**Note: This page is for educational inspiration and is not officially affiliated with the United Nations. U.N. International Day of Peace is established by the United Nations. For official information and to learn more about global peace efforts, please visit the United Nations website (www.un.org/peaceday).
Monday 21st September 2026
Understanding U.N. International Day of Peace in EYFS & KS1
Let's make peace! 🕊️ The U.N. International Day of Peace, often simply called Peace Day, is observed globally every year on September 21st. Established by the United Nations, this day is dedicated to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. It's a day for a global ceasefire and non-violence, calling on everyone to honour a cessation of hostilities.
For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides a profound and universally relevant theme for exploring kindness, friendship, empathy, and conflict resolution. It's about teaching children the foundations of peaceful coexistence, understanding different emotions, and learning how to treat others with respect and compassion. This day offers fantastic planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activities that truly resonate with young minds, making learning about social harmony and emotional well-being both meaningful and impactful.
Why Is Teaching About Peace & Kindness Important for Young Children?
Integrating lessons about peace and kindness into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) is incredibly important for fostering their social-emotional development, moral compass, and ability to navigate relationships positively. During their early years, children are learning crucial social behaviours and understanding their impact on others.
Empathy and Compassion: Discussing peace and kindness helps children understand and share the feelings of others, fostering a caring attitude.
Conflict Resolution: Learning about peaceful ways to solve problems (sharing, taking turns, talking) provides essential life skills.
Emotional Intelligence: Exploring feelings associated with peace (happiness, calm) and conflict (sadness, anger) helps children manage their own emotions and understand those of their peers. Our emotions - 'why is teddy sad?' activity pack and emotions - 'why is teddy happy?' activity pack are excellent for this.
Building Positive Relationships: Promoting kindness and friendship lays the groundwork for healthy, supportive interactions.
Creating a Positive Environment: A focus on peace helps to cultivate a calm, respectful, and inclusive classroom or setting.
Global Citizenship: Even at a young age, children can begin to grasp the idea of peace extending beyond their immediate environment to the wider world.
Engaging Peace & Kindness Activities for U.N. International Day of Peace (0-7 Year Olds)
Make International Day of Peace a truly harmonious and thoughtful experience with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on compassion, connection, and understanding! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by the extensive range of printable resources we have available.
Here's some inspiration for nurturing peace and kindness 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.)
Acts of Kindness Challenge: Encourage and celebrate daily acts of kindness. Use ‘Acts of Kindness’ activity and display’ to inspire and track kind deeds. Our let's show kindness - activity prompt poster and let's show kindness - activity prompt cards offer more prompts.
"What Makes a Good Friend?" Discussion: Explore the qualities that make someone a good friend and how these contribute to peace. Use our ‘Kindness and friendship - ‘what makes a good friend’ mark making sheets’ for children to draw or write their ideas.
Friendship Card Making: Provide materials for children to create cards for their friends, expressing appreciation. Our 'Friendship' and Thank-you for being my friend!' cards can be helpful in this.
"My Lovely Friend" Activities: Encourage children to draw or write about a special friend using 'My Lovely Friend' mark making sheets.
Connecting with Others: Facilitate activities that encourage positive interactions. Our ‘Let's Connect with each other’ - activity prompt poster and ‘Let's Connect with each other’ - activity prompt cards offer great ideas for interaction.
Sharing and Fairness: Play games or engage in activities that require sharing and taking turns. Our ‘Beach - who will share this shell?’ can be a fun prompt for discussing fairness.
Peaceful Play Scenarios: Set up role-play areas that promote cooperation and peaceful interaction. An 'At our picnic we...' display can encourage sharing and enjoying time together.
Kindness Display & Awards: Create a "Peace and Kindness" display. Use our ‘Kindness and Friendship - display certificates/notes’ to celebrate children's kind actions and positive friendships.
Drawing/Writing About Peace: Provide sheets for children to express what peace means to them, or to draw situations where people are being kind and peaceful, using ‘Acts of kindness’ mark making/drawing/writing sheet.
Story Time: Books on Peace and Friendship: Read age-appropriate books that explore themes of friendship, kindness, resolving conflicts peacefully, and understanding differences.
