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.
Let’s celebrate friends and friendship with these 5 activities including writing an acrostic poem and listing 5 things that make a good friend.
There is an example of an acrostic poem included, with writing frames for each activity.
4 worksheets for children to write on sharing their thoughts about friends and friendship.
What does friendship mean to you. Name your best friend.
Write the words that describe a good friend.
Write about a time when you were a good friend.
Write about what you look for in a good friend.
Links to writing, PSHE, Ourselves, Me, Feelings and Family and Friends.
10 masks with a food / vegetable theme for storymaking / telling and role play.
Cut out and reinforce on card or laminate. Cut out the eyes and fasten the back with ribbon or elastic.
Links in with topics on food / vegetables and plants as well as Harvest.
Here are 6 colour masks to cut out for role play and /or number rhyme fun.
There are 6 colour versions and black and white versions for children to colour or paint to make their own.
Print out 5 of each mask to go with the rhymes.
Laminate or stick onto card to make the masks more durable for play. Add ribbon or elastic to the back.
Rhymes related to the masks:
5 speckled frogs
5 naughty monkeys
5 little ducks
5 currant buns
Dragons
Space men in a flying saucer
A popular number rhyme to share with your children. Let them count the fish as you go along.
There are 2 activity sheets:
Colour and count the fish. Sort into 2 types.
Colour and cut out the fish and order from 1 to 10.
An EYFS or KS1 resource to remind children about keeping safe on and around Bonfire Night.
Children read and write over the simple 7 rules.
They can colour the fireworks and make a poster.
Here are 3 templates that counsellors working with children and young people could use as a more visual aid and way of communicating the counselling contract.
There is a blank one where you could fill in your own information or questions.
There is one with key questions included.
The third has key questions but added pictures / symbols.
There is a black and white version and colour version of each of the 3 templates.
Play therapists may also adapt the templates for their work with children and young people.
5 different worksheets where children name the pictures related to Winter and then trace over the words.
Links to Seasons, Winter, Christmas, Weather, handwriting and fine motor control.
Please see also Let’s Write Autumn, Spring and Summer Words on this shop too.
*Licenced to use, produce and sell resources using Boardmaker symbols.
A resource for SEN children, also suitable for EYFS and KS1.
Link with your science lessons and/or outdoor learning.
There are 3 worksheets where children name and label the pictures and then write a sentence
1.Outdoors 2. Flowers and Plants 3. In the Garden
Included is a set of Boardmaker symbols in colour and the same in black and white.
Add these to brighten up your displays, for speaking and listening and for use as flashcards.
Laminate and use in the outdoor learning space.
A set of colouring, counting and naming resources for EYFS with a TOYS theme
Count how many of each TOY and write the numbers
Label the TOYS or write a caption
Name and colour the TOYS
4 - 8. 2 large pictures to a page for colouring or flashcards
A cross-curricular resource with a toy theme.
Children label the 12 toys for sale in the toy shop.
Children say how much each toy is as written on the price tags and count out the appropriate amount of coins for each one.
Children draw a picture of the toys matching the price tags.
Differentiate here by adding in your own prices or children use this sheet to write the cost of the toys.
Add up the cost of two toys and write the answer.
Tie in with some practical work with your own toy shop, tags and coins for role play fun and application of counting and money skills.
A little writing book to make at Christmas which stimulates children’s writing and imagination.
There is a colour front cover and 7 different lists for children to write with colour borders.
These are:
Christmas smells
All about Christmas
Christmas sounds
Christmas wish list
Christmas toys
Christmas story and Christmas food.
This resource contains images of activity ideas.
These activity ideas can support children with handwriting and fine motor control.
They give the staff or parents working with the children ideas too which are sometimes hard to find or come up with.
8 sets of colour activity card sets are included here.
These cover:
Fine motor isolation skills e.g. using a finger to finger paint
Releases e.g. adding a brick to a tower and releasing
Grasps e.g. pincer or spherical
Hand and finger manipulation e.g. working with puppets
Hand strengthening e.g. cutting out or pouring
Hand Eye coordination e.g. target work or threading
Left/Right awareness e.g. following directions
Crossing the midline e.g. tennis or finger rhymes
Each set of cards is a different colour so that staff and children can identify the skills they are or need to work with/on.
