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I am an ex-childminder with Early Years Teacher Status and a teacher in Reception. I have a special interest in Communication and Language, and Number.
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I am an ex-childminder with Early Years Teacher Status and a teacher in Reception.
I have a special interest in Communication and Language, and Number.
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SATPIN board games; EYFS, Phase 2 phonics, Initial sounds, turn taking.
This board game focuses on the first 6 letter sounds taught in phase 2 phonics, in the “letters and sounds” scheme.
A fun way to practice grapheme recognition and starting sounds of words.
This simple turn taking board game requires a dice or spinner and counters for each player.
Tried and tested with phonics intervention groups this game is loved by children.
Simple, fun and quick to play.
Full rules are included.
Four versions to choose from; full colour, black and white, cursive and non-cursive.
BONUS GAME
Included for free is a bonus pairs game. This game uses images from the board game and can be played solo or with groups for more starting sound / grapheme matching fun.
Rhyming CVC words activity bundle; EYFS, phonics, rhyming strings, reading, sensory play, games.
A set of 9 CVC words making 3 rhyming strings.
Easy to decode using phase 2 phonics knowledge.
Bold colourful graphics.
Differentiated activities.
Sensory play.
Time saving.... some activities are print and go with minimal preparation required for others.
With this pack children will be able to ...
Play loto, match words to pictures independently, practise their reading and writing and engage in sensory learning.
5 little monkeys jumping on the bed storymat; EYFS, C&L, story telling, counting, nursery rhyme.
This printable story mat has 5 cute moveable monkeys plus a mummy and doctor character.
This well known rhyme has repeated phrasing and a simple story arch, making it easy to learn and ideal for independent story telling. This resource will enhance communication and language in your continuous provision.
Tell the story of the 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed. The doctor warns them "no more monkeys jumping on the bed" but they don't listen! One by one the naughty monkeys fall off the bed and bump their heads.
Ideal for prompting conversations about risk, rules and consequences.
Ideal for practising counting to 5 and one to one correspondence.
A4 and A3 printable versions of the story mat and characters included as well as a display poster of the full nursery rhyme.
5 little ducks story mat; EYFS, communication and language, story telling, counting.
This printable story mat has cute moveable ducks.
This well known rhyme has repeated phrasing and a simple story arch, making it easy to learn and ideal for independent story telling.
Children use the props to tell the story of the baby ducks swimming away from mother duck and disappearing one by one before returning to their mamma.
Also ideal for practising counting to 5 and one to one correspondence.
A4, A3 and A2 printable versions of the story mat and ducks included.
Phonics train -Phase 1 letters and sounds; Alliteration, Initial sounds, Rhyming,
This colourful train will help children practise the essential pre-reading skills of alliteration and rhyming.
Alliteration
The "starting sounds" engines have lost their wagons. Can your children find all three picture wagons to match their engine's starting sound?
Rhyming
The "rhyming" engines are waiting for three rhyming wagons to be coupled on. Can your children use the pictures and words on the wagons to make a rhyming string and complete the train?
Perfect for continuous provision or adult led small group work.
Phonics train - Phase 2 letters and sounds; CVC words, Segmenting for Spelling, Reading captions.
This colourful resource will inspire your train enthusiasts to practise their phonics knowledge.
Ideal for continuous provision or small group work.
Spelling
12 engines with bold and bright pictures of phase 2, decodable, CVC words.
Children sound out the word before using the letter wagons to spell the word and complete the train.
Reading
Short captions represent an important developmental bridge between reading individual words and reading whole books. Children match the decodable, phase 2 captions on the coupled wagons to the correct engine picture.
Pirate Treasure Board Game; Numeracy, Computing, CoEL
Basic strategy game for Early Years/KS1.
Children move their pirate around the treasure map; pirates can move horizontally, vertically or a combination of both. Any treasure the pirate passes over becomes theirs to keep.
Children will need to use their number skills.
(Differentiated game play available: counting only -vs- counting and simple addition.
Children will be using simple algorithms when they plan the direction and order of their three movements each turn.
Children will be planning ahead, reviewing and changing their strategy as the game progresses.
This simple games takes under 5 minutes to complete making it ideal for those with a shorter attention span.
Tried and tested with children from EYFS and KS1.
Phonics train - Alphabet train. Upper and lower case letters, letter names, writing names. EYFS
Now budding train enthusiasts can use the phonics train to spell their own name.
Upper case letters on the engines and lower case letters on the wagons.
Spell any name by joining the wagons to the correct capital letter engine.
Also ideal for teaching letter names and matching upper and lower case letters.
Understanding Numbers Pack - For children working towards counting out 3 from a larger group.
Designed for use with 2's and 3's but also excellent as a numeracy intervention for reception children.
These 11 research based activities and games are ideal for children working towards counting out 3 objects from a larger group.
Babies can recognise when small groups increase or decrease and these games tap into this innate ability, linking it to the concept of number. By doing so children begin to understand what numbers are for and so learning to count becomes less abstract and more concrete.
This pack contains instructions for 11 different activities and games, some with included printable resources. All based on my Masters research into how children learn to count and tried and tested in the home learning and school environment.
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Board Game Bundle, fine motor skills, turn taking, counting.
Three colourful designs to tie in with different themes.
Practice turn taking and counting skills as you move your counter around the board.
Colour or trace the images on the answer sheet as you move around to complete your picture.
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Talk about Bundle (cut and stick activities to inspire talking)
Each of these cut and stick resources are packed full of choices to fire the imagination and inspire conversation.
All print and go, zero teacher prep needed.
These activities will get those funky fingers exercising and the conversation flowing.
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Nursery Rhyme Story Mat Bundle. (Counting to 5)
These Nursery Rhyme story mats are perfect for enhancing both Communication & Language and Mathematics in your continuous provision.
3 colourful story mat designs each with a bold background image and printable props for independent story telling and counting.
3 display posters with the full nursery rhyme text and matching page border.
Rhymes included in this bundle;
5 little men in a flying saucer.
5 little ducks went swimming one day.
5 little monkeys jumping on the bed.
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Phonics Train Value Bundle- Phase 1 & 2 letters and sounds + alphabet train; alliteration, rhyme, spelling, reading, letter names.
Alphabet
Upper case letters on the engines and lower case letters on the wagons.
Spell any name by joining the wagons to the correct capital letter engine.
Also ideal for teaching letter names and matching upper and lower case letters.
Alliteration
The “starting sounds” engines have lost their wagons. Can your children find all three picture wagons to match their engine’s starting sound?
Rhyming
The “rhyming” engines are waiting for three rhyming wagons to be coupled on. Can your children use the pictures and words on the wagons to make a rhyming string and complete the train?
Spelling
12 engines with bold and bright pictures of phase 2, decodable, CVC words.
Children sound out the word before using the letter wagons to spell the word and complete the train.
Reading
Short captions represent an important developmental bridge between reading individual words and reading whole books. Children match the decodable, phase 2 captions on the coupled wagons to the correct engine picture.