Here is a creative activity that children can do with paper or collage to make a Christmas wreath. If you can get hold of the real materials even better. Sheet 1 and 2 - images to cut out of poinsettia, cones, berries and holly. Sheet 3 -2 wreath outlines to cut out. This makes for a lovely sensory experience too - add cinnamon sticks or dried oranges if you have them.

5 Nursery Rhyme Sheets to Read and Write with a Royal / London theme. Sheet 1 is for reading / colouring and sheet 2 is for children to trace over the words / colour in. Rhymes- Old King Cole The Queen of Hearts London’s Burning Oranges and Lemons London Bridge is falling down (2 verses) Links nicely to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations.

10 colour posters showing musical instruments for your displays or discussions.

5 pages of basic Christmas pictures such as Santa, a snowman, a candle and some mittens. There are 4 pictures on each page - these can be cut out into cards. Children can label the pictures, colour them in and cut them out. Enlarge for painting or collage. Suitable for EYFS and KS1.

6 examples of how lolly sticks, or popsicle sticks, can be used creatively in the classroom, cross curricular. There are 6 picture examples of ways in which the sticks can be used, linking art and design to topic work e.g. Animals and Transport. There are also links to literacy, reading, story telling, imaginative play and gift making. There is a simple planning sheet that teachers (or children) can use outlining the activity, objectives, resources needed and step by step instructions. The planning could be used as a unit of work or dipped in and out of as required.

Here are 5 colour patterns for children to copy. Each page shows a colour pattern and a black and white template to fill in. Children can also make their own design colour patterns.

5 worksheets to assess, teach or revise colours with your children. Sheet 1- children read the colour words and colour in the pictures accordingly. Sheet 2- children colour the 4 pictures as stated-blue, yellow, red or green. Sheet 3 - Children colour and count up to 5. Sheet 4 - children draw the correct number of coloured objects. Sheet 6-children practice writing the 4 colour words.

A lesson to teach, assess or consolidate colours for young children. Start with sharing the poster - sheet 1 and discussing the colours shown. Can children think of things that may be these colours? The next 3 sheets each show two colours, so children can distinguish between these and locate objects that are in each colour e.g a red apple and a yellow crayon. Colours used in the resource are red, green, yellow, blue, pink and orange. Sheet 5 contains the objects seen in all the previous sheets. Children can have a copy of this sheet and locate each of the objects as you share sheets 2,3 and 4. Sheet 6 is a colouring sheet, children recall the colours of the various objects and then colour them in on the worksheet.

5 pages of story fantasy character cards to engage and stimulate your children’s imaginative and story writing. Each page has 20 different characters on it and these are black and white. There is also a blank template for children that like to draw. They can draw their own characters or copy the ones they are choosing for their stories.

10 original colouring sheets for EYFS or KS1 children ready for the Summer! The theme is different for each one: Flowers School Bus with children going home for Summer Children waving goodbye to school Alphabet letters and pictures Numbers 1 to 7 Sheep Collection of pictures with a holiday theme Patterns Dragons Animals

21 different colour role play masks to cut out and use in your dramatic play area or for assemblies and plays at Christmas time. Included are reindeer, snowmen, kings and elves and more. Linked to speaking and listening and story making / telling.

10 masks with a fruit theme for storymaking / telling and role play. Cut out and reinforce on card or laminate. Cut out the eyes and fasten the back with ribbon or elastic. Links in with topics on food / fruit and plants as well as Harvest.

A short story written to share with young children during topic work on Kings and Queens, Famous people or King Charles 111 Coronation in May 2023. The story is about a Prince who loses his crown and eventually it is found. There is a page sharing flashcards of characters in the story and objects such as the crown and the palace. Children can use the picture or symbol board to help them to retell the story themselves. The final page shows the words for the characters and objects and has space for children to draw in or paste the pictures. Boarmaker Licenced.

Teacher’s Guide for EYFS SEND children. Objective: Introduce children to music and movement through engaging singing games. Resource Components: Singing Games: o The Farmer in the Dell: Sing and act out the roles in the song. o Looby Loo: Follow the lyrics with actions for each body part. o Oranges and Lemons: Sing along and join in the game. o The Grand Old Duke of York: March and follow the actions in the song sitting or standing. Lyrics and Instructions: o Each game includes the lyrics and simple instructions for the actions / games. Flashcards: o Flashcards with symbols for each game. In colour and black and white for 3 games and colour for The Grand Old Duke of York. o Use for reference, sequencing activities, or matching and sorting. Boardmaker licenced.

Brighten up your classroom displays with these Colours Display Cards. There is a landscape full page poster showing the word Colours. Next there are 4 pages each showing 4 different colours e.g. blue, green, red and yellow and indigo, rose, beige and gold. Cut out and laminate the cards and use in your teaching of colour such as colour sorting and for your displays. The final page is a template with the colour pencils border for children to use for writing or drawing.

Get creative and have fun with food in class using these visual aids. 10 pages of colour cards with 2 cards on each page. Cut out and laminate. Children can use the ideas in the pictures to stimulate their imagination. They can go on to design food characters of their own and either make them with real food or create them in art lessons. Extend by asking children to create stories around the characters they have made linking to literacy.

A fun activity linked to Colour, Sorting, Easter, Spring or Animals. There are 6 bunny pictures in different colours to cut and sort - green, yellow, white, pink, blue and orange. Page 1 can shows all 6 colour bunnies. The other pages show 6 of each colours - e.g. 6 yellow bunnies or 6 blue. Cut and laminate the bunnies for durability and for playing games such as Lotto, Sorting, Counting and Matching. Page 1 with the 6 different colour bunnies can be used as a base board and children can find matching bunnies to place on top. The white bunnies can also be coloured in by children and then cut and matched.

5 different designs of the traditional story planner or writing support frame for young children helping them to structure / plan their writing. Cut and laminate and add to your writing corner or use as a visual aid or speaking and listening tool.

A resource linked to the story of Little Red Writing Hood. There is a colour version and a black and white version for children to colour in themselves. Sheet 1 shows 4 sequencing cards which can be cut out and ordered. There is space for children to write on. Sheet 2 is the same as sheet 1 in black and white. There are then 2 sets of symbol cards in colour and black and white which relates to the story. There are 12 symbol cards in all. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.

This is a monster activity where children create their own monster pictures or make an individual or class collage. It is fun to enlarge the pictures of the monsters and each child choose one - these can be added to make a large scale collage. Page 1 shows all the monsters on one page. This can be used as a worksheet on its own, or children can choose their monster to work on. Page 2 shows an example of a colour collage made from a selection of the monsters. Page 3 shows a collection of coloured eyes that children could copy or add to their monsters. Pages 4 to 15 - here are the black and white monsters with 2 to a page. Links to art and design, colour and Halloween.