Teaching and Learning Resources for Early Learners and KS1
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Looking for something original? Here are some Resources for Early Learners and Key Stage 1 that you won't have used before. There are also some Key Stage 2 and a variety of SEND resources.
Alphabet, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, Reading & Writing Activities and a range of topic resources. Worksheets, flashcards, activities, PPTs, quiz games and posters are all included.
Most images licenced from graphicsfactory.com and symbols are licenced from Boardmaker.
Looking for something original? Here are some Resources for Early Learners and Key Stage 1 that you won't have used before. There are also some Key Stage 2 and a variety of SEND resources.
Alphabet, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, Reading & Writing Activities and a range of topic resources. Worksheets, flashcards, activities, PPTs, quiz games and posters are all included.
Most images licenced from graphicsfactory.com and symbols are licenced from Boardmaker.
This ‘Sports’ Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on Sports Day, Sports, Physical Education, Healthy Living and Health and Wellbeing.
Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with Sports.
Make your own game using the plan provided or use the 6 ready-made symbol boards and/or the blank template.
The resource features:
Game Planning Guide: Step-by-step instructions on how to set up and play the Sports Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed.
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘Sports’ symbols.
Each board has a unique arrangement of symbols, ensuring a different experience for each player. Boards are colour coded with different colour borders.
Boardmaker licenced
A cross curricular resource consisting of 2 worksheets, 1 in colour and the other, a version in black and white.
The resource links Transport themes with counting, reading, close observations skills and colouring.
The objective is for children to read and identify transport picture symbols and mark these off on the list. When complete, children can check that they have found all 20 forms of transport.
The black and white sheet can be coloured in.
Laminate the colour sheet and this can be re-used with dry markers.
Boardmaker Licenced.
3 Transport worksheets suitable for SEND, KS1 and KS2.
Each worksheet is in colour and black and white.
Children will need to use their listening skills to hear sounds that are the same and at the same time learn about spelling rules.
There are 6 transport symbols on each sheet and symbols that match such as ship and slip and cart and heart.
Children can use the words at the bottom of each sheet to help them and make a list of pairs of words that rhyme.
Boardmaker licence
*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
A fun scavenger hunt for young children and / or SEND pupils using symbols.
There is a black and white and colour version of the scavenger recording sheet. Children can tick off the things they find. There are 10 things to find.
There is a page of simple riddles that go with each picture and provide clues. You can choose to use these or not depending on your children and their abilities.
Use real objects if available for your scavenger hunt, or soft toys e.g squirrel and snowman.
Alternatively, or as well as, cut out the large flashcards, laminate and tie/tape these up around the outside area for children to find.
Finish with the hot chocolate and then you may want to reward your class with the real thing as a treat for finding everything on the scavenger list.
4 worksheets that can also be used as assessment sheets linked to a Transport theme.
Children can use the worksheets to count and write the number words or numerals from 1 to 10.
They could also cut out the pictures and match them or put them in numerical order.
There is a blank template for children to draw in or insert pictures.
Boardmaker licenced
A set of resources for EYFS children. Suitable also for SEND pupils and KS1.
There are 12 colour picture cards related to the Royal family and these are duplicated in black and white on page 2.
Page 3 asks children to draw the Union Jack.
Page 4 asks children to design a commemorative stamp for the occasion of the King’s Coronation.
Page 5 is a colouring sheet using symbols from the picture cards.
*Boarmaker licenced. *
A week of Fine Motor Control planning for Early Learners children giving a different idea for each day of the week.
Planning includes learning objectives, resources and descriptions of the activities.
The first page of the resource is a sample page with ‘sample planning’ written across.
The second page is the actual planning grid without the writing.
Suitable too, for children with specific learning difficulties.
5 activity sheets to help develop handwriting skills and fine motor control in children and for SEND pupils.
Each sheet has a maze and asks children to trace within the maze to take animals or people to the centre e.g. dog to the bone, fish to the pond and children to the slide.
Children can also trace the letters and colour the pictures.
Boardmaker licenced.
This a set of planning and activities that includes learning objectives, resources and assessment.
It uses Boardmaker symbols and is suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils.
