This engaging set of games offers a set of 48 colourfully illustrated cards featuring common school objects, along with detailed plans and instructions for four fun and educational games: ‘Making Pairs,’ ‘Classroom Challenge,’ ‘Story Chains,’ and ‘Relay Card Game.’ Designed with Key Stage 1 children in mind, these games help stimulate various skills such as memory, concentration, creativity, communication, storytelling, teamwork, and quick decision-making. Each game serves a different purpose, catering to different learning styles, and offering the possibility to challenge children in unique ways. ‘Making Pairs’ will challenge observation and memory, ‘Classroom Challenge’ will improve their description skills and attention to detail, ‘Story Chains’ will unlock their creativity and enhance their storytelling skills, and the ‘Relay Card Game’ will encourage teamwork and fast thinking. Whether you’re looking to fill a spare half-hour or planning a dedicated day of learning-based fun, this versatile set is sure to be a hit with your class.

This resource is an engaging tool for Key Stage 1 and EYFS teachers, aiming to instill an understanding of the Arctic and animals that can be found there, in young children. It links to primary science, literacy, geography and art areas of the curriculum. The resource pack includes a unit of work planning template detailing objectives, activities, assessment and resources as well as extension ideas. Activities like word searches, labelling, drawing and discussions help to engage children and cater for different learning styles. The planning is adaptable to different abilities, and can be used as a whole or in parts. The resource also provides suggestions for teachers to assess children’s understanding of Arctic animals. Tes paid licence

*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols. A resource designed with SEND pupils in mind that works well too, for KS1 children. There are 20 different topic boards using colour Boardmaker symbols. Each board has 10 symbols - 2 rows of 5. Topics covered are: Toys, Buildings, Chocolate, Clothes, Days of the Week, Family, Farm, Feelings, Take away food, Garden, Going for Gold, Growing up, Holidays and Celebrations, Journeys, Keeping Healthy, Under the Sea, Transport, Weather, Shopping and Space. The resource can be used in different ways: a visual aid; to encourage speaking and listening and communication; introducing a new topic or topic vocabulary; cutting out and adding to work or making worksheets;duplicating and playing matching games;adding to displays and much more.

‘Circles All Around Us’ is made up of 30 Photo Cards. The cards feature photographs of round or spherical objects found in everyday life. The cards promote observational skills and give lots of opportunity for speaking and listening. Here are some activities that children could play with these cards: Circle Hunt: Divide the cards among the children and ask them to find similar round objects in the classroom or at home. Memory Game: Duplicate cards and turn all cards face down, children take turns trying to find matching pairs. Sorting Circles: The children can sort the cards by different categories, such as color, size, or usage (e.g., food items,vegetables, etc.). Art and Craft: Children can make prints with round objects or make their own posters of round or spherical objects. The cards will enhance any display on shape.

‘Squares All Around Us’ is made up of 30 Photo Cards. The cards feature photographs of square or cubes and are objects found in everyday life. The cards promote observational skills and give lots of opportunity for speaking and listening. Here are some activities that children could play with these cards: Square Hunt: Divide the cards among the children and ask them to find similar square objects in the classroom or at home. They could also search in books on the internet if access. Memory Game: Duplicate cards and turn all cards face down, children take turns trying to find matching pairs. Sorting Squares: The children can sort the cards by different categories, such as color, size, or usage (e.g., food items, toys or games etc.). Art and Craft: Children can make prints with square objects or make their own posters of square. The cards will enhance any display on shape.

A set of 60 colour photo cards showing pictures of hearts and diamonds that you may come across in everyday life. The shape cards are designed to help children to develop their understanding of 2D shape and has an emphasis on real world connections. Children can use the cards in various ways: Duplicate for matching pictures / games Sort cards into 2 shape categories of hearts and diamonds Look for hearts and diamonds shapes in school or outdoors Diamonds and hearts scavenger hunt where cards are hidden outdoors and children have clues to help them find them Use various media including paint, felt pens, collage and crayons to create heart and diamond patterns Suitable for EYFS and KS1 and links to speaking and listening, 2D shape, pattern and maths games.

