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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.
Halloween Poetry PPT and Activity EYFS / KS1
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Halloween Poetry PPT and Activity EYFS / KS1

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A 9 slide powerpoint with a Halloween theme to share with young children. Each slide represents a letter in the word Halloween. e.g. O is Owl and W is witch. Following this are the 9 colour pictures for the children to cut out and order. There is a template that the children can use to paste into, for labelling or drawing. This makes a nice assembly starter too, where 9 children read each slide and you can show the powerpoint or the children can paint their own large pictures to share.
Halloween Matching Card Game
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Halloween Matching Card Game

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A set of cards with a spooky Halloween theme. Use for matching games or pairs. These can also be used for your display or bunting for your Halloween celebrations. There are 10 pages of colour cards with 2 different pictures on each page. Each picture is duplicated.
6 Spooky Halloween Colouring Sheets
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6 Spooky Halloween Colouring Sheets

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Ignite creativity and kindle the Halloween spirit in your classroom with these 6 Spooky Halloween colouring sheets. With playful ghosts, a black cat, haunted houses and children ready for their Trick-or-Treat adventures. Extend the activities by encouraging children to weave stories around their coloured masterpieces.
Spooky Fun Halloween Activities
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Spooky Fun Halloween Activities

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As Halloween approaches, don’t miss out on this specially created “Spooky Fun for All” collection. This unit of work has been carefully crafted, keeping in mind the diverse needs of our SEND, EYFS, and KS1 students. Within, there are 10 fully inclusive Halloween activities, each accompanied by clear objectives, required resources, easy-to-follow steps, suggested adult input, and tailored differentiation strategies to ensure all learners feel valued and engaged. Activities include matching and making pairs, Halloween card making, Bobbing for Apples, making a hat for a witch, carving a Jack O’ Lantern, working with dough and making a scarecrow. The unit culminates in a celebration Halloween party, providing children with a platform to showcase their creations, participate in newly learned games, and join a parade. Included are two sets of 15 Halloween symbols /visuals: one in color and the other in black and white, all themed around and linked to the activities. There are also 2 sample scary poems and imaginative story/poem starters designed to ignite creative writing. Boarmaker licenced.
5 Halloween Tales and Colouring Sheets
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5 Halloween Tales and Colouring Sheets

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In this resource, teachers will find five engaging short stories designed to spark the imaginations and creative writing skills of their children. “George the Ghost” scares himself by reading spooky tales, “Hide and Squeak”, a fun-filled game in a haunted house, “Pip Wins First Place”, a tale of a little girl’s triumph in a Halloween costume contest, “Winnie Witch Learns to Fly”, the journey of a young witch mastering her first broomstick, “Trick or Treat at Halloween”, a lively Halloween night adventure. Alongside the stories, each tale is accompanied by a colouring sheet.
10 Halloween Colouring Cards EYFS and KS1
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10 Halloween Colouring Cards EYFS and KS1

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This Spooky Creativity Pack is designed to bring festive Halloween spirit into EYFS and KS1 classrooms. The pack contains 10 worksheets, each showing a Halloween theme in both colour and black & white versions. Children can either match the colours or use their own colours or designs! The worksheets cover a variety of Halloween themes, including pumpkins, ghosts, witches, and more, keeping the children engaged and excited. Versatile Use: Beyond colouring, these sheets can be used to create Halloween cards, enhance classroom displays, or serve as matching game cards.
Halloween Bingo Boards with Symbols
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Halloween Bingo Boards with Symbols

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This ‘Halloween’ Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on Halloween, Celebrations, Special Days and Seasons. Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with Halloween. Make your own game using the plan provided or use the 6 ready made symbol boards and/or the blank template. The resource features: Game Planning Guide: Step-by-step instructions on how to set up and play the Halloween Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed. Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘Halloween’ symbols. Each board has a unique arrangement of symbols, ensuring a different experience for each player. Boards are colour coded with different colour borders. Boardmaker licenced
Holidays Bingo Game with Symbols
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Holidays Bingo Game with Symbols

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This Holidays Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on Holidays, Seaside, Weather or Seasons. Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with going on Holidays. Make your own using the plan provided or use the ready made symbol boards. The resource features: Game Planning Guide: Step-by-step instructions on how to set up and play the Holidays Bingo Game ;objectives and resources needed. Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘Holidays’ symbols. Each board has a unique arrangement of symbols, ensuring a different experience for each player. Boards are colour coded with different colour borders. Boardmaker licenced
Happy Holidays Game and Spinner EYFS / KS1
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Happy Holidays Game and Spinner EYFS / KS1

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A ready made Christmas Themed Board Game for children linked to counting to 18. The board has a path of squares leading to a finishing number 18. There are 2 ways of playing the game: Children take turns to roll a dice to move along the path. Or, incorporate the colour spinner with Christmas-themed pictures that dictate special moves or penalties, such as ‘move ahead two spaces’ or ‘miss a turn’. There is a blank template for children to use to make their own board game and spinner. For best results, print onto card, or children can paste onto card. The game board also makes a nice Christmas place mat when enlarged.
Halloween Themed Card Games
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Halloween Themed Card Games

