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!
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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Easter Egg Hunt – 13 Page Activity Pack
Perfect for both school and home settings, this 13-page resource pack is designed to create an exciting and engaging Easter Egg Hunt experience for young learners.
This pack includes:
7 fun-filled games
12 Easter coupons (ideal for rewards or surprises)
Easter Egg Hunt signs
Easter Egg Hunt certificate
12 challenge cards to add excitement to your hunt
Easter Egg Hunt checklist
2 sets of eggs for hiding and building words
Eggs for hiding with a matching board to track found eggs
Whether you’re hosting an event in the classroom, playground, or garden, these printable resources encourage imaginative play, teamwork, and early literacy.
#EasterResources #EYFSActivities #EasterEggHunt #PhonicsFun #OutdoorLearning #PrintableGames #EarlyYears #KS1Easter #SpringActivities #TESResources
25 Pages of Early Years Number Recognition Activities
This comprehensive 25-page pack is filled with engaging games, worksheets, and activities designed to support number recognition in the early years classroom. Ideal for EYFS learners, these resources help children build confidence with numbers through a variety of hands-on and visual tasks.
Included activities:
Circle the correct amount
Number formation practice
Flashcards with rhymes
Peg the correct number
Find matching sets
Number hunts
Identify and write numbers
Identify and circle the correct number
Number finder activity
Perfect for individual work, small group activities, or assessment tasks.
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10 Pages of Early Years Mathematics Activities Inspired by Room on the Broom
I’ve created a set of 10 engaging maths worksheets designed to complement the themes of Room on the Broom. Perfect for early years learners, these activities build foundational skills through playful and thematic learning.
Includes:
Doubling
Ordinal numbers
Addition
Counting static sets of objects
Sorting by height
Ordering numbers 1–10
Shape finding
Ideal for classroom use or home learning, these activities support early maths development in a fun and familiar context.
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23rd April Teaching Resources – 20 Pages
A versatile collection of 20 engaging activities to support teaching on 23rd April. Perfect for celebrating St. George’s Day or related themes, these resources combine creativity, literacy, and numeracy to enrich your lessons.
Included:
Maze
Flag design
Bunting templates
Paper chains
Word search
Acrostic poem
Wanted posters
Writing frames
Design a shield
Maths sheets
Symmetry drawing
Mask making
Ideal for Early Years and Primary classrooms to inspire learning and creativity.
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Celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Birthday – 15-Page Activity Pack
This versatile 15-page resource pack offers a wonderful mix of numeracy, literacy, and creative activities to help children celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday.
Included in this engaging pack are:
Birthday cards with inserts for personal messages
Word search themed around the Queen
“If I was Queen” creative writing activity
Design your own crown and dress templates
Positional language exercises
Ordering objects by size
Menu planning activity
Birthday invitation template
Perfect for EYFS and KS1 learners, these activities promote creativity, literacy, numeracy, and understanding of celebrations in an accessible and enjoyable way.
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What the Ladybird Heard inspired – 21 Activity Worksheets (Listening, Literacy, Numeracy & Fine Motor)
Inspired by Julia Donaldson
This engaging 21-page pack is designed to support a range of Early Years and KS1 skills, all linked to the much-loved story What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson. With differentiated tasks, this resource caters to a variety of learning levels and styles.
Activities include:
Ordering the story
Matching animals to their sounds and homes
Pencil control sheets (x2)
What does each animal say?
Maze activity
Create your own farm map
Positioning animals on a map
Listening and memory games
Wanted posters (x4)
Matching adjectives to characters
Counting animals
Subtraction task
Draw the correct number of spots on the ladybird
Sound flashcard game
Silhouette matching
Perfect for topic work, continuous provision, or whole-class activities. Encourages storytelling, phonics, listening skills, fine motor control, and early maths.
#JuliaDonaldson #WhatTheLadybirdHeard #EYFS #KS1 #ListeningSkills #Phonics #FineMotor #Literacy #Numeracy #StoryBasedLearning #EarlyYearsResources
15 Literacy and Numeracy Worksheets Inspired by “Shark in the Park” by Nick Sharratt
Dive into this engaging Early Years resource pack inspired by the popular book Shark in the Park. With a balanced mix of literacy and numeracy activities, this 15-page bundle supports early learning through playful and imaginative tasks.
Activities include:
Silhouette matching
Rhyming activities (x4 sheets)
Maze activity
Complete the sentences
Counting ducks
Bank of feeling words to support emotional literacy
8 CVC word cards for phonics practice
Identify the correct silhouette
3 writing frames
Perfect for classroom or home learning, this resource encourages observation, early reading and writing, rhyming, and number recognition, all while tying in with the fun and familiarity of a favourite story.
