Carnival of the Animals by Charles Camille Saint-Saens. Main content taken from dinx67, Wikipedia and YouTube, but made into a PowerPoint plan alongside images, animation and videos. 1. Intro to Saint-Saens, 2. Bird songs, 3. Fossils, 4. Animal safari, 5. How many ways?, 6. Move like animals I have created a Custom Slide Show, so you can view each lesson separately and easily.

A 5-lesson plan PowerPoint on Antonio Vivaldi and his famous violin concertos depicting the four seasons. An audio CD is required to be used alongside this plan. 1. The life of Antonio Vivaldi 2. Spring - representing in pictures 3. Summer - pitch of string instruments 4. Autumn - colour and emotion 5. Winter - bowing and plucking 6. Glossary I hope this is a useful series of plans for a non-music specialist use.

A PowerPoint telling the story (with teacher prompts for each page) to accompany the listening map. Each child will need the full listening map and pencil while listening to the audio of the story/music. Taken from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's online lesson plan.

An introduction (based on Scholastic's Festival Facts Holi) ton the Hindu festival of Holi. To be used in conjunction with the story of Prahlad and Holika. Holi is the festival of colours, and is celebrated with the throwing of coloured powder and water.

Topic planner mindmap covering Hallowe'en, focussing on book Pumpkin Soup. Non-fiction instructional text - reading, sequencing, writing and doing, as well as other activities.

Topic planner mindmap covering children's experiences of new babies. Activity ideas across the 6 areas of learning, including role-play baby clinic and learning to look after a new baby.

Variety of writing resources to aid Literacy teaching. Letter of apology to the 3 bears, a worksheet with 3 boxes for illustrating the beginning, middle & end of the story, differentiated with lines for the more able to write sentences, and sentences prefilled for less able. Goldilocks dictionary sheets, to encourage alphabetical order, and for children to use when writing the story or sentences.

Covers Funnybones (skeleton), Elmer (similarities and differences) and Owl Babies (needs).

An adult assistance sheet to help lead and support a Weather studio/presenter role-play

Objectives taken straight from the EYFS Development Matters, split into 30-50 months, 40-60+ months and Early Learning Goals

A song to the tune of Twinkle twinkle little star to thank mums for all they do for us. Words by Laurie Patsalides.

Topic planner mindmap covering the job of a postal clerk, post-person, Post Office and sorting office roles and role-play, as well as writing opportunities

I have written three extended stories to some Oxford Reading Tree Stage 1 stories. I could not find the original extended stories to these, although they may exist. The stories are for: Who is it?, Six in a bed, and Fun at the beach. I have also attached some other original extended stories, written by Roderick Hunt, that I have typed out, ready for a Shared Reading session.

Great ideas if you are planning to set up a florist in your role-play corner.

Short PowerPoint about chromatography; what it is, and how and why it works.

Mindmap topic planner for all 6 areas of learning. Focussed on general Chinese New Year ideas, plus the Year of the Rabbit.

Early Years topic planner covering the 6 areas of learning, and suggested activities to be covered.

Mindmap set out in 6 areas of learning + role-play. Road, rail, air and water transport covered. Activity ideas for a vehicle-based topic. Indoor and outdoor activities included.

Objectives taken straight from the EYFS Development Matters, split into 30-50 months, 40-60+ months and Early Learning Goals

A role-play assistance sheet designed to be kept in the topic resource box to help teachers and TAs/NNs set up the role-play area with the kids. Suggested resource list and possible scenarios