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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.
Staying Safe in the Sun Activities
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Staying Safe in the Sun Activities

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Activities for EYFS/KS1 and SEND pupils with a Science theme. There is a colour poster showing symbols connected to staying safe in the sun. Children can discuss these and label them. The same poster is also in black and white for children to colour in and label. Children can fill in sheet 3 with as many ways of staying safe in the sun that they can think of. They can draw or write in the writing frame. Next is a simple poem to share with your class called ‘Having fun in the sun’. Children can listen out for symbols or pictures shown in the posters. Then, they can write their own poem or story in the template given. For a complete lesson, add props such as sun hats, sun cream and sun glasses and children can handle these and use their senses. Boardmaker licenced
Lotto Insect Boards and Cards
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Lotto Insect Boards and Cards

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6 Lotto boards with colour images of insects. 15 cards to copy, cut and play Lotto with. Great for Science, Minibeasts, Animals or Insect topics.
Fish Fun Cards to Match and Colour
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Fish Fun Cards to Match and Colour

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9 colourful fish for children to match with black and white versions for them to colour in. Extend by enlarging and painting the fish with brushes or finger paint.
Electricity Sorting Activity
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Electricity Sorting Activity

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A KS1 activity to teach about electricity or find out how much your children understand which things work by electricity. There are 4 sheets containing a collection of things that do and do not use electricity. There is a template provided that children can draw on, write on or cut and paste pictures onto to show their learning or understanding.
Animal Photo Dominoes
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Animal Photo Dominoes

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A collection of photo dominoes showing 10 different animals. There are 25 pages with 4 dominoes on each page. There are a few blank dominoes that you may want to use to add different animals. EYFS and KS1 will enjoy this game whilst learning to match, make pairs, take turns, name and talk about animals.
Materials and Activities KS1
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Materials and Activities KS1

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A fun way to introduce, consolidate or teach about materials and their uses. There are 7 slides showing different materials: Wood, Leather, Fabric, Glass, Plastic, Wool and Metal. Children can discuss what they know and what they see in the slides. The circles can be used to add the names of the objects the children come up with. Extend by giving children a circle /template to write their own ideas on or what they can remember from the discussions.
Bird Watching
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Bird Watching

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An activity that encourages children to look out for and identify popular garden birds. There are 12 birds here with colour photos. Activities / pages: Label the birds Answer sheet for labelling Write a description of each bird Answer sheet with brief descriptions Draw the birds in the boxes provided Colouring sheet of birds Links to Animal/ Science topics as well as the RSPB Big School’s Birdwatch.
Shadow Box Nature Trail
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Shadow Box Nature Trail

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This is a nice activity for EYFS or KS1. There are 8 different ideas here to stimulate your children to create their own Shadow boxes or framed nature pictures including bugs, trees, plants and fruits. Use card / junk modelling or wood if available with support as needed. Children will enjoy colouring in the pictures and making some drawings of their own as well as going on a nature hunt and collecting materials for their boxes. Collage also works well. There is a blank template included.
Farmland Activity Sheets
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Farmland Activity Sheets

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This resource contains photographs of things, birds and animals that you might see on the farm. The children can talk about these, name the pictures and read the words. They can cut and match the photos to the words. There are 5 cut and match worksheets. There are 3 templates that children could paste onto: Farmland Birds, Farmland Animals and At the Farm. They can write or paste the words. Links to Literacy, Reading, Science, Animal Habitats and any Farm Topics.
Garden Detectives
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Garden Detectives

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This resource supports work on Plants, Animals, Habitats, Gardens, Parks and Nature in general at KS1. The first sheet shows 6 cards / words of handy tools needed to be a good garden detective. These can be cut and matched and used to make a cover for the child’s Note or Observation book. Sheet 2 and 3 are recording sheets and sheet 4 shows an example of how the sheet can be used. Great for a field trip to the local park or a nature trail around the school grounds.
Flower Watching
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Flower Watching

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An activity that encourages children to look out for and identify popular flowers . There are 12 types here with colour photos. Activities / pages: Label the plants / flowers Answer sheet for labelling Write a fact or description of each flower Answer sheet with brief information /descriptions Draw the flowers in the boxes provided Colouring sheet of flowers Links to Plants/ Science / Outdoor Learning / Nature topics.
Sorting States of Matter
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Sorting States of Matter

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A Science activity idea linked to States of Matter with a cross curricular literacy element. Children will enjoy matching the pictures to the words and then sorting them into solid, liquid or gas. There are 36 colour pictures and words to match. There are 2 sorting tables - 1 with lines for writing lists and 1 without for pasting pictures.
What is that Tree? PPT and Activity Sheets
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What is that Tree? PPT and Activity Sheets

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Here is a PPT depicting 7 types of trees. Each slide has a photograph, a leaf and a few facts about the tree. The activity sheets are for recognising the leaves, labelling and colouring. Change the facts or make them more in depth depending on your audience. Extend by taking a field trip and identifying trees in your school grounds or local park / woodland. Collect leaves for in class activities such as leaf prints and observational drawings. Also, bark rubbings are quite nice to do on location.
Zodiac Topic Resource Collection
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Zodiac Topic Resource Collection

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A collection of resources for your topic on the Zodiac or Horoscopes. There are 3 lots of different picture symbols that children can cut and sort. There is a table showing signs and dates for each star sign. There are 2 worksheets to go with this where children fill in either the name of the star sign or the dates. There are colour and black and white colouring sheets for each star sign. There is also a table showing which signs are Fire, Earth, Water and Air signs. Children can use this page as a template for carrying out a survey on friends star signs.
25 Colour and Pattern Photo PPT
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25 Colour and Pattern Photo PPT

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A beautiful PPT showing 25 photos of a range of mixes including fruit, vegetable, sweets, toys, leaves, cakes and pebbles. Good for speaking and listening /discussion on colour, pattern, shape, texture, materials as well as using the senses. Materials can also be sorted e.g. into natural and man - made/edible and non- edible. Useful to brighten up displays and as visual aids.
Eat your Greens Activity Sheets KS1
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Eat your Greens Activity Sheets KS1

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Activity sheets based on fruit and vegetables. Colour poster to encourage children to eat their greens - nice for display and a visual aid. Basis of a poster to start children off - they can draw their favourite fruits and vegetables around the character. 18 colour fruits and veg for children to name and label. 4 / 5. 4 lots of fruit/veg to colour in.
E is for matching Elephants
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E is for matching Elephants

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12 elephant cards for children to colour in to make them the same as the colour versions. There is also a template for children to draw their own elephants.
On the Farm Flashcards
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On the Farm Flashcards

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16 flashcards in colour showing things you find on the farm. Perfect for adding to your display on the Farm or Autumn/Harvest.
Food Flashcards
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Food Flashcards

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16 colour flashcards for use in the classroom, for visual aids or on your displays.