Enjoy looking through my resources. Most of them are suitable for EYFS/ Year 1 though there are some others for older children. Follow my Instagram @LittleWildLearners for lots of teaching and outdoor learning ideas.
Enjoy looking through my resources. Most of them are suitable for EYFS/ Year 1 though there are some others for older children. Follow my Instagram @LittleWildLearners for lots of teaching and outdoor learning ideas.
This pack contains everything you need for three snowflake snow themed maths activities. Linked to the new development matters framework for both three to four and reception age children. It is perfect for early adopters and is aligned to the new EYFS curriculum. The activities allow children to develop their skills in:
Counting
Subitising
Number recognition
Cardinal principal
Number composition
Recognising, describing and creating shape and pattern
Included as resources for the activities are:
Tens frame
Counters
0-20 number cards
Subitising cards
Number dice net
For the loose parts independent activity there is a printable snowflake template and inspirational photos. You will need to provide common household objects as ‘loose parts’ for this activity. Within the activity description there is guidance on this.
There is also instructions on how to carry out the activities.
This is a PDF resource.
A great resource for an independent baking activity used in Reception (though could be used with children of other ages). I modeled how to make the cakes to my class, then put them in small, mixed ability groups to make the buns/ cupcakes. I did not help them at all unless they were really stuck and came to ask for help (except with the oven!) They knew that they had to help each other instead. It was amazing how well they did! The children demonstrated fantastic mathematical language, teamwork, communication and problem solving skills. Some
This pack includes:
recipe slides which can be used on the board to demonstrate to the children what they need to do, then be printed to create a recipe book. Recipe is written as simply as possible (higher ability Reception children should be able to read it) and represented in pictures too. All measurements are in scoops or spoonfuls so the children can measure out themselves.
Design a cupcake writing/ drawing/ labeling sheet
Ingredients list writing task sheet.
Teacher notes and planning (including scoop sizes etc. so you can resource the activity so the recipe works!)
EYFS areas covered within this resource :
PSED
Communication and language (following instructions, communicating ideas e.g. how to crack an egg)
Physical development
Reading
writing
Shape, space and measure
A menu of 18 forest school and outdoor learning activities tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years) They can be used in school or nursery as planning or can be sent home as a home learning menu.
There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done with few resources. This makes them easy to do at school or at home with parents/guardians.
Activities are practical using items children can find in the outdoors and/or at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are all based outdoors and are woodland/forest school type activities. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art, building, science, imaginative activities etc. There are lots of opportunities for children to develop personal and social skills, communication skills and physical skills throughout. There are some risk taking activities such as those using tools or working around fire. There aren’t any stand alone phonics or number activities but these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing or counting is involved.
Can be used as planning with support for staff or sent out during school closures, to support remote learning or as a homework or home learning grid.
Everything you need for Pancake Day literacy! After children have watched a pancake being made (in real life or on a video) they will use the resources to write ingredients lists, order the steps and write instructions.
This resource fully editable and includes:
Pancake recipe booklet - instruction writing template
Photos of each step of making a pancake for children to cut out and stick on to their recipe booklet or ordering sheet
How to make a pancake- picture and step ordering activity
Pancake ingredients list
Write your own pancake ingredients list
Pancake Day word mat
The resource could cover multiple literacy lessons and/or can be used for differentiation.
Children will need the printed resource, pencils, scissors and glue.
For a free ‘design a pancake’ sheet to accompany this resource please see:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/design-a-pancake-sheet-pancake-day-12481053
‘Winter Wonderland’ themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years)
Winter Wonderland covers winter as a theme, including looking at winter weather, cold places, animals, keeping safe and warm in winter.
There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets.Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, movement, imaginative etc. There aren’t really stand alone phonics or number activities but these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing, stories, counting or measuring are involved.
I orignally sent out during Covid school/ bubble closures and asked children to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar.
This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.
4 differentiated writing tasks for Early Years EYFS around the theme of Easter and Spring.
Design and describe an Easter egg (2 x differentiations)
Label a chick (2 x differentiations)
Write a sentence to describe an Easter or Spring picture
Write a word to describe an Easter or Spring picture
Folding books so children can write their own Easter or Spring stories in provision or lesson time
15 labels on 3 A4 Pages.
Perfect for a Halloween Party, mud kitchen, role play area or other Halloween themed activity.
Simply print and stick to bottles!
Labels include text and image so even younger children can use them.
Phase 2 phonics resource that includes differentiated Phase 2 Phonics. There are 5 activities for the interactive white board, 12 differentiated worksheets and picture cards with 5 practical activities to use them for.
