Bring Design and Technology to life with this engaging Year 1 unit of work inspired by the popular story Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne. In this practical and creative unit, children explore the different fruits featured in the story before designing, making and evaluating their very own delicious fruit salad. This resource takes children through the design process, providing opportunities to develop practical food preparation skills while learning about healthy eating, food hygiene and safety. What’s included in this unit? Exploring Handa’s Surprise and identifying the fruits in the story. Investigating different fruits through their appearance, smell, taste and texture. Learning about healthy eating and the importance of fruit in our diet. Understanding food hygiene and safety when preparing food. Designing and planning an individual fruit salad. Selecting ingredients, tools and equipment. Making a fruit salad using practical food preparation skills. Evaluating the finished product and suggesting improvements. Skills and learning covered: Developing and communicating design ideas. Exploring ingredients and food properties. Learning basic food preparation techniques. Using tools safely with adult supervision. Making healthy food choices. Evaluating a finished product against an original design. Perfect for: Year 1 Design and Technology. KS1 food technology. Healthy eating topics. Cross-curricular learning linked to Handa’s Surprise. Practical, hands-on DT lessons. An enjoyable, hands-on unit that encourages young learners to explore food, develop independence and experience the exciting journey from initial design idea to finished product!

This quick 15 minute powerpoint will help your children recap key grammatical skills. These include: Recognising capital letters, finger spaces and fullstops. Using the suffix -un. Rewriting sentences in order. Understanding plurals. Using conjunctions. Using the suffix -ing, -ed, -er.

Make learning phonics fun with this A–Z Animal Phonics Colouring Book! Bring the alphabet to life with this engaging animal-themed phonics resource, designed to help young learners explore letters, sounds and early reading through colouring and discovery. Each letter of the alphabet is introduced alongside a familiar or fascinating animal, giving children an enjoyable way to recognise letters, practise their sounds and begin making connections between written letters and the sounds they represent. This resource also introduces alternative sounds and graphemes, helping children develop their early phonics awareness. What is included? 26 alphabet-themed animal colouring pages (A–Z). Uppercase and lowercase letter recognition. Phonemes and graphemes to explore. Additional letter combinations and alternative sounds. An animal illustration on every letter page to colour. Short, interesting animal facts to encourage discussion, curiosity and vocabulary development. An introductory page explaining phonemes and graphemes. Perfect for: EYFS and KS1 learners. Preschool and Reception children. SEND Children. Early phonics practice. Alphabet and letter recognition activities. Literacy centres and phonics groups. Independent learning and quiet activities. Home learning and homeschooling. How can it be used? Children can colour each animal while practising the corresponding letter and sound. Adults can encourage children to say the sounds aloud, identify letters, discuss the animals and explore the different ways sounds can be represented. This resource combines phonics, creativity and animal discovery to make early literacy learning enjoyable and accessible.