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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.
Halloween Fine Motor Skills Worksheets
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Halloween Fine Motor Skills Worksheets

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Get your EYFS and SEND children ready for Halloween with our fun and fine motor control sheets! This set includes 5 spooky-themed worksheets featuring popular Halloween images like pumpkins, spiders, monsters, and ghosts. Children can practice their pencil control by tracing around each item within the lines, helping to improve their fine motor skills. Once the tracing is complete, they can colour in the images. These sheets make a great addition to your Halloween-themed activities!
For the Love of Animals Poems and Symbols
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For the Love of Animals Poems and Symbols

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This resource features two original engaging poems, each highlighting 10 different animals with simple “dos” and “don’t” phrases to teach children the importance of being gentle and kind to animals. Examples include “Don’t bother the butterflies, let them fly high,” and “Do smile at the sparrows as they soar by.” Each poetry sheet includes animal symbols for children to colour and identify, enhancing their understanding and connection to the animals. The set also comes with a colouring sheet displaying the animals, and both colour and black-and-white flashcards for children to cut, colour, and match. The flashcards can be used as worksheets or cut out, laminated, and used for matching games. Additionally, there is a blank sheet where children can create their own simple version of the poem, encouraging creativity and reinforcing lessons about kindness to animals.
Winter Wonderland Trail Hunt
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Winter Wonderland Trail Hunt

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This “Winter Woodland Trail Hunt” resource is designed to engage SEND /EYFS and KS1 children in outdoor exploration. The activity includes a colourful checklist on page 1 with 12 winter-themed symbols, such as pinecones, holly, leaves, a squirrel and a bird, which children can tick off as they find them on the trail. Provide children with clip boards if available. Page 2 provides the same symbols in black and white, encouraging children to colour them in when they spot each item. Pages 3 and 4 feature larger versions of these symbols, ideal for cutting out and laminating. These can be shared with children before the trail or attached to the real items they might discover, enhancing their sensory experience. This resource promotes observation and hands-on learning in a fun and interactive way. Boardmaker Licenced
Clothing Tracing Cards with Symbols
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Clothing Tracing Cards with Symbols

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This versatile resource is designed to support SEND, EYFS, KS1, and MFL pupils in developing clothing vocabulary through reading and writing activities. It includes 7 sheets, each featuring 6 cards with different types of clothing, from everyday items like jeans, gloves, and jackets to more unusual items such as waistcoats, snowsuits, headbands, and leg warmers. The cards are provided in both colour and black and white. On the black-and-white version, children can trace over the dotted words, reinforcing their handwriting and letter recognition skills. The resource can also be used for sorting and matching games, encouraging pupils to categorize items into sets like footwear, swim wear, winter clothing, or sports attire. This resource is perfect for linking vocabulary learning with motor skills development, and it can easily be adapted for a range of classroom activities and learning levels. Boardmaker licenced.
Soft or Loud Sorting Cards for Infants
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Soft or Loud Sorting Cards for Infants

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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.
People and their Occupations with Symbols
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People and their Occupations with Symbols

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Overview: This resource is designed to support KS1 teachers and those working with SEND students by providing a range of worksheets and planning materials focused on jobs, occupations, and people who help us. The resource includes symbols and images to make learning accessible and engaging for learners. Worksheets: 10 Worksheets: These worksheets are divided into 5 sets, each with two parts. Sheet 1: Contains both words and pictures of various jobs and occupations. Sheet 2: Features only pictures of jobs and occupations. Children are tasked with adding the missing words to match the images. Each page shows 15 different jobs or occupations. Planning Sheet: 6 Lesson Ideas: This planning sheet offers a structured approach to teaching the content. Each lesson plan includes: Activity: Detailed description of the planned activity. Aims: Clear learning objectives for the lesson. Resources Needed: A list of materials and resources required for each lesson. Black and White: The worksheets are provided in black and white, which can be beneficial for children who find colour distracting or who require visual simplicity. Citizenship and People Who Help Us: The content is linked to broader themes such as citizenship and understanding the roles of people who help us in our community. Boardmaker licenced.
Let's Label Cross Curricular Topics
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Let's Label Cross Curricular Topics

