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!
Recycling and Environment EYFS Resource Pack | 13 Pages of Activities for Early Years
Description:
Encourage young learners to explore the important theme of recycling and the environment with this engaging 13-page resource pack designed specifically for EYFS. Packed with a variety of hands-on activities, this pack supports early literacy, fine motor skills, and environmental awareness in a fun and meaningful way.
Included activities:
Cutting and sticking exercises to develop fine motor control
Phonics and reading activities linked to environmental vocabulary
Sorting games to classify recyclable materials
Compost making sequencing and understanding how compost works
Mazes with a recycling theme for problem-solving practice
Writing frames to encourage early writing skills
Alphabet letter ordering related to recycling
Word search focused on making the right environmental choices
Cutting along lines to strengthen scissor skills
Ideal for:
Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) settings
Home learning to support environmental awareness
Cross-curricular links with science, literacy, and personal development
Building vocabulary around recycling and caring for the planet
This resource pack is perfect for introducing children to eco-friendly habits while developing essential early years skills.
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Oi Frog! Literacy Resource Pack – 10 Pages of Early Years Activities
Leap into literacy with this engaging 10-page resource pack inspired by the hilarious rhyming book Oi Frog! by Kes Gray and Jim Field.
Thoughtfully created for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and banded for 40-60 months and ELG, these activities build key early reading and writing skills in a fun, book-linked context.
This pack includes:
Rhyming word match-ups
CVC word writing based on fun illustrations
“-air” and other rhyming word sorts
A themed maze activity
Write a sentence using picture clues
Feeling word bank to support descriptive writing
Write what each animal might want to sit on
Sentence starters to encourage independent writing
Story sequencing cut-and-stick activity
Rhyming word search
Perfect for both classroom and home learning, this resource supports phonemic awareness, early writing, and vocabulary building — all through the lively world of Oi Frog!
Feedback is always welcome!
#OiFrogActivities #KesGrayBooks #EarlyYearsLiteracy #EYFSWorksheets #PhonicsFun #RhymeTime #ELGActivities #LearningThroughStories #CVCWords #OiFrogBook #PrintableLiteracy #LiteracyThroughBooks #EYFSResources
Oi Dog! Literacy Resource Pack – 10 Pages of Early Years Activities
Discover a rich collection of 10 pages of literacy resources thoughtfully curated for Early Years, inspired by the fun and rhyme-filled book Oi Dog! by Kes Gray, Claire Gray, and Jim Field.
Perfectly banded for 40-60 months and ELG, these activities support foundational literacy skills in a playful, book-linked way.
Included in this pack:
Rhyming match activities
“-og” word sorting
CVC word writing to match pictures
A themed maze
Find and write rhyming words
Picture clue sheets to support writing short sentences
A bank of feeling words to build descriptive sentences
“What do they want to sit on?” sentence writing for each creature
Suitable for both home and classroom use, these engaging activities are designed to foster phonics confidence, sentence construction, and a love of reading.
Your feedback is always appreciated!
#OiDogActivities #EarlyYearsLiteracy #EYFSWorksheets #PhonicsFun #CVCWords #RhymeTime #ELGActivities #LiteracyThroughBooks #EYFSTeacherResources #KesGrayBooks #OiDogBook #PrintableLiteracy #LearningThroughStories
Quick Quack Quentin – 10 Pages of Literacy and Numeracy Resources
Inspired by the popular book by Kes Gray and Jim Field, this 10-page pack is perfect for early years learners. Quick Quack Quentin offers a wonderful opportunity to explore feelings and empathy through engaging activities.
Included activities:
Fill in the missing sound in words
Write sentences about the feelings of the aardvark, using a key feeling words bank
Word searches
Write CVC words to match pictures and then find and circle the letter “a”
Maze activity
Write sentences about the aardvark and duck using a provided word bank
Change one letter at a time to create new words
Find words containing “qu”
Add two groups together (early addition)
This resource is suitable for home or school learning and supports early literacy, phonics, vocabulary, writing, and numeracy skills.
#QuickQuackQuentin #KesGrayBooks #EarlyYearsResources #EYFSLiteracy #EYFSNumeracy #PhonicsActivities #CVCWords #EarlyAddition #EmpathyLearning #PrintableResources
Oi Cat! Literacy & Numeracy Resource Pack – Engaging Pages for EYFS
Bring the fun and rhythm of Oi Cat! by Kes Gray and Jim Field into your setting with this resource pack, carefully designed for children aged 40–60 months and working towards Early Learning Goals (ELG).
