A Cuddle For Claude was nominated for the Sheffield Book Award and Claude is now the subject of a popular animated TV series. They must not be used for commercial purposes and you are not permitted to redistribute them in any way. Brightly coloured illustrations by David Wojtowycz add to the appeal of this engaging and lively book. The site was created a few years back with the aim of becoming a high quality sparklebox alternative - helping teachers and parents to create exciting and inspiring learning environments for young children.

Giles Andreae is an award-winning children's author and has written both fiction titles and bestselling picture books, such as Pants and The Lion who Wanted to Love. Two activity plans are laid out in detail for each area, and there is a book list to accompany the topic. This resource could be used to introduce new habitats and show how animals and plants exist in different environments. g. bow saw; hand saw; axe; potato peeler; fixed blade knife; loppers; secateurs, garden shears; hand drill; palm drill and screwdrivers etc, tool safety is of paramount importance so we decided to talk to the children about each tool that we use and showed them how to use each item safely and correctly (we also do this as a matter of routine before using each tool). It also suitable for teaching KS1 in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and 1st level in Scotland.Early Learning HQ is home to thousands of primary school / early years teaching resources, some of which are completely free to download. This is the perfect project for Spring and Summer, with lots of scope for play and investigation in outside spaces.

If you have a lesson plan or activity that has worked well in your early years setting and you would like to share it with other practitioners then please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you. Synopsis: Children love the noisy sound words and looking at the colourful pictures, as they discover all sorts of minibeasts. Following on from this, we read our book of the week and let the children choose a minibeast to make for themselves using the various hand tools at their disposal. We also talked about having the correct protective clothing when using each tool such as googles or safety gloves.Minibeasts are small creatures that can be found in many different environments and they play a big part in habitat biodiversity. A wide range of fully differentiated resources and planning around the popular book “Mad about Minibeasts”. Rhyming text and vibrant full-page illustrations make this marvellous picture book perfect for reading aloud. On second listening, encourage the children to retell the story using the props to help with the story sequence.