Try me" Box. Perfect for outdoour area/ activities/ forest school/ EYFS/EYFP/ Early years activity A fun selection of activity prompts to set out in your outdoor area/ forest school area or a family activity! Children can take it in their own direction! Simply print out, laminate and place in a box ready for children to choose from. (A waterproof plastic box would be ideal) outdoor play and learning

A flexible activity to promote exploration, thinking skills and research skills, great for both the outdoor environment and carrying out further research from books or the internet. There are pictures of nature in the left column, children can interpret these pictures as they wish. Then in the other column boxes there are prompts to write, draw and find out a fact about something the child does not know yet about what they have found. Extra sheets are included for children to add their own pictures or write up extra facts and so on. Supports play, learning, science and nature, key stage one and two, eyfs/ eyfp, outdoor, also a useful teaching tool for child development, e.g. CACHE, BA Honours Early childhood studies and more, students could test it out and evaluate how children learn etc

Interactive, engaging cootie catcher revision activity to support Human Lifespan Development, Unit 1, Btec level 2 health and social care exam, also very useful for childcare/ early childhood/ early years development units These Cootie Catchers are a super fun revision tool. Including a cootie catcher with a range of questions to promote revision and knowledge of the human lifespan development Unit 1 in Btec level 2 health and social care. Contains pictures. Also another cootie catcher which has extra pictures added, this supports differentiation and provides extra prompts. Select to suit each individual student! How to play; Once the cootie catcher is made, one player picks an image. These may be in the form of coloured stars/ shaped depending on the subject. These are to represent a colour, for example there might be a PINK picture. The player then spells out the colour of the image. This will land on 4 of the 8 images again, the player picks an image to open at this point. The question is read out by the other player and an answer is attempted, it can be discussed in pairs if required as it all helps with exam revision. Text books, internet, class notes can assist with the answers and revision. A blank template has been included for students to create their own. There is an answer sheet, in some questions there may be more answers available than are on the answer sheet Good luck and have fun!

A fun selection of Easter activity prompts to set out in your outdoor area/ forest school area or a family activity! Children can take it in their own direction! Simply print out, laminate and place in a box ready for children to choose from. (A waterproof plastic box would be ideal)

A fun selection of activity prompts for spring time fun to set out in your outdoor area/ forest school area or a family activity! Children can take it in their own direction! Simply print out, laminate and place in a box ready for children to choose from. (A waterproof plastic box would be ideal)

Welcome to this jam packed 25 page action and adventure outdoor game. Get youngsters outdoors with this computer game inspired activity challenge. You will find information and challenges to print off. There is a map template which you can adapt to suit your environment, you could place the challenges in small containers around your area for the children to follow the map, take part and earn hearts to defeat the monster villains! This game will promote Holistic development, for example; Great physical exercise (fine and gross motor skills, fitness, balance...) Collaboration, working together or solving problems individually. Maths!; Working out different combinations, adding hearts up and more Learning about the environment Gaining an understanding that violence is not needed to defeat the monster villains (covering them with hearts instead) PSHE This is ideal for a teacher with a class, outdoor play leader/ forest school leader, parent and so on! Flexible. Even host your own! Have fun!

***Would you like to choose another resource absolutely FREE of charge when you purchase this resource? Simply e mail; fayewattstheskillsnetwork@outlook.com for more details*** Excellent last minute revision tool! Interactive, engaging cootie catcher revision activity to support Human Lifespan Development age 9-18 adolescence, Unit 1, Btec level 2 health and social care exam, also very useful for childcare/ early childhood/ early years development units These Cootie Catchers are a super fun revision tool. Including a cootie catcher with a range of questions to promote revision and knowledge of the human lifespan development Unit 1 in Btec level 2 health and social care. Contains pictures. Also another cootie catcher which has extra pictures added, this supports differentiation and provides extra prompts. Select to suit each individual student! How to play; Once the cootie catcher is made, one player picks an image. These may be in the form of coloured stars/ shaped depending on the subject. These are to represent a colour, for example there might be a PINK picture. The player then spells out the colour of the image. This will land on 4 of the 8 images again, the player picks an image to open at this point. The question is read out by the other player and an answer is attempted, it can be discussed in pairs if required as it all helps with exam revision. Text books, internet, class notes can assist with the answers and revision. A blank template has been included for students to create their own. There is an answer sheet, in some questions there may be more answers available than are on the answer sheet Good luck and have fun!

