PowerPoint based on LA training. Information on normal language development, and barriers to acquisition of English as a second/additional language. To be used in conjunction with How language usually develops form.

A PowerPoint lesson plan that could be used for Geography or RE teaching. Covers the story of bread from wheat seed to bread on the table. Has a Christian element looking at what harvest festival is and thanking god for the food we receive. Sequence the pictures from Grain Chain.

An overview of the festivities of May Day, goddess Flora, May Queen and garlands, Maypole and dancing and Morris dancing.

PowerPoint written as a World Book Day assembly. Why did J M Barrie write Peter Pan and why is there a connection with Great Ormond Street Hospital? Provides an opportunity to think about life without adults or growing up. What can we learn from the story?

An assembly PowerPoint based on FIFA's World Cup website to introduce the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Cover a small amount on the country, as well as Brazilian football past, qualifying teams, the 2014 Brazil kit, and World Cup mascots. Ending with a short video.

Based on ABC Does' blog posts this week on Dough Gym, but in PowerPoint form for staff training and parent workshops. Includes gross motor and fine motor development, ideas on how to create a dough gym, additional &'funky fingers&'; ideas for child initiated activities to improve fine motor control, and malleable material recipes/ideas.

Powerpoint presentation for parents on the teaching of Numbers and Patterns in the Early Years and Year 1. Covering counting, ordering, adding, subtracting, patterns, recognition and partitioning

Child friendly APP sheets for Reading Level 1 & 2, Writing level 1 é 2, Numeracy level 1 é 2, Science level 1. A4 sized for assessment folder, A5 sized can be stuck into exercise books for self-assessed APP

What the new 2012 OFSTED inspection will be based on.

Powerpoint presentation on how to Observe children in the Early Years. Designed mainly for classroom assistants, but could be tweaked to present to parents and other staff at school. Additional word document case study. Suggest staff go through the training, then look at any observations they have already completed, as well as complete a joint/paired observation, and then discuss what is exactly required.

6 PowerPoint lesson plans based on the CEOP Lee and Kim story Animal Magic. Cross curricular activities to learn about being safe when using the internet. 1. What is the internet and how do we use it 2. Personal information 3. Internet safety rules 4. Create a Internet safety story 5. Internet usage and behaviour 6. SID's song You can find the resources on the CEOP website under teachers or KS1. Hope this is useful - please rate it!

A PowerPoint designed to be reduced to 4 or 6 to a page and stuck into Learning Journey books for summative assessment. Characteristics of Effective Learning and Areas of Learning statements for Foundation Stage (EYFS 2012) children. I was inspired by a local EYFS teacher and their school's learning journeys to produce these. They will also be laminated and placed onto a ring to be carried by the staff during observations. I hope you find them useful xx

Who were knights, weaponry, armour, coats of arms battles, famous knights and St George

This is a short introductory presentation to the mouse. It is designed for EYFS/KS1 children, although may be appropriate for older newcomers. Introduces how to click, drag and drop. I had planned to use the BBC WebWise Computer Basics website for children to then practise these skills. Please see my other tutorials on how to use Word, PowerPoint, Publisher and Windows Explorer for kids. MS Paint tutorial is on the way... Thanks to mouseprogram.com for some of the content.

Revised planning templates for the 7 areas of learning, including room to complete any characteristics of effective learning you should be looking for

Front cover for a child's learning journey. Space for child's photo and name. Based on an idea provided by my LA (sorry unsure who had initially drawn this up)

PowerPoint written to be delivered to staff in the Early Years about the development and progression of core mathematical skills and concepts. Covers counting, subitising, calculating, language of number, early addition. Very useful for improving subject knowledge, and for use when assessing children's ability levels and next steps.

Designed as a staff training session to become more familiar with the characteristics of effective learning. Different characteristics to be printed out on to card and laminated. Then individually/in groups to match the characteristics to the 3 main areas (Playing & Learning, Active Learning, Creating é thinking Critically). To then find an observation and discuss the characteristics that child has displayed.

PowerPoint images of the Chinese Zodiac animals for the years 2008-2019 - easily adaptable for previous or future years. Could be used for wallpaper, posters etc.

The Leuven scales for well-being and involvement. Useful to assist with EYFS summative assessments, alongside a learning and development tracker and characteristics of effective learning. Specifies the levels of engagement and emotion displayed within the setting.