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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.

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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.
Word Fun 10 Worksheets for KS1
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Word Fun 10 Worksheets for KS1

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There are 10 worksheets in this resource in black and white. The idea is that children read the 5 words on each page and decide which word is the best fit for the 2 pictures shown. They can highlight or write the word they have chosen, say why and colour in the pictures. Links to speaking and listening, comprehension and guided reading. Useful for those learning the English language.
Health and Well Being Symbol Cards
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Health and Well Being Symbol Cards

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*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. 4 pages of symbol cards related to health and well being. A useful visual aid. Each page has 12 colour symbols to talk about. A useful speaking and listening aid for pupils and those learning English. Enlarge and cut out the cards for pupils to discuss and/or create their own sentences. Cards include those expressing feelings, asking for help, communicating and ideas on how to keep fit and healthy.
Prepositon 48 Symbol Cards
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Prepositon 48 Symbol Cards

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A set of symbol cards for teaching or reinforcing knowledge about propositions. Suitable for SEND pupils, KS1 and those learning English Language. Symbols are in black and white. There are 12 cards per page. There are 3 symbols representing each preposition. Examples of prepositions include before / after, down/up, in front and behind. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
Let's Talk about Colours Symbol Boards
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Let's Talk about Colours Symbol Boards

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A black and white and colour version of this colours board is included. The boards are a useful visual aid to support children / pupils with their speaking and listening and communication as well as writing about colours. The black and white board can be used as a colouring sheet to assess understanding of colour / the language. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols
English Language Learning Verbs
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English Language Learning Verbs

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Activities suitable for English Language learners, SEND and KS1 pupils. Instructions and ideas included. Verbs Resources A set of 64 cards showing picture symbols of verbs, regular and some irregular. Word grids showing each verb and past tense. Activity ideas Say or write two sentence for each verb E.g. The children were having a quarrel. The children quarrelled this morning. E.g. I wash my hair each week. I washed my hair on Friday. Cut out some of the picture symbols and paste into your workbook. Write 2 sentences next to each one. E.G. Opening window picture symbol I open my window in the summer. Dad opened my window this morning. Choose 5 cards and work in pairs to make up a verbal or written story. Share with the group or class. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
What goes together? Fill in missing words
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What goes together? Fill in missing words

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4 worksheets linked to speaking and listening, reading, grammar, word association and comprehension. Suitable for those learning English, SEND and KS1 pupils. Each sheet shows 6 picture symbol cards. Pupils find the correct word from 3 choices and complete the sentence. E.g. Bread and Butter/ Bucket and Spade. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
Letters 'U' and 'V' Photo Resources Pack KS1
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Letters 'U' and 'V' Photo Resources Pack KS1

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This resource presents a colourful array of 15 carefully chosen photographs depicting objects beginning with ‘U’ and ‘V’. Key Stage 1 will enjoy these ‘real world’ phonics activities. Cut and laminated, the photographs will enhance your displays on the letters U and V and encourage lots of speaking and listening. The pack includes: A poster showcasing all 15 ‘U’ and ‘V’ images along with their corresponding words. This poster can serve as a visual aid to stimulate vocabulary and enhance word-picture association. A word search activity, where children can put their detective hats on and hunt for all 15 ‘U’ and ‘V’ words is included. An answer sheet is added, enabling learners to check their own answers. A worksheet that will allow children to demonstrate their understanding by filling in the missing gaps with 'U’ and ‘V’ words to complete the sentences. Make sure you mix up the missing words first.
Letters W, X, Y and Z Photo Resource Pack KS1
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Letters W, X, Y and Z Photo Resource Pack KS1

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This resource presents a colourful array of 15 carefully chosen photographs depicting objects beginning with W, X, Y and Z. Key Stage 1 will enjoy these ‘real world’ phonics activities. Cut and laminated, the photographs will enhance your displays on the letters W, X, Y and Z and encourage lots of speaking and listening. The pack includes: A poster showcasing all 15 W, X, Y and Z images along with their corresponding words. This poster can serve as a visual aid to stimulate vocabulary and enhance word-picture association. A word search activity, where children can put their detective hats on and hunt for all 15 W, X, Y and Z words is included. An answer sheet is added, enabling learners to check their own answers. A worksheet that will allow children to demonstrate their understanding by filling in the missing gaps with W, X, Y and Z words to complete the sentences. Make sure you mix up the missing words first.
Colour Quest: Exploring Artists Colours
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Colour Quest: Exploring Artists Colours

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This series of activities is aimed at making the exploration of art and colour interactive and fun for young children. The activities draw inspiration from the palettes of cartoon artists included on the posters. Each activity aims to enhance different skill sets such as colour recognition, creativity, imagination, emotional awareness, observational and problem-solving skills. Activities include colour identification, storytelling with art, colour-based emotion exercises, a scavenger hunt, colour mixing and finger painting. The resource includes a planning sheet with 7 activity ideas that use the 11 colour artist cartoon posters that are included. The final sheet gives a black and white version of the cartoon artist. There are 4 to a page, so these can be enlarged or/and cut out. Suitable for Early Years and KS1 children. Useful for English Language Learning and Art and Design lessons. Can be used as a unit of work or dipped in and out of as individual lessons.
Animated Catch Phrase Game 2
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Animated Catch Phrase Game 2

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Game 2 in this animated Catch Phrase Set. A fun activity for back to school or a wet play! 20 slides in this Catch Phrase game that is animated. These are popular phrases or idioms. Great for speaking and listening or those studying English language. Pupils work out the answers in pairs or teams and mark / locate these on the answer sheet provided.
Same Spelling Different Meaning PPT / Activities
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Same Spelling Different Meaning PPT / Activities

