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, youâll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.
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, youâll find everything you need to create new lessons that stand out.
This engaging resource introduces children to six animals found in Africa, through literacy and word recognition activities.
Designed to support reading, writing, and topic work around animals, and the wider world, the pack includes:
Page 1 â A simple rhyming poem with six African animals hidden in the text. Children read the poem, find the animals, and label matching symbol-supported pictures.
Page 2 â A child-friendly word search using the same six animals, with a picture and word key for support.
Page 3 â An answer sheet for easy checking or self-marking.
Ideal for cross-curricular learning, this resource supports early reading, vocabulary building, writing and global awareness. Itâs also adaptable for SEND learners with symbol support, clear layouts, and both colour and black-and-white options.
Boardmaker licenced.
This engaging resource introduces children to six animals found in the Caribbean, through literacy and word recognition activities.
Designed to support reading, writing, and topic work around holidays, animals, and the wider world, the pack includes:
Page 1 â A simple rhyming poem with six Caribbean animals hidden in the text. Children read the poem, find the animals, and label matching symbol-supported pictures.
Page 2 â A child-friendly word search using the same six animals, with a picture and word key for support.
Page 3 â An answer sheet for easy checking or self-marking.
Ideal for cross-curricular learning, this resource supports early reading, vocabulary building, and global awareness. Itâs also adaptable for SEND learners with symbol support, clear layouts, and both colour and black-and-white options.
Boardmaker licenced.
This bundle includes four themed sets of dot-to-dot worksheets: A Day at the Farm, A Day at the Zoo, A Day at the Beach, and A Day at the Park.
Each worksheet features four topic-related pictures for children to complete by joining the dots, followed by space to label each one.
Designed for EYFS and KS1, the main focus is on developing handwriting and pencil control skills, while also supporting early literacy and topic vocabulary.
With cross-curricular links to geography, science, and Ourselves, these worksheets are perfect for reinforcing learning through fine motor practice and real-world themes.
This resource, A Day at the Park, features four worksheets designed for EYFS and KS1 learners.
Each page includes four Park-themed dot-to-dot pictures such as a duck, bike, bird and kite, for children to join up and then label.
The activity encourages fine motor development, pencil control, and handwriting practice.
As children complete the images and write the labels, they build confidence in mark-making while also exploring familiar topics, such as Nature, Parks and Gardens, Ourselves, Animals, Where we Live and Journeys out.
This resource, A Day at the Beach, features four worksheets designed for EYFS and KS1 learners.
Each page includes four beach-themed dot-to-dot pictures such as a boat, footprints, sandals, and a crab, for children to join up and then label.
The activity encourages fine motor development, pencil control, and handwriting practice.
As children complete the images and write the labels, they build confidence in mark-making while also exploring familiar topics, such as Holidays, Seasons, Weather, Journeys, the Beach and days out.
This resource, A Day at the Zoo, features four worksheets designed for EYFS and KS1 learners.
Each page includes four zoo-themed dot-to-dot pictures such as a tiger, monkey and an elephant for children to join up and then label.
The activity encourages fine motor development, pencil control, and handwriting practice.
As children complete the images and write the labels, they build confidence in mark-making while also exploring familiar topics, such as animals, the Zoo and days out.
This resource, A Day at the Farm, features four worksheets designed for EYFS and KS1 learners.
Each page includes four farm-themed dot-to-dot pictures such as a farmer, tractor, truck, barn, duck, and horse, for children to join up and then label.
The activity encourages fine motor development, pencil control, and handwriting practice.
As children complete the images and write the labels, they build confidence in mark-making while also exploring familiar topics, such as animals, the Farm and buildings.
This set of 5 black-and-white worksheets is for young learners in EYFS and KS1, combining creativity with fine motor development.
Each worksheet features 4 different flowers, or small groups of flowers, for children to trace over dotted lines and colour in.
Designed to support early pencil control and pre-writing skills, this resource encourages careful line following while exploring the natural world.
From simple single blooms to more detailed bunches, children will enjoy tracing petals, stems, and leaves as they build hand strength and coordination.
Links to:
Fine motor skill development
Early writing preparation
Nature and seasonal topics
Plants and flowers
Shape
Pattern
Colour
Ideal for classroom use, home learning, homework, or as part of a spring or garden-themed topic.