#SharkInThePark #EYFSResources #EarlyYearsLiteracy #EarlyYearsNumeracy #StoryBasedLearning #PhonicsActivities #RhymingWorksheets #NickSharrattInspired #CountingActivities #TESResources
10 Mathematics Resources Inspired by “Guess How Much I Love You”
This Early Years (EYFS) maths pack is inspired by the beloved story Guess How Much I Love You and explores themes of height, length, estimation, and number.
Perfect for both classroom and home learning, these engaging activities help young learners build key mathematical skills while drawing on the characters and themes from the book.
Included in this 10-page pack:
Estimation activity
Measuring height
Comparing lengths
Shape-finding activity
Simple addition
More and less comparisons
Missing number activity
Counting
Who jumped the highest?
One more / one less
These resources are ideal for linking numeracy with familiar stories and encouraging mathematical language through play and discussion.
#GuessHowMuchILoveYou #EYFSMaths #MathsThroughStories #EarlyYearsResources #StoryBasedLearning #MeasuringInEYFS #EstimatingForKids #CountingActivities #PrintableMathsResources #TESResources
Oi Puppies! – 13 Pages of Literacy and Numeracy Resources
Inspired by Oi Puppies! by Kes Gray and Jim Field, this 13-page pack is ideal for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) children. It provides a fun and meaningful way to explore rhyming, phonics, feelings, and simple maths through the story’s playful theme.
This book is a fantastic springboard for discussing empathy and emotions linked to animals.
This resource pack includes:
Rhyming activities
Phoneme frames for spelling and segmenting
Sentence writing with picture clues
Maze activity
Addition (add two groups)
More, less, and same comparison
Match baby animals to their mothers
Find words with the “ee” sound
Write CVC words to match pictures
Write where each animal sat using picture clues
Write how the frog and Pixie feel using a word bank
Cut and stick each action word to the correct picture
Count objects, write the number, and identify which group has more, less, or the same
These worksheets are suitable for both home learning and classroom use, supporting key skills in literacy, numeracy, and emotional development.
#OiPuppies #KesGrayBooks #EYFSResources #EarlyYearsLiteracy #EarlyYearsNumeracy #RhymingActivities #FeelingsInEYFS #PhonicsPractice #MathsInStoryTime #PrintableWorksheets #TESResources
Mastering Time – A Range of Clock Resources for Varying Abilities
This carefully designed collection supports children in developing their understanding of time through a variety of engaging and accessible activities.
What’s included:
Analogue and digital clock tasks
Reading and writing times to the hour, half past, quarter past, and quarter to
Activities to add the clock hands to match the time
Write the time shown on a range of clocks
Practice sheets to add an hour to a given time
Perfect for Early Years, KS1, and lower KS2, these resources cater to a range of abilities and can be printed and laminated for repeated use or sent home for extra practice.
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Celebrate St David’s Day – 10 Pages of Literacy, Numeracy & Creative Activities for EYFS/KS1
This bright and versatile 10-page pack has been specially designed to support learning around St David’s Day through literacy, numeracy, and creative tasks — perfect for Early Years and Key Stage 1.
What’s included:
2 Colour by Number activity sheets
Addition activity: Add two groups of flowers together
Number recognition with a fun twist — add more flowers to make the total match the number shown
4 writing frames: with lines, without lines, and both landscape and portrait options to suit different learners
Comparing numbers: more, less, or the same — engaging visuals support developing number sense
Word search filled with themed vocabulary
These resources are ideal for group work, independent learning, or sending home as part of a themed activity pack.
Celebrate Welsh culture and learning all at once with this engaging seasonal set!
Hashtags:
#StDavidsDay #EYFSResources #KS1Resources #NumeracyActivities #LiteracyActivities #StDavidsDayActivities #EarlyYearsLearning #FoundationStage #WelshCulture #ClassroomResources #PrintableActivities #TeacherMade #SeasonalLearning #EarlyYearsWorksheets
Pastel Themed Literacy & Numeracy Worksheets – Calming Early Years Activities
This gentle, pastel-coloured pack includes a variety of engaging literacy and numeracy worksheets designed to support EYFS learners in a visually calming way.
What’s included:
Write CVC words to match the picture prompts
Number cards to 10 with images – use for ordering or simple number games
Number bonds to 10 – butterfly wings or complete jigsaw pieces
Compare groups of chicks – identify more/less
Positional language activity featuring a chick
Create and continue repeating patterns
Missing numbers on a cheerful caterpillar
Colour in and cut out 2D shapes
Trace over dotted lines on themed images
Ideal for calming morning starters, independent tasks, or small group interventions.
#EYFS #EarlyYears #PastelClassroom #LiteracyWorksheets #NumeracyWorksheets #CVCWords #NumberBonds #VisualCalm #EYFSMaths #TESResources #EarlyYearsActivities #TESSeller
A fun and engaging set of activity sheets designed to help children master number bonds to 10.
Includes:
Pairing up socks to make 10
Completing jigsaw puzzles with numbers adding up to 10
Adding both sides of butterfly wings to reach the total of 10
Perfect for Early Years and Year 1 learners to build strong addition skills through playful and hands-on activities.
