EASY 2 READ provides resources created by experienced PGCE teacher of psychology and childcare education. Resources are designed for teaching on the Access to HE and BTEC programmes, but can be pitched to teach AS level psychology too. In addition Easy 2 Read provides resources to deliver Cache level 2 and level 3 early years education.
Resources include lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, activities, Q/A worksheets and quizzes to assess learning.
EASY 2 READ provides resources created by experienced PGCE teacher of psychology and childcare education. Resources are designed for teaching on the Access to HE and BTEC programmes, but can be pitched to teach AS level psychology too. In addition Easy 2 Read provides resources to deliver Cache level 2 and level 3 early years education.
Resources include lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, handouts, activities, Q/A worksheets and quizzes to assess learning.
Revision Notes
Diploma Early Years Educator Level 3
Theme 1: Health and well-being
Health and well-being theme covers a host of areas which are essential for children to thrive in this world. The units covered within this theme includes:
Unit 1.1: Supporting healthy lifestyles through the provision of food & nutrition
Unit 1.2: Supporting healthy lifestyles for children through exercise
Unit 1.3: Supporting physical care routines for children
Unit 1.4: Promoting children’s emotional well-being
Unit 1.5: Understand how to support children who are unwell
The contents are presented in a table format that is easy to read and follow. It also describes the policies and procedures implemented in childcare settings.
The contents are mainly designed for revision; contents are presented in a clear and concise manner that is easy to digest. Key themes are largely presented in a table format so that in one view a bigger picture is provided. Some information is displayed using bullet points to help capture main concepts.
This resource is ideal for teachers to efficiently and effectively recap topics delivered in previous lessons. Simultaneously, the revision notes are perfect for students as the information is presented in bite size; it basically covers lengthy material in a condensed format, hence saving students time on revising material not relevant or necessary for their assignment or exams.
Diploma Early Years Educator Level 3
Theme 1: Health and Well-being
Unit: 1.1: Supporting healthy lifestyles through the provision of food and nutrition.
This unit outlines the food and nutrition required for a healthy lifestyle. The contents are presented in a table format that is easy to read and follow. It also describes the healthy eating policies and procedures implemented in childcare settings.
The contents are mainly designed for revision; contents are presented in a clear and concise manner that is easy to read and understand. Key themes are largely presented in a table format so that in one view a bigger picture is provided. Some information is displayed using bullet points to help capture main concepts.
This resource is ideal for teachers to efficiently and effectively recap topics delivered in previous lessons. Simultaneously, the revision notes are perfect for students as the information is presented in bite size; it basically covers lengthy material in a condensed format, hence saving students time on revision of material not relevant or necessary for their assignment or exams.
This bundle of resource is designed to cover the Research Methods unit in Psychology. The resources are aimed at those studying Access to HE and BTEC course, but can be pitched to teach AS level too.
This bundle is ideal to teach the lessons in sequence and the style of format will help teachers to navigate smoothly through each stage of the lesson plan. Contents are presented in a clear and concise manner to aid learning and at the same time examples are given to consolidate learning.
The resources include scheme of work, 2 hours comprehensive lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, activities and Q/A worksheets to assess learning. Also the pack contains a lesson on a practical experiment , a written mock test and end of module exam paper with answers.
Lesson 1: Terminologies
Lesson 2: Experiment
Lesson 3: Non-experiment part 1
Lesson 4: Non-experiment part 2
Lesson 5: BPS guidelines
Lesson 6: Stroop Exp / mock test
Lesson 7: Written exam paper
Revision Notes
Diploma Early Years Educator Level 3
Theme 2: Legislation, Framework and Profession Practice
Unit 2.3: Legislation relating to Health and Safety
Unit 2.4: Equality, diversity and inclusive practice
Unit 2.5: Working in partnership
This unit outlines the laws, guidelines and work practice relating to health and safety, equality and working in partnership. The contents are presented in a table format that is easy to read and follow. It also describes the policies and procedures implemented in childcare settings.
