An overview of the festivities of May Day, goddess Flora, May Queen and garlands, Maypole and dancing and Morris dancing.

F2 RE/PSHE Powerpoint lesson plan following the Leicester SACRE unit on Being Responsible. Covers recycling, litter, water conservation, healthy body, rules, keeping safe.

Rhyming number bond to 10 posters featuring elements of Easter and the easter story.

Independent/adult-assisted research activity (I used as a week's homework) to use a non-fiction text or internet to research a dinosaur. Using a non-fiction text to locate and use contents page, page numbers and information

A mindmap of ideas for cross curricular teaching of Jack and the Beanstalk and Spring for the Early Years.

A variety of different buildings made from differing shapes. To be used as a Maths display looking at 2D/3D shapes in the environment

F2 Reception medium term plan on Special Books. Linked to Leicester City SACRE RE unit, but encompasses RE, PSED, CL, UW

Introduction to space topic and letter writing. Letter format for studying how a letter is written. Encouraging independent letter writing from an imaginery setting.

A lesson starter/intro to the story of The Three Little Pigs &/or Homes topic. Loosely based on Through the Keyhole. Use the spotlight tool in ActivPrimary on the image pages to give the children thinking time.

3 different categories: best in show, agility (obstacle course/tricks) and obedience. Certificates made for 1st, 2nd and 3rd, so can bring in ordinal numbers. I will also be uploading a generic participation certificate, so everyone gets something for joining in!

F2 Reception medium term plan on Beginnings, PPt presentation. Linked to Leicester City SACRE RE unit, but encompasses RE, PSED, CL, UW. Content covers New Year, religious birth customs, Chinese New Year and the Judeo-Christian creation story.

Information on the life of Margarete Steiff and how the first teddy bears came about. Why Steiff bears have a button in their ear.

All about the festival of Mahashivratri, the night on which Lord Shiva is honoured by performing Shiva puja by bathing and decorating the Shiva linga. Includes a simple version of the Neelkanta.

What is a mermaid? Information on Hans Christian Andersen and The Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, as well as the Disney animation.

Designed for use at circle time/carpet time. A set of 5 questions describing 5 different zoo animals. Each question is made up of 3 hints, each getting easier. Could differentiate for younger children by displaying images/toys of the animals while they are listening to the questions/hints. This resource was inspired by Sorting Sprinkles blog - zoo week for pre-schoolers 2.

A PowerPoint lesson plan designed to be used to introduce children to The story of my name activity/homework. Includes information on how and why names are given. Please see my other resources 'The story of my name' - homework activity and parent letter.

A quotation poster to remind children of fire safety.

A song to sing on Christmas Eve to the tune of the 12 days of Christmas or as part of a Christmas assembly or concert. On a night when the world was asleep and didn't know, shepherds were watching, angels were singing, &'peace on earth&';, on Christmas Day, in Bethlehem, laid in the hay, the Saviour Jesus was born.

A new version of my 2013 safety rules in PowerPoint and pdf format

A word mat to write instructions on how to make a straw rocket launcher. Set out into V, C, O & P sections. Also contains butterbeer & Ilovemarmite's VCOP superheroes.