A series of cards which include a selection of questions to support children’s development in their reading. There are six headings: remembering, understanding, analysing, applying, evaluating and creating. Each card includes a heading, key words which relate to heading and at least eight possible questions. e.g. Remembering (memorise, define, identify, recall, list, name) When and where did the story take place?

From the Exemplified Teachers’ Standards for Initial Teacher Education, I have taken the eight teaching standards and added them into a checklist so that I can track which standards I am meeting and which I need to work on. The document also includes a box to write evidence to go along with each standard.

This template includes all the requirements and non-negotiables set out by my university. Box 1 and 2 include all the key information from subject, learning objective and the teaching standard which is the focus of the lesson. Following that are other core aspects such as prior knowledge, how to teach the objective, set tasks, forms of assessment and differentiation. The smaller boxes look at a possible plenary, information for other adults and resources. Lastly, I have included two boxes to reflect and evaluate my own teaching and children’s learning.

Each flashcard includes the TS number, main heading and then the individual statements/criteria. There are four cards per page and the font can be edited to suit your own preferences. Along with the eight individual cards there is also a front cover. With my own copy, I have cut them out, laminated them, whole punched the corner and used a ring to bind them together.

Each flashcard includes the TS number, main heading and then the individual statements/criteria. There are four cards per page and the font can be edited to suit your own preferences. Along with the eight individual cards there is also a front cover. With my own copy, I have cut them out, laminated them, whole punched the corner and used a ring to bind them together.

Each flashcard includes the TS number, main heading and then the individual statements/criteria. There are four cards per page and the font can be edited to suit your own preferences. Along with the eight individual cards there is also a front cover. With my own copy, I have cut them out, laminated them, whole punched the corner and used a ring to bind them together.