Originally Posted by
Kirstylob
I would appreciate some advice, do I need to do individual planning for each child every month? At the moment i am doing an individual plan for each child that relates to theme we are following using the different areas to note something for each child. For example in January our theme was Shape, size and colour and I wrote 2-3 aims for each child under each heading, i.e PSED - encourage sharing and turn taking and encourage her to understand that her actions have effect on others. PD - Encourage her to put her coat on, encourage fine motor skills through play and crafts. Is this too much? I find that children of similar ages seem to have similar individual plans, joining in at singing time, sharing etc. so it's not really individual is it?
Some of the things i have seen on here seem much simpler. For example is it OK to do 'mini observations' with the next steps from those as the individual planning? I.e D built a tower 3 bricks high. Next step encourage to build higher, maybe using duplo to keep steady. Count to 3 with child. Or H named a red car correctly. Next steps - encourage more correct colour naming by telling him what colour things are and asking him to find me a blue car.
Is it enough to do it this way, it seems to cover each child's individual needs better and hopefully cut down on paperwork.
Thanks for any help and advise you can give.