BagelFace Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I want to change the way I teach and start planning from the children's interests. Our school currently follows the Hamilton Trust topics which are OKish but I want to move away from this and go with the children. Any advice please? Should I start with my own base topic and then see where they take it? How do I ensure I am covering ELGs etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 have a look on Durham CNET website in the EY section, there are some good planning formats- advance and retrospective. Might be of some help to get you started? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Have a look at Sue's article called 'Motivational Planning'. find it HERE Good luck with your planned changes, let us know how it goes. Peggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagelFace Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 Sue's article is very thought provoking, thank you. It is amazing to see it was written in 2006! My biggest challenge now is to encourage the other Reception teacher to have ago - she is insistent on ticking boxes and following topics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 If you do a search and find the continuous provision sheets, or look in the resource section. These could be a starting point for your other Reception teachers to see the immense holistic learning that goes on without a sign of any topic. It is difficult to 'let go of' what we know and are comfortable with. Others have found that reflective planning, following childrens interests etc once tried and 'settled' does actually entails LESS work in contrast to looking for inspiration for what to do with any given topic. I personally found I got much more 'job satisfaction' being inspired by the children than a blank sheet of paper waiting for me to fill it in with 'ideas' of 'what' to teach and 'how' to teach it. They may only gain the confidence once they see that the childs 'learning journey' records show that learning is taking place, across all ELG's, at the childs pace. Their skills of scaffolding the childrens learning will also ensure that any gaps or individual progression are met too. Good luck. Peggy p.s. you could also tell them about this forum, then they can 'research' for themselves, and ask any questions about how this type of planning looks in practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagelFace Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 Thanks Peggy, I know they do read this forum so lets hope the see this thread!! Will let you know how I get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Keen Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Have you seen the High/Scope book Planning around Children's Interests? I found this really helpful. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Planning-Around-Ch...s/dp/1573790192 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagelFace Posted October 25, 2008 Author Share Posted October 25, 2008 Thanks, will have a look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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