Autumn: Mindfulness Colouring Leaves | EYFS & KS1 Activities

Autumn: Mindfulness Colouring Leaves | EYFS & KS1 Activities

🍁 Bring a moment of tranquility to your autumn topic with our wonderful Autumn: Mindfulness Colouring Leaves! This peaceful printable resource is perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a fantastic way to support fine motor skills, concentration, and emotional well-being through a relaxing and creative activity.

Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, these pages are a brilliant tool for making learning about autumn a calm and engaging experience.

This peaceful pack features:

• Four separate leaf colouring pages, each with a different autumn-themed mindfulness design.

• Designs to suit a range of abilities: The pack includes various intricate patterns, allowing you to select the appropriate sheet for each child's skill level.

• A perfect blend of art and mindfulness: The repetitive and detailed nature of mindfulness colouring can help children to focus their minds and reduce anxiety.

(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

• 💡 How to use this resource in your classroom/setting

  Our Autumn: Mindfulness Colouring Leaves are versatile and can be used in a variety of ways:

  • Mindful Moment:

    • Use the sheets as a quiet, calming activity after a busy session or at the start of the day. This helps children to focus and prepare to learn.

  • Fine Motor Skills Practice:

    • The act of colouring within the lines of the detailed patterns is a fantastic way to develop pencil control and fine motor skills.

  • Display Aid:

    • Once the children have completed their colouring, the beautiful leaf pages can be used to create a peaceful and calming display in your classroom or learning area.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐣 EYFS Framework

  EYFS Framework:

  • Expressive Arts and Design: Children explore and use a range of media and materials, and express their creativity.

  • Physical Development (Fine Motor Control): The act of colouring helps to strengthen hand muscles, improve pencil grip, and enhance hand-eye coordination.

  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development: The mindful nature of the activity supports concentration and emotional well-being.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  KS1 Curriculum:

  • Art and Design: Children use drawing to develop and share their ideas, and can explore colour and line to bring the images to life.

  • Science: The activity provides a context for a discussion about leaves and why they change colour in the autumn.

  • PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education): The activity supports children in understanding their feelings and practicing self-regulation techniques.

Download our Autumn: Mindfulness Colouring Leaves today and bring a touch of focus and creativity to your classroom! 🎨

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