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.
4 cards to each A4 sheet showing a range of celebrations and festivals.
Use for display or great sequencing activity where children order them and match them to the months of the year.
4 celebrations writing frames
Mother’s Day
Valentine’s Day
New Year
St Patrick’s Day
Children can write, draw in these frames. They could make their own posters or use to display their work.
Here is an original winter poem based on the letters of the alphabet. The whole poem is printed on the final slide. Share on the Smartboard or print out.
Great for an assembly where children can read a section each and hold up the card.
Useful for a discussion around winter, weather, seasons and Christmas.
The poem can inspire children to write their own.
15 colour pictures of Winter clothing to cut out and match with:
Black and white pictures of clothing
Word cards
Word and picture cards
Links to Weather, Seasons, Reading and Clothing topics.
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.
4 activity sheets for children based on winter / weather.
On each sheet children read the words and match them to the ones that are the same.
The fonts are different for each word to make it a bit more difficult.
Children could colour and cut out their snowmen and they could be made into a display.
Alternatively, they can cut and match the words and paste into their work books.
3 doodle sheets for children to talk about, identify a range of special days and celebrations and colour in.
Children can then design their own doodle sheets or posters.
A resource to encourage children to think about festivals and celebrations and talk about them. The cards could be cut out and added to a child’s communication board.
Sheet 1 shows 16 festivals and celebrations with words along the side and added above the pictures. Children could colour in the pictures.
Sheet 2 shows the same resource but without pictures. Children can draw in their own pictures or write the words.
Sheet 3 has no words or pictures and is a useful template. This could be used for anything from animals they know to people that help us.
Laminate to make a useful writing mat with key words.
3 activity sheets for your topic on Seasons, Winter or Weather.
Children label the pictures of Winter. They then match the rest of the pictures to the words in the word bank, adding the matching numbers. Finally, they draw their own Winter picture.
Children write a sentence or phrase about the four pictures in the writing frame.
Children cut and match the 4 word cards to the word and picture cards of Winter.
There are 2 letters per A4 page when put together spell Happy Halloween.
Each letter has a different design. Can be used as bunting hung around the classroom, or for children to use to spell the words. Laminate and you can re-use next year!
Here is a fun doodle activity for your topic on Winter the Seasons or Weather.
Good speaking and listening activity for pairs or writing activity making lists.
Show on the smart board and see how many words the children can say or list in a given time.
My trip to the Toy Shop with Symbols
One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils.
Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols.
Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words.
Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip.
Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening.
*Boarmaker licenced
A cross curricular resource consisting of 2 worksheets, 1 in colour and the other, a version in black and white.
The resource links Toy themes with counting, reading, close observations skills and colouring.
The objective is for children to read and identify the toys pictures and symbols and mark these off on the list. When complete, children can check that they have found all 20 toys.
The black and white sheet can be coloured in.
Laminate the colour sheet and this can be re-used with dry markers.
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 Minibeast themes with counting, reading, close observations skills and colouring.
The objective is for children to read and identify minibeast pictures and symbols and mark these off on the list. When complete, children can check that they have found all 20 minibeasts.
The black and white sheet can be coloured in.
Laminate the colour sheet and this can be re-used with dry markers.
Boardmaker Licenced.
This Autumn Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on Autumn, Seasons, Weather or Clothes.
Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with Autumn.
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 Autumn Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed.
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘Autumn’ 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
This SEND/EYFS/KS1 resource is designed to engage children in learning about hospitals, self-care, and various occupations through a literacy-based activity.
The pack includes 11 worksheets, available in both colour and black and white, where children identify pictures and symbols related to the theme and write the corresponding words underneath.
Utilizing Boardmaker symbols, this resource features images of medicine, mobility aids like walking frames and wheelchairs, and first aid items such as plasters, bandages, and creams.
Children will also learn about the roles of different professionals including doctors, hospital teachers, occupational therapists (OT), and physiotherapists.
The pack includes pictures of vehicles like ambulances and police cars; medical instruments such as blood pressure monitors and stethoscopes, and personal care items including toothbrushes, shampoo, and shower facilities.
Additionally, the resource emphasises the importance of keeping healthy and personal hygiene, making it a valuable tool for PSHE education.
Boardmaker licenced.
This ‘School’ Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on School, Back to School, People who Help Us, or Ourselves.
Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with School.
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 School Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed.
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘School’ 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
This ‘Halloween’ Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on Halloween, Celebrations, Special Days and Seasons.
Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with Halloween.
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 Halloween Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed.
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘Halloween’ 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
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 Transport.
The first page features an illustration of transport such as a bus, a car, an ambulance and a boat, 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 transport recognition and vocabulary.
The third page is the word wall itself, offering a reference for matching words to transport , spelling and writing practice.
This resource supports vocabulary development, reading and writing and handwriting skills.
Boardmaker licenced.