A fun festive treat for young children to get them in the mood for Christmas. The activity requires careful observation skills. There are 18 pictures of animals all wearing a different Christmas hat. There are also 18 hat pictures for children to match up to the animals. You could use the activity like a lotto game where 3 children each have a board showing 6 animals in their hats. They would then try to match up the correct hats with the correct animal. Alternatively, duplicate the animal pictures, laminate and cut out for matching games. The final sheet of the resource shows all 18 animals - this can be used for matching the animal pictures, for inspiration for making posters or Christmas cards or for speaking and listening activities. Extend the activity by asking the children to design and make a Christmas hat for themselves or for an animal of their choice.

5 worksheets each with a different design for Christmas number and colouring fun - an elf with a wreath, a Christmas tree, a snowman, a funny skater and a gingerbread man. Children colour the pictures using the colour and number code to help them. Numbers are from 1 to 12.

Spring into Spring with this little colouring and writing activity. There is a colour and black and white version of each sheet. Sheet 1 is a poster showing insects with an insect border. Children can use this to stimulate their list / story writing and colouring. Sheet 2 is a writing frame showing insects around the border and lined. Children could use the template for listing the insects they know or to write a short story or poem about Spring / insects.

A comprehension and writing task linked to topics such as Me, Ourselves and Friends. Children are introduced to Katie and her 3 friends. Children can read about Katie and her friends and answer questions or talk about what they have learned. Next, children can use the template to draw and write about their own friends. Page 3 is for children to draw Katie and her friends onto the outlines and write a sentence about each one. Page 4 asks the children to draw their own friends and write about them.

A lesson resource or unit of work when introducing the topic of Time Detectives or timelines to young children. There is a planning sheet included with learning objectives and activity ideas. There are 2 worksheets included where children can familiarize themselves with the idea of using information and answering questions. There is a template timeline sheet that children can use to make a simple personal timeline. There is a colour timeline completed by ‘Robert’ to share with your class to give them some ideas for when they make their own.

Blast off into the wonders of the cosmos with this KS1 Space Week Resource, featuring 10 picture grids! Each grid presents an image related to space, including the glowing moon, twinkling stars, mysterious UFOs, a satellite dish, telescope, and brave astronauts exploring the unknown. Designed to celebrate Space Week, this resource encourages children to replicate these illustrations onto a blank grid, square by square, fostering their observational and fine motor skills. Integrate the knowledge of Space Week into the classroom, inspiring young minds to learn more about the universe and our place in it. Boardmaker licenced.

A resource for EYFS and KS1 for Christmas around number to 12. The resource shows black and white cards of numbers and number words from 1 to 12, together with black and white pictures of Christmas themed objects from 1 to 12. The idea is for children to colour in the cards, cut them out and match them. The first sheet of the resource shows an example where children have coloured, cut and matched numbers 1, 3 and 6. Great for matching games or as a stand alone activity.

6 decorated Gingerbread men for children to colour in, cut out and hang as decorations. There is also a template Gingerbread man for children to decorate themselves.

This resource provides a creative way for Key Stage 1 children to engage with various topics through 12 topic writing frames. Each frame is adorned with colourful pictures and boxes and shapes, encouraging learners to write words, phrases, or sentences relevant to a given theme. The topics covered are diverse and include clothes, Ourselves, circus, animals, occupations, minibeasts, toys, food, transport and the farm. A worked example using ‘weather’ is provided as a guide on page 1. Additionally, there is a blank template included so that children have the freedom to explore and write about their own topic ideas. These writing frames are useful and fun tools for teachers to integrate into their lesson plans.

A fun lesson, or unit of work based around festive food characters that each have their own character, rhyme and culminating in a charming story. This resource is created around 8 food cartoon characters that you might find on your Christmas dinner plate. Each character comes in colour cards or black and white cards for the children to colour in. Included are Stella Sprout, Percy Pudding and Tulula Turkey and more. There is a sheet where the character names are written under the black and white characters for children to trace over. There is also a little rhyme to go with each character. Finally, there is a story: A Merry Feast: The Christmas Adventures of the Kitchen Friends. This is a charming story to share and to act out as part of a festive assembly or Christmas play. As an extension activity, children could create their own festive food characters.

A Lotto game with 4 boards to laminate and re-use. the theme is Transport or Land Vehicles. There are cards included to cut, laminate and use. Great game for observation around colour and pattern.

A poster showing 30 toys and games. Children can name and write out the words on a list. There are also word cards that can be cut out and pasted to make the list. Play a game where children can time each other to see who can find all the toys first. Words can be put into alphabetical order.

Two pages of * I can statements* for assessment or monitoring of the skills and techniques covered in Art or Cross Curricular lessons. They can be used as tick sheets or cut out and stuck on the children’s work. There are also 2 Art Awards for you to fill in and present to children for their achievements.

A game to print on both sides and cut into cards then laminate and re-use. There are 16 sharks including baby, daddy, mummy, Grandpa and Grandma shark. Children will enjoy playing snap, making pairs and matching.

Here are 10 worksheets where children choose 2/3 or 4 colours and use these to make the pictures on each sheet different.

Children will enjoy naming and colouring the animals and then drawing or listing them in alphabetical order.

10 pages of colour ‘eyes’ or oval shapes showing colours, colour words and initial sounds. There is also a blank template which is great to use for carrying out colour surveys such as eye colour, favourite colour or colour cars. Links to shape too.

A maths resource where children write and add together 3 numbers to make a given number in each rocket. Sheet 1 shows rockets with numbers to 10. Sheet 2 shows rockets with numbers from 10 to 20. Sheet 3 is a template that you can use to make more of your own.

A set of posters with a clown / circus theme for your topic on Circus or your number work. Great as a classroom frieze or to add to your display. Each poster shows a number and number word. Children can also count the juggling balls on each poster.

2 worksheets with a Space Theme and border. Each shows astronauts juggling 5 numbers in Space. Children add the numbers and write the answers on the astronauts space suits. Page 1 shows numbers to 10. Page 2 shows numbers to 20. Page 3 is a template for you or the children to make your own.