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.
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.
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.
A resource linked to weather. It can be used over several weeks or a single week.
The resource is a Weather Log designed for whole-school use, with each page featuring two weather logs in different colours and designs to keep the process engaging. There are 8 designs of logs with 2 to a page.
Children can use the sections for each day of the week in a multitude of different ways e.g. noting the date, weather conditions (sunny, rainy, cloudy, etc.), morning or afternoon, temperature, and / or for drawing or pasting symbols.
This allows children to track daily weather effectively.
The logs can be enlarged as required.
The final page is in black and white, encouraging children to personalize it with their own drawings, colours, and symbols, fostering creativity and ownership of their weather tracking.
A topic resource related to Animals and Birds.
Bird Word Search: Engage learners with a fun word search activity where they find the names of 5 birds. An answer sheet is included to help them check their work.
Three Bird Colouring Sheets: Children are provided with a set of birds that they need to colour to match pre-coloured examples.
Bird Matching Activity: Children draw lines connecting three birds to their corresponding images.
Bird Yoga Poses: Introduce children to mindfulness and physical activity with this worksheet showing two yoga poses inspired by birds: the Eagle Pose and the Cow Face Pose with Eagle Arms. The illustrations guide children to mimic these poses, promoting balance and flexibility.
This resource is a bundle of worksheets designed to enhance handwriting and fine motor skills for children in EYFS, SEND and KS1).
The bundle includes 10 themed sets, each containing 4 worksheets.
The themes cover topics: food and drinks, transport, toys, weather, feeling faces, farm, music, flowers and plants, clothes, and the seaside. Each worksheet aims to support the development of motor skills in young learners.
4 worksheets for children to link to their topics on Flowers, Plants, Nature. The sheets will also help to develop their handwriting / fine motor skills.
This unit of work introduces young learners to the science behind
Inflatables through engaging, hands-on activities.
Children will explore simple concepts related to air, materials, and forces, developing their understanding of how inflatables work and their practical applications.
There is a colour poster to share and discuss as an introduction to the topic.
There is a unit of work which includes 4 planned activities with objectives, step by step instructions and 4 worksheets.
The lessons:
Inflatable exploration work station
Floating and Sinking inflatables
Design your own inflatable
Balloon Drop
The worksheets contain drawing and recording opportunities.
“In My Ocean” is a topic resource designed for EYFS and KS1 children, linked to the celebration of World Ocean Day in June.
The resource includes a detailed planning sheet outlining five activities, each complete with objectives, required materials, step-by-step instructions, and assessment opportunities.
Central to the resource is a set of 10 colour posters depicting various sea creatures and a seashell.
These posters can be laminated for durability and used in activities such as a school-wide sea creature hunt, where children record their findings on a provided colour or black-and-white sheet.
Additionally, there is a labelling sheet available in both color and black-and-white for children to practice writing the names of the sea creatures.
Another component is an outline of a bottle, encouraging children to plan what they would include in their Ocean Bottle creation activity.
To spark imagination and storytelling skills, the resource includes a delightful story titled “Under the Ocean Adventure,” featuring all the characters from the posters, which children can enjoy before creating their own stories.
10 colouring pages showing items and animals related to the Ocean / Sea / Seaside. Children can colour in the pictures - 6 to a page. They can then cut these out and match them to the 10 corresponding colour pages.
Children can also cut around the outlines of the animals and objects and make them into a collage scene or stick in books for topic work.
Suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.
A Primary Science activity where children are introduced to opaque and non-opaque objects/materials.
There is a colour poster for opaque and non-opaque objects and then an activity sheet where children draw or write 4 objects under each heading.
A resource designed to captivate the imagination through the world of frogs.
There are an array of activities including colouring, matching, fine motor skills, sensory exploration, literacy, and numeracy.
Resources Include:
Frog Colouring Pages
Cutting and Matching Exercises
Sets of flashcards in colour and in black and white in large and small sizes.
Encourage early literacy with frog-themed writing frames in colour and black and white. Children can practice handwriting with froggy patterns that mimic the leaps and bounds of frogs.
Children can cut out and arrange frogs smallest to largest, fostering understanding of basic math principles. These are in colour and black and white.
Sensory Frog Bin: Dive into sensory play with a guide to creating a frog-themed sensory bin, offering a tactile experience to explore textures, sights and sounds associated with pond life.
Whether as part of a science unit, a literacy program, or simply for fun, this resource promises to foster curiosity and exploration in young children.
Children will have fun colouring in these baby animals to make them the same as the colour versions.
There are 14 different baby animals to choose from.
Enlarge for displays or poster making and for working with collage.