The contents are mainly designed for revision; contents are presented in a clear and concise manner that is easy to read and understand. Key themes are largely presented in a table format so that in one view a bigger picture is provided. Some information is displayed using bullet points to help capture main concepts.
This resource is ideal for teachers to efficiently and effectively recap topics delivered in previous lessons. Simultaneously, the revision notes are perfect for students as the information is presented in bite size; it basically covers lengthy material in a condensed format, hence saving students time on revising material not relevant or necessary for their assignment or exams.
Revision Notes
Diploma Early Years Educator Level 3
Theme 2: Legislation, Framework and Profession Practice
Unit 2.2: Legislation relating to the safeguarding, protection and welfare of children
This unit outlines the safeguarding legislations. The contents are presented in a table format that is easy to read and follow. It also describes the safeguarding policies and procedures implemented in childcare settings.
The contents are mainly designed for revision; contents are presented in a clear and concise manner that is easy to read and understand. Key themes are largely presented in a table format so that in one view a bigger picture is provided. Some information is displayed using bullet points to help capture main concepts.
This resource is ideal for teachers to efficiently and effectively recap topics delivered in previous lessons. Simultaneously, the revision notes are perfect for students as the information is presented in bite size; it basically covers lengthy material in a condensed format, hence saving students time on revision of material not relevant or necessary for their assignment or exams.
Resources for units 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5:
Early years educator units: 2.3 2.4 2.5
Revision Notes
Diploma Early Years Educator Level 3
Theme 2: Legislation, Framework and Profession Practice
Unit 2.1: An introduction to the role of the Early Years Practitioner
This unit essentially focuses on the role of the early years practitioners working within the EYFS framework. There are lots of examples demonstrating how early years practitioners communicate and support children with their development in childcare setting.
The contents are essentially designed for revision; contents are presented in a clear and concise manner that is easy to read and understand. Key themes are largely presented in a table format so that in one view a bigger picture is provided. Some information is displayed using bullet points to help capture main concepts.
This resource is ideal for teachers to efficiently and effectively recap topics delivered in previous lessons. Simultaneously, the revision notes are perfect for students as the information is presented in bite size; it basically covers lengthy material in a condensed format, hence saving students time on revision of material not relevant or necessary for their assignment or exams.
Access to HE: Psychology
Unit: Research Methods
End of module: Assessment
Mock Exam designed to test learners’ knowledge at the end of the unit. It aims to prepare learners for the real assessment. Both the mock and real assessment comes with answer sheets.
Resources:
2 hours Research Method mock exam paper with answers. PDF
2 hours Research Method exam paper and answer sheet. PDF
Access to HE: Psychology
Unit: Research Methods
Optional : Stroop Effect Experiment
The Stroop Effect Experiment is a mini-version of a past study. It uses basic materials and can be conducted in classroom settings.
It is interactive, fun and easy too.
Engaging in this practical task will give learners a deeper understanding and experience of how laboratory experiments are carried.
The resource pack includes:
• A lesson plan - 2 hours duration.
• Experiment instruction sheet in PDF format.
• Colour card set PDF format.
• Handout in PDF format.
• Exercise sheet with answers in PDF format.
Access to HE: Psychology
Unit: Research Methods
British Psychological Guidelines (BPS)
A very popular and successful lesson . A video link is provided which shows a film from a famous controversial study. The film sets the scene from the onset and captures the essence of the importance of following guidelines to protect people involved in psychology research.
The contents in this lesson are clearly and neatly presented.This lesson can also be pitched at AS level and BTEC level 3
The resource pack includes:
• 2 hours lesson plan of teaching and learning.
A video link
• 14 PowerPoint slides.
• 1 Group activity in PDF format
• 3 Handouts in PDF format
• Assignment task in PDF format.
