EYFS Valentine’s Day celebration activities inc. mud kitchen, maths, literacy, art Continuous provision ideas and activities for Valentine’s Day with all printable resources included. Activity booklet includes Printable mud kitchen recipes Play dough recipe and challenge prompts Valentines addition activity Heart shape hunt, sort and count activity I love you writing and PSED task Colour mixing prompt Everything you need to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your Early Years children (age 3-5 recommended).

18 Spring themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years) There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, cooking, movement, imaginative etc. There are no stand alone phonics or number activities but these subjects are touched upon in other activities e.g. where writing, stories or patterns are involved. Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where children were asked to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar. This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.

14 Phase 2 phonics activity sheets giving opportunities for reading and writing of initial sounds, CVC words and sentences. There is also opportunities to demonstrate understanding of what the child has read. Several activities are differentiated. Activities include: Read and colour - graphemes Read a colour- common exception words Say and write initial sounds Read and match to the picture - CVC words Read and match to the picture -Simple sentences Read and match to the picture - Slightly more tricky sentences Read and draw - CVC words Read and Draw- simple sentences Spell- CVC words It is all Christmas themed with bright pictures and simple-to-read font. Can be used as individual worksheets or the whole thing can be printed as a workbook. Children can write or use magnetic letters to complete the spelling activities. For matching Phase 2 flashcards and grapheme handwriting cards see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12610872 For lots of practical Early Years ideas follow me on Instagram @LittleWildLearners

This pack includes 2 x 5 days (2 weeks) of planning for subitising which includes: A small group or whole class input each day Group or individual task each day Differentiation 3 ways where appropriate Resource list each day Planning for the child initiated provision so children can practise their skills 1 home learning task The pack also includes all the digital resources needed to carry out the planning- Interactive whiteboard slides and activities as well as printable activities. Resources include: Subitising cards (printable) for matching game, snap activity and Bingo. Bingo boards (printable) Tens frame introduction – interactive whiteboard slides Real world subitising activity – interactive whiteboard slides Number cards (printable) 2 x dice activity worksheets (printable) 1 x number shape worksheet (printable) tens frames (printable) dice game creative activity (printable) Printable note to parents explaining the home learning task You will also need access to items which are not included: Number shapes such as Numicon Dice Counters Chalk Paints Game Selection of board games The inputs and activities are suitable for young children and consist of a range of practical activities as well as a couple of work sheet style tasks. Printable resources are designed so that they can be used during an adult led task but also left in the provision for children to access independently later to practise their skills.

Subtraction work sheet to support teaching of Mr Wolf’s Pancakes book. I used it to teach subtraction using a large number line which children jumped along, but it could be used with any method. There is a challenge word problem also to extend higher ability. Numbers used could easily altered to suit your class. Covers evidence towards ELG in Number.

16 page PDF Early Years Transition booklet It includes various activities for children to do at home or in nursery prior to moving into a school nursery or reception class. Activities all encourage children to think about their new school and discuss it with a grown up. Some give space for children to draw their ideas or colour in, alongside key questions for adults to ask them as they complete the activity. There are some pages for guided discussion such as around what they may do in their new setting, and discussion of the child’s feelings. There are 5 pages of tips for parents on how they can support their children to have a good transition experience too and how to prepare their children for school. This would work as a document to send home for families to complete, or to do some in nursery and send the tips home to parents.

A great resource for an independent play dough making activity used in Reception (though could be used with children of other ages). I modeled how to make the play dough to my class, then the children accessed it themselves. I gave as little help as possible. Children make own play dough regularly. This allows fantastic mathematical language, teamwork, communication and problem solving skills. This pack includes: recipe slides which can be used on the board to demonstrate to the children what they need to do, then be printed to create a recipe book. Recipe is written as simply as possible (higher ability Reception children should be able to read it) and represented in pictures too. All measurements are in cups or spoonfuls so the children can measure out themselves. Design a play dough creation writing/ drawing/ labeling sheet Ingredients list writing task sheet. Challenge sheet for continuous provision Teacher notes and planning (including scoop sizes etc. so you can resource the activity so the recipe works!) EYFS areas covered within this resource : PSED Communication and language (following instructions, communicating ideas e.g. how to crack an egg) Physical development Reading writing Shape, space and measure

A simple sheet to print. Children will find items that match the colour on the sheet and stick them on using tape or glue. Used in EYFS as a forest school/outdoor learning task. For more inspiration for outdoor learning in EYFS and beyond, follow me on Instagram @LittleWildLearners

Perfect for display, outdoor learning or enhancing play or topic setups. They provide a reading opportunity too. Each card resembles a Polaroid picture of a common item used in Forest School or outdoor learning in the natural environment. The word is written in a child friendly font beneath. This free set includes 12 cards.