These activities offer great inspiration for making U.N. International Day of Peace a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, fostering social-emotional development, empathy, and a lifelong commitment to peace.
To explore ideas surrounding additional early years events, please visit our 'Special Dates Calendar' page.
Printable resources to support teaching & learning surrounding: ‘U.N. International Day of Peace’
Following a discussion about things that make someone a good friend, children can draw and/or write their thoughts and experiences about a particular friend on these sheets.
Alternatively the sheets could be made available for children to use when they feel someone has been particularly kind to them!
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Banner for an ‘Acts of Kindness’ Display together with note sheets for recording the children’s kind deeds which can then be added to the display.
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We created this ‘Why is Teddy sad?’ pack in order for you to be able to explore with children how sometimes something may feel wrong inside when there are no obvious cuts, bruises, etc.
As well as investigating the feeling of ‘sadness’ by talking about what might cause us to feel sad and what it actually feels like, this pack could also be a doorway to talking about mental health. It also aids in the mindfulness practice of recognising emotions.
Keywords: feeling, feelings, emotions, emotion/emotional regulation/dysregulation/self-regulation, autism, autistic, mental health, wellness, colouring page/pages/sheet/sheets, empathy, role play, role-play, mindfulness
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We created this ‘Why is Teddy happy?’ pack in conjunction with our ‘Why is Teddy sad?’ pack in order for you to be able to explore emotions, empathy and mental health with children.
As well as investigating the feeling of ‘happiness’ by talking about what might cause us to feel happy and what it actually feels like, this pack could also be a doorway to talking about mental health. In addition, it aids in the mindfulness practice of recognising emotions.
Keywords: feeling, feelings, emotions, emotion/emotional regulation/dysregulation/self-regulation, autism, autistic, mental health, wellness, colouring page/pages/sheet/sheets, empathy, role play, role-play, mindfulness
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PLAY - CONNECT - TALK
On this poster are ideas for fun activities that could be undertaken 1:1 with a child in the hopes of fostering a connection that could lead to talk.
A relaxed, fun situation is conducive to conversation which, as well as developing talking skills, will provide an opportunity for the child to express their feelings about themselves and others.
We hope this helps!
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PLAY - CONNECT - TALK
These prompt cards are ideas for fun activities that could be undertaken 1:1 with a child in the hopes of fostering a connection that could lead to talk.
A relaxed, fun situation is conducive to conversation which, as well as developing talking skills, will provide an opportunity for the child to express their feelings about themselves and others.
We hope this helps!
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This poster gives 20 fun activity ideas to show kindness.
We hope this helps!
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These activity cards outline 20 fun activity ideas to show kindness.
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Heart themed ‘Kindness’ certificates/notes. These certificate and note sheets are intended either for use by an adult/teacher or by a child.
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Following a discussion about things that make someone a good friend, children can draw and write about their thoughts and experiences on these sheets.
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Following a discussion about things that make someone a good friend, children can draw and/or write their thoughts and experiences about a particular friend on these sheets.
Alternatively the sheets could be made available for children to use when they feel someone has been particularly kind to them!
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This activity is intended to encourage the children to really think about their friend’s likes.
Each of these cards has the same message across the front but is accompanied by a different image. The children must think about which card they think their friend will like best before colouring it for them. 15 templates included.
N.B. The final page has a card with no image for the children to draw their own.
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A selection of 8 ‘Thank-you for being kind!’ cards. Children may design, decorate and colour one of these cards and give it to someone when they would like to show their appreciation for someone’s kindness.
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Banner for an ‘Acts of Kindness’ Display together with note sheets for recording the children’s kind deeds which can then be added to the display.
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Following a discussion about kind deeds children can draw and write about their experiences on these sheets.
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Heart and Star shaped ‘Kind to me’ certificates/notes. Children may be encouraged to think (for example on a Friday) about who has been kind to them during that week. Children can then draw or write about how that person was kind to them and can give the certificate they have made to that person. This can either then be taken home by the child who did the act of kindness or put on the wall as part of a setting/class display.
