Easter - EYFS / Early Years Activities, Displays and Ideas
Dates: Friday 26th - Monday 29th March 2027
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Free Sample Resources
Core ‘Easter’ resources
About ‘Easter’
‘Easter’ related resources in ‘Life Cycles’
‘Easter’ related resources in ‘On the Farm’
‘Easter’ related resources in ‘Animals of the World’ (Rabbit)
‘Easter’ related themes - Spring - On the Farm - Life Cycles
MORE ‘APRIL’ TOPICS & SPECIAL DATES YOU MAY BE INERESTED IN
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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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About ‘Easter’
Easter is the most important Christian holiday, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, as described in the New Testament. It is observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox, meaning the date varies between late March and late April.
Key Aspects of Easter:
Resurrection of Jesus: Easter marks Jesus' triumph over death after his crucifixion on Good Friday. His resurrection is central to Christian belief, symbolising hope, redemption, and eternal life.
Holy Week: The days leading up to Easter include:
Palm Sunday: Commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
Maundy Thursday: Remembers the Last Supper.
Good Friday: Observes Jesus’ crucifixion and sacrifice.
Holy Saturday: A day of waiting before the resurrection.
Easter Sunday: Celebrated with church services, joyful hymns, and feasts.
Easter Traditions:
Easter Eggs: Symbolising new life, eggs are dyed, decorated, and used in egg hunts.
The Easter Bunny: A folkloric figure that delivers eggs and treats to children.
Feasts and Gatherings: Many celebrate with special meals, often including lamb, ham, or other festive foods.
Religious Services: Many Christians attend sunrise services and special Masses.
Easter related resources in ‘Life Cycles’…
These endless puzzles are perfect to show the cyclic nature of life cycles. For example in the first instance the frog puzzle may be placed in the order ‘frogspawn’, ‘tadpole’, ‘froglet’ and then ‘frog’. To demonstrate to children that the frog then lays frogspawn, the ‘frogspawn’ piece may be brought to connect with the ‘frog’ piece at the end and thus continuing the cycle. This process can continue for as long as you like, bringing the ‘tadpole’ piece to then end and then the ‘froglet’ piece and so on!
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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Explore movement with this set of ‘Life Cycle Action Cards’. Prompts for adults to use to describe to children and demonstrate how they may move. Pictures are also included on prompt cards to give visual representation for children to connect the actions with. Once the children get to know the cards they will be able to relate the action to the picture without necessarily needing the card read to them...For example an adult may be able to simply hold up a card and everyone will be able to do the activity together! For those children who are exceptionally engaged, these cards explored in sequence could even be set to music as a dance performance! Great for physical development, descriptive language and understanding the world.
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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Life Cycle flashcards depicting stages of life for butterfly, frog, chicken, ant and plant. Cards are designed with a tab to be printed in order that it may be folded to strengthen the final design. This is especially effective when laminated after it is folded into place.
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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Chicken life cycle display pack. Ideal for learning about growth at any time of the year, but particularly within the context of new life in ‘Spring’ or as part of an ‘On The Farm’ topic. Also ideal to be used as visuals for an activity, e.g. placing all of the life cycle elements in the correct positions relative to each other on a table or as a floor activity. Once in place, perhaps even use as a stimulus for art and craft or playdough.
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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Chicken life cycle poster and activity. Ideal for learning about growth at any time of the year, but particularly within the context of new life in ‘Spring’, as part of an ‘On The Farm’ topic or at Easter. Cut and stick activity included.
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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These mother hens need you to make them the right number of eggs out of playdough…can you do it?
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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‘Life Cycles’ banner featuring all of the stages of Chicken and Butterfly life cycles in a progression.
