'Signs of Autumn' Poster Cards | EYFS & KS1 Activity Prompts & Display
🍂 Capture the magic of the changing season with our wonderful 'Signs of Autumn' Poster Cards! This engaging printable resource is perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a fantastic way to support observation, communication, and an understanding of the natural world through a fun and interactive activity.
Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, these cards are a brilliant tool for making learning about autumn memorable and engaging.
This engaging pack features:
A set of 10 ‘Signs of Autumn’ cards, designed to visually highlight the changes that happen after summer.
Key seasonal images and text: The cards feature beautiful illustrations and clear labels, including ‘Falling leaves’, ‘Conkers!’, ‘Hedgehogs feeding up for the winter’, and more.
Versatile use for both child-led and adult-led learning: The cards can be used as a stimulus for open-ended discussion or as part of a structured activity with specific questions.
A starting point for a hands-on exploration: The cards can be used as a prompt to go outside and search for the signs of autumn.
(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.)
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Our 'Signs of Autumn' Poster Cards are incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:
Display & Visual Reminder:
Use the cards to create a beautiful and informative autumn display. This provides a constant visual reference for children to refer to.
Communication and Language:
The cards are a great stimulus for conversation. You can use them to ask a variety of questions:
Closed questions for younger children: "Where's the squirrel?" or "Can you point to the conker?".
Open-ended questions for older children: "What colours can you see?", "What do you think trees will look like in the winter?" or "Have you seen any of these signs of autumn? Where?"
Invitation to Play:
Place the cards in a continuous provision area, such as a tuff spot with natural loose parts, to encourage child-led exploration and discussion.
Outdoor Activity Prompt:
Take the cards outside with you as a checklist. Challenge children to see how many of the signs of autumn they can find in the outdoor area.
Vocabulary Development:
As you talk about the cards, you can introduce new words like 'sycamore seeds', 'fungus', 'blackberries', and 'migrating'.
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EYFS Framework:
Understanding the World (The Natural World): Children learn to make observations of the natural world and talk about the changes they see.
Communication and Language: Children listen and respond to others, and use the cards as a stimulus for conversation.
Physical Development: The activity can be linked to outdoor exploration and movement.
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KS1 Curriculum:
Science (Seasonal Changes): Children learn to observe and describe weather and seasonal changes.
English (Spoken Language): Children can use the cards to ask and answer questions, and to talk about their observations.
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