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CURRICULUM PLANNING

TEMPLATES

EXAMPLES

Long-term Planning

Siolta’s standards and the Aistear National Curriculum Framework guides our practice, through positiveconsultation with parents, family and the community, we aim to promote each child’s sense of identity andwell-being. Through our knowledge and understanding of how children learn and develop, we facilitateeach child to share and communicate their ideas, whilst they explore and problem solve throughmeaningful play experiences.Using the

4 themes of Aistear

we encourage each child to be confident and competent learners:

Exploring & Thinking

: Supporting children to make sense of things, places and the people in their

world.

Communication

: Supporting children to share their experiences, thoughts, ideas and feelings with

others.

Well-being

. Supporting children to be confident, happy and healthy individuals

Identity and Belonging

: Supporting children to develop a positive sense of identity where each child

feels valued and respected as part of a family and community.

Daily Curriculum Plan

Time

Activities

Links with Aistear

Arrival

Welcome

Well-being: Aim 1, LG 2 & 3

Breakfast

Socialising, conversations, settling in…..

Well-being: Aim 2, LG 6

Free Play

Indoor/Outdoor

Children choose what materials/equipment to play with– availability and accessibility to interest

areas in the room.

Exploring & Thinking

Aim 3 LG, 4 Aim 2 LG, 3 & 4,

Circle Time

An opportunity to consult with the children about their interests or tell a story that leads onto your

next activity. Talk about upcoming celebrations, project theme, news, songs, music etc…

Communicating: Aim 4

LG 1 & 5

Identity & Belonging: Aim 2 LG1 & Aim 3 LG 1.

Project

activity Idea

Your planned project/activity idea: This comes from your Short-Term planning

Aistear Themes, Aims and Learning Goals are

incorporated into our short term planning and linked to

each project/activity idea

Lunch

/Dinner

Socialising , Health and Well-being

Communicating : Aim 2, LG 1.

Well-being: Aim 1, LG 2 & 3 & Aim 2 LG 6

Free play/Planned activity

indoor/outdoor play.

This could be an opportunity for you to observe and/or play alongside individual children, gather

information for future activities. Perhaps you may want to continue your project /activity idea.

Display and document the children’s learning and work.

Aistear Themes, Aims and Learning Goals are

incorporated into our short term planning and linked to

each project/activity idea

Winding down!

This could range from a variety of activity ideas:

Storytelling, music, dancing, exercising,

meditation, sensory play, arts &c crafts etc..

Well-being

:

Aim 2 LG 2 & 6

Home time

Preparing for home-time - Meeting with parents, communication books…

Well-being: Aim 1, LG 1

Daily Curriculum Plan

Time

Activities

Links with Aistear

.

Short-term Activity Planning

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Interestbased/dev.goals/

seasonal celebration.

Interestbased/dev.goals/

seasonal celebration.

Interestbased/dev.goals/

seasonal celebration.

Interestbased/dev.goals/s

easonal celebration.

Interestbased/dev.goals/

seasonal celebration.

Aistear Links:

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Activity

Activity

Activity

Activity

Activity

Extension Ideas:

Extension Ideas

Extension Ideas;

Extension Ideas

Extension Ideas

Week No:

Age group:

Guidelines: Short-term Project/Activity Planning

A.

Planned Activities: A themed project that is based on the children’s interests or seasonal celebration.

B.

Individual / Group Goal/s…..(knowing the stages of play – can help)

C.

Plan the activities, you can refer to the following interest areas as a guide: •

Role Play/Home Corner

Constructive Play/ Small World Play/Block Play etc

Creative Activity: Sensory Play , Arts & Crafts, Sand & Water

Music and/or Movement

Story-time

Outdoor Play – Physical Play

D.

Link activities to Aistear’s Themes: Aims & Learning Goals

E.

List equipment needed

F.

H

ealth & Safety Considerations

G.

Possible Challenges / Questions to ask…

Short-term Project/Activity Plan

What we know already… Seasonal Celebration:

Easter (Easter Bunny: for Babies)

Schema/Interest observed:

The children love peek a boo

games Stage of Play observed:

0-6 months: Exploratory & Sensory

play. Specific Learning Goals:

Communication skills: anticipation,

eye contact, listening and responding to non-verbal cues.

Project Idea:

Tell a story about the “lostrabbit”. Show the rabbit tothe child. Hide the rabbitunder the scarf (The rabbitis lost) build anticipation,the child listen for themusical shaker (this guidesthe child to where therabbit is hiding) wait andfollow the child’s cues.When the child

finds the

scarf, allow the child to pullthe scarf and find therabbit.

Aistear Links: IB: A 2, LG 4. A 4, LG 4. Week:

Date/s:

Health & Safety

Considerations

Supporting and helping thechild to find the rabbit hidingunder the scarf. Help thechild to pull the scarf off therabbit

Possible Challenges

Staff support and timeTaking photographs

Equipment needed

Camera:

Take photographs of the

children during the activity

Scarf & Rabbit and Story Musical

Shaker:

Indicates the child is

getting close to

the scarf and

rabbit

Questions to ask the

children…..

Oh No! The rabbit is lost!Sing a song: Where, ohwhere is rabbit?

Reflect on Activity

Extension ideas /Opportunities

for Change

Documenting and Displaying the Learning Process

Notes to remember: Take photographs of the activity. Observe and take brief notes detailing the children’s interest and

conversations

An example of how you could display the children’s work and learning

Activity: Being Constructive

“

Digging & Building”

Aistear

Links

ET, A 2, LG, 1 &4. C, A 2, LG, 3

What did we learn? We used our fine motor skills to pickup objects and construct buildings.We problem-solved – we visualised,planned and created.We learned about how much ourdigger could carry.We learned mathematical concepts:height, weight, size and composition.We learned about different textures,using natural materials

Children’s Conversations & Observed Play: Include comments the children madeor observational notes about theirplay. Children’ Conversations “

Look, the big truck doesn’t fit but the

small truck fits on the digger” Observations The children really enjoyed transportingobjects back and forth, especially whenthe natural materials were introduced.

Extension Ideas:

What

we could do next….

We could develop & extend the construction area in the playroom – add naturalmaterials & miniatures (lollipop sticks, play dough, trailers, big & small bricks etc)

Short-Term

Short-term Project/Activity Plan

Aistears Links

Equipment needed

Possible Challenges

Reflect on Activity

Extension ideas

/Opportunities for change

Questions to ask the

children…..

Project Idea:

What we know already… Seasonal Celebration:Schema/Interest observed:Stage of Play observed:Specific Learning Goals:

Health & Safety

Considerations

The Role of the Adult

• Listening, observing
• Open-ended questions (“I wonder…What happens…..let the child

have ownership over their ideas)

• Descriptive language: extends their understanding, learning and

language skills, inflection in voice - interested (Assimilation &

Accommodation).

• Encouragement & support
• Enthusiasm (tone of voice)
• Could you add something to extend the learning – suggest? – “I

wonder”…

• Remember some of the scaffolding stages (they will help – for

example: simplify the task, reduce frustration (perhaps model a

solution- demonstration – ask for help from the child) marking critical

features.

• Reflecting/Mirroring what the child is doing: make it meaningful (similar

to parallel play.

“ Encourage possibility thinking”