To complete this pencil control activity, children can trace over the dotted lines to complete pictures of a variety of woodland animals. Learning pencil control at a young age can be very important for children to learn as they begin to form letters and draw pictures. Later on, it can help develop a pen or pencil grip for comfortable handwriting.

We’ve put together a list of common forest animals and animals in the woods, as well as some information about them:Chantelle: When I'm out exploring, I love looking out for living things. And if you look carefully, you can find life almost anywhere. The place where an organism lives is called its habitat. So, this is a woodland habitat. Now what creatures might we find in a woodland habitat? Here are some fantastic resources for children to practise their pencil control skills while getting creative: Foxes. Foxes are Britain’s only wild member of the dog family. You’re most likely to spot them at nighttime. Chantelle: Gather round. This is a tally chart. Now you'll notice I've added in some of the animals that we've just seen. A butterfly, a woodlouse, a squirrel, an ant, a beetle, or a ladybird, a worm, a bird and other, which means something that is not on this list but is still an animal.

Now, the reason that we use a tally chart is to record how many of each type of animals we see. So, for every animal we see, we draw a line in the box just like this. And when I saw the butterfly, I would draw one right there. Now we're ready to continue our mission. Chantelle: Wow. Children what an epic animal hunt. Now it's time to count up our findings. So Ethan, every time we've put a gate, how many is that? Chantelle: Okay Cece, it's time to add them to the tally chart. So, you've just found yourself five ants. So, we're going to put four little lines it's one, two, three, four, and then for number five, we're going to add it on sideways to turn it into a gate. This fantastic collection of beautifully illustrated themed resources contains everything you need to support a Forest and Woodland Learning theme in your classroom. There are a wide range of resources including resources to support outdoor learning and continuous provision as well as print-outs to create wonderful woods-themed displays. Perfect for children who love drawing and would like to draw different woodland creatures. They can choose:

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Moles. Moles are small mammals that live underground. You’re more likely to spot a mole hill than one of these little velvety fellas! Invite children to practise their fine motor skills using these Woodland Creature Pencil Control Activities. Activities such as our Minibeast Hunt or Forest Animals Research Map are great ways to practise general data skills whilst learning about different creatures. Our Autumn Vocabulary Poster is a brilliant visual aid to use when you're teaching your pupils autumn words. It features 24 words all together, and each one has its own hand-drawn illustration to match.

Why not create a classroom display to remind children of all the different creatures and help them learn the key vocabulary? This will also help support children as they move on to topics such as Woodland Habitats and Animals that Hibernate. Search Press supports the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising of the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (DAAC), and the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA). If you're looking into creating your very own Woodland display corner, you might also be interested in these amazing posters: Cece: That's five. Then that's five. So, five add five equals ten, then ten add one equals eleven. So, we've got eleven.Tawny owls. You might recognise their famous song ‘too-wit too-woo’ that can be heard at nighttime. It's important for children to practise how to hold a pencil or pen correctly and this requires strong hand and finger muscles as well as dexterity. This can be developed through practise activities and children can have fun while doing so! Chantelle: Wow. What a list. And I bet you can't wait to find all the creatures that live here, but for now I have a mission. Autumn is a great time of year with loads of seasonal changes and interesting weather. When we're not teaching our children about autumn, their little minds are occupied with the changes in scenery. So, this is a great time to use some themed activities for subjects like maths. This Autumn Addition Activity is perfect for helping children with number recognition and adding numbers together.

Grey squirrels. The grey squirrel was introduced into the UK in the 1800s and ran the red squirrels right out of town! Chantelle: Kids. We've found so many different types of living things. We need to use a tally chart to record our findings.

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