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A collection of resources in colour and black and white for young children to name and label. Collections include Clothing, Football, Picnic, Tools, Toys and Transport. Boardmaker licenced.
Let's Label the Football with Symbols
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Let's Label the Football with Symbols

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This literacy resource for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Key Stage 1 (KS1) and SEND children, integrates reading, writing, and speaking and listening skills through activities centred around Sports and Football. The first page features illustrations of football such as a football kit, ball, referee, cup and medal, which children can name and label using the provided word wall. The second page replicates this sheet in black and white for children to colour, reinforcing Football items recognition and vocabulary. The third page is the word wall itself, offering a reference for matching words to pictures , spelling and writing practice. This resource supports vocabulary development, reading and writing and handwriting skills. Boardmaker licenced.
Everyone's a Winner 10 Fun Quizzes for Children
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Everyone's a Winner 10 Fun Quizzes for Children

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This resource is a collection of 10 quizzes designed for (EYFS), (KS1), and (SEND) children. This versatile resource can be used to support end-of-year or start-of-year celebrations, providing a fun and inclusive activity that encourages teamwork and reinforces and celebrates learning in a playful environment. Each quiz comprises 12 questions, supported by 12 colourful symbols /pictures, making it accessible and enjoyable for all children. The questions cover a range of simple, engaging topics, such as identifying fruits (e.g., “What is this fruit?”), recognizing places (e.g., “Where is this place?”), naming types of transport (e.g., “What kind of transport is this?”), and describing weather conditions (e.g., “What kind of weather is this?”). The design ensures that every child can participate and succeed, whether by calling out answers, working in pairs or small groups or, for more able children, writing their responses. Boardmaker licenced.
Let's Label the Tools with Symbols
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Let's Label the Tools with Symbols

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This literacy resource for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Key Stage 1 (KS1) and SEND children, integrates reading, writing, and speaking and listening skills through activities centred around common tools found in a toolbox. The first page features an illustration of a toolbox surrounded by tools such as pliers, a saw, and a hammer, which children can name and label using the provided word wall. The second page replicates this sheet in black and white for children to colour, reinforcing tool recognition and vocabulary. The third page is the word wall itself, offering a reference for matching words to tools, spelling and writing practice. This resource supports vocabulary development, reading and writing and handwriting skills. Boardmaker licenced.
Let's Explore Letters of the Alphabet Bundle
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Let's Explore Letters of the Alphabet Bundle

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A bundle of literacy resources linked to letters of the alphabet: U, V, W, X, Y and Z. There are a collection of worksheets for each sound including: word search, handwriting, reading, matching and colouring.
Let's Explore the Letter Y Resource Pack
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Let's Explore the Letter Y Resource Pack

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This resource is designed for KS1, SEND and EYFS teachers to help children recognize, write, and understand the initial sound - the letter ‘Y.’ It includes seven black and white worksheets: letter formation practice, colour by numbers, matching rhyming picture pairs, join the dots, a word search, find and underline the ‘Y’ words in the ‘Yacht’ poem, and picture-sound matching. These activities promote fine motor skills, letter recognition, and phonemic awareness through multi-sensory learning. Teachers can integrate these printable worksheets into daily lessons, providing a fun way for children to learn the letter ‘Y’. Boardmaker licenced.
Let's Explore the Letter W Resource Pack
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Let's Explore the Letter W Resource Pack

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This resource is designed for KS1, SEND and EYFS teachers to help children recognize, write, and understand the initial sound - the letter ‘W.’ It includes seven black and white worksheets: letter formation practice, colour by numbers, matching rhyming picture pairs, join the dots, a word search, find and underline the ‘W’ words in the ‘Witch’ poem, and picture-sound matching. These activities promote fine motor skills, letter recognition, and phonemic awareness through multi-sensory learning. Teachers can integrate these printable worksheets into daily lessons, providing a fun way for children to learn the letter ‘W’. Boardmaker licenced.
Words with 'V' Resource Pack
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Words with 'V' Resource Pack

