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Literacy for early childhood

UPDATED EYFS Progression Document
Newly updated in December 2024
A document showing the progression through nursery and reception in the seven areas of learning.
Links are also shown to KS1 subjects in relation to understanding the world and EAD to enable subject leaders throughout school to see how their subject is being taught in reception and nursery.
Observational checkpoints are included for nursery to help to assess if children are ‘on track’ and ELGs for reception.
Please note: at this time, the nursery maths sections are empty for Spring 2, Summer 1 and Summer 2. This is due to White Rose not having released these units as of yet. Once these are released this item with be updated and you will be able to redownload.

Phonics Assessment Grids for Parents
3 different formats for children with varying abilities.
These have been made to stick in reading records to share children’s progress with parents and inform them on what sounds/skills need to be developed.

Reception Planning, Summer 2, Week 3
Week 3 planning for a reception class - matching my progression document.
This pack includes an overview of the week showing when we teach, how we distribute staff, a continuous provision enhancements plan, a literacy plan, a maths plan, a maths notebook* and the challenge page to match our challenge mountain.
Focus Book/Theme: Stanley’s Stick
Please note: The maths notebook uses a programme called SMART notebook. If you do not have this programme installed on your laptop, this will not work for you.

ELG Statements Sheet
A useful grid, detailing all the ELGs across the 7 areas of learning.
Intended use for professional discussion to ascertain if children have achieved a ‘best fit’ for each ELG.

Reception Planning, Summer 2, Week 4
Week 4 planning for a reception class - matching my progression document.
This pack includes an overview of the week showing when we teach, how we distribute staff, a continuous provision enhancements plan, a literacy plan, a maths plan, a maths notebook* and the challenge page to match our challenge mountain.
Focus Book/Theme: Somebody Crunched Colin/Recycling
Please note: The maths notebook uses a programme called SMART notebook. If you do not have this programme installed on your laptop, this will not work for you.

Reception Autumn 2 Medium Term Plan
Detailed medium term plan for a reception class including the following subjects over a 6 week period:
Communication and Language
PSED
Physical (very brief overview)
Literacy
Maths
Understanding the World
Expressive Art and Design

Reception Planning, Spring 1, Week 1
Week 1 planning for a reception class - matching my progression document. This is changed from last years planning due to new maths small steps and a change to weekly themes, this term focusing on stories.
We have also made changes to our enhancement planning - now only enhancing 5 areas and having 5 child-led/engagement activities out. We are bringing back more JOY!!!
This pack includes an overview of the week showing when we teach, how we distribute staff, a continuous provision enhancements plan, a literacy plan, a maths plan, a maths presentation and the challenge page to match our challenge mountain.
Focus Book: Star in the Jar
Please note there are no guided reading powerpoints for this half term as we are going to be incorporating the format in our daily story times rather than focusing on the same story all week

Phonics Assessment Grid for Parents
4 different formats for children with varying abilities.
These have been made to stick in reading records to share children’s progress with parents and inform them on what sounds/skills need to be developed. Linked to Read Write Inc assessment 3.

Reception Planning - Autumn 1, Week 1
For this week we have our children part time so our plan is much more simplified.
There are circle time ideas and adult-led activities to support baseline assessments through age-appropriate activities.
There are also a range of continuous provision enhancements to engage children and again, hit some of your baseline assessments through play - none of that RBA iPad assessing here!
Weekly Theme: Starting School
Focus Book: The Colour Monster Goes to School*
I know that there is some controversy regarding using the Colour Monster due to the black colour monster being associated with fear. In this version of the Colour Monster, the black colour monster only appears once. There is no reference to black representing fear but the words spooky and scary are used on the same page as the visual of the black colour monster. In our book we have coloured over him in grey paint. In the activities that we set out in class, we have removed the black monster entirely. We have chosen to continue to use this book as the children engage well with it, it approaches the subject of starting school well and promotes good conversations with our young learners.

Reception Autumn 1 Medium Term Plan
Detailed medium term plan for a reception class including the following subjects over a 6 week period:
Communication and Language
PSED
Physical (very brief overview)
Literacy
Maths
Understanding the World
Expressive Art and Design

Reception Planning, Spring 1, Week 3
Week 3 planning for a reception class - matching my progression document. This is changed from last years planning due to new maths small steps.
We have also made changes to our enhancement planning - now only enhancing 5 areas and having 5 child-led/engagement activities out. We are bringing back more JOY!!!
This pack includes an overview of the week showing when we teach, how we distribute staff, a continuous provision enhancements plan, a literacy plan, a maths plan, a maths presentation and the challenge page to match our challenge mountain.
Focus Book: The Paper Dolls
Please note there are no guided reading powerpoints for this half term as we are going to be incorporating the format in our daily story times rather than focusing on the same story all week

Reception Planning, Summer 1, Week 1
Week 1 planning for a reception class - matching my progression document. This is changed from last years planning due to new maths small steps.
This pack includes an overview of the week showing when we teach, how we distribute staff, a continuous provision enhancements plan, a literacy plan, a maths plan, a maths notebook* and the challenge page to match our challenge mountain.
Focus Book/Theme: Rainbow Fish
Please note: The maths notebook uses a programme called SMART notebook. If you do not have this programme installed on your laptop, this will not work for you.

Reception End of Spring 2 Assessment
Matching statements in our progression document to assess progress over Spring 2 across all seven areas of learning.

Reception Morning Jobs, Summer 2, Week 2
Morning jobs to go out on tables and be completed as children come into school. Covering the following:
Maths, linked to last weeks learning
Phonics, differentiated 5 ways - writing words and simple sentences
Writing, writing simple sentences
Handwriting, following RWI progression of letters
Scissor skills

Reception Planning, Autumn 1, Week 7
Week 7 planning for a reception class. This links to the progression document and recently updated Autumn 1 Medium Term Plan.
This pack includes an overview of the week showing when we teach, how we distribute staff, a continuous provision plan, a literacy plan, a maths plan, the challenge page to match our challenge mountain and our guided reading learning.
Communication and Language, PSED, UTW and EAD planning can be found in the Autumn 1 MTP.
The weekly theme for this week is: People Who Help Us*
Focus Book: Zog and the Flying Doctors
Please note: We are trialling moving away from heavily themed enhancements and trying to be a bit more open, focusing on skills rather than the end product. I have uploaded our CP plan for week 7 but also a tweaked one from last year that is still heavily themed so you can choose which works for you

Reception Planning, Summer 2, Week 2
Week 2 planning for a reception class - matching my progression document.
This pack includes an overview of the week showing when we teach, how we distribute staff, a continuous provision enhancements plan, a literacy plan, a maths plan, a maths notebook* and the challenge page to match our challenge mountain.
Focus Book/Theme: Under the Sea/Tiddler
Please note: The maths notebook uses a programme called SMART notebook. If you do not have this programme installed on your laptop, this will not work for you.

Reception Planning, Spring 2, Week 1
Week 1 planning for a reception class - matching my progression document. This is changed from last years planning due to new maths small steps.
We have also made changes to our enhancement planning - now only enhancing 5 areas and having 5 child-led/engagement activities out. We are bringing back more JOY!!!
This pack includes an overview of the week showing when we teach, how we distribute staff, a continuous provision enhancements plan, a literacy plan, a maths plan, a maths presentation and the challenge page to match our challenge mountain.
Focus Book: Perfectly Norman
Please note there are no guided reading powerpoints for this half term as we are going to be incorporating the format in our daily story times rather than focusing on the same story all week

The Gingerbread Man Book Talk
Activities linked to the traditional tale, The Gingerbread Man aimed at a mixed reception and year one class.