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 picnics. The first page features an illustration of a picnic basket surrounded by picnic items and food such as a picnic table, a rug, fruit, crisps and juice, 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 picnic items recognition and vocabulary. The third page is the word wall itself, offering a reference for matching words to picnic items, spelling and writing practice. This resource supports vocabulary development, reading and writing and handwriting skills. Boardmaker licenced.

10 easy quizzes to share with young children, each one with a topic based theme: Pets, Transport, Clothing, Toys, School, Food, Drinks, Musical Instruments, Sports and Home. Share the colour symbols related to each topic and use the question sheet for comprehension questions promoting thinking, speaking and listening skills. Extend by printing off the quiz sheets and children can cut out the pictures, paste into their books and write about them; or cut out the whole collection of pictures for children to sort into topic sets. Duplicate the cards for matching games. Laminate for durability. Boardmaker licenced.

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 clothing. The first page features an illustration of a box of clothes surrounded by clothing items such as a a skirt, jeans, shirt and socks, 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 clothes recognition and vocabulary. The third page is the word wall itself, offering a reference for matching words to clothing, spelling and writing practice. This resource supports vocabulary development, reading and writing and handwriting skills. Boardmaker licenced.

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.

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 toys that may be found in the toy box. The first page features an illustration of a toy box surrounded by toys such as a puzzle, a doll, a dinosaur and blocks, 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 toy recognition and vocabulary. The third page is the word wall itself, offering a reference for matching words to toys, spelling and writing practice. This resource supports vocabulary development, reading and writing and handwriting skills. Boardmaker licenced.

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.

A Letters and Sounds Phonics resource using S, A, T, P, I and N and making CVC words. There are 8 worksheets in colour and these are duplicated in black and white. Each worksheet is an activity in itself. Children trace the letters of the CVC words, cut them out and order them to make the word related to the picture. All the letters can be cut out, jumbled and children can make as many words as they can using the pictures to guide them. Laminate the colour cards and letters to make games of matching and making CVC words. The words included are sat, tap, pin, pan, pat, tin, tip, tan and sip.

Bring holiday cheer to early learning with Festive Phonics! This set of 5 worksheets for EYFS and KS1 makes phonics practice fun and engaging. Activities include tracing Christmas-themed words, matching initial sounds to festive pictures, filling in missing sounds, and creating words by reordering letters. Perfect for adding a seasonal twist to literacy learning!

This festive resource introduces the tradition of leaving milk for Santa and transforms it into engaging educational activities for early years and primary learners. Using milk bottles as a theme, the resource fosters creativity, literacy, numeracy, and fine motor skills through nine planned lessons . Key Features: • Focused Objectives: Lessons target writing, speaking and listening and number skills. • Ready-to-Use Worksheets: Printable templates include milk bottles, shapes, letters, and festive illustrations. • Easy Planning: Detailed instructions ensure smooth facilitation for educators. What’s Included: • 9 Lessons: With objectives, step-by-step instructions, and worksheets for each activity. • Examples of Activities: o Colouring Bottles: Develop fine motor skills and creativity. o Christmas Wish List: Write and draw festive wishes. o Sort and Count Characters: Practice numeracy by sorting and counting Christmas characters. o What to Leave for Santa: Plan and label items for Santa’s visit.

“Alphabet Tracing Bottle Fun” involves giving children, bottle-shaped letter templates—one for each letter of the alphabet—plus a blank bottle for their own custom letters. By using a range of pencils, felt tip pens and (for laminated sheets) dry-erase markers, children can trace and re-trace letters, developing fine motor skills and improving handwriting. Once complete, each child’s bottle can be displayed together on a classroom wall, creating a collaborative alphabet display. This activity is ideal for Early Years, Key Stage 1, and children with Special Educational Needs, promoting letter formation and handwriting practice in a fun, hands-on way.

Here are 2 sets of greeting tags for your children to cut out, write on and add ribbon or tape to attach to gifts or to paste into cards. There are 6 large tag designs and a collection of 10 smaller cards.

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 resource includes 10 Valentine’s-themed tracing and colouring sheets designed for children in the EYFS and KS1 stages and suitable for SEND pupils. Each sheet helps develop early handwriting and fine motor skills through tracing shapes, letters, and simple patterns, while also encouraging creativity through colouring. Perfect for Valentine’s Day activities, they can be used as worksheets, displayed as posters, or incorporated into making Valentine’s cards.

These 15 worksheets are designed to help little learners develop positional awareness. Each sheet focuses on a specific direction: up, down, up and down, forwards, and sideways.There are more than one of each direction sheet. • Visual Cues: Each worksheet includes a simple symbol representing the direction, helping children associate the word with its meaning. • Colouring Activity: A fun picture illustrates the direction, such as a boy climbing a mountain (up) or a butterfly fluttering (up and down), inviting children to colour the picture in. • Writing Practice: A sentence describing the action is provided for children to overwrite, reinforcing both handwriting and vocabulary as well as reading. These worksheets are perfect for introducing movement-based concepts in an interactive way! Boardmaker licenced.

A collection of 10 worksheets with a Father Christmas theme. Each worksheet is a template for children to use to write about Christmas Day. The worksheets differ in terms of the picture of Father Christmas. Children will enjoy choosing their favourite picture of Santa for their written work. Suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.

This set of 10 writing frames is perfect for young learners, featuring a variety of themes to inspire creativity and support cross-curricular writing activities. Each page includes a border with playful designs, from nature-inspired motifs like leaves, and flowers to fun topics like musical instruments, a beach scene, balloons and shapes. The writing frames are tailored for young writers with lines to guide letter formation. The sheets are ideal for integrating writing practice into topics like science, maths, music, and art, making them a useful resource for classroom or home use.

This set includes 10 black-and-white Christmas-themed letter-writing templates designed for children aged 4 and above. Each template features a festive illustration, perfect for writing thank-you notes after Christmas , or letters to express holiday wishes. The simple designs can be coloured in. These templates make letter writing fun and engaging, helping young children develop their writing skills while celebrating the Christmas spirit.

A Lotto game with a Christmas theme. Included are 6 boards and 15 black and white cards to copy, cut out and use for the game. Children can colour in their own boards to make them their own.

Print these cards double sided for fun and games at Christmas. There is a colour set and a black and white set that children can colour or match. There are 16 Christmas pictures for children to name from the options on each card.

Here are 2 word searches using Christmas vocabulary. There are answer sheets provided. There are also 2 labelling sheets using the vocab. in the word searches. Suitable for KS1.