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 ‘Life Cycle Cards’ to inspire children to think about the growth of frog, butterfly and chicken. Ideal for a sub topic within ‘Spring’. These versatile cards are made with a tab which can be folded before lamination in order to strengthen the final product. This also means that when turned over, the picture on the front can not be seen. Why not use these cards as part of a ‘Life Cycles’ display or invitation to play? Can the children match the correct parts of each life cycle and then place them in the correct order? Perhaps the frog, butterfly and chicken could be placed on the table face up and the rest face down. Children could take it in turns to turn over cards and place them next to the correct creature. The cards could also be used as a basis for communication and language development, first naming the cards and then describing. More challenging questions could be e.g. ‘How do you think a butterfly moves?’ ‘How is that different to how a caterpillar moves? ‘
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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Easter related resources in ‘On the Farm’…
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Animals, Print Carries Meaning, Posters/Display, Observational Skills, Horse, Foal (Horse), Foal, Chicken, Chick, Dog, Puppy, Sheep, Lamb, Duck, Duckling, Cow, Calf, Pig, Piglet, Birds, Mammals, Cockerel
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Farm animal lollipop puppet set. Perfect for small world role-play surrounding farmyard animals and their babies/young.
Books which you may like to read alongside this resource: ‘Farmyard Hullabaloo’, ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ and ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’.
Includes piglet, lamb, duckling, calf, puppy, duck, chick, rooster, hen, gosling, goose, kid, sheep, goat, foal (horse), donkey, foal (donkey), cow, dog, pig, horse and cat. Also included as extras that may be useful in the re-telling of some stories: fox, owl and ladybird.
Animals, Fine Motor, Activity, Pig, Cow, Chicken, Sheep, Mammals, Birds, Scissor Skills, Role Play, Group Activity, Goat, Piglet, Lamb, Duckling, Calf, Puppy, Duck, Chick, Cockerel, Hen, Gosling, Goose, Kid, Foal (Horse), Foal, Foal (Donkey), Donkey, Horse, Dog, Cat, Fox, Owl, Ladybird
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Farm animal lollipop puppet set (colouring version). Perfect for small world role-play surrounding farmyard animals and their babies/young.
Books which you may like to read alongside this resource: ‘Farmyard Hullabaloo’, ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ and ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’.
Includes piglet, lamb, duckling, calf, puppy, duck, chick, rooster, hen, gosling, goose, kid, sheep, goat, foal (horse), donkey, foal (donkey), cow, dog, pig, horse and cat. Also included as extras that may be useful in the re-telling of some stories: fox, owl and ladybird.
Animals, Fine Motor, Take Home, Activity, Pig, Cow, Chicken, Sheep, Mammals, Birds, Scissor Skills, Role Play, Group Activity, Goat, Piglet, Lamb, Duckling, Calf, Puppy, Duck, Chick, Cockerel, Hen, Gosling, Goose, Kid, Foal (Horse), Foal, Foal (Donkey), Donkey, Horse, Dog, Cat, Fox, Owl, Ladybird, Colouring, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control
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(Main sheets can be laminated first if desired. Then the flap covers are to be cut and stuck on the main sheets prior to use by the children.)
These sheets serve as a counting game in which the children can check their own answers. The game consolidates 1:1 correspondence counting, number recognition and matching farm animals with their young.
Animals, Matching Activities, Observational Skills, Posters/Display, Problem Solving, Life Cycles, Activity, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Concepts, Number Recognition & Ordering, Counting, Games, Chicken, Sheep, Lamb, Chick, Dog, Puppy, Pig, Piglet, Goose, Gosling, Duck, Duckling, Birds, Mammals
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Why not set up an invitation to play using these ‘Farm Animals and their Young’ counting puzzles? Select those appropriate for your children (1-10 available) and allow them to match the number beside the adult with the corresponding number of young animals.
Each pair has a different way of connecting as a puzzle for the children to match and so even if they haven’t learnt what the number looks like yet, but are beginning to say the numbers in order, this can be a fun way to introduce them to new challenges. In addition each puzzle matches the adult and young and so this allows for another method of self checking.
Once the puzzles are complete, why not line the numbers up in order and count together? If your children would enjoy a further challenge, leave out a number and see if they can spot which one is missing from the sequence.
Puzzles could also be used as a fine motor control/counting activity if left uncut. Children could be given an appropriate number for their learning and encouraged to place objects on the baby animals, counting as they go.
