This is a 5 day Literacy plan for Reception aged children based around the book Evil Pea Rules. The lesson plan includes key notes for TA’s, as well as differentiated questioning and activities.

A four day Literacy plan for the story “The Gingerbread Man” which ties in beautifully with the topic of Growth.

A full weeks Literacy plan for the story “The Enormous Turnip” which ties in beautifully with the topic of Growth.

Based on the version by Nick Sharratt, this weekly plan has been created all ready for my Reception class for the first week in Spring term 2 when we return from our half term break. This should be a fun start to our topic of "Growth."

A lovely book based on the story of the Nativity. I found this particularly useful in helping the children develop a better understanding of their Nativity performance.

A range of afternoon activities linked to the topic of Oliver’s vegetables, as well as an Easter activity and Mother’s Day . The activities include writing , creative and fine motor activities. There are 5 activities in total. Each activity has a few questions which teachers or TA’s could ask, as well as some challenge questions. These activities are suited to Reception aged children.

A range of afternoon activities linked to the topic of Christmas. The activities include writing , creative, maths, STEM, role-play, construction, understanding the world and fine motor activities. There are 14 activities in total. Each activity has a few questions which teachers or TA’s could ask, as well as some challenge questions. These activities are suited to Reception aged children.

A range of afternoon activities linked to the topic of Autumn. There are two activities linked to our book of the week “So Much”. The activities include writing , creative, understanding the world and small world activities. There are 6 activities in total. Each activity has a few questions which teachers or TA’s could ask, as well as some challenge questions. These activities are suited to Reception aged children.

The lovely, and very well-known book about Stick Man. This plan is an Autumn 1 resource based around the topic of "All About Me".

A range of afternoon activities linked to the topic of Hanukkah and the book “Sammy spiders first Hanukkah”. The activities include writing , creative, maths, workshop, understanding the world and fine motor activities. There are 9 activities in total. Each activity has a few questions which teachers or TA’s could ask, as well as some challenge questions. These activities are suited to Reception aged children.

A range of afternoon activities linked to the book “Handa’s Surprise”. The activities include writing , creative, maths, workshop, listening area, understanding the world and fine motor activities. There are 15 activities in total. Each activity has a few questions which teachers or TA’s could ask, as well as some challenge questions. These activities are suited to Reception aged children.

A range of afternoon activities linked to the topic groth, based on the book “The enormous turnip”. The activities include writing , creative, maths, workshop, understanding the world and fine motor activities. There are 8 activities in total. Each activity has a few questions which teachers or TA’s could ask, as well as some challenge questions. These activities are suited to Reception aged children.

A range of afternoon activities linked to the topic of Transport. The activities are based on emergency vehicles and we used “little children’s big book of emergency vehicles” as our core text. The activities include writing , creative, maths, workshop and fine motor activities. There are 7 activities in total. Each activity has a few questions which teachers or TA’s could ask, as well as some challenge questions. These activities are suited to Reception aged children.

A range of afternoon activities linked to the topic of Christmas. The activities include writing , creative, maths, STEM, workshop, understanding the world and fine motor activities. There are 12 activities in total. Each activity has a few questions which teachers or TA’s could ask, as well as some challenge questions. These activities are suited to Reception aged children.

A great book about the celebration of Diwali. An Autumn 2 Reception plan. Also includes 2 days of planning on Bonfire Night.

A great book for teaching children about Hanukkah, linked to our topic of celebrations. Autumn 2 resource for Reception.

One day's plan on Eid using the book "Sweet Dates to Eat", the 3 days planning on "Have You Filled a Bucked Today" based on Citizenship Week. 4 days worth of planning due to a trip on one day.

A sheet for the Early Years which has some animal pictures on of animals which are phonetically plausible. Beside the pictures, children can write the initial sound or the full CVC word. I have used this as a starter activity during the morning when children come into the classroom. Also great as a form of assessment when completed independently.

A free taster of two afternoon activities linked to the book “Farmer Duck”. The activities include a writing and a creative activity we used when we did the topic of animals and had chicks in the classroom which the children got to watch hatch. Each activity has a few questions which teachers or TA’s could ask, as well as some challenge questions. These activities are suited to Reception aged children.

A sheet for the Early Years which has some animal pictures on. Beside the pictures, children can write the initial sound for each word. I have used this as a starter activity during the morning when children come into the classroom.