The cards can be cut out and used for labels for collections of fine motor skills activities.
They can be used on a choosing board for children to have a say in their own learning and activities.
A PPT linked to your topic on Weather, Autumn or Seasons.
A 4 page colourful PPT to share and discuss with your children at KS1 or EYFS.
What can you see at Autumn time?
What will you wear at Autumn time?
Look at the farm at Autumn time.
Look at the weather at Autumn time.
Halloween is a magical time and a great time for creative writing.
Here are 5 original short stories designed to spark children’s imaginations at KS1 and Early Years.
The Wizard that could not Read
The Witch and the Kindness Potion
The day the Magic went Bounce
Freddy the Proud Frog
Beany and the Broomstick
The stories are fun and engaging.
There is a colouring activity sheet to accompany each of the stories.
This is a Collection of 5 fun Short Stories about Dinosaurs for young children. The stories are entertaining and stimulate childrens imagination encouraging them to create their own dinosaur stories.
Each story incorporates a simple lesson such as friendship, perseverance, and kindness.
The stories can be incorporated into various subjects, from science (studying prehistoric life) to art (drawing and imagining dinosaur worlds) to language arts (writing their own dino-tales or poems).
Teachers can create activities based on the stories, like discussions, role-playing, or even field trips to museums, amplifying the learning experience.
There is a colouring sheet for each of the stories.
Suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.
This resource is specifically crafted for EYFS and KS1 children . It is an interactive addition to your RE resources for Christianity.
It offers 3 Bible stories, “The Good Samaritan”, “Noah and the Ark”, and “Jonah and the Whale”.
Each story is paired with a colourful picture. These illustrations can act as discussion starters, allowing children to voice their interpretations, make predictions and share understandings.
Simplified short poems accompany each picture which tells part of the stories.
The black and white versions of the stories invite children to overwrite the poems. This activity provides an opportunity for fine motor skill development as children practice writing.
By offering both colored and black & white versions, children are given the opportunity to colour and personalize the stories.
This pack (Set 3) of five engaging story resources is perfect for sparking creativity and imagination in your KS1 children.
Each title has a message for children:
“The Clever Little Mouse” teaches children about quick thinking and friendship.
“Dad Gets a Big Surprise” is a heartwarming story of family love and the joy of giving.
“The Strawberry Hamster”, kids will learn about problem-solving and resourcefulness.
“The Kiwi That Lost His Mother” offers lessons of resilience, identity, and the strength of familial bonds.
“When Bertha Took a Tumble” encourages a positive mindset, showing how challenges can be overcome with courage and imagination.
These tales can be the foundation for various creative writing exercises, encouraging children to expand the narratives, explore different endings, or even create their own stories inspired by the themes and characters.
This is Set 4 in the collection of Creative Stories. This new compilation consists of five engaging stories that are sure to stimulate young minds and get their creative juices flowing.
In “The Little Chef with a Big Idea”, children will learn about empathy and the joy of giving, as they follow the adventure of a thoughtful chef who goes above and beyond for his neighbour.
“The Little Prince and the Rose” is a captivating tale that teaches lessons about friendship, growing up, and seeking wisdom in unexpected places.
In “Santa Gets Stuck”, the magic of Christmas comes to life, illustrating the importance of perseverance and problem-solving in fun, festive circumstances.
“Imelda and Cecilia and the Magic Shoes” is a story about friendship and discovery. Here, two best friends embark on an unexpected adventure at their ballet class, encouraging children to embrace the magic in everyday life.
Finally, in “Patch the Dog Finds a New Playmate”, young readers will learn about overcoming loneliness, making friends, and the simple joys of playing and sharing.
Each story in this collection provides opportunities for creative writing. Children can expand the narratives, explore different endings, or create their own stories inspired by these characters and themes.
There is a colouring sheet to go with each story.