Teaching and Learning Resources for Early Learners and KS1
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Looking for something original? Here are some Resources for Early Learners and Key Stage 1 that you won't have used before. There are also some Key Stage 2 and a variety of SEND resources.
Alphabet, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, Reading & Writing Activities and a range of topic resources. Worksheets, flashcards, activities, PPTs, quiz games and posters are all included.
Most images licenced from graphicsfactory.com and symbols are licenced from Boardmaker.
Looking for something original? Here are some Resources for Early Learners and Key Stage 1 that you won't have used before. There are also some Key Stage 2 and a variety of SEND resources.
Alphabet, Phonics, Speaking and Listening, Reading & Writing Activities and a range of topic resources. Worksheets, flashcards, activities, PPTs, quiz games and posters are all included.
Most images licenced from graphicsfactory.com and symbols are licenced from Boardmaker.
A Father’s Day / Celebrations PPT and activities.
This is an animated PPT with 2 activity sheets as a follow up.
Jo wants to get her dad a Father’s Day gift but she cannot decide what.
There are 20 animated ideas to choose from.
Children watch the PPT and help Jo to decide on a gift they feel would be suitable.
The slides are animated so the children will delight in watching the present ideas on the TV,
There are lots of details too on the slides for children to talk about and spot in the other slides. Some of these are animated also.
The activity sheets are at the back:
A writing frame for children to write their choice for Jo and their personal choice. They then draw these gift choices.
Activity sheet 2 is for children to draw and label all the choices of gift. One is done for them.
Extension activities include data handling - how many children chose the same or different gifts?
Make a Father’s day gift, card or write a letter to dad.
This is an animated PPT with 2 activity sheets as a follow up.
Jo is thinking ahead to what job she would like to do, but she cannot decide what.
There are 20 animated ideas to choose from.
Children watch the PPT and help Jo to decide on a job they feel would be suitable.
The slides are animated so the children will delight in watching the job ideas on the TV,
The activity sheets are at the back:
A writing frame for children to write their choice of job for Jo and their personal choice. They then draw these job choices.
Activity sheet 2 is for children to colour and label all the choices of jobs.
Extension activities include data handling - how many children chose the same or different jobs? What is the most popular job? Do a class or year group survey.
Links to Ourselves, World of Work, Me, People who help us and Occupations.
This is an animated PPT with 2 activity sheets as a follow up.
Jo is thinking about the foods she likes and dislikes. She wants to decide on her favourite food.
There are 20 animated ideas to choose from.
Children watch the PPT and help Jo to decide on her favourite food.
The slides are animated so the children will delight in watching the food ideas on the TV,
The activity sheets are at the back:
A writing frame for children to write their choice of food for Jo and their personal choice. They then draw these food choices.
Activity sheet 2 is for children to colour and label all the choices of foods.
Extension activities include data handling - how many children chose the same or different food from the 20? What is the most popular food? Do a class or year group survey.
Links to Ourselves, Food, Plants and Data Handling.
Early learners will enjoy speaking and listening about the Farm. They can begin to read the simple sentences.
Use on the smart board for a lesson starter or presentation or print out to make visual aids for lessons on Animals, Farm, People who Help Us.
Ourselves discussion slides that can be shown on the smart board or made into talk about posters.
There are 8 jobs or activities to talk about with children including doctor, chef and teacher.
Show this on the smart board for a lesson starter on animals or phonics.
8 animals with their initial sounds.
A great speaking and listening activity for early learners.
The pictures can be used as posters too.
A bumper selection of circular Christmas tags to cut out and make. Enlarge if you want them bigger.
Duplicate the sheets, cut out the circles and laminate for lots of fun matching and sorting games too.
Children could choose their favourites and use them to make Christmas cards.
A reading and spelling lesson with a Christmas theme.
There are 20 slides showing colour Christmas related pictures.
Children name the pictures and then say the initial sounds.
More able children can spell the words.
The slides are animated so that each letter appears with a click.
The last slide can be printed off as a visual aid or activity sheet.
Children can work alone or in pairs to find the pictures as they appear and mark off the words on the grid.
