Assignment 2 Part 1 - Occupational Specialism Assessment - Early Years Educator 4 detailed assessment plans covering all 111 competencies with an holistic approach. Created with structured observations in mind, preparing students whilst developing their planning techniques and practical skills but overall building confidence. These planned activities provide an opportunity for students to reflect and improve ready for any future observations.

Literacy Activities for Dear Santa A festive and engaging pack designed to support early literacy skills using the book Dear Santa by Rod Campbell. This 9-piece resource pack includes: Story sequencing – order the presents Santa wrapped Labelling – support children in labelling each gift Story retelling – encourages oral storytelling and writing Comprehension questions – check understanding of the story Thank-you letter template – write back to Santa List writing – what gifts would you like? Santa writing frame – write your own Dear Santa letter Word mat – with themed vocabulary to support writing Delivery gift labels – perfect for writing practice or role play Ideal for use in literacy lessons, writing areas, or festive topic work. #DearSanta #EYFSLiteracy #ChristmasInEYFS #StorySequencing #EarlyWriting #RodCampbell #BookBasedLearning #EYFSResources

Spark creativity all season long with this Christmas & Winter Writing Prompts Pack! This resource includes 15 engaging writing prompt worksheets perfect for December writing centers, morning work, early finishers, literacy stations, and seasonal ELA lessons. Designed for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade, these easy-to-use writing activities encourage creative thinking, sentence building, handwriting practice, and vocabulary development during the winter months. Students will enjoy writing about festive topics such as winter traditions, snowy adventures, cozy holiday scenes, and imaginative Christmas stories. Just print and go for a no-prep literacy activity teachers can use all December and January. What’s Included 15 Christmas & Winter writing prompt worksheets Seasonal writing themes for December & January Picture prompts and lined writing pages Great for independent writing, homework, or sub plans Printable black-and-white worksheets for easy use

Aimed at Years 5-11, this resource includes two Literacy Mats for general writing support in middle and high school. They come in both colour and black and white PDFs. Best stuck in exercise books or to desks as tools for improving students’ written work! Each mat covers… Common errors Apostrophes Connectives and conjunctions Paragraphs Sentence types If you found this helpful, you might also like: Marking and Feedback Stickers | Punctuation and Grammar | 23 Common Errors Extension Tasks | Early Finisher Choice Board | All Subjects Oracy Mats | Speaking and Listening | Prompts and Sentence Starters Accuracy Passport | Improve Punctuation and Grammar | Literacy More Able and Talented Bundle | Literacy | Challenge Resources Question Cards | Promote Independence and Problem Solving

A activity designed to support those working within an early years setting. This activity will cement the importance words and meanings surrounding literacy and phonics. This will help learners to understand the different terms used within literacy and phonics and within early years. A nice simple activity to refresh learning or help learners understand the terms in literacy.

Activities to support all areas of the curriculum from early years to year 6. The activities can be used stand alone or as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached.

These activities have been made to support all areas of the curriculum from Early Years to Year 6. The activities can stand alone or used as part of an introduction or plenary session. Each activity has teacher guidance notes attached. Includes word searches, gap fill activities and sort activities.

Common Themes with interesting Core Texts with Authors names. Aspiring Outstanding Teacher

A block of Literacy planning on the text 'Where's my Teddy.,' 'Peace at Last ' and 'The Tiger who came for Tea.'

Reading and Writing activities for the story Leaf Man.

This document is to help give ideas for Literacy in the EYFS. Can be used as a training guide.

Celebrate 80 years of VE Day with this engaging early years printable resource pack! Start with a simple PowerPoint to introduce the topic, then reinforce learning with hands-on activities. Kids can colour and design bunting, write letters to soldiers, create concertina booklets, design a medal, and complete an acrostic poem with “Thank You.” Maths activities include counting with 10 frames, subtraction, and number identification with matching. Plus, there’s a fun maze and initial sound flashcards for literacy practice. Check out my other early years resources for more printable fun! #VEDay80 #EarlyYears #PrintableResources #EYFS #HandsOnLearning #MathsForKids #LiteracyFun #CreativeLearning #HistoryForKids #powerpoint

The objective of this lesson is: Students will show initial understanding of rhyming by using thumbs up/down to identify if spoken word pairs (e.g., cat/hat) have matching ending sounds during a “Rhyming Yes or No” game. This lesson is around Ruby’s Worry story book.

Lesson 1 : These slides include the Ruby’s Worry story , a full lesson to sequence the events in the story plus all the worksheets and resources needed.

Editable EYFS Baseline Assessment Template for under 2s and 2–5 years. Covers all learning areas and allows teacher personalisation. This Editable Baseline Assessment Template is designed to support early years practitioners in accurately recording and evaluating children’s developmental starting points across all EYFS learning areas. It includes two versions: Baseline Assessment 1: For children under 2 years Baseline Assessment 2: For children aged 2–5 years Templates are aligned with the EYFS framework and cover the seven areas of learning: Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) Communication and Language Physical Development Literacy Mathematics Understanding the World Expressive Arts and Design Each section is clearly laid out, allowing educators to make observations, record developmental levels, and note individual strengths or areas needing support. The templates are fully editable, giving teachers the flexibility to: Add setting-specific language or goals Tailor assessment comments to their cohort Include personal targets or next steps These templates are ideal for use during the child’s settling-in period and provide a strong foundation for tracking progress throughout the year. They also support meaningful conversations with parents and can be used as part of ongoing documentation or inspection preparation.

This pack contains nine resources including a guided and adapted sensory story of The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, colourful semantics activities and suggestions for their use to support the comprehension and linguistic skills of pupils. All resources can be adapted by teachers in multiple ways based on the needs of specific pupils. It is my aim to support other teachers and SEN teachers in empowering their learners to thrive through accessing bespoke learning materials that cater for their individual needs, without having to reinvent the wheel! Images created by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, from the story ‘The Snail and the Whale’. Widgits created via paid subscription to Boardmaker.

Notes for early years professionals on children with Down's syndrome.