Level 1/2 OCR J809 UNIT R059 Course Companion (21 PAGES) For OCR CAMBRIDGE NATIONALS L1/2 CHILD DEVELOPMENT Unit R059: Understand the development of a child from one to five years The aim of this resource is to guide students through the core content of R059, providing them with in-depth information that covers all specification points. This resource aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills that will help them succeed in the course The Course Companion for OCR Cambridge Nationals Level 1/2 Child Development, Unit R059: Understand the Development of a Child from One to Five Years by Faye Watts is an invaluable resource designed to empower students with comprehensive knowledge of child development fundamentals. Organised systematically according to the OCR specification, this guide explores developmental norms—including physical, intellectual, and social progressions—while emphasising the significance of play as a dynamic vehicle for learning. Each chapter features engaging activities adaptable for various learning platforms, making it practical for classroom and home settings alike. With clearly outlined objectives for planning and observing play activities, the companion not only equips students with theoretical insights but also practical strategies necessary for effective engagement and support of young children’s unique developmental journeys. Ideal for teachers, educators, parents, and aspiring childcare professionals, this course companion lays a strong foundation for understanding and fostering the growth of children during their most formative years. For clarity and ease of use, the content of this course companion matches the order of the specification. The content is structured as follows: Chapter Subtopics Topic area 1: Physical, intellectual and social developmental norms from one to five years 1 1.1 The expected development norms from one to five years Topic area 2: Stages and types of play and how play benefits development 2 2.1 The stages of play 2.2 The types of play 2.3 How play benefits development Topic area 3: Observe the development of a child aged one to five years 3 3.1 Observation and recording Topic area 4: Plan and evaluate play activities for a child aged one to five years for a chosen area of development 4 4.1 Plan and evaluate play activities

Bang Pow Telling the time game and day of the week with super heroes. This is a fun and active game ideal for hands on, kinaesthetic, learning through action learners. Could be used an end of term activity/ game. Can be differentiated depending on ability and could be played individually or as a group working together. Mixed ability groups could be ideal to learn from their peers. Suitable for early years, key stage one curriculum, for private tutors and home education/ schooling. Aim of the game, all you need is a dice To fill the clock up with superheroes. The superheroes are numbered 1 to 6 Roll a dice, count to see which number you roll, if it is a 3 for example then find superhero number 3 and pick him/ her up. Then pick up a card, read and match your superhero to the clock. E.G. If the card says ‘five past’ put your super hero by five past. Once all six numbers have been rolled, repeat. Work together to fill up the clock. Use the same method for the days of the week.

These quirky characters can help with ideas to Play games in Early Years, create activities and challenges for the outdoors and forest school, spark ideas for writing stories in key stage 1 and 2, make rhymes, match to meet and develop curriculum outcomes, learning about ‘ourselves’, likes, dislikes and much more, take it the way you and your children wish to meet their learning needs! Guess which animals they are made up of! The Squidgebobs are introduced in this pack, they have elephant bodies and giraffe necks and heads. They could be laminated, cut out for you to place them where you wish in your classroom/ learning area or used as whole pictures/ photos for displays etc. Some ideas may be that they get stuck in certain situations and need the children's help or the children could develop a wall display with stories about their antics. They each have their own unique personality so each may solve problems or find sticky situations differently, this may help the children to develop a empathy. Thank you for purchasing and have fun! Ideal for Early years foundation stage/ phase, key stage 1 and 2, outdoor, forest school, reading and writing, stories, poems and more.

Nature inspired quotes by writers. Can be cut out, laminated and either displayed near or in the outdoor area.

This is a great resources containing a lesson plans and power points to accompany them. Including engaging activities, activities, links to theorists such as Maslow and Vygotsky. Will support CACHE, Early childhood studies(Foundation degree/ HND/ Btec/ BA Honours.