This literacy resource for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Key Stage 1 (KS1) and SEND children, integrates reading, writing, and speaking and listening skills through activities centred around picnics. The first page features an illustration of a picnic basket surrounded by picnic items and food such as a picnic table, a rug, fruit, crisps and juice, which children can name and label using the provided word wall. The second page replicates this sheet in black and white for children to colour, reinforcing picnic items recognition and vocabulary. The third page is the word wall itself, offering a reference for matching words to picnic items, spelling and writing practice. This resource supports vocabulary development, reading and writing and handwriting skills. Boardmaker licenced.

This literacy resource for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Key Stage 1 (KS1) and SEND children, integrates reading, writing, and speaking and listening skills through activities centred around clothing. The first page features an illustration of a box of clothes surrounded by clothing items such as a a skirt, jeans, shirt and socks, which children can name and label using the provided word wall. The second page replicates this sheet in black and white for children to colour, reinforcing clothes recognition and vocabulary. The third page is the word wall itself, offering a reference for matching words to clothing, spelling and writing practice. This resource supports vocabulary development, reading and writing and handwriting skills. Boardmaker licenced.

A great addition to your writing template tool kit linked to Halloween. The resource has 10 worksheets. Each one is a writing template with illustrations related to Halloween. Children will enjoy choosing their favourites and writing about Halloween. They can write key words, sentences, short stories or poems.

Share this letter with your class and ask them to compose their own letter to send to a new child coming into the class. What is the most important thing to tell the child? What tips can they share? There is a black and white border template that children can write their own letters in.

This resource, “10 Quick Fire Quizzes for Children,” is perfect for Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2 children. It’s an engaging activity for wet play, end of year fun, or any time of the day. Each of the 10 quizzes includes 12 colourful cards and 12 corresponding questions, making it great for a mixed-ability group. Children can work alone, in pairs, or in groups to match the pictures with the right answers. The quizzes cover a variety of topics such as landmarks, shapes, types of vehicles, animals, musical instruments, famous buildings, and famous people. These quizzes are designed to be both educational and entertaining, encouraging children to learn while having fun. The colourful cards help to capture the children’s attention. Whether they are identifying different animals, recognizing famous buildings, or matching musical instruments to their names, children will be engaged. Cut off the questions and answers and laminate the picture quizzes for durability. Boardmaker licenced

This EYFS /KS1 resource helps children to develop colour and pattern recognition, matching skills, and creativity through a fun activity involving footwear. It includes coloured images and black-and-white outlines of socks, shoes, boots, and stockings. Children colour the black-and-white outlines to match the coloured images, then use blank templates to create their own designs. This activity enhances skills in art and design and matching while promoting self-expression and creativity. Materials needed are printed sheets of images and templates, and colouring tools. Extension activities like pattern creation, a fashion show, and story time could add further engagement.

This lesson uses the “Stand Up Animal Card Fun” resource to engage Key Stage 1 children in a creative exploration of symmetry linked to animals. There are 10 animal card templates included and a lesson plan for using the resource effectively. By cutting out and folding animal-themed cards, children will enhance their fine motor skills and understanding of how symmetrical designs work. They will colour and decorate their cards, allowing for personal expression while reinforcing the concept of symmetry. The activity culminates in a fun exhibition or use of the cards for special occasions, making learning interactive and meaningful.

This resource is designed for KS1 teachers and educators of English language learners to support comprehension and literacy development. It links to Me, Ourselves, Homes and Families. The resource features colour illustration cards of three distinct families — The Brown Family, The Smith Family, and The Jones Family — each accompanied by a short poem that highlights the unique characteristics and activities of the family members. The resource includes a set of simple comprehension questions tailored for young learners, which encourage them to recall and understand key details from the poems about each family. Additionally, an answer sheet is provided to facilitate easy assessment and feedback. The resource aims to foster reading enjoyment and enhance language skills. It makes a complete lesson, or can be used over several lessons.

Get ready for Halloween with “Halloween Fun Awaits,” designed for EYFS and KS1 children. The resource features nine activities that link to literacy, numeracy, sensory exploration, and art. It blends learning with Halloween fun. Poem: Halloween Fun Awaits Share and enjoy a Halloween poem to introduce the theme. Comprehension Questions Answer seven questions to check understanding and encourage critical thinking about the poem. Halloween Collage Create a festive Halloween collage using craft supplies to boost creativity. Word Search Find Halloween-themed words to enhance letter recognition and spelling. Count How Many Legs Count the legs of Halloween creatures up to 8 to practice numeracy skills. Initial Sounds Activity Complete Halloween-themed words with initial sounds and match pictures to the words. Match the Halloween Pictures Pair Halloween pictures to build visual discrimination. Create a Halloween Sensory Bin Make a sensory bin with Halloween-themed items for sensory exploration and imaginative play. Read and Write Read and trace over nine Halloween words to improve reading and fine motor skills. Final Page: Answer Sheet for comprehension questions and word search.

Cute, colourful vehicles for children to sort into sets including type of vehicle, colours and wheel designs.

This is a bright colourful way to teach KS1 children about size. Use along side any sports or PE equipment you have for a practical aspect to the lesson. There are 10 posters which can be used for discussion on different sports and sizes. Children can also cut up the images and sort into large, medium and small. Children can make size sets and / or different sports sets. Children can make their own posters using the computer or drawing / painting.

Here are 10 Easter Egg Colouring Sheets for KS1 and EYFS.

Activities where children can use 10 colour or black and white vehicles to make and continue patterns. Included are colour and black and white pictures to copy or paste. There are black and white images to colour in or use for sorting or pattern making activities included.

Cut and laminate these 16 colour transport cards to play matching games with picture to picture or picture to word or dominoes. Create you own dominoes with the single cards if you need them.

10 colouring sheets for Early Learners to enjoy on a range of themes.

Links with your transport or toy projects at KS1 and EYFS. A collection of 10 pages of trains to talk about and for children to colour in . There are matching colour and black and white trains on each slide.

16 colourful pictures/posters on 8 slides showing things that float on water. Great for discussion and leading up to your floating and sinking experiments. Links with Science and topics on holidays, water and water safety. Suitable foe EYFS and KS1. Laminate for your displays and water play areas.

Here are some back to school activities to get children feeling positive about the future and encouraging them to talk about their feelings. There are 4 activities with a choice of writing frames. Suitable for KS1 and lower KS2.

20 quiz questions on an Easter or Spring theme to ask your children. Children use the visual clues / pictures to answer the questions and say or write the numbers. The 20 pictures are displayed on one page so you could print it out or show on the Smart Board. There are larger pictures included which can be cut out and laminated - children could find the correct pictures from a group, to differentiate. Lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and group work.