What’s included 39-page PDF in A4 and US Letter Cover, “This busy book belongs to” name page and grown-up guide (Velcro setup, no-laminate option, safety) 26 activity pages: Colour Sort, Colour Match, Shape Match, Shape Hunt, Count & Match 1–5 and 6–10, Count & Clip, Number Formation 1–10, Number Train 1–10, Upper/Lower Case Letter Match A–P, Letter Formation A–P, My Name, Pre-Writing Lines (2), What Comes Next? (patterns), Big or Small?, Opposites, Picture Puzzles, How Do I Feel?, Today’s Weather, Dress for the Weather, My Week (days of the week), The Four Seasons 5 cut-out pages with 112 pieces, each labelled with its page number Answer keys (3 pages) and a certificate A short grown-up tip on most activity pages Skills Colours, 2D shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle, star, heart) and shape counting Counting objects to 10, subitising support (dot patterns), number recognition, ordering numbers 1–10 and number formation Matching upper and lower case letters A–P, letter formation and writing their own name Pre-writing lines and fine motor control (cutting, peeling and sticking, peg clipping, tracing) Patterns (AB, AAB, ABB, ABC), sorting by size, opposites and simple puzzles Naming feelings, weather, days of the week and the four seasons How to use Busy book option: print on card, laminate, cut out the pieces and add Velcro dots (a grey dot shows where each one goes). Hole-punch into a binder and keep the pieces in a wallet. No Prep option: print on paper and use as cut-and-stick worksheets. Glue each piece into its dashed square. Tracing pages work with pencils, crayons or dry-wipe pens. Works well for continuous provision, a morning or busy-box activity, small groups, early finishers, key-person time or home learning. Use the weather, feelings and days pages as a daily circle-time routine. Pieces are small: supervise children at all times. EYFS links Mathematics: Number (counting, recognising numerals and quantities to 10, number order), Numerical Patterns (spotting and continuing patterns), shape and size (naming 2D shapes, comparing big and small). Literacy: Word Reading (letter recognition, upper and lower case), Writing (letter formation, writing their name). Physical Development – Fine Motor Skills: cutting, sticking, peg clipping, tracing pre-writing lines and numbers. Personal, Social and Emotional Development: recognising and naming feelings. Understanding the World: weather, seasons and days of the week. Communication and Language: vocabulary for colours, opposites and positions. Research-inspired: designed around early-years learning areas (early maths, early literacy, fine motor skills and talking about feelings), practised through hands-on play. It is not a complete curriculum or an assessment. All illustrations are original artwork. Personal and single-classroom use.

What’s included 33-page PDF in A4 and US Letter Grown-up guide (how sound buttons work, tips) and a phonics progress tracker 22 activity pages: Read & Match (4), Read & Circle (3), Sound Boxes – trace and write (3), Circle the Sounds (3), Which Word? (3), Read & Colour (3), What’s in the Middle? – missing vowel (3) 29 CVC word cards with sound buttons, to cut out Answer keys for every activity page and a certificate A short Grown-up tip on every page Skills Blending CVC words for reading, using sound buttons (dots for single letters, a bar for the digraph ck) Segmenting CVC words for spelling with sound boxes (one sound per box) Hearing initial, medial and final sounds; short vowels a e i o u Matching words to pictures and reading for meaning (read and colour) Uses only Phase 2 graphemes: s a t p, i n m d, g o c k, ck e u r, h b f l How to use No prep: print and go. Works for whole-class follow-up, small-group interventions, early finishers, continuous provision or home learning. Model each page first: touch each sound button, say the pure sound, then blend. Keep sessions short (5–10 minutes) and pick pages with sounds your children have already been taught – school SSP programmes may order Phase 2 sounds slightly differently. Use the answer keys for quick checking, the tracker to celebrate progress and the word cards for games. EYFS links Communication and Language: listening to and saying sounds and words clearly. Literacy – Word Reading: say a sound for each letter; blend sounds into words to read simple CVC words; read words consistent with their phonic knowledge. Literacy – Writing: spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sound with letter(s). Physical Development – Fine Motor Skills: tracing, colouring and drawing lines. Research-inspired: designed around a systematic synthetic phonics approach to blending and segmenting practice. It practises these skills through short, playful pages and is not a complete phonics programme or an assessment. All illustrations are original artwork. Personal and single-classroom use.

