Literacy Planning — The Tiny Seed | Reception

A set of eight carefully structured literacy sessions built around Eric Carle’s beloved picture book, The Tiny Seed. Designed for Reception teachers, this planning supports high-quality, curriculum-linked literacy teaching that connects phonics, reading comprehension, composition and vocabulary development within a meaningful and engaging text-based context.

Rather than simply providing activities to fill the week, this planning helps you teach with clarity and purpose — knowing what children are learning, why it matters and how each session builds on the last.

What’s Included?

• 8 complete literacy session plans
• Focused teaching input for each session
• Curriculum-linked objectives across phonics, reading comprehension, composition and vocabulary
• Carefully sequenced learning progression across the unit
• Guidance to support adult-led teaching opportunities

Why Teachers Love It

• Saves significant planning time across a full literacy unit
• Provides clear structure without being rigid or prescriptive
• Connects purposeful literacy teaching to a high-quality focus text
• Supports curriculum coverage with confidence
• Easy to adapt to the needs of your children and setting

How Can I Use This Resource?

• Deliver as a standalone two-week literacy unit
• Use alongside continuous provision enhancements linked to The Tiny Seed
• Adapt sessions to suit your children’s current stage and needs
• Use the focus teaching sequences to support assessment and next steps
• Revisit individual sessions to consolidate specific skills

💡 This resource is also available inside the Is it Time to Play? Membership, giving members access to hundreds of planning tools, resources and professional development materials for no additional cost.