We’ve only got 3 days in our final week of term and we are going all out Christmas - so here are some input ideas and fun activities to have out in your classroom to celebrate the festivities. Enjoy :)

Sheets for assessing children against the ELGs. We find this handy when sitting as a team and discussing the children’s abilities, looking through books and recent assessments. It then makes inputting data for LA very quick and simple.

A medium term plan for a year one science unit focusing on plants.

Year 1 Challenge Passport for continuous provision activities. I also use this for reception but adapt the reception writing and maths activities to be more accessible for them.

Activities linked to the traditional tale, The Gingerbread Man aimed at a mixed reception and year one class.

Activities linked to the fabulous book ‘Ada Twist, Scientist.’ Aimed at a year one class but could easily be adapted for reception and year two.

A timetable for a reception class in autumn one term showing how we structure our week.

A list of all the ELGs split into the 7 areas of learning.

Challenges set out in continuous provision for a mixed reception and year one class.

This is the planning sheet that I give to my TA to support teaching phonics. It ensures that there is consistency across all groups as we follow the same format, no matter who is teaching.

A matching game for CVC words.

Year 1 Challenge Passport for continuous provision activities. I also use this for reception but adapt the reception writing and maths activities to be more accessible for them.

STEM challenge activity to add a bit of fun to the ‘everyday materials’ topic in year one science.

Medium term planning for 7 lessons looking at identifying, classifying and experimenting with different materials.

An activity to help children practise the sound ‘m’

Geography medium term plan focusing on our school and immediate environment over 5 lessons.

An activity to practise recognising the sound ‘d’

The first week of term for us is only 2 days long, so rather than do an entire plan for this, I have just done a brief overview linking to the story ‘Room on the Broom’. This is the first book that we are going to explore using Drawing Club so seemed nice to link it all in together and immerse the children.

4 different formats for children with varying abilities. These have been made to stick in reading records to share children’s progress with parents and inform them on what sounds/skills need to be developed. Linked to Read Write Inc assessment 3.

Matching statements in our progression document to assess progress over Spring 1 across all seven areas of learning.