Hands-on shape puzzles for EYFS maths: children build pictures from shapes, copy designs and learn position words. What’s included 32 pages, 22 puzzle pages in 3 levels Shape-piece pictures with copy cards, copy-the-design dot grids Position words (on, under, behind, next to), “What does it look like from above?”, arrow mazes, shape hunts Grown-up tip on every page, guide, tracker and answer keys A4 and US Letter PDFs Skills Spatial reasoning, shape composition, positional language, visual memory, following directions, scissor skills. How to use Low prep: print, cut out the shape pieces once (laminate to re-use). Ideal for maths provision, small-group work or a busy-time table activity. EYFS links Mathematics – spatial reasoning, shape and pattern (Development Matters: select, rotate and manipulate shapes; compose and decompose shapes; understand position through words alone). Physical Development – fine motor.

Ten minutes a day of playful Phase 1 phonics for Nursery and Reception. Every page is about listening and talking – no letter knowledge needed. What’s included 30 daily one-page activities (40 pages in total) Rhyming, syllable clapping, first sounds, sound sorting and “robot talk” oral blending “Remember it?” review days (3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 30) Grown-up tip on every page, grown-up guide, 30-day tracker and answer keys A4 and US Letter PDFs Skills Phonological awareness: hearing rhyme, clapping syllables, hearing initial sounds, oral blending and segmenting (Phase 1 Aspects 4–7). How to use Print and go – no prep. Use one page a day as a short small-group or 1:1 session, a carpet-time warm-up, or send home for families. Adults read the tip and say the words; children listen, point, circle or draw lines. EYFS links Communication and Language (Listening, Attention and Understanding; Speaking); Literacy – Word Reading (early phonological awareness). Practises the listening skills that come before Phase 2 phonics.

Festive maths, fine-motor and matching practice for December, with original Christmas illustrations. What’s included 20 Christmas worksheets with 10 activity types (27 pages including guide and answer keys) Trace the lines and trace the words (TREE, STAR, BELL, GIFT, SNOW, HAT) Count & match and count & circle 1–10, colour by number, what comes next patterns Find the shadow, help Rudolph mazes, big or small sorting, cut & stick shadows A4 and US Letter PDFs; low-ink, prints well in black & white Skills Counting and number recognition to 10, pencil control, visual discrimination, size and pattern, scissor skills. How to use Mostly print and go; two cut & stick pages need scissors and glue. Use for December morning work, maths and fine-motor tables, or quiet time before the holidays. EYFS links Mathematics – number and numerical patterns; Physical Development – fine motor; Literacy – early writing (letter tracing); Expressive Arts and Design.

Look, find and match! Children draw a line from each animal to its shadow. What’s included 20 shadow-matching worksheets in 5 themes: farm, forest, ocean, jungle, pets (28 pages in total) Two levels: worksheets 1–10 have 4 animals, 11–20 have 5 30 original animal illustrations, how-to guide and answer key A4 and US Letter PDFs Skills Visual discrimination, shape recognition, animal vocabulary, pencil control (drawing lines). How to use Print and go – no prep. Use as morning work, an independent table activity or a calm early-finisher task. Talk about the animals’ names and features as children match. EYFS links Mathematics – shape and spatial reasoning (matching shapes and outlines); Communication and Language – vocabulary; Physical Development – fine motor; Understanding the World – the natural world.

A free 3-page taster of the Learning Busy Book by PeekabooPages. Use it as a laminated Velcro activity or as a No Prep cut-and-stick worksheet. Shape Match: match circle, square, triangle, rectangle, star and heart pieces to their outlines Cut-out page with the 6 shape pieces (each labelled with its page number) Trace the Lines: straight, zigzag and step lines from picture to picture, starting at the green dot Includes a short grown-up tip on each activity page. Research-inspired practice of shape recognition and fine motor skills for EYFS, Nursery/Reception, ages 3–5. Pieces are small, so supervise children at all times. The full busy book (39 pages, 26 activity pages, 112 pieces and answer keys) is available in the PeekabooPages Tes shop.

