EYFS & Early Years
EYFS & Early Years for Pre-K
Practical, play-based resources for Reception, Pre-K and Kindergarten — continuous provision, early phonics, number sense, observation, transitions and the rhythms of life with 4 and 5 year olds.
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50 Continuous Provision Enhancement Ideas
50 specific, low-prep enhancements for the main provision areas — by area, by season, by skill. Useful for the Sunday-night moment when you're staring at the planning sheet.
Characteristics of Effective Learning — Tracker
A tracker for the three characteristics of effective learning — playing & exploring, active learning, creating & thinking critically. Useful for end-of-year EYFS reports and Reception-to-Y1 transition.
Communication & Language Knowledge Organiser — EYFS
A Reception and KS1 reference for the communication and language prime area — listening, understanding, and speaking. Developmental milestones, strategies, and vocabulary for practitioners.
Continuous Provision Observation Tracker
A weekly observation tracker — tick which children visit which areas, plus a focus column for noticing learning. Helps spot the children getting missed.
Continuous Provision Planning Grid (Weekly)
A weekly planning grid for EYFS continuous provision — for each area, plan the core invitation, the focus skill, vocabulary to introduce, adult-led enhancements and observation focus.
Continuous Provision — Area Labels & Signage
Printable area labels for an EYFS continuous provision setup — sand, water, construction, role play, fine motor, mark making, maths, books, creative, investigation, small world, outdoor.
Continuous Provision — Rotation System (Half-Term Plan)
A half-term rotation system for keeping provision fresh — what to refresh weekly, fortnightly, and termly. Plus the principle of 'hooking back' to children's interests.
Continuous Provision — Weekly Planning Template
A simple weekly planning template for continuous provision — what's available where, what's been enhanced, what learning is being noticed. Replaces 30-page planning documents with one page that actually gets used.
Counting Progression — From 'Reciting' to 'Cardinality'
What counting actually involves — five distinct sub-skills that develop in a roughly predictable order. With assessment ideas for each stage.
Daily Routine Vocabulary — Picture Cards
Picture cards for the language of the EYFS day: tidy up time, snack, register, carpet, choosing. Useful for EAL learners and any child who finds school language an effort.
EYFS Home Learning — 30 Activity Cards
30 home-learning activities for Reception families — none of them worksheets. Cooking, walking, talking, counting, drawing — the things that actually develop young children.
EYFS Observation — Prompts and Recording Pack
How to observe purposefully, what to write down, and how to avoid the all-too-common pattern of recording everything and learning nothing. With prompt cards.
EYFS Parent Communication — Templates
Pre-written email and note templates for the most common EYFS parent comms — settling-in updates, behavior notes, achievement notes, transition info, end-of-day pickup messages.
EYFS Provision Audit Checklist
Walk around your provision with this list — does each area genuinely support the EYFS curriculum, or is it just pretty? 60-question audit organised by area.
Early Maths Knowledge Organiser — EYFS
A Reception and KS1 reference for the EYFS maths prime area — number, counting, subitising, shape, space and measure. Developmental progression, key vocabulary, and mathematical mark-making.
Expressive Arts & Design Knowledge Organiser — EYFS
A Reception/KS1 reference for the EYFS expressive arts and design area — creating with materials, being imaginative and expressive. Two sub-areas, key vocabulary, and activity ideas.
Helicopter Stories — Starter Pack
An introduction to Helicopter Stories — Vivian Gussin Paley's storytelling-and-story-acting approach. One of the most evidence-informed early-language interventions there is.
Number Bonds for the Youngest — Activity Pack
How to introduce number bonds to 5 and 10 in EYFS without worksheets — with tens-frames, real objects, story contexts and games.
Phase 1 Phonics — Sound Bag Activities
How to set up and use sound bags — a Phase 1 phonics staple. With 12 themed bag ideas and how to scaffold across the year.
Physical Development Knowledge Organiser — EYFS
A Reception/KS1 reference for the EYFS physical development prime area — gross motor, fine motor, and health and self-care. Developmental milestones, key vocabulary, and activities to support each area.
Pre-Phonics — 30 Activity Ideas
30 activities to develop the foundations BEFORE introducing letters — listening, rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, oral blending. The skills that determine how well phonics will land later.
Quick Assessment Recording Sheet
A one-page recording sheet for quick formative assessments — phonics, number, fine motor, name writing. Use as a snapshot every half-term.
Reception Classroom — Essential Picture Books
The 30 picture books every Reception classroom should have — read-aloud favourites, repeat-read classics, and the books that build the foundational vocabulary, rhythm, and story-sense Reception children need.
Subitising Cards — 1 to 10
Picture cards for subitising — instantly recognising small quantities without counting. The single most important early-number skill, with cards in five different arrangements per number.
Talk-Rich Prompts — 40 Conversation Starters
40 prompts that get EYFS children TALKING — for snack time, circle time, walks, transitions. Beyond 'tell me about your weekend.'
Understanding the World Knowledge Organiser — EYFS
A Reception/KS1 reference for the EYFS understanding the world area — past and present, people culture and communities, and the natural world. Key vocabulary, practitioner strategies, and ELG expectations.