Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of journeys and transport. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of journeys and transport. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together. The weekly themes in this book include: travel on foot, by road, by rail, track and trail, over and under water, through the air, anywhere and everywhere.

Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of journeys and transport. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of journeys and transport. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together. The weekly themes in this book include: travel on foot, by road, by rail, track and trail, over and under water, through the air, anywhere and everywhere.

When Teachers Strive for Greatness, Their Students Do, Too. How do good teachers become great? How do you create magical learning experiences your students will never forget? In Plan Like a PIRATE, you'll learn that sailing on to greatness starts with vision, intention, and design-planning-inside and outside of the classroom, far beyond any single lesson. This practical, comprehensive guide is packed with proven strategies for captivating students' imaginations and interest, leading readers through what it takes to engage and nurture learners with rigorous, equitable differentiated lessons. Designed to launch readers on a journey from "seeing it" to "being it"-and all points in between-Plan Like a PIRATE shows teachers how to harness their passion to create and implement innovative, relevant, student-centered learning opportunities and to build a detailed, intentional, future-focused plan to attain their dream career. This book will help educators deepen the impact of their teaching practice and power up their professionalism, allowing them to chart a course for themselves and their students to a better, more equitable world. Endorsements "Get ready to set sail for an incredible adventure with Dawn Harris!" -Tisha Richmond, student engagement specialist, PD specialist, and author of Make Learning Magical "A master teacher herself, Dawn Harris shares stories from the trenches and weaves in practical strategies and frameworks to help make learning accessible and meaningful for students. This is a must-read for all educators!" -Jill Siler, EdD, deputy executive director, Texas Association of School Administrators, and author of Thrive Through the Five: Practical Truths to Powerfully Lead Through Challenging Times

A game-changing resource for educators looking to elevate their unit and lesson plans, increase student engagement, and improve home-school communication. With so many standards to address and templates to fill out, curriculum design and lesson planning can be cumbersome and overwhelming. And every teacher knows the struggle of trying to cover all the required content, which may or may not resonate with their students. In Streamlining the Curriculum, experts Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Allison Zmuda take a hard look at our overburdened, dated curricular practices and offer a better way—one built on the power of narrative. Their storyboard approach casts students as the heroes of the learning journey. Instead of passive recipients, they become protagonists, activity engaged in exploring new ideas, solving problems, finding connections, enlisting allies, and acquiring new skills and understandings to apply to both present and future challenges. This innovative book teaches you how to * Decide what to cut out, cut back, consolidate, and create in your lessons and units. * Find the throughlines in your required content and approach lesson design and teaching as storytelling, no matter what subject area or grade level you teach. * Apply genre lenses to make courses, units, and lessons more compelling. * Communicate clear learning targets to your students and their families. * Create space for exploring essential questions, investigating intriguing ideas, and conducting projects that feel relevant and important. * Determine purposeful and authentic evidence of learning. Filled with examples and insights, this book shows educators how to break free from the tyranny of templates and start streamlining curriculum, assessment, and planning to make learning experiences more immersive, interesting, and emotionally resonant.

Activities designed to get children thinking and playing creatively while supporting their progress towards the EYLF learning outcomes.