Here you'll find a variety of activities designed to spark curiosity, support early development, and make learning fun. From story-inspired worksheets to fine motor tasks, classroom display pieces, and keepsakes like certificates and cards — each resource is made with love, care, and first-hand classroom experience. My aim is always to help teachers, TAs, and parents support children in meaningful and creative ways. I hope you find something here to bring joy and inspiration to your setting!
Here you'll find a variety of activities designed to spark curiosity, support early development, and make learning fun. From story-inspired worksheets to fine motor tasks, classroom display pieces, and keepsakes like certificates and cards — each resource is made with love, care, and first-hand classroom experience. My aim is always to help teachers, TAs, and parents support children in meaningful and creative ways. I hope you find something here to bring joy and inspiration to your setting!
Free Resource – Walking Through The Jungle Flash Cards (Set of 6)
This free and very popular set of 6 A5 flash cards is designed to be used alongside the story/rhyme Walking Through The Jungle by Julie Lacome.
Each card can be printed, laminated, and used in a variety of ways to engage children:
Show the cards as you read the story to bring it to life
Take the cards to the hall or outdoor space for P.E. sessions
Encourage children to reenact the animals’ movements for a fun, active learning experience
Ideal for early years settings, these flash cards support listening, movement, and story comprehension in a hands-on way.
Please leave feedback if you find this free resource useful.
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These three Easter-themed placemats were very popular at our Easter breakfast this year. They’re designed to keep little ones engaged at the table—whether they’re waiting for food or have finished eating.
Each placemat includes a mix of fun, calming activities such as colouring, simple puzzles, and space for drawing. Ideal for nursery and early years settings, or for family events.
If you’ve used these placemats and found them helpful, please consider leaving a review—we’d love to hear your feedback!
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Help children to recognise their name with this free, editable, name writing sheet.
Children are encouraged to say their name, colour it, trace it, find it and make their name.
A4 sized sheet which you can edit the name, font and size of the lettering for each child.
Establish a calm and productive morning routine with this set of six reusable activity boards designed for Early Years and Key Stage 1.
Each A4 board is ideal for laminating and using daily with a whiteboard pen. Once children are familiar with the routine, they can independently collect their board each morning and complete the simple activities while the rest of the class settles in.
These boards support essential early skills such as:
Name writing
date
spelling
challenges
Boards wipe clean easily, making them a low-prep, high-impact tool to reinforce learning every day.
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A variety of 11 certificates for children to fill in to award to their teacher, teaching assistant or head teacher.
Certificates could be filled in at home with parents or they could be in the writing area for children to show their appreciation to the teaching staff.
Print off for free.
1 home schooling sheet for children who are currently working from home. Give them a little reminder of all the things they have missed whilst being home schooled. It’s going to be an anxious few weeks for some children with the thought of having to return to school after having such a length of time away from the classroom. This is just a little reminder to jog their memories of the things that they enjoyed.
St. Patrick’s Day Activity Pack | EYFS Literacy & Maths | Colouring, Number Lines, Cards & More
Description:
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this cheerful and engaging selection of early years resources, designed to bring seasonal fun into your literacy, numeracy, and creative activities.
This pack is ideal for use in nursery, reception or Year 1, either as part of themed lessons or continuous provision. A mix of worksheets, colouring, and practical tasks supports learning across key EYFS areas.
Included in this pack:
Printable number lines with a St. Patrick’s Day theme
Colour in a clover activity
“What would you find at the end of the rainbow?” creative writing/drawing prompt
Colour the rainbow and pot of gold
Addition worksheet using gold coins in pots
Count and compare amounts – more, less, or the same
Colour in the Irish flag
“Make a wish” writing/drawing prompt sheet
3 St. Patrick’s Day greeting cards to colour, design and write inside
Perfect for:
Saint Patrick’s Day celebration week
Morning tasks or early finishers
Homework activities
Creative and fine motor development
Literacy and maths topic links
Learning Focus:
Number recognition and simple addition
Comparing quantities
Mark-making and sentence writing
Expressive arts and design
Cultural awareness through seasonal celebrations
Bring a little Irish charm into your classroom with these fun and purposeful activities!
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2-Syllable Word Matching Worksheets | Phonics & Vocabulary Activity
This engaging set of 4 printable worksheets is perfect for supporting early reading and phonics skills through 2-syllable word recognition. Each worksheet includes:
4 two-syllable words split into beginning and ending parts
Word parts displayed on opposite sides of the sheet (left and right)
Children draw lines to connect the correct syllables
4 vibrant pictures in the centre of the sheet — one for each completed word
The completed word flows through the matching picture, helping learners make meaningful visual connections
Ideal for use in phonics lessons, literacy centres, interventions, or home learning packs. These printables reinforce blending, segmenting, and vocabulary development in a fun and interactive way.
Easy to print
Black and white for economical printing
Encourages fine motor skills and word recognition
If you like this resource, why not take a look at my other literacy and phonics activities?
Please leave a review — your feedback is appreciated and helps me improve and grow!
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The Three Little Pigs – Story Clue Picture Cards for Group Discussion
This set includes 5 picture cards, each linked to different parts or key elements of the traditional tale The Three Little Pigs. These cards are ideal for encouraging early comprehension, prediction, and group discussion.
Each small group receives one card and is encouraged to talk about the clues in their picture — What do they see? Who or what might be involved? What could be happening? Then, each group makes a prediction about which story they think their card comes from.
After group time, the class comes together and each group shares their prediction. They show their card and explain their thinking. As a class, children can piece together the clues and confirm that the story is The Three Little Pigs.
This activity is perfect for settling children at the start of the day, building confidence in speaking and listening, and introducing or revisiting the story in an interactive way.
