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.
Get ready for some shapely fun!
This colourful flashcard set includes 21 circles and 21 squares filled with patterns of animals, plants, shapes and letters.
They’re perfect for little hands to cut out, match up, sort, stick, or talk about – however you choose to play!
Use them for pair games, matching activities, speaking and listening games, sorting into sets, or even to decorate your classroom.
There are also 2 blank templates (one circle, one square) so children can design their own patterns and get creative.
Great for building shape recognition, fine motor skills, visual memory, and language development – through play!
This cross-curricular art and design lesson helps children explore the importance of signs in everyday life. Children will learn how signs are used to share information and keep us safe, focusing on colours, shapes, and symbols used in real signs like those found on roads or in schools.
They will go on a local sign-spotting walk, take photos or make sketches, then return to class to paint or design their own signs. The lesson includes round and triangular sign template worksheets in both colour and black and white.
Cross-Curricular Links
• Art and Design
o Use drawing, painting, and mixed media to represent signs and ideas creatively.
o Explore shape and colour to convey meaning visually.
• Understanding the World / Geography
o Observe human-made features in the local environment (e.g. road signs, shop signs).
o Talk about how our surroundings help us stay safe and organised.
• Mathematics
o Recognise and name 2D shapes such as circles and triangles.
o Sort and classify signs by shape and colour.
• PSHE / Personal, Social and Health Education
o Understand how signs are used to help, inform, and protect us.
o Recognise the importance of rules, safety, and clear communication in the environment.
• Communication & Language / Literacy
o Describe what different signs mean using simple sentences.
o Use signs as prompts for story ideas or classroom discussion.
This creative Key Stage One resource supports children’s understanding of nature-inspired design, focusing on flower and plant motifs in everyday life.
It includes a detailed lesson plan with clear learning objectives, a list of materials needed, step-by-step instructions, extension ideas, and an assessment guide.
The activity encourages children to observe and record plant motifs around them — on furniture, fabrics, buildings, or natural objects — through drawing or photography.
It links to key areas of the curriculum: Art and Design, 2D shapes and pattern, Science (plants and nature), and Literacy through descriptive writing and discussion.
The pack also includes four supplementary worksheets:
Design Your Own Flower or Plant Motif – children create a decorative design using shapes, pattern and colour.
Find and Match Flower Patterns – a simpler EYFS/KS1 worksheet matching motifs to everyday objects.
Repeating Plant Patterns – children identify and colour repeating patterns in a quilt-style design.
Design Your Own Quilt – using a blank quilt outline, children apply their own plant motif pattern.
Perfect for classroom or outdoor learning, this resource builds observation skills, appreciation for design, and creative confidence through hands-on and visual tasks.
This resource pack includes a full KS1 lesson plan and a simplified EYFS version of “Flowers from Shapes”, designed to support creative development, shape recognition, and early science learning.
Each plan includes clear objectives, a step-by-step activity guide, assessment suggestions, and a variety of extension ideas.
The lessons link meaningfully to key areas of learning such as 2D shape recognition (Maths), plants and nature (Science), early reading and writing (Literacy) and Art and Design.
To support and extend learning further, the pack includes three printable worksheets:
• Label the Flower (identifying flower parts and matching 2D shapes)
• Design Your Own Flower (creative shape-based drawing)
• Flower Story Writing Frame (a literacy-focused creative writing task)
Together, these resources offer a rich and engaging cross-curricular experience suitable for EYFS and KS1 children.
This KS1 and SEND phonics resource includes 25 engaging worksheets, each focusing on a different key phoneme (e.g. ch, oy, ie) taught in Letters and Sounds and other systematic synthetic phonics programmes.
Each sheet features:
• Three images containing the target sound (e.g. chicken, chips, cheese)
• A phonics spotting task where children circle the correct corresponding pictures
• A drawing space for learners to illustrate their own word with the sound (beginning, middle, or end)
• Sound outlines for tracing to support spelling and handwriting
Perfect for use in phonics groups, spelling interventions, or independent work, this printable pack supports segmenting, blending, sound recognition, and early spelling strategies. Ideal for Phase 3 to Phase 5 phonics, with links to KS1 reading and writing objectives.
The sheets can be used individually or as part of a unit of work.
This engaging complete A – Z workbook supports EYFS and KS1 learners in developing essential phonics, handwriting, and early reading skills.
