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Four firework themed pictures to use to develop fine motor skills. Have a selection of pom poms for children to sort and use tweezers to put them on the correct colour. They would be great linked to Bonfire Night or Diwali.

Big Garden Birdwatch 24th - 26th January 10 named birds with a numeral from 1- 10 on each log. Add a bowl of chopped pipe cleaners to represent worms. Count the correct number of worms to match the numeral on the bird.

Chinese New Year maths track game. Add plastic animals as your players and a dice. Rosettes to be chopped and added to the table. Playing this game will support many mathematical skills.

Alligator mats based on the character from the book (Alans Big Scary Teeth). Laminate the mats and use whiteboard pens to create marks. Children can use an old toothbrush to brush the marks away.

16 different poppy images on log slices to support any Poppy Day activities. These would be great to have out when children are creating their own representation of poppies. I would pair these with loose parts (red and green) or black paper and pastels/ paint.

Penguin Awareness Day is Monday 20th January Use any art materials to add the colour for the land and sea on the earth outline. You could use sponges or cue tips with paint, water colours, pastels or collage. The pictures will prompt discussion about where penguins and polar bears live.

My little books… print off and fold into a mini book, which children love. Use as an adult directed activity or add to your continuous provision. World Ocean Day 1 copy with drawings to prompt discussion and colour. Lines for writing under each picture. 1 copy with lines for writing and blank spaces to add own drawings. Under the Sea 2 different designs with drawings to prompt discussion and colour. Lines for writing under each picture. 1 copy with lines for writing and blank spaces to add own drawings. Mermaids 1 copy with drawings to prompt discussion and colour. Lines for writing under each picture. 1 copy with lines for writing and blank spaces to add own drawings. Pirates 1 copy with drawings to prompt discussion and colour. Lines for writing under each picture. 1 copy with lines for writing and blank spaces to add own drawings. Treasure 1 copy with drawings to prompt discussion and colour. Lines for writing under each picture. 1 copy with lines for writing and blank spaces to add own drawings. 24 sea themed words with image to support reading of key words linked to these themes. 4 words with short sentences to support World Ocean Day discussions. 12 pirate themed words linked to this theme.

4 New Year Funky Finger Activities. 2 cutting sheets to cut out and stick on black paper 2 colouring sheets to prompt a discussion about the new year.

13 different designs covering a Spring theme. My little book about: Jack and the Beanstalk Growing Easter x 2 designs (one with cross, one without) New Life Eggs Bees Bugs Sunflowers Beans Cress Garden Flowers

My little book about Bees. Lines to write facts on. 3 different versions with a selection of photographs to prompt writing. 1 My little book about World Bee Day - spaces for own drawings. Print out and fold in half and then half again to create your own little book. 12 bee facts in a hexagonal shape, representing the shape from a bee hive. 8 simple sentences about bees in hexagonal shapes. Perfect to support independent reading skills. Use these as part of an adult directed activity or within your continuous provision to encourage independent writing skills.

A set of 12 Rangoli pattern tiles to support learning about Diwali. 6 on a neutral background and 6 on a black background. They will support a number of fine motor and creative activities.

6 mats to sort pom poms. Each colour represnts a planet or element of space. They will encourage discussions about space, naming the different planets, sorting and counting.

6 books to develop children’s writing skills, linked to their understanding of life cycles. My little book about the life cycles of a frog. My little book about the life cycle of a butterfly. My little book about the life cycle of a moth. 3 books with pictures children can colour in and use as a prompt for writing 3 plain, including the front cover for children to create their own drawings. Photocopy and fold into their own little book.

What can you see? Children look carefully at what they can see hiding in the sea themed bottles. An exciting writing activity to develop discussions about World Ocean Day. 7 different bottles containing different sea themed items.

2 World Ocean Day Wordsearch Perfect for an independent reading activity in Reception. Give the children a highlighter and let them find all six words! Supports independent phonic skills.