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.
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.
This “Transport Symbols” resource is tailored to engage SEND, EYFS, and KS1 children. The resource provides opportunities for children to recognise different vehicles, understand their environments, and engage in creative play. It encompasses hands-on activities, from colouring and sticking to collaborative group tasks and imaginative play.
There is a planning sheet which sets out 5 different activities, lists resources needed, gives objectives and step by step guides for children / teachers.
There are 4 black and white worksheets and 4 in colour. There is also a blank template which is included in the planned activities.
Each worksheet contains 13 picture symbols of types of transport.
Boardmaker licenced.
This ‘School’ Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on School, Back to School, People who Help Us, or Ourselves.
Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with School.
Make your own game using the plan provided or use the 6 ready made symbol boards and/or the blank template.
The resource features:
Game Planning Guide: Step-by-step instructions on how to set up and play the School Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed.
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘School’ symbols. Each board has a unique arrangement of symbols, ensuring a different experience for each player. Boards are colour coded with different colour borders.
Boardmaker licenced
This literacy activity pack is designed to support SEND and KS1 children linking in with a topic on School, or as they return to school.
The resource includes colour and black and white flashcards featuring 12
school-related symbols/pictures to support learning.
The pack contains four worksheets based on the 12 words shown in the flashcards.
Activities include, sharing a poem and a short story about school and finding the 12 key words; putting the words into alphabetical order; writing or tracing words; finding missing words and underlining key words in text.
This activity pack is a fun and educational way to help young learners develop their reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
Boardmaker licenced.
This ‘Sports’ Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on Sports Day, Sports, Physical Education, Healthy Living and Health and Wellbeing.
Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with Sports.
Make your own game using the plan provided or use the 6 ready-made symbol boards and/or the blank template.
The resource features:
Game Planning Guide: Step-by-step instructions on how to set up and play the Sports Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed.
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘Sports’ symbols.
Each board has a unique arrangement of symbols, ensuring a different experience for each player. Boards are colour coded with different colour borders.
Boardmaker licenced
A cross curricular resource consisting of 2 worksheets, 1 in colour and the other, a version in black and white.
The resource links Transport themes with counting, reading, close observations skills and colouring.
The objective is for children to read and identify transport picture symbols and mark these off on the list. When complete, children can check that they have found all 20 forms of transport.
The black and white sheet can be coloured in.
Laminate the colour sheet and this can be re-used with dry markers.
Boardmaker Licenced.
*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
A fun scavenger hunt for young children and / or SEND pupils using symbols.
There is a black and white and colour version of the scavenger recording sheet. Children can tick off the things they find. There are 10 things to find.
There is a page of simple riddles that go with each picture and provide clues. You can choose to use these or not depending on your children and their abilities.
Use real objects if available for your scavenger hunt, or soft toys e.g squirrel and snowman.
Alternatively, or as well as, cut out the large flashcards, laminate and tie/tape these up around the outside area for children to find.
Finish with the hot chocolate and then you may want to reward your class with the real thing as a treat for finding everything on the scavenger list.
4 worksheets that can also be used as assessment sheets linked to a Transport theme.
Children can use the worksheets to count and write the number words or numerals from 1 to 10.
They could also cut out the pictures and match them or put them in numerical order.
There is a blank template for children to draw in or insert pictures.
Boardmaker licenced
A set of resources for EYFS children. Suitable also for SEND pupils and KS1.
There are 12 colour picture cards related to the Royal family and these are duplicated in black and white on page 2.
Page 3 asks children to draw the Union Jack.
Page 4 asks children to design a commemorative stamp for the occasion of the King’s Coronation.
Page 5 is a colouring sheet using symbols from the picture cards.
*Boarmaker licenced. *
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.
This a set of planning and activities that includes learning objectives, resources and assessment.
It uses Boardmaker symbols and is suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils.
Boardmaker licenced.
The planning is based on the delightful book by Julia Donaldson. ‘The Hippo has a Hat’.
The activities link to literacy - story, rhyme and handwriting. They also link in well with animals and clothing for your topic work.
Activities include: Rhyme recognition and word matching, word tracing and drawing, creative arts and drama.
You can use the planning and resources for a complete lesson or unit of work or dip in to Story sessions.
These planning sheets for using playdough with young learners offers teachers a structured approach to foster creativity, enhance motor skills, and integrate cross-curricular themes. The sheets will save preparation time, introduce new learning methods, ensure classroom safety, and facilitate differentiation and sensory learning. In essence, the planning sheets are designed to elevate the experience of using playdough in the classroom.
The resources link to SEND and Sensory exploration and activities.
This collection of planning resources for teachers or parents includes:
8 Pages of Planning sheets as outlined below:
1.Making Dough with Nursery and Reception children -5 ideas for making different types of dough e.g. glitter and salt dough.
2.Keeping Dough fresh for Nursery and Reception children - 5 ways to maximise the life of your dough.
3.Types of Dough to Make or Buy - including descriptions and use, sources and safety issues.
4/5/6. Set 1 to 3 - Fifteen ideas for working with dough for Nursery and Reception children - ideas set out in a table with headings, activity, support needed, resources, objectives and age of the children.
7. Useful Tools for working with Dough - a list of tools such as a patterned roller and dough cutters, their purpose and benefits.
8. Five Playdough Mats and Activity Ideas including an example worksheet for each theme. You can use these sheets or they can act as inspiration for making your own.
A set of 4 planned lessons for SEND children including objectives, activity ideas, resources, adult support and notes.
Each lesson uses some or all of the 5 sheets of symbols. There are 12 symbols on each sheet.
These symbols are in black and white and can be coloured in as an extra activity.
The 4 lessons in brief are:
My Personal Communication Board
This allows children to reflect on their needs, fostering self-awareness and mutual respect.
Symbolic Discoveries
An engaging task that hones fine motor skills while teaching symbolic recognition.
Symbolic Sorting Quest
This promotes categorical thinking, symbol recognition and a deeper understanding of everyday tools and inclusiveness.
Symbolic Relay Race
This lesson combines physical activity with symbolic learning, making lessons fun and engaging.
Boardmaker licenced.
In this activity, children will explore different symbols related to school life.
They will see pictures of classroom essentials, activities, and some of their favourite places around the school such as the ‘sports’ hall or the library.
The aim is to identify each image and write its corresponding word in the boxes provided.
To help kick start this journey, already provided are three words for each page, that can be traced over.
There are 3 pages in colour and the same 3 in black and white.
Links to School, Ourselves, Writing and Handwriting, English Language Learning.
Boardmaker licenced.
This science resource is designed for young children to explore and understand the concept of sound through visual activities. The resource includes 3 pages, each featuring 6 colour cards that children can cut out and sort into categories based on the sound’s volume. The cards depict various sounds, helping children distinguish between “loud” and “soft” sounds.
Examples include cards with images of loud sounds such as yelling people and a washing machine, alongside soft sounds like someone asleep and children whispering.
Each page includes a mix of adjectives (e.g., yelling, whispering) and objects (e.g., drill, softball) to help children understand how different sounds can be categorized.
In addition to the colour versions, there are black-and-white versions of the same sheets for children to colour in. This allows them to engage more deeply with the activity and reinforces their understanding of the concepts as they add their own colours to the pictures.
This resource uses symbols and supports SEND children, EYFS and KS1.
Boardmaker licenced.