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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.
Complete the Number Patterns within 20
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Complete the Number Patterns within 20

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4 worksheets for children to complete by adding in the missing numbers. Numbers are within 20 and include single numbers, adding 2 and going backwards. There is a blank template added for you or your children to make their own number patterns.
Tessellation with Hexagons KS1
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Tessellation with Hexagons KS1

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A 2D shape activity using hexagons. There are colour and black and white versions included here. The 4 types of sheets show one hexagon, two hexagons joined, three hexagons and a completed pattern on the final sheet. Children can cut out the 2D hexagons and copy or make their own tessellating patterns.
Drawing Cartoon Faces and Features
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Drawing Cartoon Faces and Features

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Here are a collection of cartoon faces and features for children to use to practice drawing cartoon characters. There are 2 pages of eyes, a page of mouths, noses, ears and face outlines.
English Language Learning Verbs
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English Language Learning Verbs

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Activities suitable for English Language learners, SEND and KS1 pupils. Instructions and ideas included. Verbs Resources A set of 64 cards showing picture symbols of verbs, regular and some irregular. Word grids showing each verb and past tense. Activity ideas Say or write two sentence for each verb E.g. The children were having a quarrel. The children quarrelled this morning. E.g. I wash my hair each week. I washed my hair on Friday. Cut out some of the picture symbols and paste into your workbook. Write 2 sentences next to each one. E.G. Opening window picture symbol I open my window in the summer. Dad opened my window this morning. Choose 5 cards and work in pairs to make up a verbal or written story. Share with the group or class. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
Easter Scavenger Hunt Resource Collection
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Easter Scavenger Hunt Resource Collection

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Have fun with your children this Easter or Spring with this Scavenger Hunt game. The idea is to place your colour posters around the outside area / playground or school for children to locate. They then mark off what they have found on the Scavenger sheets. There is a colour and a black and white version of the recording sheets. There are 16 colour posters included. There are also 16 sheets where there is a colour and black and white picture of each of the items in the hunt e.g. chick, sun, leaf and bee. Children can colour in the black and white pictures to make them the same. They could also cut these out to add to a class frieze or display. There is also a labelling sheet in colour and black and white for children to write the words of each picture onto. Links to data handling - recording, as well as matching and writing.
Vehicles to Name and Write KS1
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Vehicles to Name and Write KS1

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An activity linked to your transport theme for young children. The activity is in colour and black and white. Children name the vehicles and then match them to the correct words on the grid. Children can draw in the pictures, paste them, write the corresponding letter or write the words. Opportunities too for speaking and listening with descriptions of the vehicles and their uses.
Catch Phrase Game Number 5
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Catch Phrase Game Number 5

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Game number 5 in this series. 39 pictorial popular catch phrases or sayings to encourage thinking skills and speaking and listening skills. There are 4 catch phrases on each page and 3 on the final page. It is fun to work against the clock! Children can work in pairs or teams to try to work out the answers. An answer sheet is provided for them to mark off. Cut out the cards and laminate for a game you can keep and reuse. As an extra activity children can research and write the meanings of the phrases.
Taking Care of ME and My Planet
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Taking Care of ME and My Planet

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This resource has 36 cards to cut out and discuss with children. The theme starts with ways in which we take care of ourselves and stretches outwards to cover ways in which we can take care of our world. The cards can be used to make posters too, and there is a poster design idea on the first page of the resource to stimulate children. Cards can be sorted into ME and My World too.
Winter Snap Card Game EYFS / KS1
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Winter Snap Card Game EYFS / KS1

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A lovely little matching card game for young children where they name and match drawings and photos of a Winter theme such as a snowman, fireworks and winter clothing. Cut and laminate the cards for durability and reuse. Children could colour in the drawings to make them more personal. Useful too, for displays, drawer labels and speaking and listening work. There are 10 pages with 2 sets of cards on each one.
Empty or Full? Can you Tell? EYFS
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Empty or Full? Can you Tell? EYFS

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Early work on adjectives for young children and / or those learning English. A speaking and listening resource for young children to see if they can distinguish between the opposites: empty and full. There are 10 posters to discuss. Print out or / and show on the white board. Encourage children to look around their classroom / environment and find things that are empty and full. Some posters will provoke thinking skills e.g. the swimming pool is full of people but there are no swimmers in it. Some posters could also be interpreted as half full such as some of the coffee cups.
Let's Write about Robots EYFS and KS1
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Let's Write about Robots EYFS and KS1

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Here are 4 robots that your class will adore. They come with a poem and some information about them and where they live. Each robot has it’s own colours and personality. Children can gain information from the poem to colour in the 4 robot posters correctly. There is a matching sheet where children match the robots to their names and then colour them in. There are also templates for the children to use for their story and poetry writing. The resource links to toys, creative writing, story, number rhymes and poetry.
Coral Reef Animals Unit of Work EYFS KS1
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Coral Reef Animals Unit of Work EYFS KS1

