Winter Resources
HIBERNATION FACT CARDS
Fact cards explaining hibernation in 12 animals found in the UK. Also explains the variations of hibernating; brumation in cold-blooded animals, diapause in insects, torpor and overwintering.
Animals included: hedgehog, dormouse, squirrel (explains how grey and red squirrels do not actually hibernate), bat, badger, frog, slow worm, ladybird, snail, tortoise, bumblebee and earthworm.
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HIBERNATING ANIMALS - DRAW AND WRITE
Mark making, drawing and writing sheets for children to record their thoughts, feelings, ideas, information and experiences.
4 differentiated sheets included.
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PERSONALISED STORY - MAGICAL WINTER ADVENTURE
This story frame is designed for the names of the children and adults in your setting to be added to create a personalised story. This story could then be laminated to give to the children as a seasonal gift or just be read to the group and enjoyed!
To accommodate different sizes of settings, the number of names that can be added is variable but add names in wherever works for your setting! For smaller settings you can always repeat names.
Please note that due to the editable nature of this resource, it is only available in word docx file format.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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MY WINTER SENSES BOOKLET
These mark making prompt sheets will help encourage your children to draw and/or write about their senses…perhaps after the children have been on a winter walk! The sheets can be used separately or joined together to form a senses booklet.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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HELPING WILDLIFE IN WINTER - BANNER
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'HELPING WILDLIFE IN WINTER' CARDS
Small birds and animals can find it difficult through the winter months. Here’s a set of cards which provide visual reminders which you may like to display in your setting as discussion points and/or stimuli for activity. They depict things you may like to think about with your children to help your local wildlife.
More resources regarding ‘Helping Wildlife in Winter’ HERE.
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'HELPING WILDLIFE IN WINTER' POSTER
Small birds and animals can find it difficult through the winter months. Here’s a poster of visual reminders which you may like to display in your setting as a discussion point and/or stimulus for activity. It depicts things you may like to think about with your children to help your local wildlife.
More resources regarding ‘Helping Wildlife in Winter’ HERE.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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HELPING WILDLIFE IN WINTER - ILLUSTRATIONS ACTIVITY
Small birds and animals can find it difficult through the winter months. This activity sheet (portrait and landscape versions) highlights a few ways we can help our local wildlife. Gaps underneath text enable children to draw/make marks to illustrate each phrase. Ideas on the sheet…
Leave out fresh water
Gather fallen leaves in piles
Melt a hole in frozen ponds
Provide shelter
Leave out food
Refill empty food and water
More resources regarding ‘Helping Wildlife in Winter’ HERE.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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'HELPING WILDLIFE IN WINTER' CARDS - COLOURING
Small birds and animals can find it difficult through the winter months. Here’s a set of colouring cards which provide visual reminders which you may like to display in your setting as discussion points and/or stimuli for activity. They depict things you may like to think about with your children to help your local wildlife.
More resources regarding ‘Helping Wildlife in Winter’ HERE.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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HELPING WILDLIFE IN WINTER - FEEDING POSTER
Small birds and animals can find it difficult through the winter months. You don’t want to leave out so much food that the animals become dependent on it, but a few tasty treats can be helpful in getting them through the winter months. Here’s a poster showing a few ideas for general foods your local wildlife may like.
More resources regarding ‘Helping Wildlife in Winter’ HERE.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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DECORATE A BIRD BOX MULTIMAT - PLAYDOUGH, LOOSE PARTS, ART & CRAFTS
This ‘Decorate a Bird Box’ Multimat is part of our ‘Helping Wildlife in Winter’ set. It can be used as part of a wider theme to aid discussions about helping birds and small animals find shelter during the winter months.
Once laminated, it is perfect for use as a reusable playdough or loose parts mat. Alternatively, use in conjunction with whiteboard pens. Without lamination this sheet could also be used with mark making tools or art and craft materials such as collage.
More resources regarding ‘Helping Wildlife in Winter’ HERE.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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FEED THE ROBIN LETTERS & SOUNDS DICE GAME - PHASE 2 & 3
Help your robin find the seeds in the birdfeeder to help him through the winter with this fun and engaging Letters and Sounds game.
Designed as part of the ‘Helping Wildlife in Winter’ set.
