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.
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.
This 8-page Nursery Rhyme Quiz resource is designed to support early language and literacy skills through fun, visual prompts.
This resource is Set 2 out of a series of Nursery Rhyme Quizzes.
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 being followed to school by a lamb, with the clue, “Where did the lamb follow Mary to?” Another might show Humpty on a wall with the question, “Who fell off the wall?”
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.
It is Set 1 out of a series.
Each page features a colourful, picture representing a well-known nursery rhyme, along with a simple clue question to encourage rhyme recall and discussion. For example, one page might show monkeys jumping on a bed with the clue, “How many monkeys were jumping on the bed?” Another might show a pig with the question, “Where was the piggy going?” (To market).
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.
Children can learn, join in with rhymes or choose their favourites.
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 monster-themed CVC sounds assessment resource for EYFS and KS1 includes activities to support and assess phonics and writing skills.
It features six black-and-white monster cards with their names, encouraging children to sound out CVC words, including some nonsense words.
Children can colour in their monster sheets for added fun.
Six matching colour monster cards help with picture recognition and supports children with colour choices.
The resource includes two worksheets: one where children match and colour the monsters and another where they copy and write the monster names.
Assessment links:
Phonics and Decoding Skills – By sounding out CVC words (including nonsense words), children demonstrate their ability to recognise and blend letter sounds, helping assess early reading skills.
Word and Picture Recognition – Matching the black-and-white monsters to their coloured versions checks children’s ability to associate words with images.
Fine Motor and Letter Formation – The writing activity assesses children’s ability to copy and form letters correctly.
Listening and Attention – Teachers can observe how well children follow instructions and engage with the activity, providing insight into their concentration and comprehension skills.
This Alphabet Character Card Set is a fun resource designed to support early literacy skills. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a colourful character in both uppercase and lowercase, helping children with letter recognition, phonics, and word-building.
There is a planning sheet included with 6 suggested activities.
The laminated cards allow for hands-on activities such as tracing, sorting, and matching.
Children can engage in a variety of learning experiences, including identifying and naming letters, ordering them alphabetically, and matching uppercase and lowercase pairs.
Speaking and listening games encourage communication skills, while sorting activities help children group characters by colour, character features, or letter type (vowels and consonants).
The set also supports early spelling by allowing children to place vowels in the middle of consonants to form CVC words. By tracing letters and copying them onto whiteboards or paper, children can develop their handwriting skills.
This versatile resource is perfect for individual, paired, or small group work, making it a valuable addition to phonics lessons, literacy corners/tables, and whole-class activities.
Suitable for use with both EYFS and KS1 children.
A set of black and white resources to support alphabet and phonics work for EYFS and KS1 children, in a fun way.
There is a character for each letter of the alphabet and each has a name. There are a collection of flashcards showing the characters and a grid with small copies of the characters.
The resources come with a planning sheet showing 6 activity ideas, objectives, step by step guidance and resources needed.
Activities include:
Recognizing and naming characters and initial sounds.
Arranging characters in alphabetical order.
Describing characters and expressions.
Designing own characters and writing sentences or short stories about them.
Building new words using letter character combinations.
Children have the opportunity to work collaboratively and contribute to a class display.
The resource links Literacy with topics on Ourselves and Feelings.
This 12-page fine motor skills resource for EYFS and KS1 supports early handwriting development through tracing activities.
Each page features a variety of patterns, dotted lines, and shapes for children to trace over, helping to strengthen pencil control, hand-eye coordination, and pre-writing skills.
The resource encourages precision and confidence in mark-making, making it a valuable tool for early learners.
The sheets can be laminated for flexible use and added to the writing corner.
This 100 Words for KS1 Readers resource features word walls designed to support early literacy skills.
It includes 10 sheets — 5 in colour and 5 in black and white — each displaying 100 words in a jumbled order.
The set comes with a planning sheet offering 10 activity ideas, such as sorting words by sound, identifying CVC words, using word walls for self-assessment, using colour coding and building sentences.
The mix of colour and black-and-white options allows for flexible use, including classroom displays, individual practice, and interactive learning.
This resource helps boost reading confidence, phonics skills, colour recognition and word recognition.
These Alphabet Resource Grids support early literacy by helping children recognise, match, and sequence letters. The set includes uppercase and lowercase alphabet grids in black-and-white and colour, along with jumbled letter versions for added challenge. Blank circles provide space for interactive activities.
The Teacher Planning Guide includes structured activities such as matching uppercase and lowercase letters, ordering jumbled letters, and phonics games. Each activity lists objectives, required materials, and teaching instructions, making it easy for educators to integrate into daily lessons. These grids promote hands-on learning, fine motor skills, and phonics development in an engaging way.
