This is a nice activity for EYFS or KS1. There are 8 different ideas here to stimulate your children to create their own Shadow boxes or framed nature pictures including bugs, trees, plants and fruits. Use card / junk modelling or wood if available with support as needed. Children will enjoy colouring in the pictures and making some drawings of their own as well as going on a nature hunt and collecting materials for their boxes. Collage also works well. There is a blank template included.

This resource supports work on Plants, Animals, Habitats, Gardens, Parks and Nature in general at KS1. The first sheet shows 6 cards / words of handy tools needed to be a good garden detective. These can be cut and matched and used to make a cover for the child’s Note or Observation book. Sheet 2 and 3 are recording sheets and sheet 4 shows an example of how the sheet can be used. Great for a field trip to the local park or a nature trail around the school grounds.

36 pictures of things that *work * for children to discuss and sort into rooms of the house where they might be found. Children can cut and paste pictures or use the grids to write lists.

An early science activity where children are introduced to pushing and pulling with 4 pages of pictures for them to talk about and sort.

5 worksheets based on the Senses - look, listen, touch, taste, smell. Each sheet has a different sense as it’s theme. Children can colour these in and discuss them. They can then create a doodle sheet of their own for one or more of the senses.

Here are 5 colouring sheets. Each one shows a colour version of the foods and a black and white version for children to colour in themselves. Some of the food may be unfamiliar to the children and this makes for speaking and listening and widening their vocabulary. Links to topics on food, healthy lifestyle and colour.

2 underwater scenes for children to talk about and colour in. There is a black and white and a colour version of each of the 2 scenes. Links to your topic on Animals and their Habitats and Seas and Oceans.

4 activity sheets for children learning about materials, wool, crafts or animals. Sheet Colour the things that are made from wool Nanny has 5 balls of wool - colour them in the correct colours Count how many of each colour balls of wool and write the numbers Writing about knitting or list writing

Sets of cards for sorting or making sets in Science or topic work for KS1. There are multiple copies of each card for cutting and using in lessons. Card sets are as follows: Solid, gas, liquid Natural, man made Fruit, vegetables Animals,plants Paper, fabric, card Fish, bird, insect 2,4, 6 legs

6 Lotto boards with colour images of fruit and vegetables. 15 cards to copy, cut and use to play the game. You could make enough cards for children to play pairs or match fruit and vegetables to word cards or real food. Great for your Harvest or Food topics.

Large colour months of the year cards for teaching time, seasons or for display.

A 3 page banner to put together for your display on Food for young learners.

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.

3 pages with 6 pictures of different animals. The backgrounds of each animal picture represent their skin / fur / patterns. Children colour in the pictures of the animals taking into account these patterned backgrounds. Enlarge and children could use paint or collage materials - these pictures then make a lovely classroom display.

A set of colouring, counting and naming resources for EYFS with a Nature theme Count how many of each picture and write the numbers Label the Nature pictures or write a caption Name and colour the Nature pictures 4 - 8. 2 large pictures to a page for colouring or flashcards

A 3 page banner to put together and add to your display about the Seasons or Weather.

Here is a colourful slide show to share with your children when learning about Nature, Plants or Spring. There are 5 Spring flowers showing pictures, words and photos. There are activities for children: Drawing, researching, writing about the flowers and finding out their Latin names.

This resource contains a poster with weather words for children to read and use in their speaking about the weather and writing / recording the weather. There is a poster of weather symbols that children can discuss and come up with words / phrases or sentences to describe each symbol extending their vocabulary. Finally there is a table / chart for children to record the weather (using words or symbols) 3 times a day for a week.

3 activity sheets for children to help them to think about and write about change in note form. Notes can then be expanded.

Here is a fun doodle activity for your topic on Autumn, Weather or any time. Good speaking and listening activity for pairs or writing activity making lists. How many words can they say or list in a given time? Children colour in the doodles on page 1 and draw their own designs on page 2. Great for homework too!