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
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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
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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
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Child Initiated Learning (highlight adult-focused/supported activities)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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CLL
MD
KUW
CD
PD
Evaluation of
child-initiated
learning
Indoor Provision
Weekly Learning Intentions
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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