Children can use different colouring media including felt pens, crayons and paint.
This resource is designed for EYFS and KS1 children, aiming to enrich science lessons with hands-on activities that promote close observation, sorting skills, speaking and listening and critical thinking.
The collection comprises 13 distinct sets of colourful cards. Each worksheet containing 6 cards that present a visual dichotomy for children to explore and sort. Children sort into 2 sets per sheet.
The pages include contrasting sorting concepts such as plastic or wood, metal or woollen, crispy or smooth, hot or cold, sticky or soft, furry or smooth, and shiny or dull, among others.
The resource also includes a final sorting sheet where children are encouraged to draw or paste items, creating their own sets based on the sorting principles they’ve learned, such as hot and cold.
This resource links to your Rainforest topic work and Animals and Plants.
There are 20 colour pictures of animals and plants that can be found in the Rainforest for children to find. On sheet 1, the children read the words and match them to the pictures. They can then write the corresponding numbers next to the pictures.
On sheet 2, children can write the names of the pictures on the list provided.
A collection of flowers in pots for children to colour in for Spring and Summer and topics on Plants or Gardens.
Each of the 8 sheets shows a colour version of the flowers and a black and white version for children to colour in.
They can make the flowers the same with close observation of colour or choose their own colours to make the flowers different.
Collect up and cut out the finished flowers and make a lovely classroom display.
A resource which provides children with 20 cards showing Yoga poses. Children can colour in the cards and learn the poses. They can indicate in the ‘sun’ how they feel about the pose using a colour code.
There is a table outlining potential benefits of Yoga for children.
There is also a cross curricular sheet giving a range of ideas such as: Writing a Daily Diary, Pose Modifications, Role Playing, Colour Codes, Class Displays and creating Nature Scenes.
Once all the cards are coloured and cut out these can then be used to make a display board. Make it portable for using inside and outside class.
A collection of colour flashcards for your topic on Food.
Page 1 shows all 15 pictures in a small format. These can be cut out and matched to the word cards on page 2, or to the larger flashcards provided.
The larger flashcards are 2 to a page.
These are duplicated so that you can make matching games.
Laminate for durability.
The flashcards are useful for displays in class and for cookery lessons.
They can be used as a maths lesson for a favourite food survey.
Also use as a basis for speaking and listening and for discussing healthy eating.
Engage in the vibrant hues and textures of the Autumn season with this resource for SEND, EYFS, and KS1 teachers and children.
This set consists of six sheets, each showcasing six boxes filled with inspiring ideas for both activities and display items centred around an autumn theme.
Children can interact with the activity boxes exploring pinecones, pumpkins, seeds, flowers, and feathers.
Children are given opportunities for crafting necklaces or wreaths using autumn-coloured beads and resources, or immerse in hands-on activities using themed papers, sand, materials, instruments and craft supplies.
The set further encompasses autumn-themed bricks, sand, numbers, and stickers, ensuring an interactive autumn experience for the young learners.
Whether you’re looking to decorate your classroom, add to displays, or engage children in seasonal projects, this resource offers a blend of nature and craft.
Individual cards can also be duplicated and cut out for speaking and listening, matching games or to label activity boxes.
Transform rainy days into educational adventures with this activity guide, tailored for EYFS and KS1 children, bridging learning outdoors and making the most of the weather!
The resource shows colour pictures of 8 Rainy Days activities.
There are 2 planning sheets showing the activity titles, resources needed, objectives, adult support and a step by step guide.
Activities include Rainy Day story writing, Listening to and making rain sounds, Rainy spatter art, Waterproofing and Rainy day bird watching.
Links science, art and literature.
Dip in and out of this resource on a rainy day or use as a unit of work or lessons for Outdoor learning.
The “Alphabet Autumn Association” is a teaching pack that connects each letter of the alphabet with something related to autumn.
It helps children learn their letters while also getting them excited about the fall season.
By using pictures that match each letter, children can practice their reading and writing. The resource contains a planning sheet detailing activities, resources and objectives.
Plants and Animals Doodle Sheets is a set of 2 worksheets designed to engage your young learners in exploring the wonders of the natural world!
Children will encounter a variety of plants and animals to identify, name, and colour.
Featuring a wide array of animals and plants, these sheets provide ample opportunities for children to expand their knowledge and vocabulary of the natural world.
Utilise the sheets to inspire children to write about animals, plants, and nature, fostering a deeper appreciation and understanding of the environment.
The images on the sheets serves as a prompt for children to express their thoughts and feelings about nature through poetry.
Ready to use and adaptable, these sheets can be easily integrated into various lesson plans.