In addition, each number is also written as a word. For our youngest children, this adds to learning about text in the environment and how it has meaning. Our oldest children may start to recognise the words and associate them with the numbers. This will be beneficial for when they begin to read and write these words in subsequent years as they will have something to build on.
Animals, Matching Activities, Observational Skills, Posters/Display, Problem Solving, Puzzles, Life Cycles, Activity, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Using Shapes for Task, Concepts, Number Recognition & Ordering, Counting, Games, Ordering Activities, Number Lines, Horse, Foal, Foal (Donkey), Foal (Horse), Donkey, Cow, Calf, Goat, Kid, Sheep, Lamb, Dog, Puppy, Pig, Piglet, Chicken, Chick, Goose, Gosling, Duck, Duckling, Birds, Mammals
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Why not use this fun farm animals and their young puzzle game to introduce your children to or consolidate their knowledge of farm animals? Cut each puzzle along the line in the middle and invite your children to match each farm animal with its offspring. Why not extend learning by discussing similarities and differences between the older and younger animals and also between the different types of animals? Extend children’s vocabulary by describing animal body parts such as tail, hooves, paws, fur, snout, etc. Ask questions such as ‘Which animal has the longest/shortest tail?’
Animals, Matching Activities, Observational Skills, Posters/Display, Problem Solving, Puzzles, Life Cycles, Activity, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Using Shapes for Task, Concepts, Games, Goat, Kid, Cow, Calf, Pig, Piglet, Horse, Foal, Foal (Horse), Dog, Puppy, Chicken, Chick, Donkey, Foal (Donkey), Goose, Gosling, Sheep, Lamb, Duck, Duckling, Birds, Mammals
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Farm animal themed I Spy Count and Write sheets. Could be used as posters, mats or individual sheets.
Animals, Observational Skills, Posters/Display, Problem Solving, Activity, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Counting, Games, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Fine Motor, Duck, Goose, Horse, Chicken, Calf, Piglet, Puppy, Chick, Lamb, Mammals, Birds
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I SPY COUNTING POSTERS - FARM ANIMALS
Animals, Observational Skills, Posters/Display, Problem Solving, Activity, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Counting, Games, Calf, Piglet, Puppy, Chick, Lamb, Duck, Goose, Horse, Chicken, Birds, Mammals
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Once laminated these ‘Farm 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. (Includes pig, cow, chicken and sheep.)
Animals, Colouring, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Take Home, Activity, Pencil Control, Playdough/Loose Part Mats, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Art and Craft, Pig, Cow, Chicken, Sheep, Mammals, Birds
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Pack includes 3 pages: poster for display and modelling, version with blank labels for writing, plus a writing template with initial sounds for labels.
Animals, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Observational Skills, Take Home, Activity, Pencil Control, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Problem Solving, Print Carries Meaning, Discussion Prompts, Posters/Display, Group Activity, Chicken, Hen, Birds
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FARM WORD MAT
Animals, Print Carries Meaning, Posters/Display, Observational Skills, Pig, Dog, Cow, Goat, Sheep, Chicken, Birds, Mammals
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FARM ANIMALS WORD MAT
Animals, Print Carries Meaning, Posters/Display, Observational Skills, Horse, Pig, Dog, Cow, Chicken, Goat, Donkey, Sheep, Duck, Goose, Mammals, Birds, Cockerel
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Animals, Print Carries Meaning, Posters/Display, Observational Skills, Cards/Flashcards, Horse, Pig, Dog, Cow, Goat, Donkey, Chicken, Sheep, Duck, Goose, Mammals, Birds, Cockerel
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Use mark making tools to trace the dotted lines and create eggs. Ideal for multiple uses with whiteboard pens after lamination. Without lamination these sheets may be used individually. In this instance, once the dotted lines have been traced, why not invite your children to carefully colour between the lines for a mindful experience? Children may even like to add some of their own decorations. Great for fine motor control!
Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Pencil Control, Take Home, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Activity, Life Cycles, Chicken, Wetland, Art and Craft, Eggs, Chicken Eggs
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Count the Farm Animals and their Young from 0 to 20 (Adult animals 1-10 and their corresponding young 11-20). Print one or two numbers to a page for use as part of a display or more to a page for a set of flashcards.
Animals, Counting, Posters/Display, Number Lines, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Number Recognition & Ordering, Discussion Prompts, Cow, Horse, Donkey, Goat, Pig, Dog, Sheep, Goose, Duck, Chicken, Calf, Foal, Foal (Horse), Foal (Donkey), Kid, Piglet, Puppy, Lamb, Gosling, Duckling, Chick, Birds, Mammals
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Encourage your children to colour the objects and count them as they go (1 to 20). Ideal sheets to practise 1:1 correspondence counting (where children place their fingers on the objects as they count them). Also great for learning written numbers and knowledge of items within a particular topic. Children may even enjoy using these as posters to create a themed numberline on their bedroom wall!
Colour & Count, Animals, Colouring, Counting, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Number Lines, Posters/Display, Take Home, Number Formation, Activity, Discussion Prompts, Cow, Calf, Horse, Foal (Horse), Foal, Donkey, Foal (Donkey), Kid, Goat, Pig, Piglet, Dog, Puppy, Sheep, Lamb, Goose, Gosling, Duck, Duckling, Chicken, Chick, Birds, Mammals
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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.
You may like to use this game/activity mat in conjunction with our ‘Farm Animal Thunderstorm Sounds Game’.
Animals, Letters & Sounds - Phase 1, Activity, Group Activity, Print Carries Meaning, Posters/Display, Observational Skills, Cat, Goat, Duck, Chicken, Horse, Pig, Donkey, Sheep, Cow, Dog, Mammals, Birds
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A thunderstorm! Quick get round the farm and check on all the animals. They must be a bit frightened; they’re making a lot of noise!
The aim of this game is to encourage the link between images and specific repeatable sounds (Phase 1 Phonics/Letters & Sounds).
• Choose a game piece (either the tractors supplied or use counters/small world characters of your own)
• Roll the dice (choose dice with numbers appropriate for your children)
• Move your game piece along the board
• Make the right noise for the square you land on
• First to the finish is the winner!
(You may like to discuss the pictures with the children before playing the game and assign a sound to each image.)
Animals, Letters & Sounds - Phase 1, Activity, Group Activity, Print Carries Meaning, Games, Turn Taking, Counting, Number Recognition & Ordering, Cow, Pig, Goat, Dog, Donkey, Sheep, Goose, Chicken, Duck, Cat, Horse, Mammals, Birds
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Posters to help children to vocalise the sounds that animals make. Encourage the children to make the noises both loudly and quietly.
Animals, Cards/Flashcards, Letters & Sounds - Phase 1, Posters/Display, Activity, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Cow, Horse, Donkey, Goat, Pig, Dog, Sheep, Goose, Duck, Chicken, Birds, Mammals
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Our Farm Animals colouring sheets pack includes each animal with its name. Animals included are cow, pig, dog, donkey, goat, goose, duck, sheep, horse, chicken and cockerel. Why not use them as a stimulus for art & craft?
Animals, Colouring, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Take Home, Activity, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Concepts, Art and Craft, Cow, Pig, Dog, Donkey, Goat, Goose, Chicken, Duck, Sheep, Horse, Cockerel, Mammals, Birds
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‘On The Farm’ themed Number Slice Puzzle Activities. Puzzles available for 1-5 or 1-10 sequencing. Cut along the vertical lines and laminate for multiple uses or allow your children to cut and stick as an individual activity to take home. Great for number recognition and ordering, observational skills and motor control.
Animals, Fine Motor, Puzzles, Observational Skills, Problem Solving, Scissor Skills, Number Lines, Number Recognition & Ordering, Ordering Activities, Activity, Games, Cow, Pig, Chicken, Horse, Mammals, Birds
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Number Slice Puzzle Activities - Colouring versions. Puzzles available for 1-5 and 1-10 sequencing. Colour the pictures, cut along the vertical lines and then put the pieces back together in numerical order. Stick to a new sheet of card or paper once complete! Great for number recognition and ordering, observational skills and motor control. Picture and number combination enables child self checking.
