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April 2027
Understanding National Pet Month in EYFS & KS1
Let's celebrate our wonderful animal friends and learn how to be super pet owners! 🐾❤️ National Pet Month is a special time celebrated every year in the UK from the 1st of April to the 1st of May. It's organised by the National Pet Month charity. The main idea of this month is to teach everyone how to be a responsible pet owner and to show how good it is for people to have pets, and for pets to have loving people! It encourages pet owners to think about their pets' five welfare needs (things like needing food, water, a comfortable home, friends, and feeling happy and safe). It also shares helpful ideas and events to help people understand the joy and the important jobs that come with having a pet.
For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this month provides a fantastic and caring theme for exploring animals, responsibility, empathy, understanding the world (living things), and personal, social & emotional development (PSED). It's about introducing children to the world of pets, teaching them about animal care, and fostering a sense of compassion for all living creatures. This month offers wonderful planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activities that truly resonate with young minds, making learning about pets and caring for animals both heartwarming and educational!
Why Is Learning About Pets & Responsible Ownership Important for Young Children?
Integrating National Pet Month and lessons about pets and responsible ownership into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) fosters empathy, teaches responsibility, and builds an early understanding of animal welfare.
Fosters Empathy & Compassion: Helps children understand that animals have feelings and needs, encouraging kind and gentle interactions.
Teaches Responsibility: Introduces basic concepts of caregiving (feeding, walking, cleaning) in an age-appropriate way.
Promotes Safety Around Animals: Educates children on how to interact safely with pets and other animals.
Understanding Living Things: Expands children's knowledge of the animal kingdom, focusing on common domestic animals.
Emotional Development: Pets can provide comfort and companionship, and learning about them can help children express their own emotions.
Connection to Community: Highlights the role of veterinarians and other 'People Who Help Us' in caring for animals.
Engaging Pet Activities for National Pet Month (0-7 Year Olds)
Let's wag our tails and purr with delight for National Pet Month with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on learning about pets, how to care for them, and celebrating the joy they bring! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by our dedicated 'Pets' and broader 'Animals' themed resources.
Here's some inspiration for celebrating National Pet Month in your setting: (Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)
Introduce Pets:
Start by discussing what a pet is and what kind of pets children might have or know. Use the 'Pets Word Mat'.
Create a display with 'Our Pets' Banner'.
Use 'Pet Word Cards' to introduce vocabulary for different pets.
Responsible Pet Ownership:
Discuss what different pets need to be happy and healthy. Use our 'What Does A Cat Need?' and 'What Does A Dog Need?' resources.
Introduce basic pet facts with 'Pets Fact Cards'.
Set up a 'Veterinary Surgery Role-Play Pack' to act out taking care of sick pets, reinforcing the role of 'People Who Help Us'.
Creative & Fine Motor Activities:
Encourage children to draw their own pet or an imaginary pet using 'Draw A Pet Sheets'.
Use 'Pets Colouring' for creative expression.
Engage fine motor skills with 'Feed The Cat Pencil Control Mats' and 'Feed The Dog Pencil Control Mats'.
Allow children to express what their pet can do with 'Pets - 'My Pet Can' Drawing/Writing/Mark Making Sheets' and 'Pets - 'My Pet Spider Can' Drawing/Writing/Mark Making Sheets'.
Pet-Themed Literacy & Numeracy:
Practice numbers with 'Pets Number Multimats - Playdough, Whiteboard & Pen Or Loose Parts' and 'Pets Number Multimats - Playdough, Whiteboard & Pen Or Loose Parts'.
Sing and learn songs about pets using 'Sleeping Bunnies Song Words', 'Pussycat Pussycat Song Words', 'and Bingo Song Words'.
Play 'Pets 2-Piece Puzzles' and 'Pets 2-Piece Puzzles - Colouring' for matching and problem-solving.
Play 'Pet Descriptions Game' to practice descriptive language.
Organisational & Planning:
Use the 'Pet Monitor' Organisation Set' to assign roles in a pretend pet care routine.
Consult 'Planning - Topic Plan Ideas - Pets' and 'Planning - Topic Plan Ideas - Animals' for broader activity ideas.
Broader Animal Connections:
Explore other animals, understanding that pets are just one type of animal. Use resources from our 'Animal Packs - Rabbit' or 'Animals Of The World Mega Colouring Pack'.
Practice sorting animals with 'Animal Sorting Game/Activity'.
Engage with maths using 'Animal Number Multimats - Playdough, Whiteboard & Pen Or Loose Parts' and 'Feed The Rabbit Playdough Counting Mats'.