Each page focuses on a single letter, with a large letter outline to trace and colour, three illustrated objects to identify by initial sound (e.g. z for zip, zebra, zoo), and space for children to draw their own item beginning with the letter. Children circle the correct pictures, practice writing the letter, and make their own connections — reinforcing sound recognition, vocabulary building, and fine motor development.
Ideal for phonics practice, sound sorting activities, or letter formation sessions, this printable resource is perfect for classroom or home use.
This musical instrument resource pack is perfect for EYFS and KS1, combining early music exploration with key literacy and numeracy skills.
Children will enjoy identifying and naming five common instruments (harp, drum, tambourine, piano and triangle) through fun activities including a word search, labelling sheets, picture matching, and counting pages from 1 to 5.
The resource supports vocabulary development, fine motor skills, and number recognition from 1 to 5.
Ideal for cross-curricular learning, it’s a great way to link music with early reading and maths, with clear visuals and hands-on extension ideas to enhance classroom use.
Planning is included with objectives, instructions, resources needed and extension ideas.
A fun, engaging 6-part activity pack designed to support early years and KS1 learners in exploring harvest time, fruit and vegetables, and the changing seasons.
This cross-curricular resource links to reading, writing, counting, and fine motor skills.
Children will meet five cheerful Harvest Buddy characters – carrot, tomato, pear, apple, and pineapple – through a variety of creative tasks including flashcards, colouring, matching, doodle counting, a simple harvest poem, and a themed word search.
Each lesson is easy to deliver with printable worksheets and planning showing clear objectives, instructions and resources needed.
Ideal for classroom use, small groups, or homework extensions around seasonal themes.
Use as a unit of work or stand alone worksheets / activities.
This black-and-white counting resource links numbers 1 to 5 with Saints’ special days, focusing on St Patrick’s Day and St George’s Day — perfect for EYFS and KS1 learners.
It includes 5 engaging worksheets with themed pictures.
Children trace the number words, count and colour the images, then circle the correct numeral from 1 to 5.
A great way to combine number recognition, fine motor skills, and cultural celebrations in your classroom.
This pack of black-and-white resources links numbers 1 to 5 with a large variety of celebrations and festivals from around the year, ideal for EYFS and KS1 learners.
It includes 5 fun counting worksheets for each theme featuring:
New Year
Chinese New Year
Easter
Christmas
Halloween
plus themed counting for Kwanzaa, Eid, Diwali, Bonfire Night, Hanukkah, and Burns Night.
Children trace the number words, count and colour the celebration-themed pictures, then circle the correct numeral from 1 to 5.
A joyful way to build early number skills while exploring diversity and seasonal events throughout the year.
A handy addition to your Maths and RE resource toolbox!
This lovely black-and-white resource links numbers 1 to 5 to a Valentine’s Day theme, perfect for EYFS and KS1 learners.
It includes 5 counting worksheets featuring: 1 box of chocolates, 2 heart balloons, 3 Valentine’s Day cards, 4 Valentine frogs, and 5 love hearts. Children trace the number words, count and colour the themed pictures, then circle the correct numeral from 1 to 5.
A sweet way to support number recognition, fine motor skills, and seasonal learning in February.
This fun black-and-white resource links numbers 1 to 5 to a cheerful birthday theme, ideal for EYFS and KS1 learners.
It includes 5 counting worksheets featuring: 1 birthday present, 2 party hats, 3 candles on a cake, 4 balloons, and 5 birthday cards.
Children trace the number words, count and colour the birthday-themed pictures, then circle the correct numeral from 1 to 5.
A great way to build early number recognition, fine motor skills, and seasonal fun into your classroom!
This handy black-and-white resource links numbers 1 to 5 to a Harvest Festival theme, perfect for EYFS and KS1 learners.
It includes 5 worksheets featuring seasonal counting activities: 1 tractor, 2 scarecrows, 3 fruit baskets, 4 bunches of grapes, and 5 farmers.
Children trace the number words, count and colour the harvest-themed pictures, then circle the correct numeral from 1 to 5.
Ideal for supporting early maths, number recognition, and fine motor skills during autumn and harvest celebrations.
This handy black-and-white resource links numbers 1 to 5 with the four seasons, perfect for EYFS and KS1 learners.
It includes 20 engaging worksheets — five for each season — with themed counting activities (e.g. 1 snowman, 2 pairs of mittens, 3 penguins for winter). Children trace the number words, count and colour the seasonal pictures, then circle the correct numeral from 1 to 5.
