This resource for KS1 includes 10 colouring pages / posters with a theme of celebrating Diversity. Most pages or posters feature uplifting messages like “This is Us!”, “Every Voice Matters”, “Different but the Same”, “Colours of the World”, “Everyone Belongs”, “Together We Shine”, and “Diversity is Our Strength”. Each page is different and can be used as a starting point or inspiration for children to create their own posters on Diversity. The resource helps children understand and embrace the idea that we are all unique, yet united, promoting inclusion and acceptance in a fun and creative way.

This resource provides a comprehensive tool to support emotional literacy in KS1 and KS2, seamlessly integrating key aspects of the curriculum. The resources come in colour and are duplicated in black and white. There is a planning sheet included outlining 7 activity ideas for using the resources. Through activities like storytelling, role-play, and matching, children practice speaking and listening skills as they discuss and act out emotions. Writing tasks linked to the cards enhance written expression, while reading exercises focus on recognizing and understanding emotional vocabulary. The resource also promotes vocabulary learning, as children match words to emotions and scenarios. By exploring emotions visually and through words, children gain a deeper understanding of themselves and others, fostering empathy and emotional intelligence. The resource can be used as a unit of work or dipped in and out of to support PSHE topics and themes around Ourselves and Mental Health.

This resource for KS2, “Time to Talk about Feelings,” includes 12 sheets, each with 8 colourful cards focusing on a wide range of emotions such as unhappy, sad, angry, proud, happy, afraid, frustrated, tired, cross, sorry, and many more. The cards feature diverse images representing different ages, genders, and cultures, making them inclusive and relatable. Children can use these cards to discuss emotions as a class, in pairs, or in small groups. Suggested activities could include role- play, sorting emotions, creating sentences or stories based on a chosen card, and adding speech bubbles to express the characters feelings. Children could use art materials to represent emotions and match key emotion words to pictures. Links to Me, Ourselves, PSHE, Feelings and Emotions, Speaking and Listening and Emotional Regulation.

This versatile resource is designed to support SEND, EYFS, KS1, and MFL pupils in developing clothing vocabulary through reading and writing activities. It includes 7 sheets, each featuring 6 cards with different types of clothing, from everyday items like jeans, gloves, and jackets to more unusual items such as waistcoats, snowsuits, headbands, and leg warmers. The cards are provided in both colour and black and white. On the black-and-white version, children can trace over the dotted words, reinforcing their handwriting and letter recognition skills. The resource can also be used for sorting and matching games, encouraging pupils to categorize items into sets like footwear, swim wear, winter clothing, or sports attire. This resource is perfect for linking vocabulary learning with motor skills development, and it can easily be adapted for a range of classroom activities and learning levels. Boardmaker licenced.

This resource, designed for KS1 and EYFS learners, offers a visual exploration of patterns and colour combinations. Each of the 9 pages features 6 balls, with every ball divided into 3 sections, allowing for creative pattern creation. Page 10 is a blank template that children can use to create their own patterns. Using two or three colours, the sections on each ball are filled to form unique colour combinations and patterns. The resource emphasizes the importance of recognizing and creating patterns, helping children understand sequencing, repetition, and colour relationships. The bright colour palette keeps young learners engaged as they explore different colour combinations on each page. This hands-on tool promotes the development of visual perception, pattern recognition, while providing an introduction to basic mathematical and design concepts. Duplicate, cut out and laminate the balls and children can play maths related games such as matching, finding colour combinations and making sets in different ways.

A Halloween Spelling Wheels Pack designed for KS1 teachers, providing a fun and engaging way to support early spelling during the Halloween season. • Eleven pre-made Spelling Wheels: Each wheel has a Halloween-themed picture clue in the centre. Children use the letters around the wheel to spell the following Halloween-related words: Halloween, skeleton, witch, house, monster, ghost, spider, cat, bat, skull, and treat. • Blank Spelling Wheel: This customisable wheel allows children to create their own Halloween word. They can draw a picture in the centre and arrange the letters around the wheel to form their chosen word. • Reusable Format: The spelling wheels can be cut out and laminated for repeated use, making them a durable and versatile classroom tool. Included Worksheets: Tracing Worksheets: Two worksheets where Halloween words are dotted for children to trace. Children can draw their own matching picture next to each word. Word Wall Worksheet: A collection of all the Halloween words that children can cut out and match to the corresponding wheels. Alternatively, they can check off the words as they spell them on the wheels. Blank Word Wall: This worksheet allows children to write Halloween words of their own. Boardmaker licenced.

