A complete lesson for young children linked to Literacy and Sports. Start with the short story to share with the children which aims to show how teamwork and perseverance can overcome difficulties. Children can colour in the picture and answer the 6 comprehension questions about the story on sheet 2. Sheet 3 asks the children to find and underline pairs of rhyming words and then write them.They can then trace the frog and his tennis ball. Sheet 4 is a doodle sheet with tennis related pictures to colour. The lesson links in nicely with Sports Day and Wimbledon.

A topical set of resources based on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Links to Sports topics and literacy. Activity sheets provide a range of activities and can be used in different ways at KS1. Sheet 1 shows 12 events that form part of the Commonwealth games. Children can name these, talk about them and categorise them such as team games and individual events. What equipment is needed for each event? Sheet 2 shows the pictures without the names of the events. Children can label the events or/ and cut and match to sheet 1 or sheet 3. Sheet 3 shows the names of events with no pictures. Children can draw in events, write key words or paste the pictures from sheet 2. The final sheet shows a list of all the events. Children can write a sentence or phrase about each one.

A collection of resources for early learners linked to tennis, colour and early maths. Children colour and match the pictures of tennis players and equipment. 3 pages of colour rackets for children to cut out and match. 2 of each of 9 colour rackets. Colour and black and white tennis balls for children to cut out, colour and match. Numbers from 1 to 6.