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These Friendship Fairy sheets are designed for children to fill out and give to a friend when they recognise that their friend has said or done something special or ‘magic’! (For younger children you may like to encourage them to let you know when they think their friend has been extra kind, thoughtful or caring towards them in order for you to fill out the sheet for them.)
Award sheets can then be given to children for their ‘magic’ acts of friendship to take home and share with their families.
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This mat is designed to encourage creativity whilst also engaging children in thinking about size. Ideal for use after a trip to the beach.
Who will share this shell?
Two printable sheets provided for a variety of purposes…mark making and drawing, playdough or even small world role-play!
How many creatures can share your shell? What are they each like? Do they work together to help each other?
Great for use alongside reading ‘Sharing a Shell’!
Keywords: shells, share, sharing, fit, capacity, size, big, bigger, biggest, small, smaller, smallest, counting, count, one to one correspondence, shape, natural, playdough, prompt, activities, activity, mat, maths, mathematics, math, numeracy, creative, creativity, role play
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Everything you need to set up a ‘Teddy Bears’ Picnic’ role-play area!
Pack includes:
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‘Teddy Bears’ Picnic’ banner
Name badges - Name Writing
Teddy Bear Ears (full colour)
Teddy Bear Masks (colouring)
Sandwich Prop Cards
‘Welcome! Picnic this way’ Sign
‘Don’t be late!’ Sign - Space to draw hands on clock
Emergent writing/Mark making/Drawing Prompts - ‘Who’s coming?’ - ‘What will the bears take on their picnic?’ - ‘Shopping List’
Food Menu/Option Posters
Food Prop Cards
Bunting
‘Drink some water!’ - Jug Capacity Posters
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'Home Corner' role play pack.
Pack includes:
Banner
Verb clouds
Role-play activity prompt cards
Phone keypads & phone number/contacts prompt cards (pre filled and blank)
Room signs - Bedroom - Living Room - Dining Room - Kitchen - Bathroom - Toilet - Study - Utilities
Home themed drawing/mark making/writing sheets
Props for your home corner walls - photo frames x 2, shelves x 3 - 2 sizes, windows (curtains, blinds and plain) - 2 sizes and a clock (children can draw on hands to explore time)
Picture frame templates for mark making - plain x 2 - draw a picture of your family - draw a picture of your pet
Word cards x 54
‘To do list’ templates
‘Shopping List’ templates
‘My home’ drawing & writing templates
Food cut out props
Have fun!
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Everything you need to set up a dentist role-play area!
Pack includes:
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‘The Dentist’ banner
Smiling mouth decorative signs
Dentist and Dental Assistant identity cards - Name Writing
‘Waiting Area’ Poster
Various ‘Brush your teeth’ Posters
Social distancing signs & floormats
‘Please wait’ footprint floormats
Dentist word mats
Dentist word cards
‘Welcome! Please sign in for your appointment’ sign for encouraging emergent writing
‘Open’ & ‘Closed’ signs
‘Dentist 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) - ‘Dentist Notes’, ‘Appointments’ & ‘Patient Details’ forms
‘For Sale’ Menu sign - Space to write prices by items
Items for sale prop cards
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'Pirate Ship' role play pack.
Pack includes:
banner
pirate masks
various porthole views
pirate ship signs/posters
pirate and pirate ship name creator games
treasure item cards
pirate mission cards
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Everything you need to set up an optometrist role-play area!
