Early Years Weekly Planning Grid
Class:
Areas of Learning
Personal Social
and Emotional
Development
Communication
and Language
Physical
Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding
the World
Expressive Arts
and Design
Week
Beginning
Theme:
Adults:
What do we want children to
learn?
Learning Intentions
How can we enable this to take
place?
Learning experiences(Positive
(A Unique Child/EYO)
Relationships, Enabling
Environments)
How will we know who has
learned?
Assessment opportunities
including Characteristics
of Effective Learning
What next?
Evaluation to inform
future plans
Investigation Area
Reading/Listening
Area
Writing/Mark Making
Area
Maths Area
Sand/Water Area
Construction Area
Role Play Area
Creative/Music Area
Home Corner Area
ICT Area
Continuous
Provision
Enhancement
w/c
Focus:
Small World Area
Outdoor Area (Depending on the setting you may want to section this part of the plan as above or annotate the above section inside/outside. Don’t forget to ensure some
adult led activities take place outside each week )
Evaluation of week beginning ___________
(Summarise and refer to observation or individual planning sheets)
Which activities were particularly successful at making an impact on children’s progress? (refer to both adult led and continuous provision)
Which activities did you change/ enhance throughout the week ?(refer to any adult initiated activity plans you developed during the week)
Which activities do you need to focus on next week to track pupil progress? (use children’ learning journals to help guide you)
Activity Ideas for next week ( this may follow on from planning sessions with the children, a response to a child’s interest or a follow up from an adult led
session)