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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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📅 Special Date Events this May 2026 | EYFS & KS1
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…
📅 Special Date Events this June 2026 | EYFS & KS1
Time to put on our shades and protect our eyes for National Sunglasses Day! 😎☀️🕶️ This day provides a fun and crucial theme for exploring sun safety, eye health, weather, and personal health…
📝✨📖 National Writing Day is a day dedicated to encouraging everyone, especially young children, to find their voice through writing. Writing is not just about letters and words; it’s about sharing ideas…
Discover a world of magic and imagination! ✨🧚♀️🌸 International Fairy Day is a special, unofficial celebration that happens every year on June 24th. It’s a day dedicated to the whimsical…
Discover the fascinating world of minibeasts! 🐞🦋🐛 Insect Week is a whole week dedicated to learning about all the tiny, creepy crawly creatures that live all around us. Insects are super important for our planet…
Discover the heroes who help our community every day for Public Service Day! 👩🚒👨🏫👮♀️ For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day…
Discover the amazing world of engineering for International Women in Engineering Day (INWED)! 👷♀️⚙️🌉 This day helps us remember that anyone, whether they are a boy or a girl…
Let's look up to the tallest animal on Earth for World Giraffe Day! 🦒🌍🌿 It's about inspiring children with a love for wildlife, teaching them about the importance of protecting endangered…
🎶🥁🎤 For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides a wonderfully creative and crucial theme for exploring music and sound, expressive movement…
Pack a basket, grab a blanket, and head outside for a special meal! 🧺🌳🍎 International Picnic Day is a day to celebrate the simple pleasure of having a meal outdoors, whether it's in the garden, at the park…
Let's munch on some crunchy carrots and tasty tomatoes for Eat your Veg Day! 🥕🥦😋 This day reminds us that vegetables are like superheroes for our bodies—they are full of good things that…
Get ready, get set, and get active for National School Sports Week! 🏃♀️⚽️🤸♀️ This week provides a wonderfully active and crucial theme for exploring physical education (PE), sport, exercise, teamwork…
Learn how to be super waste-reducing heroes on World Refill Day! 💧♻️ For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides a wonderfully practical…
😊✨ Smile Power Day is a special day celebrated every year on June 15th. It's all about celebrating the wonderful feeling we get when we smile and when we make someone else smile…
Let's dive into the big, blue ocean and learn all about it for World Oceans Day 🌊🐬🐠 For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms…
This week provides a wonderfully positive and crucial theme for exploring the environment, recycling, plants, animals, conservation, sustainability, and understanding the world…
Let's flutter our wings and learn about our beautiful butterfly friends! 🦋🌸 Butterfly Education and Awareness Day (BEAD) is a fantastic time to think about how we can protect butterflies and…
Let's explore our amazing planet and learn how to be its best friend! 🌳🌎💧 World Environment Day is all about making a difference, big or small, to keep our Earth healthy and…
This day provides a fantastic and active theme for exploring transport, road safety, exercise, health and well-being, the environment, outdoor play, and understanding the world. It's about…
Learn how to stay safe and sound during Child Safety Week! 🛡️🚦🏠 For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this week provides a crucial…
Let's give a big cheer for our amazing parents and carers! 💖👨👩👧👦 For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides…
Roar with excitement and dig into the incredible world of dinosaurs! 🦖🌋🦕 For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides a wonderfully…
Let's step outside and get wild with nature! 🌳🦋🐞 '30 Days Wild’ is a fantastic nature challenge that happens every June, organised by The Wildlife Trusts across the UK. It's all about doing one…
**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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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,…