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Resources designed to improve provision and practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage, produced by a Reception teacher. Please email any queries to EYFS_Resources@outlook.com.

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Resources designed to improve provision and practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage, produced by a Reception teacher. Please email any queries to EYFS_Resources@outlook.com.
EYFS Next Steps document (based on Development Matters Early Learning Goals)
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EYFS Next Steps document (based on Development Matters Early Learning Goals)

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A bank of ‘Next Steps’ statements for EYFS, based on the Early Learning Goals and age band statements from Development Matters. Useful for adding the next steps to observations, as well as for setting targets for parents’ evenings or reports. Designed to help move children on to their ‘next step’ across all 17 areas of learning, as part of teachers’ formative assessment. Also includes Exceeding statements for HA pupils.
EYFS Writing Checklist
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EYFS Writing Checklist

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A simple writing checklist for the Early Years featuring symbols to support understanding. I need a full stop/capital letter/finger space etc.
EYFS Home Corner Role Play - Cooking Recipes for display
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EYFS Home Corner Role Play - Cooking Recipes for display

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Simple recipes that can be followed to make Fairy Cakes, Star Biscuits and Lemonade. Numbered steps to support mathematical development and photographs alongside each step. Simple sentences to support early reading development. Could be displayed in the Home Corner or printed and added to a Recipe Book for children to explore in their role play.
Alphabet photo cards and matching words
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Alphabet photo cards and matching words

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A photograph and decodable word for each letter of the alphabet. Ideal for a Phonics display to support children with initial sounds and early decoding. Digraphs are underlined to support reading. 4 cards to an A4 page.
EYFS All About Me - Observation Template
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EYFS All About Me - Observation Template

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An A4 observation template for EYFS topics such as ‘All About Me’, ‘This is Me’ and ‘Ourselves’. Encourage children to draw a picture in each box while speaking about themselves, and write down what they say in the comments box. An example of how to complete the sheet is also included. A back to school activity to support gathering evidence for ‘Speaking’, ‘Self-Confidence and Self-Awareness’ and ‘People and Communities’.
Phonics: Set 1 Weekly Phonics Lesson Plans
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Phonics: Set 1 Weekly Phonics Lesson Plans

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A comprehensive set of weekly phonic lesson plans, covering all Set 1 sounds . Each weekly plan covers three sounds per week and the plans are fully editable. Sounds covered are: m, a, s, d, t, i, n, p, g, o, c, k, u, b, f, e, l, h, sh, r, j, v, y, w, th, z, ch, qu, x, ng, nk.
CVC phoneme frame phonics worksheets
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CVC phoneme frame phonics worksheets

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A set of Phase 2 phoneme frame worksheets for phonics development. Features 4 pages of CVC worksheets - covering CVC words, e.g. bus, hat, fish, moth etc. Children write one sound in each box - ideal for writing practice or homework.
Phonics: Set 2 Planning Bundle
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Phonics: Set 2 Planning Bundle

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This download includes a comprehensive set of weekly phonic lesson plans, covering all Set 2 sounds (ay, ee, igh, ow, oo, oo, ar, or, air, ir, ou, oy). Each weekly plan covers three sounds per week and the plans are fully editable. Also included are flashcards for all Set 2 Green Words. These are designed to be printed double sided so that words can be read with or without sound buttons (select ‘Flip page on short edge’ when printing).
EYFS Home Corner Role Play - Houses Around the World photo display posters
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EYFS Home Corner Role Play - Houses Around the World photo display posters

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A set of display posters for the Home Corner, showing photographs of typical houses and rooms in countries around the world, with labels to support early reading development. Countries included are: Japan, Spain, Sweden, England, Australia, India, Cuba, America and South Korea. Great for encouraging discussion of similarities and differences and supporting children’s development of People and Communities and Understanding the World. Could also be printed and turned into a non-fiction book for the Reading or Home Corner.
Baseline Phonics Assessment - Individual recording sheet and flashcards
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Baseline Phonics Assessment - Individual recording sheet and flashcards

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An individual recording sheet for baseline phonic assessments. Assesses single sound recognition (a-z), oral blending, CVC word and tricky word reading (Phase 2). Ideally repeated half-termly or termly to show progression. Can also support allocating children to streaming groups for differentiated teaching. Flashcards of the words and sounds within the assessment are also included.
Phonics: Set 2 Weekly Phonics Lesson Plans
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Phonics: Set 2 Weekly Phonics Lesson Plans

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A comprehensive set of weekly phonic lesson plans, covering all Set 2 sounds. Each weekly plan covers three sounds per week and the plans are fully editable. Sounds covered are: ay, ee, igh, ow, oo, oo, ar, or, air, ir, ou, oy.
EYFS Home Corner Role Play - Phone numbers for display
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EYFS Home Corner Role Play - Phone numbers for display

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A set of phone numbers for display in the Home Corner - includes ‘Take Away Food’ (with photo support and labels) and fictional character telephone numbers (e.g. Goldilocks, Spiderman, Batman etc.). Designed to support reading and mathematical development in the Early Years.
CVC Words - List and Cards (Phase 2)
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CVC Words - List and Cards (Phase 2)

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This pack features a CVC word list for Letters and Sounds Phase 2, as well as two files of corresponding word cards - one set with sound buttons (dots and dashes) underneath letters, and one set without. The words are organised into Letters and Sounds sets 1-5: Set 1 (s a t p) Set 2 (i n m d) Set 3 (g o c k) Set 4 (ck e u r) Set 5 (h b f ff l ll ss)
Photo Caption Cards - Phase 2
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Photo Caption Cards - Phase 2

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A selection of 20 different photograph cards and matching captions, featuring CVC words from Phase 2 (Letters and Sounds). We have found these really useful for a range of phonic activities - you can separate the captions from the photos and ask children to match them together. We also use them in phonics lessons, on displays, or have them available in the reading corner for children to access independently.