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 “Transport Symbols” resource is tailored to engage SEND, EYFS, and KS1 children. The resource provides opportunities for children to recognise different vehicles, understand their environments, and engage in creative play. It encompasses hands-on activities, from colouring and sticking to collaborative group tasks and imaginative play.
There is a planning sheet which sets out 5 different activities, lists resources needed, gives objectives and step by step guides for children / teachers.
There are 4 black and white worksheets and 4 in colour. There is also a blank template which is included in the planned activities.
Each worksheet contains 13 picture symbols of types of transport.
Boardmaker licenced.
3 activities for children to do to celebrate and remember this special occasion.
Sheet 1 - Children can trace over the lines of the poppies and leaves and colour them in. They can trace the words: Remembrance Day.
Sheet 2 - Children can use this sheet as a drawing or writing sheet. They can colour the picture of the child holding a wreath and then draw a picture of their own or write about Remembrance Day.
Sheet 3 - This is a complete planning sheet including objective, materials needed, step by step activity ideas, assessment and follow up activities.
The aim is to make a poppy wreath.
Suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.
A fun activity where children start by colouring in their favourite picture of a Christmas hat, from the 8 provided.
Next, they design their own hats and make them from collage materials.
The activity finishes with a parade of children showcasing their creations.
The resource includes a planning sheet with objectives, materials required and step by step instructions.
There are 8 colouring pictures showing children wearing Christmas hats with a range of themes e.g. snowman, Christmas tree, reindeer and Christmas pudding.
Introduce your class to the story of Charlie the Chameleon and his Friends in the Forest.
This tale follows Charlie, a chameleon, as he embarks on a journey to make friends with different animals in the forest. The narrative teaches children the valuable lesson that despite our differences, friendship is always possible.
There are a range of activity ideas to go with the story.
Colour, Write, and Sequence: Children can colour pictures of the animals, write their names, and then cut them out to arrange in the order they appear in the story.
Animal Drawing: Encourage the children to draw each animal, like a zebra or lion.
Story Sequencing and Maths Integration: Have the children write or draw the animals in the sequence they appear in the story, from first to sixth, linking storytelling with basic numeracy skills.
Literacy and Art Combination: Children can read and write the names of the animals, and then draw or paste a picture for each.
Number and Animal Matching: Using number cards from 1 to 6, children can cut them out and match them to the animals in the order they appeared in the story.
Comprehension Questions: Develop critical thinking and comprehension with questions like ‘What game could Charlie and his friends play in the forest?’ Ten questions are provided for verbal or written responses.
Word Search and Matching: Three, word search grids are included, each containing two animal names. Once found, children can match these names to the corresponding animal pictures. Answers are included.
A Christmas Activity linked to reading, writing and number.
Suitable for EYFS / Nursery children.
Children can colour illustrations from the “12 Days of Christmas” on individual sheets, such as ‘A Partridge in a Pear Tree’ to ‘Six Geese a-Laying,’ while practicing handwriting, tracing the matching sentences.
After colouring, children can cut out images from a composite sheet of all 12 pictures and match them to numbered cards, enhancing their counting and matching skills.
An animal topic resource designed for early learners, with 20 big animal outlines for colouring, painting, or collage.
Featuring land animals, water animals , and flying animals.
This Christmas-themed lesson plan for EYFS and KS1 uses alphabet cards to blend learning with festive fun.
The resource includes a planning sheet with activities, objectives, materials needed, step by step instructions and assessment. There is a card for each letter of the alphabet related to Christmas in black and white.
Activities include:
Initial Sounds Discussion: Children identify letters and initial sounds on each card, enhancing phonemic awareness.
Colouring and Cutting: Develops fine motor skills through colouring and cutting.
Group Card Matching: Promotes teamwork and letter recognition as children match alphabet cards in small groups.
Alphabetical Order Game: Encourages understanding of alphabetical sequence through a collaborative sorting activity.
Create a Story: Fosters creativity and language skills as each child contributes to a story based on their card.
Here are 5 examples of Christmas Cards for children to make linked to shape.
Each sheet comes with instructions for children to follow.
Template cards include toys, Santa, Cats and Christmas related objects.
Print onto card or laminate for extra durability.
The circles make lovely displays as well as hanging Christmas decorations.
A set of alphabet cards where children can trace the letters, colour in the cards and cut them out. These can then be ordered or made into a class display or alphabet chart.
There are 4 space craft where children can add their own letters or draw aliens.
Links to phonics, writing and handwriting, cutting skills and topics on Space.
Children will enjoy colouring in these cards and posters connected to Spring and Easter.