Boardmaker licenced.
The planning is based on the delightful book by Julia Donaldson. ‘The Hippo has a Hat’.
The activities link to literacy - story, rhyme and handwriting. They also link in well with animals and clothing for your topic work.
Activities include: Rhyme recognition and word matching, word tracing and drawing, creative arts and drama.
You can use the planning and resources for a complete lesson or unit of work or dip in to Story sessions.
These planning sheets for using playdough with young learners offers teachers a structured approach to foster creativity, enhance motor skills, and integrate cross-curricular themes. The sheets will save preparation time, introduce new learning methods, ensure classroom safety, and facilitate differentiation and sensory learning. In essence, the planning sheets are designed to elevate the experience of using playdough in the classroom.
The resources link to SEND and Sensory exploration and activities.
This collection of planning resources for teachers or parents includes:
8 Pages of Planning sheets as outlined below:
1.Making Dough with Nursery and Reception children -5 ideas for making different types of dough e.g. glitter and salt dough.
2.Keeping Dough fresh for Nursery and Reception children - 5 ways to maximise the life of your dough.
3.Types of Dough to Make or Buy - including descriptions and use, sources and safety issues.
4/5/6. Set 1 to 3 - Fifteen ideas for working with dough for Nursery and Reception children - ideas set out in a table with headings, activity, support needed, resources, objectives and age of the children.
7. Useful Tools for working with Dough - a list of tools such as a patterned roller and dough cutters, their purpose and benefits.
8. Five Playdough Mats and Activity Ideas including an example worksheet for each theme. You can use these sheets or they can act as inspiration for making your own.
Let your children step into the world of hygiene with a sensory twist tailored for SEND & EYFS learners. The focus is foot care.
The activity, includes a detailed lesson plan outlining objectives, materials, steps, and all the support a teacher might need to meet children’s needs.
With 15 symbol sets in both colour and black and white, this resource encourages children to begin to understand and explore the importance of foot care in a practical and engaging way.
The immersive experience of a foot spa combined with the tactile activity of a feely bag promotes sensory exploration.
Symbols can be coloured in, cut, laminated, matched as well as used in discussions or displays.
Boardmaker licenced.
A set of 4 planned lessons for SEND children including objectives, activity ideas, resources, adult support and notes.
Each lesson uses some or all of the 5 sheets of symbols. There are 12 symbols on each sheet.
These symbols are in black and white and can be coloured in as an extra activity.
The 4 lessons in brief are:
My Personal Communication Board
This allows children to reflect on their needs, fostering self-awareness and mutual respect.
Symbolic Discoveries
An engaging task that hones fine motor skills while teaching symbolic recognition.
Symbolic Sorting Quest
This promotes categorical thinking, symbol recognition and a deeper understanding of everyday tools and inclusiveness.
Symbolic Relay Race
This lesson combines physical activity with symbolic learning, making lessons fun and engaging.
Boardmaker licenced.
In this activity, children will explore different symbols related to school life.
They will see pictures of classroom essentials, activities, and some of their favourite places around the school such as the ‘sports’ hall or the library.
The aim is to identify each image and write its corresponding word in the boxes provided.
To help kick start this journey, already provided are three words for each page, that can be traced over.
There are 3 pages in colour and the same 3 in black and white.
Links to School, Ourselves, Writing and Handwriting, English Language Learning.
Boardmaker licenced.
The set of 5 lessons based on Looking after Hair, has an emphasis on Sensory Exploration.
Incorporating sensory exploration into hair care lessons offers SEND children an engaging learning experience.
The lessons promote personal care skills and are designed with the learning needs of SEND children in mind.
The resources include lesson plans with objectives, suggested materials, steps and teacher support required. There are 2 sets of symbol cards, each showing 15 cards. Set 1 is in colour and set 2 is in black and white.
The approach focuses on understanding hair care basics to engaging in role-play activities.
Through hands-on activities, children are encouraged to take an active role in personal care, fostering a sense of independence.
The modular nature of the lessons allows teachers to adapt and modify based on individual classroom needs, resources, and children’s preferences.
Boardmaker Licenced.
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.