Parinirvana Day or Nirvana Day is the annual Buddhist festival that remembers the death of the Buddha when he reached Nirvana (enlightenment).

I was given this by our Early Years Support Team training on ICT as an activity. I have used with my team to focus in on levels of ICT development. From birth to 60+months. To look at the stages of ICT development and match to the appropriate age. Good for identifying whether a child is on track or not.

Not sure which website I found this on, but a good assembly for Mother's Day, looking at all the jobs a mum does.

A PowerPoint slide (to be reduced to 4 on a page) to be a label for the front of a Learning Journey book. Space for personalisation with child's name, photo and school details.

Profile guidance showing all profile points for PSED. Includes links to connected profile points in different area scales. Useful for co-ordinators when moderating profile scores.

A pro-forma to complete for the end of year report for Reception F2 children. Based on the new EYFS Profile document. Each area of learning has the ELG expected statements included and room for the emerging (age and stage as appropriate) and exceeding as necessary. These will need to be added in, dependent on levels the child is working at. Space also provided for additional comments, as well as a page for the characteristics of effective learning, and general teacher/HT comments. Attendance etc can be added as appropriate.

A PowerPoint designed to be reduced to 4 or 6 to a page and stuck into Learning Journey books for summative assessment. Characteristics of Effective Learning and Areas of Learning statements for Foundation Stage (EYFS 2012) children. I was inspired by a local EYFS teacher and their school's learning journeys to produce these. They will also be laminated and placed onto a ring to be carried by the staff during observations. I hope you find them useful xx

The Leuven scales for well-being and involvement. Useful to assist with EYFS summative assessments, alongside a learning and development tracker and characteristics of effective learning. Specifies the levels of engagement and emotion displayed within the setting.

6 PowerPoint lesson plans based on the CEOP Lee and Kim story Animal Magic. Cross curricular activities to learn about being safe when using the internet. 1. What is the internet and how do we use it 2. Personal information 3. Internet safety rules 4. Create a Internet safety story 5. Internet usage and behaviour 6. SID's song You can find the resources on the CEOP website under teachers or KS1. Hope this is useful - please rate it!

As so many of my F1 pupils are coming in still working within the 22-36 month development band, I thought I'd make an additional set of these Learning Journey assessment cards with the statements taken from Development Matters 2012.

Also known as Ramnavami, Ramanavami or Ram Navami, this Hindu festival celebrates the birth of Lord Rama.

A short assembly/tutorial on World Thinking Day, an annual day that Guides and Scouts celebrate across the world. 2014 focus is on access to primary education for all.

Information on Leicester City Football Club; the name of the club, the stadiums, mascots and kits throughout the years.

Posters featuring different class jobs - water bottle, tap, chair, writing area, book area, storybook, maths area, door, whiteboard, peg, computer, rubbish

Display banner for display on tens and units.

Written for work experience students interested in becoming a teacher. Lists the main responsibilties, although more can always be added (as our job seems to be increasing rapidly!!)

A set of 5 vintage-style floral classroom labels, suitable for pegs, trays, books and folders, as well as the classroom resources.

A set of 10 labels for use in the classroom. Peg, tray, book, folder, general classroom resources with a patchwork theme. Image taken from Google Images. Frame shapes courtesy of Surfing to Success blog by Mercedes Hutchens.

Poster to remind children of their morning jobs when they enter the classroom. Encouraging independence and organisation. Homework, reading packets, pencil sharpened, spellings completed and checking previously marked work.

A set of four motivational posters containing quotations from a variety of sources. Can be used in lessons or display a different quotation each day/week to inspire and motivate children to try their hardest.