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Teaching and Learning Resources for Early Learners and KS1

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Looking for something original? Here are some Resources for Early Learners and Key Stage 1 that you won't have used before. There are also some Key Stage 2 and a variety of SEND resources. Alphabet, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, Reading & Writing Activities and a range of topic resources. Worksheets, flashcards, activities, PPTs, quiz games and posters are all included. Most images licenced from graphicsfactory.com and symbols are licenced from Boardmaker.

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Looking for something original? Here are some Resources for Early Learners and Key Stage 1 that you won't have used before. There are also some Key Stage 2 and a variety of SEND resources. Alphabet, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, Reading & Writing Activities and a range of topic resources. Worksheets, flashcards, activities, PPTs, quiz games and posters are all included. Most images licenced from graphicsfactory.com and symbols are licenced from Boardmaker.
The Letter 'S' at Christmas Time
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The Letter 'S' at Christmas Time

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This resource is designed to combine the fundamentals of phonics with the festive spirit of Christmas, emphasizing the letter ‘S’. It offers six activity ideas ranging from visual recognition tasks like labeling and colouring pictures to more kinaesthetic tasks such as the ‘S Snow Dance’. Planning comes together with objectives, a list of required resources, and a step-by-step approach. There are: 8 Christmas themed Colour and black and white flash cards A labelling and a writing sheet The letter S template outlines Pictures and Symbols are included. Suitable for SEND/EYFS and KS1. The resource can be used as a unit of work or stand alone activities and worksheets. Boardmaker licenced.
Alphabet Code Breakers for KS1
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Alphabet Code Breakers for KS1

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Alphabet Code Breakers for your KS1 classroom: an engaging resource designed to boost literacy skills through creative challenges. With easy-to-follow lesson planning, it offers a fresh perspective on alphabetic understanding, spelling and problem-solving. The planning outlines 9 activity ideas and gives step by step guidance, objectives and resources needed. Activities include ‘Creating your own Alphabet Code’ and a ‘Code Gallery Walk’. Add pencils and you are ready to go.
A Christmas Story: Rudolph and the Elf  KS1
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A Christmas Story: Rudolph and the Elf KS1

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An engaging Christmas-themed story starter resource tailored for KS1 children. The resource links Literacy, Winter and Christmas and is aimed at fostering creativity, comprehension, and sequencing skills. Content: Worksheet 1: A colouring page featuring Rudolph the reindeer and Ethan the elf, alongside a story starter sentence. Worksheet 2: Jumbled story words for sequencing. Planning: Introduction: Read the story starter and discuss the vocabulary. Colouring: Children colour the images and ponder story possibilities. Sentence Completion: Children write /conclude the story starter. Word Sequencing: Using Worksheet 2, children rearrange or number/colour the words. Discussion: Children share their endings and reflect on varied narratives. The resource can be a lesson in itself, or the activities can be carried out over a period of up to 4 lessons.
A Halloween Story: The Bat and the Ghost KS1
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A Halloween Story: The Bat and the Ghost KS1

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An engaging Halloween-themed story starter resource tailored for KS1 children. The resource links Literacy and Halloween and is aimed at fostering creativity, comprehension, and sequencing skills. Content: Worksheet 1: A colouring page featuring Bruno the bat and Gerry the ghost alongside a story starter sentence. Worksheet 2: Jumbled story words for sequencing. Planning: Introduction: Read the story starter and discuss the vocabulary. Colouring: Children colour the images and ponder story possibilities. Sentence Completion: Children write /conclude the story starter. Word Sequencing: Using Worksheet 2, children rearrange or number/colour the words. Discussion: Children share their endings and reflect on varied narratives. The resource can be a lesson in itself, or the activities can be carried out over a period of up to 4 lessons.
Autumn Story: The Mouse and the Pumpkin KS1
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Autumn Story: The Mouse and the Pumpkin KS1

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An engaging autumn-themed story starter resource tailored for KS1 children. The resource links Literacy and Autumn and is aimed at fostering creativity, comprehension, and sequencing skills. Content: Worksheet 1: A colouring page featuring a mouse and a pumpkin alongside a story starter sentence. Worksheet 2: Jumbled story words for sequencing. Planning: Introduction: Read the story starter and discuss autumn features. Colouring: Children colour the images and ponder story possibilities. Sentence Completion: Children write /conclude the story starter. Word Sequencing: Using Worksheet 2, children rearrange or number/colour the words. Discussion: Children share their endings and reflect on varied narratives. The resource can be a lesson in itself, or the activities can be carried out over a period of up to 4 lessons.
10 Autumn Story Starters for Children
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10 Autumn Story Starters for Children

