This series of activities is aimed at making the exploration of art and colour interactive and fun for young children. The activities draw inspiration from the palettes of cartoon artists included on the posters. Each activity aims to enhance different skill sets such as colour recognition, creativity, imagination, emotional awareness, observational and problem-solving skills. Activities include colour identification, storytelling with art, colour-based emotion exercises, a scavenger hunt, colour mixing and finger painting. The resource includes a planning sheet with 7 activity ideas that use the 11 colour artist cartoon posters that are included. The final sheet gives a black and white version of the cartoon artist. There are 4 to a page, so these can be enlarged or/and cut out. Suitable for Early Years and KS1 children. Useful for English Language Learning and Art and Design lessons. Can be used as a unit of work or dipped in and out of as individual lessons.

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.

My Groundhog Day Workbook is a resource designed for EYFS and KS1 learners, offering seven worksheets that introduce the tradition of Groundhog Day while developing early literacy, numeracy, and creativity skills. What’s Inside: Groundhog’s Big Day Poem: A simple poem to share with the class, with traceable words to support handwriting. & 3. Writing Frames: A colour and black-and-white frame for children to retell the Groundhog Day story or write their own poem. Colouring Sheet: Five groundhogs for children to colour. Counting Activity: A fun sheet where children count and colour groundhogs in groups from 1 to 5. Flashcards (Colour): 12 colourful groundhog-themed cards to laminate for matching or memory games. Flashcards (Black & White): The same set in black and white for children to colour, cut, and match themselves. Objectives and Links: • Literacy: Develop reading, writing, and storytelling skills through poems, tracing, and creative writing. • Maths: Build early counting and number recognition skills. • Expressive Arts: Encourage creativity through colouring and matching activities. • Cultural Awareness: Introduce children to the tradition of Groundhog Day, exploring its link to seasons and weather. Links to Groundhog Day this February.

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 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.

This “Magical Mystery at Halloween” resource is a lesson idea designed for EYFS and KS1 children to explore Halloween traditions through engaging activities. It includes: • Lesson Plan: Introduces Halloween symbols and traditions through interactive exploration of a mystery box containing miniature pumpkins, spooky creatures, and a magical potion. • Colour Flashcards: Features 8 colour images of pictures related to the story with a Halloween theme. • Story: “The Friendly Ghost and the Magical Halloween Mystery Box” – Follow Gary, the friendly ghost, as he discovers and learns about Halloween elements, sharing his findings with his friends. This resource combines storytelling, hands-on activities, and visual aids for a fun, educational Halloween experience.

The “Emotions Exploring Activity Kit” is a resource designed for SEND and KS1 children, providing teachers with a planning sheet containing five engaging activity ideas: Emotion Sorting, Emotion Stories, Emotion Matching, Emotion Diary, and Feelings Board. Each activity is clearly outlined with objectives, step-by-step instructions, and a list of necessary resources, making it easy to implement in the classroom. The kit includes two pages of cards displaying symbols connected to various emotions, which can be printed in colour or black and white. Each page features 28 small cards that can be cut out and laminated, offering a versatile tool for a range of activities centered on emotions, feelings, self-awareness, emotional regulation, and behaviour support. This resource supports children to explore and understand their emotions in a structured and supportive environment. Boardmaker licensed.

“In My Ocean” is a topic resource designed for EYFS and KS1 children, linked to the celebration of World Ocean Day in June. The resource includes a detailed planning sheet outlining five activities, each complete with objectives, required materials, step-by-step instructions, and assessment opportunities. Central to the resource is a set of 10 colour posters depicting various sea creatures and a seashell. These posters can be laminated for durability and used in activities such as a school-wide sea creature hunt, where children record their findings on a provided colour or black-and-white sheet. Additionally, there is a labelling sheet available in both color and black-and-white for children to practice writing the names of the sea creatures. Another component is an outline of a bottle, encouraging children to plan what they would include in their Ocean Bottle creation activity. To spark imagination and storytelling skills, the resource includes a delightful story titled “Under the Ocean Adventure,” featuring all the characters from the posters, which children can enjoy before creating their own stories.

Fun with Hats: A Data Adventure for Children is a maths resource designed for Key Stage 1 and EYFS children. The resource aims to develop early data handling and sorting skills through fun activities. The resource includes: • Three Sets of Colour Picture Cards: Each set contains 18 colour pictures of children wearing different hats. Sets 1A and 1B, Set 2A and 2B, and Set 3A and 3B include the same pictures but are jumbled in different orders, providing multiple opportunities for matching and sorting activities. • Activity Sheet for Counting and Matching Hats: This sheet allows children to practice counting, sorting, matching and recording. There are 6 planned Activity ideas which come with objectives, instructions and assessment opportunities. Hat Matching Game: Objective: Develop data handling and sorting skills by matching pictures of children with different hats. Sorting Hat Game: Objective: Practice sorting and categorising skills based on hat colour and type. Hat Relay Race: Objective: Reinforce sorting skills and promote teamwork. Hat Storytelling: Objective: Encourage creativity and language development through storytelling. Design Your Own Hat: Objective: Encourage creativity and artistic expression while reinforcing understanding of different types of hats. Counting and Matching Hats: Objective: Practice counting and matching skills. The resource links to topics on Clothing. Boardmaker licenced.

