Early Years Foundation Stage teaching resources
47,355 Free early years foundation stage resources: lesson plans, worksheets, activities, games, teaching ideas, classroom resources and much more.
Last updated: 19 June 2013

Help your class have fun with phonics, introduce them to different approaches to numeracy and let them discover their own inner creativity with these excellent early years lesson plans, worksheets and activities.
If you're searching for inspiration, have a look at our BBC Class Clips and Teachers TV videos for early years. Alternatively you can browse through all our recommended early years collections or search for free early years teaching resources on a number of topics.
We do our best to make sure all our lesson plans and activities are the best possible choice for you and your class; each one is virus checked and rated for quality, and many are peer-reviewed.
What's changed in Early Years Foundation Stage?
National Curriculum reform
All the information you need in one place

Foundation teaching resources
- TESiboard activities
- Spring activities
- Phonics activities
- Fun and games from Mr Thorne Does Phonics
- The alphabet
- Rewards
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