4 differentiated writing tasks for Early Years EYFS around the theme of Easter and Spring. Design and describe an Easter egg (2 x differentiations) Label a chick (2 x differentiations) Write a sentence to describe an Easter or Spring picture Write a word to describe an Easter or Spring picture Folding books so children can write their own Easter or Spring stories in provision or lesson time

Superworm Themed Literacy Activities – EYFS & KS1 Bring literacy to life with this exciting and engaging Superworm-inspired activity pack! Based on the popular story by Julia Donaldson, these resources help children develop key early literacy skills in a fun, story-linked way. What’s included (11 pages total): 🪱 Describing Superworm – develop vocabulary and use of adjectives 🪱 Rhyming words activity – explore rhymes based on the story 🪱 Wanted poster – creative writing and character focus 🪱 Superworm’s actions – identify verbs and action words 🪱 Labelling worksheet – build word recognition and topic vocabulary 🪱 Book review sheet – reflect on the story in a structured format 🪱 Recalling events – sequence key story moments 🪱 Favourite part writing sheet – express opinions with reasoning 🪱 Pencil control sheet – support early handwriting and fine motor skills Perfect for: ✔ EYFS and Year 1 literacy lessons ✔ Whole-class or small-group activities ✔ Independent work or guided sessions ✔ Story-based topic planning ✔ Writing corners and early morning work These activities are designed to be accessible, meaningful, and fun — with a clear link to the much-loved Superworm story. They support development in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. If you find this resource helpful, your positive feedback would be greatly appreciated! #Superworm #EYFSLiteracy #JuliaDonaldson #LiteracyThroughStories #BookBasedLearning #TESResources #Phonics #WritingActivities #FineMotor #StoryWriting

Aimed at Years 5-11, this resource includes two Literacy Mats for general writing support in middle and high school. They come in both colour and black and white PDFs. Best stuck in exercise books or to desks as tools for improving students’ written work! Each mat covers… Common errors Apostrophes Connectives and conjunctions Paragraphs Sentence types If you found this helpful, you might also like: Marking and Feedback Stickers | Punctuation and Grammar | 23 Common Errors Extension Tasks | Early Finisher Choice Board | All Subjects Oracy Mats | Speaking and Listening | Prompts and Sentence Starters Accuracy Passport | Improve Punctuation and Grammar | Literacy More Able and Talented Bundle | Literacy | Challenge Resources Question Cards | Promote Independence and Problem Solving

Literacy / English planning with questioning, links, vocabulary discussion and reading and writing tasks. This resourse was created for EYFS but is very suitable for year 1. The documents are editable so the objectives can be addapted. The tasks include; • Labelling Zog with adjectives to describe his personality to noun phrases to describe how he looks. • Zog’s super power is flying. What would your superpower be? Draw a picture and label / write a caption. • Creating a new dragon. What does your dragon look like, Can you write a sentence to describe it? • Can you write a school report for Zog? • What are the similarities and differences between dragon school and your school? What school rules would dragons have? Can you think of one and write it down? • Match the rhyming words from the story. • The two human characters become doctors. Can you think of some questions you would like to ask them? Then take it in turn to hot seat Princes Pearl and Sir Gadabout. • Can you read the words and stick them next to the correct pictures in the first aid kit? • Can you answer the Zog comprehension questions?

A activity designed to support those working within an early years setting. This activity will cement the importance words and meanings surrounding literacy and phonics. This will help learners to understand the different terms used within literacy and phonics and within early years. A nice simple activity to refresh learning or help learners understand the terms in literacy.

Assignment 2 Part 1 - Occupational Specialism Assessment - Early Years Educator 4 detailed assessment plans covering all 111 competencies with an holistic approach. Created with structured observations in mind, preparing students whilst developing their planning techniques and practical skills but overall building confidence. These planned activities provide an opportunity for students to reflect and improve ready for any future observations.

Activities to support all areas of the curriculum from early years to year 6. The activities can be used stand alone or as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached.

