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Teaching and Learning Resources for Early Learners and KS1

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Looking for something fresh and original to ignite your classroom? Dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to captivate and inspire KS1 children. Plus, explore engaging materials for Key Stage 2 and tailored resources for SEND learners. From Phonics to Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing activities, Maths, PSHE and a variety of exciting topic-based resources, you’ll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.

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Looking for something fresh and original to ignite your classroom? Dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to captivate and inspire KS1 children. Plus, explore engaging materials for Key Stage 2 and tailored resources for SEND learners. From Phonics to Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing activities, Maths, PSHE and a variety of exciting topic-based resources, you’ll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.
Writing about My Christmas
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Writing about My Christmas

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4 recount sheets for children to write and draw about their Christmas experience. There are 2 in colour and 2 in black and white. Each of the 4 sheets contains a drawing and a writing option.
Christmas Writing and Drawing Frames
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Christmas Writing and Drawing Frames

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This Christmas-themed resource is designed for KS1 children to inspire festive writing and drawing activities. It includes 8 colourful themed border frames, each with lined versions for children to write about Christmas topics such as a present wish list, a letter to Santa, or even a message to use as an insert for a Christmas card. The same designs are also available without lines, allowing children to draw their festive scenes or decorate their cards. This versatile resource encourages creativity and writing during the Christmas season.
Best Friends at Christmas Story Time
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Best Friends at Christmas Story Time

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“Best Friends at Christmas” is a heartwarming tale of a friendship between two little mice who spend Christmas together. They decorate the tree, exchange gifts and eat lots of yummy cheese, teaching children about kindness, teamwork, and the joy of the holiday season. Perfect for young children, this story brings festive cheer and encourages early literacy skills. Worksheets: Colouring Sheets (2 pages): Each sheet includes 6 pictures from the story for children to colour: Sheet 1: Santa hat, stocking, Christmas tree, Millie and Maxine mouse and a star. Sheet 2: Presents, picture of Home, cheese, ornaments, Christmas lights and candy canes. Picture and Word Sheets (2 pages): Sheet 3 and 4: Each sheet includes 6 pictures with space underneath each for children to write the words. Sentence Writing Sheets (2 pages): Sheet 5 and 6: Features 6 pictures from the story with lined space for children to write a sentence or phrase about each picture.
2 Poster Ideas for Christmas
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2 Poster Ideas for Christmas

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Black and White Christmas Posters for Colouring or Inspiration. • Poster 1: A festive scene with pictures such as a decorated Christmas tree, a gift, and a wreath. Children can colour the details of the ornaments and heading. • Poster 2: A winter landscape featuring weather. Children can colour in the text and symbols. 2. Posters for Custom Decoration • Poster 3 and 4: Blank posters with “Christmas” written in bold, creative font at the centre, surrounded by white space. Designed for children to add their own drawings of Christmas characters, decorations, or symbols. Key Features: • Black-and-white designs to encourage creativity and individuality. • Simple, bold layouts suitable for EYFS and KS1 children. • Versatile usage: can be used for colouring or creating original Christmas art. • Printable in A4 or A3 sizes for flexibility in group or individual activities.
20 More Colouring Sheets for Christmas
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20 More Colouring Sheets for Christmas

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Another set of 20 colouring sheets for children at Christmas. Examples of sheets include a gingerbread family, Christmas stickers, Santa in his sleigh, winter animals and collections of Christmas pictures. Bold outlines suitable for EYFS, SEND and KS1 children.
8 Simple Christmas worksheets EYFS / KS1
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8 Simple Christmas worksheets EYFS / KS1

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A collection of simple worksheets with a Christmas theme suitable for wet play, early finishers or homework. Spot the difference - find 4 differences Wordsearch - use the pictures to help find 6 Christmas words Decorate the Christmas tree Make a countdown to Christmas day clock Design your own Christmas wrapping paper Make a Christmas gift tag Cut out and write out 6 labels for friends and family. Write 3 wishes for the New Year.
My Christmas Family Topic  Work
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My Christmas Family Topic Work

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A complete set of characters for this Christmas family starting with the grandparents, parents, children and pet. The flashcards can be duplicated, cut out and laminated, added to lollipop sticks to make puppets. There are 2 activity sheets included where children can write the names of the characters and draw or paste the family members to match the words. Page 4 is a sheet with 12 cross - curricular activity ideas for you to use along side the characters.
Make a Happy Christmas Banner
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Make a Happy Christmas Banner

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Children can cut out the letters that make up the words Happy Christmas, put them in the write order to spell the words. This makes a nice classroom banner or could be used on a display or for making Christmas cards. Duplicate and cut out the letters and laminate for children to play matching and spelling games. There are 2 versions of the banner to make with different colours.
EYFS 24 Christmas Matching Cards
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EYFS 24 Christmas Matching Cards

