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Printable EYFS & KS1 resources for learning through play
Thousands of ready-to-use printables to support provision, organisation, routines and learning across EYFS and KS1.
Instant access for planning, teaching and play.
Above is a small selection of our hand-drawn printable resources, designed for use in EYFS and beyond.
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🌱 Themes
Seasonal and topic-based printable provision to support learning through play.
🎭 Role Play Provision
Real-life scenarios, story-based play, and imaginative dramatic play packs.
🎉 Festivals & Celebrations
Printable resources linked to a wide range of cultural, religious and secular festivals and celebrations.
📅 Special Dates Calendars
Monthly events calendars to support planning & provision.
🧩 Areas of Learning
Resources organised by EYFS areas and curriculum focus.
🗂️ Organisation & Classroom Tools
Visual timetables, labels, routines, displays, certificates and more.
🛠️ EYFS Framework Support
Extensive collection of EYFS Statutory Framework editable support material - Safeguarding, Overarching Principles, Learning & Development and more.
🧸 Provision & Play Areas - Coming Soon!
Printables to support continuous provision and learning environments.
What you’ll find in our printable library:
Thousands of EYFS (& a growing library of KS1) printable resources
Resources in line with the EYFS Framework (& all 7 areas of learning)
Special event provision for festivals, celebrations & awareness dates
Setting organisational tools (such as displays, certificates, routines, transitions)
New printable provision resources added regularly
Themed printable provision
Dual-language resources
Role play packs
Designed for early years professionals
Our printable resources are used by nurseries, schools, pre-schools and childminders to support learning through play, provision-led teaching and engaging environments.
Suitable for EYFS and selected KS1 use.
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Popular Seasonal Themes & Special Dates This April & May
🌸 Spring Themes | Planning & Provision Ideas
Welcome to May! This month is a breath of fresh air for the classroom, moving fully into the "Great Outdoors." With the arrival of warmer weather, the curriculum shifts toward growth, sustainability, and physical well-being, while also celebrating the diverse identities of our families and global communities…
Looking for some age-appropriate & engaging activity ideas or continuous provision enhancements for April? Our free April calendar download includes key events, festivals and celebrations to help inform your nursery school, childminder, preschool or school activities, provision and planning. Have fun! 😊…
📅 Special Date Events this April 2026 | EYFS & KS1
Saturday 25th April 2026: 🐧❄️ For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, World Penguin Day provides a fantastic and engaging theme for exploring animals (birds, polar animals, ocean life), habitats, conservation, life cycles,…
Thursday 23rd April 2026: 🎭🖋️ For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, Shakespeare Day provides a fantastic and inspiring theme for exploring history (people from the past), storytelling, language and vocabulary, creative arts…
Wednesday 22nd April 2026: 🌍💚 Earth Day is a special day celebrated every year on April 22nd. It was started by a man named Senator Gaylord Nelson in the United States in 1970, because he wanted everyone to learn about how important it is to protect…
Friday 10th April 2026: 💖👫 Siblings Day is a special day celebrated every year on April 10th in many places. This day was first thought of by a lady named Claudia Evart, who wanted to remember her own brother and sister. It became a day to celebrate the…
Thursday 9th April 2026: ✨🦄 National Unicorn Day is a special day celebrated every year on April 9th. This day is all about celebrating the amazing, magical creature that is the unicorn! Unicorns are symbols of purity, innocence, magic, and enchantment, and they…
Tuesday 7th April 2026: 🍎💪 World Health Day is a special day celebrated every year on April 7th. It's organised by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is a big group from the United Nations that helps with health all over the world. This day celebrates…
Thursday 2nd April 2026: 📖✨ International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated every year on April 2nd. This special day is chosen because it's the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen, a very famous writer of fairy tales. It was started in 1967 by a group called…
Let's have some giggles and harmless fun with jokes for April Fools’ Day! 😂🗓️ April Fools’ Day is observed annually on April 1st. Its origins are uncertain, with various theories suggesting…
