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 collection of worksheets for children learning or consolidating numbers from 0 to 10 and/or finding out about number lines.
There are links with handwriting and sequencing numbers as well as number recognition.
Variety: This set includes nine worksheets and a blank template for you or the children to use.
Interactive Matching: Children will enjoy matching the colour numbers to their corresponding positions on the number lines. This process reinforces number recognition but also introduces them to the concept of number lines.
Colouring Fun: For those who love a splash of creativity, there’s a black and white version. Children can colour in the numbers before matching them to the number lines. Children can copy the coloured numbers on the sheets or use their own colour choices.
Diverse Designs: Each of the nine worksheets showcases a different font style or playful number cartoon characters. Designs include curly fonts to numbers with cute little faces and one sheet shows number words.
Target Audience: These worksheets are tailored for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) and KS1 (Key Stage 1) children.
2 worksheets, 1 in colour and the other in black and white.
Each sheet shows 20 2D and 3D shapes for children to identify, find, tick off on the list.
Sheet 2 can be coloured in. Children could match the colours or use their own.
Sheet 1 could be laminated and children could mark off the shapes as they find them with dry markers.
The resource links shape with reading, close observation and colour.
8 Tumbling Towers Maths games for the KS1 classroom. These are a fun way to teach and reinforce foundational maths skills.
Games include recognition of numbers up to 12, 2D shape, basic addition and subtraction, counting and matching numbers and pictures, and, matching number words and pictures.
Each activity idea has objectives, suggested resources and activity instructions and steps.
Once you have your tumbling tower blocks, stickers and markers, you need little else which is a great time saver for teachers.
This ‘Exploring 3D Shapes with Colours for KS1’ resource is an interactive, hands-on learning experience that supports learning of 3D shapes, particularly cubes,colour and pattern recognition.
By engaging with a variety of activities, from building, colouring to puzzle solving, children will develop essential skills like problem-solving and spatial awareness.
Sheet 1 is a planning sheet with 5 suggested ideas for using the resources.
Sheets 2,3 and 4 are colour posters showing cube patterns for children to recreate.
Sheet 5 is a large colour cube made up of smaller cubes - children can recreate the cube.
Sheet 6 is a black and white version of the large cube.
There are 3 worksheets for children to copy and recreate patterns.
Finally there is a template of cubes that children can cut out and use in a variety of ways.
The resource can form the basis of a lesson, make up a unit of work, or just dip in and out for 3D shape worksheets.
An engaging resource designed to make teaching and learning the number 3 fun and interactive for Early Years. There are 10 colour pages, each showcasing 12 activity ideas.
Examples are:
“Put 3 Blocks in Order of Size”: Children can arrange three blocks from smallest to largest, promoting spatial awareness and mathematical understanding.
“Make a Spell with 3 Secret Ingredients”: Children can concoct imaginary potions using three secret ingredients, encouraging imaginative play and counting skills.
“Draw and Colour in 3 Kings”: Children can draw and colour three kings, inspired by stories such as the Three Wise Men, fostering creativity and numeral recognition.
“Make a Dance with 3 Moves”: Children can choreograph a dance routine with three different moves, promoting physical activity and numerical understanding.
“Say Rhymes - 3 Blind Mice”: Children can recite number rhymes reinforcing counting skills and rhythmic patterns.
"Share the Story of the 3 Billy Goats Gruff ": Children can listen to or participate in storytelling sessions featuring classic tales involving the number three, fostering language development and storytelling skills.
“Survey Who Was Born in March, the 3rd Month of the Year”: Children can conduct surveys to find out who in their class / year group, was born in March, exploring calendar concepts and social interaction.
“Create a Picture with 3 Colours”: Children can use three different colours to create artwork, enhancing colour recognition and artistic expression.
“Count 3 Objects in the Environment”: Children can explore their surroundings and count groups of three objects they find, promoting observational skills and numeracy.
Dip in an out of the resource to support early number work, or use as unit of work.
Fun with Hats: A Data Adventure for Children is a maths resource designed for Key Stage 1 and EYFS children. The resource aims to develop early data handling and sorting skills through fun activities.
The resource includes:
• Three Sets of Colour Picture Cards: Each set contains 18 colour pictures of children wearing different hats. Sets 1A and 1B, Set 2A and 2B, and Set 3A and 3B include the same pictures but are jumbled in different orders, providing multiple opportunities for matching and sorting activities.
• Activity Sheet for Counting and Matching Hats: This sheet allows children to practice counting, sorting, matching and recording.
There are 6 planned Activity ideas which come with objectives, instructions and assessment opportunities.
Hat Matching Game:
Objective: Develop data handling and sorting skills by matching pictures of children with different hats.
Sorting Hat Game:
Objective: Practice sorting and categorising skills based on hat colour and type.
Hat Relay Race:
Objective: Reinforce sorting skills and promote teamwork.
Hat Storytelling:
Objective: Encourage creativity and language development through storytelling.
Design Your Own Hat:
Objective: Encourage creativity and artistic expression while reinforcing understanding of different types of hats.
Counting and Matching Hats:
Objective: Practice counting and matching skills.
The resource links to topics on Clothing.
Boardmaker licenced.
A set of colour 2D shape posters showing rectangles, hearts, diamonds, squares, triangles, circles, ovals, hexagons, pentagons and octagon pictures.
These are useful for classroom display, the maths corner, speaking and listening and a host of other maths linked activities e.g.