Reinforce literacy with 'Animal Description Cards - Phase 1 Sounds', 'Animal Alphabet Horizontal Flashcards/Posters - Upper & Lower Case', 'Animal Alphabet/Initial Sound Puzzles', 'Animal Initial Sound Match Game', and 'Animal Word Slice Puzzles - Phase 2 Sounds'.
Explore More:
Please visit our ‘Pets’ page to browse our entire collection of educational materials on this theme. You may also like to explore additional pages covering relevant and/or connected themes such as ‘Animals’, ‘Habitats’, ‘Wildlife’, ‘The Environment’, and 'People Who Help Us' (like vets!).
These activities offer great inspiration for making National Pet Month a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, fostering empathy, responsibility, animal welfare awareness, and a love for all creatures great and small.
To explore ideas surrounding additional early years events, please visit our 'Special Dates Calendar' page.
Printable resources to support teaching & learning surrounding: ‘National Pet Month’
Free ‘Pet’ activities for EYFS & KS1:
Pets word mats (one all lower case letters and a second with capital letters at the start of each animal name). Pets include cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.
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Pets include cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.
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These A4 size mats can be laminated for use as playdough mats, or for number writing practice with a whiteboard pen. Alternatively, they can be part of a loose parts activity. Pets includes cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.
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Inspirational ‘Pet’ activities for EYFS & KS1:
Everything you need to set up a veterinary surgery role-play area!
Pack includes:
(Please note that words, etc. can be altered within the editable docx file version.)
‘Veterinary Surgery’ banner
Paw print decorative signs
Vet identity cards
Posters ‘Thank-you for waiting’, ‘After handling animals…wash you hands’
Social distancing signs & floormats
‘Please wait’ footprint floormats
Animal word cards
‘Put medicine bottles here’ & ‘Put bandages here’ activity signs
‘Open’ & ‘Closed’ signs
‘Vet Opening Times’ Poster - Space to draw hands on clock and write times
‘Opens at…o’ clock’ and ‘Closes at…o’ clock’ signs - spaces for emergent writing
Templates for emergent writing (ideally laminated) - ‘Medicine Prescription’, ‘Appointments’ & ‘Pet Details’ forms
‘For Sale’ Menu sign - Space to write prices by items
Items for sale prop cards
Animal fact cards
Posters/Displays, Reading, Print carries meaning, Observation, Role-Play, Measures-Money, Measures-Time, Fact Cards, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Number Formation, Fine Motor, Turn Taking, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Cards/Flashcards, Walk Your Dog Month, Dog, Cat, Rabbit, Chicken, Hamster, Tortoise, Goldfish, Guinea Pig, Snake, Canary, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Fish
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Pets word mats (one all lower case letters and a second with capital letters at the start of each animal name). Pets include cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.
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These A4 size mats can be laminated for use as playdough mats, or for number writing practice with a whiteboard pen. Alternatively, they can be part of a loose parts activity. Pets include cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.
Posters/Displays, Print carries meaning, Observation, Playdough/Loose Parts, Counting, Number Formation, Number Recognition and Ordering, Cat, Dog, Hamster, Guinea Pig, Goldfish, Tortoise, Rabbit, Snake, Canary, Chicken, Reptiles, Mammals, Fish, Birds
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Portrait and landscape posters included.
Posters/Displays, Reading, Print carries meaning, Songs, Music, Sleeping Bunnies, Rabbit, Mammals
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Portrait and landscape colouring posters included.
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‘Sleeping Bunnies’ Nursery Rhyme Large Sequence Cards. Useful for an interactive display focusing on ordering events, or an activity with an individual child or large group. The cards could be used as a sequencing activity or teaching prompts to learn the nursery rhyme and focus on its content through visual aids. Younger children will love to explore the rhythm and rhyme of this nursery rhyme and join in, especially with the aid of visual stimulus. Perhaps with older children you might like to highlight the CVC words to practise blending or identify all of the Phase 2 or 3 sounds or high frequency words? For our younger children this nursery rhyme really lends itself to the physical actions of children pretending to be sleeping bunnies and then jumping up and hopping around at the right time! Have fun!
