Weekly Planner 2-5’s
Child
Date:17th September 2012
Theme/Focus: Settling-in
Anna (30 Months)
Tyrese (39
Rashid (24
Interests/schemas,
learning needs, CoEL
Dressing and undressing herself
and dolls, buttons socks etc
Needs acknowledgement of
frustration and some strategies
to deal with it
months)
First full week of
nursery- enclosing
schema & likes to
play alone in cosy
corner
mths)
Water play
and pouringEAL- first time
experience of
English is at
nursery
Parents & Carers
Information
Same interest at home - Anna is
constantly undressing herself.
Can get frustrated at home as
well, sometimes teary
Excited to start
nursery but hasn’t
had much
experience with
other children,
builds dens at home
Likes running
taps at home,
loves being in
park
C&L
Support with manipulative skills
e.g. hold doll so she can pull
pants up.
Adults to provide calm
reassurance & acknowledge
Anna’s frustration and offer
support/cuddles especially at
times of difficulty. Lots of KP time
Support den making
interest, invite other
children in with KP
support. Small
group time sessions
to share stories in
dens
Set up large
water play in
garden.
Ask for
Key words in
home
language from
parents. KP to
use these
regularly and
develop Visual
timetable to
support
routine
Quite
unsettled this
week, Mum
and dad have
to spend some
extra time at
nursery, KP
developed
special book
to take home
with photos of
nursery life &
Staff. R
enjoyed water
play so extend
next week
PD
Next steps for
learning &
development and
support needed from
adults
Notes and
evaluations
With adult support persevered
with putting doll’s clothes and
jacket on. Manual dexterity has
developed to enable this. Mum
commented she has been less
frustrated and talks to her baby
doll about feeling happy & sad.
Further support to model useful
language to help express needs
and ask for help.
Loved the den
making, commented
he did this at home,
other children really
liked to join in and T
seemed more social
by end of week.
Interested in the
map making
treasure hunt so
continue nxt week
©Islington Early Y ears Foundation Stage Team
PRIME areas of learning: experiences offered indoors and out
PSED
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(A) Role-play dressing dollies in home corner, talking about dollies clothes and
how dolly feels , helping A to acknowledge her feelings
(R) Invite children and families to bring in photos of themselves, home, petsextended family for the ‘all about me’ wall- share these at group time and at KP
time
Talk through sequences of treasure hunt using maps & directions
Use of repetitive stories and rhymes to give children familiarity and confidence
to re-tell stories in play.
Talk and share photos of families at group time and add to display
(R) Use of visual timetable for nursery routine
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(A)Develop manipulative skills by pulling on zips, buttons and shoes- dress
up doll & putting on coats and boots, helping others with buttons.
Threading & Shape sorters
Getting to know the nursery & garden by going on a ‘treasure hunt’ around
the setting using the map
Obstacle course in garden
SPECIFIC areas of Learning: experiences offered indoors and out
Literacy
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mark making maps of the nursery
environment
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(T) introduce stories about starting
nursery, storytelling in the den in the
cosy corner (use of props)
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Using the nursery camera to take
photos of the environment for the
‘treasure’ map, downloading, saving
and printing off.
Maths
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Introduce positional language- going
over, under, behind, in front, ten steps
forward etc. as part of ‘map of
nursery’ and treasure hunt.
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(T) Den making: provide a range of
material, cushions, clothes horse, and
masking tape.
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(R)Water play in garden using
tunnels, funnels and bamboo pipes to
create rushing water
UTW
EA&D
Characteristics of Effective learning (CoEL)
Playing and Exploring, Active Learning, and Creating and Thinking Critically Support children’s learning across all areas
Weekly Planner 2-5’s
Notes/evals of child
initiated play or CoEL
Date:17th September 2012
Theme/Focus: Settling-in
Lots of interest in the den making and treasure hunt map of the nurserychildren were finding out & exploring, making links and choosing ways to
do things. Continue this theme next week- map to the cave ( introduce
bear hunt) (use photos to create display of nursery & maps at child level)
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©Islington Early Y ears Foundation Stage Team
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Robbie brought in a birds nest, so develop this further next week (ask IEL
for linked resources)
Children to be observed
Special Events
Joshua, Alice & Aisha
Summers Bday party on Friday
(Dad bringing a cake)
Freddie starting full days on
Tuesday
Characteristics of Effective learning (CoEL)
Playing and Exploring, Active Learning, and Creating and Thinking Critically Support children’s learning across all areas