Welcome to YOUR ‘Reception Teacher’ Page
Welcome to your dedicated hub page, Reception Teachers! Here, you will discover an engaging collection tailored just for you, with thousands of high-quality printable early years and EYFS activities, displays, paperwork, and planning resources brought to you by the creative team at Little Owls Resources. Each resource is handpicked with your needs in mind, covering individual time-relevant themes and special dates throughout the year. Whether you're looking for challenge activity cards, role play packs, or guidance on the EYFS Framework and Areas of Learning, this hub aims to be your ultimate access point to enriching your classroom experience. We hope you find this treasure trove of resources useful and inspiring!
Use the following quick text links or scroll down to browse all pages and resources selected for you…
Time relevant pages and resources for reception teachers
New Education Inspection Framework | What EYFS Settings Need to Know (November 2025)
Revised 2025 EYFS Statutory Framework for Group & School-Based Providers | What You Need to Know
Back to School Start of the Academic Year 2025-26 Essentials
September Special Dates Calendar & Events: Stay ahead with our comprehensive calendar highlighting key dates, awareness days, and celebrations.
Autumn Themes for Reception (More themes HERE.)
Autumn Get Organised pages (View our entire collection of ‘Get Organised’ pages HERE.)
Key (ALL Year Round) pages and resources for reception teachers
Get Organised pages
Outdoor Area pages
All ‘Areas of Learning’
Quick access to a few Key Learning Areas for reception teachers - Alphabet - Initial Sounds - Letters & Sounds/Phonics - Animals - Colouring Activities - Counting - Subitising - Shapes - Problem Solving - Timetables & Routines - Playdough & Loose Part Mats - Role Play - Nursery Rhymes -
FEATURED Time Relevant Themes and Engaging Resources
- Special Dates Calendars for the entire year!
October & November Special Date Inspirational Activity Ideas for Teaching Reception
Read our new Educational & Informative Event Blog Posts. Browse awareness dates below using the arrows and click through to our dedicated blog post pages to read more.
An apple a day! 🍏🍎 Apple Day is an annual celebration of apples and orchards, primarily observed across the UK, typically on October 21st. Initiated by the charity Common Ground in…
Scales, slither, and hiss! 🐍🦎🐢 Reptile Awareness Day is an unofficial awareness day, often observed on October 21st. It's dedicated to promoting understanding, appreciation, and…
Let's sing together! 🎤 World Singing Day is a global, non-political, non-religious, non-commercial, annual sing-along that takes place on the third Saturday in October (which in 2025…
Let's celebrate our food! 🍎🥕🍞 World Food Day is an international day celebrated annually worldwide on October 16th. It commemorates the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture…
Wash, wash, wash your hands! 💧 Global Handwashing Day is an annual global advocacy day celebrated on October 15th. It's dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the…
Let's look after our minds! 🧠 World Mental Health Day is an international day dedicated to global mental health education, awareness, and advocacy against social stigma. It's observed…
Meet the badger! 🦡 National Badger Day is an annual awareness day in the UK, celebrated on October 6th. This day aims to raise awareness about badgers, their unique behaviours, their…
Hooray for our teachers! 🍎 World Teachers’ Day is a significant international day observed annually on October 5th. Established by UNESCO in 1994, in partnership with the International…
To infinity and beyond! 🚀 World Space Week is an international celebration of science and technology's contribution to the betterment of the human condition. It takes place annually from…
Let's celebrate all creatures great and small! 🐾 World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare, celebrated annually on October 4th. It began in 1931 at an…
Share a smile! 😊 World Smile Day is celebrated every year on the first Friday in October (which in 2025 falls on October 3rd). This special day was created by Harvey Ball, the artist who…
Let's make some rhymes! National Poetry Day is a much-loved annual celebration of poetry and all things verse in the UK. Organised by the Forward Arts Foundation, it takes place on the first…
Let's get drawing! 🎨 The Big Draw Festival is the world's biggest drawing festival and takes place annually throughout October. Run by The Big Draw, a registered charity, its aim is to…
Celebrating stories, celebrating people! Black History Month is an annual observance in the UK, Ireland, and the Netherlands every October. It's a dedicated time to celebrate the history…
Hello there! 👋🌍 World Hello Day is an international observance held annually on November 21st. It was founded in 1973 by Brian and Michael McCormack as a direct response to the Yom…
Sweet treats and healthy eats! 🍬🥕 Sugar Awareness Week is an annual campaign in the UK, organised by Action on Sugar, typically held in November. Its primary goal is to raise awareness of…
Let's sprinkle kindness everywhere! 💖 World Kindness Day is an international observance on November 13th, introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement. Its core purpose is to…
Let's make a stand together! ❤️ Anti-bullying Week is an annual event in the UK, organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), typically taking place in November. It aims to raise awareness of…
Twinkle, twinkle, little star! ✨ World Nursery Rhyme Week is an annual initiative, typically held in mid-November, created by Music Bugs in 2013. In 2025, the event is being held from the 10th…
Let's explore and discover! 🧪🔬 World Science Day for Peace and Development is an annual event celebrated worldwide on November 10th. Established by UNESCO (United Nations…
She sells seashells by the seashore! 🗣️ International Tongue Twister Day is an informal observance, typically celebrated on the second Sunday in November (In 2025 on November 9th)…
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…
Road Safety Week is an annual campaign coordinated by Brake, the national road safety charity. It's a fantastic opportunity to bring the vital message of road safety into your early years setting…
TIME RELEVANT PAGES AND RESOURCES (FOR reception teachers)
Themes (More themes HERE.)
Autumn Get Organised pages (More ‘Get Organised’ pages HERE.)
Outdoor Area
KEY YEAR ROUND PAGES AND RESOURCES FOR reception teachers…
Year Round CORE Themes (More themes HERE.)
CORE Reception Teacher Get Organised pages
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Let the music soar! 🎶🎭 World Opera Day is an annual worldwide celebration of opera, observed on October 25th. It was jointly established by Opera Europa, Opera America, and Ópera…