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.
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.
A KS1 resource for children where they can make their own decorations for Christmas and New Year using the ideas here for inspiration and the template included.
There is a poster showing colour examples of baubles with New Year images such as the year of the rabbit and 2023.
There is a black and white poster showing written examples of how children can write their own greetings.
Alternatively, children can cut out the baubles and add them to cards or the Christmas display / tree.
Here are 36 different designs for making childrens decorations.
There are 2 sizes and all designs are circular.
These can be used for making into hanging decorations, adding to Christmas cards, playing matching or snap games, making into coasters, stamps and many other Christmas decorations.
Link your class Christmas card making to shape with this original Christmas card.
Page 1 shows the finished product.
Page 2 gives you all the templates your children will need.
Print onto card, cut and paste.
Alternatively cut out the diamonds from coloured felt for a lovely collage card.
Here are 4 printable sheets where children read and write the sentences and words.
They can trace within the words and then write the words underneath.
There is a picture to match each sentence and word for children to draw a line to.
A Christmas tracing activity set of resources with 60 Festive Pictures for Pencil Control Mastery.
There are 10 pages in total, with 6 pictures to trace and colour on each.
An engaging resource crafted for EYFS, SEND, and KS1 children.
This collection offers a blend of 60 Christmas-themed pictures, each designed with dashed lines to give children the opportunity to refine their pencil control skills.
The collection of pictures includes Christmas jumpers, socks, snowmen, and Christmas stockings.
This resource enhances fine motor skills whilst bringing the fun of Christmas into your classroom.
This Christmas-themed resource is designed for KS1 children to inspire festive writing and drawing activities.
It includes 8 colourful themed border frames, each with lined versions for children to write about Christmas topics such as a present wish list, a letter to Santa, or even a message to use as an insert for a Christmas card.
The same designs are also available without lines, allowing children to draw their festive scenes or decorate their cards.
This versatile resource encourages creativity and writing during the Christmas season.
A collection of simple worksheets with a Christmas theme suitable for wet play, early finishers or homework.
Spot the difference - find 4 differences
Wordsearch - use the pictures to help find 6 Christmas words
Decorate the Christmas tree
Make a countdown to Christmas day clock
Design your own Christmas wrapping paper
Make a Christmas gift tag
Cut out and write out 6 labels for friends and family.
Write 3 wishes for the New Year.
30 badges for children to make this Christmas time.
There are 30 colour stickers to cut out and badge / ribbon templates for children to decorate and paste their stickers onto.
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 resource, or lesson, linked to Weather and the Four Seasons. There are 3 activity ideas included and worksheets.
Matching pictures to seasons and colouring sheet
List writing exercise for each season
Sentence creation task for the 4 seasons
The resource aids the understanding of the cyclic nature of the seasons, enhances handwriting and vocabulary building for EYFS and KS1 children.
A differentiated resource for your work on Weather or Seasons.
There are 2 pages of statements for children to read and sort on the 4 seasons e.g. It is Icy in the mornings - Winter
I like to eat ice cream - Summer
Cut and laminate these for reuse.
There is a lined writing frame showing the 4 seasons - children can select up to 8 statements and write them into the frame.
Another way of writing about the 4 seasons is the sheet with the 4 seasons pictures and a box for each for children to write the Season words or a phrase or sentence.
The final worksheet shows 4 colour flashcards of the seasons with matching words for children to cut and match.
Here are 4 designs for Christmas card inserts.
Children can copy the designs or make their own on the black and white copies.
Cut and paste into home made Christmas cards.
Children can use the black and white poster as a place mat for Halloween celebrations as it is or they can colour or paint it. Enlarge for best results.
Page 2 shows a border so children could use this template to design their own place mats. Alternatively, use the template for children to draw or write on connected with your Halloween themed work.
This resource consists of two worksheets, each focusing on Shopping.
The first worksheet covers numbers 1 to 5, the second covers numbers 6 to 10.
Sheet 3 is a blank template that can be used in a variety of ways.
Each worksheet includes five pictures related to shopping such as wallets, bags and credit cards. Children count and colour the pictures and cut them out.
There are matching number cards for each picture. Children can write the corresponding number, trace the numeral, and then match these cards to the pictures on the worksheets.
There are also cards displaying the shopping words such as piggy banks and cashier. Children can practice their writing skills, cut out the words, and match them to the appropriate pictures.
The resource also includes a blank template, allowing children to get creative by drawing their own Shopping related pictures or pasting pictures in numerical order.
Links Shopping, Money, Number with Reading and Writing.
Other resources in this format include Space, Feelings, Weather, Christmas and Castles.
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.
Set 5 in this story collection invites children to share in 5 new, original short tales.
Each of these five tales holds a unique message and sparks thinking, speaking, listening, and creative writing. Links to PSHE and Citizenship and Ourselves. There are colouring sheets included.
“The Elephant with the Bad Memory” teaches our children that it’s not what you do or do not remember that is important, but what is in your heart that makes you truly special.
“The Girl Who Loved Balloons” celebrates a little girl’s love of balloons and the enchanting things that happen when she shares them.
“The Rainbow Unicorn” enchants our little ones with the magic of unicorns. The rainbow unicorn has a unique style that inspires others to be themselves.
“Doris Duck and Her Two Little Ducklings” explores the importance of acceptance and diversity in a community.
‘‘The Owl that needed Glasses’’ is the final story, teaching children how even the wisest of us may need to seek and accept help.
The magic of these stories will inspire creative writing among children.
Let them create their sequels, alternative endings, or even design new characters and adventures.