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.
Celebrate February with these 3 worksheets using symbols to support learning.
29 Objects to find - this worksheet lists 29 things children may relate to February, including icicles, ice skates, snowballs, pancakes, Valentine’s Day cards, mittens and winter hats. Children can tick off the symbols as they find them.
A February Poem - children read the poem and then trace over the words. Children learn about the days in the leap year. Children can go on to write their own simple poems or sentences about February.
Calendar - here is a calendar for February that children can complete and add in the key celebrations.
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.
A set of colour coded flashcards to support Measures and linked to Sorting and Matching for SEND, EYFS and KS1.
There are 8 sheets, each with 6 flashcards. 3 are yellow (indicating small) and 3 are blue (indicating large).
SEND pupils will be familiar with symbols and this will support their learning.
Boardmaker Licenced.
Cut out the flashcards and children can use these for speaking and listening, sorting and matching.
Measures: In the context of measures, large and small are fundamental concepts that help children understand size, scale, and quantity. These are basic mathematical concepts that are crucial for understanding measurement, comparison, and spatial awareness.
For example, children learn to measure and compare objects to determine which is larger or smaller, an essential skill in mathematics.
The final page of the resource is a black and white template. Children can draw 3 large objects and 3 small objects and this will assess their learning and understanding.
A letter formation skills practice resource pack suitable for EYFS/KS1 and SEND children.
The resource consists of 18 worksheets each sheet showing the letters of the alphabet for children to trace over or within.
There are 3 sets of sheets:
Mixed upper and lower case letters
Lower case letters
Upper case letters
Each of these sets then has 6 different types of font:
Box dotted, print lines, cursive dotted lined, print dotted, outlines/headlines and solid box letters.
Children can use a range of media including pencils, felt pens and, enlarge for use with fine paint brushes.
Laminate the sheets and add them to your writing corner to maximum benefits.
Links to writing, handwriting, letter formation, the alphabet, phonics and fine motor skills.
A resource linked to phonics, the alphabet, reading and writing.
There are a set of alphabet colour flash cards showing symbols for each letter of the alphabet.
Next there are 2 worksheets:
Children draw a picture for each letter of the alphabet using the black and white symbols to guide them and/or the colour flashcards.
Children write the words for each sound using the word cards to support them.
Boardmaker licenced.
8 colour sheets on the theme of Ourselves, Me, Senses and My Body.
The resource uses symbols and is Boardmaker licenced.
Each sheet shows 6 pictures related to the body including body parts, organs, hands, feet, eyes, ears, mouth and nose.
Children can label the pictures.
The pictures can also be cut out and laminated and used as a resource for Science, displays, flashcards or duplicate for matching games.
Suitable for Send pupils, EYFS and KS1.
4 ideas for making Valentine’s Day Cards for EYFS, KS1 and SEND children.
There are 3 colour hearts that children can trace around, cut out and glue back together. Children can stick onto folded coloured card to make original cards and write their messages inside.
The 4th example is a heart in black and white using symbols that SEND children may recognise. The children can colour in the pictures.
Boardmaker licenced.
A Letters and Sounds Phonics resource using S, A, T, P, I and N and making CVC words.
There are 8 worksheets in colour and these are duplicated in black and white.
Each worksheet is an activity in itself. Children trace the letters of the CVC words, cut them out and order them to make the word related to the picture.
All the letters can be cut out, jumbled and children can make as many words as they can using the pictures to guide them.
Laminate the colour cards and letters to make games of matching and making CVC words.
The words included are sat, tap, pin, pan, pat, tin, tip, tan and sip.
A collection of Easter writing frames using symbols.
The resources are in colour and black and white.
Boardmaker licenced.
Each writing frame shows a section that the children can write on and a picture related to Easter. The black and white pictures can be coloured in.
There are 5 different designs of frames and a template for the children to draw their own picture in.
The writing frames are useful too, to make into Easter Cards.
