Meet Natalie and her family. This resource is a great starter for thinking about Ourselves and our families at KS1. There are 4 activities to complete. Links with Literacy - comprehension, labelling, writing and speaking & listening.

Here is a fun activity where children talk about the Spring things in the jar and then draw their own in the jar template provided. Next, they find 10 * Spring* Words in the word search jar. Answers are provided.

A lovely set of planning ideas and resources for the topic of Ourselves / Homes or as a vehicle for teaching early Literacy / Numeracy / Science / Art. The work is centered around the picture of Bluebell Village. (On it’s own this makes for great speaking and listening)! There are 10 comprehension questions to answer and an activity sheet. There is a planning grid example and a blank template for you to use. There is plenty here for a unit of work.

Here is a fun activity where children talk about the winter things in the jar and then draw their own in the jar template provided. Next, they find 10 Words beginning with S in the word search jar. Answers are provided.

A set of dice for you to cut out and make. Children can then match the pictures to those on the dice. Each dice has a different theme or topic: ABC (SATPIN) Weather Mini Beasts The Farm Toys Animals The Circus Clothes Food Transport

Here are 10 places and 10 opportunities for children to write lists. For each place, children are invited to write a list of 8 things they are likely to find or see in the place. Links with a variety of topics. There are pictures on each page for colouring too. Places are: In the Sky At the Park In the Woods At the Seaside At the Supermarket At the Library Under the Ground In the Classroom At the Circus At the Swimming Baths

Children will have fun designing their own fruit tree and fruit heart. There are posters that they can use as an inspiration and outline templates. There is also a fruit poster showing 5 fruits and an activity for them to write descriptions of the fruits shown.

A collection of pictures to colour for young children with a colour pencil border. There is a blank outline sheet included too. Suitable for Nursery or KS1 children.

Get ready for Santa coming for breakfast at your school. Send out these as little invites or display as posters.

3 pages of birthday sentiments to use on your cards or posters or birthday banners. Encourage reasons for writing with card making activities.

There is a card for most celebrations or occasions and here are 17 different ones ready to print and fold and make. Links in with reasons for writing letters or cards. Links with time as children can put the cards that are for specific dates in order. Thank You Happy Birthday Just to Say Happy Kwanzaa Happy Chinese New Year Happy New Year New Home Merry Christmas International Woman’s Day New Baby Boy or Girl Happy St Patrick’s Day Happy Valentine’s Day Happy Thanksgiving Get Well Soon Best Wishes Happy Easter

Just in time for Christmas Jumper Day. Children can hold a contest if they want and there is a poster here to advertise this. Page 2 shows 6 knitted jumper designs to give children some ideas. Page 3 shows some patterns up closer. Next there are some outline jumpers that can be used for designing - one white and 3 other colour jumper outlines. Finally there are some black and white options for designing onto different clothing - a cap, t-shirts and socks. Have fun.

5 designs of sentiments for Christmas and New Year to cut out and add to your home made cards.

Celebrate Easter with this card making activity for EYFS and KS1. Children can choose from the 10 cards here to make and write in. They can add collage and greetings to make the cards more personal.

8 simple maths sheets with a Christmas theme for EYFS and KS1. Activities: 4 - continuing the patterns 1 - children make their own patterns 1- draw 4 more of 6 different pictures 1- colour and count the trees and stockings 1- count, colour and write the numbers to 10

Here are 6 colour lotto boards and a set of lotto cards to copy and cut. Each lotto board is different and all the relevant pictures are found on page 7.

Here are 10 designs for ready made bookmarks that just need cutting out and pasting back to back to make double sided. There are 15 partly made bookmarks for children to complete and make them their own. There are also 5 blank bookmark templates. These make great gifts for children to take home.

Here are 15 choices of Christmas cards for children to choose from and make their own cards. Children can write their own messages in the speech bubbles which links in nicely with literacy and teaching about speech bubbles. There are cutting guidelines for children and a message on the back of each card. Best printed onto card or they can be stuck on with glue.

Here is a template for January that children can illustrate or add images or photographs to. There is an example here to share with them which may give them some ideas of their own. Nice gift to take home at Christmas too.

A KS1 activity to teach about electricity or find out how much your children understand which things work by electricity. There are 4 sheets containing a collection of things that do and do not use electricity. There is a template provided that children can draw on, write on or cut and paste pictures onto to show their learning or understanding.