Pack includes:
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‘Optometrist’ banner
‘I saw the optometrist today!’ badges
Optometrist and Optician identity cards - Name Writing
‘Waiting Area’ and ‘Please Wait’ Posters/Signs
‘Keep your eyes healthy’ Poster
Optometrist word mats
Optometrist word cards
‘Welcome! Please sign in for your appointment’ sign for encouraging emergent writing
‘Open’ & ‘Closed’ signs
‘Optometrist 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 - ‘Optometrist Notes’, ‘Appointments’ & ‘Patient Details’ forms
Eye charts x3
Glasses Styles tick sheet
Glass and Sunglasses prop cards x16
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‘Card Shop’ role-play pack includes:
‘Card Shop’ banner
‘Hi! My name is…’ identity cards - Name Writing
Various opening times posters (both prefilled and blank for children to draw hands on clocks and write their own times)
‘Message’ and differentiated ‘Order Form’ templates for mark making/pre-writing
Open/Closed signs
Stamp & envelope price labels
Stamp, envelope, balloon and teddy bear props to be purchased in shop
Posters advertising/directing where cards are for events - Valentine’s Day, Birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Get Well soon, Thank-You & Good Luck
Teddy bear and balloon posters
Debit card posters and props
VISIT OUR ‘GREETING CARDS’ PAGE TO STOCK YOUR CARD SHOP WITH CARDS FOR WHICHEVER EVENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE TIME OF YEAR AND YOUR CHILDREN.
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Aquarium Role Play Pack includes:
banner
tickets - Name Writing
open/closed signs
opening times poster
‘Which animals can you find?’ tick sheet
colouring sheets
aquarium gold member cards
direction posters/arrows
exhibit posters (include feeding and experience times )
various mark making sheets
word cards
sea creature prop cards
aquarist name card templates
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'Holiday Hotel' role play pack.
Pack includes:
Banner
Name badges - Name Writing
New York, London, New Delhi and Tokyo reception area clocks (pre filled and blank for emergent writing)
Open and closed signs
Various ‘Booking Form’ mark making sheets
Room key props
Direction signs e.g. ‘Reception’, ‘Exit’, ‘Rooms 1-10’.
Room numbers
Various signs, e.g. ‘Please do not disturb’, ‘Holiday Hotel Activities’
Internal phone numbers sheet e.g. ‘Reception’ and ‘Room Service’ and dial pad
‘Room Service’ menus (with and without prices)
General mark making sheets, e.g. ‘Employee of the month’, ‘Room Prices’
Various room service prop cards
Have fun!
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Download this one stop 'Ice Cream Shop' role play pack. Ideal role play area for the hot weather.
Pack includes:
banner
menu with prices
create your own ice cream menu
blank proforma menu for children to fill in
picture cards of various things to be sold in the role-play shop (to ideally cut out and laminate)
lolly writing sheets
ice cream order form
advert posters with descriptive vocab
open and closed signs
opening times clock
blank mark making/drawing/writing sheets
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Everything you need to set up a construction/building site role-play area!
Pack includes:
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‘Construction Site’ & ‘Building Site’ banners
Roadworks signs
Builder and Construction Worker identity cards - Name Writing
Safety signs: High visibility jackets must be worn, Protective footwear must be worn, Hard hats must be worn, Ear defenders must be worn
Various sized warning signs: Warning Construction Site, Keep Out and ‘!’ marks
Various ‘Site Office’ signs
Design a safety sign template
‘No unauthorised access’ sign
‘Building Blueprint’ and ‘Construction Blueprint’ templates
‘Construction Notes’ and ‘Building Notes’ mark making sheets
Construction Word Mat
‘Construction Site’ and Building Site’ Sign-in sheets (for name writing practice
‘Building Materials Order Form’ template
Construction Word Cards
Have fun!
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'Garden Centre' role play pack.
Pack includes:
Banner
Hi my name is…how can I help you? Name badges - Name Writing
Open/Closed signs
Timetable for opening times (including blank clock face for children to draw on their own hands)
Seed Checklist
Seed packet props - lettuce, peas, carrots, blueberries, peppers, strawberries, pumpkins, tomatoes
Seed packet mark making templates
Garden Centre shopping list mark making templates
Various signs for colouring - garden gloves, trowel, wheelbarrow, watering can, tyre planter, small spade, small rake, box planter
Direction signs - Flowers, Seeds, Small Garden Tools, Planters, Other Items
Various assorted prop cards
Drawing/Writing/Mark Making Sheets
Word cards/labels
‘Employee of the Month’ mark making template
‘Garden Centre’ list sheets
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This role-play activity pack is designed to introduce children to the idea of an election, and the decision process involved in voting.
It is completely non-partisan and unrelated to any real-world political parties/views.
