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.
A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘IT’ to find:
Kitten, pit, sit, fit, bit, hit, kit and knit.
Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading.
There is an answer sheet included.
There are 2 worksheets:
Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘IT’ words and write their answers.
Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with 'IT’.
Boardmaker licenced.
A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘OP’ to find:
Pop, top, chop, shop, mop, drop, stop and copy.
Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading.
There is an answer sheet included.
There are 2 worksheets:
Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘OP’ words and write their answers.
Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with 'OP’.
Boardmaker licenced.
A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘IP’ to find:
Slip, lips, chips, ship, drip, sip, clip and zip.
Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading.
There is an answer sheet included.
There are 2 worksheets:
Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘IP’ words and write their answers.
Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘IP’.
Boardmaker licenced.
A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘IN’ to find:
Dinner, winter, spin, winner, grin, bin, tin and finish.
Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading.
There is an answer sheet included.
There are 2 worksheets:
Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘IN’ words and write their answers.
Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘IN’.
Boardmaker licenced.
A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘IG’ to find:
Iguana, twig, giggle, zigzag, big, jigsaw, dig and pig.
Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading.
There is an answer sheet included.
There are 2 worksheets:
Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘IG’ words and write their answers.
Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘IG’.
Boardmaker licenced.
A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘ET’ to find:
Jet, helmet, net, pet, wet, vet, wallet and racket.
Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading.
There is an answer sheet included.
There are 2 worksheets:
Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘ET’ words and write their answers.
Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘ET’.
Boardmaker licenced.
A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘AP’ to find:
Cap, yap, map, happy, tap, nap, apple and chap.
Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading.
There is an answer sheet included.
There are 2 worksheets:
Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘AP’ words and write their answers.
Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘AP’.
Boardmaker licenced.
A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘AT’ to find:
Rat, cat, sat, mat, hat, chat,bat, pat.
Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading.
There is an answer sheet included.
There are 2 worksheets:
Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘AT’ words and write their answers.
Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘AT’.
Boardmaker licenced.
A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘AN’ to find:
Van, animal, fan, nan, man, can, banana and ran.
Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading.
There is an answer sheet included.
There are 2 worksheets:
Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘AN’ words and write their answers.
Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘AN’.
Boardmaker licenced.
A phonics activity where children have 8 words containing ‘EN’ to find:
Pen, ten, hen, den, men, oven, women and engine.
Picture symbols will support children with their spellings and reading.
There is an answer sheet included.
There are 2 worksheets:
Children read and answer simple questions to find the correct ‘EN’ words and write their answers.
Children label the 8 picture symbols of words with ‘EN’.
Boardmaker licenced.
Explore this Olympic-themed resource designed for KS1 and SEND children, featuring two worksheets where children label sports such as basketball, tennis, surfing, hockey, and rugby. There are 16 Sports in all with 8 per page.
Available in both colour and black-and-white versions, these worksheets use symbols which assist children with their learning.
An accompanying list of sports names and symbols encourages speaking and listening and reading and also supports writing.
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
This ‘Feelings’ Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on Feelings, Emotions, Emotional Regulation, Ourselves and Me.
Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with Feelings.
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 Feelings Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed.
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘Feelings’ 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 ‘Halloween’ Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on Halloween, Celebrations, Special Days and Seasons.
Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with Halloween.
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 Halloween Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed.
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘Halloween’ 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 ‘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 Autumn Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on Autumn, Seasons, Weather or Clothes.
Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with Autumn.
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 Autumn Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed.
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘Autumn’ 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 Rainy-Day Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a rainy day indoors or to supplement your topic on Weather or Seasons. Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with rainy weather. The resource features:
Game Planning Guide: Step-by-step instructions on how to set up and play the Rainy-Day Bingo Game. (Children can make their own).
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of ‘rainy day’ 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.
The phonics literacy resource for SEND and KS1 children is a tool that covers key phonics components, including individual letter sounds and blends.
There is a set of 9 worksheets, each one has a focus on 6 letter sounds / blends.
There are colour and black and white versions of each of worksheets, catering to different learning preferences and sensory needs.
The inclusion of interactive activities such as drawing, writing, and picture sorting helps engage children, while an assessment sheet allows teachers to evaluate progress.
A step by step planning sheet is included showing activity ideas, objectives, instructions and resources needed.
A blank template sheet with grids, offers versatility, enabling customised instruction to meet diverse children’s needs.
The inclusion of symbols, interactive tasks, and adaptability makes this resource a useful choice for developing early literacy skills in young learners, particularly those with SEND.
The resource can be used as a unit of work or dipped into as required.
Boardmaker licenced.
4 phonics worksheets for SEND children and KS1.
Each worksheet is in colour and duplicated in black and white.
Enlarge if larger copies are required.
Children practice writing the sounds (or words) on each sheet in the boxes and then match the symbols with the sounds.
You could laminate the colour version and add these to the writing corner with dry markers or use as an assessment tool when needed.
Initial sounds are covered e.g. s, a, t, p, i and n. 2 and 3 letter consonant blends are included such as qu, cr, str and spr.
Boardmaker licenced.