Mr Wolf’s Pancakes outdoor learning literacy planning. Taking picture books and early literacy outside. A sheet of outdoor learning activities suitable to support Mr Wolf’s Pancakes. Outdoor learning is so important for young learners and has so many benefits for their learning, development and mental and physical health. So get outside and let children be inspired by the outdoors and their favourite books. You’ll find lots more pancake day resources on my TES page, including a campfire or kitchen recipe book (designed for early readers to be able to interpret and follow independently) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/campfire-pancakes-recipe-book-forest-school-outdoor-learning-12481093

Nursery or Reception (Early Years) home learning sheets for People Who Help Us Topic The ‘People Who Help Us’ topic covers the different jobs and roles in the community that help us, from emergency services, to teachers and builders. Children are encouraged to learn about these different roles and also have opportunities to practise life skills to keep themselves safe and healthy, such as learning about the emergency phone number 999 and dental / oral hygiene. There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. I ask children to select 3 per week to complete but you could suggest more. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, self care activities, movement, imaginative etc. There aren’t really stand alone phonics or number activities but these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing, stories, counting or measuring are involved. Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where children were asked to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar. This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.

A great resource for an independent play dough making activity used in Reception (though could be used with children of other ages). I modeled how to make the play dough to my class, then the children accessed it themselves. I gave as little help as possible. Children make own play dough regularly. This allows fantastic mathematical language, teamwork, communication and problem solving skills. This pack includes: recipe slides which can be used on the board to demonstrate to the children what they need to do, then be printed to create a recipe book. Recipe is written as simply as possible (higher ability Reception children should be able to read it) and represented in pictures too. All measurements are in cups or spoonfuls so the children can measure out themselves. Design a play dough creation writing/ drawing/ labeling sheet Ingredients list writing task sheet. Challenge sheet for continuous provision Teacher notes and planning (including scoop sizes etc. so you can resource the activity so the recipe works!) EYFS areas covered within this resource : PSED Communication and language (following instructions, communicating ideas e.g. how to crack an egg) Physical development Reading writing Shape, space and measure

Halloween/ Witches and Wizards/ Magic themed home learning tasks for Nursery or Reception (Early Years)There are a total of 18 activities that can easily be done at home split over two sheets. Activities are practical using items children will have at home. There are key questions to guide parents delivering the activities at home. The activities are topic based. They cover all areas of the EYFS curriculum. There are art projects, research ideas, movement, imaginative etc. There aren’t really stand alone phonics or number activities but these subjects are addressed in other activities e.g. where writing, stories, counting or shapes are involved. Originally made for Covid school/ bubble closures and where children were asked to complete 3 tasks a week, however, it could be easily used as a half termly or termly home learning sheet where children complete one task a week or similar. This can also be used as a basis for activity planning for the topic or used by support or cover staff.

16 page PDF Early Years Transition booklet It includes various activities for children to do at home or in nursery prior to moving into a school nursery or reception class. Activities all encourage children to think about their new school and discuss it with a grown up. Some give space for children to draw their ideas or colour in, alongside key questions for adults to ask them as they complete the activity. There are some pages for guided discussion such as around what they may do in their new setting, and discussion of the child’s feelings. There are 5 pages of tips for parents on how they can support their children to have a good transition experience too and how to prepare their children for school. This would work as a document to send home for families to complete, or to do some in nursery and send the tips home to parents.

Easter themed shape and repeating pattern maths activities. 4 lessons including planning, slides and challenge cards to support simple and easy to resource practical activities. Learning objectives cover: Lesson 1 : LO: Identify & describe shapes Lesson 2 : Identify & describe shapes Lesson 3 : To continue and create repeating patterns with shapes Lesson 4 : To create own repeating patterns Aimed at Early Years EYFS or lower ability Year 1. Activities include: Creating Spring pictures using plastic or paper shapes Creating repeating patterns on Easter Eggs Children have opportunities to: identify shapes describe shapes, including identifying and counting corners and sides Use shapes to make pictures describe repeating patterns (2x and 3x repeats) continue repeating patterns (2x and 3x repeats) Create own repeating patterns Watch the teacher model, work together in a group, practise individually All lessons include: Starter idea- whole group Teach - whole group Practice- in a group and/or individually Review - group or independently

This pack contains everything you need for three snowflake snow themed maths activities. Linked to the new development matters framework for both three to four and reception age children. It is perfect for early adopters and is aligned to the new EYFS curriculum. The activities allow children to develop their skills in: Counting Subitising Number recognition Cardinal principal Number composition Recognising, describing and creating shape and pattern Included as resources for the activities are: Tens frame Counters 0-20 number cards Subitising cards Number dice net For the loose parts independent activity there is a printable snowflake template and inspirational photos. You will need to provide common household objects as ‘loose parts’ for this activity. Within the activity description there is guidance on this. There is also instructions on how to carry out the activities. This is a PDF resource.