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Introduce these 10 writing templates to your young learners, each featuring a story starter with an Autumn theme; from prompts like, ‘Inside the barn, the tiny mouse peeped out,’ to ‘Instead of fresh apples in the basket, the farmer…’.
10 Story Starters for Bonfire Night KS1
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10 Story Starters for Bonfire Night KS1

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Use these bonfire resources to support children when writing about the bright and noisy fun of firework night as well as it’s history. There are 10 worksheets/writing templates with story starters.
Fantasy Doodle Work Sheets EYFS / KS1
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Fantasy Doodle Work Sheets EYFS / KS1

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Introducing 2 Fantasy Doodle Sheets for KS1 and EYFS, a simple tool to stimulate children’s imagination and creativity! These sheets,with their diverse characters and images, are aimed at inspiring children to begin to craft their own fantasy stories or poems. Easily integrate into various lesson plans and subjects. Suitable for all children, fostering creativity regardless of ability. Print and distribute, or adapt for online learning.
Phonics: Final Sounds Work with Symbols
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Phonics: Final Sounds Work with Symbols

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A comprehensive resource pack, designed to strengthen and consolidate the understanding of final sounds in words, specifically those with 2 letters (e.g., ‘og’) and 3 letters (e.g., ‘ing’). An invaluable tool for SEND and KS1 pupils. Pack Features: 2 planning sheets showing sound, resources needed, activity steps and extension ideas for each sound. Variety and Depth: The pack comprises 15 worksheets, each dedicated to a different final sound. Say, Write, and Trace: The exercises follow a three-step learning process for each sound: Say the Sound: Encourages auditory recognition and oral repetition, building phonemic awareness. Write the Sound: Pupils complete words by matching them with corresponding pictures, promoting association and comprehension. Trace the Letters: Alongside each worksheet, there’s a panel for tracing, fostering fine motor skills and reinforcing letter formation. Integration with Boardmaker Symbols (licenced): Each worksheet incorporates relevant symbols. These symbols offer visual support for auditory instructions. Use the worksheets and ideas to support your phonics work or as a unit of work in itself.
Phonics Initial Sound Work with Symbols
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Phonics Initial Sound Work with Symbols

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A structured phonics lesson pack for SEND and KS1 children, that uses Boardmaker symbols (licenced). The pack includes a planning overview showing the sounds focused on, the resources needed, and an extension activity for each initial sound. There are 15 worksheets, each with a different sound focus including st, sp, pl, pr, gl, gr, cr, cl, tr and th. There are 9 pictures/symbols on each sheet. These can be coloured in. By offering a step-by-step guide, complete with visual cues, repetitive tracing exercises, and engaging pictures, the resources ensure that every child, regardless of their learning style or pace, can begin to grasp the essential phonics concepts. The act of tracing, writing, and visually associating images with sounds offers multi-sensory stimulation, ensuring that learning is not just limited to listening. The extension activities allow children to recognize and apply phonics in varied contexts.
Phonics: N and I Work with Symbols
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Phonics: N and I Work with Symbols

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This phonics resource is prepared with the needs of SEND and KS1 children in mind, focusing on distinguishing between the sounds and written letters N and I. It can form a complete lesson or part of a unit of work on phonics. The visual worksheets, featuring colourful illustrations of Norman, Imelda, and their interests, offer an engaging approach to learning. There are two distinct worksheets for each letter, complete with amusing stories that embed the words beginning with the N and I, facilitating auditory and visual recognition. The activity promotes cutting, matching, colouring, tracing, and writing, covering a range of fine motor skills and comprehension tasks. For SEND children, particular support has been considered, such as adaptive scissors, auditory cues, enlarged fonts, and tactile resources like sandpaper letters. The combination of these features ensures that the resource is inclusive as well as enjoyable. Boardmaker licenced
Phonics: A and T Words with Symbols
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Phonics: A and T Words with Symbols

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This phonics resource is prepared with the needs of SEND and KS1 children in mind, focusing on distinguishing between the sounds and written letters A and T. It can form a complete lesson or part of a unit of work on phonics. The visual worksheets, featuring colourful illustrations of Anne, Tim, and their interests, offer an engaging approach to learning. There are two distinct worksheets for each letter, complete with amusing stories that embed the words beginning with the A and T, facilitating auditory and visual recognition. The activity promotes cutting, matching, colouring, tracing, and writing, covering a range of fine motor skills and comprehension tasks. For SEND children, particular support has been considered, such as adaptive scissors, auditory cues, enlarged fonts, and tactile resources like sandpaper letters. The combination of these features ensures that the resource is inclusive as well as enjoyable. Boardmaker licenced.
Phonics: S and P Work with Symbols
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Phonics: S and P Work with Symbols

