Cracking Easter resources for EYFS and primary

Activities, games and fun lesson ideas to bring the spirit of Easter into EYFS and primary classrooms

Tes Resources Team

Easter Basket With Easter Eggs Inside, Activities For Primary Pupils

Bring Easter into your classroom with these religious activities, themed lesson ideas and creative tasks

The days are getting longer, flowers are beginning to bloom and the Easter holidays are almost upon us. Explore this collection of Easter-themed activities, lessons and games including Easter story resources, Easter egg templates and Easter-themed maths activities to take you and your pupils to the end of term.

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Easter activities and resources for EYFS 

Easter egg maths matching game: Number bonds to 10 and 20
missgsteacherthings25

Easter egg maths matching game: Number bonds to 10 and 20

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Easter egg maths matching game: Number bonds to 10 and 20 Instructions: 1. Print the version of the eggs that your need. There is a colour version or a black and white if you want children to colour them in or use coloured paper to print on. 2. Cut along the middle of the eggs so it becomes 2 halv...
3 Free Easter Place Mats
kerryann2000

3 Free Easter Place Mats

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These three Easter-themed placemats were very popular at our Easter breakfast this year. They re designed to keep little ones engaged at the table whether they re waiting for food or have finished eating. Each placemat includes a mix of fun, calming activities such as colouring, simple puzzle...
Easter Story Writing Booklet
Fairy does it !

Easter Story Writing Booklet

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Booklet template for writing a retell of the Easter Story. Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1 and lower Key Stage 2. Clear illustrations for each part of the story to act as visual aids. Use alongside the Easter Story Powerpoint Show which is also available. 5 versions included featuring different ...
Easter Story Sequencing Activity
hollyjack1

Easter Story Sequencing Activity

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Are you teaching your children about the Christian celebration of Easter? Use this sequencing activity to help children learn the story. Children can colour the pictures, cut them out and stick them in the correct order. This activity is part of our Easter Story Product below []()https://www.tes.co...
Easter writing sheets
loretolady

Easter writing sheets

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3 writing sheets for Easter - Palm sunday, Crucifixtion and resurrection. Picture to colour and lines underneath to write the story. A palm sunday writing sheet where the children use their senses to write about the day as if they were there. Other topics covered: Family life and rituals; Living in ...
Easter Egg Design
AcornTeachingResources

Easter Egg Design

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Aimed at D&T / Primary. 2 draft / design proposals - with sticky notes and drawing space. Easter egg template / packaging template - great for display work! Can be edited to include a theme / topic.
Easter symbols KS1
asumner2

Easter symbols KS1

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"Easter Symbols Explained: Engaging Resource for KS1" Discover the rich symbolism of Easter with our comprehensive teaching resource, designed to introduce KS1 children to the significance of Easter symbols in a straightforward manner. Included in this resource: -An 18-page PDF explaini...
Easter Bunny's Eggs
abbiperrin

Easter Bunny's Eggs

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Problem Solving Activity for KS1. The Easter bunny has to sort his eggs into boxes that hold 6. How many ways can he sort 2,3,4..etc eggs? Is there a pattern? Why? For lower abilities, using egg boxes and multilink was a useful way to visualise and practically represent the problem.

Easter activities and resources for KS2

French Easter Board Game Paques
Betsy Belle

French Easter Board Game Paques

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A board game to practise vocabulary for Easter. Pupils roll the dice and say the French for the picture they land on. Extra challenge given as they progress through the game and have to describe the pictures and give opinions. Great lead on from my Easter PowerPoint. Great speaking and list...
Easter maths multiplication code breaker
MissEHoney

Easter maths multiplication code breaker

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This Easter maths codebreaker gives students lots of practice at their times tables which helps them to reveal a groan worthy Easter Joke. A fun maths starter or reward for early finishers in the run up to Easter. UPDATED - swapped the m and t over. Similar to my Halloween codebreaker freebie whi...
Easter Activities
hoppytimes

Easter Activities

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RE Easter Story bundle, comprising 5 resources/ activities. For KS1/ lower KS2 Included: 14 Poster cards (slightly less than A5 size) - Jesus, angel, disciple, Mary, cross, etc. Easter word search 8 Colouring pages Bingo cards Easter story board game Great for the last few weeks befo...
Easter Coordinate Picture Differentiated Worksheets with Answers
Helen-Teach

Easter Coordinate Picture Differentiated Worksheets with Answers

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A set of fun Easter-themed coordinate picture worksheets, differentiated three ways, with answers. Pupils plot and join the points onto the coordinate grids to create three different Easter-themed coordinate pictures: a hatching Easter egg, an Easter chick and an Easter bunny. Three differentiated...
Easter Maths  KS2
hoppytimes

Easter Maths KS2

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A colourful and fun set of 24 Easter Maths Challenges ( can be used as starters / plenaries / small group/ whole class task cards). A lot of topics covered, including : measurement, time, money, sequencing, multiples, percentages, basic fractions, estimating, basic operations - addition, subtrac...
KS2 Easter Story (Incl. Holy Week) and Traditions Lesson Pack
primary texts

KS2 Easter Story (Incl. Holy Week) and Traditions Lesson Pack

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This KS2 Easter Story and Traditions lesson pack contains an editable 30 slide PPT which includes the Easter story focusing on the main events of Holy Week. This flexible resource also includes a choice of five follow-up activities: 1. Complete a True or false quiz about the events of the Easter s...