🍂 Year 1 Autumn Comprehensions
Narrative, non-fiction and poetry texts with questions.
View Year 1 packYear 1 & Year 2 · Ages 5–7
Key Stage 1 Hub
Teaching resources, practical learning and everyday classroom support
Find printable resources and practical ideas for children in Year 1 and Year 2. Explore reading, writing, maths and science, alongside outdoor learning, continuous provision, classroom routines, communication and wellbeing.
Browse dedicated KS1 collections and selected resources from across Little Owls. Start with what your children are learning and the support or challenge they need.
What would you like to find?
Moving into Year 1? Explore transition supportRead · Talk · Create
Reading, Writing & Language
Support talk, storytelling, reading and writing with resources to use alongside your teaching. Choose texts, word practice and writing opportunities that match your children’s knowledge and the purpose of the activity.
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Explore our growing KS1 comprehension collection, with separate Year 1 and Year 2 resources for stories, non-fiction and poetry. Share texts aloud when they are beyond children’s independent reading knowledge.
Browse all KS1 Comprehensions
🍂 Year 2 Autumn Comprehensions
Narrative, non-fiction and poetry texts with questions.
View Year 2 packPhonics & Early Reading
Find selected resources for blending, word reading, spelling and practising common exception words. Choose content through your school’s systematic synthetic phonics programme and revisit what children have been taught.
Letter Formation
Revisit lower-case and capital-letter movements with clear models and opportunities to practise. Select letters and guidance that fit your school’s handwriting approach and the learner’s needs.
Purposeful Writing & Recording
Make a sign for a model, write a message, record an investigation or explain a design. Explore selected templates for lists, messages, signs and discoveries, including resources suitable for KS1.
Books, Stories & Spoken Language
Use story maps, character discussions, book reviews and familiar tales to retell, explain and share ideas. Invite children to respond through talk, drawing, writing or their usual communication support.
Explore · Investigate · Explain
Maths & Science
Explore our dedicated KS1 subject collections for Year 1 and Year 2. Find resources to support teaching, practical activities and opportunities to revisit and apply learning.
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YEAR 1 & YEAR 2
KS1 Maths
Find activities, games, number resources and displays, with routes through mathematical areas and Year 1 and Year 2 learning.
YEAR 1 & YEAR 2
KS1 Science
Explore resources linked to Year 1 and Year 2 science, with opportunities to observe, compare, investigate and talk about discoveries.
Explore our KS1 comprehension collection and further reading, writing and language resources above. More subject collections will be added as they become available.
Think · Make · Discover
Practical Learning & Continuous Provision
Choose resources for purposeful play, practical exploration and opportunities to apply learning. Connect the materials, vocabulary, adult interaction and level of challenge with your teaching focus.
The linked collections span several ages. Look for KS1 resources, stated KS1 extensions or flexible materials you can adapt for your learners.
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Outdoor Learning & Discovery
Explore outdoor construction, movement, gardening and practical investigations. Several invitation packs include optional KS1 extensions to develop planning, explanation and problem solving.
Construction, Design & STEM
Offer a building or design problem, then leave time to plan, test and improve an idea. Use selected construction resources and open-ended prompts alongside suitable everyday materials.
Role Play & Story Worlds
Create a post office, shop, veterinary surgery or story setting. Choose useful print and props that give children reasons to talk, read, write, calculate and collaborate.
Drawing, Making & Creative Exploration
Explore materials, colour, texture and ways to join or construct. Use selected prompts to support children’s own designs, choices and explanations.
Music, Sound & Performance
Explore sound-making prompts, instruments and opportunities to sing, listen and perform. Choose resources that support your planned learning and children’s musical interests.
Movement & Games
Find movement prompts, practical games and route-building ideas. Adapt the space, equipment, instructions and challenge so children can participate and develop their skills.
Participate · Communicate · Belong
Classroom Routines, Inclusion & Wellbeing
Help children understand the day, communicate their needs and feel part of the class. Select practical resources for your routines, classroom and individual learners.
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Displays & Classroom Organisation
Find selected labels, signs, display lettering and classroom materials that help children locate resources and take part in everyday classroom life.
Timetables & Predictable Routines
Use class or individual visual timetables, Now/Next boards and routine prompts to explain what is happening and prepare for changes.
Picture Communication & Participation
Choose visual supports for making choices, sharing messages and joining in. Use them alongside the child’s established communication system and individual support.
Home Languages & Belonging
Explore dual-language cards and displays that recognise children’s home languages. Select useful words and resources with families where possible.
Feelings, Friendship & Wellbeing
Use pictures, stories and discussion prompts to explore feelings, kindness and relationships. Choose resources that help children express their own ideas and experiences.
Follow interests · Make connections
Themes, Seasons & Special Dates
Find shared contexts for conversation, practical learning and creative work. Choose themes and events that connect with your curriculum, children’s interests and the community around you.
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Themes & Children’s Interests
Browse stories, animals, places, familiar experiences and seasonal collections. Choose individual resources to support the learning you have in mind.
Special Dates & Celebrations
Look ahead with our free monthly calendars and explore related festivals, celebrations and awareness dates.
A few places to begin
Start with a Free Resource
Try a resource for story discussion, observation, number practice or classroom routines. Sign in or create a Free Access account when prompted to download. Choose the pages you need.
The links below open a public resource page or a collection where you can find the named free sample.
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The Little Red Hen — Character Descriptions
Discuss what the characters say and do, then share ideas through drawing, writing or adult scribing.
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My Weather Diary
Notice and record the weather over time, building vocabulary and opportunities to compare observations.
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First–Then / Now–Next Boards
Use the free board templates to make a short sequence of activities easier to understand. The activity cards pictured on the cover come from a separate visual timetable pack.
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Rocket Numbers 0–50
Choose a suitable number range for ordering, missing-number games or a changeable classroom number line.
Also included with Free Access: our monthly Special Dates Calendars →
Build on familiar foundations
Moving into Year 1?
Support a connected move from Reception by sharing children’s strengths, interests, communication and successful support strategies. Plan opportunities to build on familiar experiences while introducing Year 1 learning.
Professional guidance: Reception → Year 1 Transition Pack
Teaching a mixed Reception/Year 1 class? Visit the Reception Hub