These three Halloween activities are simple and fun for young children, offering hands-on creative experiences: Halloween Rock/Stone Painting Children paint rocks to look like spooky characters such as ghosts, witches, black cats, monsters, jack-o’-lanterns and spiders. This activity encourages creativity and is easy to set up with paint or markers. Halloween Haunted House Craft Children create their own haunted house. 3 examples are shown. Halloween Tic-Tac-Toe A Halloween-themed version of tic-tac-toe, where children use Halloween cards, counters or plastic figures to play on a grid. It’s a fun, strategic game that can be reused and enjoyed throughout the season.

This lesson plan, based on an original story: Brave Bear and Worried Bear, helps children explore emotions,explore self-regulation and behaviour management while enhancing literacy skills. Children learn to identify and express feelings, understand coping strategies, and recognize that it’s okay to feel a range of emotions. Suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils. Lessons Include: Story Time: Share the story and discuss Brave Bear’s coping techniques. Creative Drawing: Children draw their Brave Bear, focusing on strength and colour. Reflection: Children complete prompts about bravery and Brave Bear’s powers. Exploring Worry: Draw and discuss Worried Bear’s expressions. Coping Strategies: Brainstorm ways to help Worried Bear feel better. Emotional Check-In: Identify feelings and discuss ways to improve. Drawing Skills: Drawing bears and emotions. Facial Expressions: Add expressions to Brave and Worried Bear. This kit provides everything educators need to guide EYFS and KS1 children in emotional learning through storytelling and creativity.

For EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) and KS1 (Key Stage 1) children. Four Halloween-themed colouring sheets to spark creativity and excitement about the holiday. These resources can be used to introduce children to the concept of Halloween in a fun, engaging way while also helping develop their fine motor skills.

This 6 page resource is designed for KS1 children. Each page focuses on a different autumn animal: fox, deer, mouse, owl, squirrel, and hedgehog. The idea is to break the drawing process down into 6 simple steps that children can follow easily. The resource links to Autumn, Animals, Seasons and art.

This resource is a collection of 10 worksheets designed for Key Stage 1 teachers to help children learn how to draw simple Easter-themed pictures. Each worksheet focuses on different Easter-related item, such as bunnies, chicks, a caterpillar, a ladybird, and an Easter egg. The pictures are broken down into easy-to-follow steps, guiding children from basic shapes to the completed image. For example, a worksheet for drawing an Easter bunny might include steps such as: Drawing the outline of the bunny’s head (a large circle). Adding long, floppy ears on top. Adding the bunny’s body, arms / feet. Completing the picture by colouring in the bunny. These worksheets provide a fun and engaging way for children to develop their drawing skills while celebrating the Easter holiday.

This resource is a collection of 8 worksheets designed for Key Stage 1 teachers to help children learn how to draw simple Bonfire Night-themed pictures. Each worksheet focuses on a different image from Bonfire Night, such as fireworks, a bonfire, rockets, and sparklers. The pictures are broken down into easy-to-follow steps, guiding children from basic outlines to the completed image. For example, the worksheet for drawing a firework might include steps such as: Drawing the basic outline of the firework’s body. Adding lines for the fuse and details like patterns or stars on the body. Including facial features (eyes, mouth) for a fun, cartoon-style firework. Colouring the image to match the colour version. These worksheets provide a fun way for children to develop their drawing skills while learning about Bonfire Night traditions. This resource is ideal for integrating art into Bonfire Night-themed lessons, making the festivities both educational and enjoyable!

