Peter Ante Pre-School

Elderbank Early Years

Peter’s
Ante Pre-School Learning

Journal

Stars
Group

Settling into Early Years and having fun When I started Elderbank Early years on the 26th
Welcome to Elderbank Early Years Peter. August 2021. I was able to ...

August 2021 Peter is
in the
Peter can sort by
Stars
colour and shape. Group

September 2021

Peter’s Interests September 2021

Peter is having fun exploring his new nursery, he is settling in really well. He especially enjoys playing at the construction area with
the blocks and Lego. He had fun watching the little cars roll down the pipes. Peter loves outdoor learning he likes to kick the football

and pedal the little bike around the track.
Kick it

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

targets Peter has shown an interest in playing
at the water tray.

Water




Shared on Seesaw. 21.09.2021 September 2021

September - December
Cars

Peter sometimes enjoys his own company but
is beginning to form lovely friendships ⭐

Bundle 3/2 Playing toys 
Peter is learning to play with others and form friendships.

September - December

Car

Peter can name some
colours of the pens with

a little help.

Look!

Peter is joining in with the actions and
he is learning the songs at group time.

Bundle 7/2
Peter is learning to develop his vocabulary and speech using

20-50 words.

Peter was pointing to the pictures and then naming the items.

September - December

I count Peter can count out a set of objects to 3
Bundle 2/1 sometimes he needs a little adult help.
Peter is learning to touch and count a set of objects using 1:1
correspondence to 3. 1,2,3

Peter is the Star Helper⭐

September 2021

There were 9
children in the Star

group today

Peter marked the register ✔ Peter chose the
sunny weather sign

Peter enjoyed being our star helper. Well done
Peter. You are a superstar ⭐

September - December 2021 Learning to match and
Learning to share and sort by colour.
take turns.

Learning to follow rules
and routines.

October 2021

Dinosaur Peter had a great time at
the Halloween Party. He enjoyed
exploring the sensory experiences

and had a spooky feast.

Puddle suit and wellies on and
off we go, it’s Muddy Monday



Peter had lots of fun exploring
the woods. He especially loved
playing on the tree swing and
climbing trees. Then he had his

snack and some yummy hot

chocolate.

September - December

Peter had lots of fun 2021
playing in the snow ⛄
and then he was busy
helping to decorate the

Christmas tree

Peter was happy to be
opening the advent
calendar. He had fun

participating in a range of
Christmas crafts

76.2 Evaluation of Learning Plan
5% September - December

Peter has settled really well into his nursery,
he has been busy learning the rules and
routines and exploring the resources

available to him. He is playing alongside and is
beginning to interact with his peers. He

particularly enjoys outside playing on the
bikes and visiting the woods on our Muddy
Monday adventures. Peter communicates
using mostly two word sentences and we will
continue to help Peter build on his vocabulary
through the use of word games and daily
conversations. Peter is learning to touch and

count a set of objects using 1:1
correspondence to 3 and he can do this
sometimes with a little help. Well done Peter

you have worked hard this term. ⭐

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Shared on Seesaw.

December 2021

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 I identified that I want to draw babies.


It’s babies 
January 2022
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January - March Peter enjoys drawing and making
pictures.
Peter was looking at the Colour Monsters to talk about
how he is feeling. He chose yellow and said he is feeling

happy.

Bundle 6/2
Peter is learning to be happy, settled and engaged in his

learning.

January - March

Peter was having fun playing with I’m painting 
the little cars. He said “ it’s a red
Peter enjoyed completing the
one”. transport insert puzzle and said
“it’s a motorbike” as he placed it in

the correct place.

Bundle 7/4
Peter is learning to use sentences using 4-6 words for a

variety of reasons.

January - March

Peter sorted all the Peter placed the blue
shapes into colours. cars together.

Peter had fun
matching and
sorting all the
bears into their
corresponding

colours.

Bundle 11/5
Peter is learning to match and sort by colour and explain what he

is doing.

January - March

Playing with the animals.

Exploring the texture of the
play dough.

January - March

Playing outside in all
weather and having lots

of fun.

Peter had lots of fun taking 31st March 2022
part in all the Easter activities.

Evaluation of Learning Plan


January - March

Peter is a kind, happy and quiet little boy who
enjoys interacting with his peers. He enjoys
lots of experiences, especially playing with
the transport at the construction area, art
and water play. Peter communicates using
mostly two to three word sentences, we will

continue to support Peter build on his speech
and language through daily conversations and

play experiences.
Peter is developing his colour recognition and
he is exploring numbers during his play. Well

done Peter.⭐

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 I identified that I want to play with
people.


People
April 2022

April - June
Playing that.

Jumping  Peter had lots of fun
playing outside. He was

jumping, climbing and
balancing. He has good

gross motor control.

Bundle 11/2 Peter can bounce and catch a
Peter is learning to jump, hop, skip, climb and balance. small ball with one hand. What

a superstar ⭐

Drawing. April - June

Peter likes to play
with the magformers
magnetic shapes. He

was showing a
shape, “a red one”.

Peter said, “it’s a rabbit.” And when
asked where is the rabbit? he said,

“on the books.”

Rabbit.

Peter was busy drawing,
he said it was his mum. He

has good fine motor
control.

Bundle 4/3
Peter is learning to listen and respond to who, what, where,

when, why and how questions.

Number 1.

April - June

Peter is exploring
numbers as he plays
and is beginning to

recognise some
numerals.

Bundle 2/1
Peter is learning to recognise numerals to 3.



63.29 Evaluation of Learning Plan
% April - June

This term Peter has been learning to recognise
numerals to 3. He is doing so well and is

beginning to recognise some numbers. We will
continue to practise this through a variety of
learning experiences. Peter has enjoyed playing
with all the farm animals and dinosaurs. He
often likes to play with small world characters
and transport them around the nursery as he

plays.
Peter has good fine motor control, he likes to
mark make and spend some time drawing on the
whiteboard. He has good scissor control and can
hold the scissors correctly. Peter enjoys outside
playing on the bikes, going down the slide and
using his balancing skills as he plays on the loose

parts.
Well done Peter. ⭐





June 2022

Having fun and learning at Elderbank Early Years.

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

the summer holidays.