An assessment tracker using the new EYFS 2012 Development Matters - pre-school and reception age 22 months - 60+ and Early Learning Goals

Similar to a child interest sheet here is an in the moment planning sheet to be stuck on your classroom wall and filled in each week. Great for capturing moments of spontaneous child led learning which can then be transferred to observation sheets or inform future inputs and enhanced provision.

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Separate skills planning sheets for each of the 11 skills in Communication and Language: Listening and Attention (30 - 50 months) Each sheet has one skill; an expectation for emerging, developing and advanced learners; reasoning why children should be placed in each group to help you decide who to level where and an evaluation section to note children who have worked above or below expectation

A microwave recipe for playdough. Powerpoint which can also be printed and laminated for tabletop adult supported or independent activity. Teacher prompts for literacy and mathematics included

A powepoint teaching children all about circles, cones, cylinders, domes, spheres and ovals. Great for immersing children in circular shapes and for starting shape hunting

A recipe for playdough which can be used in class to teach about recipes, instructions, steps, lists and number recognition. For older children this can be an activity to try to follow instructions and make playdough independently

An report template for end of year reports, parents evening reports or transitions. For use with children not yet at Early Learning Goal e.g. ages birth - 4 years. (End of Reception Class report also available on TES site) Includes: Child's voice and photo title page with space for setting details Characteristics of Learning page Development Matters Prime Areas page Space for brief quote/ comment from room or setting leader Targets/ Next Steps for the three Prime Areas

An report template for end of year reports, parents evening reports or transitions. For use with children ages 4-5 years. (End of Nursery report also available on TES site) Includes: Child's voice and photo title page with space for setting details Characteristics of Learning page Development Matters Prime Areas page Early Learning Goals page Space for brief quote/ comment from room or setting leader Targets/ Next Steps for the three Prime Areas Includes CoL and ELG statements for easy reference

A powerpoint and assessment sheet to help children learn how to use words to describe patterns - blobby, zigzag, etc

EYFS planning for schema based play. Includes EYFS Development Matters links, Characteristics of Learning links, definition of each schema, examples of where you might see this in play and enhancements and activities you could provide. This is for a trajectory schema and transporting only. For the paid full pack follow the below link. Schemas covered: trajectory, transporting, rotation, orientation, enclosing, enveloping, positioning, connecting https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/schema-based-planning-for-8-different-schemas-11674628

A child self reflection form to be used with a child when looking through their Learning Journey/ Log/ Journal with them. A great way to find out how much of their time in nursery/ reception a child can remember and to find out which where their favourite activities and themes.

EYFS planning

Birth - 60 months + development matters grid including ELGs. 2008 version of EYFS Development Matters - 21 pages long. Can be used in Learning Journeys/ Journals to keep track of development progress. (Created because the hardcopy publication Practice Guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage (May 2008) is no longer available for order and the PDF pages which cover the Development matters aspect runs to 70+ pages.)

A Topic Web for use with the new EYFS 2012

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