Posters/Displays, Reading, Print carries meaning, Songs, Music, Sleeping Bunnies, Ordering and Sequencing, Cards/Flashcards, Activities, Group Activities, Matching/Sorting Activities, Rabbit, Mammals
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‘Sleeping Bunnies’ Nursery Rhyme Individual Handout. Why not send these home for children to enjoy sharing with their families? Small enough to fit in children’s bags and won’t waste too much printer ink, but will still encourage communication and language development at home. Children may also enjoy sharing what they have learnt at school/your setting regarding the rhyme, whether it be actions, new key words or letters and sounds or simply being able to recite the whole rhyme rhythmically. It also may encourage children to share with their families insights into their day e.g. ‘We played a game where our teacher pretended to be a nursery rhyme character and we had to guess which one she was’, or ‘We all took turns using puppets to act it out!
Posters/Displays, Reading, Print carries meaning, Songs, Music, Sleeping Bunnies, Cards/Flashcards, Rabbit, Mammals
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Portrait and landscape posters included.
Posters/Displays, Reading, Print carries meaning, Songs, Music, Cat, Pussycat Pussycat, Mammals
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Portrait and landscape colouring posters included.
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‘Our Pets’ Banner.
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'PET MONITOR' ORGANISATION SET
Posters/Displays, Reading, Print carries meaning, Observation, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Turn Taking
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Pet word cards. Versions with all lower case letters and also with capital letters at the start of each animal name are included in the pack. Blank cards also included in order for you and your children to create your own cards. Pets include cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.
Posters/Displays, Reading, Print carries meaning, Observation, Cards/Flashcards, Dog, Cat, Canary, Rabbit, Chicken, Hamster, Tortoise, Goldfish, Fish, Guinea Pig, Mammals, Reptiles, Snake, Birds
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Pets include cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.
Reading, Observation, Colouring, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Activities, Rabbit, Tortoise, Goldfish, Fish, Reptiles, Mammals, Dog, Guinea Pig, Cat, Snake, Canary, Birds, Hamster, Chicken
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Pack of sheets of varying layouts which are designed to provoke discussion and inspire mark making/drawing. Children may like to write/draw about a real pet they have or a fictitious, even fantastical one! What can your pet do?
Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Take Home, Activities, Drawing, Snake, Tortoise, Guinea Pig, Cat, Dog, Rabbit
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Pack of sheets of varying layouts which are designed to provoke discussion and inspire mark making/drawing. Children may like to write/draw about what they think a real pet spider could do or a fictitious, even fantastical one! What can your pet spider do?
Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Take Home, Activities, Drawing, Spiders, Minibeasts
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Set of 10 Pet puzzles each with 2 parts. Ideal for our youngest children in order for them to begin to spot similarities and differences, recognise colours and patterns and solve problems involving observational skills. Also perfect for Pet vocab learning! (Includes cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.)
Observation, Problem Solving, Puzzles, Games, Matching/Sorting Activities, Fine Motor, Activities, Cat, Dog, Hamster, Guinea Pig, Goldfish, Tortoise, Rabbit, Snake, Canary, Chicken, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, Fish
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Set of 10 Pet puzzles each with 2 parts (colouring versions). Ideal for our youngest children in order for them to begin to spot similarities and differences, recognise patterns and solve problems involving observational skills. Also perfect for Pet vocab learning! (Includes cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.)
Observation, Problem Solving, Puzzles, Games, Matching/Sorting Activities, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Colouring, Pencil Control, Activities, Cat, Dog, Hamster, Guinea Pig, Goldfish, Tortoise, Rabbit, Snake, Canary, Chicken, Fish, Birds, Reptiles, Mammals
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Pack of 10 Pet Fact Cards. Pets include cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.
Matching/Sorting Activities, Listening Skills, Fact Cards, Cards/Flashcards, Posters/Displays, Reading, Print carries meaning, Observation, Cat, Dog, Hamster, Guinea Pig, Goldfish, Tortoise, Rabbit, Snake, Canary, Chicken, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds, Fish
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Children to guess which pet is being described to them! Adult to select a card (10 included) and read the three sentences written under the image. Children to listen very carefully to the clues and guess which animal they think it could be. Perfect game for developing listening skills, problem solving and learning about their favourite pets! (Includes cat, dog, hamster, guinea pig, goldfish, tortoise, rabbit, snake, canary and chicken.)
Problem Solving, Games, Matching/Sorting Activities, Listening Skills, Activities, Group Activities, Cat, Dog, Hamster, Guinea Pig, Goldfish, Tortoise, Rabbit, Snake, Canary, Chicken, Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Fish
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'WHAT DOES A CAT NEED?' POSTER
Reading, Posters/Displays, Observation, Cat, Mammals
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'WHAT DOES A CAT NEED?' POSTER - COLOURING
Reading, Posters/Displays, Observation, Colouring, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Activities, Cat, Mammals
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Each player has a coloured cat mat. Players take turns to turn a card. If it is an item of the correct colour players place it on their mat.
