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Early Years Resources created by Early Years teachers. Tried and tested high quality resources

Early Years Resources created by Early Years teachers. Tried and tested high quality resources
onomatopoeia cards
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onomatopoeia cards

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28 cards to use for an activity, lesson or on display - word and corresponding image for onomatopoeic words
Conversation Starters
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Conversation Starters

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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.
Outdoor Inspiration
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Outdoor Inspiration

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Resource pack with ideas to develop speech, language and communication outdoors. The resource is great to share with parents/carers, it includes activity ideas; suggestions for stories, rhymes and songs; and an activity board. Themes include… Bug Hunt Mud Play Rainy Day Listening Walk
Prepositions
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Prepositions

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A5 preposition cards can be used for displays, adult focus activities or print multiple copies to play games (e.g. pairs/snap). Choose from a set of owl preposition cards, mouse preposition cards or dog preposition cards
Bear Resource Pack
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Bear Resource Pack

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A pack full of resources including: Paw print numbers 1-10 Goldilocks topic cards Goldilocks emotions cards Cards relating to ‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?’ Cards relating to ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’ 2 Teddy Bear Rhyme Cards Bear outline for creating masks Bear colour cards - use on display or print multiple copies to play snap/pairs Bear positional language cards - use on display, or as part of activity Bear number cards - use on display or print multiple copies to play snap/pairs Bears 1-10 number line strips
Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
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Goldilocks and the 3 Bears

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This resource includes Story sequencing cards Characters and ‘props’ - print, laminate and add lollipop sticks to create a quick and easy storytelling resource Vocabulary cards Word mat to support early writing Prompts for continuous provision challenges Size matching activity Size vocabulary - thinking about alternative words for big and small to develop vocabulary
Shapes Around Us
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Shapes Around Us

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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.
Number Mats
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Number Mats

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An A4 mat for each number 1-10. Each numeral is represented pictorially in different ways (e.g. ten frame, fingers, numicon, dice and dominoes)
Calming Corner
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Calming Corner

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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
Halloween/Autumn Counting and Number
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Halloween/Autumn Counting and Number

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Pumpkin cards count the pumpkin seeds on the pumpkin and match to the correct numeral (1-10) put the correct number of ‘seeds’ on the pumpkin to match the numeral (1-10) large pumpkin (A4) can be used for lots of different activities (e.g. adding playdough seeds) Spider cards provide pegs for children to add the correct number of legs to match the number on the spiders large spider (A4) can be used for lots of different activities (e.g. group input, in the playdough area) Spider’s web - count out the correct number of spiders to place on the web
Colours & Colour Mixing
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Colours & Colour Mixing

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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)
Emotions and Feelings Cards
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Emotions and Feelings Cards

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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.
Frogs - Lifecycle and fun facts
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Frogs - Lifecycle and fun facts

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PowerPoint with information about the lifecycle of a frog and fun facts. Contains high quality photo images and video clips. Key vocabulary is highlighted in a different colour text. Enjoy talking about the information and the images at your own pace with the children.
Days of the Week and Weather Colourful Display Pack
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Days of the Week and Weather Colourful Display Pack

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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.
Birthdays Planning and Resources Pack
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Birthdays Planning and Resources Pack

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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
Schema - Connecting
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Schema - Connecting

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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