A great 21 page resource for an independent baking activity used in Reception (though could be used with children of other ages, particularly Year 1 or children with SEND). I modelled how to make the pies to my class, then put them in small, mixed ability groups to make the pies. I did not help them at all unless they were really stuck and came to ask for help (except with the oven!) They knew that they had to help each other instead. It was amazing how well they did! The children demonstrated fantastic mathematical language, teamwork, communication and problem solving skills. I do an independent baking tasks every so often as an assessment method. It’s a great activity to observe for assessment purposes. This pack includes: • Recipe slides which can be used on the board to demonstrate to the children what they need to do, then be printed to create a recipe book. Recipe is written as simply as possible (higher ability Reception children should be able to read most of it) and represented in pictures too. All measurements are in scoops or spoonfuls so the children can measure out themselves. • Printable ‘design a mince pie’ writing/ drawing/ labelling sheet • Teacher tips and planning (including scoop sizes etc. so you can resource the activity so the recipe works!) EYFS areas covered within this resource : PSED Communication and language (following instructions, communicating ideas) Physical development Reading writing Shape, space and measure This is a pdf resource.

Printable flash cards with Phase 2 phonemes on. Printable grapheme cards to support handwriting - each has a star on where the child must start forming the letter. I print and laminate these to use over and over again. I use dry-wipe pens on the laminated grapheme cards.

Perfect for topic work, enhancing continuous provision or play setups or work in science. Can be used for sorting activities (such as which belong in the Arctic or Antarctica or both). 20 flash cards featuring a photo and caption. Child friendly font used for easy recognition by early readers.

20 photo cards showing the leaves of trees common in Britain. Can be used for outdoor learning, Forest School or science. Perfect for topic work, enhancing continuous provision or play setups or work in science. Can be used for sorting and ID activities. 20 flash cards featuring a photo and caption. Child friendly font used for easy recognition by early readers.

This 14 page book is specially made so that young children or emerging readers can read, access and interpret the recipe as independently as possible. It uses simple instructions and measurements in ‘cups’ so that children can make the pancake mixture independently and really lead on their learning without using scales. There are two options for cooking the pancakes either on a camp fire or on a hob- simply print the relevant pages. Perfect for Pancake Day outdoor learning, this resource can be followed to cook pancakes on the camp fire. Also included are notes of how to use this resource For a teacher, independent activities like this are AMAZING to just sit back and watch (until the cooking part!). I model then put kids in a small mixed ability group and just watch and see how they get on. Its so interesting and I can really see who has which skills and how they interact in a group. Great for evidence in pretty much every area of the EYFS. Lots of opportunities within an activity using this book for maths and literacy skill development. Perfect for a non-fiction text suitable and accessible to early readers. Could be used for guided reading. Could be used for home learning as children can access on a screen without printing. EYFS, Nursery, Reception, KS1, SEN Please note this is the same resource as: ‘Pancake Recipe book read it yourself home learning EYFS KS1 independent pancake activity ‘ For a free ‘design a pancake’ sheet to accompany this resource please see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/design-a-pancake-sheet-pancake-day-12481053

Everything you need for a counting and addition activity linked to Pancake Day. Differentiated 3 ways, children count out and add up toppings on a pancake. Suitable for EYFS and KS1. It includes: 18 challenge cards- differentiated 3 ways: adding 3 numbers, adding 2 numbers, counting out a number of items Fruits and pancakes that can be printed and cut out to be used as an aid for working out and as a creative activity Fruit themed number lines Suggested set up- photo with notes This could be used as a totally practical activity (as in my suggested setup- included in resource) OR it can be a more formal written activity if children were to stick the challenge cards in books and write out their working. This could be accessed on screen for home learning and children could draw the fruits needed - to make it usable without an ability to print

15 labels on 3 A4 Pages. Perfect for a Halloween Party, mud kitchen, role play area or other Halloween themed activity. Simply print and stick to bottles! Labels include text and image so even younger children can use them.

Speed signs to be laminated and used in the construction or vehicle area of and Early Years or KS1 setting. They encourage number recognition within play.

Halloween pictures to prompt writing of sentences which could help children practise spelling, handwriting, phonics, tricky words or using adjectives. Powerpoint can be put on whiteboard to show images, discuss and model, then printed on paper for children to complete.

2 writing sheets to accompany Room on the Broom 1 sheet to design and label a new broom 1 sheet to write speech bubbles for the characters Perfect for literacy lessons or to be put in the writing area.

Information for parents about how to use an Advent Calendar to support maths development. Suitable for early maths and number skills in Reception or Nursery. Also instructions and a template for making their own advent calendar. This is not only a nice activity for parent and child to do together but ensures that all the children can have a calendar even if their parents cannot afford to buy one.

A home learning sheet with instructions for parents about how to use advent calendars to improve early maths skills. There is also instructions for children to make their own advent calendar.