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Teaching and Learning Resources for Early Learners and KS1

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Looking for something fresh and original to ignite your classroom? Dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to captivate and inspire KS1 children. Plus, explore engaging materials for Key Stage 2 and tailored resources for SEND learners. From Phonics to Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing activities, Maths, PSHE and a variety of exciting topic-based resources, you’ll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.

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Looking for something fresh and original to ignite your classroom? Dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to captivate and inspire KS1 children. Plus, explore engaging materials for Key Stage 2 and tailored resources for SEND learners. From Phonics to Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing activities, Maths, PSHE and a variety of exciting topic-based resources, you’ll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.
Matching Feeling Faces for EYFS
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Matching Feeling Faces for EYFS

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10 worksheets with links to Feelings, Ourselves and Emotional Regulation. Each sheet shows 3 faces for children to match with a line or by using colours.
My Animal Differentiated Workbook
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My Animal Differentiated Workbook

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An 18 page differentiated workbook with an animal theme for EYFS / KS1 and suitable for SEND pupils. Page 1 - Title Page for children to colour showing the 8 animals featured in the workbook. Page 2 / 3 -Worksheets in colour and black and white showing the animals and their names for children to trace over. Page 4 / 5 - Same sheets as Page 2/3 with space for children to write / spell their own words. Page 6 /7 - Children read the text about the animals and locate / underline the animals names as they find them. In colour and black and white. Page 8 / 9 - Children match the animals names with the pictures in colour and B/W. Page 10 - The animals names are jumbled up, children sort them out and match the the original words. Pages 11 - 18 - A worksheet with each animal for children to colour in, trace the words and sentences e.g. Polar bears live in icy places. Links with reading, writing, handwriting, phonics and animal themes.
Number Tracing Bottles Zero to Ten
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Number Tracing Bottles Zero to Ten

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Engage young learners in improving number recognition and writing skills with this SEND-friendly tracing activity. Each page focuses on a single number (0–10), featuring: Numbers for tracing. Fun characters on each page to spark interest. A blank bottle is included as a template for teachers or children. Perfect for EYFS and KS1 learners, including those with special educational needs, to practice handwriting and build confidence in numbers. Cut out and laminate the number bottles for reuse and durability. They make a great addition to the number or writing corner too.
Pattern and Colour Play Bottles
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Pattern and Colour Play Bottles

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Description: Pattern Play Bottles is a hands-on, activity featuring 30 bottles, each decorated with unique, colourful patterns. Children can replicate these patterns onto the provided template bottles using crayons, markers, collage or paint. The resource encourages exploration of colour and pattern while fostering artistic expression and concentration. Objectives: Enhance pattern recognition and replication skills. Develop fine motor skills through drawing and painting. Foster creativity and imaginative thinking by designing new patterns. Improve memory and observation abilities through visual challenges. Promote collaboration and sharing ideas in group activities. There is a sheet that comes with the resource with suggested ideas for using it.
Alphabet Tracing Bottles Fun
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Alphabet Tracing Bottles Fun

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“Alphabet Tracing Bottle Fun” involves giving children, bottle-shaped letter templates—one for each letter of the alphabet—plus a blank bottle for their own custom letters. By using a range of pencils, felt tip pens and (for laminated sheets) dry-erase markers, children can trace and re-trace letters, developing fine motor skills and improving handwriting. Once complete, each child’s bottle can be displayed together on a classroom wall, creating a collaborative alphabet display. This activity is ideal for Early Years, Key Stage 1, and children with Special Educational Needs, promoting letter formation and handwriting practice in a fun, hands-on way.
Shape and Number Activity KS1
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Shape and Number Activity KS1

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This activity is designed for KS1 children to practice recognising and working with shapes (circles, triangles, and diamonds) and numbers under 20. Use as a complete lesson or as an assessment tool of learning. Children will read and follow simple instructions, such as finding shapes with certain numbers, colouring them in specific colours, and performing basic addition and comparison tasks. Children can work together if preferred. The activity encourages lots of thinking skills e.g. identifying odd and even numbers, comparing values, and following directions. The activity is interactive, allowing children to share their work, discuss their strategies, and mark each other’s answers. A completed sheet is provided for reference.
Xmas Greeting Tags in 2 sizes KS1 EYFS
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Xmas Greeting Tags in 2 sizes KS1 EYFS

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Here are 2 sets of greeting tags for your children to cut out, write on and add ribbon or tape to attach to gifts or to paste into cards. There are 6 large tag designs and a collection of 10 smaller cards.
10 Colour and Match Xmas Colouring Sheets
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10 Colour and Match Xmas Colouring Sheets

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10 original colouring worksheets for EYFS and KS1 with a Christmas theme. On each page, children find the pictures that are the same and use their colours to colour them in the same. The 10 themes are: Bears, gifts, elves, reindeer, Christmas trees, Christmas characters, baubles, stockings, toys and turkeys.
Complete the Missing Letters on the Xmas Trees
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Complete the Missing Letters on the Xmas Trees

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A Christmas activity where the children fill in the missing letters on the trees to complete the Christmas words. There are 4 trees with missing letters and 2 trees for children to draw in or write their own Christmas words in. The final page is a word bank for those children that need assistance with spelling /phonics.
A Xmas story of  Making the Right Choices
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A Xmas story of Making the Right Choices

