POLL learning journey's scrape book or folder?

[Angela234]

THE POLL SHOULD SAY "FOLDER "

I was wondering how many use a; scrape book?
or do you use a folder ? or both

At the moment i have a folder but was thinking of changing to a scrap book a folder seems very formal or do you use both.

Angela

[sarah707]

Both!

Full timers (more than 10 hours a week) have a folder with the eyfs ages and stages and lots of anecdotes, comments, notes from other settings / parents, photographs, observations, assessments and next steps, individual planning ... all linked to Eyfs...

Part timers (less than 10 hours a week) get a scrap book with photos, notes and comments, individual planning ...again linked to Eyfs.

[sarah32]

I use a scrap book, just covered the outside and put on a picture and looks quite nice.

[PixiePetal]

I use loose leaf files. Add poly pockets as needed. Obs, assessments, next steps, photos, notes from other settings etc. All EYFS stuff.
Slim files for less than 10 hours a week. Big fat ones for over 10 hours - more to write about !

[nannysue]

Mine are in a folder, a ring binder sort with loose pockets that i can keep adding too. Then hopefuly i will only have one for each child. Sue x

[miss muffit]

I have started a folder

I use poly pockets that way you can keep adding...and adding..........etc

[Pauline]

Mine are in a folder, a ring binder sort with loose pockets that i can keep adding too. Then hopefuly i will only have one for each child. Sue x

I'm the same and when the child leaves I plan to make a pretty decorated cover from thick card and put all the 'pages' between it, fastening them with treasury tags.

That way I can keep the file to be used again and the child will have a personal reminder of their time here.

[sarah707]

I'm the same and when the child leaves I plan to make a pretty decorated cover from thick card and put all the 'pages' between it, fastening them with treasury tags.

That sounds like a nice way of presenting it...

I've been trying to find an idea as I just have a big pile of paper at the moment

[singlewiththree]

I've bought a spiral binder so I'm going to bind mine in the end or even start it that way as I can take out pieces of paper and add to them as necessary

[Pipsqueak]

I use a loose leaf A4 folder for individual LJ's and I do an overall "together scrap book"

[loocyloo]

i keep a scrapbook, in which i stick photos/scribbled notes/drawings etc, plus formal observations. each have 'next steps' written next to them. i also have a brief short/medium/long term plan for each child, also stuck in! the quantity of stuff in their scrapbooks depends upon how often i see the child!

i decided the scrapbooks are easier to store/work in.

i do a daily diary for each child in a folder, and this comes and goes with the child each day (includes photos, drawings etc! just no EYFS comments!)

i'm going to need a new cupboard soon to store all this in! running out of room!

xxx

[PixiePetal]

Think I will do a file for me to keep of all the children playing and learning together to keep after children move on. If not when they take their files I will be left with nothing to look back on.

[don the duck]

iv looked in to the scrap books. My son bought one home from school looked nice... So decided to use them. I bought some from a raymans cost 75p a4 ones covers are different colours

[donnahay0]

I didn't know which to go for either. So I have done a folder for one child, scrap books for before & after schoolers and a A4 spiral bound, lined book for another child.

I shall stick to the scrap book for afterschoolers as this has worked well. I definately prefer to use the ring binder is it much easier to keep up-to-date. I ended up having to stick so much into the note book and you cant slot things in afterwards very well.


I like Pauline's idea of sandwhiching all the work between decorated covers and securing with treasure tags - I might do this when the folders are full - hope Pauline doesnt mind.

[christine e]

I've heard that they don't like the term 'scrap book',

Cx

[Pauline]

I like Pauline's idea of sandwhiching all the work between decorated covers and securing with treasure tags - I might do this when the folders are full - hope Pauline doesnt mind.

Of course I don't mind, glad you like the idea

[miss mopple]

I use a ring binder with a section for each area of learning in and stick relevant obs, photos, bits of work etc in the different sections.

[devoncm]

I have a scrap book to show parents and ofsted with photos and links, just to give an idea of what i do, then each child has a ring binder folder- empty still as still all just a pile of paper that needs sorting

[mummyroysof3]

this is a silly question but im just wondering, if i do a folder with the 6 areas in, what can i put in the front of each section? would i put the early learning goals that children should meet by the end of eyfs or something else im very confused

charlotte x

[Mollymop]

I was using both - now I am just using the folder. But i use scrapbooks for over children who are not under the EYFS/ x