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

All resources based on Whatever Next! by Jill Murphy 1. 6 pictures in sequential order. 4 differentiated versions for writing a word/caption/sentence. To extend by including a causal connective. 2. To write a list of adjectives to describe a night sky/space setting. 3. Plenary success criteria checklist. 4&5. Differentiated writing frames. 6. VCOP wordmat split up into vocab. connectives, openers and punctuation. Includes picture cues and VCOP superheroes images courtesy of ButterBeer and ilovemarmite.

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 set of 10 different blank board game templates for children to design their own board game. Great to be used in Maths or as part of a topic on Toys.

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

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.

An emergent reading book designed for children learning consonant and vowel digraphs and trigraphs. Allows children to practise high frequency and tricky words. Includes information on most common superheroes: Spiderman, Superman, Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Thor, The Hulk, Batman and Robin.

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

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

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 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!

Step-by-step instructions to create a winter landscape. Images and text thanks to http://terristeachingtreasures.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/winter-wonderland-art.html

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.

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

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

5 sentences containing pictures to sequence to create a recount about the Moon landing.

A KS1 instruction template for writing a recipe. Includes sections for equipment, ingredients, method. The second page (photographs and then an evaluation) are for after following the instructions!

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

An SSEHV (education through human values) lesson on not wasting water. 1. Quotation 2. Meditation on the water cycle 3. Story and discussion 4. Song 5. Activity - completing a personal water usage chart