A free 3-page taster of the Phase 2 Phonics CVC Pack by PeekabooPages – no prep, print and go. Read & Match: read CVC words with sound buttons and match them to pictures (blending) Sound Boxes – Trace: say the word, tap one box for each sound and trace the letters (segmenting) Read & Colour: read the words and colour the matching pictures Uses only Phase 2 sounds and includes a Grown-up tip on every page. Research-inspired practice for EYFS / Reception, ages 3–5. The full pack (33 pages, with answer keys and word cards) is available in the PeekabooPages Tes shop.

What’s included: 3 A4 pages of tracing paths: straight, zigzag, wavy, humps and loops (picture-to-picture paths), plus vertical lines and circles. Skills: Pencil control, hand-eye coordination, left-to-right movement, pre-writing patterns. How to use: Print and go. Trace with a finger first, then a chunky crayon or pencil. Laminate for whiteboard-pen practice. EYFS links: Physical Development – Fine Motor Skills; Literacy – Writing (early mark making).

What’s included: 3 A4 pages: a sound-walk tick sheet (9 pictures), 6 “Who says that?” animal sound cards to cut out, and sound-walk bingo. Skills: Phase 1 Aspect 1 (environmental sounds) and Aspect 2 (instrumental/animal sounds): listening, attention, talking about sounds. How to use: Take the tick sheet on a walk outside or around the setting; play the card guessing game at carpet time. The cards need one cut (low prep). EYFS links: Communication and Language – Listening, Attention and Understanding; Literacy – early phonological awareness.

What’s included: 2 match-the-picture-to-the-word worksheets with 10 CVC words in total (cat, dog, pig, sun, hat, bus, cup, log, bed, bug), plus an answer key. Skills: Phase 2 GPCs, oral blending and reading CVC words, matching print to pictures. How to use: Print and go. Say the picture, sound-talk the word (c-a-t), then draw a line. Works for small-group phonics or independent practice. EYFS links: Literacy – Word Reading (blend sounds into words; read words consistent with phonic knowledge).

What’s included: 10 count-and-clip cards (1–10) on 2 A4 pages, with 3 number choices per card, plus an answer key and game ideas. Skills: One-to-one counting, number recognition to 10, subitising small amounts, fine motor (peg clipping). How to use: Cut out the cards (laminate to re-use). Children count, then clip a peg or put a counter on the right number. Low prep. EYFS links: Mathematics – Number (count objects to 10, link numerals and amounts); Physical Development – fine motor.

What’s included: 3 A4 pages: a 4-house sorting mat, 12 shapes to colour and cut (3 sizes of each shape), and an answer key with talk prompts. Skills: Recognising and naming 2D shapes, sorting, comparing size, scissor skills. How to use: Children colour, cut and stick each shape into the right house. Needs scissors and glue (low prep). Extend by sorting again by size. EYFS links: Mathematics – shape, space and measures (name and describe 2D shapes); Physical Development – fine motor.

What’s included: 3 A4 pages: trace each number 0–9 with a green start dot and a number-formation rhyme, plus a write-it-yourself page. Skills: Correct numeral formation, number recognition 0–9, pencil control. How to use: Print and go. Say the rhyme while forming the number in the air or in sand first, then trace. EYFS links: Mathematics – Number; Physical Development – Fine Motor Skills.

A free 3-page taster from Build & Copy, a spatial reasoning pack for ages 3–5. It includes one page of cut-out shape pieces (Set 1), one Build It! copy-card page (House and Tree, Level 1) and one “What Does It Look Like From Above?” matching page. Set 1 has every piece needed for the House and Tree cards. Each activity page has a Grown-up tip box. US Letter PDF; print at 100% so the pieces fit the cards. The full 32-page pack, which also includes dot-grid copying, position words, arrow mazes, shape hunts, three levels and answer keys, is available from Peekaboo Pages.

A free 3-page taster from Sound Play in 10 Minutes, a 30-day phonological awareness pack for ages 3–5. It includes one Rhyme Match page, one First Sound page (/b/) and one Robot Talk blending page. Each has a Grown-up tip box with a simple script for the adult. US Letter PDF. The full 40-page pack, which also includes rhyming, syllable clapping, sound sorting, review days, a 30-day tracker and answer keys, is available from Peekaboo Pages.

Free sample of 3 printable shadow matching worksheets for preschool and kindergarten (ages 3-5). Children match cute animals to their shadows, practising visual discrimination, attention and fine motor skills. Includes a cover page, US Letter and A4 versions. Print and go - great for morning work, centres or quiet time. By Peekaboo Pages.