Observed lesson plan where the children used Numicon to investigate ways to make 10.

Literacy and Numeracy planning linked to the text A Fish who could Wish for Early Years

This 2 weeks planning is linked to the Gruffalo. There is Lit/Num plans - 2 lessons for each week and skills planning for the other areas of the classroom. There is also a couple of worksheets.

This is an outdoor lesson plan I recently used with Nursery children and was graded as outstanding. It involves retelling the story, counting and building animal homes using natural materials. Also included is some photographs for ideas for the animal homes and some photos of the homes we made.

Activites and planning ideas I used with the text Aliens Love Underpants. Includes making aliens out of 2D shape and colouring pants and socks in repeating patterns

Planning ideas for early years on the topic space. Includes ideas for Whatever Next and Aliens Loves Underpants

A block of maths planning for Reception children

A selection of worksheets to use in Early years or KS1 linked to the topic minibeasts. Included are counting worksheets, doubling, missing numbers, repeating patterns, phonics, matching to habitats, minibeast hunt, sorting minibeasts, symmetrical butterflies, what am I cards and a research map.

Planning for Nursery children using the text The Little Red Hen. Includes literacy and numeracy activities, other area planning and ideas for child initiated play.

A block of maths planning for Reception children.

A block of maths planning for Reception children

A block of maths lessons for Reception children.

A block of maths planning for Reception Children

Worksheets where children need to count the number of stars and match/write the correct number. these were used as part of our space topic in early years.

2 weeks of planning linked to 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar.' Includes Literacy and Numeracy activities for Early years and plans for the other areas of the classroom. There is also some worksheets and some are included in the free resources section e.g pictures to match retelling the story and counting worksheets.

Some ideas for maths and literacy activities for early years using the text 'mad about minibeasts.'

Some activities we used in Early Years linked to the story 'The Papaya that Spoke' using talk for writing. Children used actions to retell the story, made story maps then innvoated the story to create a new story 'the strawberry that spoke.'

Some literacy and maths ideas and activities for the other areas of the classroom during child initiated play.

A selection of activities used in early years linked to the book Dear Zoo. Maths activities include weighing the animals using numicon and literacy activities include using talk for writing actions, drawing story maps and innovating the story.

A block of maths lessons for Reception children