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This Christmas-themed resource, using the story “Robby and Looty Think Twice,” helps children explore important values such as friendship, kindness, and making the right choices. The story emphasizes thinking before acting, especially when tempted to take something that isn’t theirs, teaching the importance of honesty and empathy during the holiday season. Teachers can use this resource to foster discussions about giving, the true spirit of Christmas, and how friends can support each other in doing the right thing. It ties into personal, social, and emotional learning, encouraging thoughtful decision-making in a festive, relatable context. The resource includes the short story and a comprehension worksheet.
Shape Land's Activity Sheets for Xmas
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Shape Land's Activity Sheets for Xmas

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A Christmas resource for EYFS and KS1 linked to 2D shapes. The first sheet shows an array of Xmas Shape characters that all live in a fictional Shape Land. Children will enjoy naming the shapes and colouring them in. Sheet 2 is a counting and sorting sheet. Children find e.g. all the diamond characters, colour them in and count them etc. Other shapes include stars, ovals, rectangles, squares and hearts. Sheet 3 is simple shape drawings for children to begin to experiment with making their own shape characters. Sheet 4 is a rhyming story called ‘In Shape Land’ with space for children to illustrate the story.
10 Xmas Wapping Paper Designs to Colour
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10 Xmas Wapping Paper Designs to Colour

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These colouring sheets may inspire your children to design their own wrapping paper sheets for Christmas. Enlarge and they are lovely painted or use as place mats once the children have coloured them in.
Birthday Number Fun from 1 to 6
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Birthday Number Fun from 1 to 6

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A fun, birthday-themed resource designed for EYFS and KS1 that supports early number recognition and ordering to 6. Page 1: Features characters with 1–6 cakes with candles in both colour and black-and-white, allowing children to colour and match. Page 2: Six character / cakes images to cut, order, and colour, focusing on sequencing. Page 3: Numerals 1–6 to cut out and arrange in the correct order. These can be matched to the cakes and characters. Page 4: Number words (one to six) to cut and sequence. Page 5: Numeral tracing practice, with numerals to cut and put in sequence.
10 cards to make for 2025
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10 cards to make for 2025

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10 cards to make for the new year 2025. Print onto thin card, cut and fold and write a message or motivational phrase inside e.g. ‘Hello 2025’ or ‘A New Chapter’. Children could use the cards as inpiration for their own designs and / or add to the cards presented with collage, stickers, glitter or drawings.
Colour by Numbers Wall Words Zero to Ten
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Colour by Numbers Wall Words Zero to Ten

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This resource provides a hands-on way for children to connect written number words with their symbolic numerals. It includes a wall display featuring the words for numbers zero through ten, allowing children to assign a colour to each number and then identify and colour all instances of that number word accordingly. A fully coloured example is included to guide them, and a blank “wall” template is provided so that children can write their own chosen number words or numerals. This activity helps reinforce number word recognition, spelling of number words, and colour association in a visually engaging and interactive manner.
10 Tracing and Colouring Valentine Sheets
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10 Tracing and Colouring Valentine Sheets

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This resource includes 10 Valentine’s-themed tracing and colouring sheets designed for children in the EYFS and KS1 stages and suitable for SEND pupils. Each sheet helps develop early handwriting and fine motor skills through tracing shapes, letters, and simple patterns, while also encouraging creativity through colouring. Perfect for Valentine’s Day activities, they can be used as worksheets, displayed as posters, or incorporated into making Valentine’s cards.
Unlocking Learning: Key Themed Resources KS1
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Unlocking Learning: Key Themed Resources KS1

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This cross-curricular’Keys’ resource links to PSHE, Ourselves, Literacy, Colour, and Behaviour Management. Designed to celebrate individuality, the resource includes six worksheets and supporting planning with clear objectives, step-by-step instructions, and resource lists. Worksheets and Lesson Focus: The Key to My Success: Strategies for achieving success. The Keys to My Dreams: Expressing personal dreams creatively. Unlocking Healthy Habits: Exploring healthy lifestyle habits. The Key to Kindness: Practicing and understanding kindness. Colour Key Match: Developing colour recognition through a matching activity. Unlocking Animal Vocabulary: Tracing and discovering animal names to build vocabulary. The resource emphasizes that we are all different and have our unique keys. An example of a completed worksheet, My Keys to My Dreams, is included for inspiration. Perfect for supporting both individual and group learning in a positive, inclusive environment. The resource can be used as individual lessons or a unit of work.
Positional Directions for Young Children
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Positional Directions for Young Children

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These 15 worksheets are designed to help little learners develop positional awareness. Each sheet focuses on a specific direction: up, down, up and down, forwards, and sideways.There are more than one of each direction sheet. • Visual Cues: Each worksheet includes a simple symbol representing the direction, helping children associate the word with its meaning. • Colouring Activity: A fun picture illustrates the direction, such as a boy climbing a mountain (up) or a butterfly fluttering (up and down), inviting children to colour the picture in. • Writing Practice: A sentence describing the action is provided for children to overwrite, reinforcing both handwriting and vocabulary as well as reading. These worksheets are perfect for introducing movement-based concepts in an interactive way! Boardmaker licenced.
Animals Counting and Ordering to 6
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Animals Counting and Ordering to 6

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This resource is a set of 10 black and white worksheets designed to help children practice counting and ordering numbers from 1 to 6 using animal illustrations. Each page features six pictures of different animals e.g. pigs, tigers, snails and chameleons — arranged in varying quantities. Children can first count the animals and write down the corresponding numbers, then cut out the images and arrange them in numerical order. This activity links to early math concepts such as counting and ordering, while also engaging children with animal themes.