Room On A Broom - By Julia Donaldson

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 ‘Every minute of everyday is a learning opportunity’

A lovely hard working FS leader said this to me the other day and I suddenly realised it’s the quote that sums up my pedagogy!

Have it in mind as this month I ask you to review your daily timetable.

I have been working within a few new settings this month and found that as we tweaked the timetable to meet this quote, people gasped at the learning that we can pack into a child’s day or session.
Example 1:
8.50 FS drop off – Key person time

9.00 Tag time, days week song to gathering/prays
9.15 Intensive FS2 – Read Write Inc 1
Intensive FS1 – 2 Little Big Maths, 2 squiggle, 1 dough Disco + Finger rhymes
9.30 planning (no more than 5 mins)
9.30 to 11 DO time (KP have daily3 planning)

(snack will be free flow)
11.00 KP review time verbal and written
11.15 paint A person KP groups
11.30 lunch for FS1 – FS2 out for lunch

12.30 FS1 pm lunch with teacher
12.30 FS2 Guided reading
12.45 FS2 Read write Inc 2
1.00  FS2 Little Big Maths

1.00 FS1 Tags, days week
1.15 Intensive FS1

1.15 Afternoon FS2 KP – planning
1.15 to 2.40 Do time  (FS1 continue DO time 1.30)

2.45 FS come into the room to have short biscuit and drink
3 Review
3.15 FS1 paint person
At 3.15pm FS2 go home

My pedagogy builds on a strict timetable, it works so well for staff and children because for every minute of everyday everyone knows where they should be! Children flow between each section of the day and learning potential is maximised by the time allocated.

Stephen Covey’s 8 habits of highly effective people is a great favourite of mine and in that he recommends timetabling your day, time for work, family, sharpening the saw (relaxation), fitness  …

With a strict timetable in place and team determined to stick to it, all other areas – like outdoor classroom fall into place.

• What’s your daily routine?
• Is every minute a learning opportunity?

Email me if you think I could tweak yours!

Example 2:
8.30 FS1 drop or stop – breakfast boogie
8.45 open house reading in KP groups (parents encouraged to join and KP modelling good practice)
9.00 Tag time, days week song to gathering/prays
9.15 Intensive FS2 – phonic
Intensive FS1 – 2 phonics, 2 squiggle, 1 dough Disco + Finger rhymes
9.30 planning (no more than 5 mins)
9.30 to 11.00 DO time (KP have daily3 planning)

(snack will be free flow)
11 KP review time verbal and written
11.15 paint A person KP groups
11.30 home for FS1 – FS2 out for lunch

12.30 split so as not to repeat

12.30 FS1 drop or stop – reading
12.30 FS2 Guided reading
12.45 FS1 Tags, days week to gathering/prays
12.45 FS2 dough disco, gathering/prays

1.00 FS1 intensive, FS2 Little Big Maths

1.15 Afternoon KP – planning
1.15 to 2.40 Do time  (FS1 continue DO time till 2.55)

2.40 FS2 come into the room to review in KP
Get coats on come to gather with FS1 to pray

FS1 – 3 KP review
3.15 paint person


Happy November!

Don’t forget to visit my shoestring shop where you can now buy weekly planning!

This month I will be covering:
•    Guy Fawkes
•    Night Monkey Day Monkey – Julia Donaldson,
•    The Gruffalo’s Child and Father Christmas needs a wee by Nicholas Alan…
•    not forgetting the Christmas classic Aliens love panta Claus!!!

Shonette