Unit plan Early years British

First-week routines that teach themselves

A five-day plan where every routine is introduced through play and rehearsed until the room runs it.

How to use it

One routine per day, introduced with the story, rehearsed twice before snack, praised specifically.

Adaptations and limits

For mixed-age rooms, let veterans demonstrate before rehearsal.

Why it works

Routines learned through rehearsal in week one save instructional minutes all year.

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★ 4,6 · recommended by 20 teachers

  • Ana Ferreiro Deputy head · British school, Madrid

    We used it as-is in the department meeting and then in class: the adaptation levels save the hard part, which is differentiating without rebuilding everything.

  • Marcus Webb IB Coordinator · International school, Lisbon Community

    With Year 11 it works better splitting the session in two: first half guided, second with the material in students' hands. Suggestion: add a 5-minute plenary.

  • Lucía Prat Secondary tutor Community

    I shared it with my class through the classroom link, no sign-ups and no branding: it looks clean on the board and every student opened it on their tablet first try.

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