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

Superworm Themed Literacy Activities – EYFS & KS1 Bring literacy to life with this exciting and engaging Superworm-inspired activity pack! Based on the popular story by Julia Donaldson, these resources help children develop key early literacy skills in a fun, story-linked way. What’s included (11 pages total): 🪱 Describing Superworm – develop vocabulary and use of adjectives 🪱 Rhyming words activity – explore rhymes based on the story 🪱 Wanted poster – creative writing and character focus 🪱 Superworm’s actions – identify verbs and action words 🪱 Labelling worksheet – build word recognition and topic vocabulary 🪱 Book review sheet – reflect on the story in a structured format 🪱 Recalling events – sequence key story moments 🪱 Favourite part writing sheet – express opinions with reasoning 🪱 Pencil control sheet – support early handwriting and fine motor skills Perfect for: ✔ EYFS and Year 1 literacy lessons ✔ Whole-class or small-group activities ✔ Independent work or guided sessions ✔ Story-based topic planning ✔ Writing corners and early morning work These activities are designed to be accessible, meaningful, and fun — with a clear link to the much-loved Superworm story. They support development in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. If you find this resource helpful, your positive feedback would be greatly appreciated! #Superworm #EYFSLiteracy #JuliaDonaldson #LiteracyThroughStories #BookBasedLearning #TESResources #Phonics #WritingActivities #FineMotor #StoryWriting

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.

Resource Title: Monkey Puzzle Literacy Pack – 1 Full Term of Lessons for SEND & EYFS Overview: This complete literacy unit, based on the story Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson, provides a full term’s worth of teaching and learning (approximately 1 hour per week) and is specifically designed for pupils with SEND. It is also suitable for use within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum. This engaging and inclusive resource pack includes a wide range of differentiated materials, interactive games, symbol-supported worksheets, and visual aids using Widgit, Clicker, and Smart Notebook files to support multi-modal learning. What’s Included: Week-by-Week Planning and Activities: Week 1: Story Introduction & Setting Smart Notebook file: Week 1- Story setting IWB.notebook Symbolised worksheets and visuals (Widgit/Clicker supported) PDF and IPDOC files for differentiated access Story setting worksheet activities and image support Week 2: Sequencing Sequencing story pictures.docx, symbolised sentences, and visual resources Matching PDF, symbol-supported files, and differentiated sequencing tasks Interactive Notebook activities Week 3: Comprehension & Game-Based Learning Custom board game with characters, visuals, and printable tokens Word mats and symbol answers for accessibility Clicker grids and CIP files for interactivity Questionnaire activity and extension comprehension tasks Week 4: Character Work Character identification.docx and supporting worksheets Symbol sentence builder (Widgit-supported) Printable character visuals and worksheets in multiple formats Additional Resources: Monkey Puzzle PowerPoint and Interactive Notebook files for story retelling Recall IWB.notebook for plenary or recap lessons Activity ideas document for flexible lesson planning Visual supports including JPGs, PDFs, and CIP symbol sheets Clicker activities for word recognition and game-based tasks Key Features: Designed for SEND pupils, but adaptable for EYFS Visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic learning approaches Easy-to-follow layout for teaching assistants and cover staff Great for group work, 1:1 sessions, or whole class literacy lessons Suitable for non-verbal and emergent communicators Software/Formats Used: Widgit Symbols (CIP / IPDOC files) Clicker Grids (.clkx) Smart Notebook (.notebook) Microsoft Word, PowerPoint & PDF Price: £5 Incredible value for a full term’s worth of differentiated literacy lessons and learning support!

This 30-page early years resource pack is perfect for introducing children to the emergency services in a fun, engaging way. Packed with hands-on activities, it helps children learn about the important roles of the police, firefighters, and doctors while developing key maths, literacy, and fine motor skills. Activities include: Colouring pages – firefighters, police officers and doctors Add features to faces – creative drawing activity Match workers to the correct vehicles Cutting and sticking activities – build fine motor skills Identify the correct equipment for each worker Make your own headbands – colour, cut, and stick Writing frames – “Police help to…”, “Fire service help to…”, “Doctors help to…” Fine motor skills practice – trace along lines, cut along lines Maths activities – count and write the correct number, repeating patterns 10 and 5 frames on ambulance, police car, and fire engine mats (with counters) This pack is ideal for EYFS classrooms, nurseries, or home learning, supporting topic work on People Who Help Us while keeping children engaged with a wide variety of practical activities. #PeopleWhoHelpUs #EmergencyServices #EarlyYearsResources #EYFS #MathsAndLiteracy #TESResources #NurseryActivities #ReceptionResources #Firefighters #Police #Doctors #EarlyYearsTeaching

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.

Minibeasts - Medium Term Planning - Early Years OUTSTANDING detailed 8 week planning PLANNING MATCHES NEW 2021 EYFS FRAMEWORK This is a high quality and detailed medium term plan aimed at a reception class, however could be used in nursery too. It is very detailed at 6 pages and 3000 words! The plan includes 8 weeks of lessons/ activities around the topic Minibeasts in all areas of the Early Years 2021 curriculum including; Parent-child engagement Communication and language Physical development (gross and fine motor) Personal, social and emotional development Literacy (comprehension, reading and writing) Maths (number) Understanding the World (the natural world and technology as a bonus!) Expressive arts and design (creating with materials) Religious education (7 days of Creation) Outdoor provision Please leave a review if you are happy with this product; I would really appreciate it. If you have any questions or comments please email me on skyboundstudies@outlook.com © 2021, MrsRosieTeach

This pack contains wall displays and flash cards explaining the processes and some hints/tips for the six reading strategies of Active Literacy. These are based off the guidance for (Scottish) Active Literacy stages 4/5 and 6/7 and will be useful for children working within these stages of AL. If you find these useful, please share some feedback! Thank you :)

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

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

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

Full resource package for Element 2 Gen 2 Specification, teaching from September 2025. This package includes lessons and work booklet in word and PDF format. There are 189 pages to the work booklet, so this covers all aspects of Element 2. This is weeks, if not months worth of teaching. There are videos within the lessons, due to file size upload restrictions, links to the videos have been used. If there are any issues with accessing any of the resource, please contact me on here or on my instagram page: jcsfc_early_years

Literacy / English planning with questioning, links, vocabulary discussion and reading and writing tasks. This resourse was created for EYFS but is very suitable for year 1. The documents are editable so the objectives can be addapted. The tasks include; • Labelling Zog with adjectives to describe his personality to noun phrases to describe how he looks. • Zog’s super power is flying. What would your superpower be? Draw a picture and label / write a caption. • Creating a new dragon. What does your dragon look like, Can you write a sentence to describe it? • Can you write a school report for Zog? • What are the similarities and differences between dragon school and your school? What school rules would dragons have? Can you think of one and write it down? • Match the rhyming words from the story. • The two human characters become doctors. Can you think of some questions you would like to ask them? Then take it in turn to hot seat Princes Pearl and Sir Gadabout. • Can you read the words and stick them next to the correct pictures in the first aid kit? • Can you answer the Zog comprehension questions?

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

This comes from the BLEW (Bilingual Learners Early years Work box) document. I typed out useful extracts to keep somewhere prominent for teachers and observers to refer to. I thought it was an excellent basis for judging where bilingual learners are in their acquisition of English.