play Powerpoint- a powerpoint asking the children questions about rhyming words on each page Picture cards- small coloured and black and white cards with four pictures for each rhyme- great for sorting activities and making your own games Word wheels- 5 rhyming word wheels to make for the word families og, ip, at and an and also a blank word wheel Worksheets- a collection of rhyming worksheets including drawing activities, cut and stick and matching

The pack includes: Display banner- A long banner for a display with pictures Colour characters- Colour pictures of the characters in the story- great for displays Stick puppets- Smaller characters to make into puppets for retelling the story Characters- Black and white characters to use for art work Rhyme cards- Nursery rhyme cards of the different rhymes mentioned or pictured in the book- great to make into a rhyme book for your classroom Number line- A number line to 50 on Christmas decorated envelopes Character name posters- A4 posters of each character in the story with the characters’ name Story words- Decorated word cards with words linked to the story Lettering- Large display lettering of ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’ decorated with holly leaves Bingo game- A colour bingo game with the characters in the story Sleigh game- Collect the matching parcels for your Santa sleigh Face masks- Colour and black and white face masks of the characters in the story Maths worksheet- Cut out and order the numbered letters- a version with numbers 1-5 and a version with numbers 1-10 Display border- Various colourful borders to print out to edge your displays- some of these could also be used for other Christmas displays Story sack tag- A decorated tag to add to your story sack Design worksheet- Design some postage stamps for the different characters in the story Christmas cards- Various Christmas cards to colour and make Christmas lists- Various decorated sheets for the children to write their lists to Santa A4 word mat- A word mat with pictures and words relating to the story Matching worksheet- Match the character name to the correct picture- 2 versions Word searches- Two different word searches with words and pictures from the story Speech bubble worksheets- Three worksheets to fill in the speech bubbles Game outlines- Three different outlines for the children to design their own Christmas board game Jigsaw outline- An outline of a jigsaw for the children to draw their own picture and cut out the pieces Word wall- A Christmas word wall with the first 100 High Frequency Words on bricks and a Humpty Dumpty to sit on the wall Gingerbread Boy game- Match the Gingerbread Boy pairs Story worksheet- Draw and write about your favourite part of 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 author or publisher of the story or any related stories or products.

Bumper Literacy resource on CD for the Early Years A great pack on a handy disk to print out and use in any Early Years setting The pack includes: A colourful alphabet tracing card with letters to trace and the initial sound pictures around the edge An initial sound alphabet bingo game to make and play The first 100 High Frequency words from the Letters and Sounds scheme on colourful bricks The next 200 High Frequency words from the Letters and Sounds scheme on colourful bricks CVC cards with pictures and spaces for the letters so children can choose the correct letter cards to spell the words Flash cards with missing letters for children to identify the missing sound- CVC, CCVC and CVCC cards Alphabet fans with a letter of the alphabet on each piece- choose letters the children are learning to make up your own fans to use in your teaching All of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on bees, a set on colourful butterflies and a set on transport pictures Phoneme flash cards each with the phoneme and a picture A4 desk cards with the letters of the alphabet and corresponding initial sound pictures A4 desk card with all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme and the corresponding pictures Alphabet lines on colourful parrots, a set on boats, a set on flowers and a set on frogs Alphabet tracing cards- each card has the upper and lower case letters and an intial sound picture in colour

The pack includes: A bumper photo pack of different coloured objects such as a colourful parrot, a hot air balloon, a peacock, coloured sweets etc- great for displays and discussion An alphabet line on colourful hot air balloons- with lower case alphabet and also with lower and upper case letters An alphabet line on kites Posters for different colours with the colour name and lots of pictures of things in that colour Two display banners with the word 'colours' -one in capitals and one in lower case letters A display pack with pictures of objects with different colours and a poster asking the children what colours they can see A number line to 50 on colourful parrots A number line to 100 on rainbows A dominoes colour game to print out and play Two different colour themed bingo games A collection of colouring sheets- some to colour by number Rockets in different colours with the colour name on them Colouring crayons in different colours with the colour name on them- also includes extra colours such as navy, cream etc A colour train with multicoloured engine and each carriage in a different colour with the colour name A collection of colour themed songs and rhymes Craft sheets to cut, colour and create Pairs of colourful socks to match and an ideas sheet for using the resource Colourful birds to match to the coloured eggs in the nests and an ideas sheet for using the resource A powerpoint about colours -the pages of this could also be printed out to make into a book Butterflies with the colour name on them Bead pattern cards for children to copy and continue the coloured bead pattern Colour mixing posters Colour flash cards in French A colourful matching pairs game

This pack covers year 2 maths for week 9 which is first half of a two week unit on money. The pack contains 40 differentiated worksheets which cover the small steps taught and also revision/ homework sheets. The worksheets cover the small steps: Counting money- pence Counting money- pounds Notes and coins Select money Make the same amount Week 10 will be available soon.

