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Infant teacher - shortlisted for TES Resource Contributor of the Year 2014 & 2015. All my resources have been made for my class, so have been tried and tested before uploading them to share with others. I hope you find my resources useful.

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Infant teacher - shortlisted for TES Resource Contributor of the Year 2014 & 2015. All my resources have been made for my class, so have been tried and tested before uploading them to share with others. I hope you find my resources useful.
/igh/ weekly spellings
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/igh/ weekly spellings

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Weekly spellings using the phoneme /igh/. Designed to be printed double sided and stuck into a homework diary - useful for parents, so they can help with Phonics alternate graphemes. Thanks to Phonicsplay.com for the idea for the back with the Best bet for spelling.
EYFS Profile parent workshop
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EYFS Profile parent workshop

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Powerpoint presentation for parents on the Profile. Most of the content has been taken from someone else's presentation, and reformatted to our school's format. Including parent glossary
EYFS Tracker spreadsheet (updated)
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EYFS Tracker spreadsheet (updated)

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An Excel spreadsheet set up to record ages and stages of development within the EYFS. Mainly designed for Nursery children, although can also be used initially to track progress of Reception children also. Quick easy to see children on track, working above and below (1 or 2+ development bands) for staff CPD as well as focus children. Please also see my Tracker moderation to split ages and stages into beginning, Developing and Secure - useful for tracking progress across terms and the year, especially for Reception F2.
Don't waste water
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Don't waste water

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An SSEHV (education through human values) lesson on not wasting water. 1. Quotation 2. Meditation on the water cycle 3. Story and discussion 4. Song 5. Activity - completing a personal water usage chart
Beginnings
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Beginnings

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F2 Reception medium term plan on Beginnings, PPt presentation. Linked to Leicester City SACRE RE unit, but encompasses RE, PSED, CL, UW. Content covers New Year, religious birth customs, Chinese New Year and the Judeo-Christian creation story.
Transport topic planner mindmap
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Transport topic planner mindmap

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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.
Hand-washing sequencing pictures
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Hand-washing sequencing pictures

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Pictures taken from the Hygiene4Health education pack. I have blown up the pictures and made them into cut and stick boxes for sequencing the 9-step order to correct hand-washing. I am not affiliated to this company, but have used it to teach hand-washing; the lesson plans worked really well with 3-5 year olds.
Nirvana Day
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Nirvana Day

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Parinirvana Day or Nirvana Day is the annual Buddhist festival that remembers the death of the Buddha when he reached Nirvana (enlightenment).
One more and one less
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One more and one less

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Extension/carousel activity Children either allocated a numeral, or choose a numeral card and write down what is one more and one less. Planned to go alongside Year 1 Block A Unit 1 Week 2 - written addition and subtraction sums - focus on the numerical symbols (+, - and =) I made each one designed to be cut and stuck into Numeracy exercise books, as children not yet used to writing on squared paper!
/ng/ CVC segmenting
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/ng/ CVC segmenting

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Pictures (courtesy of bloss1985 ng digraph pictures and words matching). 3 column phoneme frame for magnetic letters/graphemes on bottle tops... Print 2 to a page landscape
Class EYFS Profile evidence log
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Class EYFS Profile evidence log

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An evidence log created to store a class/cohort record of where all children are scoring on the EYFS profile. Designed for type of evidence to be noted and dated when achieved. Each profile point to be highlighted when achieved - easy to see at a glance.
ow phoneme
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ow phoneme

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Differentiated powerpoint for Phase 3/4 group teaching. 1. Blending for reading words including pseudo words. 2. Oral segmentation. 3. Segmentation for spelling. 4. Reading sentences.
Diwali diva lamp quotation
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Diwali diva lamp quotation

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A Diwali-themed quotation from the Buddha. Encouraging teamwork, and also introduces the Hindu concept of Karma. 'If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.' Links in with diwa lamps and the Diwali story of Rama and Sita.
Ages and stages of ICT development in the EYFS
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Ages and stages of ICT development in the EYFS

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I was given this by our Early Years Support Team training on ICT as an activity. I have used with my team to focus in on levels of ICT development. From birth to 60+months. To look at the stages of ICT development and match to the appropriate age. Good for identifying whether a child is on track or not.
EYFS profile PSRN tricky scale points
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EYFS profile PSRN tricky scale points

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Guidance for EYFS profile Problem solving, reasoning & numeracy (PSRN = maths) tricky scale points Numbers as labels and for counting: NLC1, NLC8 Calculating: C1, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8 Shape, space and measures: SSM4, SSM6, SSM7, SSM8