This resource introduces children to oval shapes and emotions with the “Oval Pals,” a series of 10 oval-shaped characters, each showing a different feeling. Each page features a simple oval character with a different expression, such as happy, sad, surprised, or angry. Beside the character is a blank oval for children to draw their own version or create a new expression. The resource is black and white, making it perfect for colouring and drawing, and supports EYFS and KS1 children.

This resource introduces children to octagon shapes alongside emotions, with the “Octagon Pals,” a series of octagon-shaped characters, each showing a different feeling / emotion. Each page features a simple octagon character with a different expression, such as happy, sad, surprised, or angry. Beside the character is a blank octagon for children to draw their own version or create a new expression. The resource is black and white, making it ideal for colouring and drawing, and it supports EYFS and KS1.

This resource introduces children to shapes and emotions with the “Heart Pals,” a series of 10 heart-shaped characters, each showing a different feeling. Each page features a simple heart character with a different expression, such as happy, sad, surprised, or sleepy. Beside the character is a blank heart for children to draw their own version or create a new expression. The resource is black and white, making it perfect for colouring and drawing, and supports EYFS and KS1 children.

This resource introduces children to shapes and emotions through simple, activities. The “Pentagon Pals” are a series of cartoon pentagon characters, each showing a different feeling. The resource consists of ten pages, each featuring a different pentagon character. For example, one page shows a pentagon with a big smile, clearly expressing happiness, while another might display a frown to show sadness, helping children recognize and understand a range of emotions. Next to each character is a blank pentagon, giving children the chance to draw their own version of the expression or create a completely new one, fostering self-expression. This black-and-white resource helps to teach children about the properties of pentagons but also helps them explore and express different emotions. It is suitable for EYFS and KS1.

A 10-page black and white resource designed for Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 learners. The resource provides a fun and engaging way for children to explore 2D shapes, emotions, and self-expression. Each page features a rectangular cartoon character and one for the children to complete. Children can draw a matching facial expression on each blank character or draw a different face showing different emotions. This activity supports understanding of shapes, promotes social-emotional learning, and encourages creativity and self-awareness.

“Square Cartoon Shape Characters” is a 10-page black and white resource for EYFS and KS1. Each page has a square cartoon character with a different facial expression and a blank square character for children to draw faces / expressions onto. They can copy the expressions or make the characters different. The resource supports learning of 2D shapes, feelings, and emotions. It’s a fun way to encourage creativity, self-expression, and understanding of shapes.

“10 Circular Cartoon Shape Characters” is a 10-page black and white resource designed for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1) learners. Each page features a circular cartoon character, providing a fun and engaging way for children to explore 2D shapes, emotions, and self-expression. Children can draw different faces / expressions on the character templates on each page to match the cartoon characters or draw a different expression or feeling. This activity supports understanding of shapes, promotes social-emotional learning, and encourages creativity and self-awareness.

“10 Triangular Cartoon Shape Characters” is a 10-page black and white resource designed for Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 learners. Each page features a triangular cartoon character, providing a fun and engaging way for children to explore 2D shapes, emotions, and self-expression. The resource encourages children to draw faces on the characters. They can make the characters the same or draw a different expression. This activity supports understanding of shapes, promotes social-emotional learning, and encourages creativity and self-awareness.

This resource helps enhance shape vocabulary and recognition for young learners. It includes three pages, each with 8 shape cards in colour. The three pages are duplicated in black and white. Children can name shapes, colour the black and white versions, and match them to the colour cards or individual cut-out shapes. Colour shape cards can be cut out and laminated for durability or the pages can be used as boards for children to match their shapes onto. Suggested Activities: • Children name shapes and match the black and white versions to the coloured ones, reinforcing shape recognition. • Children colour the black and white shapes, and a template allows them to draw their own. • Cut out. duplicate and laminate the colour cards for repeated use in hands-on activities and games such as making pairs and matching.

Enhance your classroom with these creative number cards (1-8), available in colour designs and matching black-and-white versions. The resource links teaching counting, sequencing, and number recognition to art and design. You could enlarge the cards for children to paint and add to a number display. The included template invites children to explore their creativity by designing their own numbers with colours, patterns, and unique artistic expressions, making Number both educational and fun! Suitable for EYFS and KS1.

The Patch of Pumpkins Learning Strips is a fun resource designed for young learners in EYFS and KS1. Each strip features five pumpkins, available in both colour and black-and-white versions, useful for various hands-on activities. There are suggestions for using the resource included. Children can practice key early math skills such as counting, pattern recognition, number sequencing, and simple addition. The strips can be used to create a border for your worksheets or classroom displays. This resource encourages playful learning while reinforcing key math skills in an Autumn / Halloween themed context!