This resource includes 40 colour toy picture flashcards designed to support early reading, speaking, and listening skills for EYFS and KS1 children.
Included:
40 Flashcards – Spread across 10 pages, with 4 flashcards per page. Each card features a picture of a toy alongside its name (e.g., teddy, doll, train, ball, robot).
A matching grid is included – A single page displaying all 40 toys with their names.
How to Use:
Flashcard Games – Show the cards and encourage children to say the toy names.
Matching Activities – Match words to pictures using the grid.
Speaking & Listening – Discuss favourite toys and describe them.
Phonics & Reading Practice – Recognise toy names and link them to images.
Matching Games - Duplicate, cut and laminate flashcards for matching games.
‘Ourselves’ Topic – Connect learning to real-life experiences with toys.
Flashcards make useful visuals and displays.
This resource features 3 worksheets, each with 4 sections.
Each section contains an image related to St. Patrick’s Day, such as a pot of gold, St Patrick, a snake and an Irish hat.
Alongside the image is a short, simple rhyme that relates to the theme, encouraging children to read and engage with the content.
The worksheets are designed for young children to colour in, offering a creative way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day while practicing reading and colouring skills.
This set of 10 colour, themed posters is designed to spark children’s speaking, listening, and creative expression.
Perfect for EYFS and KS1 , the posters encourage children to observe, describe, discuss, and imagine, making them ideal for:
• Speaking & Listening Activities – Encourages verbal expression, descriptive language, and group discussions.
• Creative Writing Prompts – Inspires storytelling, poetry, and descriptive writing.
• Cross-Curricular Learning – Links to science, seasons and a range of topics.
• Art & Drawing Inspiration – Encourages visual storytelling and creative expression.
Each poster has colour visuals linked to key themes:
Magical Land – Castles, fairies, dragons, and unicorns to spark fantasy storytelling.
Autumn – Leaves, woodland animals, and seasonal changes for science, story writing and poetry.
Easter – Springtime celebrations, eggs, and traditions to explore festivals.
Weather – Thunderstorms, sunshine, rainbows, and snow to discuss climate.
Toys – Toys to encourage discussion on play, ourselves and favourite things.
Dinosaurs – Prehistoric creatures to inspire adventure stories.
Home – Everyday objects to support vocabulary.
Sports – Active children promoting movement, games and health discussions.
Insects – Images of bugs and plants for nature study and descriptive writing.
School – A familiar setting to explore friendships, routines, and emotions.
Perfect for:
Circle Time Discussions, Whole-Class Storytelling, Descriptive Writing Activities,Cross-Curricular Exploration, Creative Drawing & Art Lessons
(Laminate for durability).
This 26-page resource introduces young learners to the world of transport while developing essential literacy skills.
Each worksheet features:
• A large outline letter for tracing (A-Z)
• A transport vehicle (e.g., A for Ambulance, B for Bus) with an illustration to colour
• A short rhyme to support reading and writing (Children trace over the dotted words)
Designed to link transport themes with early literacy, this resource supports letter recognition, handwriting, and vocabulary building.
Suitable for EYFS and KS1
This KS1 literacy resource is designed to inspire young writers by linking phonics, reading, and creative storytelling.
The pack includes 26 alphabet-themed worksheets, each featuring a large outline letter, a cursive writing prompt (e.g., “A is for Aladdin”) for children to trace over, and an accompanying picture or scene to spark imagination.
To support story development and writing, a suggested word bank is provided, offering key vocabulary for each letter.
Additionally, sentence starters tailored to each letter help guide children in crafting their own imaginative stories.
This resource encourages independent and creative writing while reinforcing letter recognition, phonics, and storytelling skills in an engaging and accessible way.
Introduce children to the alphabet through this food-themed colouring resource.
Each of the 26 pages features a large, outlined letterof the alphabet, alongside a single food item that begins with that letter (e.g., S is for Strawberry, Y is for Yogurt, Z is for Zucchini).
Children can trace the letters and the cursive sentences, colour the pictures, and explore new food vocabulary while reinforcing letter recognition, phonics, and fine motor skills.
Suitable for EYFS, KS1, and home learning, this ‘foodie fun’ resource makes learning the alphabet both fun and tasty!
First ABC Colouring Pages introduces young learners to the alphabet through colouring, tracing, and word recognition.
Each of the 26 pages features a large, outlined letter to trace and colour, along with 4 to 5 simple pictures that begin with the featured letter (e.g., T is for teapot, tiger, toes, tea, and television).
This resource supports phonics, handwriting, and fine motor development, reinforcing letter sounds and spelling.
Tracing helps with letter formation and early writing skills.
Ideal for classrooms, home learning, and activity stations, these pages encourage interactive learning.
