A new edit of ‘The Great Race’ for Chinese New Year 22nd January 2023. There are lots of oppotunities to ask who, what, when, where questions when discussing this lovely story of how the Chinese New Year began. Toy animals and props could be used to act out the story. The story could also open up discussion about feelings for example how might the ox be feeling when the rat won the race.

This resource is all about Sam’s trip to the zoo. It is ideal for encouraging the use of animal sounds and the language big, small, bigger and smaller. It is an inclusive, interactive resource and there is an introduction to the ‘Who am I game’ at the end. The children could make crowns and stick on their favorite animal. The crowns then have to be placed on the child’s head without them seeing the picture. To play the game the children have to ask questions about the animal on their crown to find out who they are. This game encourages descriptive language of the animals and the animal sounds. For older children there could be a debate about the role of zoos. Discussing themes about consevation, animal habitat and whether or not animals would be living in the wild. Hope you enjoy.

A 28 slide PowerPoint, Ebook style, It has been created to help children to: Develop their positional language, Talk about feelings and Consider the needs of animals. I have included You’ve got a Friend Audio on the last slide.

This resource is all about a young pig called Pamela who thinks she has lost her oink. Onomatopoeias feature thoughout. Specifically the resource is to introduce farm animals and assist learning of phase 1 phonics also an introduction to initial sounds in words (phase 2 phonics). There are baby animals included in this resource featuring ‘new life’ at the beginning of Spring. I have included lots of questions throughout the PowerPoint but there are also lots of opportunities to ask more who, what, where and why questions. I hope you and the children enjoy it. A big thank you to Reddish Vale Farm Stockport for allowing me to use the photographs that I took of their gorgeous animals, all of which were taken at the farm with the exception of the ducks which was taken on a lovely walk around Fog Lane Park, Manchester.

This 16 sllide PowerPoint is all about Baby Becca needing to go to hospital. It shows, using photographs of a real hospital (Wythenshawe,) the measures currently in place. There are opportunities to ask who, what, where and why questions aswell as opening discussion about feelings.

A traditional story with a new twist at the end. 17 slide PowerPoint, ‘ebook’ style. A little animation included. Real photographs of appropriate settings used as background to the slides. There is an introduction to ‘stanger danger’ and ‘bullying’. Lots of opportunities to ask who, what, when, where and why questions.

Mrs Muddle goes on an Autumn walk and collects pieces of nature along the way. She then makes a ‘Magic Potion.’ This PowerPoint has 18 slides and is an early years resource. It is interactive and engaging. I have aimed to show Autumn in all its glory and have included a little magic for halloween. There are who, what and where questions and an opportunity to look at some positional language. The photographs highlight Autumn colours and nightime and daytime skies. Enjoy!