Short PowerPoint about chromatography; what it is, and how and why it works.

Thank you to http://elementaryartfun.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/winter-rain-watercolor-resist.html?m=1 for your wonderful idea and photographs. I have put this into a manageable powerpoint lesson. You will need white paper, white and coloured crayons, blue, turquoise and black watercolour paints and a wet cloth.

Display captions to go with a display of the owls in a tree.

Step by step instructions to make a pop-up Eid-ul-Fitr card. Text and images courtesy of myramadanfun.com

Different images of sunflowers. I used as a starting point for still life sketches, pastels, paintings etc.

Topic planner mindmap covering the job of a postal clerk, post-person, Post Office and sorting office roles and role-play, as well as writing opportunities

Great ideas if you are planning to set up a florist in your role-play corner.

Mindmap set out in 6 areas of learning + role-play. Road, rail, air and water transport covered. Activity ideas for a vehicle-based topic. Indoor and outdoor activities included.

Pictures and character names of characters in differing versions of the story.

Topic planner mindmap covering children's experiences of new babies. Activity ideas across the 6 areas of learning, including role-play baby clinic and learning to look after a new baby.

Covers Funnybones (skeleton), Elmer (similarities and differences) and Owl Babies (needs).

Early Years topic planner covering the 6 areas of learning, and suggested activities to be covered.

Topic planner mindmap covering Hallowe'en, focussing on book Pumpkin Soup. Non-fiction instructional text - reading, sequencing, writing and doing, as well as other activities.

A generic certificate created for all children entering a Pet Show activity. Please also see my certificates for Best in Show, Agility and Obedience categories.

Simple chromatography experiment to see who wrote a message in pen on some paper. Children to use felt pens on paper in water, to watch the inks separate. Great idea to introduce reverse colour mixing in EYs or colour separation in Science.

A mindmap of ideas for cross curricular teaching of Jack and the Beanstalk and Spring for the Early Years.

Variety of writing resources to aid Literacy teaching. Letter of apology to the 3 bears, a worksheet with 3 boxes for illustrating the beginning, middle & end of the story, differentiated with lines for the more able to write sentences, and sentences prefilled for less able. Goldilocks dictionary sheets, to encourage alphabetical order, and for children to use when writing the story or sentences.

An adult assistance sheet to help lead and support a Weather studio/presenter role-play

A song to the tune of Twinkle twinkle little star to thank mums for all they do for us. Words by Laurie Patsalides.

An introduction (based on Scholastic's Festival Facts Holi) ton the Hindu festival of Holi. To be used in conjunction with the story of Prahlad and Holika. Holi is the festival of colours, and is celebrated with the throwing of coloured powder and water.