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I am an ex-childminder with Early Years Teacher Status and a teacher in Reception. I have a special interest in Communication and Language, and Number.

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I am an ex-childminder with Early Years Teacher Status and a teacher in Reception. I have a special interest in Communication and Language, and Number.
Gingerbread man board game - fine motor skills, numeracy, taking turns.
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Gingerbread man board game - fine motor skills, numeracy, taking turns.

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Children take it in turns to roll a dice and move around the board collecting parts of the gingerbread man. Each child has a printed answer sheet (differentiated sheets available) on which they trace or colour in their parts. The first child to complete their whole picture wins. Counting objects and actions to 1-6. 1:1 correspondence. Fine motor skills involved in tracing or colouring objects. Turn taking and following simple rules. You will need; a dice or spinner, a counter for each child. Ages 3-5
Flower board game; numeracy, fine motor skills, turn taking.
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Flower board game; numeracy, fine motor skills, turn taking.

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Children take it in turns to roll a dice and move around the board collecting parts of the flower picture. Each child has a printed answer sheet (differentiated sheets available) on which they trace or colour in their parts. The first child to complete their whole picture wins. Counting objects and actions to 1-6. 1:1 correspondence. Fine motor skills involved in tracing or colouring objects. Turn taking and following simple rules. You will need; a dice or spinner, a counter for each child. Ages 3-5
Snowman board game; numeracy, fine motor skills and turn taking.
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Snowman board game; numeracy, fine motor skills and turn taking.

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Children take it in turns to roll a dice and move around the board collecting parts of the snowman. Each child has a printed answer sheet (differentiated sheets available) on which they trace or colour in their parts. The first child to complete their whole picture wins. Counting objects and actions to 1-6. 1:1 correspondence. Fine motor skills involved in tracing or colouring objects. Turn taking and following simple rules. You will need; a dice or spinner, a counter for each child. Ages 3-5
Talk About Alien - cut & stick activity with a speaking & listening focus. EYFS, KS1.
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Talk About Alien - cut & stick activity with a speaking & listening focus. EYFS, KS1.

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Nothing gets children talking quite like choices. This cut and stick activity is bursting with choices to fire their imaginations, but is also "print and go" so perfect for busy teachers. Let their imaginations run wild as they design their own alien. Choose a body design and then add arms, legs,eyes etc... Choose full colour or colour your own. Now get them to tell you all about him/her. Ideas for conversation prompts and speaking games included.
Ice cream cut & stick; fine motor skills, EYFS, KS1, data, money, speaking & listening.
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Ice cream cut & stick; fine motor skills, EYFS, KS1, data, money, speaking & listening.

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Who wants an ice cream? I do, I do! This colourful, cut and stick resource is ready to use straight from printing. Children can choose from 5 different flavours of ice cream and 6 different toppings to create their own, unique, mouthwatering visual treat. 2 differentiated order forms allow children to simply organise data or calculate the total cost of their creation. This is also a great "talk about" resource. Why not ask the children to "tell me about your ice-cream". Scissor skills, Making choices, Speaking and listening, Role play, Organising data, Taking orders, Money and addition.
Perfect Pizza; Fine motor skills, counting, addition, fractions, food, vegetables, role play, EYFS
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Perfect Pizza; Fine motor skills, counting, addition, fractions, food, vegetables, role play, EYFS

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Children will love cutting out their pizza base and selecting and cutting out their toppings. They'll be having so much fun their wont notice all the fine motor skills practise they are doing! Topping come in a variety of shapes and sizes for differentiated cutting practise. Choose from 4 pizza bases; whole or divided into 4, 6 or 8 slices. Supports; role play (pizza take away, restuarant) naming different foods including meats, fruit and vegetables. counting comparing amounts adding halving fractions
Fine Motor Easter Eggs
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Fine Motor Easter Eggs

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Colourful Easter Eggs. No prep resource. Handwriting inspired patterns to trace. Simple scissor skills practise. Colour, black & white and blank versions available. Makes a lovely addition to an Easter Display.
Rhyming CVC words activity bundle; EYFS, phonics, rhyming strings, reading, sensory play, games.
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Rhyming CVC words activity bundle; EYFS, phonics, rhyming strings, reading, sensory play, games.

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A set of 9 CVC words making 3 rhyming strings. Easy to decode using phase 2 phonics knowledge. Bold colourful graphics. Differentiated activities. Sensory play. Time saving.... some activities are print and go with minimal preparation required for others. With this pack children will be able to ... Play loto, match words to pictures independently, practise their reading and writing and engage in sensory learning.