These activities have been made to support all areas of the curriculum from Early Years to Year 6. The activities can stand alone or used as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached. Includes word searches, gap fill activities and sort activities.

32 colour cards the children can use to play a mime game. A child / pair or group can choose a card and mime for the rest of the class to guess. Points or stars can be allocated for correct answers. Play against the clock for more fun. Encourages speaking and listening, drama, using imagination and working in groups.

This pack contains wall displays and flash cards explaining the processes and some hints/tips for the six reading strategies of Active Literacy. These are based off the guidance for (Scottish) Active Literacy stages 4/5 and 6/7 and will be useful for children working within these stages of AL. If you find these useful, please share some feedback! Thank you :)

Map out your core texts with clarity and intention. This editable Literacy Long Term Plan template helps you map your core books across the academic year. Designed for Nursery and EYFS, it lets you sequence your focus texts term by term, link them to your themes (if you use them), and build a language-rich curriculum that values depth, repetition and ambitious vocabulary. What’s included: An editable long term literacy map template Clear term-by-term layout (Autumn, Spring, Summer) Space to organise core texts and themes My completed plans from the last two academic years (2024–2025 and 2025–2026) for real-life examples and inspiration. These are the actual documents I use to organise our core story approach - mapped carefully, reviewed regularly and adapted when the children need something different. Perfect for: EYFS teachers refining their literacy spine Settings developing a strong core book approach Subject leaders reviewing curriculum intent Anyone who wants clarity without rewriting everything from scratch Use it as it is, tweak it, or completely reshape it to match your curriculum. It’s fully editable.

A block of Literacy planning on the text 'Where's my Teddy.,' 'Peace at Last ' and 'The Tiger who came for Tea.'

This document is to help give ideas for Literacy in the EYFS. Can be used as a training guide.

This beautifully bright journey of self-discovery will allow you time to sit and enjoy a cup of tea while your little one explores and plays through the amazing activities, learning lots without realising it! The Incredible Me pack has been created specifically for younger children. We believe that learning should predominantly be through play, which this pack actively encourages. The 84 pages of activities should spark children’s imaginations, prompting them to interpret things in their own unique way. They will almost certainly be motivated to come up with spin-off activities and games. What’s inside the Incredible Me Early Years Curriculum? We have developed this pack in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, so that the activities help children develop in the seven key areas of learning. These are: communication and language physical development personal, social and emotional development literacy mathematics understanding the world expressive arts and design Among other things, this curriculum contains activities exploring: personal information the home parts of the body the senses shapes favourite things family talents weather colours rhyme counting on and back money sharing fine and gross motor skills comprehension reading and writing pets feelings toys size order counting nature patterns people who help us memory measuring addition articulating ideas giving opinions taking turns jobs initial sounds following instructions colouring arts, crafts and design opportunities What age is the Incredible Me Early Years Curriculum suitable for? Incredible Me is ideal for preschool and reception age children and depending on the individual child, they should be able to do lots independently. Do I need anything else? Some of our activities require resources that you may not have readily at home but can be purchased inexpensively online or at the supermarket. Is this a pdf file? Anything else I need to know? Some of the activities in this pack may require the use of scissors, knives and hot cooking equipment so please ensure children are supervised appropriately.

Full resource package for Element 2 Gen 2 Specification, teaching from September 2025. This package includes lessons and work booklet in word and PDF format. There are 189 pages to the work booklet, so this covers all aspects of Element 2. This is weeks, if not months worth of teaching. There are videos within the lessons, due to file size upload restrictions, links to the videos have been used. If there are any issues with accessing any of the resource, please contact me on here or on my instagram page: jcsfc_early_years

Common Themes with interesting Core Texts with Authors names. Aspiring Outstanding Teacher

This comes from the BLEW (Bilingual Learners Early years Work box) document. I typed out useful extracts to keep somewhere prominent for teachers and observers to refer to. I thought it was an excellent basis for judging where bilingual learners are in their acquisition of English.