Measuring
and recording
|
Ofsted Key Issue |
Targets that will
address the issue |
Tasks |
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Development
of planning to include opportunities for children to be able to measure and
record their findings |
Provide children with opportunities to be able to measure and
record their findings on a termly basis |
1. Meet with Miss Bendall of Balcombe
school, Leading Mathematics teacher in Sussex to review resources and
planning 2. Review medium term plans to ensure
that opportunities are scheduled into each term for measuring length, weight
and capacity. 3. Plan such opportunities into other
activities such as cooking, sand/water play and gardening. |
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Resources - audit current resources available for
supporting teaching of measuring and recording findings |
1. Record a list of materials that
Tiggers has to support both children and adults. 2.
Purchase additional resources as required. 3.
Source any additional materials needed |
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Environment - add a numeracy and literacy area to
the environment for children to use in self initiated play as well as
adult-led activities |
1. Make a plan of the area 2. Create a display of resources
including different media for measuring - both standard and non-standard
units of measurement |
Linking
sounds and letters
|
Ofsted Key Issue |
Targets that will
address the issue |
Tasks |
|
Further
planned opportunities for linking sounds to letters |
Observations/assessment - to assess each child
against the ‘stepping stones’ for linking sounds and letters |
1. Design activities which can be
used to assess children’s abilities eg nursery rhymes. Record each child’s
level of ability. 2. Use the assessments to inform
planning in order to meet each child’s needs. 3. Implement planned activities 4. After 3 months re-assess abilities
to feed into planning. |
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Provide children with opportunities to develop their
understanding of linking sounds and letters on a daily basis |
1. Meet with class teacher in
Foundation Stage class to review practice/resources/planning/observations 2. Use the National Literacy Strategy
section on Progression in Phonics to inform planning 3. Review daily timetable to ensure
that opportunities are scheduled into the daily routine 4. Work with children in smaller
differentiated groups (3-6 children) as well as larger groups |
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Resources - audit current resources available for
supporting teaching of linking sounds and letters |
1. Record a list of materials that
Tiggers has to support both children and adults. 2. Review
resources in Reception class or feeder school with a view to borrowing
resources or making purchases. 3. Visit
local library for materials which Tiggers could borrow. 4. Source any additional
materials needed |
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|
Environment - add a numeracy and literacy area to
the environment for children to use in self initiated play as well as
adult-led activities |
1. Make a plan of the area 2. Create a display of resources |
Linking
sounds and letters
|
Responsibilities |
Time Scale |
Monitoring |
Evaluation |
|
1. All 2. All 3. All 4. All |
17th
May 2005 28th
June 2005 5th
July 2005 15th
September 2005 |
Committee Committee Committee Committee |
Parents
to view and to evaluate child development records Evaluation
forms to be distributed to parents Committee
to view parental evaluation forms at Committee meetings Committee
to discuss their individual child’s child development records at Committee
meetings |
|
1. Supervisor/ Playgroup Assistant 2. Supervisor/ Playgroup Assistant 3. All 4. All |
6th
May 2005 17th
May 2005 17th
May 2005 6th
June 2005 |
Committee Committee Committee Committee |
Committee
to review weekly plans and evaluations with regard to literacy activities |
|
1. All 2. Supervisor/ Playgroup
Assistant 3. All 4. Supervisor/Team
leader/Designated committee member |
17th
May 2005 24th
May 2005 24th
May 2005 |
Committee Committee Committee |
Committee
to review list of resources. |
|
1. Supervisor/ Playgroup Assistant 2. Supervisor/ Playgroup Assistant |
6th
June 2005 6th
June 2005 |
Committee Committee |
Sure
Start Quality Mentor to view the numeracy/literacy corner |
Measuring
and recording
|
Responsibilities |
Time Scale |
Monitoring |
Evaluation |
|
1. Supervisor/ Playgroup Assistant 2. All 3. All |
1st
July 2005 17th
May 2005 17th
May 2005 |
Committee Committee Committee |
Committee
to review half-term plans and evaluations with regard to measuring activities |
|
1. All 2.
Supervisor/ Playgroup Assistant 3.
Supervisor/Team leader/Designated committee member |
17th
May 2005 6th
June 2005 |
Committee Committee |
Committee
to review list of resources |
|
1. Supervisor/ Playgroup Assistant 2. Supervisor/ Playgroup Assistant |
6th
June 2005 6th
June 2005 |
Committee Committee |
Sure
Start quality mentor to view the numeracy/literacy corner |