A varied list of reading books to look at during guided reading sessions over the year in a mixed reception and year 1 class.

An on entry baseline assessment for reception children to be completed in the first half term of the year to assess children across all 7 areas of learning. This is linked to Development Matters 2021.

A medium term plan showing overall coverage and a lesson by lesson breakdown for year one, looking at the human body and the five senses.

A little checklist children use when writing to check they have included a capital letter, finger spaces, full stop and neat letter formation in their sentences.

Medium Term Plan for a 5 week history unit focusing on Mary Anning. This is aimed at KS1 class.

This is the planning format that I use each week that shows the inputs that I will be teaching and the enhancements that I put in provision.

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 :)

CVC and CVCC word templates to match Stick Man.

Challenge Passport Page for a mixed reception and year 1 class.

This is the planning sheet that I give to my TA to support teaching set 2 or 3 Read Write Inc phonics lessons. It ensures consistency across all groups.

Julia Donaldson book group names. These are editable so you can change the wording/font to suit you.

10 lessons to be used across the year to teach reception and year one children about the changes across the seasons.

A fun sports activity aimed for reception and year one children but could easily be adapted for older ages.

A detailed medium term plan including declarative and procedural knowledge for a half term block of teaching focused on The Gunpowder Plot. This is for a mixed reception and year 1 class with activities for each age group.

This is the timetable I use for Autumn term in a mixed reception and year one class. I alternate teaching maths and english so one week there will be 3 maths inputs and 2 english inputs and the following week there will be 3 english and 2 maths so it all evens out.

This is the planning format that I use and share with my support staff to show what inputs we are doing over the week as well as what challenges are out in provision.

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 for an R/1 class based on the book Farmer Duck.

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

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.