Bring hands-on number learning to life with this bright, engaging classroom poster! Designed for early years and primary students, the poster visually guides children through the three steps of the Flip It, Make It, Build It maths game. This resource includes the Flip It, Make It, Build It page and also numeral cards 1-10 as well as the rules written out.
Flip It – Pick a number card.
Make It – Represent the number on a 10s frame.
Build It – Build the number using cubes.
Learning Outcomes:
Recognize and name numbers
Develop counting and one-to-one correspondence skills
Connect symbolic numbers to concrete objects
Uses:
Classroom display for teaching numbers
Reference for hands-on maths activities
Supports independent and group learning
Explore the fascinating world of minibeasts with this engaging educational resource designed to spark curiosity and creativity in young learners. Tolby’s Frame – Can You Make a Minibeast Habitat? invites children to design and build their own miniature habitats using visual prompts and imaginative thinking.
This resource includes:
7 beautifully illustrated images featuring various minibeast habitats like bug hotels
A title frame to anchor the activity and inspire
Ideal for science, literacy, and outdoor learning sessions
Perfect for EYFS and KS1, this activity encourages observation, critical thinking, and hands-on exploration. Whether used in the classroom or at home, it’s a delightful way to connect children with nature and develop their understanding of living things.
Bring the classic tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears into a fun, modern context with this imaginative resource! This activity lists “phone numbers” for each character—Goldilocks, Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear—allowing students to practice role-play, creative writing, and communication skills. Students can call, text, or leave voicemail messages for the characters, giving them the chance to explore character traits, emotions, and story events in a playful, hands-on way.
This resource is perfect for:
Literacy and storytelling activities
Role-playing games in the classroom
Developing comprehension and empathy
Incorporating technology-themed learning
It can be adapted for different grade levels, making it a versatile and engaging way to bring a beloved story to life.
Description:
Bring the exciting tale of The Gruffalo into a fun, modern context with this imaginative resource! This activity lists “phone numbers” for each character— Mouse, Fox, Owl, and Snake—allowing students to practice role-play, creative writing, and communication skills. Students can call, text, or leave voicemail messages for the characters, giving them the chance to explore character traits, motivations, and story events in a playful, hands-on way.
This resource is perfect for:
Literacy and storytelling activities
Role-playing games in the classroom
Developing comprehension and empathy
Incorporating technology-themed learning
It can be adapted for different grade levels, making it a versatile and engaging way to bring a beloved story to life.
Early Years Learning Activity Bundle – Phonics, Playdough Mats & Number Mats
This Early Years Learning Activity Bundle brings together three engaging, hands‑on resources designed to support foundational skills across phonics, maths, and play‑based learning. Perfect for classroom use, intervention groups, or home learning, this bundle offers a rich variety of activities that keep children motivated, focused, and excited to learn.
The Phase 2 Phonics CVC Word‑to‑Picture Matching (Christmas Presents Theme) adds a festive twist to early reading practice. Children read simple CVC word cards and match them to the Christmas presents featuring the corresponding pictures. This activity strengthens blending, segmenting, and early word recognition while bringing seasonal fun to phonics sessions.
The bundle also includes a set of 10 themed playdough mats, each designed to support early years and SEN learners through sensory, play‑based exploration. These mats encourage children to develop key skills such as counting, early maths understanding, communication and language, and knowledge of the world—all through creative, hands‑on play.
Completing the bundle is a set of maths number mats, each focusing on a single number and offering multiple ways for children to explore, represent, and understand it. These mats help build strong number sense and early mathematical confidence through practical, interactive activities.
Together, these three resources create a versatile, high‑value bundle that supports a wide range of early learning goals while keeping activities fun, meaningful, and accessible for all learners.
Bring the classic tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears to life with this beautifully hand-drawn story map! Designed to support storytelling, sequencing, and early writing, this visual resource helps children retell the story using clear and engaging illustrations that follow the main events step-by-step.
Ideal for use during whole-class shared reading, small group literacy sessions, or independent story retelling, the map encourages pupils to recall key details, use story language, and develop confidence in oral storytelling.
This resource is designed to help create a clear, visually engaging Learning Journey display for early years classrooms. At the centre of the design is a bold black‑and‑white road, symbolising the children’s ongoing journey through their learning.
It includes:
A road
a ‘our learning journey’ title
weeks 1-6 lables
each ELG in a speechbubble
This set of 10 playdough mats is designed to support early years learning and SEN learning through hands-on, play-based activities. Each mat features a different theme and learning focus, encouraging children to explore key skills such as counting, early maths, communication and language, and understanding of the world.
Children use playdough to complete the activities on each mat, helping to develop fine motor skills, hand strength, and coordination while engaging in meaningful learning. The mats promote creativity, problem-solving, and independence, making them ideal for continuous provision, small group work, or intervention activities.
