Tally Chart of Favourite Pet
Early Years Numeracy / Maths
Whole class task
Children vote for their favourite pet.
Discuss recording votes as a tally chart.
Count the votes and write the number in the last box.
Editable Word document is included, as well as a PDF.
Y Tywydd - Worksheets, Flash cards and Help Mat
The Weather
Second Language Welsh
differentiated worksheets
flash cards
help mats with sentence patterns and vocabulary
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
Sort Hot and Cold
Early Years / Year 1 / Foundation Phase
Worksheet and word mat included (Word document can be edited & PDF copy)
Photocopy the worksheet as A3.
Lower ability - cut and stick pictures in the correct place
Core ability - draw pictures and staff label drawings
Top ability - copy and draw pictures and label independently using word mat
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
3 Differentiated Worksheets - Reception/Early Years
What’s that sound?
1 - 4 sounds
2 - 6 sounds
3 - 8 sounds
I had a feely bag with different instruments and classroom resources inside. I used one resource at a time. I shook the bag for the children to listen to the sound. My lower ability children drew pictures and I scribed for them (listen to 4 sounds). My middle group drew pictures and initial sounds of what they thought the sound was (listen to 6 sounds). My top ability group drew pictures and spelled phonetically (listen to 8 sounds). MAT wrote in full sentences.
I used some instruments such as bells, drums, a triangle; as well as classroom resources such as pencils, rulers, crayons. Children thought that pencils sounded like claves. They also thought wooden building blocks sounded like claves. We talked about the material that they are made out of. I also used crisps, marbles, and numicon shapes.
Reception Worksheets - Cornerstones Topic - ‘What’s that sound?’
Instruction Writing - how to play a triangle PDF
3 differentiated worksheets/activities
Top group - use the writing template to scaffold writing. Children write independently using the word mat to start with bossy verbs. Draw pictures to illustrate writing.
Middle group - Draw pictures to illustrate writing. Children just need to choose the correct bossy verb to include at the start of their sentences. Word mat included.
Lower group - cut and stick activity. Children could draw their own pictures to illustrate the writing for further differentiation.
Daily routine - Early Years
3 differentiated worksheets - I’ve attached both a PDF and an editable version.
Higher ability - draw what happens throughout the day (morning, afternoon, evening & night)
Middle ability - cut and stick pictures
Lower ability - draw a line to match events to the time of day that they take place.
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.
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.
Easter Card Message - When my Reception decorate Easter cards, I always use this template on the inside of the card so they have a form to follow.
To ____
Happy Easter!
Pasg Hapus!
Love ____
Funky Fingers - Design Crowns
Early Years
Castles and Dragons
Prince and Princesses
Children use tweezers to move coloured stones onto the crowns to make a pattern.