Animals, Colouring, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Take Home, Number Lines, Puzzles, Colour Cut Stick, Observational Skills, Problem Solving, Scissor Skills, Number Recognition & Ordering, Ordering Activities, Activity, Games, Cow, Pig, Chicken, Horse, Mammals, Birds
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Can you make the correct number of eggs for your playdough mat…or place the right number of loose part objects on the eggs next to your chicken? Can you make the shape of the number…or mould the shape of the chicken? Great for motor skills, creativity (making simple representations of objects), number recognition and 1:1 correspondence counting! 20 pages (Numbers 1-20).
Animals, Counting, Fine Motor, Playdough/Loose Part Mats, Life Cycles, Activity, Chicken, Eggs, Chicken Eggs, Birds
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Farm Animals Pictogram Chart pictures designed for children to not only think about their favourite farm animal, but also realise that others may not have the same favourite. In addition, children begin to learn about simple graphs and charts. Ideal for use in a classroom, preschool, nursery or childminder setting. Children do not have to necessarily complete the activity at the same time, but a chart can be added to a display and individual children can add their own favourites at appropriate times. Simply place the four large animals on the first page in a horizontal line to form the base of the chart and children can add their own favourite smaller animal above to create the vertical lines of a chart. The lengths of the lines can be compared and number of animals on each can be counted to find totals. Questions such as ‘How many children like chickens?’ may be asked. To really extend mathematical thinking, questions such as ‘How many more children like cows than pigs?’ could be delved into.
Animals, Graphs/Charts, Personal Opinion/Feelings, Posters/Display, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Cow, Pig, Sheep, Chicken, Mammals, Birds
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On The Farm’ themed size ordering pictures. Intended to be cut out (and ideally laminated) for use by children in repeatable size ordering activities. If you have access to a fuzzy felt board, why not stick velcro tabs on the back so that children can move them around on the board? Alternatively use them as a cut and stick activity (to also strengthen fine motor skills) for the children to take home and discuss with their families using words such as ‘small, smaller, smallest, big, bigger, biggest’. Differentiate for individual children by using just 1 or 2 of the pictures for comparison e.g to focus on the words ‘big’ and ‘small’ or use all of the pictures to allow for greater variation of comparative language.
Animals, Cards/Flashcards, Size, Matching Activities, Observational Skills, Problem Solving, Posters/Display, Ordering Activities, Activity, Discussion Prompts, Concepts, Chicken, Cow, Duck, Dog, Pig, Goat, Sheep, Mammals, Birds
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A set of cards showing Farm Animals and their Young with an optional tab which can be folded before lamination for extra strength and to obscure the face of the card when turned over. These cards are designed for the purpose of playing a ‘Picking up Pairs’ memory game to match the adult animal with its young, however they may be used in other ways such as part of displays, word cards to aid writing, feely bag activities, etc.
Animals, Games, Matching Activities, Observational Skills, Snap Cards, Turn Taking, Life Cycles, Group Activity, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Cow, Calf, Goat, Kid, Duck, Duckling, Sheep, Lamb, Donkey, Foal, Foal (Donkey), Goose, Gosling, Chick, Chicken, Dog, Puppy, Horse, Foal (Horse), Pig, Piglet, Mammals, Birds
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These matching sheets require your children to spot similarities and differences between animals in order to work out which adult animal matches with which young animal. Great for learning about and recognising farm animals, but also to provoke more extended discussions describing each of the animal’s attributes including body parts, colours, textures, number of legs, etc. Also useful to develop pencil control skills if you choose to encourage your children to draw lines to connect the matching animals.
Matching Activities, Animals, Pencil Control, Fine Motor, Laminate to use with w/b pens, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Observational Skills, Problem Solving, Take Home, Life Cycles, Activity, Concepts, Cow, Calf, Donkey, Foal (Donkey), Foal, Horse, Foal (Horse), Chicken, Chick, Pig, Piglet, Goat, Kid, Dog, Puppy, Goose, Gosling, Sheep, Lamb, Duck, Duckling, Mammals, Birds
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Farm animal fact cards. Facts include: name, picture, what they eat, what their young are called and what they may be used for on a farm.
