Reception teachers, we are ExcitEd to share a fantastic set of activities to welcome children to school on their very first day! Using the book ‘Hey Duggee First Day at Squirrel Club’, we have developed a follow up activity and keepsake certificate that can be personalised and taken home. ( Book available on Amazon ) This download Includes: Lesson ideas sheet with lots of fun ideas for the first day of school and links to additional resources. A hide and seek activity game. Print off the images of the characters and hide around the classroom. A tick sheet is included for the children. First day of school certificate. A double sided document, in either A4 or postcard size, which can be personalised and printed for each child. A first day of school badge image which can be printed as stickers using Avery labels.* Duggee is a great character to use at the very start of the year as most children will already be familiar with him. This familiarity creates a link for children with their new classroom and teacher. A topic that they can all talk about. Our hide and seek activity, uses the characters featured in the story and encourages children to explore their new classroom. This can be a particularly good activity for more timid children. Stickers and certificates to take home make a special reward for children. We are ExcitEd! Follow us on Facebook @Excited Resources for more ideas and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a newspaper front page template for The Daily News - Special Edition. Children fill in the missing words and add their own picture to create a personalised Father’s Day present. Templates for the following Dad Father Grandad Grandpa Uncle Step-Dad Papa Mum Plus Smart Notebook introducing Father’s Day as a celebration to say thank you to male caregivers in our lives (not just Dads) and demonstrating the activity. We bring you effective, teacher made, fun and creative resources for use in primary schools linked to the English National Curriculum. Take a look at our TES shop or follow us on Facebook @ExcitEd Teachers for updates and freebies.

We are ExcitEd to share a wonderful Mother’s day assembly celebrating all the mother figures in our lives. This assembly is best suited to KS2 and lasts approximately 20 minutes. This download includes: An easy to follow script. A powerpoint presentation to add images to your assembly Entrance and Exit Music embedded into the PowerPoint. An original story all about an amazing animal mother - The Killdeer bird. This story is professional read allowed and the audio is embedded into the PowerPoint. Follow us on Facebook for updates and freebies.