This resource is a collection of 10 worksheets designed for Key Stage 1 teachers to help children learn how to draw simple Christmas-themed pictures. Each worksheet focuses on a different festive item, such as a snowman, reindeer, gingerbread man, Christmas star, or Father Christmas. The pictures are broken down into easy-to-follow steps, guiding children from basic shapes to the completed image. For example, the worksheet for drawing a snowman includes steps such as: Drawing the snowman’s face. Adding the body below the face. Drawing the hat on top of the snowman’s head. Adding facial features like eyes and nose (carrot). Drawing the twig arms and scarf around the neck. Finishing with a fully coloured-in snowman. These worksheets provide a fun way for children to develop their drawing skills while getting into the Christmas spirit.

This resource is a collection of 10 worksheets designed for Key Stage 1 teachers to help young children learn how to draw simple Halloween-themed pictures. Each worksheet focuses on a different Halloween item, such as a pumpkin, bat, ghost, or a spider. The pictures are broken down into easy-to-follow steps, guiding children from basic shapes to the completed image. For example, the worksheet for drawing a pumpkin includes steps such as: Drawing the outline of the pumpkin. Adding eyes and mouth. Drawing the stalk at the top. Finishing with a coloured-in version of the pumpkin. These worksheets provide a fun and engaging way for children to develop their drawing skills while embracing the Halloween spirit. The visual steps make it easy for even the youngest learners to follow along, and the completed, coloured images give a visual guide to the final product. This resource is ideal for integrating art into Halloween-themed lessons.

This resource is designed to help young children explore patterns and develop their understanding of colours. It includes: • Blank Colouring Template (Sheet 1): A simple grid template featuring blocks of 6 lines, which children are encouraged to fill in using only 3 different colours. The objective is to create unique patterns, ensuring no two blocks of lines are the same. • Example Patterns (Sheet 2 & 3): Two examples are provided to guide children in creating their own patterns. Example 1: Uses blue, red, and yellow to fill the blocks, demonstrating how the three colours can be combined in different sequences to make distinct patterns. Example 2: Uses purple, orange, and green, showing another variation of how three colours can be creatively used to fill the blocks differently. This activity encourages children to think about colour combinations and use their creativity while working within the constraint of using only three colours. It’s a fun way to reinforce their understanding of patterns and develop their fine motor skills through colouring. Children could begin the exercise by using colour blocks to create patterns or they could use gummed paper shapes to stick on the blank template. Teachers can use this template as part of a lesson on colours, patterns, or as a creative exercise in EYFS or KS1 maths lessons.

“KS1 & EYFS Halloween Expression Cards: Witches, Monsters, Red Devils, Skeletons, Spiders, Pumpkins and more (10- sets in Colour & Black-and-White, 6 Cards per Page, with 1 Blank Face per Set)” Suggested Ways to Use the Cards: Recognizing Expressions: Encourage children to identify and name the emotions on each character’s face (e.g., happy witch, scared monster). Can they make the expression? When might someone make that expression? Drawing Expressions: Use the blank-faced character card to let children draw an expression that matches the set or create their own unique emotion. Colour Matching: Have children match the coloured cards to their black-and-white counterparts to reinforce visual discrimination. Cut and Play: Cut out all cards and use them for matching pairs, encouraging memory skills by flipping them face-down for a fun matching game. Storytelling: Have children create short Halloween-themed stories based on the characters’ expressions. Sets: Children can collect sets e.g. happy characters and angry characters. This provides a versatile resource for emotional recognition, creativity, and group activities!

This is Me: Creative Ideas for Introducing Ourselves is a fun, engaging resource designed for EYFS and KS1 teachers to help young children explore and express their identity. Planning, worksheets and resources are included. Through hands-on activities like drawing, writing, and sorting, children will reflect on their family, likes and dislikes, and personal facts in creative ways. The resource includes easy-to-use templates and activities that encourage self-expression, promote speaking and listening skills, and help build confidence. It’s perfect for early years classrooms and supports key learning areas such as communication, language development, and personal, social, and emotional development Teachers can easily integrate these activities into daily lessons or use them as part of transition or “getting to know you” activities.

4 bold, black and white worksheets for young children with a sweet theme. Each sheet shows a selection of sweets, cakes or ice cream. Children will have fun colouring in the treats and the surrounding decorations, whilst finding out about shape and pattern. Sheet 5 is a template for children to use to add their favourite treats!

10 pages showing animals for young children to colour in. Animals include a hedgehog, ladybird, unicorn, bear, giraffe and fish.