Learning objectives covered in interactive white board activities:
identify initial phonemes and graphemes
read CVC words
spell CVC words
read Phase 2 Tricky Words
read Phase 2 sentences
Learning objectives covered in worksheets/ activities
identify initial phonemes and corresponding graphemes (satpin only)
identify initial phonemes and corresponding graphemes (all phase 2)
read CVC words (phase 2)
write CVC words (phase 2)
read sentences (phase 2)
write sentences (phase 2)
make CVC words (phase 2)
read and understand words
read and understand sentences
Children have the opportunity to practise and learn reading and writing skills in fun, interactive ways suitable for young learners learning Phase 2 phonics.
A Halloween themed resource to support teaching repeating patterns (2 and 3 repeats)
Power point activity for the interactive whiteboard where children need to complete the repeating patterns. They will develop the skills to identify, describe and continue patterns,
Differentiated cut and stick activity where children can then independently complete repeating patterns and also make their own. Children will practise the skills to identify, describe and continue patterns, The cutting also develops fine motor skills.
The patterns have pictures missing both at the end and in the middle and the resources include patterns with 2 and 3 repeats.
A week worth of home learning activities for EYFS - maths and phonics.
All activities clearly explained for parents to deliver using resources available at home
The document has a phonics and maths activity (15-20 min each) for parents to deliver at home. It has 3 levels of ability descibed below:
Nursery:
Objectives:
• name recognition
• phase 1 phonics skills (listening, instrumental sounds)
• Number recognition
Additional phonics activities for my high ability Nursery children:
Objectives: Phase 1 phonics- initial sounds and alliteration, oral blending
Reception children:
Objectives:
• phase 2 and 3 phonics skills – ‘tricky word’ focus
• Number recognition (above 10)
• Recognising and ordering numbers
Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where children were asked to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar.
This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.
8 Mud Kitchen Recipe Cards - Halloween themed
Recipe cards include simple reading opportunities, numerals/ digits to be recognised and pictures to follow meaning children can access them more independently.
Lots of maths opportunities such as recognising numbers on the recipe cards, and counting items into the bowl/ pan.
Suitable for children working within the EYFS (Early Years)
Only uses easy to find mud kitchen resources e.g. sticks, water, mud, conkers, pine cones, pumpkin seeds.
Dinosaur themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years)
There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, movement, imaginative etc. There aren’t really stand alone phonics or number activities but these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing, stories, counting, size or measuring weights are involved.
Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where children were asked to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar.
This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.
Mini beast (bugs, insects) themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years)There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. I ask children to select 3 per week to complete but you could suggest more. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, movement, imaginative etc. There are a couple of stand alone phonics/ maths activities and these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing, stories, patterns are involved.
Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where children were asked to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar.
This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.
18 Seaside and holiday themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years)
There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, movement, imaginative etc. There aren’t really any stand alone phonics or maths activities but these subjects are touched upon in other activities e.g. where writing, stories or patterns are involved. There are activities which use aspects of Phase 1 phonics (which should be reviewed regularly throughout EYFS )
Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where children were asked to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar.
This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.
2 weeks of practical activities to support Phase 2 phonics for home learning (1 activity per day). All activities have full instructions for parents so they can deliver them at home. They only use common household objects, no printing required. There are lots of opportunities for reading and writing. Activities are practical and active, EYFS/KS1 friendly.
This resource includes:
2 weeks of activities (10 in total, one per day)
Support sheets for parents, including lists of graphemes and support with phonics teaching and knowledge.
I orignally sent out during Covid school/ bubble closures and asked children to complete as outlined above, however, it could be easily used as a half termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar. It could also be used to give parents ideas of how to practise phonics at home.
‘All About Me’ themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years). The theme allows opportunities for children to think about their themselves, their families, their pets and their home. There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, movement, imaginative etc. There aren’t really stand alone phonics or number activities but these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing, stories, counting or measuring are involved
I orignally sent out during Covid school/ bubble closures and asked children to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar.
NO PRINTING REQUIRED!
40 phonics activities to do at home- all active and exciting and can be used for Phase 2, 3, 4 or 5 and most are also suitable for tricky words too.
Home learning template and tips for parents
18 Number and counting activities for home with support sheet for parents
18 Shape Space and Measure activities for home with support sheet for parents
All 76 activities can be done at home with common household resources and no printing is needed. Lots of key questions to support parents facilitating from home.
18 Jungle themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years)
There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, movement, imaginative etc. There are no stand alone phonics or number activities but these subjects are touched upon in other activities e.g. where writing, stories or patterns are involved.
Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where children were asked to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar.
This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.