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Teaching and Learning Resources for Early Learners and KS1

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Looking for something original? Here are some Resources for Early Learners and Key Stage 1 that you won't have used before. There are also some Key Stage 2 and a variety of SEND resources. Alphabet, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, Reading & Writing Activities and a range of topic resources. Worksheets, flashcards, activities, PPTs, quiz games and posters are all included. Most images licenced from graphicsfactory.com and symbols are licenced from Boardmaker.

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Looking for something original? Here are some Resources for Early Learners and Key Stage 1 that you won't have used before. There are also some Key Stage 2 and a variety of SEND resources. Alphabet, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, Reading & Writing Activities and a range of topic resources. Worksheets, flashcards, activities, PPTs, quiz games and posters are all included. Most images licenced from graphicsfactory.com and symbols are licenced from Boardmaker.
Circular Bar Charts in Data Handling KS1
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Circular Bar Charts in Data Handling KS1

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A data handling resource which shows children examples of circular bar charts. Page 1 - 6 examples of bar charts in percentages Page 2 - Children add the percentage numbers into the circles to show their understanding. Page 3 /4 - Children draw / colour into the outer circles to represent the bar charts e.g. 35% or 5%. Page 5 - Blank template for you or the children to use. Links to Percentages as well as data handling.
Habitats and Homes Comprehension Sheets
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Habitats and Homes Comprehension Sheets

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A resource for your topics on Homes, Houses, Buildings or Habitats. Sheet 1 shows 12 colour pictures of habitats or homes for children to talk about and label. They can label in different ways e.g. name of or who lives or would stay there. Sheet 2 has 12 sentences and children can read these and find out which habitat or home each sentence refers to e.g. A place loved by spiders but hated by flies would refer to the Web. Sheets 3 and 4 are word banks showing 12 words on each such as names of pictures on sheet 1 or ideas for who might stay or live at each place e.g. the Royal family may live in the Castle. Sheet 5 is a colouring and labelling sheet showing 10 homes or habitats.
Sorting Plants and Animals Worksheets KS1
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Sorting Plants and Animals Worksheets KS1

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5 worksheets to support children learning to recognise and sort plants and animals. The first page is great for discussion and for children to indicate if the pictures show animals or plants (or parts of). They can mark on the sheet with P for plant and A for animal or use 2 colours. Sheet 2 - label the plants and animals. Sheet 3 - write the names of 5 plants and 5 animals in list form. Sheet 4 - colour and label the fruit and vegetables. Sheet 5 - colour and label the animals.
What is that Tree? PPT and Activity Sheets
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What is that Tree? PPT and Activity Sheets

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Here is a PPT depicting 7 types of trees. Each slide has a photograph, a leaf and a few facts about the tree. The activity sheets are for recognising the leaves, labelling and colouring. Change the facts or make them more in depth depending on your audience. Extend by taking a field trip and identifying trees in your school grounds or local park / woodland. Collect leaves for in class activities such as leaf prints and observational drawings. Also, bark rubbings are quite nice to do on location.
Sorting States of Matter
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Sorting States of Matter

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A Science activity idea linked to States of Matter with a cross curricular literacy element. Children will enjoy matching the pictures to the words and then sorting them into solid, liquid or gas. There are 36 colour pictures and words to match. There are 2 sorting tables - 1 with lines for writing lists and 1 without for pasting pictures.
Garden Detectives
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Garden Detectives

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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.
Weather Watch
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Weather Watch

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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.
Magnets EYFS and KS1
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Magnets EYFS and KS1

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This is an activity where children collect up objects and test them with magnets to see if they are magnetic. There is a poster showing a collection of objects for testing and a template poster for you or the children to use to draw or write in. You could use a kitchen drawer divider to make your collections in for testing. There is a collection of 18 pictures of everyday objects that children can collect and test. The pictures can be cut out and used for sorting, pasting and discussion. There are 2 recording sheets, 1 where the children can make lists and 1 for children to paste the pictures onto under the headings YES and NO.
Farmland Activity Sheets
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Farmland Activity Sheets