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Plan ahead and engage young children in spooky fun with a set of 60 colour Halloween-themed cards, each featuring a variety of themes such as Halloween creatures, witches, spiders and ghosts. These cards, bordered in orange, black, green or purple and featuring dotted outlines for cutting, offer a range of games and activities. Children can cut out the shapes to create personalized Halloween cards, gift tags, or festive decorations. Matching games can be played with duplicate cards to enhance memory and recognition skills. Sort the cards by sensory categories, discussing what they see, hear, smell, or taste during Halloween. Sort by colour borders or themes such as monsters. The cards can also be used to create themed classroom displays or as prompts for storytelling and discussions about Halloween experiences. Interactive games like “Halloween Bingo” or “Halloween Charades” add an extra layer of festive fun. These activities help children engage creatively and meaningfully with the Halloween theme while developing various skills in a playful, seasonal setting.
10 Halloween Picture Grids to Copy KS1
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10 Halloween Picture Grids to Copy KS1

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Bring the spooky and enchanting spirit of Halloween to your KS1 children with this resource featuring 10 picture grids! Each grid unveils a classic Halloween-themed image, including a mysterious haunted house, a grinning pumpkin, a creepy spider, a fluttering bat, and a funny witch. The resource is crafted to inspire children to replicate these Halloween illustrations onto a blank grid, square by square, nurturing their observational and fine motor skills. You may want to enlarge the grids and extend the activity by asking children to then draw or paint the pictures free hand.
Let's Make 10 Halloween Cards EYFS
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Let's Make 10 Halloween Cards EYFS

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10 Halloween card ideas for EYFS and KS1 children to make. Each of the 10 pages shows a colour illustration related to Halloween. The templates can be cut out and pasted onto card or printed onto thin card and folded. Alternatively, children could use the ideas for inspiration for drawing their own cards or for making posters.
Christmas Connections:Exploring Tradition
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Christmas Connections:Exploring Tradition

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This lesson plan, designed for EYFS and KS1 children, immerses them in the festive spirit by exploring key Christmas traditions. Using a series of 8 colour posters depicting Christmas items like sleigh bells, a Christmas present, and a gingerbread man, children participate in activities designed to enhance their recognition and storytelling skills. The lesson includes matching games to reinforce understanding of holiday symbols, storytelling sessions where children create and narrate their own Christmas tales, and a fun picture hunt that encourages problem-solving and collaboration. Extensions such as crafting, singing, and role-playing further enrich the experience. This lesson helps children grasp the significance of holiday symbols and also fosters creativity, communication, and teamwork.
Alphabet Halloween Fonts EYFS and KS1
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Alphabet Halloween Fonts EYFS and KS1

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The “Alphabet Halloween Fonts” resource is an engaging and creative tool designed for KS1 and EYFS children. It features 9 pages, each showcasing the alphabet in a different Halloween-themed font. Page 10 is a template. These letters can be cut out, sorted, or arranged in alphabetical order, making it a fun and interactive way for children to learn. Additionally, the template encourages children to design their own Halloween-themed alphabet, fostering both literacy and creativity during the festive season.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS Poster Making EYFS / KS1
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HAPPY CHRISTMAS Poster Making EYFS / KS1

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A set of letters which together make up the words: Happy Christmas. There are 3 letters per page. Children can work in groups to colour in and cut out the letter stencils in order to design a poster. They then arrange the letters for the correct spelling and add decorations such as Christmas crackers, hats or snowmen. Alternatively, children can design their own posters using the lettering as a starting point. Suitable for EYFS and KS1.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN Poster Making EYFS KS1
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN Poster Making EYFS KS1

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A set of letters which together make up the words: Happy Halloween. Letters are in the theme of Halloween, with bones. There are 2 letters per page. Children can work in groups to colour in and cut out the letter stencils in order to design a poster. They then arrange the letters for the correct spelling and add decorations such as bats, ghosts and spiders. Alternatively, children can design their own posters using the lettering as a starting point. Suitable for EYFS and KS1.
Counting Transport Cards Numbers 1 to 6
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Counting Transport Cards Numbers 1 to 6

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This resource is designed for young learners in EYFS and KS1, featuring counting cards from 1 to 6 with a transport theme. The set includes 8 colour cards that can be cut out, laminated and used in connection with your transport theme. Laminating ensures durability for repeated use. These cards are ideal for activities such as creating number tables, practicing counting, or as quick tasks for early finishers. Children can also learn new vocabulary connected with different vehicles.
20 DIY Christmas Card Ideas EYFS and KS1
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20 DIY Christmas Card Ideas EYFS and KS1

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This resource, 20 DIY Christmas Card Ideas for EYFS and KS1, features 20 colour creative designs to inspire young children in crafting their own Christmas cards. The cards can also be cut out and used for festive displays or turned into bunting to hang on string, adding a fun and decorative touch to the classroom or home. Perfect for encouraging imagination and creativity during the holiday season! The final page shows 2 blank cards for children to use as templates.
4 Animals Beginning with the Letter J
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4 Animals Beginning with the Letter J

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The resource includes four worksheets, each focusing on a different animal beginning with the letter “J”: Joey, jaguar, jellyfish and jackdaw. Each worksheet features: • A picture of the animal, that children can colour in. • A writing practice section where children can trace and write the name of each animal and overwrite letters. The resource reinforces letter-sound recognition while connecting literacy with nature and wildlife.