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 resource for reading and speaking and listening in EYFS. There are 18 pictures of children doing things they like for you to explore. The pictures and a sentence are on separate slides and there are also small versions of the picture cards with 6 to a page. These can be cut up and used for writing or duplicated for matching activities. Fits in with topics on Me and Ourselves.

9 visual aid posters showing pictures of preposition words for speaking and listening for EYFS and KS1. These are: under, over, near, in ,between, on , above, out, up and down.

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.

Here are 28 animal labels for classroom use, displays, animal topics, worksheets, visual aids or drawer labels. There are 4 animals to a sheet with 3 designs Animal picture and name Animal picture with a caption to complete e.g.A is for… Animal picture - children or teacher can write name, word or caption. There are 7 colour borders. Duplicate, cut and laminate for matching and phonics animal games. Add to your writing or role play areas too.

For all those cat lovers, here are some great resource ideas for EYFS and KS1. Links to animals, pets, phonics, number and handwriting. There are 10 activity sheets: Cat and Mouse Maze Write about a pet cat Colour the cat and letter C to make them the same A colour and black and white outline cat themed border 3 cats to count and colour Tilly cat has 10 balls of wool - colour them all differently Sentence writing - write about the 6 cats Counting, colouring and matching cats, numerals and number words Match the cats and colour them the same. Write the letter C for Tom cat

An observation game where children think, make choices and talk about their decisions. 5 colour pages each showing 5 rows of pictures. Children decide which one of the pictures on each row is the odd one out. e.g. 3 lion pictures and 1 tiger or more challenging such as 4 beds, 1 of which is a single bed. Children can verbalise why they have decided a picture is the odd one out. Use as boards or cut the pictures out and they can also be used for sorting games e.g. all the clothing, all the transport etc.

10 masks with a fruit theme for storymaking / telling and role play. Cut out and reinforce on card or laminate. Cut out the eyes and fasten the back with ribbon or elastic. Links in with topics on food / fruit and plants as well as Harvest.

2 worksheets based on the theme of toys. Children use the key to help them to write the names of each toy in the boxes. Children trace over the words and colour in the toys.

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.

A lesson resource tailored for early learners, focusing on speaking and listening and reading comprehension. The story links to Ourselves, Friends, Animals and Feelings. The story revolves around Lizzy, a lonely elephant who wishing for a friend. Lizzy finds another elephant just like her and she is no longer lonely. There are 3 simple questions to ask the children and some activity extension ideas including drawing a picture of Lizzy and her new friend in the jungle, role playing and speaking and listening.

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.

A week of Fine Motor Control planning for Early Learners children giving a different idea for each day of the week. Planning includes learning objectives, resources and descriptions of the activities. The first page of the resource is a sample page with ‘sample planning’ written across. The second page is the actual planning grid without the writing. Suitable too, for children with specific learning difficulties.

10 masks with a food / vegetable theme for storymaking / telling and role play. Cut out and reinforce on card or laminate. Cut out the eyes and fasten the back with ribbon or elastic. Links in with topics on food / vegetables and plants as well as Harvest.

12 easy quiz sheets for your class. Great as a back to school resource! Each quiz invites children to read, discuss and write. Each quiz has 4 questions and a corresponding picture for the answers. Children can answer in different ways - writing the letter of the picture, naming the picture or writing a phrase or short sentence. Play the quiz in pairs, groups or as a whole class. Alternatively use as worksheets to compliment your topic work. You could also laminate the sheets and add to the writing corner for early finishers or use as homework. There are a range of themes: Christmas, Halloween, On the Farm, Space, Flying things, Plants, Winter Clothing, Tigers, Baby Animals, Weather, Animals and Transport.

3 original poems to share with your early years children when introducing 2D shapes. My shape poem My Heart Shape Sorting The final sheet has 2 outline templates with shape borders. Children can use these to draw and label shapes or to make simple shape poetry.

A topic resource related to Animals and Birds. Bird Word Search: Engage learners with a fun word search activity where they find the names of 5 birds. An answer sheet is included to help them check their work. Three Bird Colouring Sheets: Children are provided with a set of birds that they need to colour to match pre-coloured examples. Bird Matching Activity: Children draw lines connecting three birds to their corresponding images. Bird Yoga Poses: Introduce children to mindfulness and physical activity with this worksheet showing two yoga poses inspired by birds: the Eagle Pose and the Cow Face Pose with Eagle Arms. The illustrations guide children to mimic these poses, promoting balance and flexibility.

Welcome to this dot-to-dot adventure! This resource is designed to help young learners practice connecting dots to form various shapes while improving their handwriting skills. Each of the five pages feature eight shapes with dot-to-dot outlines that children can follow. By connecting the dots, children practice fine motor skills but also enhance their shape recognition and early writing abilities.