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

A selection of worksheets to use in Early years or KS1 linked to the topic minibeasts. Included are counting worksheets, doubling, missing numbers, repeating patterns, phonics, matching to habitats, minibeast hunt, sorting minibeasts, symmetrical butterflies, what am I cards and a research map.

A topic web to use in early years or KS1

Children used the Numcion to investigate how many ways they could make 10 by adding 3 numbers.

Observed lesson plan where the children used Numicon to investigate ways to make 10.

Some worksheets I used when doing Elmer and Jungle animals

This includes 11 weeks planning for the topic animals. There is Literacy/Numeracy planning - 2 lessons per week, skills planning for the other areas of the classroom and several worksheets. The stories included are I wish I was a..., Funnybones the pet shop, walking through the jungle, we're going on a bear hunt, monkey puzzle, jen the hen, rumble in the jungle, farmyard hullabaloo, the great pet sale, the rainbow fish and Elmer

Some activities I used when doing the Gruffalo in Nursery.

This 2 weeks planning is linked to the Gruffalo. There is Lit/Num plans - 2 lessons for each week and skills planning for the other areas of the classroom. There is also a couple of worksheets.

I used this plan for a lesson observation in Spring term with Reception children. It involves teaching subtraction from 10 using Numicon.

This plan could be used in Rec or Year 1. It involves making 2D shapes using straws and playdough.

A weeks planning for early years with a spooky theme. We used it in the run up to Halloween. Includes lit/num planning, UTW, PD and EAD planning and planning for other areas of the classroom. Also a couple of worksheets.

This is an outdoor lesson plan I recently used with Nursery children and was graded as outstanding. It involves retelling the story, counting and building animal homes using natural materials. Also included is some photographs for ideas for the animal homes and some photos of the homes we made.

This 5 week planning includes a topic web, weekly literacy and numeracy planning, skills planning for other areas of the classroom and weekly PSED,PD,EAD and UTW. Also a couple of worksheets