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Teaching and Learning Resources for Early Learners and KS1

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Looking for something fresh and original to ignite your classroom? Dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to captivate and inspire KS1 children. Plus, explore engaging materials for Key Stage 2 and tailored resources for SEND learners. From Phonics to Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing activities, Maths, PSHE and a variety of exciting topic-based resources, you’ll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.

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Looking for something fresh and original to ignite your classroom? Dive into a treasure trove of resources designed to captivate and inspire KS1 children. Plus, explore engaging materials for Key Stage 2 and tailored resources for SEND learners. From Phonics to Speaking & Listening, Reading & Writing activities, Maths, PSHE and a variety of exciting topic-based resources, you’ll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.
Action and Movement Cards and Worksheets
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This Action and Movement resource supports early years children in developing movement vocabulary, coordination, and physical confidence. It includes two colour pages, each showing 8 children and black-and-white versions for colouring and labelling. Also included is a set of 16 word and picture cards (in colour and black-and-white) showing the simple action images with matching words. Uses in the Classroom: Movement Sessions: Children can copy, match, or act out the movements shown. Move to Music: Play music and pick cards to inspire different movement styles. PE Activities: Warm-ups or cool-down games using the cards and pictures. Action Sequencing: Children pick a few cards to create their own short dances or movement routines. Literacy Links: Support understanding of action words and develop early reading skills by matching words to actions. Supports writing with labelling pictures. Creative Play: Use the cards in role-play areas to encourage imaginative movement games. Curriculum Links: Physical Development (gross motor skills) Expressive Arts and Design (dance and movement) Communication and Language (understanding action words) Personal, Social and Emotional Development (confidence and body awareness)
My School Class Worksheets with Symbols
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My School Class Worksheets with Symbols

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This ‘School’ based topic pack is designed to help children learn about school life using visual symbols. Perfect for SEND pupils, EYFS and KS1 learners, the pack builds early literacy, topic knowledge, and PSHE skills with a school theme. It encourages reading, writing, matching, colouring, and drawing through simple, accessible activities. What’s included: Page 1: School Crossword – Fill in the missing letters to complete ‘school’ words. Page 2: Answer Sheet – Easy marking for the crossword. Page 3: Label and Colour – Name and colour school symbols from page 1 and finish simple sentences (e.g. “The* teacher* wrote on the board.”). Words provided. Page 4: Jobs at School – Identify and colour 9 school jobs like caretaker, cleaner, cook, and speech therapist, then complete the job sentences. Words provided. Page 5: My School Friend – Draw a friend and answer questions about them (e.g. “My friend’s name is…”). Page 6: Subjects at School – Cut and match 8 subject symbols to their names. Page 7: Shape Fun – Count and colour shapes following simple instructions e.g. Colour all the circles purple and grey. Page 8: Shape Fun Answer Sheet – Easy reference for marking. The resource provides cross-curricular support for Topics including School, Ourselves/Me, Occupations, Shape and Space (Maths), and PSHE (Friendship, school community).
5 My Journey to the Park Worksheets
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5 My Journey to the Park Worksheets

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My Journey to the Park (EYFS, SEND and KS1) This 5-page resource supports reading, writing, sorting, and sequencing skills through the theme of a journey to the park. Children will trace and write about their journey, use picture prompts to describe or list what they saw, sequence 6 pictures showing stages of a park visit, and sort 8 images into man-made and natural objects (e.g., boat and butterfly). The final page is a simple, picture-supported wordsearch themed around the park. Curriculum Links: • Journeys and local environments • Understanding the world • Reading, writing, and sequencing • Ourselves / Me • Toys Extension Ideas: • Design your dream park and label its features. • Act out a park visit, role-playing activities like playing, picnicking, or feeding the ducks. Boardmaker licenced.
5 My Journey to the Zoo Worksheets
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5 My Journey to the Zoo Worksheets

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My Journey to the Zoo is a 5-page EYFS, SEND and KS1 resource supporting reading, writing, sequencing, and sorting skills through the theme of a trip to the zoo. Each page includes symbols to aid understanding. Activities cover tracing and writing about the journey, choosing items to pack, sequencing 6 pictures from packing to arriving at the zoo, sorting 8 animals into land and water groups, and completing a simple picture-supported word search. The resource links to curriculum areas including journeys, animals, early literacy, and speaking and listening. Extension Activities include: Create a Zoo Map Make Animal Fact Cards Role-Play the Journey Pack a Real Bag Write a Zoo Diary Boardmaker licenced.
Tracing Basic Shapes and Object Recognition
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Tracing Basic Shapes and Object Recognition

