This resource, Santa and the Four Seasons, is perfect for engaging children in both literacy and creative activities throughout the year and in preparation for Christmas. Children can begin to think about what Santa gets up to when he is not working! The resource features a seasonal poem and accompanying picture for each of the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Children can first read or share the poems, developing their understanding of rhythm, rhyme, and seasonal themes. Next, they can underwrite the text associated with each poem, supporting early writing and fine motor skills. Finally, they get to colour the cheerful, seasonally themed pictures of Santa. The resource is ideal for encouraging reading, writing, and artistic expression in a fun, festive way, while connecting children with the changing seasons. Extend the activity by cutting out the 4 pictures and asking children to sequence them in order of season.

5 worksheets linking literacy with Autumn. Each sheet shows 6 Autumn related pictures with words for children to overwrite. Children can then colour in the pictures. Suitable for EYFS and KS1.

This lesson plan, based on an original story: Brave Bear and Worried Bear, helps children explore emotions,explore self-regulation and behaviour management while enhancing literacy skills. Children learn to identify and express feelings, understand coping strategies, and recognize that it’s okay to feel a range of emotions. Suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils. Lessons Include: Story Time: Share the story and discuss Brave Bear’s coping techniques. Creative Drawing: Children draw their Brave Bear, focusing on strength and colour. Reflection: Children complete prompts about bravery and Brave Bear’s powers. Exploring Worry: Draw and discuss Worried Bear’s expressions. Coping Strategies: Brainstorm ways to help Worried Bear feel better. Emotional Check-In: Identify feelings and discuss ways to improve. Drawing Skills: Drawing bears and emotions. Facial Expressions: Add expressions to Brave and Worried Bear. This kit provides everything educators need to guide EYFS and KS1 children in emotional learning through storytelling and creativity.

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 Halloween-themed resource, based on the story “Robby and Looty’s Trick or Treat,” teaches children the value of friendship and kindness, even in playful situations like trick-or-treating. The story shows how Robby and Looty learn that kindness, rather than tricks, brings more happiness and positivity to themselves and others. Teachers can use this resource to discuss how even on festive occasions like Halloween, it’s important to make good choices and think about others’ feelings. The resource promotes empathy, kindness, and the idea that friends can influence each other to do the right thing, making it perfect for social-emotional learning activities. The resource consists of the story with illustration and a comprehension sheet. For EYFS and KS1.

This resource, part of a series about best friends Robby and Looty, teaches children about friendship, being kind and taking responsibility. ‘Robby and Looty Make Amends’ In this short story, Robby and Looty fix their mistake after taking flowers from Mr. White’s garden by planting new ones as a surprise. Target Age Group: For EYFS and KS1 children. Included: An illustrated Short Story: o Simple language with an illustration. o Themes of friendship, kindness, and making amends. A Comprehension Sheet: o Easy questions to reinforce and check understanding. o Develops skills in recalling details and emotional literacy. Links to Ourselves, Friends and Feelings.

This resource is designed for teachers working with EYFS and KS1 to support learning about Ourselves, feelings and self-awareness. It consists of six pages, each featuring three pairs of funny faces for children to colour, cut out, and match. Children can learn to identify facial expressions and link them to feelings such as happiness, sadness, or surprise. The task encourages children to describe the faces they see, promoting language development and emotional literacy. As they match the faces, teachers can prompt discussions about how the expressions relate to their own feelings, helping to build empathy and self-understanding. The resource links to 2D shape and helps develop cutting skills.

Create a fun Halloween experience for children with these easy ideas! Here are some examples of the 12 playful trick-or-treat ideas for the classroom: Mystery Treat Giver: Children leave small treats for classmates anonymously. Halloween Jokes: Share silly Halloween jokes to make friends smile. Mummy Wrap: Wrap pencils in bandages or string to look like mummies. Pumpkin Trail: Follow a pumpkin trail to a spooky surprise or note. Trick the Teacher: Organize a harmless classroom trick to surprise the teacher. Make the Headteacher Smile: Plan a funny trick to make the Headteacher laugh! Follow-up activity: Children can make their own illustrated cards for a class collection, adding their creative spin to each idea. Fun, simple, and perfect for a spooky classroom atmosphere for EYFS and KS1!

10 lovely animals to learn to count with. Use on the Smart Board or as individual posters or visual aids.

10 lovely transport pictures to learn to count with. Use on the Smart Board or as individual posters or visual aids. Great as a lesson starter.

A new original writing frame for Easter, Maths and Music. Useful for writing, drawing, making posters, displays and adding work to.

10 lovely toy pictures to learn to count with. Use on the Smart Board or as individual posters or visual aids.

A set of posters with a Home/ Houses theme. Each poster shows a number from 1 to 10 with number words. Children can also count how many houses are on each poster from 1 to 10. A great classroom frieze or addition to your display on Homes.

Santa’s little numbers welcome in 2022 with this first sheet where children can colour the numbers in their own way or copy the ones shown for 2022. Sheet 2 is a colour poster of numbers 0 to 10. Children can cut these out and order them or draw their own numbers. Sheet 3 is a black and white version of sheet 2 for children to colour in in their own colours or copy the poster sheet 2.

This is a lovely display or number line for use in the run up to Christmas or as a countdown to the holiday season. There is a set of colour reindeer showing numbers and number words and a set of reindeer for children to colour in where they can add the number words.

A Powerpoint showing ordinal numbers from first to tenth with a birthday theme. Share with your children generating speaking and listening, number recognition and counting. Link to Ourselves. What things can a child do at each age?

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.

This resource is a KS1 / EYFS geography resource designed to introduce young learners to key geographical vocabulary through engaging and interactive activities. This unit of work aims to help children identify, understand, and use geographical terms related to island features, enhancing their language skills and spatial awareness. The resource includes a variety of activities such as picture naming, map creation, and phrase /sentence writing, all centered around the theme of islands. A complete lesson plan is provided, outlining objectives, instructions, and necessary resources for five lessons. Links Geography with Literacy.

2 worksheets linked to Halloween. List and count what you see along the Spooky Road. Make your own Spooky Road worksheet.