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.
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.
This is a set of activities in both colour and black and white.
There are 3 activities to complete in colour and the same in black and white.
Cut out the number cards from 1 to 10 and sequence them. Paste into books or make a zig - zag book.
Duplicate and laminate and these can be a matching game too.
Addition to 10 worksheet.
Addition to 20 worksheet.
This is an activity where each Christmas shape is given a number / value.
You can differentiate this and add your own numbers.
There are 3 addition sheets using the 4 shapes with answers up to 20.
There are 3 sheets then where children can add up the numbers of shapes and their values to find the total.
The first sheet is 4 shapes, the second is 8 and the third is for the more able working within 200.
12 colour food flashcards with matching number cards for children to count to 12 at Christmas.
Cut and laminate for a durable resource that you can reuse.
More able children can also count how many items of food are on each plate and practice their addition or multiplication skills.
End of term fun for KS1 children.
4 worksheets with a maths and literacy theme
Numbers to 10 - children colour in the correct number of objects
Join the matching words and trace them e.g. Christmas and Tree
List Christmas words and work out their number values
Join the pictures to their initial sounds
4 designs of Christmas gift boxes for children to cut out and assemble.
They also make lovely tree decorations. Just add string.
Print onto thin card or paste onto thin card for best results.
Cut off any tabs that the children may not need.
Add a chocolate and some tissue and the children have a little gift to take home.
A set of colour flashcards showing number characters and corresponding amounts of animals for each number.
The numbers and animals are on a blackboard background.
There are 3 sets of cards, small, medium and large.
Laminate and use for number work, wall displays or your maths corner.
Sheet 1 can be used as an activity where children cut out the cards and order them from 0 to 9 or backwards.
A counting and ordering activity for children learning their numbers up to 15.
Sheet 1 shows the colour shirts to 15. Children can trace the numbers, cut and order the shirts.
Sheet 2 is the same as sheet 1 but in black and white.
Sheet 3 is a template of shirts that children can use to write their own numbers and /or design their own shirts.
Sheet 4 shows 2 large shirt templates.
A KS1 resource linked to food, writing and sorting.
Sheet 1 is a poster showing a variety of food and drinks.
Share the poster and talk about the pictures - you could link to healthy eating.
(Children could make their own posters).
Sheet 2 is for children to draw the pictures themselves or cut and paste.
(Children could put these into alphabetic order or order of preference).
Sheet 3 is for children to write a list. They could add pictures to this.
Sheet 4 asks the children to sort the foods into 7 different categories - there will be some overlap and repetition here.
An introduction to young children learning to add up to 10 with the use of a number line.
There are 2 sheets for children to work out the answers.
Sheet 3 is a template for teachers to use to add more addition sums onto.
Sheet 4 is a template that you can add numbers to and use for addition or subtraction.
3 pages of cut out cards showing fruit machines where there are 3 numbers.
Cut out the cards and laminate and use as flashcards or use single sheets as worksheets.
Children add together the 3 numbers.
Numbers are up to 18.
There is a blank template included that you can use to make more flashcards or to differentiate for higher / lower abilities.
‘Circles All Around Us’ is made up of 30 Photo Cards. The cards feature photographs of round or spherical objects found in everyday life.
The cards promote observational skills and give lots of opportunity for speaking and listening.
Here are some activities that children could play with these cards:
Circle Hunt: Divide the cards among the children and ask them to find similar round objects in the classroom or at home.
Memory Game: Duplicate cards and turn all cards face down, children take turns trying to find matching pairs.
Sorting Circles: The children can sort the cards by different categories, such as color, size, or usage (e.g., food items,vegetables, etc.).
Art and Craft: Children can make prints with round objects or make their own posters of round or spherical objects.
The cards will enhance any display on shape.
‘Squares All Around Us’ is made up of 30 Photo Cards. The cards feature photographs of square or cubes and are objects found in everyday life.
The cards promote observational skills and give lots of opportunity for speaking and listening.
Here are some activities that children could play with these cards:
Square Hunt: Divide the cards among the children and ask them to find similar square objects in the classroom or at home. They could also search in books on the internet if access.
Memory Game: Duplicate cards and turn all cards face down, children take turns trying to find matching pairs.