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This resource is an engaging tool for Key Stage 1 and EYFS teachers, aiming to instill an understanding of Coral Reefs and animals that can be found there, in young children. It links to primary science, literacy, geography and art areas of the curriculum, as well as Oceans and Seas. The resource pack includes a unit of work planning template detailing objectives, activities, assessment and resources. Activities like word searches, labelling, drawing and discussions help to engage children and cater for different learning styles. The planning is adaptable to children’s abilities, and can be used as a whole or in parts. The resource also provides clear ways for teachers to assess children’s understanding of Coral Reef animals.
Initial Sounds Assessment Sheets
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Initial Sounds Assessment Sheets

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A set of phonics and writing assessment sheets for children. Resources: Sheets 1 and 2 - Pictures for children to say and write the initial sounds underneath. Sheets 3 and 4 - Lower case letters of the alphabet. Can children say the letter and name an object beginning with each letter? Teacher could write the words for the children or the children could draw a picture themselves. Sheets 5 and 6 - Lower case letter for children to name and write over to assess their handwriting. Sheet 7 is a blank template to be used any way you want for e.g. for children to write letters as you say them or write a word/draw a picture for a given sound.
Cutting Skills with Shapes
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Cutting Skills with Shapes

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4 sheets with circles, squares, triangles and rectangles. Children can improve their cutting and fine motor skills by cutting out the shapes from the largest to the smallest. Children can learn about shape and size with this activity.
My trip to the Rainforest with Symbols
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My trip to the Rainforest with Symbols

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*PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols. My trip to the Rainforest One of a set of resources based on trips suitable for EYFS / KS1 and SEND pupils. Each resource includes 12 colour and 12 black and white flashcards with symbols. Sheet 3 asks the children to draw the symbols or paste the pictures under the words. Sheet 4 is a writing and drawing template. Children can write about their trip. Links to topic work, journeys, travel, explorers as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening.
Weather and Seasons Workbook KS1
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Weather and Seasons Workbook KS1

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A collection of activities about the weather and 4 seasons. The workbook includes: Hot and Cold Sorting Making seasons bookmarks Sorting celebrations into seasons Learning about weather idioms Researching the meaning of common weather idioms Challenge Cards Wordsearch and answers for the 4 seasons
Signs of Winter Activity Sheets
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Signs of Winter Activity Sheets

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3 activity sheets for your topic on Seasons, Winter or Weather. Children label the pictures of Winter. They then match the rest of the pictures to the words in the word bank, adding the matching numbers. Finally, they draw their own Winter picture. Children write a sentence or phrase about the four pictures in the writing frame. Children cut and match the 4 word cards to the word and picture cards of Winter.
My Senses Activity Cards + Ideas SEN KS1
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My Senses Activity Cards + Ideas SEN KS1

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A set of resources with a Senses theme suitable for SEND pupils and KS1. Boardmaker symbols are included. Page 1 shows sample resources included. Pages 2/3 - A Sensory Table outline to use with the small cut out colour card collection shown on page 3. Pages 4 -7 are sets of 6 cards related to each of the senses: sound, smell, touch, taste, sight and a set of shape cards included. Cut and laminate the cards and children can use them to indicate what they see, hear, smell, taste or touch. The cards can be cut up and used together with a collection of the relevant objects that are easily accessible. You could use a feely bag, a blindfold or a box with armholes cut out for children to reach inside. The next page is a set of questions to cut out and use. Finally there is a poster to talk about related to the senses. Children could make their own posters. *PCS Licenced - Boardmaker symbols.
Night and Day Planning and Resources
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Night and Day Planning and Resources

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A set of resources suitable for EYFS, KS1 and SEND pupils. The theme is Night and Day. The resource consists of a planning overview including LOs, resource section and assessment with 10 suggested activities. Sorting cards are included on 4 sheets with 12 symbols on each sheet. Children can sort using Night / Day, Night time and Daytime activities and routines. There are also days of the week cards that children can sequence and use in their written work or for speaking and listening activities. There is a poem included entitled - Night and Day and there is also a template for children writing their own poetry. Boardmaker licenced.
Make your own Pizza Activity Sheets
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Make your own Pizza Activity Sheets

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A fun with food activity where children design and make their own pizza using symbols and words. Page 1 is an outline planning pizza that can be used for children to write words on of what they would like on their pizza or draw pictures. Page 2 shows 2 sets of symbol cards that can be cut and matched or items cut out and added to the outline template to make the pizzas. Boardmaker licenced.