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.

18 Superhero 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. Children asked to select 3 per week 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. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, movement, imaginative etc. Phonics or maths opportunities are available in some of the activities. This resource is perfect for sending out as home learning generally or during Covid 19 isolation or closure. It is also great as a planning tool for a topic with lots of ideas for activities.

‘Christmas’ 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 number activities but these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing, stories, counting or measuring are involved. I orignally sent out during Covid school/ bubble closures and asked children 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.

A frame for children to draw a picture of their family in. We printed and laminated them once completed to stick up in the home corner like family photos!

Design a pancake sheet perfect for Pancake Day!

Outdoor learning planning for the book Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. Suitable for EYFS or KS1. Lots of opportunities to get outdoors and active to develop children’s literacy skills and understanding of the book.

A Halloween 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.

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.

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.

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.

8 Mud Kitchen Recipe Cards - Halloween themed Recipe cards include simple reading opportunities, numerals/ digits to be recognised and pictures to follow meaning children can access them more independently. Lots of maths opportunities such as recognising numbers on the recipe cards, and counting items into the bowl/ pan. Suitable for children working within the EYFS (Early Years) Only uses easy to find mud kitchen resources e.g. sticks, water, mud, conkers, pine cones, pumpkin seeds.

Mini beast (bugs, insects) 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. I ask children to select 3 per week 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. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, movement, imaginative etc. There are a couple of stand alone phonics/ maths activities and these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing, stories, 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.

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.

18 Seaside and holiday 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 any stand alone phonics or maths activities but these subjects are touched upon in other activities e.g. where writing, stories or patterns are involved. There are activities which use aspects of Phase 1 phonics (which should be reviewed regularly throughout EYFS ) 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 practical activities to support Phase 2 phonics for home learning (1 activity per day). All activities have full instructions for parents so they can deliver them at home. They only use common household objects, no printing required. There are lots of opportunities for reading and writing. Activities are practical and active, EYFS/KS1 friendly. This resource includes: 2 weeks of activities (10 in total, one per day) Support sheets for parents, including lists of graphemes and support with phonics teaching and knowledge. I orignally sent out during Covid school/ bubble closures and asked children to complete as outlined above, however, it could be easily used as a half termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar. It could also be used to give parents ideas of how to practise phonics at home.

‘All About Me’ themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years). The theme allows opportunities for children to think about their themselves, their families, their pets and their home. 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 number activities but these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing, stories, counting or measuring are involved I orignally sent out during Covid school/ bubble closures and asked children 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.

18 Jungle 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 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.

A week worth of home learning activities for EYFS - maths and phonics. All activities clearly explained for parents to deliver using resources available at home The document has a phonics and maths activity (15-20 min each) for parents to deliver at home. It has 3 levels of ability descibed below: Nursery: Objectives: • name recognition • phase 1 phonics skills (listening, instrumental sounds) • Number recognition Additional phonics activities for my high ability Nursery children: Objectives: Phase 1 phonics- initial sounds and alliteration, oral blending Reception children: Objectives: • phase 2 and 3 phonics skills – ‘tricky word’ focus • Number recognition (above 10) • Recognising and ordering numbers 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.