The first player to get all five items of the right colour is the winner!
Observation, Problem Solving, Turn Taking, Games, Matching/Sorting Activities, Colours, Fine Motor, Group Activities, Counting, Cat, Mammals
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'WHAT DOES A DOG NEED?' POSTER
Walk Your Dog Month, Reading, Posters/Displays, Observation, Dog, Mammals
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'WHAT DOES A DOG NEED?' POSTER - COLOURING
Walk Your Dog Month, Reading, Posters/Displays, Observation, Colouring, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Activities, Dog, Mammals
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Each player has a coloured dog mat. Players take turns to turn a card. If it is an item of the correct colour players place it on their mat.
The first player to get all five items of the right colour is the winner!
Walk Your Dog Month, Observation, Problem Solving, Colours, Counting, Turn Taking, Games, Group Activities, Dog, Mammals
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Designed as part of the ‘Caring for our Pets’ set, this pack of mats can be used for multiple learning intentions. For example…
Learning about cats and what they eat
Learning about ‘Pets’ and how to care for them
Development of fine motor control using mark making tools
Refining observational skills
Improving concentration
Communication and Language development
Ideal for multiple uses with whiteboard pens after lamination.
Observation, Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Take Home, Activities, Cat, Mammals
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Designed as part of the ‘Caring for our Pets’ set, this pack of mats can be used for multiple learning intentions. For example…
Learning about dogs and what they eat
Learning about ‘Pets’ and how to care for them
Development of fine motor control using mark making tools
Refining observational skills
Improving concentration
Communication and Language development
Ideal for multiple uses with whiteboard pens after lamination.
Walk Your Dog Month, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Take Home, Reading, Activities, Dog, Mammals
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Designed as part of the ‘Caring for our Pets’ set, this pack of sheets can be used for multiple learning intentions. For example…
Learning about cats and what they eat
Learning about ‘Pets’ and how to care for them
Development of fine motor control using mark making tools
Refining observational skills
Improving concentration
Communication and Language development
Ideal for multiple uses with whiteboard pens after lamination.
Observation, Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Take Home, Activities, Cat, Mammals
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Designed as part of the ‘Caring for our Pets’ set, this pack of sheets can be used for multiple learning intentions. For example…
Learning about dogs and what they eat
Learning about ‘Pets’ and how to care for them
Development of fine motor control using mark making tools
Refining observational skills
Improving concentration
Communication and Language development
Ideal for multiple uses with whiteboard pens after lamination.
Walk Your Dog Month, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Take Home, Reading, Activities, Dog, Mammals
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Set of 2 sheets. Choose appropriate sheet for your child(ren). The first sheet is entitled ‘My Pet’ and the second ‘I wish I had this pet…’ Sheets designed to provoke discussion and inspire mark making/drawing.
Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Design Your Own, Take Home, Activities, Drawing
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BINGO SONG WORDS
Songs, Music, Walk Your Dog Month, Posters/Displays, Reading, Print carries meaning, Dog, Bingo, Mammals
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BINGO SONG WORDS - COLOURING
Songs, Music, Walk Your Dog Month, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Colouring, Fine Motor, Reading, Print carries meaning, Activities, Dog, Bingo, Mammals
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‘BINGO’ nursery rhyme illustrations activity.
Songs, Music, Walk Your Dog Month, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Fine Motor, Reading, Print carries meaning, Activities, Dog, Bingo, Drawing, Mammals
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‘Animal’ packs that contain activities for learning about ‘Pets’ | EYFS & KS1:
The pages of this pack give some general information about rabbits and some fun and engaging activities to foster and develop children’s interest in them.
Pack includes:
• Fact posters x2 (Could be used as stimuli for a lesson input)
• Pompom mat (Can be used for matching colours. Moving soft pompoms also promotes fine motor skills)
• Number slice activity (1-10) (Can be pre-cut for a pure number ordering activity or left to be cut by child to add scissor practice)
• Number slice activity - colouring version (1-10) (As above but to be coloured before cutting)
• Descriptive words poster (Could be used as stimuli for a lesson input)
• Descriptive words writing sheet (Can be used as an independent writing activity or with an adult scribing the ideas of a younger child)
• A4 poster
• A4 poster - colouring version
• ‘Body Parts’ x3 (fully labelled, initial sounds only, blank)
• Follow lines sheets – large (x4) (ideally pre-laminated to be used with a whiteboard pen)
• Follow lines sheets – large (x2) (ideally pre-laminated to be used with a whiteboard pen)
• Draw and write sheets x4 (blank sheet, wide lines, narrow lines, only lines)
• 1 x 4-piece puzzle
• 2 x 2-piece puzzle
• Rabbits Multimat (for Colouring/Art & Craft/Loose Parts/Playdough)
Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Drawing, Take Home, Puzzles, Games, Activity, Animal body parts, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Problem Solving, Observational Skills, Posters/Displays, Using Shapes for Task, Number Recognition and Ordering, Art and Craft, Rabbit, Animal Activity Packs, Mammals, Woodland, Herbivores
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Mega pack of Animal colouring pictures…49 sheets of individual animals to colour including their names.
