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.

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

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.

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.

Literacy planning used with Reception/Year 1

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 with Early Years when doing the story Elmer.

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.

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.

This includes 3 weeks Literacy planning. Involves making posters, writing a letter, writing a new story, retelling story, acting out a story and writing a script.

This is 4 weeks Literacy planning for Year 1/Reception linked to the topic Superheroes. Includes the texts Superhero ABC, If I was a Superhero poem, Super Daisy and Max.

This is a 3 week plan related to the little mermaid for Rec/year 1 children. Includes making a lost poster, retelling story, describing characters, describing a setting, invitations, postcards and writing a new story.

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

This is 3 weeks of literacy planning for year 1 linked to the story Beegu.

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