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A phonics resource to support KS1 and SEND pupils with a focus on the letter ‘V’. There are 5 worksheets which are in colour and replicated in black and white. 8 picture symbols with words beginning with V. Children trace the words and match them to the pictures and label them e.g. volcano and violin. 8 picture symbols showing words that end in ve. Children trace the words and match them to the pictures and label them e.g. drive and dive. Singular and plural nouns - Children find matching pairs e.g. wolf and wolves and knife and knives. Children trace the words and match them to the pictures and label them. Things found in the house with the letter V e.g. vacuum, oven and vase. Children trace the words and match them to the pictures and label them. Pairs of rhyming words e.g. van and pan, vet and met. Children trace the words and match them to the pictures and label them. Links to reading and handwriting. Boardmaker licenced.
54 Words with CK Worksheets + Word Wall.
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54 Words with CK Worksheets + Word Wall.

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This phonics resource is ideal for KS1 and SEND pupils. It includes a word wall featuring 54 words containing “ck,” such as “back,” “pickles,” “pocket,” and “stocking.” Additionally, there are three worksheets available in both colour and black-and-white, showing symbols/pictures of these 54 words. Children label the pictures and use the word wall to support their writing, vocabulary development and spelling skills. Boardmaker licenced.
Consonant Blends with R KS1 and SEND
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Consonant Blends with R KS1 and SEND

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This literacy resource for Key Stage 1 focuses on consonant blends with the letter R. The main objectives are to help children identify and use consonant blends with R, to improve their handwriting, spelling, reading and to build vocabulary. Symbols and visual aids are used to support learning. Additionally, children are taught that the letter W is silent when it precedes R, as in “write” and “wrist.” The resource includes five colourful worksheets and their black-and-white counterparts, each designed to help children recognize and practice these blends. Each page targets specific blends: Page 1 covers “br” and “cr” Page 2 focuses on “dr” and “fr” Page 3 highlights “gr” and “wr” Page 4 addresses “pr” and “tr” The final page serves as an assessment, combining blends from the previous pages (“br,” “fr,” “tr,” and “gr”). Children are tasked with writing the words under their corresponding pictures. The words are displayed along the right side of each worksheet in dotted form, which children trace before writing them independently. Boardmaker licenced.
Compound Word Fun with Symbols
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Compound Word Fun with Symbols

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This resource is designed to support KS1 teachers in introducing compound words through engaging and interactive activities. The set includes 10 pages of colour compound word cards, with 4 cards per page. Each card features an image, such as a bowl of jelly and fish, which combine to form a compound word like “jellyfish” when placed together. Other examples include “footprint,” “backpack,” and “horseshoe.” The cards can be cut out and laminated for durability and word games. Additionally, a word wall is included, displaying the names of all the compound words for children to match with the corresponding pictures. This resource aids in developing vocabulary, enhancing word recognition, and promoting fun, hands-on learning in the classroom. Symbols support SEND pupils. Boardmaker licenced.
Sorting C and K Sounds and Symbols
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Sorting C and K Sounds and Symbols

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This resource is designed to support Key Stage 1 and SEND teachers in delivering a structured phonics lesson sequence. It includes six activities that build on each other to develop children’s understanding and use of phonemes, initial sounds, word formation, and sentence completion. The activities range from sorting phoneme cards to writing and drawing, ending with an assessment to evaluate learning. Each activity is outlined on a planning sheet with objectives, necessary resources (included), and step-by-step instructions, making it easy for teachers to implement. The resource aims to enhance phonemic awareness and early literacy skills in a fun and interactive way, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience for young children. Boardmaker Licenced.
Words with OT UG and UN in them KS1 SEND
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Words with OT UG and UN in them KS1 SEND

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A phonics activity based on reading, spelling and writing. There are 3 worksheets: Words with OT, words with UG and words with UN in them. Each sheet shows 8 picture symbols. Children label the pictures. They can use the provided word walls to help them. Worksheets are in colour and in black and white. Boardmaker licenced.
Phonics Bundle Wordsearch and Worksheets
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Phonics Bundle Wordsearch and Worksheets

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A Bumper Collection of 10 sets of Phonics Resources. Each set follows the same format of a Wordsearch (with answers) and 2 Worksheets: Labelling and Reading and Writing Answers. Sets have their own focus: Words with EN, AN, AP, AT, ET, IG, IN, IP, IT and OP Boardmaker Licenced.