Winter: EYFS/Early Years activities, Displays and ideas

❄️ Step into a wonderland of learning with our 'Winter' resources, designed to embrace the magic and unique characteristics of the colder months! Kickstart your planning with our comprehensive Winter Topic Plan Ideas and explore the season through all five senses with our My Winter Senses Booklet. Discover animal behaviours with engaging Hibernation banners, fact cards, and games, or learn how to Help Wildlife in Winter with feeding posters, activity cards, and 'Decorate a Bird Box Multimats'.

Winter Wildlife & Outdoor Exploration: Track Footprints in the Snow with our animal footprint puzzles and matching cards, and venture into the chilly landscape with our Polar Animals collection, featuring masks, counting puzzles, and 'Feed the Penguin' pencil control activities. Head outdoors with Outdoor Winter Explorers banners, Winter Walk Checklists, and our Winter themed Woodland Wildlife Walk resources, complete with fact cards on woodland birds, trees, and animals.

Winter Maths & Creative Fun: Boost numeracy with Winter Number Cards (using natural items), Number Subitising Posters, Snowflake Number Lines, and a variety of Winter Number Slice Puzzles. Engage in creative play with Winter Decorate Multimats, Snowball Counting Playdough Mats, and Winter Pom Pom Mats. Spark imagination with 'Design Your Own Snowman Template' and 'Happy Holiday Cards'.

Winter Clothes & Organisation: Learn about staying warm with 'Keeping Warm in Winter' Banners, Winter Clothes Colour Match Memory Games, and essential Weather resources like 'What Clothes Will You Take?' activities. Develop fine motor skills with 'Feed the Robin' Pencil Control Sheets and 'Winter Fine Motor Leaves'. Plus, organise your classroom with our 'Winter' themed Self Registration Displays and 'Well Done!' Certificates. Get ready for a season packed with educational and fun-filled activities! 🧤

Please scroll down to browse our Winter themed activity ideas, printable educational materials, planning inspiration, display resources, classroom & setting management tools and much more! If you’re looking for Preschool, Nursery, Childminder, Reception, SEND or Home Education resources for 0-7 year olds, you’ve come to the right place! Our interactive and engaging EYFS and KS1 learning resources are lovingly made (including original hand drawn images) by early years teaching and learning experts; a husband and wife team. We hope it helps! 😊

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Please note that both Editable (docx file) and non-editable (pdf file) versions are available for all ‘Winter’ topic resources. (Editable files require Microsoft Word to work at optimum level and Non-Editable files require a pdf viewer.)

Key ‘Winter’ Topic Eyfs & KS1 Resources | Teaching & Learning Materials

Get ready to be inspired! We hope you enjoy browsing our selection of fun and engaging printables, all created by the Little Owls Resources team—featuring our own original hand-drawn images. Have fun exploring! 😊

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FEATURED RESOURCES

Hibernation | EYFS & KS1 ‘Winter’ Provision

The 'Hibernation' sub-theme connects beautifully with the overarching 'Winter' theme by exploring how some animals cope with the cold and lack of food. This allows children to investigate survival strategies in nature, linking the season's harsh conditions (cold, less light) to the fascinating ways animals like hedgehogs and bears prepare for and enter a deep, long sleep.

Helping Wildlife in Winter | EYFS & KS1 ‘Winter’ Provision

The sub-theme 'Helping Wildlife in Winter' is a fantastic way to link the main 'Winter' theme to practical Understanding the World and Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) learning. It encourages children to develop empathy and responsibility by actively investigating the challenges local animals face in the cold and finding ways to support them, such as making bird feeders or providing shelter.

Footprints in the Snow | EYFS & KS1 ‘Winter’ Provision

The sub-theme 'Footprints in the Snow' perfectly links to the overarching 'Winter' theme by turning outdoor exploration into a focused scientific investigation and a communication and language opportunity. It encourages children to be curious observers as they examine and compare the tracks left by animals and people, helping them develop hypothesis and inference skills about who has been busy in the cold environment.

Polar Animals | EYFS & KS1 ‘Winter’ Provision

The 'Polar Animals' sub-theme offers an exciting way to explore the overarching 'Winter' theme by focusing on how animals like polar bears and penguins survive and thrive in permanently cold, snowy environments. This naturally links to discussions about adaptation, comparing how these creatures have developed special features (like blubber and thick fur) to cope with the extreme conditions associated with winter.

Winter Clothes, Weather & Seasonal Changes | EYFS & KS1 ‘Winter’ Provision

Learning about Winter Clothes, Weather and Seasonal Changes is vital for connecting the main 'Winter' theme to children's everyday experiences and promotes Understanding the World and Self-Care skills. It encourages children to observe the changing weather (e.g., frost, ice, short days), discuss the importance of appropriate clothing for warmth and safety, and understand the practical impact of the season on their lives and environment.

More ‘Weather’ resources here.

Outdoor Winter Explorers/Forest School | EYFS & KS1 ‘Winter’ Provision

The sub-theme 'Outdoor Winter Explorers' beautifully integrates Forest School principles with the 'Winter' theme by encouraging children to become active investigators of their local environment, even when it's cold. This approach fosters a deep connection with nature and promotes holistic development as children use all their senses to discover the subtle signs of winter, such as frost, ice, and bare branches.

More ‘Forest School’ resources here.

Winter Maths | EYFS & KS1 ‘Winter’ Provision

Our Winter Maths provision offers engaging, hands-on learning experiences designed to make mathematical concepts concrete and relevant to the season. Children will develop core skills in counting, number recognition, subitising, and problem-solving through specially created resources like natural winter-themed number cards, sensory playdough mats, and engaging matching games and puzzles.

General ‘Winter’ theme | EYFS & KS1 Provision

‘Winter’ Clip Art Pack

‘WINTER’ THEMED RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN OUR ‘GET ORGANISED’ SECTIONS!…

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