A wordmat designed to mirror the VCOP display board in KS1. Includes VCOP superhero images courtesy of butterbeer and ilovemarmite. Double-sided wordmat - 1 side with VCOP sections, flipside with half-completed pirate similes, and well-known pirate sayings. Useful for writing about pirates or creation of a pirate adventure story.

Designed to sum up exactly which development band each child in a class falls into for each AoL. I specify in plain black if the child is working at their development band (lowest possible one if they overlap). 1 development band below written in bold red. 2+ development bands below written in bold blue. If working a development band above, then I change the font colour to bold green. A good quick at a glance assessment sheet for team meetings/discussions with EYFSCo/HT/Manager/OFSTED. I have also added percentage columns on the right hand side (formulas will need amending!)

An image based PowerPoint detailing the various jobs of a Police Officer, including Special Constables and the specialist roles a Police Officer can take on with additional training.

A simple worksheet to be used to record number bonds to 8, when using unifix cubes. Choose 16 cubes, 8 of one colour, and 8 of another. Investigate all the different ways to make 8 using 2 colours.

Game cards based on the actual Lego Creationary game. Colours or coloured images to be stuck onto a 6 sided die. Roll the die to choose a category, pick up a game card and turn the timer to create your model. Other players to guess what your model is. x2 is double points if the model is guessed correctly. ? means the player can choose any of the images on their card. Each time a model is guessed correctly, you get a piece of your favourite colour Lego. Winner is the first to build a tower of 10 pieces.

Based on ABC Does' blog posts this week on Dough Gym, but in PowerPoint form for staff training and parent workshops. Includes gross motor and fine motor development, ideas on how to create a dough gym, additional &'funky fingers&'; ideas for child initiated activities to improve fine motor control, and malleable material recipes/ideas.

Practise writing the alphabet by shape. Focus on the size of letters - ascenders and descenders.

PowerPoint to model the use of Numicon when subtracting a single digit number from 10. Animated to model placing a Numicon tile on top of the 10 tile and leave the difference.

Information and images on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. Information on Easter Monday has not been included, as these events are secular nowadays. Text courtesy of projectbritain.com.

A short PowerPoint to introduce comic strips to children. Looking at the different features such as caption boxes, speech bubbles, thought bubbles, action words. Links well with the topic of Superheroes.

Qualities and values that Police Officers need. Based on the five human values of love, peace, truth, non-violence and right conduct

Timetable cards for Show & Tell, Italian, Spanish, School Council, Guided Writing and Skipping Club.

A b/w image of a bottle with a b/w treasure map inside. Role-play, literacy writing inspiration... I am planning to roll and tie up with string so children can discover!

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

A Diwali-themed quotation from the Buddha. Encouraging teamwork, and also introduces the Hindu concept of Karma. 'If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.' Links in with diwa lamps and the Diwali story of Rama and Sita.

Worksheet with long-winded instructions on how to play a board game. Children to re-write the short and clear instruction underneath, ensuring it begins with a bossy (imperative) verb. Can be easily differentiated for your children's needs.

Letter from Spiderman written as an intro to 3D shapes and structures. Children encouraged to use the construction toys to build a new lair for him.

Based on the game Full Circle from Letters and Sounds, Playing with Sounds & PiPs, a worksheet to record how you can change CVC words to spell new words.

Introduction to writing sentences. Pictures at top as prompts - children to locate the missing word/picture and insert into sentence correctly.

A few extra to complement other people’s cards. Barnaby Bear, Carpet time, Outdoor play, Bikes n trikes, Television, Ring games