What toy/gift is that behind the present box? There is a small clue to help the children. Lots of oppotunities for 'why&' questions and for children to explain/justify their guess. Hope you find it useful! :)

A simple PPT about T-Rex. A starting point for finding out more about them. Hope it's helpful :) For updates for my new resources, click on &'like&'; on facebook: www.facebook.com/TheStorySeed

Outline of letters b and d for children to colour in to help them remember the shape of the letters. If you find them useful and would like to download more more letters, you can get them at my website: TheStorySeed.com

A simple poster reminding children to sit properly, hold pencil correctly and angle paper before writing. . Information and clipart used in the poster are from: http://homepage.eircom.net/~swordsourtown/staff/handwriting.htm For Twitter updates for my new resources, please follow: @TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

You can use this in Phonics by ‘binning’ the alien or rubbish words or it can be used as a classroom display for the incorrect words your children use in class, such as taked instead of took, buyed instead of bought, and tidy upping instead of tidying up. For more free resources: TheStorySeed.com

This is a long banner (2 A4 pages, landscape). It can be put in your reading corner or on a display board (a board to celebrate reading, decorated with photos of children holding their favourite books, pieces of writing from children, and key vocabulary such as setting, characters, etc).

Parent Partnership - working with parents to help children's reading and writing. Pages of high frequency words that have to be cut up (8 per page) for parents to use as flash cards to help their child read the words by sight. Can extend activity by getting children to write the words as well. (Words are from Letters and Sounds HFW) There are some blank sheets for you to add any other words. Hope it&'s useful :) For updates for my new resources, click on &';like' on facebook: www.facebook.com/TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Posters to help with differentiated b and d. Hope this is useful! :) For updates for my new resources, click on 'like&' on facebook: www.facebook.com/TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Introducing children to the 'oo' digraph. Visual presentation. May help children who struggle with concept of 3 different sounds making a new sound. For Twitter updates for my new resources, please follow: @TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Introducing children to the digraph 'sh' in a visual way. May help with children who are struggle with the concept of 2 letters make a new sound. For Twitter updates for my new resources, please follow: @TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Print the pages back to back ('Duplex: short edge binding&' on some printer settings) to make your own Colour Book. I made this book for my EAL children as they came in with knowing no colour names. The last few pages of the book allowed the children to draw or stick in objects of that particular colour. I ended up having to print a book for my whole class as everyone wanted one. They really liked the book and I hope your children will too :) For updates for my new resources, click on &';like' on facebook: www.facebook.com/TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Sheets for ay, ee and igh. Can you find the digraph/trigraph in each of the words? Have sound buttons to help children read the words too. More digraph sheets (oo, ar, oy, etc) available at www.TheStorySeed.com

A simple poster stating the steps children need to be secure with for them to be able to independently write CVC words. Can be used as an assessment tool for CLLD and writing too. Hope it's helpful :) For updates for my new resources, click on &'like&'; on facebook: www.facebook.com/TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

A modern poem that I composed about Christmas and what it's really about. Can be used as a poem or assembly. I did it with my reception class and it went really well, so I hope you&'ll find it useful :) For updates for my new resources, click on &';like' on facebook: www.facebook.com/TheStorySeed More free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Dress the boy/ girl using different items of clothing. Clothes fit perfectly on top of the body. Also includes weather cards to dress girl/boy appropriately for the weather! For a video of the resources, please see EAL page on www.TheStorySeed.com Hope you like it! :)

A simple poster to help children remember and ie and ae split digraphs. I've included a short description on how I have used the posters to teach the children in my class those. I hope you find it helpful ! :) For updates for my new resources, click on &'like&'; on facebook: www.facebook.com/TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Introducing children to the 'oa' digraph. May be helpful for children who cannot yet grasp the concept of 2 different letters making a new sound. For Twitter updates for my new resources, please follow: @TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Introducing children to the 'igh&' trigraph. Visual presentation. May help children who struggle with concept of 3 different sounds making a new sound. For Twitter updates for my new resources, please follow: @TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Introducing children to the 'oo&' digraph (short sound). May be helpful to those children who are having difficultly grasping the concept of 2 different letters making a new sound. For Twitter updates for my new resources, please follow: @TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com

Introducing children to the 'ng' digraph. May help children who struggle to grasp concept of 2 letters making one sound. For Twitter updates for my new resources, please follow: @TheStorySeed For more free resources: www.TheStorySeed.com