Early Years (EYFS) · Expressive Arts & Design
Creating with Materials
Making things builds confidence and skill. This topic explores drawing, painting, modelling and working with colour and texture.
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💡 How to use these resources
🎒 For students
New to Creating with Materials? Start with a lesson to learn the method, then take a quiz to see what has stuck. Replay the games to build speed, and keep the flashcards handy for quick recall.
👪 For parents & carers
Helping with Creating with Materials at home? You do not need to be the expert — the lessons teach it, the quizzes mark themselves and show what to revisit, and the printable worksheets give screen-free practice.
🍎 For teachers
Teaching Creating with Materials? Use a lesson as a ready-made starter, set a quiz for instant assessment, and send a worksheet home — all curriculum-mapped, with progress visible on your dashboard.
🎯 All resources for this topic
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Colour & Create (EYFS)
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Music, Rhythm & Pattern (EYFS)
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Texture patterns Activity Challenge Colouring Page
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Primary colours Activity Challenge Colouring Page
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Music makers Colour And Observe Colouring Page
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Texture patterns Colour And Observe Colouring Page
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Primary colours Colour And Observe Colouring Page
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Music makers Colour And Observe Colouring Page
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Shape pictures Vocabulary And Facts Colouring Page
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Nature collage Vocabulary And Facts Colouring Page
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Music makers Activity Challenge Colouring Page
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Texture patterns Activity Challenge Colouring Page
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Primary colours Activity Challenge Colouring Page
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Music makers Activity Challenge Colouring Page
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Imaginative play Vocabulary And Facts Colouring Page
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Nature collage Vocabulary And Facts Colouring Page
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Shape pictures Vocabulary And Facts Colouring Page
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Imaginative play Vocabulary And Facts Colouring Page
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Nature collage Colour And Observe Colouring Page
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Shape pictures Colour And Observe Colouring Page
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Expressive Arts — Full Mock Quiz Game
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Making & junk modelling — Speed Round
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Music & singing — Speed Round
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Dance & movement — Speed Round
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Role play & imagination — Speed Round
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Colours — Speed Round
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Drawing & painting — Speed Round
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Colours — Quiz Game
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Drawing & painting — Quiz Game
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Making & junk modelling — Quiz Game
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Music & singing — Quiz Game
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Dance & movement — Quiz Game
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Role play & imagination — Quiz Game
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EYFS Expressive Arts & Design — Module 1: Colours
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EYFS Expressive Arts & Design — Module 2: Drawing & painting
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EYFS Expressive Arts & Design — Module 3: Making & junk modelling
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EYFS Expressive Arts & Design — Module 4: Music & singing
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EYFS Expressive Arts & Design — Module 5: Dance & movement
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EYFS Expressive Arts & Design — Module 6: Role play & imagination
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EYFS Expressive Arts & Design (Reception) — Gated Series — Module 7: Consolidation Test (timed)
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💬 Frequently asked questions
What is Creating with Materials?+
Making things builds confidence and skill. This topic explores drawing, painting, modelling and working with colour and texture.
How is Creating with Materials taught in Early Years (EYFS)?+
Through short interactive lessons, quizzes, games and printable worksheets that build understanding step by step.
What resources do you have for Creating with Materials?+
Interactive e-learning, auto-marked quizzes, learning games, flashcards and printable worksheets — with video and audio lessons coming soon.
Are these Creating with Materials resources free?+
Yes — a selection is free with no card; a paid plan unlocks the full set and progress tracking.
Is Creating with Materials part of the National Curriculum?+
No — the EYFS is governed by the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage. This topic supports its relevant area of learning and Early Learning Goals.
