Topic planner mindmap to outline mini topic content. Some ideas are adult-led and some child initiated, although this is not indicated here. Hope my plans are of use to others. Happy New Year xx

Objectives taken straight from the EYFS Development Matters, split into 30-50 months, 40-60+ months and Early Learning Goals

Topic planner mindmap for Christmas activities, plus Bears. Activities planned across the 6 areas of learning

'Dear Mummy, thank you for.... Love from' Letter writing to follow up on discussions about all the jobs mums do for us. Nice idea to include inside the Mother's Day card as a surprise. Children to decorate the border afterwards. Differentiated based on writing ability.

A worksheet with four simple sentences (mainly CVC words) to read and then illustrate as appropriate.

A Shared Reading book, alongside other worksheets and resources. For use in Literacy lesson, YR Term 3 - Reading Non-fiction - recounts Key words and key sentences for contextual reading, and sequencing. Recount writing sheets differentiated for independent writing, and supported writing. Other topics covered: Reading; Stories.

Words with the Phase 5 phonemes zh, wh and ph in, as well as a paragraph containing all three phonemes for reading.

Children to design own twisted version of the Three Little Pigs, thinking of different ways the story could change (character names, house materials, how the were destroyed, any catchphrases used, and how the story end). Can be used as a story plan, or just as a scaffold before writing the story.

Information on how a newborn develops. Useful when studying a topic on babies.

Labels for drinking and non-drinking water. I used as part of my lesson-plan on water saving. See SSEHV wasting water lesson plan

An adult assistance sheet for structured role-play. Ideas of resources, scenarios and vocabulary to be used with fairytale castle role-play. Jack and the Beanstalk Sleeping Beauty Cinderella Beauty and the Beast Snow White St George Kings and Queens - Queen's jubilee

An activity plan for a baby-clinic themed role-play

Labels and captions to use on a Family tree themed display. I made a large tree, and stuck on the different names people may call family members. A lot of the names are Asian, due to the population of my school.

Countdown game using CVC words for blending. Now updated with the pdf version, as font not be recognised on some computers.

The alphabet on one page, with small spaces for sketches or words (could be used as a personal wordbank).

Designed to be blown up to A3 size. Play I-spy in phonics/literacy lesson, I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter … Scribe a word for each letter - obvious choices are kids’ names.

A worksheet designed to be used in phonics when learning the ‘oa’ vowel digraph.

Introducing/recapping /oa/ phoneme and includes work on tricky words 'was&' and &';my'.

A role-play assistance sheet designed to be kept in the topic resource box to help teachers and TAs/NNs set up the role-play area with the kids. Suggested resource list and possible scenarios

Adult assistance card for supporting role-play. Includes resources, suggested scenarios, vocabulary and extension idea