A cross curricular activity set for young children, where they use their observation , colouring, matching, speaking and listening and handwriting skills. There are 12 colour cards with matching black and white ones. Each card shows a pair e.g. a bear and a bat/ a snail and a worm / a snake and a butterfly. Encourage children to speak in sentences to describe what they see. Children can colour in the black and white cards and match / make them the same as the colour ones. They can cut them out and make pairs. There are also 2 worksheets where children make a pair by drawing a line from the animals to the corresponding pictures e.g. take the duck to the umbrella / take the snail to the worm.

3 pages of colour cards each showing a different character penguin. There are 8 cards on each sheet. Duplicate, cut and match for making pairs or sets of 2. Each character will also spark speaking and listening and close observation.

A fun activity linked to People Who Help Us , Transport and Maths (Making Sets) as well as working together. The instructions are on the first sheet of the resource. There are 12 sets of vehicle sheets including police cars, tractors, taxis and buses. The aim of the game is for children to collect 12 different vehicles. They will need to swap their vehicles with their friends in order to collect all the ones they need. They paste these onto their template boards to complete the task. There is an example board showing what it should look like when all 12 vehicles are pasted onto it.

A set of cards to cut out, match, order and count up to 5. There are 2 cards of each number showing plants/flowers. There are colour and black and white versions of the sheets.

14 colour pages of cards for early years and KS1 children to support their maths, speaking and listening skills and topic work. Each page has 2 sets of 3 cards for children to cut out, talk about, sort and make into sets. Themes range from food and drink, flowers and trees, blue and yellow and large and small. Cut up, duplicate and laminate the cards for matching games and making into sets of 3. Children can begin by sorting along 2 criteria e.g. red and yellow and then extend e.g. using blue and green. Extend by asking children to sort in other ways such as all the transport, all the weather pictures or all the containers.

Counting in Nature: A Resource for EYFS and KS1 Children. Counting in Nature is a fun and engaging resource designed to help children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1) develop their counting skills from 1 to 12. The activity focuses on using nature-themed picture cards to teach counting while sparking children’s interest in the natural world. By counting and recording the number of nature-related items on each card, children learn to recognize and understand numbers. Children can sequence the cards, or duplicate the cards, for making pairs. Add number cards for matching pictures and numerals. Cut out and laminate the cards for durability and for use in games. Laminate and add dry markers and the resource makes a welcome addition to your maths corner or table. Boardmaker licenced to use symbols.

These simple tree-themed assessment cards have been designed to support the assessment process while engaging young learners. With 10 cards, printed with two cards per page, this resource provides a means of assessing numbers, colours, alphabet recognition and writing, counting abilities, basic 2D shape, and handwriting skills. The tree theme adds an element of fun and nature to the learning environment. These assessment cards are a tool to gauge your childrens’ progress and / or what they can do when entering a new class. Laminate the cards and you can use them over and again or add to your writing table or corner.

This “Robots and Aliens” resource is designed for EYFS teachers looking to captivate their children’s imagination and creativity. Within this resource, teachers will find planned lessons, each with objectives, a list of needed resources, and step-by-step instructions to ensure a smooth teaching experience. The resource includes four lessons, each complemented by easy-to-use materials, including colouring sheets, cutting activities, and templates for creating drawing and writing. The activities introduce young learners to the world of robots and aliens but also aims to develop their fine motor skills, cognitive abilities, and creative thinking. Whether it’s through colouring, cutting, matching, or drawing, this resource promises a fun-filled learning adventure that children will enjoy.

A fun activity where there are 12 types of land vehicle cards for children to cut out and sort into those going right and those going left. Children can use the initials R and L to help them. There is a colour and a black and white version of each type of vehicle. Children can colour these, cut and match.

A set of resources based on Homes and linked to Ourselves, Number to 8 and Writing /Labelling. Suitable for EYFS and KS1. Counting, Cutting and Ordering Children cut out the houses and position them in order from 1 to 8. There is a black and white version of this worksheet and a colour version. Children can also draw or glue houses on the number sheet showing boxes from 1 to 8. Labelling Furniture/ Rooms On this worksheet, children can name the items of furniture and label them. Alternatively, they can write the names of the rooms where the furniture can be found. There is a colour and a black and white version of the labelling sheet.

Enhance your topic resources with this Hats Flashcards resource! This set includes 6 pages of colourful flashcards, each featuring 24 different hats. Suitable for EYFS and KS1, these flashcards can be used for a variety of games and activities. Children can cut, sort, and match the hats, such as organizing by colour (e.g., all red hats), type (e.g., crowns, Christmas hats), and more. Duplicate the flashcards for matching games to reinforce memory and recognition skills. Additionally, a blank template with empty boxes allows children to draw their own hats or stick in their collections, fostering creativity and personal expression. This resource links with topics on clothing, seasons, colours, data handling, and numbers. Cut and laminate so that you can use the resource in different ways and again and again.

