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 lesson plan, based on an original story: Brave Bear and Worried Bear, helps children explore emotions,explore self-regulation and behaviour management while enhancing literacy skills. Children learn to identify and express feelings, understand coping strategies, and recognize that it’s okay to feel a range of emotions. Suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils. Lessons Include: Story Time: Share the story and discuss Brave Bear’s coping techniques. Creative Drawing: Children draw their Brave Bear, focusing on strength and colour. Reflection: Children complete prompts about bravery and Brave Bear’s powers. Exploring Worry: Draw and discuss Worried Bear’s expressions. Coping Strategies: Brainstorm ways to help Worried Bear feel better. Emotional Check-In: Identify feelings and discuss ways to improve. Drawing Skills: Drawing bears and emotions. Facial Expressions: Add expressions to Brave and Worried Bear. This kit provides everything educators need to guide EYFS and KS1 children in emotional learning through storytelling and creativity.

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 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.

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 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, 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 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.

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 introduces children to shapes and emotions through simple, activities. The “Pentagon Pals” are a series of cartoon pentagon characters, each showing a different feeling. The resource consists of ten pages, each featuring a different pentagon character. For example, one page shows a pentagon with a big smile, clearly expressing happiness, while another might display a frown to show sadness, helping children recognize and understand a range of emotions. Next to each character is a blank pentagon, giving children the chance to draw their own version of the expression or create a completely new one, fostering self-expression. This black-and-white resource helps to teach children about the properties of pentagons but also helps them explore and express different emotions. It is suitable for EYFS and KS1.

5 worksheets where children colour in the pictures according to the colour numbers. Paint pots Teddy Bears Balls Cars Ducks Numbers are from 1 to 10

A maths resource where children write and add together 3 numbers to make a given number in each rocket. Sheet 1 shows rockets with numbers to 10. Sheet 2 shows rockets with numbers from 10 to 20. Sheet 3 is a template that you can use to make more of your own.

2 worksheets with a Space Theme and border. Each shows astronauts juggling 5 numbers in Space. Children add the numbers and write the answers on the astronauts space suits. Page 1 shows numbers to 10. Page 2 shows numbers to 20. Page 3 is a template for you or the children to make your own.

Add this colourful frieze to your classroom wall or display when you are celebrating Halloween. Each of the 10 posters has a different character or picture related to Halloween. Posters show number and number words to 10.

A set of posters with a clown / circus theme for your topic on Circus or your number work. Great as a classroom frieze or to add to your display. Each poster shows a number and number word. Children can also count the juggling balls on each poster.

A game for Early Learners based on colour and numbers to 12. Each bear is a different colour and number. There is a sheet with all 12 colour bears and a black and white one for children to colour in or cut and match the bears to. There are 12 flashcards of the bears included with 6 to a page. Cut out and laminate the flashcards and children can order them. Duplicate for matching.

A number resource linked to transport and colour. Sheets: Colour the hot air balloon using the number code underneath A worked example Children add their own colours to the number boxes to make a different design Black and white ballooon and number boxes for children to design their own using numbers or letters or any other code they choose.

A set of colour flashcards for children to cut out and match from number one to twenty. Children can match the number words to the numerals. They can order the number pancakes or find all the odds and evens.

A set of 48 cards for you to cut out, laminate and use in your writing area or number area. Link the cards to your Space theme. Each sheet could also be used as a worksheet for children to complete. Numbers are from 0 to 6 for sheets, expect sheets 3 and 4 where children can be challenged to add the numbers together. Use dry markers with your laminated cards. A useful ‘finishing early’ activity for children where they can choose and complete cards. Activities Sheets 1 and 2 - write the missing numbers between 1 and 6 Sheets 3 and 4 - add numbers below 6 together Sheets 5 - trace the dotted lines to write the numbers Sheet 6 - trace within the lines to write the numbers Sheets 7 - add the numbers to complete the sequences Sheet 8- this is a template for you or the children to add your own activity or number sets.