Some Alien Words to start practising for the Phonics Screening Check! Don’t forget to subscribe to Little Learners on YouTube for more videos like this!

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For all teachers and staff working in Early Years, print these easy-to-use cards and put them together on a keyring. This makes them easy to flip through or keep open on a particular area you are concentrating on. - Colour Coded - Covers all areas of development - Uses the Development Matters Ages & Stages Statements - Uses Early Learning Goals - Downloadable and printable content Perfect for Reception-wide daily use and for those working 1:1 with children with an EHCP, even in Key Stage 1.

VIDEO BELOW An easy and quick guide to making a sensory bottle. These are wonderful for calming and relaxing children and babies, as well as for sensory stimulation for children with SEN.

ActivInspire Flipchart - can be linked to the story 'Come on Daisy' A flipchart about positional language - children need to use relevant vocabulary to understand and describe where Daisy is. There is a 'magic window' which will reveal Daisy when it is moved over her hiding place! Very engaging and interactive.

VIDEO BELOW You want the best for your child, so here are ten things you can do to prepare them for starting school in September! Some really easy things you can do to make the transition much smoother.

Start by reciting the number bonds, then adding on more (with cupcakes and sweets) to get to ten. Next, match up the frogs who need to find their best friend (their number bond to 10 makes them friends!) This flipchart ends with a number bonds to 20 challenge page for more able students.

This fun and engaging flipchart (ActivInspire) includes facts about the Galapagos islands and the animals that live there, featuring three videos: one about how the island formed millions of years ago, one showing marine iguanas and one showing the tortoises. This flipchart is editable and includes learning objectives.

VIDEO BELOW Simple way to make play dough with a special glittery twist!

Flipchart (ActivInspire) all about Kente patterns, including examples of real Kente as well as a page of kente patterns relevant to the children. The children can then make some of their own meaningful kente patterns!

20 cards that include different challenges to improve children's reading, such as comprehension questions and special tasks. These can be used independently in the classroom for older children, or sent home with reading books.

Flipchart (ActivInspire) about CVC words with an Autumn theme. Starts with a 'Star Challenge' going through different sounds and then moves onto saying/matching CVC words to pictures. Then children need to use letters provided to spell different CVC words. Interactive and fun!

2 ICT lesson flipcharts about using Google Maps. 2 Art/Literacy lesson flipcharts based on houses, stamps, postcards and writing. Includes an extension worksheet. All around the theme of Katy Morag!

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VIDEO BELOW An introduction to phonics - specifically jolly phonics - to support parents.

As well as targets from their teachers, children should be encouraged to think about what they want to improve. These targets can be displayed in the classroom as a reminder of what children are working towards - they also make a great feature for parents and visitors to look at. This file includes eight different targets to be displayed. - Add children's names either in the document or by printing, laminating and writing on them with a dry-wipe marker so names can be changed.

10 board game printables with numbers to 20, including 3 master copies to you can create your own themes! Just add a dice and get playing! Themes: Autumn, Winter, Christmas, Spring, Summer, Minibeasts, People Who Help Us, 3 x Master copies

This can be used as a board activity or sounds can be printed out as a cut and stick activity. Match the sounds with the correct pictures - an initial sound phonics game.