Activities and Ideas based around the Elf On The Shelf Story, all linked to the Early Learning and Development Matters Goals.

This story I have written about children who find a lost egg and meet different dinosaurs helps teach about colour, pattern, dinosaur names, habitats using rhyme and repetitive phrases.

In this 3 minute video I show the teacher config setup and some ideas for using Tux Paint in the classroom. Tux Paint is completely free software, released as “Open Source” software, under the provisions of the GNU General Public License (GPL). This means you may download it and install it on as many machines as you wish, copy it for friends and family, and give it to your local schools.

Juliet Robertson shares tips for Outdoor education.

Buy Hayley’s Book (Amazon Link:) https://amzn.to/2GEmgOj Book Description: Role-play is a fun and creative way to engage with children in EYFS, and is fundamental in developing children’s learning and communication skills. This new addition to the 50 Fantastic series is filled with great ways to make the most of play-based learning in your environment. Each activity is linked to children’s interests, and is designed to allow the child to learn, create, communicate, and have fun! Many of the scenarios involve an element of problem solving to encourage team work, and the suggested props and locations are both easily sourced and well-suited to Early Years schools and settings. With a whole host of inspirational ideas with photos to match, this book is the perfect starting point for creating an outstanding role-play environment. Hayley’s Website: http://childrensroleplay.co.uk/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hayley.hughes.9461799 List of role-play areas shown in the video tour. ICE CREAM VAN FIVE LITTLE DUCKS WATER AREA SEASHORE SAND AREA JUNGLE AREA - TUFF TRAY, BOOK AREA AND MATHS AREA RAINBOW MARK MAKING AND COMMUNICATION AREA SANDWICH SHOP GOLDILOCKS AND THREE BEARS HOME HOME CORNER GAZEBO DENTIST SWEET SHOP PIRATE WATER AREA STARBUCK EDUCATION My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/starbuckedu Connect with me on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/starbuckeducation Join the teaching community groups - I want to help build communities that teachers can share good practice, ask questions and have a laugh. Please join. 1st one for EYFS & KS1 teachers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/eyfsks1teachingtips/ 2nd one is for NQT’s new to EYFS & KS1 to give advice and help but also please join if you are experienced and want to help new teachers - https://www.facebook.com/groups/NQTtips/ 3rd one is for people new to Early Years, Pre-school, Nursery, Reception teachers, managers and practitioners.- https://www.facebook.com/groups/newtoteachingearlyyears/

In this video I talk about using the Elf on a Shelf story as a stimulus in the classroom for Elf Challenges. I include links to a free PDF of planning and activities linked to the EYFS.

Here are 5 play based activities for children to explore their skills of reading, writing, maths, art etc.

In this video I show the changes I made to my Reception classroom.

Lots of free resource ideas in this video. Save time & money.