Sorting Squares: The children can sort the cards by different categories, such as color, size, or usage (e.g., food items, toys or games etc.).
Art and Craft: Children can make prints with square objects or make their own posters of square.
The cards will enhance any display on shape.
A set of 60 colour photo cards showing pictures of hearts and diamonds that you may come across in everyday life.
The shape cards are designed to help children to develop their understanding of 2D shape and has an emphasis on real world connections.
Children can use the cards in various ways:
Duplicate for matching pictures / games
Sort cards into 2 shape categories of hearts and diamonds
Look for hearts and diamonds shapes in school or outdoors
Diamonds and hearts scavenger hunt where cards are hidden outdoors and children have clues to help them find them
Use various media including paint, felt pens, collage and crayons to create heart and diamond patterns
Suitable for EYFS and KS1 and links to speaking and listening, 2D shape, pattern and maths games.
3 borders with each with a different maths theme. The borders come in colour and there is a black and white version for children to colour in themselves.
The borders are great for displaying the children’s work on the walls and for jazzing up worksheets. Use the borders to make your own maths problems too.
Cultivate a love for nature and symmetry in your KS1 children with this resource featuring 10 picture grids!
Each grid showcases a variety of flowers and floral patterns, with a focus on symmetry in some of the designs, encouraging children to observe and appreciate plant life.
This resource is crafted to inspire children to replicate these illustrations onto a blank grid, square by square, enhancing their observational and fine motor skills.
Enlarge the grid paper as required.
Extend by asking children to then draw or paint the plants and flowers freehand.
With this resource, children learn about a fun game called ‘Sudoku’, but with a twist! Instead of numbers, it uses animal pictures!
*Explain how to play to your class with these fun instructions. *
Imagine a big square, with 4 little boxes in a row and 4 little boxes in a column. That makes it 4 by 4.
We have 10 different puzzles, each with a special animal theme:
Squirrels - Cute little creatures with bushy tails!
Animal Sounds x 2 - Match the first letter with the animal! Like ‘E’ for Elephant!
Bears - Cuddly animals.
Tigers - Striped big cats that roar!
Fish - Animals that live in the water and swim around!
Under the Sea - Discover different animals living beneath the waves!
On the Farm - Say hello to the friendly animals living on a farm!
Flying High - Look up to find birds and animals that fly in the sky!
Animals - A mix of all kinds of animals!
Blank Template - Create your own Sudoku with your favourite animals!
On each work sheet, animals already make up a puzzle. Your job is to make your own picture puzzle in the empty grids. If you like, you can also count and colour the pictures on the ready made puzzles to make sure they are correct.
Each row (that’s the line going across) can only have one of each animal! No duplicates allowed!
Each column (that’s the line going up and down) also can only have one of each animal!
And of course, each little box of 4 inside the big box can only have one of each animal too!
Ready to have some fun and solve the animal Sudoku puzzles?
Let’s get started!
A sequencing activity linked to Phonics, Time, Months of the Year and seasons.
There are 2 worksheets in black and white.
Each worksheet shows cards with 6 months of the year.
Children can write the month of the year and / or the name of the child shown in the picture. e.g. Declan is shown in December.
Each picture has things for children to find beginning with the initial sound of the month. e.g. in June, children can find Jenny, jam, juice and jewellery.
Children can colour in the cards and then cut and sequence them from January to December.
They could also make sets of cards for seasons.
3 colour worksheets showing colour hoops. Each colour hoop has a number value. The values are shown on page 1.
The worksheets start with one hoop on each peg. Children work out the totals and write in the numbers.
Sheets 2 and 3 show 1,2 or 3 hoops per peg.
The final sheet is a template for children to make their own colour code.
Extend with PE hoops for classroom fun.
A free resource for Key Stage 1 and Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) classrooms.
The resource is a “Daily Classroom Calendar.”
This colourful poster is designed to be a blank canvas that children can interact with each school day. It encourages participation and learning by allowing children to add the day of the week, month, date, and year, turning daily routine into an engaging learning opportunity.
There is an example of the poster filled in.
By integrating this tool into the classroom, educators can support foundational skills in reading, understanding calendars, and grasping the concept of time.
Laminate the blank poster and children can use markers to add the detail or use ready made words and numbers that children can fix with Velcro.