Ava Ante Pre-School

Ava’s
Ante Pre-School Learning

Journal

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Elderbank Early Years

Settling into Early Years and having fun When I started Elderbank Early years on the 29th
Welcome to Elderbank Early Years Ava December 2021 I was able to ...

Having fun outside and
going down the slide.

Ava enjoys making Playing on the little
swirly marks with bike.

the colour pens.

Ava likes using the Holding
water containers the ball.
to pour and fill. She
enjoys stacking the Enjoying
colour cubes on the snack.

light table.


Ava is in
the

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December 2021

December 2021

Ava is exploring the different areas in her nursery, she especially
enjoys sensory experiences, playing at the water and mark making

at the art table and easel.

Ava chose some
lovely colours to
make swirly marks

on the paper.

Ava likes to explore the
texture of the sand.

Ava stacked some
cubes to make a

tall tower. She was
carefully balancing
the cubes on top of

each other.

Ava likes to explore all the decorations on Ava enjoys looking at Ava made a lovely
the Christmas tree the Peppa Pig Christmas decoration
she was sticking on her
Christmas story book
chosen items.


Sensory Room

December 2021

Ava is enjoying the
opportunity of

exploring the sensory
room. She especially

likes to watch the
floating bubbles.

Ava enjoyed
meeting

Santa.

My Personal Learning Plan Child’s Plan
January - March
I would like to learn about ...
Happy with plan
Happy with plan I am learning to take responsibility for and begin
to plan my own learning. As part of my PLP

targets Ava has shown an interest in pouring and
filling using the containers at the water table.




Shared on Seesaw. 19.01.2022 January 2022

January - March

Bundle 3
Ava is learning to enjoy joint attention with an adult, showing a shared understanding of an object/

word.

Ava likes to stack the cubes.




Ava can put the ‘lids on’ the pens. Ava loves water play and understands
the instruction “apron on.”
Ava loved exploring the sensation of the sand
with her hands.

Ava understands ‘outside’ she guides an adult
to her jacket or the door.

January - March

Bundle 3
Ava is learning to understand and respond to objects, pictures, symbols or key words from a familiar

story, song or rhyme.

Observation Monday 10th January

Ava enjoyed taking part in the actions for the nursery
rhyme row row row your boat. She sat and held an adults

hands and started the rowing action, she responded by
laughing at the singing verse “if you see a crocodile don’t

forget to scream.” Then Ava would start the rowing
action to show she wanted to take part again. Well done

Ava. ⭐
Ava enjoys looking at books, turning the pages independently to look at



the pictures. She was looking at the pizza and the children swimming.

January - March

Bundle 2
Ava is learning to recognise and/or use sequence of 1,2,3 to lead into or out of an activity e.g

before knocking a tower down.

Ava was waiting patiently to hear “1,2,3 go” Ava can recognise “1,2,3 go” leading
and then she went down the slide. into and out of activities.




Carefully watching the beanbag
going down the slide.

Stacking all
the cones
together.

Ava likes to stack and post a variety of
objects. She really enjoys posting the lids into
the container and dropping the discs into the

connect 4 game.

January - March

January - March

Ava enjoys playing
outdoors, splashing in the
puddles and playing at the
mud kitchen. Ava had fun

playing in the snow with
the spade and bucket. ⛄

Ava enjoyed spreading
the margarine on her
pancake independently



31st March 2022

Ava had lots of fun taking part
in all the Easter activities.

Evaluation of Learning Plan
January - March

Ava is settling well into her nursery and she is
exploring the resources available to her. She
particularly enjoys water play, pouring water
from one container to another, mark making,

stacking and posting objects. She enjoys outside
playing and she especially enjoys the mud

kitchen. Ava is enjoying the opportunity to visit
the sensory room, soft play and the Cosy Cove

room. She looks through the lanyard visual
cards to make her request known, showing an
understanding of her daily routine to visit either
the sensory or Cosy Cove room. Ava is learning
to enjoy joint attention with an adult and will
take an adults hand to lead them to her chosen

activity and she especially enjoys the action
song “row your boat.” Ava recognises the

sequence of 123 leading out of activities such as
going down the slide or knocking towers down.

Well done Ava. ⭐

March 2022

My Personal Learning Plan Child’s Plan
April - June
I would like to learn about ...

I am learning to take responsibility for and begin
to plan my own learning. As part of my PLP

targets Ava has shown an interest in playing
outside at the mud kitchen and on the slide.




April 2022

April - June

Bundle 7
Ava is learning to focus on adult led play.


Ava is waiting and taking her turn
she gives lovely eye contact when
Ava enjoys posting the food items
into the bag. She can match the 2 the adult gently holds back the
halves and sticks them together. item.

Ava had fun learning to walk along the
wooden beam and use her balancing skills.

April - June
Bundle 2

Ava is learning to respond to routines which are familiar or presented visually or verbally.

Ava enjoys going outside to
play as part of her daily

routine. We use our visual
support pictures and

sometimes Ava collects her
jacket and takes it to an
adult to get ready for
outdoor play.

Ava is aware of her nappy change
routine. We use her nappy as a
transitional object and visual, Ava
happily carries this into the changing

area.

April - June

Bundle 5
Ava is learning to demonstrate an awareness of start and finish by responding to a transitional object/

visual.




Ava enjoys visiting the cosy cove room as part of her It is time for lunch and we use the support pictures to
routine. She is becoming more aware of time to finish show Ava. She enjoys her lunch time experience
when we blow the bubbles, showing Ava it is time to go especially sausages, beans, tomatoes and grapes.

back into the playroom.

Ava had a great time April - June
exploring the woods. She
loved playing on the tree

swing and lying on the
hammock. Ava enjoyed some

yummy campfire sausages
and a banana for her snack.



93.48% Evaluation of Learning Plan
April - June

Ava has been learning to focus on adult led play.
She sits for an extended period of time and

enjoys posting items, learning to wait then take
her turn. When an adult gently holds back the
item Ava gives lovely eye contact. Ava enjoys
matching and sticking the Velcro play food
together and then she likes to post it into the
bag.
She enjoys playing with the cash register

opening the drawer and placing buttons into it.
Ava is participating in a range of daily routines
such as lunchtime, outdoor play, cosy cove room,

home-time and her nappy change routine. She
copes well with transitions and is becoming
more familiar with her routines.
Well done Ava, you are a superstar! ⭐






June 2022

Having fun and learning at Elderbank Early Years.

Enjoy the next chapter of your learning journey into
your Pre-School year Ava. You have worked so hard and I
am so proud of you. I look forward to seeing you after the

summer holidays.