Early years and KS1 children enjoy this game where they find pairs of cards and attempt to copy the Yoga poses. There are 10 pairs of colour cards to cut out and laminate and then they can be reused. Link with your PE or Mindfulness lessons. Children could also draw or paint based on the Yoga cats showing movement.

Here are two writing frames for children to record, write or draw what makes them happy and what makes them sad. There are two worked examples to share and talk about with the children showing what makes this pretend child feel happy and sad. Children can write single words depending on their ability level and / or paste in pictures to illustrate their feelings. This is a great way to get to know your new class too.

Children will enjoy filling in one of these writing (or drawing) frames all about themselves. They can share these with their new friends or teacher when moving into a new class. The first page shows a worked example. Page 2 is a colour outline with suggested words added. The following 4 pages are writing frames using different colours. The final page is the writing frames in black and white.

Let’s celebrate friends and friendship with these 5 activities including writing an acrostic poem and listing 5 things that make a good friend. There is an example of an acrostic poem included, with writing frames for each activity.

This resource has 36 cards to cut out and discuss with children. The theme starts with ways in which we take care of ourselves and stretches outwards to cover ways in which we can take care of our world. The cards can be used to make posters too, and there is a poster design idea on the first page of the resource to stimulate children. Cards can be sorted into ME and My World too.

2 colour and 2 black and white versions are included in this resource. There are 10 pictures where children can discuss what is happening at the hospital and then match the pictures to the sentences. Children can trace over the sentences or write underneath.

These resources link to your topic on History, Time Detectives, Ourselves and Literacy. Sheets 1 and 2 are examples of letters written by children to include in their time capsules. Children can use these to stimulate their own letter writing. Sheet 3 is a guide for children writing their letters to Future Me! There are 10 ideas of what could be included in the letters. Sheet 4 gives a list of ideas of what children might put into their time capsules. Sheet 5 gives some ideas for children to consider when making their time capsules and decorating them.

9 sets of colour cards for your topic work on Feelings or Emotions or Healthy Lifestyles. Each picture is on a Lego background. Sets include Lego people, Cartoon and Emoji images. Suitable for a range of ages and Special Needs Pupils giving them a choice of their preferred characters for their work or to represent their emotions.

A 14 page pack based on feelings, emotions and Bullying. The resource includes: 2 pages of vocabulary around feelings and emotions Sorting worksheet for helpful and unhelpful behaviour Writing / drawing about feelings and emotions Discussions about what is bullying and what can we do to stop it Designing a poster

This is a fun activity where children cut out the flower faces and create their own feelings garden. It is nice for an interactive display. Children will need craft materials such as paints, collage, felt or crayons to create their garden and then add the flower faces. Another way of using these is to duplicate and play matching games, or sort into different emotions. Children can also use the cards to indicate how they feel about an activity or event. There are 4 pages of colour flower faces with 6 faces on each page.

6 sets of different coloured balloons showing emotions and feelings that children can discuss. Balloons can be cut out and matched for younger children. Other activities: Label and colour the balloons Match the balloons/emotions Draw your own feeling faces in the balloon template

Introducing a collection of 20 engaging posters, specifically tailored for KS1 children to encourage conversations about their personal feelings and experiences. Each poster is thoughtfully designed to prompt discussions with key phrases like “Be yourself,” “Keep going,” “Don’t give up,” and “How are you feeling today?” Aimed at boosting speaking and listening competencies, these posters are an ideal resource for teachers and others working with children and young people, seeking to nurture emotional literacy and self-expression.

A blank writing frame that children at KS1 can use to write or draw about their Friends or friendship. The second frame is partially filled in with phrases, pictures and symbols.

This resource is a set of 32 colour cards for Communication or Behaviour Management. Each card shows a bear indicating what they want. Cut out the cards and laminate them. Add a key ring with the child’s name on to personalise it. Punch a hole through the red dots for your key ring to go through. Choose the cards that are relevant to the child and those activities that you can offer if they request them at the time e.g if food not available to them don’t include the food and drink cards - or have these on a seperate key ring for snack / meal times. There is a blank template of cards for you to make your own relevant to your child’s needs.

12 black and white picture cards for children to talk about and cut and match to the coloured in versions. Or duplicate the black and white pictures for children to match. Links to Ourselves and Feelings topics. There is a template included for children to draw their own faces onto.

4 pages of colour flashcards, each showing 6 fish. Children cut out the cards and describe what feelings or emotions the fish are showing. Start simply with happy and sad and then move on to other emotions such as surprised, angry, shocked etc. Duplicate and laminate the cards for matching games. Children could attempt to copy the emotions they see in the fish - they could use a mirror to help them.

A novel idea for a classroom display where all the children contribute, with a link to PSHE. The idea is that the children produce hand prints, either using the outlines included or making hand prints and cutting around these. There are black and white and colour hand prints included. On each hand print, the children write, draw or paste a picture related to helping. Examples of ideas - people that help us, things we can do to help ourselves and others. Use a giant painted hand as the tree and add all the hands as leaves. Very nice for a school entrance where the display can inspire and motivate children.

3 worksheets to support children with recognising and communicating their feelings. Sheet 1 - Children circle the happy face in each row. They draw a happy face and then complete the sentence - I feel happy when… Sheet 2 - The same as sheet 1 but children circle the sad faces Sheet 3 - Children circle the angry faces The faces are all drawn on different types of balls that children can name. Extend by asking children to draw faces on balloons with marker pens showing different expressions.

12 cards showing Emotion or Feeling Words to cut out for display or visual teaching aids.