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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.
Our Trip to the Seaside Activity Sheets
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Our Trip to the Seaside Activity Sheets

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9 activity sheets connected to the Seaside or/and the Seasons and reading and writing. Suitable for EYFS/KS1 and SEND pupils. Connect the resources to a trip to or a visit to the seaside, either virtual or real. Page 1 is a filled bus with sea creatures for children to talk about and colour in. Page 2 is an empty bus template. Children can draw themselves and their class mates going to the seaside in the windows. Alternatively, they can choose, colour, cut and paste Seaside pictures onto the bus. Page 3 shows a collection of sea creatures symbol cards that children can use to add to the bus, for their written work or duplicate for matching card games. Page 4 is a writing template about a seaside trip in black and white and page 5 is the same sheet but in colour. Pages 6 to 9 show animals and things that children might see at the seaside for them to label. These sheets are in colour and black and white. Children write the labels. Boardmaker licenced.
Coronation of King Charles 111 Bumper Resource Pack
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Coronation of King Charles 111 Bumper Resource Pack

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Let’s celebrate King Charles 111 and his Coronation on May 6th 2023. A bundle of 9 original resources for your class or school with activities suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils. Resources include colour and black and white flashcards, story and story writing and poetry, page border templates, a word search, bunting, colouring sheets, reading, writing and speaking and listening activities. There are opportunities to design and make including postcards, flags, stamps, souvenir balls, rings, crowns, a coat of arms and a tea set. Boardmaker licenced.
Fine Motor Control Tracing Sheets
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Fine Motor Control Tracing Sheets

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A set of resources to support children with their fine motor and handwriting skills. Suitable for SEND pupils, EYFS and KS1. There are 4 designs of worksheets each in colour and black and white. The colour ones are really useful for laminating and putting in the writing corner and then they can be reused. Add dry markers. The black and white sheets are a copy of the colour versions. Children can use pencils or markers to trace over the dotted lines to complete the pictures. The shapes include circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.
Cutting Skills with Circles  Fine Motor
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Cutting Skills with Circles Fine Motor

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8 worksheets each showing 6 colour circles for children to draw round and cut out. An activity designed to encourage fine motor development and scissor skills. The circles are all colour and contain pictures / patterns or round objects. Extend this activity by printing out the sheets twice, cutting out the shapes and using them in your 2D shape work e.g. for matching activities or games.
Spot the Odd one Out with Symbols
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Spot the Odd one Out with Symbols

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Share these 4 colour symbol boards with your class and encourage them to look carefully at each row and find the odd one out. Can they tell you why they have chosen that symbol? This activity encourages close observation, speaking and listening and thinking skills. There are 5 rows on each of the symbol boards. Extend by giving children a copy of the board/s and ask them to cut them out and sort into sets. Links to sorting and making sets. Boardmaker Licenced
Making Compound Words with Symbols
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Making Compound Words with Symbols

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A word activity where children learn about compound words with pictorial support. There are 4 worksheets and on each one there are 3 sets of compound words for children to find / learn / match e.g. page 2 - down, sun and night. The symbol cards are in colour and in black and white. Children make 3 sets of compound words on each page. Boardmake licenced.
Sorting Animals and Plants with Symbols
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Sorting Animals and Plants with Symbols

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3 worksheets linked to sorting animals and plants. Links with Science and Maths. Symbols support learning for SEND, EYFS and KS1. Boardmaker licenced resource. Sheet 1 Children can colour and cut the symbol cards and sort them into the 2 categories of animals and plants. They can write or draw in the boxes to make lists of each set. Sheet 2 For more able readers, children can underline animals in red and plants in green. Sheet 3 Children either write or draw to complete the pictures.
Palindromes Spelling Fun with Symbols
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Palindromes Spelling Fun with Symbols

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3 worksheets to support children with their spelling and learning about Palindromes. Symbols are used which give support for SEND pupils. (Boarmaker licenced) Sheet 1 shows 16 words that are spelt the same backwards and forwards. Children write out the words and see what they notice when spelling them forwards and backwards. Sheet 2 asks children to choose a word to complete the sentences. Sheet 3 asks children to underline the palindromes in the lists given.
Spelling Fun with Words Spelt Backwards
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Spelling Fun with Words Spelt Backwards

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3 worksheets with a fun approach to spelling. Each of the 8 words used when spelt backwards makes a different word. Symbols are used to support SEND pupils. (Boardmaker licenced) Sheet 1 shows a symbol for each of the words. Children can cut these out and make pairs of matching words spelt forwards and backwards e.g star and rats. They can write out the pairs of words in the space provided. Sheet 2 asks children to read the sentences and fill in the missing words using the table. Sheet 3 asks children to underline the correct words from each pair to complete the sentences e.g.* I heard a wolf /flow howling in the night.*
Oceans and Seas Sound Sorting with Symbols
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Oceans and Seas Sound Sorting with Symbols

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A resource linked to Oceans and Seas / Water and National Dolphin Day on April 14th. Linked also to reading and phonics. There are 3 differentiated worksheets. Sheet 1 Children sort out colour pictures with words into those beginning with S and those not beginning with S. Sheet 2 Children sort the colour pictures without the words. Sheet 3 Children colour the pictures and sort into sets. Boardmaker licenced
Beginning with K Worksheets with Symbols
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Beginning with K Worksheets with Symbols

