A5 sized alphabet cards featuring different logos to enable discussions about print that we can see in the world around us. These will look great on display in any Early Years setting.
What are schemas and why are they important?
A look at 8 different schemas - what the schema is, what it might look like in the child’s play, how to support and extend the schema, vocabulary to introduce/reinforce when commenting on the play schema and story suggestions.
These bright A4 cards would look fantastic on display with your own photographs of children demonstrating the schema. Also a useful resource to share with parents/carers so they can support the play schema at home.
Use the cards to identify and talk about a range of emotions and feelings. Can be used as part of a display, as a focus activity or to create a lanyard/keyring resource.
Use for display purposes, part of your continuous provision or as a focus activity
Colour names with photograph depicting colour (e.g. red - strawberries)
Colour names on crayons and paintbrushes - great for displaying in the mark making and painting area.
Colour mixing posters
Colour mixing title for display
Rainbow sheet - place in a shallow tray cover with sand and encourage mark making to reveal the colours
Colour Wheel A4 poster
Colour Monsters - can be used to talk about emotions relating to colours (e.g. tickled pink, feeling blue)
Create a calm corner to support children with self-regulation.
This resource includes:
*Calming corner A4 sign
A4 posters with positive affirmations to display
Affirmation circles which can be used on display and a selection can be displayed around a mirror to create an interactive aspect to your display
Calming techniques A4 posters (e.g. 5 finger breathing and 5-4-3-2-1 calm)
Emotions/feelings cards - real faces depicting a range of emotions/feelings
2D shape cards and 3D shape cards showing shapes in the environment - great for a sorting activity.
Shape finder - simply laminate and add a lollipop sticks to encourage children to explore the environment to find 2D shapes around them.
Bertha the bus is driving through the zoo and needs help to find all the animals that begin with the same initial phoneme. Includes bus base board, animal cards and activity card. Activity card has ‘step down’ and ‘step up’ suggestions to adapt the activity to suit the child/children.
Ideas to explore the topic/theme of birthdays in the Early Years, covers the 7 areas of learning and story suggestions too. Also comes with high quality resources including;
Display ‘birthdays’ bunting
Birthday cupcakes - one for each month of the year
Candles that can be used for display with the birthday cupcakes or as part of an activity
Birthday balloons - one for each month
Birthday cake playdough mat
Cake and candles number cars 1-10
Birthday pairs game
Birthday themed photographs
Animal balloon modelling picture cards
Days of the Week and Weather display resources in 2 different sizes so you can pick the one suitable for your space. Hessian background used for those wishing to use a more calming and neutral resource.
Bright and colourful songs and rhymes posters great for any Early Years setting or even the home! Traditional and original songs/rhymes perfect for a ‘transport’ theme.
Bright and colourful rhymes and songs posters that will look great in any Early Years setting or even the home. Traditional rhymes and songs include Miss Polly had a dolly.
Photographs to use as conversation starters.
Develop language and communication skills by talking about what you see in the photograph; describe using the senses; and relate to own experiences where relevant.
Bright and colourful rhymes and sings posters that will look great in any Early Years setting or even the home. Includes traditional and original songs/rhymes perfect for a weather/seasons theme
A look at the ‘connecting’ schema - what the schema is, what it might look like in the child’s play, how adults can support and extend the schema, vocabulary to introduce/reinforce when commenting on what the child is doing and also story suggestions.
This double sided A4 resource will look great on display in your Early Years setting along with your own photographs of children demonstrating this schema. This is also a fantastic resource to share with parents/carers so they can support the schema at home too.
If you like this resource please check out my full set of resource cards for 8 different schemas
Days of the week and weather colourful display pack. 2 different size options so you can choose the one that is suitable for your space.
Rainbow coloured high quality resource will look great on display in an Early Years setting or in a child’s bedroom/playroom.
Bright and colourful rhymes and songs poster that will look great in any Early Years setting or even the home! Contains original songs/rhymes sung to traditional tunes. Please check out my other rhymes and songs posters for other themes.