Great for fine motor, observational skills, colour choice and becoming aware that text has meaning.
Colouring, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Take Home, Activity, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Cow, Donkey, Deer, Goat, Goose, Chicken, Duck, Dog, Pig, Sheep, Horse, Anteater, Yak, Vulture, Umbrella Bird, Quail, Octopus, Narwhal, Kangaroo, Jellyfish, Iguana, Penguin, Banded Penguin, Sea Lion, Zebra, Wolf, Rhinos, Lion, Meerkat, Komodo Dragon, Giraffe, Flamingo, Elephant, Chimpanzee, Frog, Fox, Robin, Tiger, Rabbit, Cat, Ox, Cockerel, Hen, Swallow, Squirrel, Dormouse, Hedgehog, Bat, Mouse, Badger, Slow Worm, Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, Invertebrate
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Posters depicting some common reptiles; turtle, komodo dragon, snake and iguana.
Posters/Displays, Observational Skills, Reptiles, Zoo, Komodo Dragon, Iguana, Snake, Turtle
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Point to an animal and make its sound!
Phase 1 Phonics/Letters & Sounds Mat designed to…encourage children to identify sounds in the world around them, vocalise them and recreate that sound in response to a particular image in preparation for relating letters to sounds in phase 2.
Activity, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Posters/Displays, Print Carries Meaning, Letters & Sounds - Phase 1, Observational Skills, Zoo, Chimpanzee, Tiger, Monkey, Wolf, Elephant, Snake, Lion, Sea Lion
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Pack of animal cards with description sentences. Children to listen closely to the description on each card (read by adult) and solve the problem of which animal is being described. Children then to respond by making the appropriate animal sound. Perhaps you could even make your own animal description cards?
Games, Activity, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Posters/Displays, Problem Solving, Print Carries Meaning, Cards/Flashcards, Letters & Sounds - Phase 1, Cow, Dog, Cat, Pig, Chicken, Duck, Sheep, Lion, Snake, Mouse
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Pack of animal cards with sorting labels. Ideal for use as part of an interactive display or sorting activity or game. Differentiate for use with different ages of children by your selection of activity cards, the vocabulary you use and your use of questioning. You may like to select e.g. the headings ‘4 legs’, ‘2 legs’ and ‘0 legs’. Place them on the floor or a table and discuss with your child(ren) which animal cards should be placed under each of the headings. For some headings such as ‘Eats meat’, ‘Eats plants’ and ‘Eats both’ you may like to create your own venn diagram by using two hoops/looped skipping ropes on the floor or circles on paper which overlap in the middle. The 2 separate components go in each hoop e.g. ‘Eats meat’ and ‘Eats plants’ and the overlapping centre is where both characteristics are true. In this case ‘Eats both meat and plants’. If none of the characteristics mentioned are true for an animal, the animal card may be placed outside of the circles. This sorting activity is a great way to encourage children to observe animal characteristics closely. The active engagement with the subject matter means they are more likely to retain knowledge for example new vocabulary. Can you think of any other ways to sort these animals? Perhaps you could make your own heading cards?
Graphs/Charts, Sorting Activities, Games, Activity, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Posters/Displays, Observational Skills, Problem Solving, Print Carries Meaning, Cards/Flashcards, Vulture, Dolphin, Clownfish, Turtle, Cow, Chicken, Hen, Duck, Sheep, Banded Penguin, Penguin, Chimpanzee, Elephant, Flamingo, Giraffe, Sea Lion, Tiger, Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles, Carnivores, Herbivores, Omnivores
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Use these fine motor koi fish sheets once for pencil control practise or laminate and encourage children to take it in turns with whiteboard pens to practise making the different shapes.
Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Activity, Shapes, Zoo, Wetland, Fish, Koi Carp
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These A4 size mats can be laminated for use as playdough mats, or for number writing practice with a whiteboard pen. Alternatively, they can be part of a loose parts activity.
