Core Provision Planning

[Guest]

[b]I am interested to know if / how anyone in YR and Y1 is using core provision planning (where you have long term plans for areas of provision). I am especially interested in how you manage the short term planning, based on following children's interests. Does anyone have any sample weekly plans / timetables? ALso, is anyone using a learning story type approach to capitalising on children's interests as individuals and in small groups?

[HappyMaz]

Can't help I'm afraid, kathyt - but I wanted to welcome you to the forum!

 

Someone will be along shortly who will be infinitely more helpful...

 

Maz

[Susan]

Hi and welcome Kathyt.

 

Thank you for making your first post.

[Marion]

Hi Kathy and welcome to the forum

[JacquieL]

Hello and welcome.

I don't know if anyone is using this in YR/1 but if you go into blogs Sue R has written about developing this approach in nursery and this may give you some ideas to adapt.

[Guest]

Hello and welcome.

I don't know if anyone is using this in YR/1 but if you go into blogs Sue R has written about developing this approach in nursery and this may give you some ideas to adapt.

[hali]

hello and welcome to the forum

[SmileyPR]

Hello and welcome! Maybe in the Resource area here at the left hand side of the page? Good luck!

[Guest Wolfie]

A warm welcome from me too!

[Marion]

Hi Gail and welcome to the forum

[Susan]

Hi Gail and welcome.

 

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[Marion]

Kathy do you mean continuous provision for learning areas ? Jacquie posted some which could be adapted for older children http://www.foundation-stage.info/forums/in...nuous+provision

[Guest]

Kathy do you mean continuous provision for learning areas ? Jacquie posted some which could be adapted for older children http://www.foundation-stage.info/forums/in...nuous+provision

Thanks - these are exactly what I meant - Is anyone else using them? Those of you in YR how are you getting on with trying not to break the day up too much ( I would love to see how you organise planning for the week stating with observations)?

[Guest]

Thanks - these are exactly what I meant - Is anyone else using them? Those of you in YR how are you getting on with trying not to break the day up too much ( I would love to see how you organise planning for the week stating with observations)?

 

 

Hi there, If you have a look on the new EYFS CD Rom there's a good section on planning from observations under 'in depth' Observation, Assessment and Planning. There are a few different models shown and I intend to combine some of the ideas. Hope this helps! Sue

[Marion]

I teach reception in a FSU and we display continuous provision sheets in each area. They are really useful for students and parent helpers as they give pointers to questions/vocabulary.

 

 

We keep our whole class teaching very short , do not attend daily assemblies or have playtimes to give children the maximum time to work at chosen activities. I do a whole class phonics or numeracy input then work with small groups while the other children are free to choose or work with other adults.

We do very few "formal" observations but it is part of a practitioners routine to make notes (mental or written) about what children are doing what they are absorbed in and what they struggle with.

The team shares their observations and we plan daily from these.

We do not have MTP and never plan for more than two days ahead as we feel this allows us to respond to the children more.

[Guest]

Sounds great Marion! Do you have a timetable / overview that lets you organise staff / additions to provision etc?

[Marion]

We don't have a time table as such just a rough daily routine that can change if necessary

 

8.50 children arrive with parents

9.00 lunch register

9.00 9.15 whole class phonics or numeracy

9.15- 11.00 free flow

11.00 - 11.15 story/circletime/songs

11.30 - 12.45 lunchtime

12.45-1.00 whole class phonics or numeracy

1.00 - 2.45 free flow

2.45 - 3.00 story/circletime/songs

3.15 collected by parents

[Marion]

I do whole class teaching but share small group activities with my nursery nurse. This has changed since I was on long term sick leave prior to this we took turns.

[Guest whizzbang]

Hi ya

Can I ask within that daily list, do you do individual readers? how does that work? how about K & U/ PE/ music etc. or is that run through childrnes interest? How do you know which areas children have covered, do you insisit they move to different classroom areas or do they have complete free flow?

Thanks

[Susan]

Your question seems to have been overlooked, whizzbang. Hope this might help.