Challenge Passport Page for a mixed reception and year 1 class.

An activity to help children practise the sound ‘m’

An activity to practise recognising the sound ‘d’

A medium term plan showing overall coverage and a lesson by lesson breakdown for year one, looking at the human body and the five senses.

Challenges set out in continuous provision for a mixed reception and year one class.

This is the timetable I use for Autumn term in a mixed reception and year one class. I alternate teaching maths and english so one week there will be 3 maths inputs and 2 english inputs and the following week there will be 3 english and 2 maths so it all evens out.

Year 1 Challenge Passport for continuous provision activities. I also use this for reception but adapt the reception writing and maths activities to be more accessible for them.

Year 1 Challenge Passport for continuous provision activities. I also use this for reception but adapt the reception writing and maths activities to be more accessible for them.

Year 1 Challenge Passport for continuous provision activities. I also use this for reception but adapt the reception writing and maths activities to be more accessible for them.

This is the planning format that I use each week that shows the inputs that I will be teaching and the enhancements that I put in provision.

Geography medium term plan focusing on our school and immediate environment over 5 lessons.

Medium term planning for 7 lessons looking at identifying, classifying and experimenting with different materials.

A fun sports activity aimed for reception and year one children but could easily be adapted for older ages.

Activities linked to the fabulous book ‘Ada Twist, Scientist.’ Aimed at a year one class but could easily be adapted for reception and year two.

STEM challenge activity to add a bit of fun to the ‘everyday materials’ topic in year one science.

We’ve only got 3 days in our final week of term and we are going all out Christmas - so here are some input ideas and fun activities to have out in your classroom to celebrate the festivities. Enjoy :)

Week 6 planning for a reception class. This is changed from last years planning due to new maths small steps and a tweaks to weekly themes/activities. We also have a different format for guided reading to last year and some tweaks to foundation lessons too. 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. The weekly theme for this week is: Valentines Day/Love!

Week 5 planning for a reception class. This is changed from last years planning due to new maths small steps and a tweaks to weekly themes/activities. We also have a different format for guided reading to last year and some tweaks to foundation lessons too. 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. The weekly theme for this week is: Lunar New Year

A brief overview detailing what we will be teaching across the 7 areas of learning in our reception class.

Week 4 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 which we introduced mid year. We have also made changes to our enhancement planning - now only enhancing 5 areas and having 5 child-led 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, the challenge page to match our challenge mountain and our guided reading learning. The weekly theme for this week is: Traditional Tales Focus Book: Little Red