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This phonics resource is prepared with the needs of SEND and KS1 children in mind, focusing on distinguishing between the sounds and written letters S and P. It can form a complete lesson or part of a unit of work on phonics. The visual worksheets, featuring colourful illustrations of Paul, Sally, and their interests, offer an engaging approach to learning. There are two distinct worksheets for each letter, complete with amusing stories that embed the words beginning with the S and P, facilitating auditory and visual recognition. The activity promotes cutting, matching, colouring, tracing, and writing, covering a range of fine motor skills and comprehension tasks. For SEND children, particular support has been considered, such as adaptive scissors, auditory cues, enlarged fonts, and tactile resources like sandpaper letters. The combination of these features ensures that the resource is inclusive as well as enjoyable. Boardmaker licenced.
9 Phonics Games with Tumbling Tower Blocks
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9 Phonics Games with Tumbling Tower Blocks

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Delve into this engaging way to introduce phonics to KS1 learners or to consolidate or assess knowledge and learning. This resource includes a collection of 9 creative games, each built around the theme of phonics, using tumbling tower blocks. These activities bolster skills like recognizing initial sounds, blending sounds to form words, sequencing the alphabet, and familiarizing children with picture and letter recognition. The lessons / activities planned have clear objectives, a list of resources, and straightforward steps for the games themselves. For teachers, the activities require minimal preparation time and so are easily integrated into the daily routine. For learners these games provide opportunity for fun and teamwork.
5 Witches and Wizards Short Stories and Colouring
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5 Witches and Wizards Short Stories and Colouring

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Halloween is a magical time and a great time for creative writing. Here are 5 original short stories designed to spark children’s imaginations at KS1 and Early Years. The Wizard that could not Read The Witch and the Kindness Potion The day the Magic went Bounce Freddy the Proud Frog Beany and the Broomstick The stories are fun and engaging. There is a colouring activity sheet to accompany each of the stories.
5 Dinosaur Short Stories and Colouring Sheets
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5 Dinosaur Short Stories and Colouring Sheets

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This is a Collection of 5 fun Short Stories about Dinosaurs for young children. The stories are entertaining and stimulate childrens imagination encouraging them to create their own dinosaur stories. Each story incorporates a simple lesson such as friendship, perseverance, and kindness. The stories can be incorporated into various subjects, from science (studying prehistoric life) to art (drawing and imagining dinosaur worlds) to language arts (writing their own dino-tales or poems). Teachers can create activities based on the stories, like discussions, role-playing, or even field trips to museums, amplifying the learning experience. There is a colouring sheet for each of the stories. Suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.
Bumper Pack of Creative Tales for Children
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Bumper Pack of Creative Tales for Children

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Introducing this bumper pack of short stories for young children! You may want to include these stories into your lessons or dip in and out when you have a half hour to spare or are doing a short story session before home time! With 5 sets, each containing five original tales, this collection is the ultimate resource to inspire childrens’ love for reading, thinking, writing, speaking, and listening. These stories are not only entertaining but also carry messages that generate discussions on values and feelings for children. From empathy and diversity to perseverance and self-expression, each story is thoughtfully linked to important life lessons. The tales spark imagination and encourage creative writing as your children explore their own ideas and adventures inspired by the stories they read.With each story, there is included a colouring activity. Suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.
Creative Stories for Readers and writers Set 4
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Creative Stories for Readers and writers Set 4

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This is Set 4 in the collection of Creative Stories. This new compilation consists of five engaging stories that are sure to stimulate young minds and get their creative juices flowing. In “The Little Chef with a Big Idea”, children will learn about empathy and the joy of giving, as they follow the adventure of a thoughtful chef who goes above and beyond for his neighbour. “The Little Prince and the Rose” is a captivating tale that teaches lessons about friendship, growing up, and seeking wisdom in unexpected places. In “Santa Gets Stuck”, the magic of Christmas comes to life, illustrating the importance of perseverance and problem-solving in fun, festive circumstances. “Imelda and Cecilia and the Magic Shoes” is a story about friendship and discovery. Here, two best friends embark on an unexpected adventure at their ballet class, encouraging children to embrace the magic in everyday life. Finally, in “Patch the Dog Finds a New Playmate”, young readers will learn about overcoming loneliness, making friends, and the simple joys of playing and sharing. Each story in this collection provides opportunities for creative writing. Children can expand the narratives, explore different endings, or create their own stories inspired by these characters and themes. There is a colouring sheet to go with each story.