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This attractive ocean picture and simple phrase-starter will inspire young children to get writing and colouring. The Ideas Sheet offers suggestions for warm-up, word-prompting, similes and further development from this simple resource. See also my Phonics in the Sea - 10 big, bright words to read on a seaside photo: /teaching-resource/phonics-in-the-sea-10-words-to-read-12112315 Book news! ‘SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!, Amazing Animal Poems’ was published by Otter-Barry Books in January 2025. ‘Brilliant resource for schools’ - School Reading List.

‘My leaf’ is the title of this colouring sheet, but there are several extra leaves, of different shapes, floating and falling around the main one, reflecting the variety of leaf types to be found in our woods and parks. Some of the leaves are curling, perhaps representing autumn or just their natural tendency to curl and twist. **SEE ALSO - ** **Mini-beasts colouring sheet - /teaching-resource/minibeasts-colouring-sheet-12049563 + ** Butterfly colouring sheet - /teaching-resource/butterfly-colouring-sheet-12043732 + 3 colouring sheets with tints + hints (nature-themed) - /teaching-resource/colouring-sheets-with-tints-hints-3-11929704 Book news! ‘SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!, Amazing Animal Poems’ was published by Otter-Barry Books in January 2025. ‘Brilliant resource for schools’ - School Reading List.

Young children will enjoy picking an item or more from this exciting jungle scene to complete the given phrase below - I can see…, sounding out the word and having a go at writing it. If help is needed in getting started, help children identify and select an item from the picture (e.g. tiger, flower, spider), and clarify the first sound and letter. Able writers could add a describing word or extra items. Colouring could be presented as a reward for the writing effort. This resource promotes an understanding of the natural world, including plants, animals and mini-beasts, and the concept of jungle or rain forest, supporting related studies. It also promotes literacy, fine motor control, colour sense, shape and pattern appreciation, and more. See my other wildlife writing + colouring sheets for a variety. Book news! ‘SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!, Amazing Animal Poems’ was published by Otter-Barry Books in January 2025. ‘Brilliant resource for schools’ - School Reading List.

I wrote this one-verse poem to help draw children’s attention to the process and problems of global warming, and the need to preserve our precious, beautiful planet. I’m offering it free, as with my other climate crisis poems. Book news! ‘SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!, Amazing Animal Poems’ was published by Otter-Barry Books in January 2025. ‘Brilliant resource for schools’ - School Reading List.