Pictures are all of 3 or 4 letter words.
Encourages speaking and listening and thinking e.g. the reindeer picture - the key word is nose and not reindeer.
This is an animated PPT with 2 activity sheets as a follow up.
Jo is trying to decide on her favourite day, event or time of year and she wants your help.
There are 19 animated ideas to choose from.
Children watch the PPT and help Jo to decide which special day or time of year she likes the best.
The slides are animated so the children will delight in watching the special days and time of the year ideas on the TV,
There are lots of details too, on the slides for children to talk about and spot in the other slides. Many of these are animated also.
The activity sheets are at the back:
A writing frame for children to write their choice of favourite times for Jo and their personal choice. They then draw these choices.
Activity sheet 2 is for children to colour and label all the choices of special days or times of the year.
Extension activities include data handling - how many children chose the same or different favourite times? What is the most popular day or time of the year?
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Help Jo to choose a new pet dog
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Help Jo to choose a new hobby
Help Jo to choose a job
Help Jo to choose her favourite food
An original fun story to tell your children at Christmas time.
Farmer Christmas has a busy week giving all of his animals a treat, but he almost forgets the Christmas dinner! Farmer Christmas saves the best treat for his lovely wife Mrs Christmas.
The story has 10 colour pages to share or print off and read to / with your children.
All the flashcards to go with the story are included - Farmer images, 7 animals, 7 days of the week and the 7 treats for the animals.
There is a background template for children to make their own scene using the flashcards.
There are 2 worksheets -1) write what happens on each day of the week and 2) match the 7 treats to the 7 animals.
Links to measures, time, matching and good for memory recall.
This resource is a bundle of worksheets designed to enhance handwriting and fine motor skills for children in EYFS, SEND and KS1).
The bundle includes 10 themed sets, each containing 4 worksheets.
The themes cover topics: food and drinks, transport, toys, weather, feeling faces, farm, music, flowers and plants, clothes, and the seaside. Each worksheet aims to support the development of motor skills in young learners.
A bundle of resources for EYFS / KS1 based on this memorable celebration.
Resources include activities and worksheets, a story, bunting and flashcards.
Something for everyone and a range of fun activities.
New resource added - Corgi Dogs Activity Sheets
A collection of resources for young children celebrating or learning about Father’s Day, special days or celebrations.
There are lots of original card making ideas with colouring or ready made cards to cut out.
There are 2 animated power points to share with the children.
Take your class on exciting or virtual trips out with these 5 resources -
Our Trip to the Seaside, the Circus, the Toy Shop, the Farm and the Zoo.
Link with your topic work and your literacy work.
Suitable for EYFS, KS1 and Send pupils.
Boardmaker licenced symbols.
A bundle of resources for your topic on Water, Seas and Oceans and Sea Creatures.
Resources include counting activities, matching, card games, a PPT, colouring sheets and a fishing game.
Cross curricular links to literacy, PSHE and maths.
We hope your class enjoy this 20 page treasure trove of Halloween delights that are sure to bring the magic of Halloween into your classroom, while reinforcing key learning concepts. The unit, planning and resources are aimed at EYFS and KS1 and incorporates symbols which support SEND pupils and should save teachers precious time planning and preparing.
Boardmaker Licenced.
The unit offers a rich array of activities including English, Maths, Art, and Outdoor Learning, fostering connections across subject areas.
From an original story and poetry reading and writing, to comprehension questions and word searches, children can have fun whilst improving their literacy skills. Children learn too about staying safe on Halloween.
The unit incorporates phonics with Halloween-themed words and sounds that make learning relevant. For the mathematicians, included are examples of simple Halloween-themed math problems.
Boost creativity with the Halloween poster designing and board game creation activities. Instill team spirit with name search puzzles and collaborative activities.
Immerse children in the spirit of the season with an outdoor scavenger hunt and nature walks, all themed around the spookiest time of the year.
There are also detailed planning sheets giving activities and extension ideas and even a suggested Halloween themed picture book list.
This bumper pack offers a blend of fun and education, designed to captivate children. The resource can be adapted to different learning styles and paces.
