This resource for EYFS and KS1 is centred around the theme “Ourselves / Me” and linked to clothing, matching and speaking and listening. The resource includes 10 pages with 6 colour cards on each. There are 5 children featured and each child has 12 cards showing different outfits / activities, allowing children to engage in observation and speaking and listening activities. By carefully observing the pictures, children can discuss the characters and their outfits, speculating about their interests, such as reading books, singing, or playing football. They can talk about their own similarities and differences. Teachers can duplicate, cut out, and laminate the cards for versatile use in matching games and activities. Examples include playing pairs, matching children with similar interests, or identifying outfits appropriate for different seasons or occasions. This interactive resource fosters observation, discussion, and social interaction among children.

Engage your EYFS and KS1 children with this “Ducks in Hats” flashcard collection. The set includes 10 sheets, each featuring 12 ducks, each adorned with a different hat. Additionally, there is a separate set of Hat Flashcards for children to match with the ducks. This set includes 6 pages of colourful flashcards, each featuring 24 different hats. Children can look carefully for the matching hats, looking out for any that are missing, similar, different or duplicated. The hats on their own offer opportunities lots of opportunities for matching and sorting. Also included are a sheet of colour ducks for children to add or draw hats on, and a black-and-white copy for children to colour in and draw hats. The flashcards can be duplicated, cut out, and laminated for durability, offering endless activities such as matching, sorting, counting and pattern recognition. The flashcards link to lessons on data handling, clothing, fashion, animals, colours, number and patterns.

A pack of resources for children based around the topics of the Seaside / Beach / Tropics / Hot Countries and Weather. There are 3 activity types: Matching words and pictures: There are 10 worksheets both in colour and in black and white. Children cut and match the words and pictures. Symbols and pictures are used. Boarmaker licenced. Scavenger Hunt: There are 2 Scavenger Hunt sheets in black and white. You can use the colour or black and white cards from the worksheets, cut these out, enlarge (if desired) and place around the classroom, school or play ground. Children locate the cards and tick off what they have found. They can then colour the sheets. Matching Words and Descriptions: Sheet 1 shows a list of words related to the topic and descriptions. Children match the correct description to the right words. Sheet 2 is a list of words and children write a brief description for each word.

‘Unravelling the Unusual’ is a unit of work for Key Stage 1 children using a collection of black and white picture resources. There are 10 pages, with 12 pictures on each page. Each picture is unusual in some way and can be classed in different ways such as silly, useless or wrong. Examples include the bucket with holes, the train with square wheels, a fingerless glove and a child riding a donkey back to front. The activities included are engaging and are designed to develop speaking, listening, writing, and creative thinking skills. The Unit of Work provided is in a table format detailing 7 suggested activities, their objectives, the resources needed, and step-by-step instructions for implementation.

A complete lesson or unit of work linked to Creative Writing for SEND, EYFS, and KS1 children. Children roll the Story Cube dice and use the resulting symbols as prompts for storytelling and writing. There is a step by step planning sheet with suggestions on how to make, introduce and use the Story Cubes in lessons. There are 7 colour Story Cube templates: Story element cube, What, Where, When, Who, Where, Date and Feelings cubes. These can be cut out and assembled into dice. An additional resource shows 3 creative stories to share with children which utilize story element symbols: The Prince and the Little Squirrel The Big Fluffy Monster and the Special Day Eli the Elf and the Shiny Dragon Story cubes can be an invaluable resource to engage children in narrative creation, regardless of their reading or writing ability. The cubes introduce a sensory element to learning, which can be particularly beneficial for SEND children, helping them to communicate ideas and emotions through storytelling in an accessible manner. Boardmaker Licenced

A fun activity linked to both Animals and Bible Stories. There are 20 pairs of animals to prepare for their journey on Noah’s Ark. One of each pair is in colour. The other is black and white. Children colour these in to make matching animal pairs. They can also trace over the dotted lines of the names of the animals. When all of the animals are coloured, children can cut them out and play matching games such as Snap and Pairs. Print on thin card for best results. There are also cards to colour in and cut out for Noah and Noah’s Ark.

