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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Map out your core texts with clarity and intention. This editable Literacy Long Term Plan template helps you map your core books across the academic year. Designed for Nursery and EYFS, it lets you sequence your focus texts term by term, link them to your themes (if you use them), and build a language-rich curriculum that values depth, repetition and ambitious vocabulary. What’s included: An editable long term literacy map template Clear term-by-term layout (Autumn, Spring, Summer) Space to organise core texts and themes My completed plans from the last two academic years (2024–2025 and 2025–2026) for real-life examples and inspiration. These are the actual documents I use to organise our core story approach - mapped carefully, reviewed regularly and adapted when the children need something different. Perfect for: EYFS teachers refining their literacy spine Settings developing a strong core book approach Subject leaders reviewing curriculum intent Anyone who wants clarity without rewriting everything from scratch Use it as it is, tweak it, or completely reshape it to match your curriculum. It’s fully editable.

Differentiated worksheets suitable for SEN, Early Years and Primary for descriptive writing. 12 worksheets in total. Lower ability- 3 worksheets to cut out words, order in to own sentences then glue. Middle ability- 3 worksheets to write own sentences (word prompts included on separate page). Higher ability- 3 worksheets to create and write own sentences. Only prompts are: remember to include size/colour/where they are/how they feel/what they are thinking. Encourage the use of dictionaries/thesaurus. Students can then type up their work on the computer, or find and describe their own pictures using ICT.

4 differentiated writing tasks for Early Years EYFS around the theme of Easter and Spring. Design and describe an Easter egg (2 x differentiations) Label a chick (2 x differentiations) Write a sentence to describe an Easter or Spring picture Write a word to describe an Easter or Spring picture Folding books so children can write their own Easter or Spring stories in provision or lesson time

A collection of engaging, printable literacy worksheets designed for Year 1 pupils, with additional cross-curricular activity ideas to extend learning across the curriculum. Perfect for classroom teachers, teaching assistants, intervention groups, home educators, and supply teachers, these activities support early literacy development while encouraging creativity, discussion, and wider curriculum links. What’s Included? Printable literacy worksheets Reading and writing activities Vocabulary and comprehension tasks Child-friendly, engaging exercises Cross-curricular activity ideas to extend learning Ready-to-print format All rights reserved . This resource is for personal educational use only and may not be copied, redistributed, shared, or resold. If you find this resource useful, please leave a review. Your feedback helps other educators discover quality teaching resources.

Enjoy cuddling in for a story, and use our reading tips to make it extra enjoyable for you and your child. pdf file (1 x A4)

Leaf Man Inspired Early Years Resource Pack – 28 Pages Bring the magic of Leaf Man into your classroom or home learning with this 28-page printable activity pack, designed to support maths, literacy, and creative development in the early years. Packed full of engaging, hands-on activities, this set encourages children to explore autumn themes, develop fine motor skills, and build early learning foundations through play. What’s Included: Creative & Fine Motor Activities: Colour mixing activity Wax crayon leaf rubbing Follow a wavy line with a pencil Trace along a leaf outline and colour in Create your own Leaf Man from real leaves Design a Leaf Man worksheet Literacy & Writing Activities: List writing task Describing Leaf Man Speech bubbles Rhyming – draw a line from picture/word to match Acrostic poem using the word LEAF Postcard writing Missing poster for Leaf Man Maths & Thinking Skills: First, Then, Now counting with leaves Positional language (leaf to pumpkin) Repeating patterns with leaves Colour in the group showing more/less Counting leaves Ordering leaves from smallest to largest (cut and stick) Sorting leaves into two groups (child’s choice) Sorting leaves to represent the numbers 1 and 2 12 bright leaf cards – count the spots and peg the correct number (1–3) Puzzles & Extras: Fun maze activity to trace Leaf Man’s journey This resource set is perfect for autumn-themed topics, storybook-inspired learning, or enhancing continuous provision with creative, cross-curricular activities. Children will love the mix of hands-on crafts, early maths challenges, and imaginative literacy tasks. #LeafMan #EarlyYears #EYFS #AutumnActivities #EarlyYearsLiteracy #EarlyYearsMaths #StorybookLearning #TESResources #PrintableActivities #LeafActivities

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.