This includes 3 weeks Literacy planning. Involves making posters, writing a letter, writing a new story, retelling story, acting out a story and writing a script.

Some Literacy and Numeracy planning ideas, weekly topic ideas and plans for the other areas of the classroom. There is also some worksheets linked to literacy and Numeracy. The pictures to retell the story are under the free section of the website.

Maths and Literacy ideas as well as ideas for the others areas of the classroom for child initiated play.

Literacy and Numeracy ideas which I used with Nursery. Also some topic plan ideas and plans for the other areas of the classroom.

Literacy and Numeracy planning linked to the story Funny Bones the pet shop and Room on the Broom. Also includes some ideas for other areas of the classroom, PE and Creative activites. Worksheets are included on retelling both stories and a Literacy and Numeracy homework activity.

Lesson plans for Early Years on the text What the Ladybird Heard

A selection of activities used in early years linked to the book Dear Zoo. Maths activities include weighing the animals using numicon and literacy activities include using talk for writing actions, drawing story maps and innovating the story.

Some activities we used in Early Years linked to the story 'The Papaya that Spoke' using talk for writing. Children used actions to retell the story, made story maps then innvoated the story to create a new story 'the strawberry that spoke.'

Literacy and Numeracy Ideas for Early Years

A selection of homework activities for Reception children. Most of them are maths related e.g going on a number hunt, shape hunt and adding 1 more.

Some lesson plans for Literacy and Numeracy which I used over a 3 week block on the story The Three Little Pigs. Also included are some activities and worksheets used e.g speech bubbles, wanted poster and piggy banks.

Literacy and Numeracy planning ideas for mixed abilities which we used in a Early Years Unit. Also included are some of the worksheets used and activities e.g describing characters, story map template, adding bears, making porridge etc.

Planning for Literacy and Numeracy as well as topic planning and plans for the other areas of the classroom

A weeks literacy activities for Early Years linked to Bonfire Night

Some maths and literacy ideas for Nursery and activities for the other areas of the classroom .

Detailed lesson plan I used for an observed lesson at Easter time. This was for early years children.

Quiz we used as part of our Fairy Tale morning for parents and children

Worksheets linked to Early Years Gingerbread Man Planning. Children to stick the gingerbread men in order from 1-5, 1-8, 1-10, 1-13 or 1-20.

Worksheets that I used linked to the Handa's Surprise Early Years Planning

Some activities I used when doing the Gruffalo in Nursery.