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Teaching and Learning Resources for Early Learners and KS1

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Looking for something fresh and original to ignite your classroom? Dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to captivate and inspire KS1 children. Plus, explore engaging materials for Key Stage 2 and tailored resources for SEND learners. From Phonics to Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing activities, Maths, PSHE and a variety of exciting topic-based resources, you’ll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.

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Looking for something fresh and original to ignite your classroom? Dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to captivate and inspire KS1 children. Plus, explore engaging materials for Key Stage 2 and tailored resources for SEND learners. From Phonics to Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing activities, Maths, PSHE and a variety of exciting topic-based resources, you’ll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.
Shape Tracing Freebie Worksheet
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Shape Tracing Freebie Worksheet

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A worksheet linked to colour, pattern, symmetry, shape and fine motor control. There is a black and white and a colour version of the worksheet included. Children are tasked with tracing the dotted lines and then colouring in the shapes to make the pattern symmetrical. Children can copy the colours given or use their own colour choices. You may want to laminate the pattern sheets and add them to your writing corner and they can be reused with appropriate marker pens. Suitable for SEND, EYFS and KS1 children.
Shape Picture Games for KS1 Children
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Shape Picture Games for KS1 Children

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This engaging Picture Shape Games resource is designed for KS1 children to develop their understanding of 2D and 3D shapes through four interactive games. With a focus on hands-on learning, observation, and creativity, the activities help children identify, name, describe and draw shapes while connecting them to the world around them. The games can be used for shared class or group activities or the worksheets can be used on their own. There is a Planning Ideas sheet included with the resources, giving suggestions for 4 games and ideas for differentiation.
4 Maths Picture Games for Children
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4 Maths Picture Games for Children

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This fun Maths resource for EYFS and KS1, includes 4 games, each using 21 maths-themed pictures, covering numbers, clocks, money, and objects e.g. abacus, thermometer and calculator. Activities focus on counting, recognizing numbers and symbols, comparing measurements, and solving simple problems. Objectives include: • To build counting, number recognition, symbol recognition and understanding of size and time. • To develop fluency in basic arithmetic and reasoning about measures. A planning sheet is provided which gives 3 ideas for using the resources. Tips are included in the planning sheet to engage children and there are also differentiation suggestions. Perfect for individual, group, or whole-class activities, this resource makes learning maths for children fun and interactive!
3 Colour Flower Pattern Work
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3 Colour Flower Pattern Work

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This resource includes seven worksheets designed for KS1 (and EYFS), featuring colourful symmetrical flower patterns. Each worksheet presents a fully coloured flower alongside a black-and-white version for children to recreate by following the colour-by-number system (numbers 1, 2, and 3). Children can either use the three suggested colours or choose their own. The final page includes a blank black-and-white flower for free colouring and one with numbered sections to guide their creativity further. Perfect for enhancing symmetry, colour recognition, and fine motor skills!
Our House Activity Sheets for Children
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Our House Activity Sheets for Children

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This resource features three activity sheets designed to develop comprehension, numeracy, and creativity skills: Comprehension Sheet: Includes 13 questions based on a colourful ‘house’ illustration, such as “Which house has an orange roof?” This activity strengthens reading comprehension and attention to detail. Flashcards: Printable (and optionally laminate) flashcards of houses with odd-numbered roofs (1 to 15) for ordering activities. A template on the last worksheet allows children to paste the cards in sequence. Creative Colouring: Black-and-white house templates for children to colour and number. They can use original odd numbers or switch to even numbers starting from 2, then cut and reorder them. Objectives: • Enhance reading comprehension and observational skills. • Practice numeracy with odd/even number sequencing. • Encourage creativity and fine motor skills through colouring, adding details and cutting. • Foster engagement with hands-on, multi-sensory activities while supporting cross-curricular learning.
10 2D Shape Creation Worksheets EYFS KS1
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10 2D Shape Creation Worksheets EYFS KS1

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This 10-page resource features 2D shape patterns designed to engage young learners. Each page presents a unique arrangement of shapes, such as circles, squares, triangles, and more, for children to colour in. They can choose to: • Colour by shape (e.g., all circles yellow, all squares green) • Create patterns (e.g., red, blue, green; red, blue, green) Three pre-coloured examples are included to inspire creativity and provide guidance. This resource supports learning in shape, space, and colour, while encouraging thinking skills, pattern recognition, and decision-making. Suitable for EYFS and KS1! Great homework sheets, wet play sheets and useful for early finishers in Maths.
Block Building Copy and Create Cards
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Block Building Copy and Create Cards

