Teaching and Learning Resources for Early Learners and KS1
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Looking for something fresh and original to ignite your classroom? Dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to captivate and inspire KS1 children. Plus, explore engaging materials for Key Stage 2 and tailored resources for SEND learners.
From Phonics to Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing activities, Maths, PSHE and a variety of exciting topic-based resources, you’ll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.
Looking for something fresh and original to ignite your classroom? Dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to captivate and inspire KS1 children. Plus, explore engaging materials for Key Stage 2 and tailored resources for SEND learners.
From Phonics to Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing activities, Maths, PSHE and a variety of exciting topic-based resources, you’ll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.
This ‘Sports’ Bingo Game resource provides a fun and engaging way to spend a wet play indoors or to supplement your topic on Sports Day, Sports, Physical Education, Healthy Living and Health and Wellbeing.
Children will have fun playing a themed Bingo game using symbols associated with Sports.
Make your own game using the plan provided or use the 6 ready-made symbol boards and/or the blank template.
The resource features:
Game Planning Guide: Step-by-step instructions on how to set up and play the Sports Bingo Game ; Objectives and resources needed.
Ready-Made Bingo Boards: Six pre-designed Bingo boards featuring a variety of colour ‘Sports’ symbols.
Each board has a unique arrangement of symbols, ensuring a different experience for each player. Boards are colour coded with different colour borders.
Boardmaker licenced
A week of Fine Motor Control planning for Early Learners children giving a different idea for each day of the week.
Planning includes learning objectives, resources and descriptions of the activities.
The first page of the resource is a sample page with ‘sample planning’ written across.
The second page is the actual planning grid without the writing.
Suitable too, for children with specific learning difficulties.
This science resource is designed for young children to explore and understand the concept of sound through visual activities. The resource includes 3 pages, each featuring 6 colour cards that children can cut out and sort into categories based on the sound’s volume. The cards depict various sounds, helping children distinguish between “loud” and “soft” sounds.
Examples include cards with images of loud sounds such as yelling people and a washing machine, alongside soft sounds like someone asleep and children whispering.
Each page includes a mix of adjectives (e.g., yelling, whispering) and objects (e.g., drill, softball) to help children understand how different sounds can be categorized.
In addition to the colour versions, there are black-and-white versions of the same sheets for children to colour in. This allows them to engage more deeply with the activity and reinforces their understanding of the concepts as they add their own colours to the pictures.
This resource uses symbols and supports SEND children, EYFS and KS1.
Boardmaker licenced.
6 sorting activities using colour symbols and linked to a range of topics.
Animals and Plants
Fruit and Vegetables
Transport
Easter and Christmas
Feelings
Weather
Children cut out the cards and sort them along the given criteria.
Children can work individually or in pairs.
*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
A set of 28 flash cards to use with your topic work on occupations or jobs.
Each card has a symbol and the occupation written on it.
Use as flash cards or / and add to your display on Occupations.
*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
Phonics/spelling activity sheets for children learning about ‘cl’.
4 activity sheets in black and white replicated in colour.
Sheet 1- Children name the symbols and trace the words and sounds.
Sheet 2-A word search where children find 5 words beginning with ‘cl’. There is an answer sheet included.
Sheet 3 - Children match the words and pictures and then write the words.
Sheet 4 - Children fill in the missing words using the key at the bottom of the page completing the sentences.
4 worksheets linked to speaking and listening, reading, grammar and comprehension.
Suitable for those learning English, SEND and KS1 pupils.
Each sheet shows 6 picture symbol cards. Pupils find the correct word from 3 choices and complete the sentence.
E.g. I am talking or I am painting.
*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
My trip to the Supermarket.
One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils.
Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols.
Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words.
Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip.
Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers, shopping, money as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening.
*Boardmaker licence.
My trip to the Airport with symbols.
One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils.
Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols.
Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words.
Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip.
Links to topic work, journeys, travel, transport, explorers as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening.
*Boardmaker licence.
*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
My trip to the Rainforest
One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils.
Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols.
Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words.
Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip.
Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening.
A welcome addition to your topic on Clothes for SEND pupils and suitable also, for EYFS and KS1.
The first page is a colour poster to share and talk about with your class with all things related to Clothes. This includes how to care for clothing such as washing, ironing and storing.
The second page is a black and white version of the poster for children to colour in.
Pages 3,4 and 5 are worksheets where children write the words under the pictures. These are mostly taken from the poster.
Finally, page 6 is a word wall containing some key vocabulary that children may use in their writing, discussing or labelling of clothes and related topics.
Children could make their own posters as an extension.
Boardmaker licenced.
“Our World and Where We Live,” encourages children to explore and appreciate their local environment and culture, and promotes understanding and empathy of others by facilitating comparison and discussion of diverse global environments and cultures.
The resource includes a complete lesson plan including aims, resources, activities, assessment and homework. There is a colour disucssion sheet to introduce different aspects of where we live and the local environment. Children can colour in the black and white version of this sheet and overwrite the sentences. The next worksheet asks the children to draw and write about the different aspects and an example sheet is provided that the children can use as a reference or stimulus.
*Boardmaker licenced. *
The Boardmaker symbols can be a great resource for SEND students. They are a set of picture symbols used for communication with individuals who are nonverbal, have limited speech or who benefit from pictorial / visual input. They can aid in understanding and expressing ideas around the topic of Our World and where we live.
This resource is linked to Phonics and words ending with CK.
There are 12 words included here with matching pictures.
Worksheets
1 - Children trace the words ending with CK and colour the pictures
2 - Children name the colour pictures , cut and match the pictures to the words on sheet 3
3 - Children can either write the words underneath the words given ending with CK, or draw or paste underneath the words.
