CMs - Help with planning - I only have under 2s

[lollipopmother]

I am desperately trying to pull my paperwork up to scratch and I need to get some planning onto paper. I am really struggling though as all my EYFS mindees are under 2s (1 x 7m/o, 1 x 17m/o) and I don't really know what I can plan that will actually be done!

For long term planning I was thinking of just assigning a different theme or calendar event to each month such as colours, animals, elements, numbers, nursery rhymes, senses, textures, summer etc. I don't know how this is going to actually effect our day though as the toys I have are always going to be the same, give or take and activities for under 2s are limited really.

I haven't got a clue what medium term planning should look like!

Short term I take it is what we're going to be doing on a daily basis??

I can feel the panic setting in just writing this topic! Please please help!

OK

Planning for 7mo
New tastes
Sitting up
Preparing for cruising
Colours
Textures
Treasure Baskets
Cooking (no raw egg biscuit dough/whipped cream/coloured icing as a painting medium on a high chair tray (if they can have dairy)

Great thank you Katy, that would be short term planning?

Ofsted were very happy with my planning which is all retrospective.

I felt that it wasn't appropriate to decide in advance what the children would be interested in so I follow their interests or just the events going on around us (like the weather or seeing a horse walk past) and write it up at the end of each day.

I also include what I think they learned from non-play activities like shopping, mealtimes of nappy changes because those are just as important for their development.

I only choose the three or four most significant events from each day to write up and write a couple of lines about what happened and perhaps any ideas for extension or what I might do differently next time. That's when I say what areas of learning I think it covered too.

Ofsted really like this because it naturally follows the child's interests which is the best way to support their learning. It also seems pointless writing out loads of plans that I'm not likely to implement.

I do have a list of activities to turn to if I'm stuck for inspiration and of course some activities need to be shopped for, etc but in general I don't write it down until we've done it.

HTH

I guess

Her medium term/long term might be
Effective weaning/healthy diet
standing unsupported/walking
learning/becoming a well rounded individual

But I don't really bother Medium/long - my long term is to meet the EYFS for that child I think - medium includes birthdays/easter/Christmas/planning a day out etc