A set of snowmen to create to practice initial sounds. Each snowman has the head with the sound on the hat and 5 picture snowballs to build your snowman. Great for independent and group phonics activities during winter and in the run up to Christmas.

A set of 30 snowmen to make to spell CVC words. There are 6 snowmen for each middle sound. Great for phonics activities during winter and in the run up to Christmas.

A topic pack for teaching about materials The pack includes: Display materials including posters, banner, photos etc A materials bingo game A Power point about different materials Sorting pictures Plus lots more!

A lovely matching pairs game with British trees. This pack contains two sets of coloured cards- one with tree names and one without. The cards can be used as a matching pairs game or as flash cards or displayed in the outdoor area for children to spot and name the trees in the surroundings.

A lovely matching pairs game with British flowers. This pack contains one set of coloured cards. The cards can be used as a matching pairs game or as flash cards or displayed in the outdoor area for children to spot and name the flowers in the surroundings.

The pack includes: 1. A long display banner with pictures of different pets 2. A Power point about different pets and separate Power points about some popular pets 3. Posters of different pet animals with their names 4. A colourful display border with pictures of different pets 5. Topic words on decorated cards to print out and add to a display 6. Writing pages with picture of different pets and lines below to write about the animal- these are in colour and black and white 7. An A4 word card to use when writing about different pets 8. Fact cards about different animals kept as pets 9. Colour photos to print and add to a display showing lots of different pet animals 10. Colouring pictures 11. Pictures to trace of different pets and the things pets need 12. Face masks of different pets- great for making up stories or role play 13. A colourful picture bingo game 14. ‘My Pet’ worksheet with spaces to fill in details of the childs’ pet or a pet they would like 15. A colourful number line 16. An alphabet line 17. Counting worksheets 18. Clue cards with some clues for the children to guess the different animals plus pictures to use with the cards 19. Dog and bone matching- match the addition sums to the dogs with the correct answer 20. Taking care of a pet worksheets 21. ‘My unusual pet’ worksheet- children can choose any animal and write about it as their pet 22. ‘I bought my pet to school one day…’ –a worksheet to write a story 23. Match the animal to the things it needs 24. A workbook cover 25. A mini book to make- complete the sentence on each page and draw a picture 26. Word searches about pets 27. A crossword 28. Fish counting cards 29. Acrostic poem worksheets 30. Various worksheets about pets such as sentence writing, unscrambling the words, describing pets etc 31. A bingo game to collect the different things needed for the different pets 32. Pet shop maths activity set- use the price cards or write your own according to the ability of your children and complete the task cards 33. Large colour pet accessory pictures- great for sorting and using on displays 34. Make a pet in a home- create an optical illusion of an animal in its home 35. Pet and home matching cards 36. Favourite pet survey worksheet 37. Play dough mats 38. Label the animals worksheets 39. Lost pet posters to fill in – 3 different worksheets for different abilities 40. Pet adjective cards- great to add to a display or use in literacy lessons

The pack includes: · Two long colourful display banners of ‘Pirates’ and ‘Treasure Island’ each decorated with pirate themed pictures · A colourful display border to print out as many times as you need for use on a display board of any size · An A4 word card-great to use when writing · Topic words- great to add to display or use in the writing area · Word and picture flashcards · Pirate posters- pictures of different pirates · Colouring pictures- a collection of pirate themed sheets for children to colour · Phoneme coins- all of the phonemes from the Letters and Sounds scheme on gold coins- great for display or to hide in the sand tray for the children to find the ‘treasure’ · Alphabet coins- lower and upper case letters · Bingo- a pirate themed colourful bingo game to make and play · Skull and cross-bone bunting · Pirate phrases on posters · A pirate profile worksheet- draw your pirate and then decide what characteristics your pirate will have- three different versions of this for differentiation · Songs and rhymes about pirates · Play dough mats- can you make 3 more pieces of treasure, can you give the pirates new hats etc · Colourful treasure to cut out and use on displays, in the sand tray etc · Board game- move around the treasure island answering questions along the way to try and reach the treasure first- two levels of maths questions are provided as well as blank question cards · Two pirate themed wordsearches · ‘My pirate adventure’ worksheet · Wanted posters for the children to fill in · Writing pages- Four A4 pages with pirate borders for the children to use when writing · Design a pirate flag worksheet · Search for the treasure game- collect coins along the way to fill your treasure chest · Cut and stick treasure map · Pirate acrostic poem · Speech bubble worksheets- write what you think the different pirates are saying · Counting cards up to 10- count the number of pirate ships, telescopes etc · Design a pirate ship worksheet · Describe the treasure worksheet · A worksheet for the children to draw and write what they have spotted through the telescope