This vibrant pack combines literacy and numeracy to support a wide range of early skills — all inspired by the much-loved story.
What’s included:
Literacy Activities:
Match the rhyming pairs
Sort rhyming “-at” words
Write CVC words to match images
Use picture clues to write simple sentences
Story maze activity
Describe how each character might be feeling
Write what each animal might want to sit on
Word bank to support sentence writing
Rhyming word search
Numeracy Activities:
Count the Oi Cat! characters
Add two groups together
Order the characters by height
Character picture cards for sorting, discussion, or display
Perfect for home learning or the classroom, this pack blends imagination and structured learning, supporting phonics, rhyming, vocabulary, counting, early addition, size comparison, and more.
Encourage a love of stories while developing vital early skills!
#OiCatActivities #KesGrayBooks #EarlyYearsLearning #EYFSLiteracy #EYFSNumeracy #RhymeTime #PhonicsFun #LearningWithStories #CVCWords #OiCatBook #PrintableResources #EarlyYearsResources #LiteracyAndMaths #ELGActivities
Oi Duck-Billed Platypus – 13 Pages of Literacy Resources
Inspired by the beloved book by Kes Gray and Jim Field, this 13-page bundle is designed to engage early years children while fostering their understanding of feelings and empathy towards the animals in the story.
Included activities:
Rhyming and silly rhyming word games
Phoneme frames for spelling practice
Sentence writing with picture clues
Maze activity
Cut and stick to match correct names
Find words that rhyme with “Olly”
Sort real and nonsense words
Write CVC words to match pictures
Find words that rhyme with “kangaroo,” “flamingo,” and others from a word bank
Write about how the platypus, flamingo, and kangaroo feel using a feelings word bank
Write sentences describing where each character sat using picture clues
Write sentences about where each character wants to sit
Ideal for home or school use, this resource supports phonics, vocabulary development, writing, and comprehension skills.
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Resources inspired by a lovely book, which opens up a world of questions to do with, dangers, habitats, feelings etc
This 20+ pack of resources is printer friendly (all black and white).
Included is-
Habitats
Missing Poster
Needs
Dangers
Similes x2
Rhyming
Inferring
Feelings
Labelling
Adjectives
Food
Drawing
Pond Dipping
Retelling the story
Story Mountains
Word Mat
Phase 6 Phonics Planning Overview | 24 Weeks | Editable Notes Section
Description:
A 7-page overview of Phase 6 phonics planning, covering 24 weeks of structured teaching. Each page provides a clear, easy-to-follow day-by-day breakdown, with suggested focus words and phonics targets for each lesson.
This resource is ideal for teachers looking for a simple yet comprehensive way to plan their Phase 6 phonics teaching. A notes section on each page allows space for customisation, differentiation, or informal assessment notes.
What’s included:
7 pages of planning, each covering 3–4 weeks
Daily teaching focus and word lists for each day
Blank section on every page for your own notes or adaptations
Covers 24 full weeks of Phase 6 phonics teaching
Perfect for:
Year 2 phonics and spelling
Daily phonics teaching
English subject leaders
Busy teachers looking for a structured but flexible guide
Clear, simple, and easy to adapt.
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Phase 3 Phonics Worksheets | Digraphs, Trigraphs, Caption Reading & Games
Description:
A bumper pack of over 20 printable phonics worksheets covering every letter sound, digraph, and trigraph in Phase 3. This resource supports early reading and writing skills through fun and interactive activities — ideal for use in the classroom or at home.
Children can practise segmenting, blending, identifying phonemes, and reading simple captions using a variety of activity types.
What’s included:
1 worksheet for every Phase 3 sound (letters, digraphs, trigraphs)
16 Buried Treasure games to practise decoding real and nonsense words
12 Sound Buttons activities to support blending and segmenting
2 pages of caption writing practice
4 pages of caption reading for comprehension and fluency
Perfect for:
EYFS and Year 1 phonics teaching
Individual, group or whole-class use
SEND support and interventions
Phonics consolidation at home
No prep – simply print and go!
#PhonicsPhase3 #EYFS #LettersAndSounds #PhonicsWorksheets #Digraphs #Trigraphs #EarlyReading #SoundButtons #BuriedTreasure #CaptionReading #HomeLearning #NoPrepActivities #ReceptionPhonics #PhonicsGames #PrintablePhonics
Phase 5 Phonics Worksheets | Digraphs, Games, Caption Reading & Writing
Description:
A focused collection of 20 printable worksheets covering all key Phase 5 digraphs, perfect for building confidence with more complex sounds. This resource provides a range of activities to support segmenting, blending, decoding, and early sentence work.
