This template shows a whole onion and an onion cut in half lengthways Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor Discussion Topics: Templates of fruit and vegetables that can be used for coloring, flashcards and more. The layers of onions are interesting. Try slicing one onion lengthways and another across the middle [...]

This template shows a dinner place setting – plate, fork, knife, spoon Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, language, social Discussion Topics: This place setting image including a plate, fork, knife and spoon can be used for a drawing and coloring activity! Decorate the plate, draw or paste cut-out pictures of [...]

These templates show an upper case Z, lower case z and comic sans Zz Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with Z. Whose name begins with Z? What animals begin with Z? What sound does Z make? What does it mean when [...]

These templates show an upper case Y, lower case y and comic sans Yy Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with Y. Whose name begins with Y? What sound does Y make at the beginning of words and at the end of [...]

These templates show an upper case X, lower case x and comic sans Xx Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book. Not many words begin with x so look for things that have an X in them, or end with x. What sound does X make? What other [...]

These templates show an upper case W, lower case w and comic sans Ww Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with W. Whose name begins with W? What animals begin with W? What sound does W make?   Template created by and [...]

These templates show an upper case V, lower case v and comic sans Vv Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with V. Whose name begins with V? What animals begin with V? What sound does V make? Template created by and copyright: [...]

These templates show an upper case U, lower case u and comic sans Uu Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with U. Whose name begins with U? Which other letter needs a u? Template created by and copyright: gayled Click image for [...]

These templates show an upper case T, lower case t and comic sans Tt Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with T. Whose name begins with T? What animals begin with T? What happens when you combine t with other letters – [...]

These templates show an upper case S, lower case s and comic sans Ss Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with S.  Whose name begins with S? What animals begin with S? What happens when you put two together – ss? What [...]

These templates show an upper case R, lower case r and comic sans Rr Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with R. Whose name begins with R? What animals begin with R? What sounds does R make? Can you roll your rrrr’s? [...]

These templates show an upper case Q, lower case q and comic sans Qq Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with Q. Whose name begins with Q? What sounds does Q make? Template created by and copyright: gayled Click image for the [...]

These templates show Letter – upper case P, lower case p and comic sans Pp Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Use as part of an alphabet book, look for things that begin with P. Whose name begins with P? What animals begin with P? What letter does it look like if you turn [...]

This template shows a Tortoise. Tortoises usually live on land. Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor Discussion Topics: What’s the difference between a tortoise and a turtle? Tortoises usually live on land whereas turtles tend to live in water so turtles have webbed feet. Do you know stories about tortoises? The [...]

Here are two different templates for Thanksgiving Turkeys. Click image for the full-size template For a more informal picture, you can print this handprint, trace around your own hand or get children to trace their hands. Click image for the full-size template   Related skills: fine motor, language, social Discussion Topics: Thanksgiving is in October [...]

This template shows a large bright sun Click image for the full-size template Related skills: Discussion Topics: Sunshine means warmth and light. Talk about what we do in the sunshine, plants need it to grow. We need to get enough but not too much sun. How does a sunny day make you feel? Sunshine also [...]

This template could be snow or hail falling from the clouds Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor, language Discussion Topics: Talk about which season we get snow and in which countries. For hail, talk about storms, damage done by hail and safety. Template created by and copyright : nighstar mayfair

This template shows rain coming from the clouds. Click image for the full-size template Related skills: language, fine motor Discussion Topics: Talk about the rain – heavy rain, light rain, when it comes straight down, when the wind blows it. What happens to it when it reaches the ground or the roof of your house? [...]

This template shows weather – lightning Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor Discussion Topics: Talk about lightning and thunder, and whether they frighten you. Also discuss safety issues with lightning and storms. Template created by and copyright : nighstar mayfair

This template shows clouds partly covering the sun – for drawing and perhaps talking about shade and shadows or as part of a weather theme. Click image for the full-size template Related skills: fine motor Discussion Topics: Talk about different types of clouds, rain clouds, thunder clouds, storm clouds. Research the scientific names for types [...]

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. Template created by and copyright : nighstar mayfair

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 Template created by and copyright : nighstar mayfair

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. Template created [...]

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? Template created by and copyright : nighstar mayfair

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? Template created by and copyright : nighstar mayfair