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This EYFS/ SEND resource supports shape recognition and fine motor control through tracing and discussion. It includes: 1 page with 12 basic shapes (e.g., circle, triangle, star, pentagon, heart, diamond) to trace over dotted outlines. 10 pages featuring the same shapes again, but each shape contains a related pattern, number (of sides) or object to trace (e.g., egg for oval, kite for diamond, starfish for star, clock for circle). Children trace the outer shape and colour in the picture inside - talking about the objects they see and how they relate to the shapes. Ideal for early shape learning, handwriting preparation, and classroom discussions about everyday objects linked to shapes. Extension ideas: Shape Hunt – Give children real objects (like a ball, a clock, a toy star, a photo frame) and ask them to match each one to the correct traced shape. Sorting Station – Set up a table with real items (e.g., buttons, pebbles, heart decorations) and let children sort them into groups based on their shapes. Children look around the environment for specific objects related to shape.
Picture and Word Tracing for Fine Motor
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Picture and Word Tracing for Fine Motor

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Support early writing skills and fine motor development with this set of tracing worksheets. Each of the 5 pages includes 12 simple pictures with matching words to trace, making a total of 60 traceable images and words. Children trace over both the image and the word, helping to build pencil grip and control, correct letter formation skills, phonics awareness and word – picture association. This resource is ideal for morning work, fine motor stations, intervention groups,homework, or as part of your writing area. Laminate the worksheets for durability and reuse.
5 Going on a Journey Worksheets
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5 Going on a Journey Worksheets

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This five-worksheet pack is designed to help KS1 children explore the theme of journeys through accessible activities. Each sheet uses visual symbols to support understanding and independence, especially for SEND learners. The activities include drawing or tracing a route to school, sorting items to pack for a holiday, sequencing the steps of a journey, matching transport to land and air, and a journey-themed word search with symbols. Tasks encourage speaking, listening, and fine motor skills, with opportunities for reading and writing. Ideal for small groups, homework, or one-to-one support. Boardmaker licenced.
Say What you See: Picture Quiz Fun KS1
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Say What you See: Picture Quiz Fun KS1

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This resource is perfect for class quizzes, end-of-week/term fun, or as a literacy warm-up activity to get children thinking outside the box and using language creatively! Say What You See! is a fun KS1 quiz designed to build literacy and teamwork skills. Across 8 pages, children look at a picture and read a simple clue to guess a well-known saying or story, such as “Pigs Might Fly” or “The Tortoise and the Hare.” Page 10 reveals all the pictures and answers and Slide 11 has space for children to draw their own interpretations of the clues in the boxes. This activity supports speaking, listening, and comprehension, encourages creative thinking, and helps children understand figurative language. Working in pairs or small groups, children build vocabulary, make connections to familiar sayings and stories, and enjoy solving clues together.
Book Detectives: Guess the Story Quiz KS1
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Book Detectives: Guess the Story Quiz KS1

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This 5-lesson resource is designed for Key Stage 1 and supports children’s developing literacy skills through the exploration of well-known children’s books. Based around a visual picture quiz format, the lessons encourage children to interpret images, make story connections, and explore authors and illustrators. Each lesson is planned with clear objectives, step-by-step activities, resources, and extension tasks (planning included). The activities promote discussion, reading comprehension and creativity, while helping children become familiar with key elements of storybooks such as titles, authors, illustrators and genre. The picture quiz approach invites children to recognise popular stories through visual clues and written clues, gradually building their confidence to summarise stories, match authors and titles, and create their own book reviews. Books featured include classics and favourites such as Matilda, Peter Pan, Room on the Broom, Black Beauty, Elmer the Elephant, and more — all carefully selected to reflect a range of genres and writing styles suited to KS1. This unit of work promotes a love of books and supports key curriculum objectives in reading, speaking and listening, comprehension, and writing.
KS1 Thinking Quiz Challenge Cards
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KS1 Thinking Quiz Challenge Cards

