An image of children holding hands around the world. Could be used as a starting point for similarities and differences; cultural, or new year discussions

Great ideas if you are planning to set up a florist in your role-play corner.

Spaced themed mindmap for EYFS staff. All areas of learning have been covered, although some in more depth than others. Covering space, astronauts/spacemen, solar system, aliens, rockets etc. Thanks to everyone who have contributed their ideas into this.

A word mat split into sections to mirror the VCOP display board. Using VCOP superhero images courtesy of butterbeer and ilovemarmite This wordmat goes alongside the story Elmer and the Lost Teddy, to help children write their own version of the story.

Topic planner mindmap outlining the topic of Seasons (mainly Autumn) and seasonal weather of wind and rain. Focus on non-fiction reading and writing

Mindmap topic planner for all 6 areas of learning. Focussed on general Chinese New Year ideas, plus the Year of the Rabbit.

An adult assistance sheet for structured role-play. Ideas of resources, scenarios and vocabulary to be used with fairytale castle role-play. Jack and the Beanstalk Sleeping Beauty Cinderella Beauty and the Beast Snow White St George Kings and Queens - Queen's jubilee

Instructions to insert space-themed clipart in Word.

A board game designed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. Game board to be enlarged to A3. Children to roll a dice and each time they land on a square, pick up a Royal family card. If they land on a crown card, take a Queen card. Queen cards encourage children to take or give away money. To start with 5p in pennies. The winner is the person who ends up with all of the Royal family on their game card. If able, children to then add up how much money they have accrued. Could even extend by asking children to change their coins for the lowest equivalent coins.

Images designed to be printed onto sticky labels for a birthday boy or girl. Labels saying 'It's my birthday!' or 'I am 3', 'I am 4' or 'I am 5'

A set of 5 label images for Halloween. Featuring ghosts, pumpkins and candy corn. Suitable for general classroom labelling. Image courtesy of halloweenwallpapers.blogspot.com. Frame shape courtesy of Surfing to Success by Mercedes Hutchens.

A sorting game designed to discuss foods that are suitable and not suitable for dogs, cats, rabbits and birds. Each child to have an animal board. Food cards to be laminated and cut; placed face down in a pile. Children to take it in turn to pick up a food card and decide whether it is safe for their animal to eat. If so, place on the tick column. If they are aware that the food is not safe, place on the cross column. If the food is not applicable for that animal, place the card back down on the bottom of the pile.

A word mat designed to support children's thank you writing after Christmas. Set out to mirror the VCOP board, including question words to prompt.

3 differentiated instructional writing templates. All templates in Word and pdf version.

A step-by-step instructional PowerPoint inspired by Eric Carle's tissue paper collage artwork and http://artolazzi.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/grouchy-lady-bug.html . You will need white card, coloured tissue paper (or white tissue paper and paint), scissors, PVA glue and paintbrushes/ spreaders, black tissue paper and black card to mount.

A set of reading comprehension sheets to go alongside the Lime level books. New vocabulary - write the definition (promoting dictionary skills), answering what, where, why, how questions, writing facts in a list, reviewing the book

Based on my shared writing activity, I have made a zigzag style book. Created in Publisher on an A3 format, the page can be folded (and glued) in half horizontally and then folded to make the zigzags. Children can complete the missing words and draw a picture of their animal. They can then stick a post-it note over the picture or draw a picture of a box and sellotape it over the top to make the flap. Would be interesting to have flaps opening from different directions or different shapes!

A set of classroom labels with an under the sea theme. Suitable for pegs, trays, books, folders and general classroom resources. Images courtesy of colourbox.com and shapes courtesy of Surfing to Success by Mercedes Hutchens.

A variety of activities taken from different (mainly American) websites on beans. 1. Maths ideas (sorting, matching, counting, capacity and pouring, estimation, time and change, measuring, direction) 2. Growing beans and bean sprouts 3. Collages, songs and music 4. Drama Great ideas to go alongside Jack and the Beanstalk

Topic word cards created to be used in group discussion or a story sack activity, so children can read the words and learn how to write/spell them. Designed to go alongside a topic on Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper. Features pumpkin and squash images and well as the animal characters and cooking utensils used. Good for topics on autumn or Halloween