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Share this PPT with your class / children when teaching about words that have the same spelling but different meanings. There are 6 slides showing pairs of words with pictures to match. Slides 7 to 12 can be used for speaking and listening where children compose and share sentences for each pair of words. Alternatively, print out the slides for worksheets and children can write out the sentences. Pictures can also be cut out for matching games.
Spot the Difference Game KS1
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Spot the Difference Game KS1

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A close observation, memory and speaking and listening game that gets progressively more difficult as more and more items are taken away. The game is a PPT take on the more traditional Kim’s game were items might be on a tray, covered up and one taken away. Children guess what is missing. The game is based on a teacher arriving in class and the items and decoration that is in the classroom. The first slide on each page is the same and on the second one or more items have been taken away. E.g the lunch box from under the table in slide 1 and the empty cola can in slide 2. Children could work in pairs or groups or you could play the game as a whole class. Use a timer for more fun! By the time the children get to slide 14 the classroom is almost empty and there are many items to recall or list. Use less slides depending on the age and ability of the class. Print the slides out for a table top group activity. Very useful for those learning English and links to Describing School/ the classroom.
Signs Around Us Reading for Meaning
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Signs Around Us Reading for Meaning

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A comprehension activity where children identify the signs and talk about them. Page 2 gives them a template to list the signs and write their meanings. Page 3 is a comprehension exercise. There are 15 questions and children write the answers with a number or they could write out the answers in sentences. e.g. Please be careful opening this door refers to sign number 10. The last 2 pages give outlines of signs for children to draw their own. A fun activity for those learning English too!
Animated Catch Phrase Game 1
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Animated Catch Phrase Game 1

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A fun activity for back to school or a wet play! 20 slides in this Catch Phrase game that is animated. These are popular phrases or idioms. Great for speaking and listening or those studying English language. Pupils work out the answers in pairs or teams and mark / locate these on the answer sheet provided.
Catch Phrase Game with a Food Theme
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Catch Phrase Game with a Food Theme

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This game is along the theme of cooking / food sayings, idioms or phrases. 36 pictorial popular catch phrases or sayings to encourage thinking skills and speaking and listening skills. There are 4 catch phrases on each page. It is fun to work against the clock! Children can work in pairs or teams to try to work out the answers. An answer sheet is provided for them to mark off. Cut out the cards and laminate for a game you can keep and reuse. As an extra activity children can research and write the meanings of the phrases.
Reading for Meaning Names and Hobbies
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Reading for Meaning Names and Hobbies

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A comprehension exercise where students read about the 12 boys and girls and their hobbies. They then match up the names with the pictures and the equipment they use for their hobbies. There are muddled names for students to unravel and a grid to write the names in alphabetical order. These activities make a good speaking and listening or / and guided reading exercise. Also useful for those learning English.
Catch Phrase End of Term Fun Game KS1/KS2
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Catch Phrase End of Term Fun Game KS1/KS2

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A fun way to end or start the term. The game is based on Catch Phrase where children guess what the popular phrase or word is based on the pictures they see. This involves thinking and speaking and listening. Children enjoy this game in groups. There are 35 picture cards which can be cut up and laminated(for reuse) or pages can be used as they are with 4 cards to a page. There is a suggested answer sheet at the end, that children or the teacher, can use to mark off answers. (Some pictures could have an equally feasible alternate catch phrase or word). As a follow up, children could make up their own pictures based on familiar sayings or those on a theme such as football or animals. Children can research any sayings they are not familiar with. Links to language learning also.
Let's Talk about TV Shows Media and Leisure
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Let's Talk about TV Shows Media and Leisure

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A great speaking and listening activity, especially useful for those learning English. There are 2 sets of worksheets / cards, one where pupils can write about the TV shows or name them. The other gives titles that pupils can use as prompts for discussion about what they watch, what they like or dislike etc. The word cards cut be cut out and matched to the TV shows also. The sheets could also form the basis of a survey on favourite TV shows or popularity. There is a template included at the end for pupils or teachers use.
Animal Dingbats Quiz Game KS1
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Animal Dingbats Quiz Game KS1

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A great little back to school quiz or anytime game encouraging team work, speaking and listening and vocabulary extension. Examples of pictures/sayings are ‘the hungry caterpillar’ and ‘the cat in the hat’. What to do Show the colour page with 28 pictures on. Children work in pairs or teams to try to work out the common sayings or idioms. Give them the grid template provided to write their answers on. Sheet 3 is the answer sheet, although children may come up with plausible alternative answers of their own. Another way of doing the quiz, is to give the children the answers, but in a mixed up form, and ask them to match them to the pictures. Children can go on to research any saying they do not know such as ‘pigs might fly’ or the’ elephant in the room’. This is a good resource too, for English language learners.
Fun Catch Phrase Quiz Time KS2
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Fun Catch Phrase Quiz Time KS2

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A fun speaking and listening game, for back to school, or any time, to get children into the swing of learning and concentrating again. A bumper pack of 120 flash cards showing catch phrases or sayings. Some children will be familiar with and others they may need to research or try to work out. There are 2 colour flashcards to a page. There is an answer grid that covers all the pictures and a blank grid for children to write in. There are also a set of worksheets where the cards are split up into sets of A to J, with 12 pictures per page and space underneath for them to write the answers in. A great speaking and listening activity where children can discuss with their partners or small groups and come up with likely answers. There may be more than one answer that is appropriate. May be useful, too for those learning English.