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The KS1 Thinking Quiz Challenge Cards resource is designed to support key areas of the KS1 curriculum through engaging, interactive thinking tasks. Comprising 9 pages of colourful ‘post-it’ style cards (6 per page), this pack features challenge types such as True or Silly, Think Like A…, What’s Missing?, Riddles, Can You Fix It?, Trick Questions, and Would You Rather? The cards encourage children to reason, imagine, problem-solve, and make decisions — developing their speaking, listening, and early writing skills. The challenges link closely to English (comprehension, vocabulary, and creative thinking), PSHE (decision-making and empathy), and Maths (logic and pattern spotting). The resource can be used flexibly: children can write or draw their responses using the included template, or the cards can be cut out and laminated for group discussion, warm-ups, or brain breaks. It’s also ideal for parents to use at home, for homework tasks, or as a fun and meaningful activity during wet playtimes or classroom time-fillers, helping to keep children engaged and thinking in a playful way.
The BIG Quiz for Little Children EYFS KS1
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The BIG Quiz for Little Children EYFS KS1

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12 pages of challenge cards for EYFS and KS1 children. This fun, flexible resource features 12 pages, each with 6 colourful ‘post-it’ style cards showing creative and thinking challenges. Example prompts include: True or False – “Cats and dogs have no teeth” Find the Pattern – “What shape comes next” Things I Like – “Draw your favourite outdoor sport” What’s Missing? – “Complete the face” Use as full pages, or cut and laminate the cards to create a reusable quiz pack. Includes a drawing page for children’s written or drawn responses. Supports: • Critical and creative thinking • Early writing, drawing, and reasoning • Links with PSHE, literacy and maths. Perfect for class quizzes, small group work, homework or 1:1 activities!
15 Thinking Doodle Mini Quizzes
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15 Thinking Doodle Mini Quizzes

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This 15-page quiz-style resource is packed with fun challenges to support thinking skills, creativity, and cross-curricular learning. Each page features 6 colourful ‘post-it’ note style cards, each with a different activity or prompt to get imaginations flowing! Perfect for EYFS, KS1 and SEND learners, every card includes a simple challenge using Boardmaker symbols to support understanding and accessibility. (Boardmaker licenced). Example challenges include: Draw – “Draw a tree with square leaves” First Letters – “Write the first letter of your name” Big and Small – “Draw a big and small animal” How Many? – “How many fingers?” Children can respond to the quiz on the drawing page provided, or the cards can be cut out and laminated to create a fun, reusable pack. Use one page at a time for a mini activity session or mix and match the cards for longer challenges or group work. This resource supports: Creative and critical thinking Drawing and writing skills Early literacy and numeracy Cross-curricular links (e.g. art, PSHE) Ideal for classroom use, small group tasks, SEND support, or home learning!
10 Tracing and Matching Sheets EYFS KS1
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10 Tracing and Matching Sheets EYFS KS1

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This resource is a 10-page black-and-white activity pack designed for EYFS and KS1 learners. Each page is divided into four sections, where children trace lines to match related items — such as a burger and chips, a bee and a flower, or a spider and its web. They are also encouraged to add their own lines or patterns to extend the activity and make matching links. Themes include food, nature, clothing, numbers and counting, transport, jobs, and stationery items. This pack supports the development of fine motor skills, helping children gain control and coordination through tracing. It also encourages understanding of relationships between objects, supports early mark-making and line formation, and links to early maths and literacy by prompting counting, recognition, and vocabulary development. Suitable for classroom use, early interventions, or home learning packs, this resource offers a purposeful way to build foundational writing and thinking skills. Extend by laminating the sheets and adding to the writing table!
Ball Games Match and Sort Flashcards
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Ball Games Match and Sort Flashcards

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This resource includes 5 themed sets of sports-based flashcards, each focused on a ball sport such as tennis, football, rugby and golf. Each set includes 6 colourful flashcards per page, showing a mix of equipment, characters in action, and related items (like a whistle for football or a tee for golf). All cards are also provided in black and white for colouring and cutting, allowing children to personalize and interact with the resource. Children can cut out and match colour to black-and-white cards, sort into sets (e.g., “all games using bats” or “football-related items”), and discuss the purpose of each piece of equipment or character’s role. Perfect for whole-class carpet time, small group activities, or independent learning stations. This resource introduces children to different sports, the equipment they use, and encourages vocabulary building around health, teamwork, and physical activity. It promotes language development, sorting and classifying skills, and physical literacy awareness. Activities also create opportunities for speaking and listening during group discussions or role-play about team games. By connecting familiar ball sports to equipment and action, children build understanding of sportsmanship, rules, and shared experiences in games and play. Link to games lessons where children can learn a new sport and add to your resources around Sports Day.
Make a Father's Day Card Freebie
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Make a Father's Day Card Freebie