Extend activities with sound hunts, letter formation games, and rhyming fun to deepen understanding in a playful way.
This resource is designed for EYFS children to develop their fine motor skills, pattern recognition, and matching abilities through Easter-themed activities.
Each of the 5 pages features three pairs of Easter egg characters with different patterns.
Children can:
Find the matching pairs – Observe the details in each egg’s design.
Trace the patterns and lines – Follow the lines to practice pencil control.
Colour in the eggs – Use different colours to decorate each pair.
Cut out the eggs – Cut along the square outlines.
Match and stick the pairs – Encourage discussion on similarities and differences.
This activity supports early learning goals in mark-making, visual discrimination, and fine motor development while celebrating Easter in a creative way!
Extend the activity by asking children to design their own Easter egg characters.
This heartwarming story is designed for young learners to develop early literacy, comprehension, and creative expression.
The story, Pat and Her Best Friend Tom, follows Pat on her sixth birthday as she receives a cuddly toy with big ears and a round face. When her friends ask if Tom is a bear or a rabbit, Pat realises she doesn’t need to know—she loves him just the way he is. This gentle story promotes themes of acceptance, love, and valuing things for who (or what) they are.
What’s Included?
Front Cover: In black and white for colouring and in colour for display.
Story: “Pat and Her Best Friend Tom” – A simple story encouraging kindness and appreciation.
Comprehension Worksheet – Five multiple-choice and short-answer questions to check understanding and recall.
Draw & Write Activity – Children draw their favourite toy and write a simple sentence about why they love it, fostering creativity and writing confidence.
This resource is ideal for EYFS and KS1 classrooms, supporting early reading, comprehension, and personal, social, and emotional development. It encourages children to appreciate differences and embrace love and kindness.
The resource links Literacy with the themes of Toys and Diversity.
This EYFS and KS1 resource supports vocabulary development, reading and writing skills, and topic work related to babies and young children.
It features 10 colourful worksheets, each displaying 16 silhouette-style pictures connected to the theme of babies and childhood. Each picture is accompanied by a matching word, helping children to recognize and associate words with images.
Ideas for Use:
• Cut and Match: Cut out the words and have children match them to the correct pictures.
• Word Ordering: Provide the words separately and encourage children to sequence them in the same order as the pictures on the worksheet.
• Sentence Building: Use the words to form simple sentences (e.g., “Babies learn how to crawl” or “We push babies in a pram”). (Children can write out words and/or sentences).
• Laminated Cards: Cut and laminate the pictures for durability and reuse in matching and sorting games.
• Sorting Activities: Encourage children to group pictures by categories such as food, toys, clothes, equipment, and toiletries.
• Discussion & Storytelling: Link the resource to topics such as Ourselves, Change, Growing Up and Family, supporting speaking and listening, reading, and early writing.
(The provided black and white template can be used for drawing and writing or pasting pictures into).
This resource provides a flexible way to explore early years themes while reinforcing key literacy skills.
These worksheets are designed to help young learners develop colour recognition skills and practice reading colour words.
Each sheet features a different theme to keep learning fun and varied:
Crayons to Colour In – Children match colours to the correct word and colour in the crayons accordingly.
Trucks – A transport-themed sheet where children colour trucks using the correct colours based on the labels.
Clown with Balloons – A cheerful clown holding balloons, each labelled with a colour word for children to match and colour in.
Frogs – A nature-themed worksheet where children colour frogs based on the given colour words.
Buttons with Two Colours – A pattern-based activity where children recognize and colour buttons in two different shades, reinforcing colour word recognition.
These worksheets support early reading and visual discrimination while encouraging creativity.
“Creative Writing - Magical Adventures” is an engaging literacy resource designed for KS1 teachers to support early reading, storytelling, and creative writing development.
This resource encourages children to use their imagination to create their own stories, inspired by four short, exciting adventures:
The Magical Adventure
The Magic Beans and the Superhero Cow
Pirate Pete and the Hidden Treasure
The Boy and the Talking Mirror
Each story comes with:
✔ A collection of black and white pictures for visual inspiration
✔ The short story text for guided reading and discussion
✔ A story doodle sheet for interactive storytelling
How it Works:
Children explore the provided stories and images, then use their creativity to craft their own versions of the tales. The picture collections act as prompts, helping children build their own imaginative narratives.
Activities Include:
Keyword Hunt – Finding and underlining key words in the story text
Illustration Time – Drawing a picture of the provided stories or inventing their own
Creative Writing – Using the pictures and key words to develop unique stories. Picture Collecting - Finding or drawing picture collections to use for own creative stories.
This resource is perfect for enhancing literacy skills, encouraging storytelling, and building confidence in writing.