1. An adult reads out the ‘pitch’ from each fictitious candidate and then the children are encouraged to discuss anything they might not understand about the proposals, asking the impartial adult for guidance. Let them know that their vote will be secret, but they can talk about it if they wish.
2. (A possible extension at this point could be to get the children to think about their own views and the views of others. For example, a child may think they would vote for the second candidate because they dislike painting. However, all of their friends may love painting. What is best for the group?)
3. Show the children one of the election voting forms and relate the images to the candidates discussed. Show them the process of going to the Polling Station, getting the form, marking an X in just one box, folding the paper in half and putting in the ballot box.
4. As the adult removes the forms from the ballot box and announces the votes for each candidate, the tally sheet can be filled in to find the winner!
5. (Second possible extension - the children can fill in their own tally sheets to count the votes!)
Enjoy this activity with the voters of the future! We hope this helps!
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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Download this one stop 'Sandwich Shop' role play pack. Ideal role play area for learning about personal choice/opinion/preferences, healthy eating, time and money.
Pack includes:
Banner
Name badges - Name Writing
Sandwich, fillings and extras prop cards (to be sold in shop)
Various posters
Sandwich order forms
Various menus
Open and closed signs (with and without clocks)
Various mark making sheets, e.g. ‘Employee of the month’ and note sheets
Opening times poster
Contactless payment poster and prop cards
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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Zoo Role Play Pack includes:
zoo banner
tickets - Name Writing
open/closed signs
opening times poster
‘Which animals can you find?’ tick sheet
ice cream/lolly prices poster
ice cream/lolly role play cards
zoo map
zoo gold member card templates
direction posters/arrows
animal enclosure posters (include feeding times with food each animal eats)
animal food role play cards for children to feed animals correct foods
zookeeper name card templates - Name Writing
animal masks
Alongside this role-play you may like to read: Dear Zoo, Hole in the Zoo, Rumble in the Jungle, Giraffes Can’t Dance or Who’s at the Zoo?
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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'Singing Contest' role play pack.
Pack includes:
Banner
Name badges (singers/contestants & judges)
Ticket template (name writing)
Open and closed signs (for ‘Contest’ and ‘Auditions’)
Various direction signs, e.g. ‘Audience’, ‘Exit’, ‘Singers this way’, ‘Judges’, ‘Seat 1-5’, ‘Seats 6-10’, etc.
Number score cards
‘Singing Contest - Auditions here today!’ sign
Judge note sheets (mark making)
Various additional mark making sheets, e.g. ‘Now performing…’, ‘Winner’, etc.
Have fun!
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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'Post Office' role play pack.
Pack includes:
banner
post box prop/display image across 2 A4 pages
name badges - Name Writing
opening times sign (with clock template to draw hands)
open and closed signs
various mark making sheets: ‘Special delivery instructions’ and ‘Sorry, you were out’ notes
1st and 2nd class stamp sheets (full colour & colouring versions)
various small signs & labels for items available for purchase with space for price tags
A4 sized posters/signs for display
Post office word mat & word cards
General post office mark making sheets
‘Design a stamp’ sheets
Have fun!
Alongside this role-play you may like to read: Dear Zoo, The Jolly Postman, Dragon Post or Paddington’s Post.
Keywords: post office, role play/role-play pack, postal worker, postal workers, postwoman, postman, postie, sending letters/parcels/presents/gifts/deliveries
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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Download this one stop 'Ice Cream Shop' role play pack. Ideal role play area for the hot weather.
Pack includes:
banner
menu with prices
create your own ice cream menu
blank proforma menu for children to fill in
picture cards of various things to be sold in the role-play shop (to ideally cut out and laminate)
lolly writing sheets
ice cream order form
advert posters with descriptive vocab
open and closed signs
opening times clock
blank mark making/drawing/writing sheets
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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Everything you need to set up a veterinary surgery role-play area!
Pack includes:
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‘Veterinary Surgery’ banner
Paw print decorative signs
Vet identity cards - Name Writing
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
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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'Fairy Tale Theatre' role play pack.
Pack includes:
(Please note that due to file size, the docx document has been split into 2 separate files. However, the pdf and zip files are still available as a single download each.)
