A weekly plan for daily activities to consolidate phonics Phase 1 Aspect 7 oral segmenting and blending. I have used it for additional intervention with a teacher/TA.

To be used with the fairytale shop price list. Children choose their own items and add up the total cost.

Continuous Provision planning for Early Years or Year 1 on the theme of Superheroes.

Maths word problems based on the story of The Polar Express. Contains spaces for children to draw pictures to show their working.

A simple activity for counting 1p coins - what is the total?

Circus-themed word problems involving time. Children need to calculate the finishing time and draw their answers on the clocks.

How many different combinations of eggs could the Easter Bunny have in his basket? Simple problem solving - could use practical resources to assist e.g. coloured counters.

To be used with the fairytale shop price list. Find the cost of each item, then calculate the change from a 10p coin.

A weekly plan for Reception for daily counting and subitising/subitizing activities as part of their maths work. Autumn term/entry level. 15 minutes daily. Extension ideas.

Sort three numbers into order from lowest to highest - could be used with manipulatives or other resources. 2 digit numbers.

Planning on a dinosaur theme for continuous provision enhancements. Suitable for Early Years or Year 1.

Planning for an overview of enhancements for Early Years in areas of provision for Autumn term 1. Topics covered: Farm, Harvest, Autumn, Diwali

A lesson plan and continuous provision activities for Religious Education on the theme of Passover. This was an observed lesson and includes in depth explanation for the observers (non-EY specialists) of how the lesson will look, which Continuous Provision activities the children are accessing on the theme for the week, what their prior learning is and how the children are developing their skills across all areas of learning and Characteristics of Effective Learning (9 pages).

Story scribing is used to build writing skills in Early Years. This is a checklist of expectations for children of different abilities in Reception for adults to use as they work with the children to ensure high standards and enable all staff/volunteers/students to move learning forwards. The sounds/tricky words expected to be known are based on those used in Actiphons and Letters and Sounds, so may need adjusting if you use alternative phonics programmes. See also Story scribing summer term expectations and Story scribing overview to explain story scribing to staff, volunteers, governors, SLT and Ofsted.

Reception Early Learning Goal evidence gathering sheet used to collect evidence for any areas where you feel you need more evidence. I used it for TAs and volunteers/students in class to aid with evidence gathering in Spring 2/Summer 1 when nearing data submission. I saved a copy for each child and deleted the boxes for the areas I knew were secure and had enough evidence, then printed each child's copy for use in the setting.

Story scribing is used to build writing skills in Early Years. This is an overview of story scribing and how to do it to ensure high standards and enable all staff/volunteers/students to move learning forwards. The sounds/tricky words expected to be known are based on those used in Actiphons and Letters and Sounds, so may need adjusting if you use alternative phonics programmes. It would be useful as an introduction to story scribing and to explain story scribing to staff, volunteers, governors, SLT and Ofsted. See also Story scribing autumn/spring term and summer term which provide checklists for all staff and adults working with children to show expectations at differing phonic levels.

Story scribing is used to build writing skills in Early Years. This is a checklist of expectations for children of different abilities in Reception for adults to use as they work with the children to ensure high standards and enable all staff/volunteers/students to move learning forwards. The sounds/tricky words expected to be known are based on those used in Actiphons and Letters and Sounds, so may need adjusting if you use alternative phonics programmes. See also Story scribing autumn/spring expectations and Story scribing overview to explain story scribing to staff, volunteers, governors, SLT and Ofsted.