‘Work In Progress’ signs, FREE download! Busy children are often expected to stop what they are enthralled with and return the classroom to a tidy state, whether what they are playing with is completed or not. These ‘Work In Progress’ signs I created for children to put on models or construction that they have not yet completed in order to protect what is being built so that others know not to tidy it away. No more anxiety over “but it’s not finished!” and I convey the message that the ideas and creations of a child are respected and viewed as far more important than the tidiness of the room. The idea is working too well for me to not share it, so here is a link to download copies of the resources I have made, help yourselves. #givechildrenownership #workinprogress #simpleyetsignificant #EYFS #reception #letthembelittle #learningthroughplay #makeitfun #activelearning #theteachertraveller #messylearning #funlearning #earlyyears #teacher #learn #littleones #kindergarten #geraldthetravellinggiraffe #teach #explore #noworksheetsallowed

'In a world where you can be anything, be kind" Poster for display in any classroom setting :) The Teacher Traveller

FREE DOWNLOAD :) Children write best when they are given something meaningful to write about. After all, who wouldn’t want to write something silly in a puppet giraffe’s speech bubble?! Development matters early learning goals for writing included on each page :) Have fun! The Teacher Traveller :)

FREEBEE :D Print and decorate with nature! I ask children to create their bunny rabbits by using natural materials that have been found in the playground! Leaves make the most perfect rabbit ears! You can also use… Grass Stones Flowers Sticks Soil Seeds Pine cones Straw This activity has endless benefits, the most obvious being developing creativity in children, fine motor skills, sensory skills and of course an appreciation of natural resources they might otherwise not use. Have fun! The Teacher Traveller :)

Instruction sheets for children to fill in on how to help to save a tired bee by giving it a drink of sugary water. Two sheets included (one with the words ‘first’, ‘next’ and ‘finally’ for prompts, and one which is blank) The Teacher Traveller

Laminate these playdough mats for a fun and creative way to allow children to express their identity by making different faces on each of the mats. Perfect for… All about me topics Describing emotions Fine motor skills PSHE Simularities and differences in people Creativity 3 different mats included. Have fun, The Teacher Traveller

INSPIRATION FOR WRITING! Empty speech bubbles for children to complete for five different Christmas characters! Writing for a purpose Using phonics Writing sentences Independent mark making EAL Differentiation Communication and speech and language development Story telling The Teacher Traveller

Search for the objects, count and write the numeral! Great for… One to one correspondence Christmas Numeral formation Scanning skills Interventions Homework tasks Two different sheets included (counting amounts up to ten), ten different Christmas themed items to find. Have fun! The Teacher Traveller

Search for the objects, count and write the numeral! Great for… One to one correspondence Halloween Numeral formation Scanning skills Interventions Homework tasks Two different sheets included (counting amounts up to ten), ten different halloween themed items to find. Have fun! The Teacher Traveller

A set of lovely jellyfish images, featuring phonemes outlined in Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the Letters and Sounds publication. Use these to… Enhance a small world area. Play a fishing activity Cut and stick in arts and craft projects. Create flashcards. Play ‘snap’ or ‘pairs’. Go on a phoneme hunt. Enhance a display board. Support an ocean topic. Encourage writing and spelling. Enhance a writing and reading area. Have fun! The Teacher Traveller

Children to use pegs (or similar) to represent the correct amount of spikes on a hedgehog (numerals 1-10). Great for… Numeral recognition One to one correspondence Fine motor skill development The Teacher Traveller

Numbered Chinese Dragons (1 - 20) to support Chinese New Year topics. Use this resource to… Support Chinese New Year Enhance a small world area. Cut and stick in arts and craft projects. Practise addition. Play ‘snap’ or ‘pairs’. Teach and explore number ordering. Go on a dragon number hunt. Teach odd and even numbers. Explore number bonds. Have fun and Happy Chinese New Year! The Teacher Traveller

Excellent prop for the role play area or to enhance a space themed topic! Two styles of badges, one with an additional space for a photo to stuck on. Personalise for each child by adding their name or letting them write their own name on the badge! :) Happy Exploring! The Teacher Traveller :)

Read the CVC word, then check you have got it correct when you flip up the pancake to reveal the picture on the back! Children can also reverse this, beginning with the picture side up, spelling the word, then checking they have spelt it correctly by flipping the pancake. Perfect for… Segmenting and blending practise Pancake Day topic Fine motor skill development + Gross motor skill development Spelling practise Working in pairs (one child to read, one child to check the word has been read correctly by flipping the pancake) Working independently (children can self assess) Writing once the pancake has been flipped. Have fun! The Teacher Traveller

A Chinese New Year themed ‘I Spy’ activity which encourages children to blend and segment words according to the pictures. Perfect for writing and phonics practice with an extra challenge of spelling words to match one of the illustrations.

A visually pleasing and engaging resource to teach or revise the main parts of a tree. Children to cut along the lines of the first sheet and stick this on top of the lined sheet. These can then be folded out with space to write underneath about the given tree parts. Once finished children will have a flip out booklet! Published as A4, but can be printed as A5 :) The Teacher Traveller

Children place their fingers at the dragon’s tail and follow the long winding body until they reach a word. Can they read all the tricky words on the dragon? When they can read all the words, they can colour in the dragon! Plain version, as well as colour version included. Phase 2 and phase 3 tricky words. Perfect for Chinese New Year and reading practice. Have fun, The Teacher Traveller

Letters with different CVC words on for children to read. 40 words included! I printed and laminated mine and put them in the post office role play so that when the children had read the word correctly, they could go and post their letter in a role play post box! In other lessons I have also printed them and asked the children to draw a picture of the word on the back of the letter. Perfect for… -Segmenting and blending practise -Post office topic -Fine motor skill development -Spelling practise -Working in pairs (one child to read, one child to check the word has been read correctly) -Working independently (children can self assess) -Writing Have fun! The Teacher Traveller

A beautiful variety of Alien ‘Wanted’ posters! Contains 3 unique aliens with a variety of features to explore and describe. Each has a different number of colourful arms, legs, eyes, teeth, antennae to encourage children to use descriptive vocabulary and adjectives. The resource is differentiated to include blank versions to the template too! Enjoy! The Teacher Traveller

10 aliens on each space ship displayed in a tens frame to encourage children to count in multiples of ten. Space given in a box for children to write the total amount of aliens. 10 X A4 modelling sheets 10 X Mini activity cards 1 X Blank version for children to cut and stick their own amounts on to the moon template. Have fun! The Teacher Traveller :)