My trip to the Dentist. One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils. Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols. Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words. Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip. Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers, Ourselves, as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening. *Boardmaker licence

My trip to the Railway Station. One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils. Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols. Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words. Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip. Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening *Boardmaker licenced.

The "Gingerbread Man with Symbols " is a resource pack for teachers, particularly those working with SEND, EYFS, and / or KS1 children. It is designed to complement work on Folk Tales - The Gingerbread Man in particular. This pack integrates learning areas such as storytelling, speaking and listening, reading, writing, matching and word work. The pack includes activities like filling in missing letters in a puzzle related to the story, supported by both symbols and words, available in both colour and black and white versions. The inclusion of 15 symbol cards aids in speaking and listening exercises, story sequencing, vocabulary development and matching activities. These are in colour and black and white. The gingerbread-themed borders, provided in both colour and black and white, offer a creative space for children to write or draw about the story. Additionally, the pack includes three coloured gingerbread-themed cards along with three for black and white cards for colouring. The pack forms the basis of a lesson or unit of work. Boardmaker licenced.

A fun way to introduce body parts including colour symbols and a complete lesson plan with 3 activities. This resource is designed to support EYFS, KS1, and SEND teachers in engaging young children with body awareness and language development through the familiar and interactive rhyme “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes.” It incorporates a multi-sensory approach, using music, movement, and colour symbols to make learning about body parts fun and accessible. The activities are structured to gradually introduce new vocabulary and body parts, allowing children to first master basic terms and then expand their knowledge in a supportive environment. By creating a class verse and encouraging active participation, the resource enhances listening skills, coordination, and language development, making it an effective tool for diverse learning needs and abilities. Boardmaker licenced.

A fun way to teach, or consolidate children’s knowledge of Up and Down. There are 12 sets of card showing Up and Down and children decide which image is showing Up or Down. Cut out and laminate to make sets of cards for children to use and develop their speech and language skills.

Patterns to help with fine motor control and pencil skills. 40 different patterns, with 2 to a page. Patterns are within circle shapes. Cut out and laminate and add to your writing table / corner. Alternatively, children can use a wide range of media to complete the patterns such as finger paints, felt pens, paints with thick and thin brushes and plasticine. Link with your maths work on circle shapes.

A lovely little matching card game for young children where they name and match drawings and photos of an Autumn theme such as a hedgehogs, acorns and vegetables. Cut and laminate the cards for durability and reuse. Children could colour in the drawings to make them more personal. Useful too, for displays, drawer labels and speaking and listening work. There are 10 pages with 2 sets of cards on each one.

A lovely little matching card game for young children where they name and match drawings and photos of a Spring theme such as a chick, blossom and insects. Cut and laminate the cards for durability and reuse. Children could colour in the drawings to make them more personal. Useful too, for displays, drawer labels and speaking and listening work. There are 10 pages with 2 sets of cards on each one.

20 colour flashcards with a rainbow border and a toy theme. There are 2 flashcards on each page showing a toy and it’s name. Useful for speaking and listening, displays, visual aids and your topic work on Toys.

This is a fun game to play supporting your work on colours and speaking and listening. There is a slide for each of the colours and 10 pictures on each slide. Children name the pictures and can say a phrase or sentence for each one. Colours are red, yellow, green, blue, orange, brown, silver, black and white, pink and purple and multicolours. Press and the answers will fly in on command. You could extend this activity by asking the children to write a list for each of the colours and the answers can then be checked. Children could work in pairs or small groups or on their own. The picture cards can also be printed and cut out and then sorted into colours or matched to the original slides.

Early work on adjectives for young children and / or those learning English. A speaking and listening resource for young children to see if they can distinguish between the opposites: tidy and untidy. There are 10 posters to discuss. Print out or / and show on the white board. Encourage children to look around their classroom / environment and find things that are tidy or untidy and say why.

Early work on adjectives for young children and / or those learning English. A speaking and listening resource for young children to see if they can distinguish between the opposites: fast and slow. There are 10 posters to discuss. Print out or / and show on the white board. Links to measures in maths.

Early work on adjectives for young children and / or those learning English. A speaking and listening resource for young children to see if they can distinguish between the opposites: empty and full. There are 10 posters to discuss. Print out or / and show on the white board. Encourage children to look around their classroom / environment and find things that are empty and full. Some posters will provoke thinking skills e.g. the swimming pool is full of people but there are no swimmers in it. Some posters could also be interpreted as half full such as some of the coffee cups.

Children will enjoy joining in with this popular nursery rhyme with the support of these cards. There are black and white cards which children can colour in and trace over the words or write onto. There are colour cards that children can read the words or write onto. Cut out the cards for sequencing, sorting and matching games.

A 10 slide power point presentation based on sight, speaking and listening and using our senses. Each slide asks children to look at the picture and say what they see. Slides include animals, places, food and weather. Pictures used in the power point are photographs. Copy, cut out and laminate to make cards for the writing area where children can trace over the words and sentences.

This resource links to your topic work on the Farm, animals and Harvest. There are 8 slides each showing 3 animals or things you might find on the farm. The PPT is animated so that on a click, each square is removed to reveal the picture. You could ask children to read the words and describe what they might see or hear before the big reveal. You could also print off the cards and add them to your writing or dramatic play area. Laminate and the children could use them to trace the words with dry markers. Duplicate and you can use the cards for matching games.

8 worksheets in black and white with a seaside theme and phonics link. Children name what they see at the seaside, say the sounds and write the letters and sentences. Included pictures:donkey, starfish, sun cream, ball, boat, ice cream, crab and fish.

This lesson plan offers a fun approach to teaching the alphabet and phonics to young children, with a Flower or Garden theme. There is a planning sheet with suggestions for using the resources provided. These include a sheet for each letter of the alphabet, showing a flower with 7 petals and 7 pictures beginning with the given sound. There is a blank flower on each page that the children can draw in or write the words corresponding to the pictures. The first sheet is coloured in as an example to share with children. This is based on the letter S and shows written words corresponding to the pictures. Creating a Learning Display: The culminating Class Alphabet Garden display suggested in the planning, serves as a visual reinforcement of the lessons learned, making the classroom an engaging learning environment.

8 worksheets in black and white with a farm theme and phonics link. Children name what they see on the farm, say the sounds and write the letters and sentences. Included pictures: farmer, tractor, bull, hen,pig, goat, cow and sheep.

A colourful phonics resource for children linked to topics on feelings or ourselves. The first sheet shows an example of how children could make a poster using the letters of the words ‘We are happy’. Page 2 gives each letter ready to cut out, order and paste. Page 3 shows the banner ‘We are happy’. Children can paste or draw around the words or cut them out to include in their own poster or banner.