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This resource features 6 pages with colour block patterns for children to replicate using their own blocks. Starting with 3-block patterns on Page 1 and advancing to 10-block patterns on Page 6, the resource helps develop counting, number recognition, spatial awareness, and fine motor skills. There are 6 cards on each page. The coloured patterns encourage children to identify and replicate sequences, promoting shape and space understanding. Ideal for individual, paired, or group activities, it provides a hands-on way to support maths skills, creativity, and problem-solving with no additional resources required. Cut and laminate the cards for reuse and versatility. Add them to your number table or shape displays.
Let's Make Addition and Subtraction Sums
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Let's Make Addition and Subtraction Sums

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Turn addition and subtraction into a fun hands-on activity with this resource. There are 10 cards: • 5 Addition Cards (within 12) and 5 Subtraction Cards (within 10). • A Blank Template for children or teachers to create custom sums. Children write a list of sums they find on each sheet, solve them, and ensure they correctly distinguish between the addition and subtraction symbols. Example links include addition sums like 6 + 2, and subtraction sums like 4 - 3, with at least 6 possible sums per card. Children could also colour in pairs of linked numbers that create sums. Interactive Ideas: • Work in pairs or groups to solve sums collaboratively. • Laminate the cards for reuse and encourage friendly competitions! This resource combines problem-solving and teamwork, making maths fun and engaging.
Colour by Numbers Wall Words Zero to Ten
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Colour by Numbers Wall Words Zero to Ten

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This resource provides a hands-on way for children to connect written number words with their symbolic numerals. It includes a wall display featuring the words for numbers zero through ten, allowing children to assign a colour to each number and then identify and colour all instances of that number word accordingly. A fully coloured example is included to guide them, and a blank “wall” template is provided so that children can write their own chosen number words or numerals. This activity helps reinforce number word recognition, spelling of number words, and colour association in a visually engaging and interactive manner.
Shape and Number Activity KS1
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Shape and Number Activity KS1

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This activity is designed for KS1 children to practice recognising and working with shapes (circles, triangles, and diamonds) and numbers under 20. Use as a complete lesson or as an assessment tool of learning. Children will read and follow simple instructions, such as finding shapes with certain numbers, colouring them in specific colours, and performing basic addition and comparison tasks. Children can work together if preferred. The activity encourages lots of thinking skills e.g. identifying odd and even numbers, comparing values, and following directions. The activity is interactive, allowing children to share their work, discuss their strategies, and mark each other’s answers. A completed sheet is provided for reference.
5 Christmas Shape Pictures with Grids
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5 Christmas Shape Pictures with Grids

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This Christmas-themed resource includes five grid-based designs: a reindeer, Christmas tree, Santa, stocking, and fireplace, all created by colouring squares on grid paper. Alongside the completed designs, blank grid paper is provided for children to replicate the patterns or create their own festive designs. Maths and Skills Involved: • Counting and Spatial Awareness: Children count the squares needed for each part of the design. • Symmetry and Pattern Recognition: Identifying symmetry or repeated patterns in the designs. • Fine Motor Skills: Careful colouring within the squares to match the designs or make their own. • Problem Solving and Creativity: Replicating the given designs or using spatial reasoning to create original ones. • Geometry: Understanding shapes and spatial arrangements within a grid structure. For durability and repeated use, the designs can be laminated.
All about Size Worksheets for Young Children
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All about Size Worksheets for Young Children

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A set of 9 engaging black-and-white activity sheets designed for Early Years and Key Stage 1 learners. Includes activities like matching hands to gloves, labelling by size, and sorting into categories like large, medium, and small. Vocabulary concepts such as “most,” “least,” “pairs,” “tallest,” and “shortest” are reinforced. A customizable template for teachers is also provided to create their own sheets. Perfect for developing sorting, categorisation, and comparison skills.
Beware Halloween Road Signs KS1
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Beware Halloween Road Signs KS1