Great for SEND pupils who will benefit from the use of symbols and also for EYFS and KS1.
A collection of Seasons writing frames using symbols.
The resources are in colour and black and white.
Boardmaker licenced.
Each writing frame shows a section that the children can write on and a picture related to the season. The black and white pictures can be coloured in.
The frames are for Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn.
There is also a frame for Night time and Day time.
Great for SEND pupils who will benefit from the use of symbols and also for EYFS and KS1.
13 black and white doodle worksheets with a food theme:
Fruit, Veg, Dairy, Meat and Fish, Drinks, Sweets, Fast Food, Bread, Cakes, Party Food, Christmas, Easter and French.
Children can name, colour in and label the foods in each category.
Suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND children.
Symbols and pictures are used.
Boardmaker Licenced.
A collection of colour symbols related to special days / events and festivals /celebrations.
There are 2 pages, each showing 18 flashcards.
The pages are duplicated with the flashcards appearing in a shuffled order.
Children can talk about the symbols, sort them, order them and match.
Cut out and laminate for sorting, matching and displays.
Boardmaker licenced.
A useful resource for SEND and KS1 for Literacy.
There is a sheet for each letter of the alphabet.
Each sheet shows 18 symbols in black and white.
Letters such as X and Z have words containing these letters.
Boardmaker licenced.
A ‘Hot’ and ‘Cold’ Activity Pack for SEND and KS1 children.
A fun and engaging way to teach children about Geography and Science: Hot and Cold. Links to Weather and Seasons.
This Activity Pack has 12 colourful hot and cold flashcards, colouring sheets, tracing words activities and word searches for both hot and cold, with picture clues for reading and phonics practice.
There is a template sheet for both hot and cold that can be used for drawing, writing, or pasting/sorting into.
Answer sheets are included for the word searches, so children can check their own work.
Use as a unit of work, a lesson or just dip in for your Science topic / literacy work.
A Fruit and Vegetable Activity Pack for SEND and KS1 children.
A fun and engaging way to teach children about fruits and vegetables.
This Activity Pack has 12 colourful fruit and vegetable flashcards, colouring sheets, tracing and drawing activities and word searches for both fruit and vegetables, with picture clues for reading and phonics practice.
Answer sheets are included for the word searches, so children can check their own work.
Boardmaker Licenced.
Link Number work with the Festive Season with this counting and matching game from 1 to 6.
There is a colour version and a black and white version that children can colour in themselves.
Children can cut out and match the cards showing things related to Christmas such as a snowman, 4 candy canes and 6 bells.
There are number cards included and a blank sheet with 6 boxes that children can paste into or draw in.
Boardmaker Licenced.
5 worksheets where children can match the animal symbols. They can draw a line to the matching symbol or colour, cut out the pictures and match. They can then trace over the names of the animals improving handwriting skills.
Boardmaker Licenced.
Suitable for SEND children, EYFS and KS1.
Enhance your festive classroom activities with this colour, cutting and matching activity.
Designed for SEN (Special Educational Needs) pupils, in particular, this resource utilizes easily recognizable Christmas symbols. Also suitable of EYFS and KS1 children.
The children cut out the circular pictures and match them into pairs.
Pictures could be printed onto card and laminated for more matching fun.
There are 10 sheets each showing 3 pairs of colour symbols on circles.
Boardmaker licenced.
2 pages of Christmas themed labels for children to cut out and label for gift tags, or names for place settings for your Christmas Party!
There are 32 labels on each of the 2 pages.
Boardmaker licenced.
A fun activity for children incorporating learning with the Festive Season.
There are 10 colour sheets each showing 8 symbols / pictures related to the Christmas Season.
The cards can be duplicated, cut out and laminated and used for matching games or to add to displays.
Alternatively use each sheet as a worksheet where children name the pictures and write the words underneath.
There is a planning sheet included with ideas, materials needed and assessment opportunities.
Boardmaker licenced.
Suitable for SEND, EYFS and KS1 children.