Children will need to listen to the instruction read out by the teacher.
This will help them to develop their understanding of ‘left’ and ‘right’.
Worksheet - I’ve attached both copies, a PDF & an editable Word document.
Direction cards - I’ve used these in the woodlands as part of an outdoor learning activity. Children take it in turns to choose 5 instructions. They put sequence them and then tell their partner how to get to a treasure box/x marks the spot.
Direction cards - I’ve used these for BlueBot/BeeBot activities. Children sequence direction cards and then give their friend instructions to move BlueBot.
Enhanced provision activity mats
Early Years / Reception / Year 1
1 more and 1 less - laminate the sheets and encourage children to use objects (cubes, counters, compare bears) to find 1 more/1 less.
Outdoor learning - laminate the sheets and encourage children to find natural materials to find 1 more/1 less than the number in the middle of the table.
Worksheet - roll the dice and add 1 more/take 1 away and record your answer
Worksheet - count the pictures in the centre column, then add 1 more/take 1 away and record your answer. To differentiate for MAT children, can they write the number. To make it easier, children can record answers using drawings.
Worksheet - use the number line to record 1 more or 1 less than the number.
Worksheet - circle which picture has more/less
Editable Word document & PDF copy provided
Early Years Maths
Numeracy Provision
Cut and laminate the patterns in strips.
Provide plastic / real coins for children to make repeating patterns in the maths area.
Challenge children to make their own patterns.
2D Shape Scarecrow
Early Years Maths / Numeracy
I usually do this task in Autumn Term as part of our topic ‘Harvest’.
Children need to cut out 2D shapes.
Glue 2D shapes to make a scarecrow.
Then children need to colour in a block diagram to show which / how many shapes they have used.
I’ve included the Word document (editable) and a PDF copy.
Pre-Writing Shapes
Early years
Before children form letters, they should be able to form these shapes correctly.
Included:
Assessment sheet
Practise sheets (can be laminated for an independent activity in the literacy area)
Word document (editable) and PDF copy included
Y Corff - Board Game - The Body
Reception/Year 1
Group Activity
Second Language Welsh in Foundation Phase
Children can work independently within a group to roll a dice, and move around the board. When they land on a body part, they must name it in Welsh.
Speaking and Listening
Can you challenge the next person to ask the question ‘Beth ydy hwn?’ What is this? or ‘Beth sy’n bod?’ What’s the matter?
Differentiated worksheets to help develop understanding of vocabulary and the sentence pattern.
Includes editable Word document & PDF copies.
Part 1
Work in groups to carry out an experiment.
Use guttering as a ramp.
Predict how far it goes. Then measure with cubes.
Part 2
Design and Make a Car - DT Project
Junk Modelling
Children work in groups to research, design and create a car using junk modelling/recycled materials.
Included Word document (editable version) and PDF copy.
Early Years / Foundation Phase Second Language Welsh
Speaking and Listening
After reading Tedi Twt ‘Beth Sy Yn Y Fasged?’, we take turns putting things in a basket. The children take it in turns to ask each other the question. They answer the question. Then children record their answers on the table.
Resources included:
Editable Word document & PDF copies of differentiated worksheets.
Foundation Phase Science / Knowledge and Understanding / Science and Technology
Differentiated worksheets - editable Word document and PDF copies.
Lower - draw a line to match the correct picture to magnetic or non magnetic
Middle - print in A3. Children could either cut and stick pictures in the correct place or draw pictures and staff label their drawings.
Top - draw and label their pictures and sort them into magnetic and non magnetic
My Memory Jar
Children take part in a circle time activity to discuss what ‘memory’ means.
Children think about their favourite memory with their family, in school and the most important lesson that they have learned.
Differentiate by:
Lowers - draw pictures & staff label pictures
Middle - draw pictures and try spelling independently/copy key words from a white board
Top - draw pictures and write sentence independently.
Editable Word document and PDF copies are included.
Children will draw a picture of themselves when they start Reception.
The picture is added to their learning journey.
It is lovely to compare their drawings from starting Reception, to the end of Reception.
I cut out these questions and put them in a foam dice. We threw the dice and took turns asking and answering the questions. We do slot drilio every day for 10-15 minutes.
My reception class discussed rules and what was ‘fair’ and ‘not fair’ / ‘right’ and ‘wrong’.
We cut out the sentences and matched them to either ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. We discussed each one first and re-wrote them to be fair.