Menu

Home : Foundation Stage

Special Topics Teaching Resources

Discover some schemes of work, lesson plans, classroom worksheets and interactive activities to develop skills in all curriculum subjects in the Foundation Stage covering a range of special days, celebrations and festivals across the school year

Bonfire Night

Investigate and illustrate the history and themes of Bonfire Night working across all curriculum subjects

Christmas

Practise and develop a range of skills in different curriculum subjects to celebrate and enjoy the festive season

Easter

Explore and present some of the themes and stories connected to Easter working across all curriculum subjects

Halloween

Develop and practise skills in all curriculum areas to celebrate and decorate the classroom for Halloween

New Year

Celebrate the start of a new year and select a range of personal and academic resolutions for the remaining two terms of the school year

Remembrance Day

Explore some of the themes and issues surrounding Remembrance Day to commemorate people who fought in the past

Shrove Tuesday

Understand and illustrate how and why Shrove Tuesday is celebrated in different communities around the world

Valentine’s Day

Explore and express feelings associated with love for people, places and things as part of an annual celebration

  • Easter Flowers
    Make models of different flower shapes to make decorations for Easter by melting and shaping chocolate
  • Bunny Biscuits
    Bake a selection of biscuits using different shapes that can be used to represent Easter celebrations
  • Easter Cakes
    Use coloured marzipan to create different Easter symbols that can be used to decorate cup cakes
  • One Less Egg
    Identify and record numbers of Easter eggs that are one less than different numbers to twenty