Key benefits:
Develops fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
Supports early maths skills
Encourages language development and discussion
Builds understanding of the world through themed play
Engaging, hands-on, and suitable for EYFS and early learners
Perfect for classrooms, nurseries, and home learning, these playdough mats make learning fun, interactive, and purposeful.
Maths Number Mats 1-10
Hands-On Number Practice
This set of maths number mats is designed to help children develop a strong understanding of numbers and early maths concepts through engaging, hands-on activities. Each mat focuses on a specific number and provides multiple ways for children to explore and represent it.
Children are encouraged to find the focus number on a number line, practise forming the numeral by writing it or using playdough to mould its shape, and count accurately using a tens frame. The mats also include a fun counting activity where children count objects in an image, such as adding the correct number of spots to a ladybird, helping to build one-to-one correspondence.
Key benefits:
Develops number recognition and understanding of quantity
Supports number formation through writing and playdough
Builds counting and one-to-one correspondence skills
Encourages use of number lines and tens frames
Strengthens fine motor skills and hand control
Ideal for EYFS classrooms, small group work, interventions, or continuous provision, these maths mats provide a practical and engaging way for children to explore numbers with confidence and enjoyment.
Phase 2 Phonics CVC Word-to-Picture Matching (Christmas Presents Theme)
This resource features a selection of Christmas presents, each decorated with a picture representing a simple Phase 2 CVC word. Children read the CVC word cards and match each one to the present with the corresponding picture. This festive activity supports early phonics skills, including blending, segmenting, and word recognition, while keeping learning fun and engaging. Perfect for phonics centres, literacy rotations, or holiday-themed lessons!
Gingerbread Counting Activity (Numbers 1–20)
This resource includes a set of gingerbread men, each labelled with a number from 1 to 20. Children match the correct number of buttons to each gingerbread man by counting out and placing the buttons onto the figure. This hands-on activity helps children practise number recognition, counting skills, and one-to-one correspondence in a fun, festive way. Perfect for maths centres, Christmas activities, or independent learning!
Shared Reading PowerPoints – Set of 6
Bring story time to life with this collection of seven interactive Shared Reading PowerPoints. It includes:
A Rumble in the Jungle
How to Catch a Star
Little Monkey
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell
The Great Paper Caper
Each PowerPoint focuses on a different children’s book and guides pupils through a rich, engaging reading experience. The slides are designed to encourage discussion, prediction, and vocabulary development while building a love of reading.
Each PowerPoint includes:
Front cover exploration – identify the author and illustrator and discuss first impressions.
Prediction activity – encourage children to guess what the story might be about using the cover and title.
Vocabulary focus – introduce and explore key or unfamiliar words to expand children’s language and understanding.
Story time – includes links to online readings of each story so you can enjoy them together.
Comprehension questions – reflect on the story, share opinions, and check understanding.
In our setting, we focus on one book per week, using these PowerPoints during morning settling time or at home time. This approach allows children to explore each story in depth, develop confidence in discussion, and strengthen their comprehension skills.
Perfect for EYFS and KS1 classrooms, home learning, or story-time routines.
This online educational resource offers a wide collection of winter-themed fine-motor control sheets perfect for early learners. Children can practise pencil control, tracing, and early cutting skills through engaging activities featuring snowflakes, and other seasonal characters. The worksheets include dotted lines to follow, simple cutting paths, shape cutting, and trace-and-draw challenges designed to strengthen hand–eye coordination and build confidence. Easy to download and print, these winter activities make an ideal addition to classroom centres, home learning, or occupational therapy sessions.
A printable resource designed for the writing area in continuous provision. Includes a title and a variety of writing materials, such as letters or books.
A series of 4 lessons where the focus is CVC/CVCC Firework writing using Phase 2 phonics sounds. Each day there is a stimulous for writing and 3 suggested words/sentences that go with each picture. Every day there is a slide with Key Vocab and questions to recap prior learning.
PowerPoint Resource – Phase 2 CVC Word Writing
This PowerPoint is designed to support children in applying their Phase 2 phonics knowledge to write simple CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words.
Each slide includes a clear, engaging image (e.g. dog, sun) to provide a visual prompt for identifying and writing the corresponding word.
The teacher models how to say the word aloud, listen for each sound, and segment it into individual phonemes before writing. The correct CVC word is provided in the slide notes, enabling practitioners to confidently model accurate sound-to-letter correspondence while responding to children’s ideas.
The focus is on building confidence in segmenting and encoding, using familiar Phase 2 sounds.
