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

Lesson plans for Early Years on the text What the Ladybird Heard

Some activities we used in Early Years linked to the story 'The Papaya that Spoke' using talk for writing. Children used actions to retell the story, made story maps then innvoated the story to create a new story 'the strawberry that spoke.'

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.

4 Literacy lessons for Early Years on the text 'Owl Babies.'

4 Literacy lessons for Early Years on the text 'The Enormous Turnip.'

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

This is an assembly I used with Year 1 children. We share information we have found out about different minibeasts then act out the story 'The very greedy bee.' Songs are from cbeebies or out of the ark -minibeasts CD

A literacy/phonics lesson for Reception children which I used in autumn term on the story Room on the Broom. I used this for a lesson observation which was graded outstanding.

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.

A weeks plan linked to dragons, Children find signs of a dragon in the outdoor area, They then discover an egg and write about what it could be. A witness also spots the dragon so children write interview questions and then a report about what the witness saw.

Literacy planning linked to the story 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' for Reception.

Literacy planning for Year 1 linked to the story 'The Very Greedy Bee.' Includes story writing, labelling, letters and invitations. Also an outdoor lesson.

Literacy and Numeracy ideas which I used with Nursery. Also some topic plan ideas and plans for the other areas of the classroom.

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

Literacy Planning for the text Whatever Next for Early Years

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

Literacy and Numeracy planning linked to the text A Fish who could Wish for Early Years

Literacy planning used with Reception/Year 1