Two different boards to choose from - one for Phase 2 Sounds and another for Phase 3 Sounds. Dice required. Children choose a robin to place at the start, roll the dice and move the appropriate number of sound squares towards the birdfeeder. When they land on a sound square they can practise saying the sound. Have fun!
More resources regarding ‘Helping Wildlife in Winter’ HERE.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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WINTER ACTIVITY/MOVEMENT CHALLENGE CARDS/PROMPTS
Have great fun with your children whilst all acting out Winter sights with this set of 8 Winter Activity Challenge cards. Perhaps children could stand in a circle around the pile of cards and take turns to pick one for everyone to do. Cards could equally be shrunk down and placed on a key ring to take out on adventures or featured on an indoor or outdoor display board and referred to with everyone carrying out the activity on floor space in front. Once the children get to know the cards they will be able to relate the action to the picture without necessarily needing the card read to them...For example an adult may be able to simply hold up a card and everyone will be able to do the activity together! For those children who are exceptionally engaged, these cards explored in sequence could even be set to music as a dance performance! Great for physical development, descriptive language, understanding the world and turn taking.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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KEEPING WARM IN WINTER - BANNER
More winter clothes resources can be found here and here.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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WINTER DECORATE MULTIMATS - PLAYDOUGH, LOOSE PARTS, ART & CRAFTS
Once laminated these ‘Winter Multimats’ are ideal to be used as reusable playdough or loose parts mats. Alternatively, use them in conjunction with whiteboard pens. Without lamination these sheets could also be used with mark making tools or art and craft materials. (Includes woolly hat, gloves, wellies/wellington boots and scarf.)
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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WINTER GLOVE PAIR MATCH
Ten pairs of gloves for children to match by colour. Can be used as a part of a memory game or just as a straight pair match game to reinforce knowledge of colours; “Find the red gloves”.
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WINTER CLOTHES COLOUR MATCH MEMORY GAME
Fun Winter themed bingo style game. Ideal for learning colours and winter clothing. Children develop observation, memory and matching skills. Instructions for how to play game on the first page. Items of clothing cards come with tab ideal for folding before lamination so that images on cards can not be seen when placed upside down.
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ANIMAL FOOTPRINT MULTIMATS
Animal footprint multimats. These multimats can be coloured or used in conjunction with art and craft cut and stick materials. If laminated they may be used for playdough or loose parts design work.
Includes six animals; Deer, Dog, Squirrel, Fox, Badger and Cat.
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WINTER HIBERNATION GAME
Two-player game for sorting hibernating animals from non-hibernating animals. One player has a board of hibernating animals to collect. The other has a board of animals that stay awake on the winter. Take turns to choose cards and see if the animal fits on your board.
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WINTER SNAP CARDS GAME - NUMBERS
These Winter themed Snap cards (1-10) can be printed, cut out and laminated to consolidate children's recognition of numbers and Winter themed objects! (Word cards also available to help with children's subject knowledge).
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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WINTER PICTURE SNAP/MEMORY MATCHING CARDS GAME
These ‘Winter’ Picture Snap cards can be printed, cut out and laminated as a fun snap or memory matching pairs game to consolidate children's recognition of and descriptive language surrounding Winter themed objects. Each card is made with a backing tab for folding before lamination to provide a more robust final product. Also could be used as a stimulus for role-play.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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WINTER PICTOGRAM CHART ACTIVITY/DISPLAY
Winter Pictogram Chart pictures designed for children to not only think about their favourite Winter object, but also realise that others may not have the same favourite. In addition, children begin to learn about simple graphs and charts. Ideal for use in a classroom, preschool, nursery or childminder setting. Children do not have to necessarily complete the activity at the same time, but a chart can be added to a display and individual children can add their own favourites at appropriate times.
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HAPPY HOLIDAY CARDS - VERTICAL
A selection of 10 Happy Holiday Card Templates. These cards lend themselves to either being used as part of a focused adult led activity or left out as a more child led invitation to play.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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HAPPY HOLIDAY CARDS - HORIZONTAL
A selection of 10 Happy Holiday Card Templates. These cards lend themselves to either being used as part of a focused adult led activity or left out as a more child led invitation to play.
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