#NumberBonds #EarlyYearsMaths #EYFS #MathsActivities #AdditionSkills #HandsOnLearning #TESResources #KS1Maths #LearningThroughPlay #MathsAtHome #TESSeller
10-Page Home Learning Activity Pack
Designed for easy, no-prep learning at home, this pack offers 10 pages of fun and educational activities that require no extra materials beyond everyday household items.
Activities include:
I spy through my window
Drawing what you see outside
Counting objects around the house
Telling time by drawing hands on clocks
Comparing weight and height of household items
Addition and number bonds with pegs or small objects
A creative “Super Mom” writing and drawing activity
Perfect for Early Years and Key Stage 1 children, this pack encourages observation, maths, creativity, and fine motor skills in a simple, accessible way.
#HomeLearning #EarlyYearsActivities #EYFS #MathsAtHome #CreativeLearning #NoPrepLearning #LearningThroughPlay #KS1Resources #TESResources #HandsOnLearning #FamilyLearning #NatureActivities
2D and 3D Shapes Sorting Activities – 4 Pages
Boost shape recognition skills with this engaging set of 12 sorting activities focused on both 2D and 3D shapes.
Children will investigate each line of shapes and identify the odd one out, helping to develop their visual discrimination and reasoning skills.
Perfect for Early Years and Key Stage 1 learners, these activities support understanding of:
Shape names and properties
Sorting and categorizing
Critical thinking skills
Ideal for use in the classroom or at home, these sheets can be printed and laminated for repeated use.
#ShapeActivities #2DShapes #3DShapes #EarlyYearsMaths #KS1Maths #VisualDiscrimination #SortingActivities #TESResources #MathsLearning #EYFSShapes #ShapeRecognition #HandsOnMaths
Numeracy Challenge Cards – 12 Early Finishers Tasks
Keep little minds busy with this set of 12 Numeracy Challenge Cards, designed for Early Years and Key Stage 1. Perfect for children who finish their work early — these tasks keep them learning without disturbing the class.
Tasks include:
Put the hands on the clock
Colour half of a shape
1 more / 1 less
Identify the larger number
Halve numbers
Double numbers
Count coins in a purse
Identify the lightest/heaviest item
…and more!
Simply print, laminate, and store in a handy box or display on a ring. Ideal for independent work, maths areas, or challenge baskets.
These cards promote:
Independent learning
Problem-solving
Number fluency
Logical thinking
#MathsChallenge #EarlyFinishers #EYFSMaths #KS1Maths #IndependentLearning #MathsArea #MathsCentre #HandsOnMaths #TESResources #ClassroomTools #EarlyYearsNumeracy #NumeracyTasks
Children in Need Activity Pack – 14 Pages of Fun and Learning
This colourful 14-page pack is filled with numeracy, literacy, and interactive games designed to help young children engage with the Children in Need campaign in a meaningful and age-appropriate way.
Perfect for EYFS and KS1, this resource includes:
Cut and fold Pudsey-style collection boxes
Counting activities (e.g. count spots, add objects, count coins in buckets)
CVC word writing to match pictures
Word search and maze for early reading and problem-solving
Bear-shaped writing frame
Dominoes – ready to cut and laminate for classroom games
12 Action Cards for Physical Development – each with a fun instruction to follow
Perfect for learning through play and promoting empathy and awareness
Celebrate and explore the importance of giving, kindness, and community in your classroom!
Valentine’s Day EYFS Resource Pack | Cards, Literacy & Numeracy Activities | Early Years
Description:
Celebrate kindness, love and friendship in your early years setting with this Valentine’s Day-themed resource pack. Designed for EYFS and Reception, this collection blends creativity with purposeful literacy and numeracy learning.
The pack includes Valentine’s Day cards for children to colour and personalise, as well as a selection of early years worksheets perfect for continuous provision, small group work, or festive home learning.
Included in this pack:
Valentine’s Day cards to colour and decorate
Card inserts to write or draw a Valentine’s message
“I love my… because…” simple writing frame
High frequency words (HFW) displayed on heart shapes – ideal for peg activities, matching, or displays
Numbers to 10 on heart shapes – perfect for ordering or number recognition games
Missing number activity – fill in the blanks on numbered hearts
Ideal for:
Valentine’s Day topic week
Literacy and numeracy enhancement with a seasonal twist
Fine motor practice through cutting, writing and colouring
Circle time discussions on friendship and caring
Simple card-making for family or peers
Learning Focus:
Writing short sentences and expressing ideas
Number sequencing and recognition
Word recognition (HFW)
Creative expression and emotional development
Make Valentine’s Day meaningful and fun with this engaging, easy-to-use resource pack!
#ValentinesDay #EYFSResources #ReceptionWorksheets #EarlyYearsLiteracy #EarlyYearsNumeracy #HFW #CardMakingActivity #SeasonalEYFS