50 no-prep, 5-10 minute of activities for primary supply teachers, perfect for unexpected gaps, early finishers, lesson transitions and cover days. After 20 years as a primary school teacher, moving to supply teaching showed me that one of the biggest challenges isn’t always the teaching - it’s the unexpected. You don’t know the children yet. You don’t always know the routines or the timetable. The work left for you might take the right amount of time… or it might be finished 15 minutes early. An assembly might suddenly be cancelled. A lesson might change. There may be five unexpected minutes before break or you may simply need something engaging to refocus the class. I quickly decided that my best armour as a supply teacher was to have an arsenal of reliable “just in case” activities ready to go. Just in case the lesson finishes early. Just in case there isn’t anything planned. Just in case assembly is cancelled. Just in case you suddenly have 5-10 minutes to fill. That’s why I created 50 Quick Time Fillers for Primary Supply Teachers. This 67 page PDF resource contains 50 practical, classroom-ready activities designed specifically for those unexpected moments in the primary day. They require no preparation and little to no equipment, so you can choose an activity and use it straight away. The activities cover a wide range of skills and styles, including English, maths, speaking and listening, vocabulary, reasoning, memory, creativity, drawing, teamwork, PSHE, movement, observation and calm-focus activities. There’s plenty of variety, so you can choose something appropriate for the age, mood and needs of the class in front of you. Each activity includes an age range, suggested time, what you need, a clear activty overview, simple instructions, variations and extensions and curriculum links. Many also include Ready-to-Use Examples, so you don’t have to think of suitable words, questions or prompts on the spot. Activities include: Would Your Rather?, Target Number, Twenty Questions, Guess My Rule, One-Word Story, Silent Line-up, Advice for an Alien, Wonder Questions, Meet the Class, Pattern Doodle, Don’t Say It! and Back to the Board, plus many more. The full pack contains 50 different activities spanning a good mix of verbal, written, creative, active and calming options. **Ideal for: Primary supply teachers and cover staff ECTs needing some confidence entering the classroom Teaching students beginning to lead whole class time KS1 and KS2 5-10 minute time fillers No-prep classroom activities Early finishers and unexpected gaps Lesson transitions and end of the day gaps Emergency supply teacher activities Cover lessons and supply teaching Morning activities and quick classroom games Settling, refocusing or engaging a class** Knowing you have 50 tried-and-ready ideas in your toolkit can make those unexpected moments feel so much easier to handle.

This continuous provision planning suggests areas to be included in Nursery & Reception continuous provision & the resources to include - resources are progressive and levelled to encourage challenge. Planning also supports adult interactions by suggesting key skills & vocab to encourage/ model as the children play in each of the areas. The continuous provision plan is broken down into suggestions for High, Middle and Low Reception and High, Middle and Low Nursery - so that children of all abilities can be suitably challenged. This continuous provision planning was well received during an Ofsted visit in April 2023 as it showed how children were being challenged during child initiated time through continuous provision and adult interactions. Print This continuous provision planning on A3 and display the planning sheets in the areas of the classroom to support staff. The resources on continuous provision plan will remain constant throughout the year. All areas of the classroom can then be regularly enhanced when appropriate to match topics, interests or to encourage children to work here that do not usually. All resources in the continuous provision should be stored neatly. Children need to be supported in knowing how to tidy the continuous provision effectively with photos on boxes of where things go and a photo on the shelf to signal where each box goes. As well as this a photo of the area when it is tidy could be displayed.

These long term plans support coverage of the educational programmes in the EYFS Statutory Framework as well as the skills in Development Matters. They list quality texts to use across the curriculum. Understanding the World activities have been broken down to show the focus of the learning (e.g. as historians, as scientists etc) to support teachers and leaders in understanding how EYFS coverage supports readiness for the KS1 curriculum.