Teachers can model key early writing skills such as:
Saying the word slowly and clearly
Segmenting into individual sounds (e.g. c-a-t)
Matching each sound to the correct grapheme
Writing in the correct order from left to right
Re-reading the word to check it
The PowerPoint can be used flexibly across whole-class teaching, guided groups, or as part of continuous provision to reinforce phonics learning.
Continuous Provision Plan Template – Outdoor Provision
This template is designed to support practitioners in planning, observing, and developing high-quality outdoor continuous provision. It promotes an intentional and reflective approach to outdoor learning, recognising the unique opportunities the outdoor environment offers for physical development, exploration, and open-ended play.
Each section of the template supports effective practice:
Area
Identifies the specific outdoor provision space (e.g. mud kitchen, water area, construction, gross motor, sand, small world, mark-making). This ensures a broad and balanced outdoor offer.
Look, Listen, Note
Captures meaningful observations of children’s play, language, and interactions outdoors. This helps practitioners understand interests, schemas, and developmental needs in a more active, exploratory context.
Permanent Resources
Lists the core, consistently available resources that enable children to access the area independently. These should be durable, open-ended, and suitable for outdoor use.
Enhanced Resources
Details any additional or seasonal enhancements introduced to extend learning, respond to children’s interests, or create new provocations. These are carefully planned to deepen engagement and challenge thinking.
Photos
Provides visual evidence of the provision and how children interact with it. This supports reflection, assessment, and sharing practice with colleagues and families.
Vocabulary
Identifies key language that practitioners will model and reinforce during outdoor play, supporting communication and language development in a rich, real-world context.
Why this?
Explains the purpose of the provision, including how it supports areas of learning such as physical development, problem-solving, teamwork, and the characteristics of effective learning.
Why now? (Skills Progression)
Links the provision to children’s current developmental stages and next steps. Ensures that outdoor experiences are appropriately challenging and support progression over time.
Continuous Provision Plan Template – Indoor Provision
This template is designed to support practitioners in planning, observing, and enhancing indoor continuous provision in a purposeful and structured way. It encourages a reflective approach to how environments are organised, how children engage within them, and how provision evolves to support learning and development.
Each section of the template serves a specific purpose:
Area
Identifies the specific provision space (e.g. role play, construction, writing, maths, creative area), ensuring coverage across all areas of learning.
Look, Listen, Note
Focuses on high-quality observations. Practitioners record what children are doing, saying, and demonstrating, allowing planning to be responsive to interests and developmental needs.
Permanent Resources
Lists the core resources that are consistently available in the area. These provide stability, promote independence, and ensure continuous access to key learning opportunities.
Enhanced Resources
Highlights any additional or temporary resources introduced to extend learning, respond to interests, or introduce new concepts. These enhancements are intentional and linked to observations.
Photos
Visual documentation of the provision and how it is used. This supports reflection, assessment, and communication with colleagues and families.
Vocabulary
Identifies key words and language that practitioners will model and reinforce within the area, supporting communication and language development.
Why this?
Explains the rationale behind the provision, including how it supports specific areas of learning, characteristics of effective learning, or identified needs/interests.
Why now? (Skills Progression)
Links provision to children’s current stage of development. This ensures that enhancements and experiences are appropriately challenging and support progression over time.
PowerPoint Resource – Modelling Simple Sentence Writing (Phase 2 Phonics)
This PowerPoint is designed to support early writing by modelling how to compose simple sentences and captions based on images. Each slide features a clear, engaging picture to prompt discussion and idea generation, giving children a meaningful context for writing.
The teacher uses the images to model how to orally rehearse a sentence before writing it, demonstrating key skills such as segmenting words using Phase 2 phonics, saying the sentence slowly, and writing it in a clear, simple form. The suggested sentence for each image is provided in the slide notes, allowing practitioners to confidently model accurate sentence structure while adapting to children’s responses.
The focus is on short, achievable sentences using decodable words, helping children to apply their phonics knowledge in writing. Teachers can also model key concepts such as:
Saying a sentence out loud before writing
Finger spaces between words
Writing from left to right
Using initial sounds and simple CVC words
Re-reading to check it makes sense
The resource is flexible and can be used in whole-class teaching, small groups, or as part of continuous provision enhancements.
PowerPoint Resource – The Colour Monster Goes to School
This PowerPoint is designed to support children’s understanding of emotions through the story The Colour Monster Goes to School by Anna Llenas.
The PowerPoint pauses at key moments to explore emotions in context, helping children to identify, name, and discuss a range of feelings such as happiness, worry, calmness, fear, and excitement.
Visual prompts, simple text, and discussion questions are used throughout to support engagement and understanding.
The resource supports:
Communication and language development through discussion and questioning
Personal, social and emotional development, with a focus on recognising and managing feelings
Turn-taking, listening, and sharing ideas within a group