The poem / assembly about Nian, the dragon that terrorized the Chinese villages on New Year. This was my assembly one year (EYFS) and it worked out really well. Hope you find it useful :) (I have uploaded a Chinese New Year PPT - please see my other resources) Tina Wray

Parent Partnership - working with parents to help children’s reading and writing. Pages of high frequency words that have to be cut up (8 per page) for parents to use as flash cards to help their child read the words by sight. Can extend activity by getting children to write the words as well. (Words are from Letters and Sounds HFW) There are some blank sheets for you to add any other words. Hope it&'s useful :)

Photos of things with numbers, e.g. telephone, clock face, door, etc.

A fun game that can be played with children of with varying abilities.

Introducing children to the 'OA' digraph. May be helpful for children who cannot yet grasp the concept of 2 different letters making a new sound.

An activity to introduce children to the basics of addition and its written form with butterflies. Count the spots on the butterfly's wings and match it to the right flower. Children can write the sums down on the butterflies' bodies. If writing a number sentence proves too difficult, have students color in a block on the grid to correspond with the number of spots on the butterfly to demonstrate one-on-one correspondence. Aligned with CCSS: K.CC.1, K.CC.3, K.OA.1, K.OA.2, 1.OA.3, 1.OA.6 Appropriate for Early Childhood Education (Pre-K and younger). ECE-MA, ECE-MA-co

Introducing children to the 'igh' trigraph. Visual presentation. May help children who struggle with concept of 3 different letters making one sound.

Introducing children to the 'oo' digraph. May be helpful to those children who are having difficultly grasping the concept of 2 different letters making a new sound.