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.
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 KS1 resource links drawing with popular seasonal themes such as Autumn animals, Bonfire Night, Christmas, Easter, and Halloween. Each set provides children with step-by-step pictorial instructions to guide them in drawing related subjects, like a squirrel or hedgehog for Autumn animals. The clear and engaging process helps develop fine motor skills and creativity. Each activity concludes with a full-colour picture of the completed drawing, offering children a reference as they bring their own creations to life.
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.
This resource introduces young learners to winter animals through fun activities including poetry, colouring, matching, and comprehension questions.
Page 1: Winter Animals Poem and Colouring
A simple alliterative poem featuring six winter animals - Hairy Hedgehog, Scampering Squirrel, Bouncy Bunny, Furry Fox, Robin Red, and Dashing Deer. Children colour in each animal while listening to the poem.
Page 2: Animal Photos
Real-life photos of each animal to help children connect the poem to actual animals.
Page 3: Colouring Match
Children colour the animals, cut them out and match them to the photos from page 2, reinforcing recognition skills.
Page 4: Draw or Write
Children draw or write a word/phrase about each animal, encouraging creativity and vocabulary development.
Page 5: Read and Answer Questions
Simple questions about each animal to assess understanding, such as “Why do bunnies like to hop so much?” Suggested answers are included on the final page for easy teacher reference.
How to Use:
Start with the poem and colouring, discuss the animal photos, cut and match them, and finish with the draw/write and question activities. Perfect for winter-themed learning and your topics on Weather and Animals!
The resource can be used as a unit of work or individual activities.
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!
“9 Family Christmas Cards to Colour and Make” is an engaging resource for children to craft personalised Christmas cards for their loved ones.
This resource includes nine card templates designed for specific family members: Grandma, Grandpa, Auntie, Uncle, Brother, Sister, Mum, Dad and one for their teacher.
Each card features a fun and festive illustration on the front that children can cut out and colour.
Once coloured, the card front can be glued or attached to folded card to complete the design.
Children can write inside the card with a message or holiday greetings.
This resource encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and personal expression during the holiday season.
It’s a fun activity that helps children spread festive cheer in a thoughtful and personal way!
Children will love this simple dice game. Roll a 6 to start and then collect pictures on the way (related to Christmas)until you reach 25 - Christmas Day!
Children can land on the stickers to collect them or just pass them for an easier version.
This game could be used as a basis for children to design and make their own.
There are 2 different colour games of the same design.
There are 2 game boards to mark off the pictures - 1 with a colour background and one without. First one to 25 rings the Jingle Bells!
Have fun!
8 simple maths sheets with a Christmas theme for EYFS and KS1.
Activities:
4 - continuing the patterns
1 - children make their own patterns
1- draw 4 more of 6 different pictures
1- colour and count the trees and stockings
1- count, colour and write the numbers to 10
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.
4 maths worksheets with a Christmas tree theme.
Colour the tree decorations by numbers
Copy the pattern to make each tree the same
Join the numbers from 1 to 22 on the tree
Handling data with feeling face ornaments - count how many happy/sad faces, which colour face has the most?
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.