A great 28 page resource for an independent baking activity used in Reception (though could be used with children of other ages, particularly Year 1 or children with SEND). I modelled how to make the biscuits (cookies) to my class, then put them in small, mixed ability groups to make the pies. I did not help them at all unless they were really stuck and came to ask for help (except with the oven!) They knew that they had to help each other instead. It was amazing how well they did! The children demonstrated fantastic mathematical language, teamwork, communication and problem solving skills. I do an independent baking tasks every so often as an assessment method. It’s a great activity to observe for assessment purposes. This pack includes: • Recipe slides which can be used on the board to demonstrate to the children what they need to do, then be printed to create a recipe book. Recipe is written as simply as possible (higher ability Reception children should be able to read most of it) and represented in pictures too. All measurements are in scoops or spoonfuls so the children can measure out themselves without scales. • Printable 'design a Christmas cookie’ writing/ drawing/ labelling sheet • Printable ingredients list writing task sheet • Printable cookie evaluation sheet • Teacher tips and planning (including scoop sizes etc. so you can resource the activity so the recipe works!) EYFS areas covered within this resource : PSED Communication and language (following instructions, communicating ideas) Physical development Reading writing Shape, space and measure This is a pdf resource.

10 writing prompts- these are pictures, which can be coloured in, with lines for a sentence to be written underneath describing the picture. These are suitable for children working at Phase 3 - 5 phonics. 1 sheet for reading opportunities aimed at Phase 3 readers. Children read the sentence and cut out the corresponding picture and stick it next to the sentence. Halloween themed.

18 Space themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years) There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, movement, imaginative etc. There aren’t really stand alone phonics or maths activities but these subjects are touched upon in other activities too e.g. where writing, stories or shapes are involved. There are several activities which cover ‘Understanding the world’ (science). Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where children were asked to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar. This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.

Autumn themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years)There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, imaginative etc. There aren’t really stand alone phonics or number activities but these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing, stories, counting or measuring are involved. Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where children were asked to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar. This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.

2 weeks of maths activities home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years). The focus is on Number (numeral) recognition and counting skills. There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Children can choose to do 1 per day to complete but you could suggest more. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. There is an additional sheet of guidance for parents to assist them to support maths learning at home. activities for children support for parents Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where this provided 2 weeks f activities, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar. This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.

A Christmas themed resource to support teaching repeating patterns (2 and 3 repeats) Power point activity for the interactive whiteboard where children need to complete the repeating patterns. They will develop the skills to identify, describe and continue patterns, Differentiated cut and stick activity where children can then independently complete repeating patterns and also make their own. Children will practise the skills to identify, describe and continue patterns, The cutting also develops fine motor skills. The patterns have pictures missing both at the end and in the middle and the resources include patterns with 2 and 3 repeats.

14 Phase 2 phonics activity sheets giving opportunities for reading and writing of initial sounds, CVC words and sentences. There is also opportunities to demonstrate understanding of what the child has read. There is a phase 2 grapheme mat which children can use for support. PDF resource. Several activities are differentiated. Activities include: Read a colour- common exception words Say and write initial sounds Read and match to the picture - CVC words Read and match to the picture - Sentences Read and draw - CVC words Read and Draw- Sentences Spell- CVC words It is all winter themed with photographic pictures and simple-to-read font. Can be used as individual worksheets or the whole thing can be printed as a workbook. Children can write or use magnetic letters to complete the spelling activities. For matching Phase 2 flashcards and grapheme handwriting cards see https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12617445 See my shop for winter themes maths resources including some FREE ‘Frozen’ resources which may match your topic too. For lots of practical Early Years ideas follow me on Instagram @LittleWildLearners

This resource includes planning and resources for a short topic covering King Charles III coronation for Early Years (EYFS). There is provision planning for each area of the classroom and outdoors. Alongside this there are challenge cards and all printable resources required to set up the activities and challenges (anything else needed is very simple resources found in schools such as pens, pencils, scissors, card etc). It covers planning and resources for: Maths – addition activity (differentiated from addition to 5, 10 and 20) Writing – activity for writing invitations and guest lists for the coronation Art ( 3 activities – indoor, outdoor and easel area) Sand Water Construction (1 x activity for indoor construction and 1 x activity for large outdoor construction) Playdough Role Play Fine motor skills Stage / performance Music Bonus outdoor scavenger hunt activity Pack consists of 30 pages which include: 16 planned activities with resource lists 10 challenge cards with picture prompts to support practical learning activities Further picture prompts to support play based activities 5 printable worksheets to support maths, writing and scavenger hunt activities

Everything you need for a whole phonics lesson or session on the ‘ear’ phoneme and grapheme. Printable activity cards for ‘splat’ game to recap some phase 2 and 3 tricky words. Presentation for teaching ‘ear’ (Phase 3 phonics). There are lots of opportunities for interaction from the children and opportunities for them to practise reading skills. Paired reading activity. Fun writing activity - Children dress up in beards and ears to reinforce their learning to complete the activity. Required dressing up props are provided to be printed for this- its nice and interactive and fun, perfect for EYFS (my class loved it!) Evidence from this activity can be used towards: Literacy (writing) Physical Development (moving and handling) UTW (Technology)- if children photograph themselves in their costumes! As this is a whole session it could be used for remote learning too.

Perfect for topic work, enhancing continuous provision or play setups or work in science. Can be used for sorting activities (such as which belong in the Arctic or Antarctica or both). 20 flash cards featuring a photo and caption. Child friendly font used for easy recognition by early readers.