Assessment Activities

by Jean Evans

Published 17 April 2003
This series provides practical dip-in activities to support the 'Early Learning Goals'. The ideas will provide a collection of quick-to-use timed activities with supporting photocopiables (to include activity sheets, poems, stories and songs). ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES will provide a wide range of practical activities across all six Areas of Learning for easy assessment purposes. Drawing on the requirements of the new Foundation Stage Profile the activities enable practitioners to assess children during play. Ideas include passing around a fruity feely bag, setting up a role-play library, making matching towers and holding a 'Grandparents' Day' celebration.

Regular Routines

by Jean Evans

Published 20 September 2002
This series provides practical dip-in activities to support the 'Early Learning Goals'. The ideas will provide a collection of quick-to-use timed activities with supporting photocopiables (to include activity sheets, poems, stories and songs). REGULAR ROUTINES will provide a wide range of activities which demonstrate how regular routines can provide stimulating learning opportunities that cover all six areas of learning. There are six chapters each covering regular routines in which children are involved at nursery and playgroup. The chapters cover Welcome and goodbye;Circle time;Snacks and meals;Out to play;Tidy-up time and Storytime. The activities include using small plastic bears to register in the group;organising personal boxes for items to take home from the group;following an outdoor obstacle course and using musical instruments to signal 'Tidy-up time'. A total of 12 photocopiables provide additional support.