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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.
Make a Months of the Year Poster KS1
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Make a Months of the Year Poster KS1

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This is a writing frame that children can use to inspire them to write about anything. Here the focus is on the months of the year - there is a blank frame that children can use to fill out the months of the year. They can add in how many days are in each month. The second sheet already has the months filled in for differentiation. Children can write in the shapes, add relevant words or pictures to denote each month. They could also add in celebrations such as Easter and Birthdays. There is also a worked example where pictures have been filled in for each month. Discuss this with the children before they start to give them some ideas. These posters make a lovely months of the year display when completed.
Knights and Castles Topic Resources KS1
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Knights and Castles Topic Resources KS1

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Here are a collection of resources for your Creative Story Writing or work on Medieval Times. Resources: 6 of each flashcards in colour for: Knight, Castles, Dragons, Princesses and Crests. 5 colouring pictures and 1 template for children to design their own crest.
Crack the Christmas Code
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Crack the Christmas Code

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This activity is based on a Christmas picture alphabet. Children use the pictures to write the missing letters to complete the Christmas messages. Or they add the missing pictures. They will have fun using the code to write their own messages too.
Getting to Know You Dice Game
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Getting to Know You Dice Game

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This is a speaking and listening activity, where children make up the dice and then play with friends or family getting to know them better. Useful also, at the start of a new term or when working with new people. There are 6 dice with written questions for the children to think and talk about and 6 dice with pictures and key words. Suitable for a range of reading ability.
Feeling Dice Game KS1
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Feeling Dice Game KS1

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This is a great way to encourage children to recognise and talk about feelings and emotions and to develop their vocabulary. Make up the dice and children can play a range of games such as composing a sentence for each roll of the dice or matching the words and/or pictures. A blank template is included for writing new words or drawing emotions.
Write me a Joke KS1
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Write me a Joke KS1

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A great activity for stimulating writing for KS1. There are 7 pages with 2 boxes on each which are useful templates for children to write their jokes in. Each page shows different characters laughing and commenting. There is also a page showing first liners that children can use when writing their own jokes including limerick starters.
Making CVC Words
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Making CVC Words

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A collection of slides for the Smart Board or for printing off and using as worksheets. There are 10 CVC words to make using a central vowel. The final slide has letters to cut and use to make words.
Mind Map the Alphabet
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Mind Map the Alphabet

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Spelling, phonics and writing activity. Children can work independently or in pairs. Great for a game against the clock too. Here are a collection of mind map sheets from letter A to letter Z. Children can write 8 words beginning with each letter on each page. A picture is given for each letter to get them started.
Phonics Photo and Picture Cards
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Phonics Photo and Picture Cards

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This activity is based on sound practice: fl, cl, bl, pl, gl and sl Each page has 5 photos or pictures for children to talk about and write the words in the boxes provided. Suitable for KS1.
Alphabetical Order Worksheets KS1
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Alphabetical Order Worksheets KS1

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4 differentiated worksheets on an alphabet theme. Mixed order pictures. Match the pictures to the sounds and write the letters next to the pictures. Alphabetical order pictures. Match the pictures to the sounds and write the letters next to the pictures. Draw a picture for each letter sound. A blank template for children to write sounds, words or/and draw pictures. Alternatively cut and paste the pictures onto the letter sounds. Colour the pictures.
Rainbow Border Alphabet Flashcards A to Z
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Rainbow Border Alphabet Flashcards A to Z

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A set of Alphabet flashcards from A to Z. Two cards to each page. Each card shows upper and lower case letters with a colour border. There is also a final page which is a template for creating your own cards and colour borders. These are good visual aids for phonics work and look great on displays too.
Alphabet Letters on Wood for Display
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Alphabet Letters on Wood for Display

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A4 pages of all the alphabet letter in upper and lower case on a Wood background. Very suitable to cut and laminate and put on a display or use as a teaching aid.
Crossword Puzzles Simple Spelling Sheets KS1
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Crossword Puzzles Simple Spelling Sheets KS1

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A phonics activity for KS1 or SEN pupils. Here are 5 worksheets where children use the picture cues to sound out and write the words. The words are of 3 and 4 letters. There are also 3 blank template sheets for you, or the children, to make more of their own.
Talking about Prepositions EYFS and KS1
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Talking about Prepositions EYFS and KS1

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9 visual aid posters showing pictures of preposition words for speaking and listening for EYFS and KS1. These are: under, over, near, in ,between, on , above, out, up and down.
Collective Nouns Animals Worksheets
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Collective Nouns Animals Worksheets

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This activity is about teaching or consolidating the collective nouns for animals. There are 20 pictures of animals on 2 worksheets with the collective nouns to identify and match. Sheets 3 and 4 are grids. Sheet 3 shows the collective nouns for all 20 animals. Children can write the animal names underneath or draw them. Sheet 4 shows the animals names. Children can write the collective nouns underneath or draw the groups of animals. Extend with children saying a sentence for each animal or writing sentences e.g. I heard a gaggle of geese. Links with literacy and animal topic work.
Write about Change
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Write about Change

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