Banner
Hi my name is…how can I help you? Name badges
Ticket templates
Open/Closed signs
Timetable for opening times (including blank clock face for children to draw on their own hands)
Various signs, e.g. box office, exit, stage door, actors this way
Seat number signs
Name writing activity - Character image posters with writing ‘Played by…’ with space for children to write their name underneath. Blank version also available for additional characters.
Advert posters, e.g. ‘Fairy Tale Theatre Presents Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ - full colour, colouring in and design your own versions: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, The Little Red Hen and The Three Little Pigs.
Mark making border sheets
Mark making ‘Starring…’ sheets
Character masks x 21: Daddy Bear, Mummy Bear, Baby Bear, Goldilocks, Jack, Jack’s Mum, Giant, Red Riding Hood, Brick Pig, Straw Pig, Stick Pig, Little Red Hen, Lazy Cat, Lazy Goose, Lazy Pig, Bean Seller, Giant’s Wife, Grandmother, Wolf in disguise, Wolf and Wood Cutter.
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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Everything you need to set up a doctor’s surgery role-play area!
Pack includes:
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‘Doctor’s Surgery’ banner
First Aid Red Cross signs
Doctor and Nurse identity cards - Name Writing
‘Waiting Area’ Poster
Various Posters promoting ‘Good Health’
Social distancing signs & floormats
‘Please wait’ footprint floormats
Medical word mat
Medical word cards
‘Welcome! Please sign in for your appointment’ sign for encouraging emergent writing
‘Open’ & ‘Closed’ signs
‘Surgery 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) - ‘Doctor Notes’, ‘Nurse Notes’, ‘Appointments’ & ‘Patient Details’ forms
Clipboard template for mark making
Role-Play Prop cards
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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Everything you need to set up a mini classroom role-play area!
Pack includes:
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‘Welcome to school!’ banner
Calendar base (ideally to be laminated for mark making)
School identity cards - Name Writing
Posters - ‘We are friends!’, ‘What will you read today?’
Reading record note sheets
Mini footprint floormats
Cloakroom signs - ‘Boots’, ‘Wellies’, ‘Coats’, ‘Jackets’
‘Choose a healthy snack’ sign with fruit and vegetable signs and prop cards
‘What will you make?’ sign with classroom equipment signs and prop cards
‘What will you choose?’ sign with classroom activity signs and prop cards
Various creative area signs to choose from
Templates for emergent writing (ideally laminated) - ‘Class Rules’, ‘Who is here today? Register’, Mini-Whiteboards
Alphabet cards
Number cards (1-10)
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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Everything you need to set up a library role-play area!
Pack includes:
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‘Welcome to the Library’ banner
Library cards
Librarian identity cards - Name Writing
Posters
‘Please wait’ footprint floormats
Signs for - ‘Non-Fiction Books’ and ‘Fiction Books’
‘Books beginning with…’ signs for sorting activities
‘Put…books in a pile here’ counting activity signs
‘Open’ & ‘Closed’ signs
‘Library Opening Times’ Poster
Templates for emergent writing (ideally laminated) - ‘Library Book List’ & ‘Write your name here when you borrow a book’,
Differentiated book review sheets
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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We have created this ‘Toy Shop Role-Play Pack’ with social distancing practices within shops included.
Pack includes:
‘Toy Shop’ banner
‘Please pay using contactless’ signs
Credit cards in various colours
‘Don’t stand too close! Thank-you!’ social distancing sign
‘Thank-you for shopping with us! Stay Safe!’ sign
‘Please wait’ footprint floor mat
‘Toys’ and ‘Outdoor Toys’ signs
Various individual toy labels (within the categories above) - version with price and version with a blank box for children to write price
Open/Closed signs
‘Get moving! Outdoor toys available here!’ sign
‘It’s a small world after all! Buy small world toys here!’ sign
Opening times poster - with blank clock for children/adult to draw hands on plus days of the week blank timetable
Toy Shop Wish List templates for emergent writing
Drawing and Writing blank sheets with toy themed borders for mark making and emergent writing
Picture cards of various toys to be sold in the role-play shop (to ideally cut out and laminate)
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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We have created this ‘Corner Shop Role-Play Pack’ with possible social distancing practices within shops in mind.
