Please help (obs, assesments and plans)

**Minnie mouse** · 06-10-2008, 10:08 AM

Hi everyone im getting myself really stressed iv worked all of last week in every free minute i had and all weekend (missing out on time with my baby) andi still havent made a start on sheets or booklets for planning observation sheets and assesment sheets. all ive done is some log books and most of my sef. Can anyone point me in the right direction to sheets that i could adapt please? There is things like this on ebay already made etc so you can just adapt but ive spent so much money this week already i really dont want tobe paying out more on paperwork if im going to find it too difficult to use.
Many thanks

**melanieabigail2004** · 06-10-2008, 10:24 AM

I would council you out of buying things off ebay as you will most likely change them anyway. Bromley site has some stuff you can alter -

Observations - http://www.bromleycma.org.uk/eyfs/ob...ions.htmlhttp:

Planning - http://www.bromleycma.org.uk/eyfs/planning.html

Assessments - http://www.bromleycma.org.uk/eyfs/assessment.html

Mel

**sarah707** · 06-10-2008, 10:27 AM

There are lots of good ideas on the right of here...

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/eyfs/site/3/1.htm

And free templates on www.bromleycma.org.uk in the Eyfs sections.

Hth

**Minnie mouse** · 06-10-2008, 12:40 PM

Thanks girls, thats great the onlything i dont seem to be able to find is for the assessments theres records on ebay with all the learning goalsand you date when the child has acheived a goal after observing it? Il have to have a look on the eyfs disk when i get more time there must be things on there to help me x

**a.lmb** · 08-10-2008, 08:30 AM

Hi,

In our EYFS packs the disk has downloads in and ive downloaded paperwork called learning journey it may help

Angela

**Minnie mouse** · 08-10-2008, 09:58 AM

Thanks il look now x

**pinklady** · 09-10-2008, 10:52 AM

Hi

I got a tracker book from www.qed.uk.com. It contains trackers for ages 0-5 and covers all the areas of learning and development.

Hope that helps!

Esther x

**Minnie mouse** · 09-10-2008, 05:52 PM

Thanks esther, do you have a sample page from that at all? Thanks x

**pinklady** · 10-10-2008, 11:41 AM

No prob!

If you follow the link in my last post there are some sample pages on the website.

Esther x

**Minnie mouse** · 10-10-2008, 01:08 PM

Thanks that looks really good, im not sure how id get evidence for most of those things but it might be worth a try. Can you photocopy those trackers once you have bought one or does it come ona disk so you can print a few off for different children?
Thanks

**pinklady** · 10-10-2008, 02:22 PM

You can only get thme in book form as far as I know. I was advised to give them to the parents 1st to complete if it's a new child and then carry on from there.

Esther x

**Minnie mouse** · 10-10-2008, 07:08 PM

What evidence do you use for them as some are quite tricky i.e the ones where children are happy in their environment etc

**pinklady** · 10-10-2008, 09:08 PM

Well you can only note down what you've actually seen and it will depend on the child and child's age. It does seem to cover everything though. I'd spent ages trying to work out a system before I was told about this book.

**mandysmonkeys** · 11-10-2008, 08:40 AM

From working in nursery and pre~schools I have used both tracking books and learning journals / journeys. I much prefer the learning journeys as the childs development is recorded in the order they achive it. Wherein a tracking book you have to flip backwards and forwars trough the book.

The way I work now is to have a large A3 book for each child. Called x's learning Journey at (setting name) with childs painted self portrait on cover...looks very affective.

In the book I write down observations of what they have done, then link to whatever area of EYFS they promote highligting aspect, then I write a next step. This is then tracked on a form on last page by dating area, and age range it applys to. Form is really useful as it shows if the child is not doing any activitiea that promote a certain area so I can then put it into planning for following week on short term plan.

I can't put form on here, if you want to see it pm your email address and I'd be more than happy to email it to you.

Also in learning journeys I put pictures and photograph and again link them to EYFS and track on last form.

**danast** · 11-10-2008, 04:02 PM

Can i have some form please asw well. I am struggling to find the best and easiest way to observe and plan.

**lianne** · 10-11-2008, 10:38 PM

could i have one too please

**Minnie mouse** · 11-11-2008, 10:03 AM

I got sarah nevilles e book on planning and observations and theres a great learning journey in there, its so helpful and easy to use

Ive heard theres a learning journey on the eyfs disk too

**kez** · 11-11-2008, 10:14 AM

where about on the eyfs disc is the exmples of the learning journey?? really interested in having a look at it, been looking around but carnt seem to find it??

**sarah707** · 11-11-2008, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by kez

where about on the eyfs disc is the exmples of the learning journey?? really interested in having a look at it, been looking around but carnt seem to find it??

Have a look at the links to the right of here -

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/eyfs/site/3/1.htm

**mandysmonkeys** · 11-11-2008, 04:17 PM

Hi hopefully the form will attach,

Though now my boss made another one, which includes all the age ranges as well and we are using that now, I still prefer this one as it is more personal to the child rather than age related.