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I am an EYFS teacher who also works within KS1. I am passionate about all things early years, phonics and learning through play. I like to make simple open ended resources that can have many uses where possible. I also run an Etsy shop selling bespoke hand painted greetings cards and nursery decor.

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I am an EYFS teacher who also works within KS1. I am passionate about all things early years, phonics and learning through play. I like to make simple open ended resources that can have many uses where possible. I also run an Etsy shop selling bespoke hand painted greetings cards and nursery decor.
seaside rescue story writing
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seaside rescue story writing

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story map and writing frame for children to plan and write an exciting adventure story based at the seaside, using information they have learnt about staying safe by the sea.
Easter poems templates
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Easter poems templates

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Following a series of work on different types of poems (acrostic, rhyming and shape) children get to choose their favourite and write a really good poem in that style about Easter.
colourful vocabulary for word walls
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colourful vocabulary for word walls

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more interesting words for basic colours, in right colours ready to print and cut out for display. I plan on making a colour rainbow on my wall with these on. Some of the words are quite difficult but it's good to aim high!
introduction to electricity
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introduction to electricity

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notebook presentation containing: staying safe with electricity what is electricity where does electricity come from what appliances use electricity what does a circuit need to light up a bulb which circuits will and wont work and why lo's and success criteria also includes links to web activities
comparing clothes from 1912 and now
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comparing clothes from 1912 and now

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Linked to a topic on the sinking of the Titanic, children are asked to compare and contrast clothes from 1912 and now. Lots of photos of different social groups and activities that require specific clothing to look at. Links well with an activity making paper clothes for paper dolls (looking at how many layers people used to wear).
Create Tudor Houses and fiery backgrounds
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Create Tudor Houses and fiery backgrounds

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Children develop collage skills as well as understanding of Tudor houses and materials used to build them as part of the Great Fire of London Topic. Children then look at paintings of the Great fire of london, thinking about secondary sources, and then paint atmospheric fiery pictures to form the background of a display. Very effective when all put together.
reading and questioning guidance for parents
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reading and questioning guidance for parents

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Simple and colourful sheet to share with parents once children can read unfamiliar texts on sight and you are wanting to develop their comprehension and deduction skills. Simple information about the range or AFs in reading, and example questions to ask to get evidence of children's understanding for each AF. I am planning on giving these out at parents evening.