There are 6 card designs to choose from. These can be coloured in and made into celebration cards for children to send to friends and family.
There is a poster in colour and the same one in black and white. Children can colour in the poster and add their own decorations. They can also use the posters for inspiration for making their own posters.
You may also want to laminate the finished cards and display them in class to make bunting, making colourful Easter and Spring decorations.
3 brightly coloured posters with an Easter/Spring theme.
There are also black and white versions of the 3 posters that children can colour in or paint themselves.
This “Robots and Aliens” resource is designed for EYFS teachers looking to captivate their children’s imagination and creativity.
Within this resource, teachers will find planned lessons, each with objectives, a list of needed resources, and step-by-step instructions to ensure a smooth teaching experience.
The resource includes four lessons, each complemented by easy-to-use materials, including colouring sheets, cutting activities, and templates for creating drawing and writing.
The activities introduce young learners to the world of robots and aliens but also aims to develop their fine motor skills, cognitive abilities, and creative thinking.
Whether it’s through colouring, cutting, matching, or drawing, this resource promises a fun-filled learning adventure that children will enjoy.
A lesson resource tailored for early learners, focusing on developing thinking skills and reading comprehension. The story links to Ourselves, Families and Babies.
The story revolves around Stella, a young girl who realises that she loves her twin siblings equally, illustrating the joys and challenges of having new family members.
There are 3 simple questions to ask the children and some activity extension ideas.
A cross-curricular topic resource based on Vegetables for EYFS and KS1.
Start with a Poster: Show the picture of a vegetable shop. Talk about what you see and maybe pretend to buy or sell veggies. You could also let the children draw their own vegetable shop posters.
Discuss Canned Vegetables: Show pictures or real cans of three different vegetables. Talk about what’s inside and then colour pictures of the cans.
Design Vegetable Cans: Let the children get creative by drawing and decorating their own vegetable can designs.
Label and Colour Vegetables: Give the children the worksheet with pictures of six different vegetables to label and colour.
Make a Vegetable List: Show the colourful picture with lots of vegetables and ask the children to list all the veggies they see.
Create a Colourful Vegetable: Provide simple shapes of vegetables and let the children decorate them to make their own colourful vegetable art/ or use the worksheet provided.
If you can, use real vegetables so the children can touch and smell them. This makes learning more fun and sensory.
A ready made Christmas Themed Board Game for children linked to counting to 18.
The board has a path of squares leading to a finishing number 18.
There are 2 ways of playing the game:
Children take turns to roll a dice to move along the path.
Or, incorporate the colour spinner with Christmas-themed pictures that dictate special moves or penalties, such as ‘move ahead two spaces’ or ‘miss a turn’.
There is a blank template for children to use to make their own board game and spinner. For best results, print onto card, or children can paste onto card.
The game board also makes a nice Christmas place mat when enlarged.
A lesson resource tailored for early learners, focusing on speaking and listening and reading comprehension. The story links to Ourselves, Friends, Animals and Feelings.
The story revolves around Lizzy, a lonely elephant who wishing for a friend. Lizzy finds another elephant just like her and she is no longer lonely.
There are 3 simple questions to ask the children and some activity extension ideas including drawing a picture of Lizzy and her new friend in the jungle, role playing and speaking and listening.
A fun activity where there are 12 types of land vehicle cards for children to cut out and sort into those going right and those going left. Children can use the initials R and L to help them. There is a colour and a black and white version of each type of vehicle. Children can colour these, cut and match.
A set of resources based on Homes and linked to Ourselves, Number to 8 and Writing /Labelling.
Suitable for EYFS and KS1.
Counting, Cutting and Ordering
Children cut out the houses and position them in order from 1 to 8. There is a black and white version of this worksheet and a colour version.
Children can also draw or glue houses on the number sheet showing boxes from 1 to 8.
Labelling Furniture/ Rooms
On this worksheet, children can name the items of furniture and label them. Alternatively, they can write the names of the rooms where the furniture can be found.
There is a colour and a black and white version of the labelling sheet.
4 pages each showing 6 modes of Transport including air, land and sea.
There are 4 pages in black and white and the same replicated pages in colour.
Children can categorise the forms of transport.
They can colour in the pictures and cut them out to match them to the colour versions.
You could also laminate the colour sheets and children can use dry markers to trace over the thick border lines of the vehicles.
You could also make a Lotto game by duplicating and cutting up the cards and using the colour sheets as game boards.
Enlarge these sheets for children to cut out the Ballerina Dolls and clothing and play dressing up.
There are 2 colour sheets and a black and white one for children to do their own colouring.
Extend with children drawing and making their own clothing out of paper or collage materials.