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Emma and Thomas

Emma and Thomas 2020 calendar

a 2020 calendar featuring Emma and Thomas.
this way, you won’t forget a single important day!

game of the week

which objects don’t belong in the Christmas tree

five of these objects don’t belong in and around the Christmas tree.
colour in these five objects using colours that you like.

theme in the picture

ashing through the snow,
on a one-horse open sleigh…
the cosiest time of the year is upon us.
Christmas trees and lights fill the streets.
we sit cosily indoors around the Christmas tree.
and outside the snow is swirling and settling into a beautiful white blanket.
ho ho ho! Father Christmas is calling…

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Christmas craft book

craft ideas for making together over the Christmas period.
use your handiwork to decorate the house for the Christmas celebrations…

Emma and Thomas play hide-and-seek

peek-a-boo!
where are you?
Emma and Thomas are playing hide-and-seek.
Thomas is taking his turn to find Emma .
Emma is hiding in the woods.
the dog has heard something.
can you see where Emma is hiding?
use pretty colours to colour in the picture.
hide the colouring page in your sitting room.

crab

most crabs live in the sea.
they have 10 legs: 8 for walking and 2 claws.
they use those 2 claws to pick up food or to protect themselves.
crabs don’t run forwards or backwards, but sideways.
colour in this picture in your favourite colours.
cut out the colouring page with a pair of scissors and give it to your best friend.

leaf rake

are there fallen leaves from trees or bushes in your garden?
you can use a leaf rake to collect up the leaves.
have you mown the grass with a mower ?
then you can rake up the grass using the leaf rake.
take away the leaves and grass in a wheelbarrow.
use bright colours to colour in this picture.

make your own orange juice carton

for in your play shop: a triangular carton of orange juice.
print out the colouring page.
colour in the picture using your favourite colours.
cut out the orange juice carton along the edges.
fold up into a beautiful carton.
spread glue on the strips marked ‘a’ and stick the carton shut.
put the carton in your shop.
put an orange beside it.

Emma and Thomas cycle to school

every day Emma and Thomas cycle to school.
sometimes Emma rides in front, sometimes Thomas.
sometimes they cycle side by side.
and when school has finished, they cycle back home.
when they get home they drink grape juice or tea.
and they eat a biscuit.
colour in this picture in cheerful colours.
take the picture with you to school and show it to your friends.

unicorn cuddly toy

if you like unicorns, this is the picture for you!
with this unicorn cuddly toy, everything will be all right.
colour in the picture with your favourite colours.
put the colouring page beside your bed.
sleep tight…

Thomas reading a book in an armchair – 12-piece puzzle

Thomas is reading a good book sitting in an armchair.
do you like reading or do you prefer to do a puzzle?
colour in the picture in pretty colours.
cut out the puzzle along the lines into 12 pieces and start doing the puzzle straight away.
when your puzzle is finished then go and read a book.

find the correct route to the trees

follow the lines to find out which fruit belongs to which tree.
then colour in the apple, the pear and the pine cone using colours that you like.
do the same thing with the trees in the picture.
take the colouring page with you to school and give it to your teacher.

what comes next – autumn

in the autumn the leaves fall from the trees.
apples and pears are picked.
toadstools grow and acorns and chestnuts are collected.
print out the colouring page and colour in everything in autumnal colours.
then cut out the bottom 4 pictures along the grey dotted lines.
take a good look at what comes after each object.
now glue each of the 4 pictures into the correct place at the end of the existing rows.

autumn – link the items that go together (observation exercise)

complete this exercise on the theme of autumn.
each item in the left-hand column goes with an item in the right-hand column.
link up the correct objects.
then use some lovely colours to colour in the picture.
take the exercise with you to school.

countdown calendar for your birthday

will it be your birthdaysoon?
is it almost time for your birthday party?
this handy countdown calendar will help you kick off the celebrations on the right day.
write the date of your birthday in the box after the number ‘1’.
then count backwards and fill in the rest of the dates in the other boxes.
colour in the picture in festive colours.
hang up the countdown calendar in a place where everyone can see it.
that way, no one will forget your birthday!
important: cross out every day that has gone by.
hip hip hurrah!!

toadstool with spots

it is autumn in the woods.
the leaves on the trees are turning yellow, brown and red.
if you look carefully you can see toadstools in the woods.
red, brown, yellow, white,…
with or without spots.
colour in this picture in beautiful autumnal colours.
hang up the picture on the pinboard.

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