Ideal for supporting early maths, number recognition, and fine motor skills.
A simple, seasonal addition to your early years resource collection!
Step into a world of fairy tales and classic stories with this cheerful Storyland Quiz, designed especially for young children (EYFS and KS1).
With 15 simple, engaging questions and matching picture cards, children are invited to explore familiar characters and scenes from beloved tales — all while practicing speaking, listening, and comprehension skills.
Each question is paired with a colourful image to help children match and talk about what they see.
It’s perfect for whole-class fun, group time, or a literacy-themed celebration day!
What’s Included:
• 15 question prompts to read aloud
• 15 large matching picture cards to display or hold up
• Answers included for adults
Sample Questions:
Who lived in a shoe with lots of children?
Picture: An old woman and a giant shoe
What did the Three Bears eat for breakfast?
Picture: Three bowls of porridge
This “Count with Me: Numbers 0 to 5” resource is designed to support early number recognition and counting skills in EYFS and early KS1 settings.
It includes large-format flashcards for numbers 0 to 5 in both full colour and black-and-white for printing flexibility.
Each number card is paired with familiar, age-appropriate items for children to count (e.g., 3 cats, 5 starfish), supporting one-to-one correspondence. Alongside the flashcards, the pack features a worksheet for each number, including bold number outlines for tracing, simple counting activities, and colouring.
Ideal for whole-class introduction, small group work, or individual practice, this resource helps reinforce early maths skills through visual, hands-on learning.
Great for displays and Numeracy tables/topics.
This versatile resource is perfect for EYFS settings and ideal for preparing and personalising your classroom at the start of the new school year.
With 30 colour and 30 black-and-white labels featuring animals from A to Z (with some extras and additions like “fox” for X), each card includes an animal linked to a letter of the alphabet.
There are 15 cards per page, across 2 pages for each version – colour and black-and-white, allowing children to copy, colour, or decorate their favourite animals in their own creative way.
The labels can be used to name trays, books, drawers, pegs, or equipment, and are ideal for helping children recognise their own belongings while also learning animal names and letter sounds.
The cards can be sorted by category (wild animals, sea creatures, farm animals, insects, domestic pets), used in matching games, or laminated and enlarged to create vibrant classroom signs and displays.
Children can select an animal that corresponds with their name or simply choose a favourite, giving them ownership over their space and boosting early literacy and personal identity in the classroom.
This resource supports language development, early phonics awareness, sorting and categorising, fine motor skills, and classroom organisation — all in one fun, animal-themed activity.
This fun 3-page summer-themed resource is perfect for EYFS children.
Each page shows 5 familiar holiday items such as sunglasses, a boat, starfish, crab, and a bucket and spade.
One set is in colour, the other in black and white.
Children draw a line to match each coloured item to its black-and-white version.
Then they colour in the black-and-white pictures.
Supports early observation, matching, fine motor, and colouring skills with a cheerful summer theme.
This planet flashcard set is perfect for supporting early years and KS1 learning about space.
The resource includes 18 colourful flashcards featuring the planets in pairs (e.g., two Earth, two Jupiter) across three pages with a white background, and the same cards repeated on three pages with a bold black background.
The planets are shown clearly but are not labelled, allowing children to focus on visual recognition, comparison, and observation.
This also offers a great extension opportunity for more able children to research and name each planet, encouraging reading, enquiry, and science vocabulary.
Two bonus creative pages are included with 12 simple, cartoon-style planet outlines for children to decorate or use for inspiration for inventing their own planets — supporting imagination, design, and early writing skills.
A teacher prompt card is included with suggestions for using the resource.
Whether used in small group games, display work, or creative activities, these flashcards provide a flexible and inspiring way to explore the solar system with young learners.
A 3-page activity pack to support EYFS, KS1 and SEND children as they reflect on personal growth and prepare for change.
Page 1 invites children to draw or write about: My Favourite Moments, Feeling Proud, Looking Ahead, Special People, My Favourite Subject, and Feeling Sad. This helps them explore emotions, memories, and hopes.
Page 2 includes two drawing boxes labelled Looking Back and Looking Forward, with space to illustrate key moments, friendships, goals, or something they’re excited about.
Page 3 provides lined space for writing more detailed reflections. Encourage children to think about achievements, challenges, and what they’re looking forward to next.
Perfect for end-of-year or transition activities, this resource supports wellbeing, self-awareness, and confidence as part of PSHE or personal development work.
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