This resource, designed for KS1 and EYFS learners, offers a visual exploration of patterns and colour combinations. Each of the 9 pages features 6 balls, with every ball divided into 3 sections, allowing for creative pattern creation. Page 10 is a blank template that children can use to create their own patterns. Using two or three colours, the sections on each ball are filled to form unique colour combinations and patterns. The resource emphasizes the importance of recognizing and creating patterns, helping children understand sequencing, repetition, and colour relationships. The bright colour palette keeps young learners engaged as they explore different colour combinations on each page. This hands-on tool promotes the development of visual perception, pattern recognition, while providing an introduction to basic mathematical and design concepts. Duplicate, cut out and laminate the balls and children can play maths related games such as matching, finding colour combinations and making sets in different ways.

This resource is designed to help young children explore patterns and develop their understanding of colours. It includes: • Blank Colouring Template (Sheet 1): A simple grid template featuring blocks of 6 lines, which children are encouraged to fill in using only 3 different colours. The objective is to create unique patterns, ensuring no two blocks of lines are the same. • Example Patterns (Sheet 2 & 3): Two examples are provided to guide children in creating their own patterns. Example 1: Uses blue, red, and yellow to fill the blocks, demonstrating how the three colours can be combined in different sequences to make distinct patterns. Example 2: Uses purple, orange, and green, showing another variation of how three colours can be creatively used to fill the blocks differently. This activity encourages children to think about colour combinations and use their creativity while working within the constraint of using only three colours. It’s a fun way to reinforce their understanding of patterns and develop their fine motor skills through colouring. Children could begin the exercise by using colour blocks to create patterns or they could use gummed paper shapes to stick on the blank template. Teachers can use this template as part of a lesson on colours, patterns, or as a creative exercise in EYFS or KS1 maths lessons.

4 bold, black and white worksheets for young children with a sweet theme. Each sheet shows a selection of sweets, cakes or ice cream. Children will have fun colouring in the treats and the surrounding decorations, whilst finding out about shape and pattern. Sheet 5 is a template for children to use to add their favourite treats!

These activities help early years children develop skills such as colour recognition, reading, writing, and fine motor abilities through fun, hands-on tasks. Children can cut and match coloured circles, read words and draw or colour pictures, practice handwriting by tracing dotted colour words. They can also choose and represent their favourite colours and carry out a favourite colour survey. The suggested activities include colour-based games like Bingo, Colour Sorting, and Colour Picture Hunt, which encourage teamwork, observational skills, and set-making. Resources include a planning sheet showing activity ideas, instructions, skills and resources needed. There are 5 worksheets connected to the planning and 10 worksheets containing sets of colour pictures.

A fishy game where children cut out colourful fish and match them. There are 9 fish to cut and match. As a follow up, ask children to use the black and white worksheet to make 3 pairs of fish. They could choose their own colours and designs, or the teacher may give them a task e.g. using only 3 colours, make each pair of fish different.

This resource is designed for young learners in EYFS and KS1, featuring counting cards from 1 to 6 with a transport theme. The set includes 8 colour cards that can be cut out, laminated and used in connection with your transport theme. Laminating ensures durability for repeated use. These cards are ideal for activities such as creating number tables, practicing counting, or as quick tasks for early finishers. Children can also learn new vocabulary connected with different vehicles.

These colourful maths resource worksheets consist of 6 pages where children can identify and continue patterns featuring objects like balls, cakes, people, arrows, apples, and shirts. Designed for interactive learning, the worksheets can be laminated for reuse, allowing children to practice pattern recognition. Ideal for early learners and KS1 to develop their sequencing and observational skills. There is a set in colour and a set in black and white. In the colour set children continue the patterns. In the black and white set children can make their own colour patterns and continue these. Colour counters can be used to represent objects such as colour balls and children can use these in a practical lesson.

Plan ahead and engage young children in spooky fun with a set of 60 colour Halloween-themed cards, each featuring a variety of themes such as Halloween creatures, witches, spiders and ghosts. These cards, bordered in orange, black, green or purple and featuring dotted outlines for cutting, offer a range of games and activities. Children can cut out the shapes to create personalized Halloween cards, gift tags, or festive decorations. Matching games can be played with duplicate cards to enhance memory and recognition skills. Sort the cards by sensory categories, discussing what they see, hear, smell, or taste during Halloween. Sort by colour borders or themes such as monsters. The cards can also be used to create themed classroom displays or as prompts for storytelling and discussions about Halloween experiences. Interactive games like “Halloween Bingo” or “Halloween Charades” add an extra layer of festive fun. These activities help children engage creatively and meaningfully with the Halloween theme while developing various skills in a playful, seasonal setting.