Wednesday 1st - Thursday 30th April 2026: ❤️ World Autism Acceptance Month is celebrated every year in April, with a special focus on World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd. World Autism Awareness Day was first started by the United Nations (UN) in 2007. Over time, the name evolved…
Wednesday 1st April - Friday 1st May 2026: 🐾❤️ National Pet Month is a special time celebrated every year in the UK from the 1st of April to the 1st of May. It's organised by the National Pet Month charity. The main idea of this month is to teach everyone how to be a responsible pet owner and…
📅 Special Date Events this May 2026 | EYFS & KS1
Saturday 23rd - Sunday 31st May 2026: 🌱🥕 For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, National Children’s Gardening Week provides a wonderfully rich and hands-on theme for exploring plants, life cycles, food sources, nature, science (growth and change), the environment, outdoor play,…
Saturday 23rd May 2026: 🐢🌊 For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, World Turtle Day provides a wonderful and engaging theme for exploring animals (especially reptiles, sea creatures, and pets), habitats (ocean, desert, wetlands, gardens), conservation, life cycles,…
Friday 22nd May 2026: 🌳🐠 International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) is a special day celebrated every year on May 22nd. It was started by the United Nations to help everyone understand something very important called 'biological diversity', or 'biodiversity' for short. Biodiversity means…
Wednesday 20th May 2026: 🔢➕ For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, National Numeracy Day provides a fantastic and practical theme for exploring counting, number recognition, shapes, patterns, problem-solving, and early mathematical concepts. It's about building a positive attitude…
Wednesday 20th May 2026: 🐝🍯 For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, World Bee Day provides a wonderful and engaging theme for exploring minibeasts, plants, life cycles, food sources, the environment, and understanding the world (the world around us). It's about introducing…
Monday 18th May 2026: 🏛️🔎 For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, International Museum Day provides a fantastic and engaging theme for exploring history, science, art, culture, discovery, role-play, and understanding the world (the world around us). It's about sparking children's curiosity,…
Sunday 10th May 2026: 👧👦 For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, National Children’s Day provides an incredibly broad and foundational opportunity to explore all aspects of a child's health, safety, well-being, emotions, physical development, rights, and…
Friday 15th May 2026: 🐾🌱 Endangered Species Day is a special day celebrated every year on the third Friday in May. It was started by a group called the National Endangered Species Act Education Centre in the United States and was recognised…
Friday 15th May 2026: 👨👩👧👦💖 International Day of Families is a special day celebrated every year on May 15th. It was started by the United Nations in 1993 because they wanted everyone to remember how important…
Monday 11th - Sunday 17th May 2026: 😊🧠 Mental Health Awareness Week happens every year in May. It's hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, a charity in the UK. This week is all about helping everyone understand that our minds…
Tuesday 12th May 2026: 👩⚕️🧑⚕️ For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, International Nurses Day provides a fantastic and practical theme for exploring people who help us, health and well-being, empathy, role-play, and personal, social…
Tuesday 5th May 2026: ✨🧼 World Hand Hygiene Day is a special day celebrated every year on May 5th. It was started by the World Health Organization (WHO) with a very important message: 'SAVE LIVES:…
Sunday 3rd May 2026: 😄😂 The main idea of this day is to show how laughter can help bring peace and friendship to people all over the world. Dr. Kataria believes that laughter is like a super-power that can help people…
🚶♀️🚶♂️For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, National Walking Month (Friday 1st - Sunday 31st May 2026) and Walk to School Week (Monday 18th - Friday 22nd May 2026) provide a fantastic and practical theme for exploring physical development, health and well-being, the environment, road safety…
Friday 8th May 2026 & Thursday 5th November 2026: Let's learn outside! 🌳☀️ Outdoor Classroom Day is a global campaign to inspire and celebrate outdoor play and learning, with two designated days each year: one in May and one in November…
**Investigate a variety of Festivals, Celebrations & Awareness Dates for
Nurseries, Preschools, Childminders, Reception & Key Stage 1
on our ‘Special Dates Calendar’ page!**
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Wednesday 29th April 2026: 💃🕺 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…