Counting, Fine Motor, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Maths, Number Lines, Number Formation, Number Recognition and Ordering, Playdough/Loose Part Mats, Posters/Displays, Activity, Wolf, Chimpanzee, Cow, Dog, Elephant, Tiger, Goat, Horse, Iguana, Mouse, Kangaroo, Lion, Octopus, Bat, Robin, Pig, Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, Frog, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Invertebrate
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These animal sound cards (like our snap cards) are intended to be folded and then laminated to create a more sturdy final product which can be reused many times. Perhaps you could lay the cards face down on the table/floor and take it in turns to select a card. Whoever selects a card must turn it over so that only they can see the animal on the other side. Their challenge is then to make the noise of the animal and everyone else has to guess which animal card they have. Before you play the game you may like to go through the cards together and discuss what sounds you think each animal makes. If you have a group of children you may end up with a few different versions for each animal e.g. some may go for the sounds traditionally taught for each animal (which vary between languages and cultures) and others may go for a more realistic representation of the sounds they have heard the animals make. Have fun exploring animal sounds!
(Animals included are cat, chicken, sheep, duck, cow, pig, dog, wolf, lion and snake.)
Cards/Flashcards, Games, Turn Taking, Group Activity, Observational Skills, Problem Solving, Discussion Prompts, Cat, Chicken, Sheep, Duck, Cow, Pig, Dog, Wolf, Lion, Snake
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Once laminated these Animal Multimats are ideal to be used as reusable playdough or loose parts mats. Alternatively, use them in conjunction with whiteboard pens. Without lamination these sheets could also be used with mark making tools or art and craft materials.
Activity, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Playdough/Loose Part Mats, Zoo, Art and Craft, Anteater, Koi Carp, Fish, Kangaroo, Octopus, Vulture, Iguana, Turtle, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds, 2, Zoo
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Challenge your children to create the right number of playdough carrots for each rabbit. Laminate the sheets first for multiple uses with groups of children.
Playdough/Loose Part Mats, Counting, Number Recognition and Ordering, Print Carries Meaning, Activity, Woodland, Art and Craft, Rabbit, Mammals
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Help children to recognise phase 2 sounds by linking them to animal names depicted on the mat. Use as part of a Letters and Sounds display area or table activities as a visual reminder of the sounds.
Letters & Sounds - Phase 2, Posters/Displays, Squirrel, Ant, Tiger, Pig, Iguana, Narwhal, Mouse, Dog, Goose, Octopus, Cat, Donkey, Duck, Elephant, Umbrella Bird, Rabbit, Hen, Butterfly, Frog, Giraffe, Lion, Gorilla, Possum, Mammals, Amphibians, Invertebrate, Birds, Reptiles
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Use as part of a Letters and Sounds display area, tuff spot activity (e.g. match objects in the tray with the appropriate letter/digraph sound), or as flashcards during teaching games with a small group. Help children to recognise these sounds by linking them to animal names depicted on the cards.
Letters & Sounds - Phase 2, Posters/Displays, Squirrel, Ant, Tiger, Pig, Iguana, Narwhal, Mouse, Dog, Goose, Octopus, Cat, Donkey, Duck, Elephant, Umbrella Bird, Rabbit, Hen, Butterfly, Frog, Giraffe, Lion, Gorilla, Possum, Reptiles, Mammals, Invertebrate, Birds, Amphibians
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Phase 2 sound cards with animals to colour which depict the relevant sound.
Letters & Sounds - Phase 2, Colouring, Letter Formation, Pencil Control, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Squirrel, Ant, Tiger, Pig, Iguana, Narwhal, Mouse, Dog, Goose, Octopus, Cat, Donkey, Duck, Elephant, Umbrella Bird, Rabbit, Hen, Butterfly, Frog, Giraffe, Lion, Gorilla, Possum, Mammals, Reptiles, Invertebrate, Birds, Amphibians
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Help children to recognise phase 3 sounds by linking them to animal names depicted on the mat. Use as part of a Letters and Sounds display area or table activities as a visual reminder of the sounds.
Letters & Sounds - Phase 3, Posters/Displays, Jellyfish, Vole, Wolf, Fox, Yak, Zebra, Buzzard, Quail, Chimpanzee, Sheep, Earthworm, Flamingo, Snail, Deer, Nightingale, Goat, Kangaroo, Woodlouse, Starfish, Horse, Turtle, Cow, Koi Carp, Earwig, Prairie Dog, Vulture, Spider, Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Fish, Invertebrate
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Use as part of a Letters and Sounds display area, tuff spot activity (e.g. match objects in the tray with the appropriate letter/digraph sound), or as flashcards during teaching games with a small group. Help children to recognise these sounds by linking them to animal names depicted on the cards.
