Fun Learning Resources

Creating a cosy and calm EYFS Classroom; A Blog Post by Sophie @MrsG _EYFS For many people, EYFS is seen as chaotic, noisy and perhaps even a little daunting. It’s often the phase that many teachers fear stepping into. But in my classroom, we’re striving for the opposite. As we move towards September, our focus … Read more

Two weeks before my first September in EYFS, I sat on the classroom floor surrounded mostly by laminate and good intentions. I’d spent a weekend matching trays to a colour scheme. I’d printed labels for things that didn’t need labels. I’d built a timetable down to five-minute blocks, certain that this was what “being ready” … Read more

At this time of year, there is suddenly a change in how we talk about EYFS assessment and ELGs, the end of the year creeps into view and the conversation becomes a bit more urgent. With the promise of summer creeping closer, so begins the sharper focus on the Early Learning Goals (ELGs), and before … Read more

Finding Balance: Work- Life Wellbeing in the Early Years. A blog post by MrsG_EYFS. How often do we hear comments like, “You don’t have as much to do because you don’t have all that marking,” or “They’re just playing with toys, so it must be easy to resource”? If only people really knew. I’m fortunate … Read more

What is oracy in EYFS and KS1? If you’ve spent any time in an EYFS or KS1 classroom, you’ll know that children are constantly communicating… even when there are very few words involved. A look across the room, a gesture towards something just out of reach, a half-finished sentence that trails off into action, it … Read more

(A little about me, and the work behind Is it Time to Play) Play has always been at the heart of early years education, yet it is increasingly something that teachers feel they need to explain, justify or defend. In conversations with practitioners working across Nursery, Reception and Key Stage One, I often hear the … Read more

EYFS assessment should help teachers understand children’s development and plan next steps in learning, yet for many practitioners it has become associated with paperwork, tracking systems and unnecessary workload. Assessment in the Early Years is one of those topics that can very quickly start to feel overwhelming. Somewhere between observations, tracking systems, data drops and … Read more

Supporting Families: What Really Matters When Children Start School. A blog post by MrsG_EYFS. Understanding the Transition From Nursery to School The move from nursery to school often catches parents off guard. Even families who’ve felt completely settled and supported in your setting can suddenly feel unsure when Reception starts to appear on the horizon. … Read more

There’s a particular moment in Spring 2 that feels familiar to so many Reception teachers. It’s not that the children suddenly change. It’s that the pressure does. Conversations get sharper.Meetings feel weightier.And we start asking ourselves:Have I covered every gap?Have I planned enough? It’s easy to wind up with a long list of timetabled interventions, … Read more

Winter Magic in EYFS: Turning Frosty Days into Learning Adventures. A blog post by MrsG_EYFS. It struck me this year just how much winter topics truly belong to the Spring term. Strange, isn’t it? But it’s true! Two out of three of our winter months are in the first half of the Spring term. So, … Read more

Feeling pressure to create Pinterest-perfect provision? This blog explores why purposeful provision in EYFS is about learning, interaction and sustainability, not elaborate set-ups This isn’t a criticism of individual teachers, their creativity, or the care they put into their classrooms. Every EYFS practitioner is thinking about learning, because that’s the job. The conversation around purposeful … Read more