Some ideas for maths and literacy activities for early years using the text 'mad about minibeasts.'

Literacy and Numeracy planning on the text We're going on a Treasure Hunt.

Planning ideas for early years on the topic space. Includes ideas for Whatever Next and Aliens Loves Underpants

A selection of homework activities for Reception children. Most of them are maths related e.g going on a number hunt, shape hunt and adding 1 more.

Literacy and Numeracy planning linked to the story Funny Bones the pet shop and Room on the Broom. Also includes some ideas for other areas of the classroom, PE and Creative activites. Worksheets are included on retelling both stories and a Literacy and Numeracy homework activity.

Flipcharts including 5 pictures to match each sound. Each picture has a phoneme box underneath. I use these during phonics teaching- I show the pictures related to the sounds we are learning then everyone writes matching word on their own whiteboard or on the flipchart.

Planning for phonics for Early Years. Mainly phase 2 plans using magnetic letters. Includes 2 weeks of new sounds then a recap week.

A block of Literacy planning on the text 'Where's my Teddy.,' 'Peace at Last ' and 'The Tiger who came for Tea.'

Quiz we used as part of a whole school Fairy Tale morning for parents and children

Quiz we used as part of our fairy Tale Morning for parents and children to enter.

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

4 Literacy lessons for Early Years on the text 'The Little Red Hen.'

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

Detailed lesson plan on phase2 phonics which I used for an observed lesson

Lesson plan which was used with Reception children on describing the setting of a forest. Included collecting things from the outdoor area to describe.

Some Literacy planning I used with EY's and worksheets. Also topic plan and some maths worksheets.

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

These worksheets are for Elmer, Walking through the jungle, we're going on a bear hunt, monkey puzzle and the rainbow fish,

These pictures are to match worksheets in Space topic planning. They are for Whatever next and Aliens love underpants.