Letters & Sounds - Phase 3, Posters/Displays, Jellyfish, Vole, Wolf, Fox, Yak, Zebra, Buzzard, Quail, Chimpanzee, Sheep, Earthworm, Flamingo, Snail, Deer, Nightingale, Goat, Kangaroo, Woodlouse, Starfish, Horse, Turtle, Cow, Koi Carp, Earwig, Prairie Dog, Vulture, Spider, Mammals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, Invertebrate
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Phase 3 sound cards with animals to colour which depict the relevant sound.
Letters & Sounds - Phase 3, Colouring, Fine Motor, Pencil Control, Letter Formation, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Jellyfish, Vole, Wolf, Fox, Yak, Zebra, Buzzard, Quail, Chimpanzee, Sheep, Earthworm, Flamingo, Snail, Deer, Nightingale, Goat, Kangaroo, Woodlouse, Starfish, Horse, Turtle, Cow, Koi Carp, Earwig, Prairie Dog, Vulture, Spider, Mammals, Reptiles, Fish, Birds, Invertebrate
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Animal Alphabet flashcards/posters. Three cards to an A4 page. Great for exploring world animals and identifying initial sounds alongside knowledge of the alphabet. Please note that the only letter which is not depicted by an initial sound is ‘x’, which we felt would best be demonstrated to children in ‘fox’.
11 additional VARITAIONS OF THIS PACK AVAILABLE HERE. Including size of cards, orientation, upper and lower case letters. Plus initial sound game and puzzles.
Cards/Flashcards, Alphabet, Ordering Activities, Phonics, Posters/Displays, Reading, Sound Cards, Discussion Prompts, Anteater, Bat, Cow, Dog, Elephant, Frog, Goat, Horse, Iguana, Jellyfish, Kangaroo, Lion, Meerkat, Narwhal, Octopus, Pig, Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, Tiger, Umbrella Bird, Vulture, Wolf, Fox, Yak, Zebra, Mammals, Birds, Invertebrate, Reptiles, Amphibians, Animal Alphabet/Initial Sounds
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Animals to be matched with their initial sound (apart from ‘x’ which we felt would be best demonstrated to children using the final sound in ‘fox’). Each puzzle connection is unique to allow children to self-correct.
Alphabet, Games, Fine Motor, Matching Activities, Observational Skills, Problem Solving, Phonics, Puzzles, Reading, Activity, Group Activity, Using Shapes for Task, Animal Phonics, Anteater, Bat, Cow, Dog, Elephant, Frog, Amphibians, Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Invertebrate, Goat, Horse, Iguana, Jellyfish, Kangaroo, Lion, Meerkat, Narwhal, Octopus, Pig, Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, Tiger, Umbrella Bird, Vulture, Wolf, Fox, Yak, Zebra, Animal Alphabet/Initial Sounds
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Each animal card folds over to create a card with an animal picture on one side and the initial sound on the other. Children can try to match letters to animals, match pairs of animals with the same initial sound or just pairs of letters.
Here’s a couple of games to try. Why not…
1. Lay out a selection of cards with the animal pictures facing upwards. Invite the children to find a pair of animals which start with the same initial sound. Turn the chosen pair over to see if they are right and model sounding out the letter sound on the back to check if they are right.
Alternatively…
2. Place 3 cards on a table with animals facing upwards (2 which match and one which doesn’t). Encourage the children to decide which one is the ‘odd one out’. Turn over the cards to see if they are right and model sounding out the letters to check.
Alphabet, Cards/Flashcards, Games, Matching Activities, Observational Skills, Phonics, Problem Solving, Sound Cards, Turn Taking, Snap Cards, Activity, Group Activity, Ant, Anteater, Butterfly, Bumblebee, Cow, Cat, Duck, Dog, Frog, Fly, Goat, Goose, Horse, Hedgehog, Lion, Ladybird, Meerkat, Mouse, Penguin, Pig, Rabbit, Rhinos, Squirrel, Spider, Animal Alphabet/Initial Sounds
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These A4 size mats can be laminated for use as playdough mats, or for letter writing practice with a whiteboard pen. Alternatively, they can be part of a loose parts activity.
The first stage is for children to hear the sound that each letter makes in the corresponding animal names. In this set the sounds are all at the beginnings of each word, i.e. the initial sounds (apart from fox which is the final sound to ensure the x makes the relevant sound). At this stage the children will enjoy moulding playdough onto the shapes of the letters and using loose parts lined up to make the letter shapes. This helps to familiarise children with the letters, recognise them and assign sounds to them.