Suitable for KS1 and SEND pupils.
Boarmaker licenced.
Welcome to “Toys, Tales, and Tasks” - a six-part lesson for young learners, with special emphasis on SEND, EYFS and KS1 children. Link to your lessons on Toys, Ourselves, Me, Emotions, History and Speaking and Listening.
The pack includes lesson plans showing objectives, resources, activities and extension ideas.
There are 10 sheets which include 9 black and white symbols of toys on each. Use the sheets as stand-alone worksheets or cut up the cards for games and activities.
Emphasizing Inclusivity:
Recognizing the diverse needs of SEND pupils, symbols are integrated into the resources to aid communication. These symbols act as familiar visual cues, aiding comprehension.
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Lessons 1 to 6 Overview:
Toy Stories: Dive into narratives, enhancing creativity, story skills and vocabulary.
Sorting and Matching: Encourage logical reasoning by sorting, classifying and matching toys.
Descriptive Adjectives: Build vocabulary and language skills using toys as a reference.
Toy History : Understand change over time, introducing a historical perspective.
Money and Toy Pricing: Develop mathematical skills around number and money.
Emotions : Explore feelings, promoting emotional intelligence and empathy.
The "Food Bumper Resource Pack " is tailored for educators working with SEND, KS1, and EYFS children. The resource pack aligns with a thematic focus on Food , and its cross-curricular connections. Use as a unit of work or dip into the resources for relevant lessons.
Contents of the Resource Pack: 3 Planning Sheets
Objectives: Clearly defined goals to ensure structured and purposeful learning.
Resources: A list of required materials and tools for each activity.
Activity Descriptions: Step-by-step breakdowns for each learning activity.
Adult Support Needed: Guidelines on how staff can aid and facilitate each activity.
10 Activity Ideas: These include links with a range of subjects e.g.
Science: Hot and cold, the sense of taste, as well as Plants.
Literacy: Phonics, speaking and listening, and storytelling exercises revolving around food themes.
Mathematics: Practical applications e.g. money through buying and selling food items.
80 Colour Picture Symbols:
Symbols related to food, ready to be cut out. They can be laminated for durability and for reuse in various activities and games.
Worksheets: These are designed to align with the activity ideas and includes a bingo template.
The inclusion of symbols and visual aids caters to a diverse range of learning styles, ensuring that children with SEND can equally benefit and engage with the content.
Boardmaker licenced.
A cross curricular resource consisting of 2 worksheets, 1 in colour and the other, a version in black and white.
The resource links a Shopping theme with counting, reading, close observation skills and colouring.
The objective is for children to read and identify the shopping related pictures and symbols and mark these off on the list. When complete, children can check that they have found all 20 items.
The black and white sheet can be coloured in.
Laminate the colour sheet and this can be re-used with dry markers.
Boardmaker Licenced.
The "Gingerbread Man with Symbols " is a resource pack for teachers, particularly those working with SEND, EYFS, and / or KS1 children.
It is designed to complement work on Folk Tales - The Gingerbread Man in particular.
This pack integrates learning areas such as storytelling, speaking and listening, reading, writing, matching and word work.
The pack includes activities like filling in missing letters in a puzzle related to the story, supported by both symbols and words, available in both colour and black and white versions.
The inclusion of 15 symbol cards aids in speaking and listening exercises, story sequencing, vocabulary development and matching activities. These are in colour and black and white.
The gingerbread-themed borders, provided in both colour and black and white, offer a creative space for children to write or draw about the story.
Additionally, the pack includes three coloured gingerbread-themed cards along with three for black and white cards for colouring.
The pack forms the basis of a lesson or unit of work.
Boardmaker licenced.
Explore this Olympic-themed resource designed for KS1 and SEND children, featuring two worksheets where children label sports such as basketball, tennis, surfing, hockey, and rugby. There are 16 Sports in all with 8 per page.
Available in both colour and black-and-white versions, these worksheets use symbols which assist children with their learning.
An accompanying list of sports names and symbols encourages speaking and listening and reading and also supports writing.
Boardmaker Licenced.
This resource is designed to support Key Stage 1 and SEND teachers in delivering a structured phonics lesson sequence.
It includes six activities that build on each other to develop children’s understanding and use of phonemes, initial sounds, word formation, and sentence completion.
The activities range from sorting phoneme cards to writing and drawing, ending with an assessment to evaluate learning.
Each activity is outlined on a planning sheet with objectives, necessary resources (included), and step-by-step instructions, making it easy for teachers to implement.
The resource aims to enhance phonemic awareness and early literacy skills in a fun and interactive way, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience for young children.
Boardmaker Licenced.
Overview: This resource is designed to support KS1 teachers and those working with SEND students by providing a range of worksheets and planning materials focused on jobs, occupations, and people who help us. The resource includes symbols and images to make learning accessible and engaging for learners.
Worksheets:
10 Worksheets: These worksheets are divided into 5 sets, each with two parts.
Sheet 1: Contains both words and pictures of various jobs and occupations.
Sheet 2: Features only pictures of jobs and occupations. Children are tasked with adding the missing words to match the images.
Each page shows 15 different jobs or occupations.
Planning Sheet:
6 Lesson Ideas: This planning sheet offers a structured approach to teaching the content. Each lesson plan includes:
Activity: Detailed description of the planned activity.
Aims: Clear learning objectives for the lesson.
Resources Needed: A list of materials and resources required for each lesson.
Black and White: The worksheets are provided in black and white, which can be beneficial for children who find colour distracting or who require visual simplicity.
Citizenship and People Who Help Us: The content is linked to broader themes such as citizenship and understanding the roles of people who help us in our community.
Boardmaker licenced.