Create a fun Halloween experience for children with these easy ideas! Here are some examples of the 12 playful trick-or-treat ideas for the classroom: Mystery Treat Giver: Children leave small treats for classmates anonymously. Halloween Jokes: Share silly Halloween jokes to make friends smile. Mummy Wrap: Wrap pencils in bandages or string to look like mummies. Pumpkin Trail: Follow a pumpkin trail to a spooky surprise or note. Trick the Teacher: Organize a harmless classroom trick to surprise the teacher. Make the Headteacher Smile: Plan a funny trick to make the Headteacher laugh! Follow-up activity: Children can make their own illustrated cards for a class collection, adding their creative spin to each idea. Fun, simple, and perfect for a spooky classroom atmosphere for EYFS and KS1!

This resource is designed for teachers working with EYFS and KS1 to support learning about Ourselves, feelings and self-awareness. It consists of six pages, each featuring three pairs of funny faces for children to colour, cut out, and match. Children can learn to identify facial expressions and link them to feelings such as happiness, sadness, or surprise. The task encourages children to describe the faces they see, promoting language development and emotional literacy. As they match the faces, teachers can prompt discussions about how the expressions relate to their own feelings, helping to build empathy and self-understanding. The resource links to 2D shape and helps develop cutting skills.

This resource, part of a series about best friends Robby and Looty, teaches children about friendship, being kind and taking responsibility. ‘Robby and Looty Make Amends’ In this short story, Robby and Looty fix their mistake after taking flowers from Mr. White’s garden by planting new ones as a surprise. Target Age Group: For EYFS and KS1 children. Included: An illustrated Short Story: o Simple language with an illustration. o Themes of friendship, kindness, and making amends. A Comprehension Sheet: o Easy questions to reinforce and check understanding. o Develops skills in recalling details and emotional literacy. Links to Ourselves, Friends and Feelings.

This Halloween-themed resource, based on the story “Robby and Looty’s Trick or Treat,” teaches children the value of friendship and kindness, even in playful situations like trick-or-treating. The story shows how Robby and Looty learn that kindness, rather than tricks, brings more happiness and positivity to themselves and others. Teachers can use this resource to discuss how even on festive occasions like Halloween, it’s important to make good choices and think about others’ feelings. The resource promotes empathy, kindness, and the idea that friends can influence each other to do the right thing, making it perfect for social-emotional learning activities. The resource consists of the story with illustration and a comprehension sheet. For EYFS and KS1.

This Christmas-themed resource, using the story “Robby and Looty Think Twice,” helps children explore important values such as friendship, kindness, and making the right choices. The story emphasizes thinking before acting, especially when tempted to take something that isn’t theirs, teaching the importance of honesty and empathy during the holiday season. Teachers can use this resource to foster discussions about giving, the true spirit of Christmas, and how friends can support each other in doing the right thing. It ties into personal, social, and emotional learning, encouraging thoughtful decision-making in a festive, relatable context. The resource includes the short story and a comprehension worksheet.

This 2 page resource is designed to support teaching key social-emotional topics such as friendship, feelings, and honesty for young learners. Using the short story of ‘Robby and Looty’, children can begin to understand the importance of making good choices, being honest, and considering how their actions affect others. Key Focus Areas: Friendship: Children learn how Robby and Looty are friends but must make better choices together. Discussions can centre around what makes a good friend and how friends help each other make the right decisions. Feelings: The story explores how Robby and Looty feel before and after taking the apples, helping children recognise feelings like guilt, regret, and relief. Teachers can use this to prompt discussions about how actions impact emotions. Honesty: By returning the stolen apples, Robby and Looty show the importance of being honest and making things right. This opens up conversations on why honesty matters and what children can do if they make a mistake. Worksheet: A simple worksheet with key questions is provided which helps children reflect on and write about the story. Role-Playing: Children can act out situations where honesty is important, learning how to apologise and make amends.

This resource helps enhance shape vocabulary and recognition for young learners. It includes three pages, each with 8 shape cards in colour. The three pages are duplicated in black and white. Children can name shapes, colour the black and white versions, and match them to the colour cards or individual cut-out shapes. Colour shape cards can be cut out and laminated for durability or the pages can be used as boards for children to match their shapes onto. Suggested Activities: • Children name shapes and match the black and white versions to the coloured ones, reinforcing shape recognition. • Children colour the black and white shapes, and a template allows them to draw their own. • Cut out. duplicate and laminate the colour cards for repeated use in hands-on activities and games such as making pairs and matching.

A set of alphabet colour cards for young children. The cards can be cut out, laminated and used for matching, sequencing and spelling activities. There is a template for children to make their own letter cards e.g.they could use the letters of their own name.

This resource for KS1 includes 10 colouring pages / posters with a theme of celebrating Diversity. Most pages or posters feature uplifting messages like “This is Us!”, “Every Voice Matters”, “Different but the Same”, “Colours of the World”, “Everyone Belongs”, “Together We Shine”, and “Diversity is Our Strength”. Each page is different and can be used as a starting point or inspiration for children to create their own posters on Diversity. The resource helps children understand and embrace the idea that we are all unique, yet united, promoting inclusion and acceptance in a fun and creative way.

