My Reception children spent half a term learning about caterpillars and butterflies. We learned Makaton actions to the Very Hungry Caterpillar. We watched a makaton video on YouTube. My class wanted to use some of the actions for the minibeasts, and then chose their own actions for other parts of the story. We learned Makaton actions for minibeasts - Mr Tumble CBBC video on YouTube. We painted the story of the Very Hungry Caterpillar. We used this script which includes the songs that we used. We found all of the songs on YouTube and learned them during snack time. The class assembly lasted 10-15 minutes.

My Reception class enjoyed the story 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'. We came up with our own story, and changed the words to 'We're Going on a Bug Hunt'. For our class assembly, we learnt Pie Corbett actions to retell the story. We also sang the Ugly Bug Ball song. It took us about 20-25 minutes. The parents and children loved it!

My Year 1 class worked in groups to complete a TASC wheel. Contains the powerpoint we used to discuss the different sections of the TASC wheel. Also contains the worksheet they used to design their dinosaur. We printed out the TASC wheel from A4 to A3 for each group to work on.

Year 1 Welsh sentence patterns - Ble est ti? Where did you go? Powerpoint - contains vocabulary and sentence patterns. We read through it daily. Word mat - this was used for independent writing. We also cut out the words and pictures and played snap and pairs. Worksheet - I used this for my lower group. They matched the vocabulary to the picture. My other groups used the word mat to write sentences in their Welsh books. My top group wrote with who… gyda fy mam (with my mum) etc.

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Y Corff - Board Game - The Body Reception/Year 1 Group Activity Second Language Welsh in Foundation Phase Children can work independently within a group to roll a dice, and move around the board. When they land on a body part, they must name it in Welsh. Speaking and Listening Can you challenge the next person to ask the question ‘Beth ydy hwn?’ What is this? or ‘Beth sy’n bod?’ What’s the matter? Differentiated worksheets to help develop understanding of vocabulary and the sentence pattern. Includes editable Word document & PDF copies.

Reception Second Language Welsh Oral activity Ask peers the questions, and tick or cross if they answer with ydw or nag ydw. Includes 3 differentiated worksheets.

Pictogram of Reception's Favourite Fruit Numeracy

This was the script that my year 1 class used for our dinosaur class assembly.

Includes photos of trees, their leaves, and their seeds.

Compare and contrast pictures of rooms in a house and rooms in a castle Rec/Y1 Cut and stick castles Dragon Tales - Cornerstones

Worksheet for Early Years/Reception/Year 1 Differentiated for 3 ability groups to help consolidate understanding of counting in 2s. Included an editable Word document and a PDF.

Reception Foundation Phase Second Language Welsh Welsh translation for food Focus on the question ‘Wyt ti’n hoffi …?’ Includes: Word Mats x2 Splat Cards - A4 (laminate, then place them on the ground. Shout ‘wyt ti’n hoffi …?’ Children need to listen, understand the command and jump on the correct picture) Flash cards - include food and question ‘wyt ti’n hoffi…?’ (used in role play area for shop keepers etc. Also used for pairs/snap) Colourings of food - Welsh vocabulary included

Year 1 - Theme of Superheroes. Read the story Supertato. DT project - design and make a Supertato. We used the TASC wheel to structure the project. Letter from the Evil Pea - I left ‘bad messages’ from the Evil Pea around the school. Whoever read these messages turned bad. My TAs were mixing up all of the toys, and sitting on the tables. The children were in shock at first! Then, someone decided to make posters that had good messages on them to turn everyone back good. We focused on what ‘good’ and ‘bad’ meant.

Early years - sorting the seasons autumn & winter. Lower ability - Draw a line to match the picture to the correct season. Middle ability - cut and stick the pictures into the correct season. Higher ability - draw and label the pictures. I’ve attached editable copies & PDF copies. Print out the A4 worksheet then enlarge it to A3.

Pre-Writing Shapes Early years Before children form letters, they should be able to form these shapes correctly. Included: Assessment sheet Practise sheets (can be laminated for an independent activity in the literacy area) Word document (editable) and PDF copy included

Counting in 5s Differentiated worksheets board game - counting in 5s year 1 numeracy

Second Language Welsh Activity for Early Years / Year 1 / Year 2 1 - Board Game. Could be played with a TA/put in the provision for children to play independently. 2 - Colour Hunt worksheets. 3 different activity sheets. Children could go on a colour hunt in the school/outdoor area/woodlands etc… Children could record findings by drawing or writing what they find. 3 - Read/Write/Colour Welsh vocabulary Included Word document (editable) and PDF copy.

Information about Andy Goldsworthy. Pictures of his work to share with the children as a stimulus.

I made this visual to help my children to make patterns with their bodies. For example, clap, click, clap, click.