Ideal for consolidating learning through structured tasks and phonics-based games in class or at home.
What’s included:
20 worksheets covering all Phase 5 digraphs
6 Buried Treasure games to practise decoding and sorting real vs nonsense words
5 caption writing pages to support sentence construction
8 caption reading pages for developing fluency and comprehension
Sorting activity for ‘ea’ words to reinforce alternative spellings
Suitable for:
Year 1 phonics lessons
Whole-class, group, or intervention sessions
SEN and EAL support
Home learning and revision
Print-and-go activities — no prep required.
#Phase5Phonics #PhonicsWorksheets #LettersAndSounds #Digraphs #BuriedTreasure #CaptionReading #CaptionWriting #PhonicsActivities #Year1Phonics #ReadingFluency #SoundSorting #PrintablePhonics #NoPrepActivities #HomeLearning #SENSupport
Rainforest Activity Pack | 20 Worksheets | EYFS 40–60 Months & ELG
Description:
A 20-page printable pack full of engaging and varied activities themed around the rainforest, designed to support learning across the EYFS 40–60 months band and Early Learning Goals (ELG).
This versatile set covers communication and language, physical development, understanding the world, literacy, and maths, making it perfect for cross-curricular topic work.
What’s included:
Listening activities: ‘Who am I?’ riddles and animal match-up
Creative tasks: draw your favourite rainforest animal and write facts
Colouring and cut-and-stick activities:
Colour and cut out a shape, spiral snake
Place animals into the forest
Sort animals into their correct habitat zones (e.g. birds in trees)
Colour by numbers
Maths activities:
Addition
1 more / 1 less
Snake number lines to colour and laminate
Missing number snake
Number ordering to 10
Ordering animals by height
Physical Development:
12 colourful rainforest animal cards with movement prompts
(e.g. Stomp like an elephant, Stand like a flamingo)
Perfect for:
EYFS topic work
Indoor or outdoor provision
Cross-curricular learning
Individual or group tasks
Home learning
Hands-on, engaging and designed to support a wide range of early learning goals.
#RainforestTopic #EYFSWorksheets #EarlyLearningGoals #PrintableActivities #EYFSMaths #FineMotorSkills #PhysicalDevelopment #ListeningSkills #UnderstandingTheWorld #CreativeLearning #CutAndStick #CrossCurricularLearning #HomeLearning #NoPrepEYFS
Phase 4 Phonics Worksheets | Blends, Games, Caption Reading & Writing
Description:
A comprehensive pack of 37 printable worksheets covering all Phase 4 consonant blends, designed to support children as they progress with their phonics skills. These engaging activities focus on reading, writing, segmenting, and blending using a variety of formats.
Perfect for use in the classroom or at home to consolidate Phase 4 phonics learning through play and structured practice.
What’s included:
Worksheets covering all Phase 4 consonant blends
2 Snakes and Ladders games for phonics-based play
14 Buried Treasure pages to sort real and nonsense words
8 Sound Buttons worksheets to support decoding and segmenting
5 caption writing sheets for sentence construction
8 caption reading sheets to build fluency and comprehension
Ideal for:
EYFS and Year 1 phonics lessons
Individual and small group work
SEN and EAL support
Home learning packs
Ready to print – no preparation needed.
#Phase4Phonics #PhonicsWorksheets #EYFS #LettersAndSounds #Blends #SoundButtons #BuriedTreasure #PhonicsGames #CaptionReading #CaptionWriting #PrintablePhonics #NoPrepActivities #ReceptionPhonics #Year1Phonics #HomeLearning
3 placemats to use on the table at easter to keep the little ones busy whilst waiting for food or for after they’ve eaten. These we’re very popular this year at our easter breakfast.
Here we have 6 maths resources to use alongside the Easter topic.
5 Easter themed fine motor control worksheets for pencil control.
9 writing frames and an Easter themed word bank.
Ideal for early years.
12 pages of easter crafts, ideal for EYFS or year 1.
Finger puppets, easter baskets, colouring and cards.
13 pages of resources to create a wonderful Easter Egg hunt.
7 Games-
12 Easter Coupons
Easter Egg Hunt Signs
Easter Egg Hunt Certificate
12 Challenge Cards
Easter Egg Hunt Check List
Eggs to hide and build a word x2
Eggs to hide and a board to place found eggs on.
Speech and Language resources that are tried and tested, and found really enjoyable by the children I work with.
Letter sounds included are, -g, C, D, L, T and S.
Please see each file for a full run down of details.