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4 activity sheets based on the letter K. Suitable for SEND, KS1 and EYFS children. Links to work on phonics, poetry, reading, writing and matching. Sheet 1 An original poem to share with your children. Children can underline any words that rhyme. There is an outline border for children to write the rhyming words in or to compose their own poem or sentences. Sheet 2 8 flashcards in black and white, replicated in colour. There are words taken from the poem: My cat called Una. Children can cut and match the pictures and find rhyming pairs. they can then use the lines in the box to write about the kitten. Sheet 3 Children label the pictures connected to the kitten from the poem. They can trace over the dotted words. Sheet 4 6 symbols / pictures of things beginning with the letter K. Children can label the pictures and trace/write the words. Boardmaker Licenced**
Making Compound Words KS1
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Making Compound Words KS1

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4 worksheets where children use the pictures cues to help them make compound words. The words are written at the bottom of the worksheets to assist them.
The Kings Coronation EYFS Resources
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The Kings Coronation EYFS Resources

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A set of resources for EYFS children. Suitable also for SEND pupils and KS1. There are 12 colour picture cards related to the Royal family and these are duplicated in black and white on page 2. Page 3 asks children to draw the Union Jack. Page 4 asks children to design a commemorative stamp for the occasion of the King’s Coronation. Page 5 is a colouring sheet using symbols from the picture cards. *Boarmaker licenced. *
Words with Rhyming Sounds Set 3
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Words with Rhyming Sounds Set 3

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A resource suitable for SEND and KS1 and linked to phonics work. There are 5 worksheets each showing 6 symbols for the sound portrayed. ace/ase - 2 spellings here for the same sound ad ag am - look out for the silent b here ar Children name the symbols and locate the sound within each word and underline it. They can then write or trace the words on the list for each page. Sheet 6 asks children to write 3 words for each of the sounds they have been learning about. Useful as an assessment tool. Boardmaker licenced. See also Words with Rhyming Sounds Set 1 and Set 2
Words with Rhyming Sounds Set 2
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Words with Rhyming Sounds Set 2

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A resource suitable for SEND and KS1 and linked to phonics work. There are 5 worksheets each showing 6 symbols for the sound portrayed. all /awl - 2 spellings here for the same sound ack at ang age Children name the symbols and locate the sound within each word and underline it. They can then write or trace the words on the list for each page. Sheet 6 asks children to write 3 words for each of the sounds they have been learning about. Useful as an assessment tool. Boardmaker licenced. See also Words with Rhyming Sounds Set 1 and Set 3
Words with Rhyming Sounds Set 1
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Words with Rhyming Sounds Set 1

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A resource suitable for SEND and KS1 and linked to phonics work. There are 5 worksheets each showing 6 symbols for the sound portrayed. ape arm art ash angle Children name the symbols and locate the sound within each word and underlining it. They can then write or trace the words on the list for each page. Sheet 6 asks children to write 3 words for each of the sounds they have been learning about. Useful as an assessment tool. Boardmaker licenced. See also Words with Rhyming Sounds Set 2 and Set 3
Counting to 10 with Spring Symbols
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Counting to 10 with Spring Symbols

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5 worksheets designed around Spring symbols. Each sheet shows picture cards that can be cut out and sequenced. Alternatively use as worksheets where children match the numbers or number words to the correct pictures. Useful as an assessment sheet as well as a way to increase vocabulary around Spring. Boardmaker Licenced**
Counting to 10 with Transport Symbols
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Counting to 10 with Transport Symbols

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4 worksheets that can also be used as assessment sheets linked to a Transport theme. Children can use the worksheets to count and write the number words or numerals from 1 to 10. They could also cut out the pictures and match them or put them in numerical order. There is a blank template for children to draw in or insert pictures. Boardmaker licenced
Beach Alphabet Card Game with Symbols
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Beach Alphabet Card Game with Symbols

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A colour card game linked to the Beach, Oceans, Seas, Holidays and Phonics. Suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils. All the letters of the alphabet are included and there are 3 matching cards for each letter e.g. u - umbrellas and Y - yachts. Print / cut out and laminate the cards and the 4 game boards that are included at the end. A game idea is that children work in a group of 4. Each child has a different colour game board and chooses 5 letter sounds. They then take turns to try to find the 3 matching pictures to complete their boards. Another idea is matching the pictures or making pairs. Children could choose a set amount of beach pictures and then say a sentence about them related to Holidays. Add to your displays and use also for speaking and listening. Boardmaker licenced
Let's Talk about Light and Dark
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Let's Talk about Light and Dark

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A black and white and matching colour poster with a Light and Dark theme. Link to your Science lessons / Physical Processes. Encourage children to closely observe the symbols in the poster and talk about the different lights and any others they can think of. Lights can be sorted e.g. those operated with a battery and those with flames. Page 3 is a writing or drawing template - children draw or write the different lights that they see in the poster. Bring in a safety theme especially around matches and naked flames. Extend with a walk around school - what other lights or light sources can they find? Boardmaker Licenced