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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.

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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.
Code Writing Picture Alphabet
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Code Writing Picture Alphabet

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This is a fun way to engage your class with reading and writing. There is a picture alphabet for them to use in their work. Sheet 1 - Add the letters of the alphabet Sheet 2 - Draw or paste the pictures Sheet 3 - Add the picture code to complete the words Sheet 4 - Work out the words from the pictures alone Sheet 5 - Write the names in picture code and add a name of your own
Fine Motor Topic Resource Sheets
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Fine Motor Topic Resource Sheets

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This resource is a bundle of worksheets designed to enhance handwriting and fine motor skills for children in EYFS, SEND and KS1). The bundle includes 10 themed sets, each containing 4 worksheets. The themes cover topics: food and drinks, transport, toys, weather, feeling faces, farm, music, flowers and plants, clothes, and the seaside. Each worksheet aims to support the development of motor skills in young learners.
Summer Word Work KS1
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Summer Word Work KS1

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A fun Summer word work activity for KS1 children. The first page shows a summer word list made using colour pens. Sheet 5 asks children to make their own colour word list for Summer. Sheet 2 is a large S outline. Children use the outline to write summer words in or draw summer pictures or both. Sheet 3 is a large S with pictures related to summer for children to colour in. Sheet 4 has the word summer and this is a basis for children to make a poster about summer. Other activities include: Putting the words related to summer into alphabetical order. Choosing words to put into the form of a poem. Writing about summer using words from the summer list.
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Action Rhyme with Extension
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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Action Rhyme with Extension

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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.
Prepositions Up and Down EYFS
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Prepositions Up and Down EYFS

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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.
Pencil Patterns EYFS and KS1
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Pencil Patterns EYFS and KS1

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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.
Things I Like EYFS
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Things I Like EYFS

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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.
Talking about Prepositions EYFS and KS1
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Talking about Prepositions EYFS and KS1

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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.
Autumn Snap Card Game EYFS / KS1
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Autumn Snap Card Game EYFS / KS1

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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.
Rainbow Borders Toys Flashcards EYFS / KS1
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Rainbow Borders Toys Flashcards EYFS / KS1

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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.
Classroom Animal Labels / Worksheets EYFS/KS1
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Classroom Animal Labels / Worksheets EYFS/KS1

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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.
National Cat Day Resources EYFS / KS1
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National Cat Day Resources EYFS / KS1

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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
Empty or Full? Can you Tell? EYFS
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Empty or Full? Can you Tell? EYFS

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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.
Bundle of Shopping Resources for EYFS / KS1
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Bundle of Shopping Resources for EYFS / KS1

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A collection of resources on to the theme of Shopping . There are 9 resources with a cross curricular link e.g to money, data handling, number, sorting, toys, food, list writing, labelling, maths gamse and comprehension. Something original here for all your children at different ability levels from early learners to KS1 and SEND children.
EYFS Find the Odd one Out Picture Sort
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EYFS Find the Odd one Out Picture Sort

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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 Fruit Role Play Masks EYFS
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10 Fruit Role Play Masks EYFS

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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.
Toys to Label and Colour EYFS / KS1
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Toys to Label and Colour EYFS / KS1

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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.