During the final stage, children may express an interest in using mark making tools (a whiteboard pen if you have already laminated the sheet for playdough use) to start to practise fine motor skills and form the letters.
Alphabet, Fine Motor, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Letter Formation, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Playdough/Loose Part Mats, Posters/Displays, Phonics, Reading, Sound Mats, Activity, Zoo, Anteater, Bat, Cow, Dog, Elephant, Frog, Goat, Horse, Iguana, Jellyfish, Kangaroo, Lion, Meerkat, Narwhal, Octopus, Pig, Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, Tiger, Umbrella Bird, Vulture, Wolf, Fox, Yak, Zebra, Birds, Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles, Invertebrate, Animal Alphabet/Initial Sounds
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Cut along the vertical lines on these Animal themed word slice puzzles which use phase 2 sounds and allow your children to blend sounds to reveal the complete word and picture as they place the pieces in the right order! Mainly CVC words. Great for fine motor, problem solving, observational skills and phonics/letters and sounds knowledge, blending & segmenting! Cut and stick use once activity or laminate to use time and time again.
Fine Motor, Games, Letters & Sounds - Phase 2, Observational Skills, Phonics, Problem Solving, Puzzles, Reading, Scissor Skills, Activity, Bat, Ant, Pig, Dog, Cat, Hen, Frog, Duck
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Set of cards and mats for sorting of nocturnal and diurnal animals. A great addition to your continuous provision for a ‘Nocturnal Animals’ theme. The printables can either be left out as an ‘invitation to play’ or set up as a more adult directed activity. Children may use the materials in a very different way to expected, e.g. for small world role-play using the mats as back drops or as prompts for making animal sounds.
Possible adult directed activity:
- Print and laminate the cards being mindful not to leave pointy corners.
- Children to think about when different animals are awake and sort them according to Day and Night.
- Practitioners can choose between colour coded animals for extra scaffolding or uniformly coloured animals for additional challenge.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This pack contains some activity ideas for learning about ANIMALS as well as some blank forms for you to note down your own ideas.
Staring at a blank page when planning can be difficult so we hope that even if you don’t end up using our exact suggestions, they will be a spark of inspiration for your own great ideas when planning for your children.
(For additional ‘Animals’ themed resources visit our ‘ANIMALS’ PAGE.)
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This pack contains some activity ideas for learning about PETS as well as some blank forms for you to note down your own ideas.
Staring at a blank page when planning can be difficult so we hope that even if you don’t end up using our exact suggestions, they will be a spark of inspiration for your own great ideas when planning for your children.
(For additional ‘Pets’ themed resources visit our ‘PETS’ PAGE.)
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Additional Pages you may like to explore which cover relevant &/or Connected themes
CLICK HERE to visit the ‘BEACH SCHOOL’ PAGE.
Printable ‘Beach’ teaching and learning resources include: scavenger hunts/checklists, mindfulness activity cards, cockle shell age poster, senses booklets and prompts, colouring pages, drawing/writing/mark making sheets, shell multimats, playdough/ loose part mats, art and craft activities, templates, pattern cards, natural loose part art prompts/posters, shapes, pre-writing, rockpool fact cards, symmetry, activity/movement challenges, display lettering, sand play and more!
CLICK HERE to visit ‘LIFE CYCLES’ PAGE.
Printable ‘Life Cycle’ teaching and learning resources include: cyclic puzzles, frog, chicken, caterpillar/butterfly, ant/bean life cycle display packs, posters, cut and stick activities, banners, cards, playdough mats and more!
CLICK HERE to visit ‘ON THE FARM’ PAGE.
Printable ‘Farm’ related teaching and learning resources include: word mats/cards, banners, farm animals and the young/babies counting, puzzles, I spy activities, follow the lines pencil control, animal body part posters, multimats, playdough mats, loose part activities, art and craft, fine motor control, phase 1, 2 and 3 letters and sounds, animal colouring, number slice puzzles, pictogram, size ordering, matching and memory games, fact cards, picture snap, farm trip pack and more!
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This page is for educational purposes only and is intended to support early years and primary practitioners with ideas and resources related to 'National Pet Month'. We are not officially affiliated with or endorsed by the National Pet Month charity, which organises this event. We do not claim any rights to specific trademarks or official materials associated with this event. For official information, themes, and resources about responsible pet ownership and the benefits of pets, please visit the National Pet Month website: www.nationalpetmonth.org.uk.
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