Animals, Cards/Flashcards, Fact Cards, Posters/Display, Discussion Prompts, Print Carries Meaning, Life Cycles, Cow, Calf, Horse, Donkey, Foal, Foal (Donkey), Foal (Horse), Goat, Kid, Pig, Piglet, Dog, Puppy, Sheep, Lamb, Goose, Gosling, Duck, Duckling, Chicken, Chick, Birds, Mammals
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Consolidate children’s knowledge of farm animals whilst playing a fun game of snap (or a memory game of ‘picking up pairs’) with this set of large snap cards. The cards are made with a tab which can be folded before lamination in order to strengthen the final product. This also means that when turned over, the picture on the front can not be seen.
Animals, Cards/Flashcards, Games, Matching Activities, Observational Skills, Snap Cards, Turn Taking, Group Activity, Print Carries Meaning, Cow, Horse, Pig, Dog, Donkey, Goat, Sheep, Goose, Duck, Chicken, Birds, Mammals
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Several activity sheets designed for use during or after a farm trip. Sheets include: - ‘Farm Checklist’ which features pictures of some typical farm animals/objects with space underneath each for children to tick the ones they have observed - ‘Farm Tally’ sheet to enable children to begin to make marks which correspond to quantities of things (children may be encouraged to make any mark in the appropriate box when they see the animal/object, this will develop to tally lines and older children may even count up the tally and write the corresponding number) - ‘What can you see on your farm trip?’ differentiated writing/drawing/mark making sheets with lots of versions to choose from.
Animals, Checklists/Tally Charts, Fine Motor, Mark Making/Drawing/Writing, Observational Skills, Take Home, Activity, Chicken, Cow, Pig, Sheep, Horse, Donkey, Goat, Dog, Mammals, Birds
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Easter related resources in ‘Animals of the World’…
(Rabbit)
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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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.
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Easter related themes…
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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Monday 15th - Sunday 21st March 2027: 🍎💧 Nutrition and Hydration Week is an annual event in the UK that highlights and promotes the vital importance of food and drink in health and social care. It aims to educate and raise awareness among…
Friday 19th March 2027 (TBC): 😴✨ World Sleep Day (WSD) is an annual event organised by the World Sleep Society and observed on the Friday before the Spring Equinox each year. The main goal of this day is to celebrate the wonderful benefits of getting good, healthy sleep. It also aims…
Thursday 11th March 2027: 💧🧡 World Kidney Day (WKD) is a global health awareness campaign celebrated annually on the second Thursday of March. It's a joint initiative by two important organisations, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the…
Monday 8th - Sunday 14th March 2027: 🧑🔬🩺 Healthcare Science Week is an annual, UK-wide celebration that promotes and raises awareness of the incredible work done by healthcare science professionals. Organised by NHS England, it typically takes place in March. This special week aims…
Monday 8th March 2027: 💖💪 International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8th. It's a very important day that commemorates the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women throughout history and…
Friday 5th - Sunday 14th March 2027: 🧪🔬 British Science Week is a fantastic ten-day celebration of science, engineering, technology, and maths (STEM). It features fascinating, entertaining, and engaging events and activities all across the UK for people of all ages. Organised by…
Thursday 4th March 2027: 📚✨ World Book Day is an annual global celebration of books and reading, designated by UNESCO. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it is typically celebrated on the first Thursday in March. The primary aim of this special day is to encourage children and…
Wednesday 3rd March 2027:🌍🌿 World Wildlife Day is an annual global event, celebrated on March 3rd. It was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate the incredible diversity of wild animals and plants across our world. The day aims to…
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Thursday 29th April 2027: 💃🕺 International Dance Day is a day celebrated every year on April 29th. It was started in 1982 by a group called the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), which works closely with UNESCO. This day is chosen…