How to catch a monster

How to Catch a Monster – 68-Page EYFS Printable Resource Pack

This 68-page early years resource pack is inspired by the story How to Catch a Monster and supports the EYFS framework through creative, literacy, maths, and PSED-focused activities.

Designed for children in Nursery, Reception, and early KS1, these hands-on, play-based resources encourage imagination, problem-solving, and emotional awareness while developing key early learning skills.

Creative and Fine Motor Skills

Over 40 colourful monster body parts to laminate and reuse for endless monster-building fun.

Cutting and sticking activity sheets to design your own monster.

Design and label a monster, draw yourself with a monster, and create a wanted monster poster.

Speech bubble activity for mark-making and early writing.

Colour in the letters in “MONSTER” sheet.

Maths Activities

First, Then, Now addition worksheets.

Write the missing number on each number line.

Subtracting monsters by colouring them in.

Trace, count, and add one more activities.

Identify the biggest and smallest monsters.

Order monsters by size (cut-and-stick activity).

Count and trace the correct number worksheets.

Representing numbers 1, 2, and 3 through counting and matching.

11 picture cards – peg the correct number from three options.

Fill in the missing numbers on paw prints.

How to Catch a Monster roll-and-colour dice game for counting.

Literacy and Communication

Match rhyming words activity.

Write initial sounds to match monster pictures.

Trace along lines to get to the monster pencil control sheets.

Label the monster writing activity.

Rearrange the letters to spell “monster.”

Comprehension and discussion prompts:

Was the boy dreaming?

Would you befriend a monster?

What was your favourite part of the story?

First, then, next writing activity.

Retell the story.

PSED and Emotional Literacy

10 colourful feelings cards to discuss how the monster or child might feel.

20 colourful picture cards to support PSED discussions or matching games.

Activities to explore bravery, fear, and friendship, linking to themes in the story.

This comprehensive set is perfect for autumn, story-themed learning, or a monsters topic. It encourages storytelling, number sense, creativity, and emotional understanding through fun, differentiated EYFS-friendly tasks.

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