Shape Scavenger Hunt: Children find objects in the classroom that match the shapes on the posters.
Shape Sorting Game: Children sort objects or pictures into groups based on the shapes shown in the posters.
Shape Memory Match: Have a memory match game using cards that have the shapes from the posters.
Shape Artwork: Provide children with art materials to create their own artwork based on the shapes.
Interactive Shape Wall: Turn the posters into an interactive wall where children can add objects or drawings that correspond to each shape.
Guess the Shape: Play a guessing game where you describe a shape from the posters without naming it, and the children have to guess which shape it is.
Laminate the posters and they can be reused.
This resource offers a practical way to introduce data handling concepts to your KS1/EYFS children.
Featuring 18 colour pictures / cards of Tennis Ball characters wearing different hats, this resource provides a hands-on approach to data analysis.
There is a sheet of questions for children to fill in e.g. how many Tennis Ball characters have blue eyes, how many wearing Pirate hats etc.
Other activities include designing hats for each Tennis Ball character on the sheet, matching black-and-white Tennis Ball characters and colouring them in to make them the same.
Cut, duplicate and laminate the character cards for more matching and sorting games.
Two writing frames are also included for children to document their findings or reflect on their Tennis related experiences.
This resource links in with Sports.
A maths unit of work for EYFS and KS1 which comes with planning for 6 simple activities:
Button Sorting
Button Counting
Button Matching
Button Sequencing
Button Ordering
Button Addition and Subtraction- numbers 1 to 10.
There are 4 worksheets included to supplement practical work with buttons. Shapes or counters could also be used.
There are also 3 colour sheets that children can cut up for button sorting, counting and matching games.
This number resource consists of 4 worksheets designed for Key Stage 1 children.
Each worksheet presents a series of number sentences involving simple addition and subtraction problems with answers within 10.
Children are tasked with reading the number sentences, calculating the answers, and then colouring in the correct number of marbles in jars to visually represent their solutions.
These worksheets help reinforce basic arithmetic skills while providing a fun, interactive way for children to practice and apply their knowledge of numbers.
This 10-page resource is designed to help KS1 teachers introduce young learners to patterns through colourful and black-and-white examples.
Each page features a colour pattern alongside a black-and-white version, allowing children to explore and create their own patterns by making the two match or deliberately choosing different designs and colours.
The resource integrates concepts of shape, colour, and symmetry while incorporating familiar themes like food, flowers and animals.
The resource supports early pattern recognition and critical thinking skills in a visually stimulating way.
A 10-page black and white resource designed for Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 learners.
Each page features a hexagon cartoon character with a different facial expression and one for the children to draw a matching (or different) face onto.
This activity supports shape recognition, promotes social-emotional learning, and fosters creativity and self-awareness.
This resource consists of five maths worksheets designed for young learners in EYFS and KS1, focusing on 2D shapes. There are 5 worksheets in colour and the same sheets duplicated in black and white.
The worksheets feature a variety of activities to help children become familiar with basic geometric shapes:
Children can name different shapes, reinforcing their shape recognition skills.
Children trace over the shapes, which aids in developing fine motor skills and shape familiarity.
Children colour in the black and white shapes, using their creativity while practicing colour recognition.
Children cut around the shapes, enhancing their hand-eye coordination and scissor skills.
Finally, children can match cut-out shapes with corresponding outline shapes, reinforcing their understanding of shape properties and spatial relationships.
Overall, the worksheets provide an interactive approach to learning 2D shapes, catering to the developmental needs of young children.
This resource helps enhance shape vocabulary and recognition for young learners.
It includes three pages, each with 8 shape cards in colour.
The three pages are duplicated in black and white.
Children can name shapes, colour the black and white versions, and match them to the colour cards or individual cut-out shapes.
Colour shape cards can be cut out and laminated for durability or the pages can be used as boards for children to match their shapes onto.
Suggested Activities:
• Children name shapes and match the black and white versions to the coloured ones, reinforcing shape recognition.
• Children colour the black and white shapes, and a template allows them to draw their own.
• Cut out. duplicate and laminate the colour cards for repeated use in hands-on activities and games such as making pairs and matching.
Enhance your classroom with these creative number cards (1-8), available in colour designs and matching black-and-white versions.
The resource links teaching counting, sequencing, and number recognition to art and design.
You could enlarge the cards for children to paint and add to a number display.
The included template invites children to explore their creativity by designing their own numbers with colours, patterns, and unique artistic expressions, making Number both educational and fun!
Suitable for EYFS and KS1.
A collection of resources linking Shape to Feelings for EYFS and KS1 children.
Each of the shapes has its own 10 characters with different expressions.
Resources are in black and white giving children the opportunity to draw and colour in.
‘Beware Halloween Road Signs’ is a fun KS1 resource that blends Halloween excitement with lessons on road signs and shapes.
The pack includes two sets of signs: eight circular designs, such as “No Turning Back”, “Pumpkin Patch Ahead” and “Keep Your Eye on the Road!” with a creepy eyeball, teaching the purpose of informational signs.
The six triangular signs feature spooky warnings like “Ghosts Above You,” “Haunted House Ahead,” and “Watch Out for Little Red Devils,” introducing children to the idea of cautionary signs.
The resource also provides blank templates for both shapes, encouraging children to design and colour their own Halloween-themed signs.
Children can think of and write spooky matching phrases to signs.
These activities promote shape recognition, creativity, and fine motor skills while setting a festive classroom atmosphere.