Find out about the Characteristics of Effective Learning: what they are and how they are used.

Get to grips with the Early Years Foundation Stage Exceeding Descriptors.

Get to know all of the jargon behind Phonics! Don’t forget to subscribe to Little Learners on YouTube for more videos like this!

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For parents and teachers wanting to know more about the Phonics Screening Check.

Everything you need to know about the areas of development in the Early Years Foundation Stage! How are children assessed in Reception? ➡ https://youtu.be/pzKoY_zIu2E 🚨 SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/littlelearnersvideos?sub_confirmation=1 🔔 TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS [ LET’S GET SOCIAL ] 👉FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/LittleLearnersVideos 👉INSTAGRAM http://www.instagram.com/LittleLearnersVideos 👉TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/L_Learners

Moving on from digraphs, I give an explanation of what ‘trigraphs’ and ‘quadgraphs’ are. All About Digraphs: ➡ https://youtu.be/nfWCcIz2Qjk 🚨 SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/littlelearnersvideos?sub_confirmation=1 🔔 TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS [ LET’S GET SOCIAL ] 👉FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/LittleLearnersVideos 👉INSTAGRAM http://www.instagram.com/LittleLearnersVideos 👉TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/L_Learners

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Keep these cards on a key ring for easy use! Great for use when planning, assessing and observing the children. You can also buy a set of EYFS cards with all age bands (based on Development Matters) from Birth - 60 months here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/eyfs-cards-all-areas-birth-60-months-statements-and-early-learning-goals-11679803

These handy cards can be put on a keyring and carried around the classroom! Easily find what you're looking for when planning, observing the children or assessing. Visit my shop for more cards, including the development matters statements :) https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/littlelearnersmail

This is a clear and easy to follow planning format for EYFS. Colour coded and editable via Microsoft Word.

This pack includes: Display resources - British values Union Flag title - Union Flags - Each British Value explained in 'child speak' Other - Ideas for classroom-based British Values promotion Visit my shop for more resources, including a full set of EYFS cards covering all age bands and ELGs! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/littlelearnersmail

This marking scheme has completely saved me from endless marking and piles of books write in! Super easy, clear, concise and even involves self-evaluation from the children.

For all teachers and staff working in Early Years, print these easy-to-use cards and put them together on a keyring. This makes them easy to flip through or keep open on a particular area you are concentrating on. You can keep them all together or create sets based on area or age band. The choice is yours! - Colour Coded - Covers all areas of development - Covers age bands 22 - 36 Months and Early Learning Goals - Uses the Development Matters Ages & Stages Statements - Uses EYFS Framework - Downloadable and printable content - Just what you need when planning, monitoring, observing and assessing Visit my shop for more resources, including a full set of EYFS cards covering all age bands and ELGs! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/littlelearnersmail

For all teachers and staff working in Early Years, print these easy-to-use cards and put them together on a keyring. This makes them easy to flip through or keep open on a particular area you are concentrating on. You can keep them all together or create sets based on area or age band. The choice is yours! - Colour Coded - Covers all areas of development - Covers all age bands, Birth - 36 Months - Uses the Development Matters Ages & Stages Statements - Downloadable and printable content - Just what you need when planning, monitoring, observing and assessing Visit my shop for more resources, including a full set of EYFS cards covering all age bands and ELGs! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/littlelearnersmail

After MANY requests! EYFS Statement cards complete set - all age bands! Birth - 60 Months and Early Learning Goals. For all teachers and staff working in Early Years, print these easy-to-use cards and put them together on a keyring. This makes them easy to flip through or keep open on a particular area you are concentrating on. You can keep them all together or create sets based on area or age band. The choice is yours! - Colour Coded - Covers all areas of development - Covers all age bands, Birth - 60 Months - Uses the Development Matters Ages & Stages Statements - Uses Early Learning Goals (ELG card at the end of every area section) - Downloadable and printable content Perfect for Reception-wide daily use and for those working 1:1 with children with an EHCP, even in Key Stage 1.

Write observations on this sheet and clearly see which areas children need to be observed in.

These assessments/monitoring sheets can be used for every child, the whole year through, from Baseline to ELG! These have been created with the ELGs in mind. Included is a Writing assessment (can be printed for each assessment term), Maths assessment/monitoring record, Reading assessment/monitoring record and Group monitoring pro forma. Never worry about creating your own assessments again!