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‘Beware Halloween Road Signs’ is a fun KS1 resource that blends Halloween excitement with lessons on road signs and shapes. The pack includes two sets of signs: eight circular designs, such as “No Turning Back”, “Pumpkin Patch Ahead” and “Keep Your Eye on the Road!” with a creepy eyeball, teaching the purpose of informational signs. The six triangular signs feature spooky warnings like “Ghosts Above You,” “Haunted House Ahead,” and “Watch Out for Little Red Devils,” introducing children to the idea of cautionary signs. The resource also provides blank templates for both shapes, encouraging children to design and colour their own Halloween-themed signs. Children can think of and write spooky matching phrases to signs. These activities promote shape recognition, creativity, and fine motor skills while setting a festive classroom atmosphere.
Shape Pal Character Collection
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Shape Pal Character Collection

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A collection of resources linking Shape to Feelings for EYFS and KS1 children. Each of the shapes has its own 10 characters with different expressions. Resources are in black and white giving children the opportunity to draw and colour in.
10 Hexagon Cartoon Shape Characters
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10 Hexagon Cartoon Shape Characters

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A 10-page black and white resource designed for Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 learners. Each page features a hexagon cartoon character with a different facial expression and one for the children to draw a matching (or different) face onto. This activity supports shape recognition, promotes social-emotional learning, and fosters creativity and self-awareness.
24 Shape Cards to Cut Colour and Match
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24 Shape Cards to Cut Colour and Match

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This resource helps enhance shape vocabulary and recognition for young learners. It includes three pages, each with 8 shape cards in colour. The three pages are duplicated in black and white. Children can name shapes, colour the black and white versions, and match them to the colour cards or individual cut-out shapes. Colour shape cards can be cut out and laminated for durability or the pages can be used as boards for children to match their shapes onto. Suggested Activities: • Children name shapes and match the black and white versions to the coloured ones, reinforcing shape recognition. • Children colour the black and white shapes, and a template allows them to draw their own. • Cut out. duplicate and laminate the colour cards for repeated use in hands-on activities and games such as making pairs and matching.
Creative Number Cards from 1 to 8
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Creative Number Cards from 1 to 8

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Enhance your classroom with these creative number cards (1-8), available in colour designs and matching black-and-white versions. The resource links teaching counting, sequencing, and number recognition to art and design. You could enlarge the cards for children to paint and add to a number display. The included template invites children to explore their creativity by designing their own numbers with colours, patterns, and unique artistic expressions, making Number both educational and fun! Suitable for EYFS and KS1.
Pattern Play: Fun with Shapes and Colours
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Pattern Play: Fun with Shapes and Colours

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This 10-page resource is designed to help KS1 teachers introduce young learners to patterns through colourful and black-and-white examples. Each page features a colour pattern alongside a black-and-white version, allowing children to explore and create their own patterns by making the two match or deliberately choosing different designs and colours. The resource integrates concepts of shape, colour, and symmetry while incorporating familiar themes like food, flowers and animals. The resource supports early pattern recognition and critical thinking skills in a visually stimulating way.
Trace, Cut and Match 2D Shapes
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Trace, Cut and Match 2D Shapes

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This resource consists of five maths worksheets designed for young learners in EYFS and KS1, focusing on 2D shapes. There are 5 worksheets in colour and the same sheets duplicated in black and white. The worksheets feature a variety of activities to help children become familiar with basic geometric shapes: Children can name different shapes, reinforcing their shape recognition skills. Children trace over the shapes, which aids in developing fine motor skills and shape familiarity. Children colour in the black and white shapes, using their creativity while practicing colour recognition. Children cut around the shapes, enhancing their hand-eye coordination and scissor skills. Finally, children can match cut-out shapes with corresponding outline shapes, reinforcing their understanding of shape properties and spatial relationships. Overall, the worksheets provide an interactive approach to learning 2D shapes, catering to the developmental needs of young children.
Addition and Subtraction with Eggs KS1
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Addition and Subtraction with Eggs KS1

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This Egg-themed activity for KS1 children combines addition and subtraction practice with fun egg motifs. Children complete 6 pages of addition worksheets and 6 pages of subtraction worksheets, each featuring 4 questions. Numbers answers are from zero to twelve. They solve problems by writing answers as numerals or number words, or by drawing the corresponding number of eggs. To add a hands-on element, real eggs, Easter eggs or egg-shaped counters can be used to physically count and solve the problems before recording answers. This activity helps reinforce counting and basic arithmetic skills while celebrating the spirit of Easter or a link with Food.