The Plans

							The Plans

All planning needs to be flexible and responsive to children’s needs as well as offering
what you want them to learn and find out about. Planning also needs to be evaluated
regularly across the areas of learning to ensure it is helping all children to make progress.

The Long term plan should:
    Cover the areas and aspects of learning to which all children are entitled (reference
      guide) often over the year or over the time child is in setting
    Link with FS1 (Nursery) planning
    Show the aspects that are happening all the time (eg dispositions and attitudes)
            Areas and Aspects of Learning (reference guide)

   Personal, social            Communication,            Mathematical
   and emotional               language and              development
   development                 literacy
1. Dispositions and       1.   Language for         1.   Numbers as labels
   attitudes                   communication             and for counting
2. Self-confidence and    2.   Language for         2.   Calculating
   self-esteem                 thinking
3. Making relationships   3.   Linking sounds and   3.   Shape, space and
                               letters                   measures
4. Behaviour and self-    4.   Reading
   control
5. Self-care              5.   Writing
6. Sense of               6.   Handwriting
   Community

     Knowledge and             Physical                  Creative
     understanding of          Development               development
     the world
1.   Exploration and      1.   Movements            1.   Exploring media
     investigation                                       and materials
2.   Designing and        2.   A sense of space     2.   Music
     making skills
3.   Information and      3.   Health and bodily    3.   Imagination
     communication             awareness
     technology
4.   A sense of time      4.   Using equipment      4.   Responding to
                                                         experiences and
                                                         expressing and
                                                         communicating
                                                         ideas
5. A sense of place       5.   Using tools and
                               materials
6. Cultures and beliefs
Long Term Overview – Curriculum Map

                                                                                     PSED   CLL   MD   KUW   PD   CD



                Aspects ongoing throughout the year e.g. dispostion and attitude
Autumn 1
(include key
festivals and
events)

Autumn 2



Spring 1



Spring 2



Spring 3



Summer 1



Summer 2
Medium Term Plan

The Medium term Plan should
    Be completed every half term
    Turn the long term plan into practical learning intentions
    Build on the children’s interests and needs
Medium Term
Themes/Areas of Interest    Celebrations/Events/Visits/Visitors   Class Environment/Learning Areas/Display




PSED                  CLL   MD                      KUW           PD                  CD


Learning Intentions




Key Experiences




Evaluation:
Short Term Plan

The Short term plan should
    Be much more immediate and responsive to individual children
    Be completed weekly, based on what has been happening from day to day

These are examples of short term planners
1.The adult-focused learning planner covering adult led activities including literacy and
numeracy

2 or 2a. Alternative versions of indoor child initiated learning planners, one organised by
activity and the other by curriculum area

3 or 3a. As above for outdoors
Adult Focused Learning Experiences (Indoor and Outdoors)
                 Learning      Differentiation/Target Activities/   Resources   Specific             Evaluation
                 Intentions    Children               Experiences               language/questions
Personal, Social
and Emotional
Development



Communication,
Language and
Literacy



Mathematical
Development




Knowledge and
Understanding
of the World



Physical
development
Adult Focused Learning Experiences (Indoor and Outdoors)
Creative
Development



Large/Whole Group Sessions e.g. story, phonological awareness, circle time, shared writing, parachute, music, songs, rhymes, maths
games etc.
                  Monday                 Tuesday             Wednesday                    Thursday               Friday
Group A
Group B
Group A
Group B
Group A
Group B
Indoor Provision
   Weekly Learning Intentions
   PSED              CLL                           MD                    KUW           PD        CD


  Child Initiated Learning (highlight adult-focused/supported activities)
                            Monday                Tuesday                Wednesday   Thursday   Friday
  PSED



  CLL



  MD



  KUW



  CD



  PD
Evaluation of
child-initiated
learning
Indoor Provision
   Weekly Learning Intentions
   PSED                      CLL                          MD                  KUW         PD        CD

  Child Initiated Learning (highlight adult-focused/supported activities)
                                    Monday             Tuesday              Wednesday   Thursday   Friday
  Role Play

  Creative Workshop

  Sand
  (wet and dry)

  Water

  Malleable/Tactile

  Exploration/Investigation

  Books /Listening Area
  (and story props)
  Graphics/Writing Area

  ICT

  Construction

  Small World

  Maths Area

  Evaluation of Child-
  initiated Learning
Outdoor Provision                   Week beg:
  Weekly Learning Intentions
  PSED             CLL                        MD                  KUW          PD        CD


  Child Initiated Learning (highlight adult-focused/supported activities)
                          Monday               Tuesday           Wednesday   Thursday   Friday
  Creative Area
  Eg weaving,
  painting, sand,
  water, mark-
  making and
  music



  Quiet Area
  Eg books,
  games, puzzles,
  soft toys




  Imaginative Play
  Area
  Eg building,
  construction,
  blocks, tents,
  dressing up
Environmental
Area
e.g. digging,
growing,
weather boxes,
mini-beasts


Open space
e.g. bikes, small
equipment-balls,
hoops, skipping
ropes-climbing
and balancing
Evaluation of
child-initiated
learning
Outdoor Provision            Week beg:
  Weekly Learning Intentions
  PSED                CLL                          MD                  KUW          PD        CD


  Child Initiated Learning (highlight adult-focused/supported activities)
                              Monday              Tuesday             Wednesday   Thursday   Friday
  PSED



  CLL



  MD



  KUW



  CD



  PD
Evaluation of child-
initiated learning