This resource is designed to offer Key Stage 1 children an introduction to global cultures through the lens of clothing and diversity. Children can talk about the colour pictures of people from around the world, explore the traditional dress and reflect on how relevant these may be today. Children can discuss continuity and change. There is a planning table with 4 lessons including objectives, resources needed and step by stop instructions. There are 18 colour pictures and matching black and white versions for children to colour in. Each lesson encourages children to participate actively through colouring, storytelling, crafting, and designing. By exploring traditional dress from various countries, children will learn about different styles and purposes of clothing but also develop an appreciation for cultural diversity. This approach fosters respect and curiosity about the world around them helping children to build a foundation of inclusivity and global awareness. Links include Art and Design, Geography and Literacy.

A unit of work, complete with resources, for Key Stage 1, focusing on the theme of the four seasons using a fun heart puzzle. This unit or work is designed to be interactive and engaging, encouraging children to learn about the seasons through a combination of artistic expression, discussion, reading, writing and hands-on activities. The progression from tracing outlines, colouring and cutting to more complex tasks like vocabulary matching and personal expression caters to a range of skills and learning styles. There are 6 activities with corresponding worksheets, together with a planning sheet showing objectives, resources needed and step by stop instructions. The resource includes picture and symbols. *Boardmaker licenced. Links to Weather, Seasons, Phonics, Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening and games.

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.

This unit of work is designed for Key Stage 1 and integrates literacy and phonics with maths concepts like sorting, pairing, and categorizing. Each lesson encourages children to recognize, sound out, and spell simple words, with a specific focus, mostly, on CVC words and children’s names -making the learning experience fun and engaging. Lessons include cutting and sorting colour character cards into alphabetical order by name; drawing, writing or pasting characters under their names; finding a name for each letter of the alphabet in the word search; sharing a short story and answering comprehension questions, as well as finding hidden names in lines of letters. There are 5 lessons and each of these are outlined in the Unit of work with clear objectives, step-by-step activities, resources needed and assessment opportunities.

A fun lesson, or unit of work based around festive food characters that each have their own character, rhyme and culminating in a charming story. This resource is created around 8 food cartoon characters that you might find on your Christmas dinner plate. Each character comes in colour cards or black and white cards for the children to colour in. Included are Stella Sprout, Percy Pudding and Tulula Turkey and more. There is a sheet where the character names are written under the black and white characters for children to trace over. There is also a little rhyme to go with each character. Finally, there is a story: A Merry Feast: The Christmas Adventures of the Kitchen Friends. This is a charming story to share and to act out as part of a festive assembly or Christmas play. As an extension activity, children could create their own festive food characters.

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.

This Planning Resource pack encourages Speaking and Listening through discussion, rhyme, story, non - ficiton, and a range of activities. It is suitable for EYFS and KS1. Children can offer explanations for why things might (or do) happen, making use of recently introduced vocabulary from stories, non-fiction, and rhymes. The first page is a comprehensive planning overview with 7 lessons, objectives, activities, resources included and assessment ideas. Activities include non – fiction – farm animals; Story sequencing, Rhymes, Celebrating Christmas and Understanding change. The materials include worksheets and word lists and relevant suggestions for books such as ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ (Eric Carle) for sequencing and ‘If you give a mouse a cookie’ (Laura Numeroff) for introducing cause and effect. There are 11 worksheets to accompany your planning. Some symbols are included. Boardmaker Licenced.

A resource which provides children with 20 cards showing Yoga poses. Children can colour in the cards and learn the poses. They can indicate in the ‘sun’ how they feel about the pose using a colour code. There is a table outlining potential benefits of Yoga for children. There is also a cross curricular sheet giving a range of ideas such as: Writing a Daily Diary, Pose Modifications, Role Playing, Colour Codes, Class Displays and creating Nature Scenes. Once all the cards are coloured and cut out these can then be used to make a display board. Make it portable for using inside and outside class.

