Literacy Planning for the text Whatever Next for Early Years

Worksheets where children need to count the number of stars and match/write the correct number. these were used as part of our space topic in early years.

Some literacy and maths ideas and activities for the other areas of the classroom during child initiated play.

Area planning for early years linked to the theme Christmas.

Topic web which I used for Early Years on aliens and space

A selection of ideas for Early Years on the topic The great outdoors

Planning for Nursery children using the text The Little Red Hen. Includes literacy and numeracy activities, other area planning and ideas for child initiated play.

Topic web on holes. Super topic for getting the boys engaged, Ideas such as digging holes, drilling holes, food with holes and animals that live in holes.

This is a class assembly I used with year 1 children. It has information about castles and then the children act out their own fairy tales.

Activites and planning ideas I used with the text Aliens Love Underpants. Includes making aliens out of 2D shape and colouring pants and socks in repeating patterns

Planning ideas for the other areas of the classroom linked to the topic space for early years.

Topic web for Early years on under the sea.

Numicon count and Match sheet linked to treasure coins.

A selection of Pirate themed worksheets for Early Years. Includes counting treasure, ordering treasure coins, sorting shaped jewels and repeating pattern necklaces.

Literacy and Numeracy planning which was used with Nursery children. Literacy includes using the initiative 'Talk for Writing.' Also included is area plans for the classroom, topic plans and several worksheets for both Literacy and Numeracy.

I used this assembly with Year 1 children and we shared the story 'The Little Mermaid.' We also shared facts we had found out and the children acted out their own story and sang seaside themed songs and poems.

I used these plans with Year 1 children. They involved an outdoor lesson where the children created their own story boxes and then photographed different scenes to make a powerpoint. Included is a detail observed lesson plan and some of our finished stories.

Activities to go with the Little Red Hen planning for Nursery. Includes Literacy and Numeracy ideas.

Some worksheets I used when doing Elmer and Jungle animals

Some worksheets I used with Early Years when doing the story Elmer.