Pack includes:
‘Corner Shop’ banner
‘Please pay using contactless’ signs
Credit cards in various colours
‘Not too close! Thank-you!’ social distancing sign
‘Thank-you for shopping at the Corner Shop. Stay Safe!’ sign
‘Please wait’ footprint floor mats
‘Special offers!’ sign
‘Fresh fruit and vegetables’, ‘Stationery’, Toys’ & ‘Outdoor Toys’ signs/labels
Various individual goods labels (within the categories above) - version with price and version with a blank box for children to write price
Open/Closed signs
Opening times poster - with blank clock for children/adult to draw hands on plus days of the week blank timetable
Shopping list templates for emergent writing
Picture cards of various goods to be sold in the role-play shop (to ideally cut out and laminate)
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 'Bus Stop' role play pack is ideal to create a transport or travel themed role play area!
Pack includes:
Banner
Contactless pads
Bus passes (pre-made and templates for children’s mark making) - Name Writing
Next bus in … minutes interactive sign
Driver name tags - Name Writing
Bus tickets (various templates for children’s mark making)
Bus stop signs (2 designs)
Posters
Ticket prices poster template
Draw and write about your journey template sheets
Bus timetable clocks
Bus route poster and templates for mark making
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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Everything you need to set up a Recycling Centre role-play area!
Pack includes:
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‘Recycling Centre’ banner
Signs for sorting ‘Metal’, ‘Plastic’, ‘Food Waste’, ‘Garden Waste’, ‘Paper/Card’ and ‘Glass’
Recycling Symbols
‘Attendant’ identity cards - Name Writing
Social distancing signs & floormats
Various Posters, such as ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ and ‘Not sure where your items go?…Please ask an attendant’
‘Open’ & ‘Closed’ signs
‘Recycling Centre 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
‘Recycling Notes’ Template sheets for emergent writing
Recycling item word cards to be used for display or sorting activities in conjunction with the material signs mentioned above.
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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Download this one stop 'Florist' role play pack.
Pack includes:
banner
prices poster
blank proforma prices for children to fill in
picture cards of various flowers to be sold in the role-play florist (to ideally cut out and laminate)
flower signs
open/closed signs (2 styles)
flower order and message templates
opening times poster (including days of the week)
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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Chinese restaurant role-play pack includes:
banner
order forms for mark making/pre-writing
open/closed signs
posters (one of which includes opening times)
two versions of a basic menu (one with prices and one without for children to practise writing numbers)
set of corresponding food cards to stock your restaurant
CLICK HERE to visit ‘Chinese/Lunar New Year’ topic 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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Dinosaur Museum Role Play Pack includes (36 pages):
museum banner
curator badges - Name Writing
open/closed signs
opening times poster
tickets - Name Writing
exhibition note sheets for mark making and emergent writing
dinosaur border paper (colour and b/w)
direction posters
dinosaur exhibit posters (large dinosaur with comparison to human height picture plus basic facts at the bottom as you may find when walking around a museum)
fossil finding equipment poster
various fossil cards to use in order to set up a paleontological dig sand tray in your museum
dinosaur tally and check list sheets
writing/drawing/mark making sheets which could be used as activities whilst at the museum
Please also see our other paleontological dig site sand tray resources in our ‘Dinosaurs topic’ which include: letters, numbers, shapes and phase 2 & 3 keywords on fossils.
CLICK HERE to visit ‘Dinosaur’ topic 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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Transform your role-play area into a Spooky Hotel. All you need to inspire role-play whilst also developing key skills.
Pack includes:
friendly halloween character masks
banner
luggage tags
spooky view windows
numbered room key cards (skeleton key theme)
posters and signs
room service menu sheets (one pre-filled with prices and the other left blank for children to fill in)
spooky food cards to stock your room service shop
spooky hotel note sheets for mark making and emergent writing
employee of the month template for mark making
spooky hotel booking form for mark making, drawing and emergent writing
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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