I did this as an observation lesson and I received 'outstanding' for it so I thought I would share! This is to teach the chn about how seeds germinate. I made them use their bodies to represent this e.g. spreading out limbs to represent 'sprouting'. There are slides which include a concept cartoon and 3 differentiated broad bean diary templates that I made into A5 booklets to monitor our broad beans over 3 weeks. This took HOURS to plan so enjoy!

A useful resource which can easily be edited.

I have displayed, laminated and stuck velcro to these icons. They provide a clear and easy-to-read visual timetable.

These differentiated sheets require pupils to use a variety of coins to make a set amount to pay for different items.

I did character description with my Year 1 class. I entered in role at the enchantress and they could choose what object/ character they wanted to become. Initially the children brain showered their ideas and explored their character through drama before writing their own character descriptions. Highly enjoyable! Resources are differentiated three ways. This includes an initial brainshower of ideas and 3 differentiated templates for the children in

Here are 3 differentiated proformas that I have devised for my Year 1 class to sequence the main events in the story of Rumpelstiltskin.

Here we have a who term (13 weeks' worth) of planning for a topic entitled 'Out of the Blue'. This topic as focused on life under the sea including texts such as Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins, Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae and The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch by Ronda and David Armitage. I have included our topic web, medium term plans and weekly planning for Maths and English. I hope that this saves you a lot of time and provides you with some idea for an under the sea topic. This was a real success! Please note that the first 7 weeks of planning for Maths and English involve continuous provision. We established a set of 'busy learning jobs' in Maths and English for the first half term so that the children could settle into Year 1. This worked brilliantly! Enjoy!

These are dyslexia friendly labels that I have made and used across my classroom e.g. multilink, Numicon, clipboards etc. Each label has a yellow background, blue writing and is written in Comic Sans with an accompanying picture. I have found this to be a supportive practice for all of the children in my class.

This is a form that I complete at the start of the academic year for each child in order to get to build a rapport and start to get to know them on a personal level.

I did this for an obs lesson. Please find attached slides and 4 differentiated sheets using a 'chillies' startegy (mild, hot, spicy and extra spicy) to allow the children choice of independent task. The children drew rainforest animals in teh grids and had to swap them with a friend to locate the Aftican animals using coordinates e.g. the elephant is in B3. They then wrote sentences to describe this at the bottom of their sheets. Happy plotting!

A simple HFW assessment that I have devised in accordance with Letters and Sounds. This includes some nonsense words to assess segmenting and blending. I used this to help me to stream my Year 1 class into Phonics groups.

Here are some different sets of cards to be printed and cut up for your class to play 'Full Circle' as outlined in Phase 2 of Letters and Sounds.

This is a whole term's worth of lessons that I did based on Materials and Their Properties. This was deeply embedded with the themes of our topic but the lessons are exciting, tactile and easy to adapt.

These are simple price tags that I used to teach my Year 1 class money. LA - 1p - 5p MA - 1p - 10p HA - blank price tags Hopefully this will save you 10 minutes!

Simple cards with 'challenge' written on them to be cut out and laminated. These can be used in a variety of ways to set individual challenges or motivate individual pupils.

Here is a week's worth of Maths planning for teaching Y1 about time with a focus on o' clock and half past times on analogue clocks. This includes SMART slides for 4 lessons and 3 differentiated worksheets. This was a Sunday afternoon well spent!

My Year 1 class thoroughly enjoyed creating their own porridge adverts when we looked at the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Here are 3 differentiated writing templates for porridge adverts. We had some wonderful and creative ideas!

A simple assessment that I have devised to assess pupils individually in accordance with Letters and Sounds I used this to help me to stream my Year 1 class into Phonics groups.

A useful set of SMART slides to teach children coin recognition. This includes a link to an excellent game.

Another way of visually representing number bonds to 10 using coloured red and green dots. Give it a whirl!