This resource is designed to inspire a love of books in Key Stage 1 pupils while developing their understanding of literary classifications. Young learners distinguish between fiction and non-fiction and then delve deeper into genres and topics. Included is a planning sheet that outlines three lesson plans, complete with objectives, a list of necessary materials, activities, and follow-up suggestions to reinforce learning. There are two ready-made labels for fiction and non-fiction to facilitate a hands-on card sorting activity. Accompanying these are 10 pages, each featuring six diverse book covers in black and white, which can be cut out for an interactive classification game and a range of activities. Examples of book covers are ‘Learn to Play the Piano’, ‘I have a New Daddy’ and ‘My Book of Fairy Tales for 7 year olds’. Tailored for Key Stage 1 children, the book covers lend themselves to lots of speaking and listening and predicting. Follow up with sorting of real books and / or children can design their own book covers using the cards for inspiration. The resource is a useful addition to library skills and any celebrations around Books.

This Autumn resource comprises nine pages, each with six colour ideas boxes tailored for both teachers and children to utilize during the autumn season. The ideas encapsulate the essence of Autumn, offering sensory experiences such as tasting toffee apples and autumnal jams. There’s an emphasis on tactile learning, with opportunities to handle autumn-hued sand, clay and playdough, or feel the textures of woollen toys, gloves, and hats. Additionally, the resource encourages fine motor skill development with boxes of autumn-coloured beads for threading. Creativity is further encouraged with wallpapers for cutting and bricks for constructive play. Overall, the resource is an autumn-themed ideas toolkit that enhances hands-on learning and creativity in the classroom. Individual cards could be duplicated, cut and matched as well as used as visual aids for displays or speaking and listening.

A collection of colour flashcards for your topic on Food. Page 1 shows all 15 pictures in a small format. These can be cut out and matched to the word cards on page 2, or to the larger flashcards provided. The larger flashcards are 2 to a page. These are duplicated so that you can make matching games. Laminate for durability. The flashcards are useful for displays in class and for cookery lessons. They can be used as a maths lesson for a favourite food survey. Also use as a basis for speaking and listening and for discussing healthy eating.

10 activities for EYFS and KS1 with a Bonfire Night theme. Children talk about the scene in the picture and colour in the black and white version to match the colour picture. Children have a colour picture showing children with their sparklers. Children write about the picture. A counting and writing activity. Children count and answer the questions e.g. how many rockets can they see. A starter for a Bonfire Night poster for children to complete. Children write in the missing numbers on the rockets and then colour them in. The beginning of a story about Peter on Bonfire Night for children to complete. The beginning of a story about Stella on Bonfire Night for children to complete. 5 Safety First rules for children to read and then trace over. The pictures support reading. Children write out 5 safety rules of their own on this sheet. Children read the number rhyme and then write and illustrate a simple one of their own.

This Autumn resource is aimed at Early Years (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 (KS1) children through the magic of storytelling, creativity, and literacy. The resource is based on an original story about a curious young boy named Sam and his magical paintbrush. Story Overview: In this tale, children will follow the adventures of Sam and his newfound friend, Squirry Whip, as they explore the wonders of autumn. Sam’s magical paintbrush brings their world to life, and together, they embark on a mission to create joy and happiness in their town. The story conveys the importance of friendship, creativity, and spreading happiness. Resource Highlights: Planning Sheet: There are seven lessons, each with objectives and the necessary resources outlined. Full and Simplified Story: The simplified version allows children to trace the text and colour in the illustration. Colouring Sheets: Children can colour in scenes from the story, bringing the characters and settings to life. Flashcards: These 12 flashcards provide a fun way for children to reinforce their phonics skills by matching, reading, and discussing key story-related words. Children can use the cards to tell the story in their own words. Comprehension Sheet: Assess comprehension and reading skills with the comprehension sheet containing eight questions based on the story. Word Search: Children can explore autumn-related vocabulary from the story in a word search activity, complete with answers. This activity can also serve as a springboard for creative writing and poetry. Pattern Creation: This lesson is based on the zig zags and swirls in the story.

Introducing: “Catch Phrase!” - A Journey Through Words and Art A hands-on activity tailored for Key Stage 2 pupils. From the comforting “There’s no place like home” to the festive “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” and the determined “I’ve started so I’ll finish,” pupils embark on a captivating journey, uncovering the origins and meanings of 10 timeless catch phrases. Each catch phrase has it’s own original poster for inspiration, showing origins and meaning as well as instructions for pupils own poster work. “Catch Phrase!” links Literacy with Creativity: A fusion of language, art and design. Suitable for individual or group work, adapting to classroom needs.