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A black and white and a colour version of a Father’s Day card for children. Print onto thin card, children can then colour in / decorate and add their written messages.
Story of the White Chocolate Easter Egg
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Story of the White Chocolate Easter Egg

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This Key Stage 1 comprehension resource is based on the short story of Walter the White Chocolate Egg, a simple and heartwarming tale about feeling different and being accepted. The 5 worksheets include fun activities like handwriting practice, multiple choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, true or false, and a drawing and writing task to help children understand the story and express their ideas. The story gently explores themes of inclusion and diversity, making it a great way to support reading skills while encouraging kindness and celebrating differences in a child-friendly way. Perfect for Easter or PSHE-linked literacy work.
5 Animal Art Colouring Sheets
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5 Animal Art Colouring Sheets

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This resource features 5 Animal Art colouring pages, designed for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children. Each page showcases an animal with two versions: • A coloured-in example to guide and inspire children • A black and white outline version for children to colour in themselves These pages promote fine motor skills, colour recognition, and within-the-lines colouring. Children can observe the colours, patterns and shapes in the model image and then recreate the design in their own version, encouraging attention to detail and artistic expression. Ideal for individual work, art corners, early finishers, or calm-down time, this resource supports creative development and visual memory.
Shopping Role Play Resource Pack
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Shopping Role Play Resource Pack

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Bring real-life experiences into your classroom with this Shopping Role Play Resource Pack, specially designed for EYFS, SEND and KS1 children. Packed with over 100 colourful cards, the set includes different shop cards (like bakery, supermarket, toy shop, pet shop), 24 shopping item cards, 12 character cards (cashier, shopper, shopkeeper), 6 pet shop animals, 6 types of transport, 12 food items, 6 tasty treats, 6 takeaway food shops, 6 household or toiletry items, books and stationery, and 12 engaging action prompt cards. Use this resource in a variety of playful and educational ways: • Set up a classroom “High Street” with stalls and signs using the shop and character cards. • Encourage speaking and listening skills as children role play shopping scenarios using the action prompts. • Build early literacy and reading by matching item cards with shop types. • Develop maths skills by using real or pretend money to “buy” the items. • Introduce sorting and categorizing games (e.g., group all food items, all transport types). • Use the pet shop cards for mini animal care role plays and discussions. • Encourage children to draw or write their own shopping lists using the cards as inspiration. This pack promotes creativity, collaboration, vocabulary development, and confidence in social interaction — all through imaginative, real-world themed play. Boardmaker licenced.
Holiday Role Play Cards for Infants
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Holiday Role Play Cards for Infants

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Bring holiday adventures to life in your classroom with this colourful Holiday Role Play Resource Pack for EYFS, SEND and KS1 children. The pack includes 18 picture cards of things children might spot on holiday or at the beach (like shells, surfboards, and kites), 6 holiday character cards (lifeguard, surfer, swimmer), 6 places to go (such as the fair, the zoo, and theatre), 6 transport cards, 6 seaside animals, 6 places to stay, and 12 role play prompt cards like “Fill your bucket with seashells” or “Blow up your beach ball and play with it.” This resource is ideal for: • Setting up a role play corner with props and scenery based on the cards • Circle time games like “Guess the character” or “Pack your beach bag” • Storytelling prompts using the character, transport, and setting cards • Small group drama where children act out different holiday scenes • Language development through speaking and listening tasks • Matching and sorting games (e.g., duplicate and pair, transport vs. places to go) It’s a good way to encourage creativity, expand vocabulary, and explore real-world experiences through play-based learning. The resource uses Boardmaker pictures and is Boardmaker licenced.
A Bundle of 5 Rhyme Time Picture Quizzes for EYFS
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A Bundle of 5 Rhyme Time Picture Quizzes for EYFS

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A bundle of 5 rhyme time quizzes designed especially for EYFS classrooms! This engaging resource includes 5 themed quiz sets, each featuring 8 colourful picture clues to spark curiosity and discussion. Children guess the nursery rhyme from the clues, then join in singing together — perfect for promoting language development, rhyme recognition, listening skills, and early comprehension. Whether used during circle time, small groups, wet play, or literacy sessions, this ready-to-print pack brings classic rhymes to life in a fresh and playful way!