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Duplicate and print these delightful picture cards to play matching games with your EYFS children coming up to Christmas. Each picture will also make a nice Christmas card image - just cut and paste onto folded card. There are 6 pages with 4 colour cards on each one.
Christmas Animal Matching Card Game
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Christmas Animal Matching Card Game

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A fun festive treat for young children to get them in the mood for Christmas. The activity requires careful observation skills. There are 18 pictures of animals all wearing a different Christmas hat. There are also 18 hat pictures for children to match up to the animals. You could use the activity like a lotto game where 3 children each have a board showing 6 animals in their hats. They would then try to match up the correct hats with the correct animal. Alternatively, duplicate the animal pictures, laminate and cut out for matching games. The final sheet of the resource shows all 18 animals - this can be used for matching the animal pictures, for inspiration for making posters or Christmas cards or for speaking and listening activities. Extend the activity by asking the children to design and make a Christmas hat for themselves or for an animal of their choice.
Let's Make Gingerbread Christmas Cards
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Let's Make Gingerbread Christmas Cards

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Here are 5 examples of Gingerbread Christmas Cards for children to use this Christmas. There are different ways of using the resource. The colour pictures on their own can be cut out and stuck onto folder card for ready made cards that children can write inside. Children can use the picture frame on page 6 to design and make their own cards. Children can use the colour gingerbread pictures to paste onto their own cards along with the greetings.
Christmas Label Colour and Match Sheets
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Christmas Label Colour and Match Sheets

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A differentiated resource for EYFS and KS1 children at Christmas. There are 3 worksheets where children match the pictures and colour in the black and white ones. They can read and trace over the words and match these to the pictures. Each sheet also has a differentiated version where children write in their own words. Links to Seasons, Celebrations, reading, writing, labelling, handwriting and phonics.
Christmas Tags to Make and Design
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Christmas Tags to Make and Design

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Children can cut out the tags, paste onto card and take home to add to their Christmas presents. There are 36 different gift tags with various designs and messages. The final page is a template of 9 outlines for children to design their own gift tags.
Colour by Numbers at Christmas Time
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Colour by Numbers at Christmas Time

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5 worksheets each with a different design for Christmas number and colouring fun - an elf with a wreath, a Christmas tree, a snowman, a funny skater and a gingerbread man. Children colour the pictures using the colour and number code to help them. Numbers are from 1 to 12.
Christmas Symbols to Label Colour Count
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Christmas Symbols to Label Colour Count

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*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols. This resource can be used as a lesson in itself, or the flashcards can be used for displays or as a Christmas topic resource. Lesson Idea linking literacy and number Share the flashcards. Can children recognise, name, match the pictures? Children can label the pictures on sheet 2. Page 1 shows a collection of 7 Christmas related pictures. Children count up how many there are of each and write the numbers in the boxes.
All You Want for Christmas Symbol Set
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All You Want for Christmas Symbol Set

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*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols. 15 pages of flashcards with 6 on each page, all with a Christmas theme. The same pages are duplicated in black and white for children to colour in / label and/or match. Great for communication boards, displays and speaking and listening.
6 Christmas Riddle Activities for KS1
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6 Christmas Riddle Activities for KS1

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A fun way to encourage reading at Christmas. Each of the 6 worksheets shows a collection of simple riddles for children to read and solve. They then find the correct pictures, colour them in, cut them out and stick onto the riddle outlines. The finished sheets could be used as the basis for Christmas cards.
Father Christmas Rosettes to Make
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Father Christmas Rosettes to Make

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Children will enjoy making a Santa rosette ribbon which can be hung to decorate the classroom or school. Alternatively the rosettes can be used for individual ribbons to hang on the tree, pin onto Christmas jumpers or to use for card making. There is a colour version of the resource where children can cut out the ready made rosettes and then string them and hang them up. There is a colouring in version of the resource which shows 12 different Father Christmas rosettes. There is also a page of 4 blank rosettes for children to draw or paste Santas onto. Enlarge when printing for painting or collage work. Colour and black and white versions of this resource are included.
Christmas Countdown with Symbols
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Christmas Countdown with Symbols

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*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols. An activity linked to your topic on Christmas / Celebrations and linked to Number / Time. Page 1 shows a colour symbol for each of the 25 days leading up to Christmas. These can be cut out and ordered or pasted onto one of the 5 number templates. Each template is a different colour or there is a black and white version. Page 2 is a black and white version of the 25 symbols shown on page 1.