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 set of numeral cards in colour from 0 to 10 and a set in black and white.
Each sheet shows a colour and black and white card to cut out / colour/match.
There is also a sheet showing all the colour cards in a small version and one with all the black and white cards in a small version.
These like nice laminated on your displays or you can use them as visual aids /flashcards or worksheets for children to colour in.
A fun approach to learning to tell the time with a game for young children.
There are 36 cards each showing different clocks, analog and digital.
Show each card and children can read the times.
If they find the 12 O’clock card it is dinner time! You could duplicate this card so that it appears more than once!
This resource introduces KS1 pupils to the world of symmetry, pattern, and art offering a multisensory approach to learning.
By drawing lines of symmetry and colouring butterfly patterns, children learn symmetry but also explore their artistic skills, understanding how patterns and symmetry play a crucial role in art and design.
This resource integrates maths with nature and art, encouraging children to see the connections between different subjects and how they apply to the world around them.
What’s Included?
12 different black and white symmetrical butterfly pictures for colouring - 6 on each of the two worksheets.
2 Butterfly and flowers colouring poster sheets.
A planning activity guide with instructions and tips on how to use this resource.
Suggestions for extension activities to take the learning beyond the classroom.
A great speaking and listening activity for the Smart board or you can print the slides for group work, reference or display.
There are 6 slides showing key words and matching pictures:
Small
Tall
Narrow
Weight
Time
Useful to inspire children to design and make their own poster or word banks.
1 set of number cards to 6 and 6 sets of picture cards to cut, laminate and use for counting, matching, sequencing, number work.
Each picture has a geometric design.
This is a story children enjoy about their school day and what happens at 7 different times from getting up to going to bed.
Children will be able to listen to the story and share their experiences whilst learning to tell the time.
There are 3 activity pages for children to draw, write, sequence and tell the time.
A set of picture resources are included for making your own worksheets, and/or for the children to use for their activities.
Both EYFS and KS1 will enjoy and identify with this story.
This resource has a nature theme and is great to show on the Smart Board for children learning to count to 12.
There are two pictures on each slide but you can alter these around if you prefer.
The images are lovely as they have a fabric feel to them and could stimulate collage work or sewing with felt or materials.
The activity included shows all 12 pictures which children can cut out and paste in order on the number sheet provided.
5 worksheets to talk about measures with your children.
Children read the word cards e.g. young and then draw a picture of someone younger.
Young
Near
Old
Tasty
Hairy
Small
Large
Long
Fast
Wide
Thin
Tall
Bright
Soft
Flat
Light
Cute
Cold
Warm
Angry
A fun way to count up to 20, adding 2 numbers together with playing cards.
The PPT is animated so press the key or use a switch and the playing cards will appear.
In this format, you can change the cards around to make as many combinations as you want.
There are 14 slides with 2 styles of playing cards indicated by red or blue backs or covers.
A set of writing frames from Monday to Sunday for children to use e.g. in diary writing, recounts, writing weather reports and many more applications.
Page 1 is for children to write the days of the week and any notes they have.
Children can write the date on each of the days of the week writing frames too.
A set of times table cards on phone outlines from 1 to 12 times tables.
Make useful aids by printing onto thin card, cutting out and punching a hole in the white dots.
Insert a key ring, split pin or treasury tag to make a book /tables fan.
This activity introduces children to using numbers to make an alphabet code.
Children work out the value of each letter of the alphabet and then using addition, work out a total for each of the names.
There are 2 names for each letter of the alphabet shown on the first worksheet.
There is a grid for children to write the numbers under the names and an answer sheet to check if they are correct.
There are some lesson or activity ideas provided on the final page for literacy and maths activities.
Numbers involved are up to 101 and then using a calculator over 100.
Worksheets where children recognise and write the times in different ways in the spaces underneath the clocks and watches and the column at the side.
Clocks include those with Roman Numerals and times using minutes, half hours and hours.
Sheet 4 gives space for children to add the hands of the clocks and watches to make the times.
Sheet 5 is a template for you or the children to make your own time worksheets.
This versatile resource is designed to support teachers in teaching time to Key Stage 1 students. The set includes four different types of clock faces on ‘camera’ cards, allowing children to practice time-telling skills. The clock faces are presented in a clear and engaging manner, making it easy for young learners to understand and interact with them.
Activity Ideas:
Explore a range of real clocks including wall clocks, alarm clocks, watches, digital clocks and roman numeral clocks.
Display a clock face card on the board and have students identify the time. This can be done as a whole class activity or in small groups. This resource supports o’clock, half past and quarter past the hour. There are blank templates for you to extend further.
Create Your Own Clock: Use card circles, students create their own clock faces. They can choose a style they prefer and add the times using markers, stickers, or other materials. This hands-on activity will help them develop a deeper understanding of how different clock faces represent time.
Time Matching: Print and cut out multiple sets of the clock face cards. Have students work in pairs or small groups to match the different clock faces showing the same time. This activity encourages collaboration and reinforces their time-telling skills.
Cut out the camera cards, laminate and add to the maths table with dry markers.
Boardmaker licenced for symbol use.
A fun practical lesson linked to Time Detectives and Time for KS1 children and SEND pupils.
There is a planning sheet with Learning Objectives, resources, activity suggestions and assessment ideas.
There are 3 pages of colour task cards using symbols.
Boardmaker licenced.
There are 3 recording sheets showing all the tasks.
Children work in pairs, estimating the time the tasks might take, carrying out the tasks and recording the actual time.
Cut out and laminate the task cards for durability and for reuse.
Ensure you have the equipment you need handy for each task such as a drum, a book, a pair of shoes, a bucket and spade etc.
A bundle of resources on the theme of Time Detectives for KS1 children and suitable for SEND pupils. Linked to History, Mathematics (number and time) and Literacy.
A collection of stimulating ideas, flashcards, worksheets and planning to enhance your topic.
The resources include pictures and symbols.
Boardmaker licenced.
12 cross curricular task cards for children to choose from or work through connected to their topic on Time Detectives, History or Time.
Each of the task cards can be worked on in pairs, individually or in groups.
Examples are:
Write a letter to the Future You.
Listen to a famous speech such as the moon landing.
Make a timeline or time capsule.
Interview a grandparent.
Link this resource with others in this set including a Bundle of Resources on Time Detectives.
The final page has 2 Time Detective pictures that children could use for their topic book covers or add to your weekly timetable or displays.
Cut and laminate the resources for durability and reuse.
Useful too, for homework tasks.