This template shows A calculator for colouring, counting and discussion. Click image for the full-size template   Related skills: fine motor, maths Discussion Topics: Try out a calculator to do some simple sums. Talk about who would use a calculator and why.

This template shows a backpack or rucksack to colour Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, language, social Discussion Topics: Do you call it a backpack, a rucksack, a school bag? Decorate and discuss things like whether having your name on your bag is a good idea? Talk about different types of [...]

This template shows a Pentagon Click image for the full-size templateRelated skills: fine motor, maths Discussion Topics: Talk about how many sides in a pentagon. Are they all the same length? Pentagons are only partly symmetrical – you can fold them into matching halves along some lines but not others. Compare this to hexagons Template [...]

This template shows an Octopus Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor Discussion Topics: Where does an octopus live? What do you call more than one octopus – octopuses or octopi? Why is it called an octopus? Eight legs. Can you think of other words that start with octo or octa meaning [...]

This template shows an Octagon Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, maths Discussion Topics: How many sides does an octagon have? Can you think of a street sign the shape of an octagon?

These templates show an upper case O, lower case o and comic sans Oo Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with O. Whose name begins with O? What animals begin with O? O is a symmetrical letter.What sounds does O make? What [...]

This template shows Number – 9 Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, maths Discussion Topics: What’s special about 9? It is 3×3.  When you play noughts and crosses, the grid has 9 squares. 9 is the biggest whole number we have in the decimal system. After 9, you go to 1o. [...]

This template shows Letter – upper-case N and lower-case n Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with N. Whose name begins with N? What animals begin with N? Template created by and copyright : gayled Click image for the full-size template Click [...]

This template shows Letter – M Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with M. Whose name begins with M? What animals begin with M? M is a symmetrical letter – but only one way. If you turn it upside down, it looks [...]

This template shows a Lunchbox and drink container.  Talk about the types of food you would put in a lunch box and either draw it in, or cut out pictures and glue them in Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, language, social Discussion Topics: Talk about the types of food you [...]

This template shows Letter – L Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with L. Whose name begins with L? What animals begin with L? L can be a fun sound – la, la, la In some fonts, lower case l can look [...]

This template shows Letter – K Related skills: fine motor Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with K. Whose name begins with K? What animals begin with K? Sometimes K is silent. Can you think of some words with a silent K? Template created by and copyright [...]

This template shows Letter – J Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with J. Whose name begins with J? What animals begin with J? Template created by and copyright : gayled Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size [...]

This template shows Letter – I Related skills: fine motor, language, social Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with I. Whose name begins with I? What animals begin with I? I is a symmetrical letter. It is also the personal pronoun. Talk about how we refer to [...]

This template shows Christmas holly with berries Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor Discussion Topics: Talk about Christmas traditions and colours

This template shows Hexagon Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, maths, spatial Discussion Topics & Activities: How many sides does a hexagon have? Is it symmetrical? Where do you see hexagons? Make lots of hexagons of different colours and see what sort of patterns you [...]

This template shows a Heart shape Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: You can use this to make decorations and greeting cards for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, birthday etc. Where do we see hearts? Valentine’s Day, playing cards… Hearts are symmetrical – but only one way.

This template shows Letter – upper case H, lower case h, and comic sans Hh Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with H. Whose name begins with H? What animals begin with H? H is a symmetrical letter. Template created by and [...]

This template shows a blank ghost and the word Boo! Colour it in and use as a starting point for other activities. Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics:  Talk about ghosts and the part they play in celebrations. Dress up as ghosts with a sheet over your head [...]

This template shows Letter – G Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with G. Whose name begins with G? What animals begin with G? Template created by and copyright : gayled Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size [...]

This template shows a Frog Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Where do frogs live? What colour are they? Do you have any in your garden? What sounds do they make? There are lots of stories about frogs – one of my favourites is the Frog and Toad [...]