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Split Digraph Worksheets – Add the ‘e’ Activity (5 Pages)
These engaging worksheets help children understand and practise split digraphs in a fun and accessible way. Each of the 5 worksheets focuses on a different split digraph (a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e).
Children are encouraged to:
Add an ‘e’ to the end of a word to create a new word with a split digraph
Identify and circle or colour the correct picture that matches the new word
Perfect for reinforcing phonics knowledge during lessons, interventions, or independent work.
Ideal for EYFS, Year 1, or any child consolidating their phonics skills.
If you find this resource helpful, please consider leaving a positive review to support others!
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Story Clue Picture Cards – Group Discussion and Story Prediction Activity
This set includes 5 picture cards, each designed for a small group of children. The activity encourages discussion, inference, and teamwork as each group examines their picture and guesses which familiar story it might belong to.
Each group takes time to look closely at their card, talk about what they see, and decide together which story they think it represents. Once everyone has had time to discuss, groups take turns announcing their chosen story and showing their picture to the class. Together, the class reflects on the clues and decides if the images connect to the story they predicted.
This activity is ideal for morning settling time or as a speaking and listening starter, fostering communication skills, reasoning, and collaboration.
It has proven extremely popular as a calm and purposeful way to welcome children into class while encouraging meaningful early literacy thinking.
#EarlyYearsLiteracy #StoryPrediction #GroupTalk #SpeakingAndListening #MorningActivities #LiteracyStarters #EYFS #KS1 #WholeClassActivity #StoryClues #BookTalk #CriticalThinkingForKids
Little Red Riding Hood – Story Clue Picture Cards for Group Discussion
This set includes 5 picture clue cards, each representing a different key element or moment from the traditional tale Little Red Riding Hood. These cards are perfect for promoting early speaking and listening skills, story prediction, and group collaboration.
Each group of children receives one card. They are encouraged to discuss what they can see, who might be in the picture, what might be happening, and which story they think it’s from. After some talk time, each group announces their prediction and shares their card with the rest of the class.
As a class, children then piece together the clues from all five cards to work out that the story is Little Red Riding Hood. This activity works wonderfully as a morning starter while children are arriving and settling in. It encourages thoughtful discussion, teamwork, and curiosity about stories.
#LittleRedRidingHood #TraditionalTales #StoryClues #SpeakingAndListening #EarlyYearsLiteracy #MorningActivity #EYFS #StoryDiscussion #GroupWork #StoryTimeFun #ComprehensionSkills #BookBasedLearning
Jack and the Beanstalk – Story Clue Picture Cards for Group Discussion
This resource includes 5 picture clue cards, each showing a key moment or object from the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk. These cards are ideal for group discussion, storytelling skills, and early prediction work.
Each small group of children is given one clue card to explore. They are encouraged to talk about what they see, what might be happening, who the characters could be, and which story they think the picture comes from. Once all groups have had time to discuss, they take turns announcing their ideas and showing their card to the class.
As a class, children put the clues together to figure out that the story is Jack and the Beanstalk. This activity is a popular choice for early morning sessions, allowing children to settle in while engaging in collaborative thinking and literacy development.
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Tricky Words Line Word Searches | EYFS & KS1 | Early Readers
Description:
A set of 5 simple, early-reader-friendly word searches focused on tricky words. Designed with beginner readers in mind, each activity includes just one line to search, making it accessible and confidence-boosting for children who are still developing their reading fluency.
Rather than searching through a large grid, children simply scan across a single line to find the given tricky word — perfect for Phase 2–4 phonics learners.
What’s included:
5 one-line word searches
Focus on high-frequency tricky words
Ideal for independent or guided work
Perfect for:
Early phonics and reading practice
Tricky word recognition
Boosting confidence with simple search-and-find activities
Homework, interventions, or morning starters
A great way to build tricky word familiarity in a low-pressure format.
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Under the Sea Themed EYFS Pack | Worksheets, Number & Alphabet Flashcards | Maths & Literacy
Description:
Make a splash with this under the sea themed pack of printable EYFS activities. Covering key maths and literacy skills, this engaging set is ideal for early years classrooms, interventions, or home learning.
Children will enjoy working with colourful sea creatures while practising counting, comparing amounts, recognising numbers and letters, and continuing rhyming strings.
What’s included:
Count the spots on the fish
More or less? Under the sea comparison activity
Continue the rhyming string (sets of 5 words)
Under the sea number lines (ready to cut and laminate)
Colour-by-number fish activity
20 themed number cards (order 0–20 or use for matching games)
A–Z alphabet flashcards with ocean-themed designs
Perfect for:
Early years maths & phonics lessons
Small group activities
Continuous provision
Ocean or summer topics
Classroom displays or flashcard games
Skills covered:
Number recognition and ordering
Counting and comparing
Early phonics and rhyme
Fine motor skills
Letter recognition
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10 Summer-Themed Writing Frames – 2 Designs
This bright and engaging summer-themed set of 10 writing frames is ideal for early years and KS1 learners.
Includes a mix of:
Fully lined pages
Partially lined pages with drawing space
Portrait and landscape formats
Perfect for summer recounts, holiday writing, beach or seaside topics, or end-of-year reflections.
Fun, seasonal designs to spark creativity and encourage writing in a meaningful context!
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10 Writing Frames – 2 Designs
A versatile pack of 10 writing frames in two different designs to suit a range of early writing needs.
Included are:
Fully lined sheets
Partially lined sheets
Blank space for drawing with lines beneath
Both portrait and landscape layouts
Perfect for independent writing, topic work, or creative tasks in the EYFS and KS1 classroom.
#EYFS #EarlyYears #WritingFrames #KS1Writing #LiteracyResources #TESResources #EarlyWriting #FoundationStage #CreativeWriting #WritingSupport #ReceptionClass #HomeLearning #ClassroomResources