The pack includes: Display materials including colour pictures and arrows and a title page A long colourful display banner Two Power points- one with more detail for older children and a simpler version for younger or less able learners A life cycle wheel to make Various life cycle sequencing worksheets such as a cut and stick sheet, a drawing worksheet and different writing worksheets Templates for craft work Writing pages which can be made into a book with a cover Chicken fact worksheets A started worksheet to see what the children know and what they want to find out Vocabulary flash cards and also cards with words and meanings A themed word search A colourful picture bingo game A chicken life cycle headband to make Labelling worksheets Photos of chicken and chicks Photos of the different stages of the life cycle of a chicken Various other worksheets including describing a chick, missing words, sentence scramble, sequencing sentences etc

The pack includes: A Powerpoint about different shapes and different objects which are the same shape A Powerpoint for the children to watch the mouse as he draws the shape for them to guess what he is drawing A Powerpoint where children can click each brick to reveal part of the hidden shape and guess the shape A set of colourful posters to print out with fun shapes with faces Posters with different objects which are the same shape A set of sorting pictures for children to sort into the same shapes Colour shape pictures for the children to copy with shapes A set of worksheets for children to colour each different shape a different colour as shown in the colour key Playdough mats for children to make different shapes to complete the picture A game with a die to make- children roll the die and colour in the same shape on their picture Colour photographs of different objects and shapes in the environment A game to collect the different shape sprinkles for your cake the first A game to find all of the shapes on your turtles shell the first An activity to make shape finder wands for the children to find different shapes in the classroom and outside A fun 2D and 3D shape poster Shape fans to make for the children to use and a larger version for an adult to use Match the different shapes on the butterfly to make them symettrical Sorting buttons to print out and laminate- these can be sorted by colour, size or shape

A huge pack of resources for use with children in the Early Years. This pack includes over 200 pages of planning, activities, games, crafts and worksheets to print out and use again and again. Although the activities are planned for children up to the age of 5, there are many which could be used with older children. The Nursery Rhyme packs included are: 1- Twinkle, twinkle little star 2- Jack and Jill 3- Baa baa black sheep 4- Little Miss Muffet 5- 1,2,3,4,5 once I caught a fish alive 6- Hickory Dickory Dock 7- Humpty Dumpty 8- Hey diddle diddle 9- Incy Wincy spider 10- Little Bo Peep For each nursery rhyme there is a rhyme card in black and white and colour, rhyme sequencing pictures, craft ideas, colouring and activity sheets, puppets and face masks for acting out the nursery rhyme, literacy activities, maths activities plus a sheet of further activity ideas.

This pack contains over 60 worksheets in small steps for teaching money. The worksheets are differentiated and also include extra worksheets for homework or revision. Also included are several games and puzzles for reinforcing the concepts. The pack also includes display materials and large coin and note flashcards (up to £20 note), key vocabulary on display cards, a display banner and several other posters and display cards.

Contains resources for 30 Number rhymes. The resources in the pack for each rhyme include: An A4 rhyme card- these can be stored with the resources for each rhyme or put together to make into a number rhyme book Large coloured and black and white pictures- great to create a large number rhyme display and for art activities A Powerpoint of the rhyme- this could also be printed out to make into a book A number rhyme flip-over book in colour and black and white so the children could make their own book to take home Face masks in colour and black and white to accompany each rhyme A colouring sheet- great for extra activities or for wet playtimes A number line- some rhymes have individual number lines to 10 or 20 and some have larger display size numberlines to 20 or 50 An A4 sheet to send home with the children with the rhyme on and black and white pictures so they can sing the rhyme at home with their parent/ carer Props for each rhyme-great to include in a number rhyme sack with the rhyme cards A game or activity- each rhyme has a different maths themed game or activity such as number bingo, number snap, missing numbers, number matching pairs, number jigsaws, dice games etc.

A lovely matching pairs game with British birds. This pack contains two sets of coloured cards- one with bird names and one without. The cards can be used as a matching pairs game or as flash cards or displayed in the outdoor area for children to spot and name the birds in the surroundings.