The lesson plan is self-explanatory and easy to navigate. Learning objectives are clearly outlined and suitable assessment tools are used to check learning throughout the lesson. Learning objectives are displayed on PowerPoint at the start of the lesson and can be used to check learning at the end of the lesson.
Differentiation is also covered in the lesson planning which can be adapted to accommodate needs of your learners.
Access to HE: Psychology
Unit: Research Methods
Non-experiment Part 2
Naturalistic observations
Questionnaires / surveys
This lesson covers non-experimental research methods including questionnaires and naturalistic observation. The topic is introduced in a simplified manner to enable learners to easily digest core contents in small parts. In addition, past studies are discussed to reinforce learning and activity sheets are designed to check learning.
This lesson can also be pitched at AS level and BTEC level 3
The resource pack includes:
A comprehensive lesson plan that covers 2 hours of teaching and learning.
20 PowerPoint slides.
Activity sheet with answers in PDF format.
Homework task with answers in PDF format.
2 Handout in PDF format
Optional Activity sheet in PDF format.
The lesson plans are self-explanatory and easy to navigate. Learning objectives are clearly outlined and suitable assessment tools are used to check learning throughout the lesson including Q/A , activities and discussions. This topic and the entire unit is assessed via mock exam and written exam paper which will be subsequently loaded.
Contents are delivered vocally and presented visually using PowerPoint; the sequence of the slides coincide with the stages of the lesson plan. Learning objectives are also displayed on PowerPoint at the start of the lesson and can be used to check learning at the end of the lesson. PowerPoint slides show examples to consolidate learning and the exercise sheets are included with answers in PDF format. Differentiation is also incorporated into the lesson.
Part 1
Research Methods: Non-experiment part 1
Access to HE: Psychology
Unit: Research Methods
Non-experiment Part 1:
Correlation studies
Structured interviews
unstructured interviews
This lesson covers non-experimental research methods including correlation studies, structured and unstructured interviews. The topic is introduced in a simplified manner to enable learners to easily digest core contents in small parts. In addition, past studies are discussed to reinforce learning and activity sheets are designed to check learning.
This lesson can also be pitched at AS level and BTEC level 3
The resource pack includes:
A comprehensive lesson plan that covers 2 hours of teaching and learning.
37 PowerPoint slides.
2 Exercise sheets with answers in PDF format.
Homework task with answers in PDF format.
The lesson plans are self-explanatory and easy to navigate. Learning objectives are clearly outlined and suitable assessment tools are used to check learning throughout the lesson including Q/A worksheets and discussions . Numeracy skills and differentiation is covered in the lesson planning too.
Contents are delivered vocally and presented visually using PowerPoint; the sequence of the slides coincide with the stages of the lesson plan. Learning objectives are also displayed on PowerPoint at the start of the lesson and can be used to check learning at the end of the lesson.
PowerPoint also provide examples to consolidate learning and the exercise sheets are included with answers in PDF format.
[Research Methods: Non-experiment part 2](http:// https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/research-methods-non-experiment-part-2-access-to-he-psychology-12830668 )
Unit: Research Methods
Lesson 2: Experiments
This lesson introduces learners to experimental research methods including laboratory experiment, field studies and natural experiments. The entire lesson planning is designed coherently to support teaching and stimulate learning.
The resource pack includes:
A comprehensive lesson plan that cover 2 hours of teaching and learning.
34 slide PowerPoint to use in class
34 slide PowerPoint in black ink to print in handout format for learners.
Snapshot of famous studies in PDF
Handout outlining features of experiment methods PDF
Q/A worksheet on famous study PDF
Homework PDF
This lesson can be pitched at AS level and BTEC level 3.
The lesson plan is self-explanatory and easy to follow as the PowerPoint slides are in line with the various stages of the lesson plan. Learning objectives are clearly outlined in both the lesson plan and on PowerPoint. Discussions, worksheets and homework task is used for checking learning and differentiation is covered in lesson planning to meet learners needs.