A colour matching game for EYFS with a Button theme. There are 3 pages each showing pairs of colour buttons. Children can cut them out and make pairs. Laminate the buttons and they can be re used. There is a black and white sheet included with 12 buttons. Children can use this sheet to colour in pairs of buttons with their chosen colours.

This Sports Counting Activity is designed for young learners in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1). It focuses on developing number recognition, counting, matching, and sorting skills, all linked to a sports theme. Resource Overview: • 10 Worksheets: Each worksheet displays numbers from 1 to 6. • 6 Sports Cards: Each worksheet comes with six colourful sports cards that children can cut out and match to the corresponding numbers e.g. 1 football, 2 rugby balls, 3 skateboards, 4 boxing gloves, 5 trainers and 6 tennis balls. • Versatile Usage: The worksheets can be used as standalone activities or as part of a larger set. Teachers can laminate the cards for durability, allowing children to sort them into number sets or types of sports objects. • Final Page Template: A versatile template that teachers can use creatively, such as for making a Bingo game or for children to paste or draw into. Curriculum Integration: Useful around Sports Day or during Olympic events, this resource adds an interactive element to the curriculum. It also supports speaking and listening skills as children discuss their sorting and counting choices and preferences for different sports.

In this resource for KS1 and EYFS children, the objective is to enhance counting skills, pattern recognition, and basic arithmetic. Using 9 pages of colour school themed cards (showing quantities from 1 to 6), number cards, and 4 pattern cards, children will first practice counting objects and matching number cards to colour objects cards. Colour cards include pencils, crayons, books, children and desks. Basic addition and subtraction concepts will be introduced through visual aids, allowing children to combine and remove objects to solve simple problems. They will engage in pattern matching by identifying and creating sequences with the pattern cards and colour cards. A lesson overview is included detailing the 3 lesson ideas. All cards can be duplicated, cut and laminated for matching and sorting games.

3 pages of pairs of animals in photo form. Each page shows 9 pairs of animals. Use in your animal projects or work on pairs, numbers or sets cross curricular. Duplicate and print / cut for children to match the animal pairs.

This resource links to pattern, colour and shape as well as topics on clothing. There are 6 examples of pairs of shoes /trainers that show the soles and the patterns on these. Children can talk about the colours, shapes and patterns. They can then look at a selection of shoes /trainers examining their soles /patterns. They could consider why certain shoes may have particular patterns. Children could bring to school a pair of shoes from home that show interesting patterns. They can draw the patterns and/or make up patterns of their own. Sheet 1 of the resource shows black and white pairs of trainers. These can be photocopied for children to colour or paint.

A fun game for young children that can be differentiated from counting and adding small numbers together to adding up to 36. There are different ways of using the resources. Activity 1 Share page 1 and work through together with the children so they understand the process. Then children can complete page 2 on their own, or in pairs. Here they say how many ducks they see on the ponds and add up the numbers using the colour duck key. Page 3 is a template so that the children can add their own colours to the duck key. Add their own ducks to the pond and then work out the answers to the questions. Activity 2 Page 4 is a set of colour duck cards. Duplicate these and cut them out to play matching games, snap, pairs and colour sorting. Page 5 is a pond for children to colour in and add ducks of their own. Page 6 are outline black and white ducks for the children to colour in how they want. They could cut these out and add them to the pond. Extend by making a class pond collage where all the children can add their own duck. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.

A pack of resources for young learners with a cross curricular theme. Something here for everyone in the class to enjoy. Links to maths - sorting, matching, counting, symmetry, ordering, numbers and fractions. Links to food - fruits and plants. Links to Art and Design and Literacy - reading comprehension and phonics. Resources: Apple counting sheet and template to make your own A set of apple dominoes to colour, cut out and play A comprehension sheet about a market stall to read and write the answers The letters in a p p l e s to colour, cut out and order Letters to trace or colour in A counting whole and half apples number sheet A colouring fruit page 3 colour half fruits to cut and make whole Apple character ideas to stimulate children to design their own An apple poster to stimulate children’s own poster designs

A colourful matching game to make for EYFS and suitable for KS1 children. Cut out all the cards to play matching games. There are 10 pages with 3 different picture circle designs on each. There are 4 of each design - in 2 colours. Each sheet can be a stand alone worksheet where the children cut out the cards and make them into sets. The cards are nice added to displays for Spring or Easter. Enlarge if you want these bigger.

4 worksheets in black and white linked to Clothing or Ourselves themes. Children find the matching clothing on each page, colour them in and cut them out to make pairs.