Freebie tracing resource for children to help support fine motor control. There are two pages showing dotted lines of various fruit including plum, grapes, strawberry, orange, banana and watermelon. Children can read the words, trace the outlines and then colour the pictures.
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 â 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.
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 âPigs Might Flyâ or âThe Tortoise and the Hare.â
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.
This 5-lesson resource is designed for Key Stage 1 and supports childrenâs developing literacy skills through the exploration of well-known childrenâs 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 â 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.
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 âpost-itâ style cards (6 per page), this pack features challenge types such as True or Silly, Think Like AâŚ, Whatâs Missing?, Riddles, Can You Fix It?, Trick Questions, and Would You Rather?
The cards encourage children to reason, imagine, problem-solve, and make decisions â 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.
Itâs 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.
12 pages of challenge cards for EYFS and KS1 children.
This fun, flexible resource features 12 pages, each with 6 colourful âpost-itâ style cards showing creative and thinking challenges.
Example prompts include:
True or False â âCats and dogs have no teethâ
Find the Pattern â âWhat shape comes nextâ
Things I Like â âDraw your favourite outdoor sportâ
Whatâs Missing? â âComplete the faceâ
Use as full pages, or cut and laminate the cards to create a reusable quiz pack. Includes a drawing page for childrenâs 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!
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 âpost-itâ 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 â âDraw a tree with square leavesâ
First Letters â âWrite the first letter of your nameâ
Big and Small â âDraw a big and small animalâ
How Many? â âHow many fingers?â
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!
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 â 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!
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 â 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!
This 8-page Nursery Rhyme Quiz resource is designed to support early language and literacy skills through fun, visual prompts.
This is Set 5 out of the Rhyme Time series.
Each page features a colourful, picture representing a nursery rhyme or song, along with a simple clue question to encourage rhyme recall and discussion.
For example, one page might show two little birds on a wall with the clue, âHow many birds sat on the wall?â Another might show a doctor in the rain with the question, âWhere was Dr Foster going when he stepped in a puddle?ââ
The final page includes all eight rhyme images in a smaller format, ideal for cutting into flashcards or using as a pointing and matching activity.
This resource is perfect for whole-class quizzes, small group work, or independent play in a speaking and listening centre. It encourages children to think, make connections, and have fun with familiar rhymes and some less well know rhymes. Teachers can also use the mini images for quick-fire games, rhyme sequencing, or to support phonics and oral storytelling.
This 8-page Nursery Rhyme Quiz resource is designed to support early language and literacy skills through fun, visual prompts.
This is Set 4 out of the Rhyme Time series.
Each page features a colourful, picture representing a well-known nursery rhyme or song, along with a simple clue question to encourage rhyme recall and discussion.
For example, one page might show teddy bears having a picnic, with the clue, âWhat special day is it for teddy bears?â Another might show a baker in a Baker Shop with the question, âHow many buns were in the Bakerâs Shop?ââ
The final page includes all eight rhyme images in a smaller format, ideal for cutting into flashcards or using as a pointing and matching activity.
This resource is perfect for whole-class quizzes, small group work, or independent play in a speaking and listening centre. It encourages children to think, make connections, and have fun with familiar rhymes. Teachers can also use the mini images for quick-fire games, rhyme sequencing, or to support phonics and oral storytelling.
This 8-page Nursery Rhyme Quiz resource is designed to support early language and literacy skills through fun, visual prompts.
This is Set 3 out of the Rhyme Time series.
Each page features a colourful, picture representing a well-known nursery rhyme or song, along with a simple clue question to encourage rhyme recall and discussion.
For example, one page might show a little girl in the rain and thunder, with the clue, âWhat did the little girl hear?â Another might show frogs on a log with the question, âHow many speckled frogs sat on the log?ââ
The final page includes all eight rhyme images in a smaller format, ideal for cutting into flashcards or using as a pointing and matching activity.
This resource is perfect for whole-class quizzes, small group work, or independent play in a speaking and listening centre. It encourages children to think, make connections, and have fun with familiar rhymes. Teachers can also use the mini images for quick-fire games, rhyme sequencing, or to support phonics and oral storytelling.