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This resource contains photographs of things, birds and animals that you might see on the farm. The children can talk about these, name the pictures and read the words. They can cut and match the photos to the words. There are 5 cut and match worksheets. There are 3 templates that children could paste onto: Farmland Birds, Farmland Animals and At the Farm. They can write or paste the words. Links to Literacy, Reading, Science, Animal Habitats and any Farm Topics.
STEM Doodle Fun KS2
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STEM Doodle Fun KS2

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Here is a fun activity for KS2 pupils. There is a doodle poster showing items relating to Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. These images can be named, categorised and discussions around their purpose and value . Page 2 is a sheet for pupils to create their own STEM doodles. Page 3 is a table where pupils can list the items sorting them into the 4 categories and also showing where an item may link to all 4 areas. Key vocabulary may be useful for some pupils to aid spelling and brief descriptions to aid understanding.
Shadow Box Nature Trail
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Shadow Box Nature Trail

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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.
Flower Watching
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Flower Watching

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An activity that encourages children to look out for and identify popular flowers . There are 12 types here with colour photos. Activities / pages: Label the plants / flowers Answer sheet for labelling Write a fact or description of each flower Answer sheet with brief information /descriptions Draw the flowers in the boxes provided Colouring sheet of flowers Links to Plants/ Science / Outdoor Learning / Nature topics.
Bird Watching
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Bird Watching

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An activity that encourages children to look out for and identify popular garden birds. There are 12 birds here with colour photos. Activities / pages: Label the birds Answer sheet for labelling Write a description of each bird Answer sheet with brief descriptions Draw the birds in the boxes provided Colouring sheet of birds Links to Animal/ Science topics as well as the RSPB Big School’s Birdwatch.
All Through the Year Animated PPT
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All Through the Year Animated PPT

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A Powerpoint resource showing each month of the year with animations. Show on the Smart Board for discussion around Weather, Seasons, Special Occasions, Celebration, or for ordering the months of the year.
25 Colour and Pattern Photo PPT
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25 Colour and Pattern Photo PPT

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A beautiful PPT showing 25 photos of a range of mixes including fruit, vegetable, sweets, toys, leaves, cakes and pebbles. Good for speaking and listening /discussion on colour, pattern, shape, texture, materials as well as using the senses. Materials can also be sorted e.g. into natural and man - made/edible and non- edible. Useful to brighten up displays and as visual aids.
Zodiac Topic Resource Collection
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Zodiac Topic Resource Collection

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A collection of resources for your topic on the Zodiac or Horoscopes. There are 3 lots of different picture symbols that children can cut and sort. There is a table showing signs and dates for each star sign. There are 2 worksheets to go with this where children fill in either the name of the star sign or the dates. There are colour and black and white colouring sheets for each star sign. There is also a table showing which signs are Fire, Earth, Water and Air signs. Children can use this page as a template for carrying out a survey on friends star signs.
Sounds All Around Us Flashcards
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Sounds All Around Us Flashcards

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40 flashcards showing sounds all around us from everyday sounds such as crunching an apple to transport and animal sounds. Very useful for early Sound work in Literacy as well as Science and Music. Cut and laminate and reuse in different ways: e.g. Can children listen to and recognise sounds and then find the matching pictures? Can they distinguish between animal and transport sounds?
Materials and their Uses
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Materials and their Uses

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A PPT showing 32 samples of materials. Children can describe what they see and develop their describing vocabulary such as rough, smooth, bumpy, soft etc. They can also discuss what each material might be used for and if it is natural in origin or man made.
Things that Float Posters EYFS and KS1
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Things that Float Posters EYFS and KS1

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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.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cards
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Cards

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A set of cards based on the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The cards include days of the week and the food eaten by the caterpillar. This resource is mainly photographs which gives a different slant to the activities. Links to science,maths, food and plant topics as well as literacy. Laminate the picture cards and they can be used in a variety of ways.