Are you looking to engage your Key Stage 1 children in a fun and educational way as the term wraps up? Here is a pack of 10 interactive set of tasks allowing your children to wind down while keeping their minds active. Each poster can be used at its current A4 size or can be enlarged for bigger groups and has been designed with a variety of tasks to suit a range of abilities. The 8 tasks on each sheet include: Mazes to challenge problem-solving skills and spatial awareness Handwriting exercises to reinforce good writing practices Counting activities to boost math proficiency Speaking and listening tasks to improve communication skills Symmetry exercises to promote an understanding of shapes and patterns Word art tasks to bolster vocabulary and artistic abilities Spot-the-difference games for enhancing attention to detail Word search to enrich language and spelling The pack also includes a blank template for you or the children to create their own game posters. This resource is useful for classroom, at home or in after-school settings. Children can work individually, with a friend or a group to complete the tasks.

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.

A Catch Phrase game for KS1 and 2. A fun activity at Christmas. 40 pictorial popular catch phrases or sayings with a Christmas theme. The game encourages thinking skills and speaking and listening skills. There are 4 catch phrases on each page. Either show on the white board or cut out and show as individual cards or sets of 4. It is fun to work against the clock! Children can work in pairs or teams to try to work out the answers. An answer sheet is provided for them to mark off with suggested answers but there may be more than one acceptable answer. Cut out the cards and laminate for a game you can keep and re use. As an extra activity children can research and write the meanings or origins of the phrases. Examples of phrases are The first Noel, A Christmas Carol and Santa’s little helper. Children will enjoy making up their own Christmas phrases or sayings. Cards may also be cut out and used for matching games or making cards or tags for Christmas.

A pack of resources for Early Years children and KS1 children linked to Animals and Autumn. There is a planning sheet which gives 5 suggestions for activities including story, rhyme, poetry, art, song and dance. There are resources in colour and black and white which link to the activity ideas.

A fun speaking and listening game, for back to school, or any time, to get children into the swing of learning and concentrating again. A bumper pack of 120 flash cards showing catch phrases or sayings. Some children will be familiar with and others they may need to research or try to work out. There are 2 colour flashcards to a page. There is an answer grid that covers all the pictures and a blank grid for children to write in. There are also a set of worksheets where the cards are split up into sets of A to J, with 12 pictures per page and space underneath for them to write the answers in. A great speaking and listening activity where children can discuss with their partners or small groups and come up with likely answers. There may be more than one answer that is appropriate. May be useful, too for those learning English.

A complete lesson with planning and resources included, with a phonics theme. Planning includes objectives, resources, activities, assessment and homework. There are 2 pages of colour picture cards using symbols. There is a set of alphabet cards to be cut and laminated. There are 2 black and white worksheets where children write the CVC words under the pictures and colour them in. There is also a template worksheet, where children can draw and write CVC words and pictures. Boardmaker licenced.

Embracing cultural awareness helps to deepen understanding, foster empathy, and cultivate a sense of global citizenship. This resource is an engaging set of activities that align with various curricula. There is a complete lesson plan which includes objectives, resources, introduction, activities, conclusion, assessment and extension ideas. There are 18 colour character flashcards and an example template for children to write about their chosen country or culture/costume. Suitable for EYFS and Key Stage 1.

10 worksheets in this collection using symbols. Suitable for KS1 and SEND pupils. Links to phonics, handwriting and writing. Each worksheet shows 12 pictures with the vowels underneath. Children trace over the letters and add the missing vowels to make the CVC words. These sheets encourage thinking skills and speaking and listening. Boardmaker licenced

This resource presents a colourful array of 15 carefully chosen photographs depicting objects beginning with ‘A’. Key Stage 1 will enjoy these ‘real world’ phonics activities. Cut and laminated, the photographs will enhance your displays on the letter A and encourage lots of discussion. The pack includes: A poster showcasing all 15 ‘A’ images along with their corresponding words. This poster can serve as a visual aid to stimulate vocabulary and enhance word-picture association. A word search activity, where children can put their detective hats on and hunt for all 15 ‘A’ words. An answer sheet is included, enabling learners to check their answers. A worksheet that will allow children to demonstrate their understanding by filling in the missing gaps with ‘A’ words to complete the sentences. Make sure you mix up the missing words first.