A Christmas tracing activity set of resources with 60 Festive Pictures for Pencil Control Mastery. There are 10 pages in total, with 6 pictures to trace and colour on each. An engaging resource crafted for EYFS, SEND, and KS1 children. This collection offers a blend of 60 Christmas-themed pictures, each designed with dashed lines to give children the opportunity to refine their pencil control skills. The collection of pictures includes Christmas jumpers, socks, snowmen, and Christmas stockings. This resource enhances fine motor skills whilst bringing the fun of Christmas into your classroom.

The “Expressing Ourselves” activity sheets are designed to encourage self-awareness and self-expression among SEND and KS1 children. Through picture-prompted answers and self-representation drawings, the lesson aims to combine comprehension, creativity, and communication among children. There is a planning overview on how to use the worksheets and activities with objectives, resources needed, activity steps and extension ideas. There are 2 worksheets that come in black and white and colour. Each sheet shows a child with symbols related to their likes and preferences. The picture cues support children in filling in the boxes e.g. My favourite colour is… or Soup I like is…. There is a sheet where children draw their own self-portrait and fill in their likes and preferences in response to the questions. The final sheet is a template for teachers or children to use in their preferred way. Links to topics on Me, Ourselves as well as Literacy, speaking and listening, reading and writing. Boardmaker licenced.

Animal Spelling Cards: These resources consist of 60 printable cards, each showcasing an image of an animal accompanied by a scrambled letter hint. Each of the 10 sheets comprises six animal cards that can also serve as worksheets. From three-letter animals like an ‘ant’, to eight-letter animals like an ‘elephant’, there’s a whole zoological world for children to explore. With the option of laminating the sheets or individual cards, they can be repurposed as durable resources for a writing corner. Paired with dry erase markers, children can repeatedly practice their spelling, writing, and decoding skills. Whether cut out as cards for individual play or used as worksheets for group activities, these resources are useful for developing early literacy skills, promoting letter recognition, and linking in with any animal theme.

A set of resources that links nicely to your topics on Food, Vegetables and Matching. Included are worksheets, flashcards and colour photos. Sheet 1 is the title page and shows a range of spoons that children could talk about and consider their uses, sizes, what they are made from and what they would be useful for. Page 2 is a set of 4 vegetables duplicated so that children can cut and match them. Page 3 is a worksheet where children trace over the names of the vegetables and colour in the black and white ones to match the colour pictures. Pages 4 and 5 are larger versions of the 4 vegetable cards to cut and use on displays or for matching. The final pages are photographs of the vegetables and matching soups in colour- Tomatoes and tomato soup Peas and pea soup Corn and corn soup Onion and onion soup

A pack of resources for your topic on Superheroes for KS1 and suitable for EYFS children. Sheet 11 is a topic plan showing cross curricular links, resources, LOs, introducion, activity ideas, assessment, plenary and extension / homework. Choose the activities you want to do each lesson or follow the suggested activities to fit in with your class /timetable. There are 4 Superhero posters showing superpowers that the heroes have. There are 2 posters showing Superheroes for the children to name and come up with their own super powers. Sheet 7 shows all 6 characters for children to label. Sheet 8 is a table for children to fill in about the Superheroes powers and abilities. Sheet 9 is an original poem called ‘Champions of the Earth’ and is based on the Superheroes in this pack. Sheet 10 is a template for children to write their own poem into with a Superhero border. Extend even more with creative writing, dressing up and drama.

A colour powerpoint presentation for your children learning to count to 20 or consolidating numbers to 20. The theme is the Seaside with each slide showing a number with an object/objects appearing for them to count related to the sea/seaside. You can re-order the slides and / or print them and use them as visual aids or posters.

This cross-curricular resource is designed to engage KS1 children in a variety of learning experiences using a structured yet creative approach. The provided templates and writing frames encourage observation, discussion, and interactive learning. The planning sheet offers five ways to use this resource — exploring feelings, numbers, the alphabet, rewards, and celebrations. It includes objectives, instructions and resources needed. Question sheets are included for most activities, along with a writing template for recording responses. Example completed colour sheets are included. As children observe and discuss each sheet, they are encouraged to express their ideas by answering questions, decorating, and colouring their work. This approach supports learning in numbers, phonics, emotional literacy, and celebrations while fostering essential speaking and listening, reading, writing, and drawing skills. By integrating creativity with core subjects, this resource makes learning meaningful for young learners.

This “Save Our Bees” resource pack is designed to introduce and engage young children in learning about bees through a range of activities. The pack includes flashcards, a doodle sheet, colouring sheets, a story and a poem with activities, finger painting, flashcards, drawing and writing frames, all tailored to hold the attention of children while enhancing their creativity and comprehension skills. A topic planner is included outlining 6 suggestions for lessons, using the resources, and extension ideas for finding out more in depth information about bees.

Engage your KS1 and SEND learners with 20 themed topic sheets that support speaking, listening, reading, writing and matching. Each sheet includes central images or symbols with topic-related words around the edge. Most words have dotted lines for tracing. Where there are words in capital letters, children can start the activity here. Topics include Farm, Pirates, Weather, Going for Gold, Shopping, Feelings, Nature, Music, Seaside, Transport, Animals, Space, Shapes, Food, Buildings and School. These resources are designed to develop vocabulary, and foster communication skills while aligning with key curriculum areas. By integrating visual and written elements and symbols, they provide opportunities for differentiation and support diverse learning objectives, including improved comprehension, language development, and engagement in cross-curricular topics. Boardmaker licenced.