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CURRICULUM PLANNING
TEMPLATES
&
EXAMPLES
Long-term Planning
Siolta’s standards and the Aistear National Curriculum Framework guides our practice, through positive
consultation with parents, family and the community, we aim to promote each child’s sense of identity and
well-being. Through our knowledge and understanding of how children learn and develop, we facilitate
each child to share and communicate their ideas, whilst they explore and problem solve through
meaningful play experiences.
Using the 4 themes of Aistear we encourage each child to be confident and competent learners:
1. Exploring & Thinking: Supporting children to make sense of things, places and the people in their
world.
2. Communication: Supporting children to share their experiences, thoughts, ideas and feelings with
others.
3. Well-being. Supporting children to be confident, happy and healthy individuals
4. 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.
Medium-term Planning
Age Group:
General Developmental Goals:
Festivals/ Celebrations:
Interest – based Projects:
Aistear is reflected in our weekly curriculum planning
State time period:
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
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Short-term Activity Planning
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Schema/Interest observed
Bugs & Insects
Schema/Interest observed
Bugs & Insects
Schema/Interest observed
Bugs & Insects
Seasonal Celebration
Getting ready for Easter
Seasonal Celebration
Easter Egg Hunt
Aistear Links:
C, A 4, LG, 1 & 3
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Activity
Bugs & Insects: Looking at bugs
and insects outside with the
magnifying glass.
Activity
Bugs & Insects: Outdoor
and arts & crafts activity;
building houses for the bugs
& insects.
Activity
Bugs & Insects: Finding out
about the living habits of
the spider, centipede &
worm. Using videos, books,
internet etc.
Activity
Getting ready for Easter Egg
Hunt – preparing clues, map
making, cutting out egg
shapes etc…
Activity
Extension Ideas:
Going outdoors and building
house/huts for the bugs &
insects using junk & natural
material.
Extension Ideas
Research project:
Finding out more about the
s the spider, centipede &
worm.
Extension Ideas;
Group Learning Story;
Putting together our
learning story about bugs &
insects – what we have
learned?
Extension Ideas
Include an obstacle type
course
Extension Ideas
Week No: Age group:
Short-term Activity Planning
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Interestbased/dev.goals/
seasonal celebration.
Interestbased/dev.goals/
seasonal celebration.
Interestbased/dev.goals/
seasonal celebration.
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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. Health & Safety Considerations
G. Possible Challenges / Questions to ask…
Short -term Project/ Activity Plan
What we know already…
Schema/Interest observed: Animals in the Jungle
Age Group: Age 2.5 yrs old
Stage of Play observed: Parallel Play
Specific Learning Goals: An open-ended activity that will
encourage self-expression and the opportunity for
cooperative thinking. (associative play)
Project Idea:
“Going to the Jungle”
Picture/story book or
video – of different
jungle animals.
Music & Movement -
Play different types of
music – child acts out
different animals while
listening to the music.
Aistear Aim s& Learning Goals
Aistear Links : C, A 4, LG, 1 & 3.
Week 3 Date/s:
Health & Safety
Considerations
Remove tripping
hazards
Equipment Needed
Camera: to take
photographs of the
children.
Storybook: “The Dancing
Tiger”
CD: Different types of
music, lots of space,
scarves, instruments-
Questions to ask the children
I wonder how the animal will
move to this music?
I wonder what will the animal
do next?
Is your body moving fast or
slow?
Possible Challenges:
Motivating the children’s
interest. Some children
could feel overwhelmed–
provide time and security
(soft music first).
Reflect on Activity
Extension ideas
/Opportunities for change
Going outdoors and building
house/huts for the jungle
animals using junk material
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 “lost
rabbit”. Show the rabbit to
the child. Hide the rabbit
under the scarf (The rabbit
is lost) build anticipation,
the child listen for the
musical shaker (this guides
the child to where the
rabbit is hiding) wait and
follow the child’s cues.
When the child finds the
scarf, allow the child to pull
the scarf and find the
rabbit.
Aistear Links:
IB: A 2, LG 4. A 4, LG 4.
Week: Date/s:
Health & Safety
Considerations
Supporting and helping the
child to find the rabbit hiding
under the scarf. Help the
child to pull the scarf off the
rabbit
Possible Challenges:
Staff support and time
Taking 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, oh
where 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 pick
up objects and construct buildings.
We problem-solved – we visualised,
planned and created.
We learned about how much our
digger 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 made
or observational notes about their
play.
Children’ Conversations
“Look, the big truck doesn’t fit but the
small truck fits on the digger”
Observations
The children really enjoyed transporting
objects back and forth, especially when
the natural materials were introduced.
Extension Ideas: What we could do next….
We could develop & extend the construction area in the playroom – add natural
materials & 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
Learning Record
Child’s Name:_________________ Date of observation: …../..…/..…
Signed:_______________________ Date: ___________________________.
Photo:
Describe
What does it mean?
What could we do next to extend the learning?
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”