This resource presents a colourful array of 15 carefully chosen photographs depicting objects beginning with ‘U’ and ‘V’. Key Stage 1 will enjoy these ‘real world’ phonics activities. Cut and laminated, the photographs will enhance your displays on the letters U and V and encourage lots of speaking and listening. The pack includes: A poster showcasing all 15 ‘U’ and ‘V’ images along with their corresponding words. This poster can serve as a visual aid to stimulate vocabulary and enhance word-picture association. A word search activity, where children can put their detective hats on and hunt for all 15 ‘U’ and ‘V’ words is included. An answer sheet is added, enabling learners to check their own answers. A worksheet that will allow children to demonstrate their understanding by filling in the missing gaps with 'U’ and ‘V’ words to complete the sentences. Make sure you mix up the missing words first.

This resource presents a colourful array of 15 carefully chosen photographs depicting objects beginning with W, X, Y and Z. Key Stage 1 will enjoy these ‘real world’ phonics activities. Cut and laminated, the photographs will enhance your displays on the letters W, X, Y and Z and encourage lots of speaking and listening. The pack includes: A poster showcasing all 15 W, X, Y and Z images along with their corresponding words. This poster can serve as a visual aid to stimulate vocabulary and enhance word-picture association. A word search activity, where children can put their detective hats on and hunt for all 15 W, X, Y and Z words is included. An answer sheet is added, enabling learners to check their own answers. A worksheet that will allow children to demonstrate their understanding by filling in the missing gaps with W, X, Y and Z words to complete the sentences. Make sure you mix up the missing words first.

This resource presents a colourful array of 15 carefully chosen photographs depicting objects beginning with ‘L’. Key Stage 1 will enjoy these ‘real world’ phonics activities. Cut and laminated, the photographs will enhance your displays on the letter L and encourage lots of speaking and listening. The pack includes: A poster showcasing all 15 ‘L’ images along with their corresponding words. This poster can serve as a visual aid to stimulate vocabulary and enhance word-picture association. A word search activity, where children can put their detective hats on and hunt for all 15 ‘L’ words is included. An answer sheet is added, enabling learners to check their own answers. A worksheet that will allow children to demonstrate their understanding by filling in the missing gaps with 'L’ words to complete the sentences. Make sure you mix up the missing words first.

This resource presents a colourful array of 15 carefully chosen photographs depicting objects beginning with ‘M’. Key Stage 1 will enjoy these ‘real world’ phonics activities. Cut and laminated, the photographs will enhance your displays on the letter M and encourage lots of speaking and listening. The pack includes: A poster showcasing all 15 ‘M’ images along with their corresponding words. This poster can serve as a visual aid to stimulate vocabulary and enhance word-picture association. A word search activity, where children can put their detective hats on and hunt for all 15 ‘M’ words is included. An answer sheet is added, enabling learners to check their own answers. A worksheet that will allow children to demonstrate their understanding by filling in the missing gaps with 'M’ words to complete the sentences. Make sure you mix up the missing words first.

This resource presents a colourful array of 15 carefully chosen photographs depicting objects beginning with ‘P’. Key Stage 1 will enjoy these ‘real world’ phonics activities. Cut and laminated, the photographs will enhance your displays on the letter P and encourage lots of speaking and listening. The pack includes: A poster showcasing all 15 ‘P’ images along with their corresponding words. This poster can serve as a visual aid to stimulate vocabulary and enhance word-picture association. A word search activity, where children can put their detective hats on and hunt for all 15 ‘P’ words is included. An answer sheet is added, enabling learners to check their own answers. A worksheet that will allow children to demonstrate their understanding by filling in the missing gaps with 'P’ words to complete the sentences. Make sure you mix up the missing words first.