This template shows Number – 4 Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, maths Discussion Topics: What’s special about 4?  There are two ways of drawing a 4. What shapes have 4 sides? A quadrilateral, parallelogram, square, a rectangle, rhombus, quadrilateral…  What is special about each one? Do you know the different words that [...]

This template shows Number – five Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, maths Discussion Topics: What’s special about number 5? You have five fingers on each hand and 5 toes on each foot. Do you know rhymes or stories that feature 5? Do you know how 5 is said in other [...]

This template shows Letter – F Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with F. Whose name begins with F? What animals begin with F? Template created by and copyright : gayled Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size [...]

This template shows Number – 8 Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, language, maths Discussion Topics: What’s special about this number? It’s symmetrical. It looks like a train track! What shapes have 8 sides?  Where do you see them? Can you think of words beginning with octo or octa for eight? [...]

This template shows Letter – E Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with E. What names begin with E? What animals begin with E? E is the most common letter of the alphabet – can you write a sentence, or a story, [...]

This template shows Letter – D Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as the beginnings of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with D. Whose name begins with D? What animals begin with D? Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size [...]

This template shows a Dolphin to colour Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: talk about other sea life, has anyone seen a dolphin?

This template shows a Cockatoo Colour this bird that we call a Cockatoo Click image for the full-size template Related skills: Discussion Topics: Where do cockatoos come from? What different types are there? See the wikipedia page on Cockatoos for ideas Do you know stories about cockatoos?

Here is a template of a clock with separate hands. Cut out hands and attach to the clock with a pin in the centre so you can change the time or draw hands to emphasise particular times (sleep time, play time, etc) on this clock

This template shows Christmas Crackers – Decorate and colour Click image for the full-size template Related skills:  fine motor, language Discussion Topics: traditions surrounding Christmas crackers. What are the worst jokes you have found in Christmas crackers?  How are they made? Can you make your own? Template created by and copyright : nighstar mayfair

Here are some templates for Christmas Baubles (balls) to decorate and two matching mazes. Christmas Baubles (balls) – 3 different shapes Click image for the full-size template This template shows Christmas bauble – Blank to decorate and colour Click image for the full-size template This template shows Christmas bauble – Decorated to colour Click image [...]

Here are some templates for Christmas stockings to decorate and to make jigsaws Click image for the full-size template This template shows Christmas Stocking Jigsaw – larger pieces Click image for the full-size template   This template shows Christmas Stocking Jigsaw – smaller pieces Click image for the full-size template This template shows Christmas stocking [...]

Here are two templates Christmas Bells to colour and a join the dots activity to make the same drawing Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Talk about Christmas, who celebrates it and how. What are the usual colours of Christmas?

This template shows a Chicken. Click image for the full-size template Colour the chicken – more advanced children might want to research the different types and colours of chickens. Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: What sounds do chickens make, where do we find chickens, do you or anyone you know have chickens at [...]

This template shows Letter – C Related skills: Discussion Topics: Use as the beginnings of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with C. Whose name begins with C? C also has more than one sound. Find words that begin with a hard “c” and a soft “c”. What about how it combines with [...]

This template shows Letter – B Related skills: Discussion Topics: Use as the beginnings of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with B. Whose name begins with B? Template created by and copyright : gayled Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size template

Children can have fun colouring, cutting and putting together this angel. You could make one angel for the top of the tree, or several angels as Christmas decorations. Instructions: You will need Template for the angel with face and hair (see printable template) or Template to draw your own face and hair (see printable template) [...]

This template shows a Christmas Angel to colour and the same template as a colour by number activity Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size template Related skills: Fine motor skills (colouring)

This template shows the Letter – A Related skills: Discussion Topics: Use as the beginnings of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with A. Whose name begins with A? Talk about the shape, about a-frames (signs) Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size template Click image for the full-size [...]

This template shows a girl holding her toothbrush, ready to clean her teeth. Click image for the full-size template Related skills:  developing fine motor skills, developing social skills Discussion Topics:  looking after teeth, why we have different types of teeth, baby and adult teeth, parts of the body