Enhance your classroom with these creative number cards (1-8), available in colour designs and matching black-and-white versions. The resource links teaching counting, sequencing, and number recognition to art and design. You could enlarge the cards for children to paint and add to a number display. The included template invites children to explore their creativity by designing their own numbers with colours, patterns, and unique artistic expressions, making Number both educational and fun! Suitable for EYFS and KS1.

The Patch of Pumpkins Learning Strips is a fun resource designed for young learners in EYFS and KS1. Each strip features five pumpkins, available in both colour and black-and-white versions, useful for various hands-on activities. There are suggestions for using the resource included. Children can practice key early math skills such as counting, pattern recognition, number sequencing, and simple addition. The strips can be used to create a border for your worksheets or classroom displays. This resource encourages playful learning while reinforcing key math skills in an Autumn / Halloween themed context!

This resource provides a comprehensive tool to support emotional literacy in KS1 and KS2, seamlessly integrating key aspects of the curriculum. The resources come in colour and are duplicated in black and white. There is a planning sheet included outlining 7 activity ideas for using the resources. Through activities like storytelling, role-play, and matching, children practice speaking and listening skills as they discuss and act out emotions. Writing tasks linked to the cards enhance written expression, while reading exercises focus on recognizing and understanding emotional vocabulary. The resource also promotes vocabulary learning, as children match words to emotions and scenarios. By exploring emotions visually and through words, children gain a deeper understanding of themselves and others, fostering empathy and emotional intelligence. The resource can be used as a unit of work or dipped in and out of to support PSHE topics and themes around Ourselves and Mental Health.

This resource for KS2, “Time to Talk about Feelings,” includes 12 sheets, each with 8 colourful cards focusing on a wide range of emotions such as unhappy, sad, angry, proud, happy, afraid, frustrated, tired, cross, sorry, and many more. The cards feature diverse images representing different ages, genders, and cultures, making them inclusive and relatable. Children can use these cards to discuss emotions as a class, in pairs, or in small groups. Suggested activities could include role- play, sorting emotions, creating sentences or stories based on a chosen card, and adding speech bubbles to express the characters feelings. Children could use art materials to represent emotions and match key emotion words to pictures. Links to Me, Ourselves, PSHE, Feelings and Emotions, Speaking and Listening and Emotional Regulation.

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.

This resource, designed for KS1 and EYFS learners, offers a visual exploration of patterns and colour combinations. Each of the 9 pages features 6 balls, with every ball divided into 3 sections, allowing for creative pattern creation. Page 10 is a blank template that children can use to create their own patterns. Using two or three colours, the sections on each ball are filled to form unique colour combinations and patterns. The resource emphasizes the importance of recognizing and creating patterns, helping children understand sequencing, repetition, and colour relationships. The bright colour palette keeps young learners engaged as they explore different colour combinations on each page. This hands-on tool promotes the development of visual perception, pattern recognition, while providing an introduction to basic mathematical and design concepts. Duplicate, cut out and laminate the balls and children can play maths related games such as matching, finding colour combinations and making sets in different ways.

This resource, Santa and the Four Seasons, is perfect for engaging children in both literacy and creative activities throughout the year and in preparation for Christmas. Children can begin to think about what Santa gets up to when he is not working! The resource features a seasonal poem and accompanying picture for each of the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Children can first read or share the poems, developing their understanding of rhythm, rhyme, and seasonal themes. Next, they can underwrite the text associated with each poem, supporting early writing and fine motor skills. Finally, they get to colour the cheerful, seasonally themed pictures of Santa. The resource is ideal for encouraging reading, writing, and artistic expression in a fun, festive way, while connecting children with the changing seasons. Extend the activity by cutting out the 4 pictures and asking children to sequence them in order of season.

A simple activity for teachers looking to engage children in festive activities while developing their fine motor skills and word recognition. Theme: Christmas Structure: 10 pages, each with 6 Christmas-themed pictures. Content: o Each page includes images such as a reindeer, a snowman, a turkey, baby Jesus, the 3 Kings, a cracker, decorations, etc. o Above each picture is the word for children to trace over, helping them practice their fine motor skills. o After tracing, children can colour the pictures. This resource helps develop early writing skills, hand-eye coordination, and festive vocabulary, making it a fun activity during the Christmas season.

5 worksheets linking literacy with Autumn. Each sheet shows 6 Autumn related pictures with words for children to overwrite. Children can then colour in the pictures. Suitable for EYFS and KS1.

A Halloween Spelling Wheels Pack designed for KS1 teachers, providing a fun and engaging way to support early spelling during the Halloween season. • Eleven pre-made Spelling Wheels: Each wheel has a Halloween-themed picture clue in the centre. Children use the letters around the wheel to spell the following Halloween-related words: Halloween, skeleton, witch, house, monster, ghost, spider, cat, bat, skull, and treat. • Blank Spelling Wheel: This customisable wheel allows children to create their own Halloween word. They can draw a picture in the centre and arrange the letters around the wheel to form their chosen word. • Reusable Format: The spelling wheels can be cut out and laminated for repeated use, making them a durable and versatile classroom tool. Included Worksheets: Tracing Worksheets: Two worksheets where Halloween words are dotted for children to trace. Children can draw their own matching picture next to each word. Word Wall Worksheet: A collection of all the Halloween words that children can cut out and match to the corresponding wheels. Alternatively, they can check off the words as they spell them on the wheels. Blank Word Wall: This worksheet allows children to write Halloween words of their own. Boardmaker licenced.