Preschool pedagogy and professional development resources

These assessments/monitoring sheets can be used for every child, the whole year through, from Baseline to ELG! These have been created with the ELGs in mind. Included is a Writing assessment (can be printed for each assessment term), Maths assessment/monitoring record, Reading assessment/monitoring record and Group monitoring pro forma. Never worry about creating your own assessments again!

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VIDEO BELOW An introduction to phonics - specifically jolly phonics - to support parents.

These are PDFs. Great for homework and plenaries in class.

PSW Education & Leadership brings you 5 key areas to explore when participating in a transition meeting regarding your new class or group of students. 1- Explore the key demographics of your new class. What are the key vulnerable or target groups? 2- Do any individuals have specific additional needs or disabilities? 3- Explore any issues arising in regards to behaviour within the class. Are there any specific individuals or needs you need to be aware of? 4- Gather information in regards to current academic standards. How do these pupils need to be challenged? 5- What do I need to teach as a priority in my first few weeks? What gaps in learning need to be addressed? There will be many more issues you would probably also like to explore. However, if you use these key areas as an initial scaffold to your conversations, you should feel confident that you are ready to receive your new groups of students. Please subscribe to our channel for lots more related content.

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For all teachers and staff working in Early Years, print these easy-to-use cards and put them together on a keyring. This makes them easy to flip through or keep open on a particular area you are concentrating on. - Colour Coded - Covers all areas of development - Uses the Development Matters Ages & Stages Statements - Uses Early Learning Goals - Downloadable and printable content Perfect for Reception-wide daily use and for those working 1:1 with children with an EHCP, even in Key Stage 1.

Not sure you want to commit to spending the money on just one lesson? Worried in case it's not even close to what you had imagined? Well, with this bundle you get a choice of three, recognised as outstanding, lessons to chose from. Another benefit to this bundle is, if you want to personalise it or change it, then you can mix-and-match activities across the lesson.

In a spirit of promoting positive behavior intervention support systems (PBIS), this template is a great ay to change the way students get attention. In addition to or in replacement of negative referrals to the office, this form allows for students to receive extra positive attention when caught doing great things. Just like the normal form, this alternative praises students based on their behavior or characteristics such as flexibility, accountability, optimism, respect, grit, perseverance and more. It is set up to have the student's name, the date, teacher, location, details and more. It also includes additional details and signature lines for the teacher, parents, and administrators. Please leave some feedback for how it work for you and how you implemented it in your school/classroom!

This resources will suggest ideas for resources in curriculum areas around your classroom. With a focus on continuous provision, this resources will tell you what should be available for the children in areas such as the reading area, creative area, sensory area etc. Aimed especially to support NQTs and new to reception teachers, this resource will save you heaps of time planning what resources are needed where. FREE: An on-entry assessment for numeracy FREE: An 'All About Me' booklet to send home to your parents for the children to complete and return.

Here is a very simple guide for one method of learning names. There are many ways of learning names, but connecting names, with visuals during the first roll call is a powerful way. This combines some simple PC skills to fulfil this task, and provide you with a printable page that YOU MAKE to use with your class. Good luck

Get ready for the new school year with these daily visual timetable cards (including pictures, cursive writing and clocks). You can laminate these, so that you can write onto the clock faces - this way, the children will know the times of the day. Includes cards for lots of subjects/times of the school day. Also includes blank ones for your to add your own! Excellent idea for either whole class display, or a daily personal timetable for children with ASD.