An on entry baseline assessment for reception children to be completed in the first half term of the year to assess children across all 7 areas of learning. This is linked to Development Matters 2021.

A varied list of reading books to look at during guided reading sessions over the year in a mixed reception and year 1 class.

A medium term plan showing overall coverage and a lesson by lesson breakdown for year one, looking at the human body and the five senses.

A little checklist children use when writing to check they have included a capital letter, finger spaces, full stop and neat letter formation in their sentences.

Medium Term Plan for a 5 week history unit focusing on Mary Anning. This is aimed at KS1 class.

This is the planning format that I use each week that shows the inputs that I will be teaching and the enhancements that I put in provision.

This is the planning sheet that I give to my TA to support teaching set 2 or 3 Read Write Inc phonics lessons. It ensures consistency across all groups.

CVC and CVCC word templates to match Stick Man.

Julia Donaldson book group names. These are editable so you can change the wording/font to suit you.

This is the timetable I use for Autumn term in a mixed reception and year one class. I alternate teaching maths and english so one week there will be 3 maths inputs and 2 english inputs and the following week there will be 3 english and 2 maths so it all evens out.

A detailed medium term plan including declarative and procedural knowledge for a half term block of teaching focused on The Gunpowder Plot. This is for a mixed reception and year 1 class with activities for each age group.

Challenge Passport Page for a mixed reception and year 1 class.

10 lessons to be used across the year to teach reception and year one children about the changes across the seasons.

A fun sports activity aimed for reception and year one children but could easily be adapted for older ages.

This is the planning format that I use and share with my support staff to show what inputs we are doing over the week as well as what challenges are out in provision.

Year 1 Challenge Passport for continuous provision activities. I also use this for reception but adapt the reception writing and maths activities to be more accessible for them.

Activities for an R/1 class based on the book Farmer Duck.

We’ve only got 3 days in our final week of term and we are going all out Christmas - so here are some input ideas and fun activities to have out in your classroom to celebrate the festivities. Enjoy :)

A brief overview detailing what we will be teaching across the 7 areas of learning in our reception class.

Sheets for assessing children against the ELGs. We find this handy when sitting as a team and discussing the children’s abilities, looking through books and recent assessments. It then makes inputting data for LA very quick and simple.