1.Learning outcomes: Insert the label of one to three learning outcomesthatarethefocusoftheplan.Whiletheseoutcomeswill betheprimaryfocusfortheperiodcoveredbythisplan,thisisnot doneattheexclusionofotherrelatedlearningoutcomes.

Watchoutforthispaper-clipsymbolalongsidesomelearningoutcomesin the Language Curriculum. This symbol indicates that skills covered in this learningoutcomearetransferabletoalearningoutcomeintheschool’s otherlanguage.

Thisdraftshort-termplanningframeworkispartofsuiteinsupportofthe newPrimaryLanguageCurriculum.Theseplanningframeworksareindraft formtoprovideteacherswiththeopportunitytofeedbackonhowfurther improvementscanbemade.Youcanshareyourfeedbackthroughtheonline surveyhere.Youcancustomisetheframeworksaccordingtoyourplanning preferenceandyourownclasscontext.

Thisdraftshort-termplanningframeworkconsistsoftwosections:Expected Learning and Supporting theLearning.

ExpectedLearning:Inthissection,ExpectedLearning,pleaseidentifythe learningthatisexpectedtotakeplaceforoneormoregroupsofchildren. Toidentifythelearning,youcanrefertothelearningoutcomes,progression milestonesandstepsinthePrimaryLanguageCurriculumdocumentor onlineat

2.Elements: Insert the name of the element/s corresponding with theselectedlearningoutcome.Therearethreeelementsoflanguage that are abbreviated to Communicating, Understanding andExploring andUsing.Thesesameelementscanbefoundinorallanguage,reading andwriting.

3.Milestones:Selecttheletterofthemilestonethatbestdescribes children’slearninginrelationtotheoutcomesyouhavechosen. Whereyoufeelthereisaneedtodifferentiatetheoutcome,insert theappropriatemilestone/sforeachlearninggroup.Youmayfind ithelpfultoreadthemilestonesonlineandwatchtheirassociatedexamples oflearning.

4.Progressionsteps:Selectthepartofaprogressionstepthatwill bethefocusforteachingandlearningfortheperiodcoveredby thisplan.Giventhebreadthofanysingleprogressionstep,itisnot advisedthatanentireprogressionstepwouldbeincludedinthe short-termplan.

Thefollowingquestionsmaysupportyourdecisionsaboutwhatpart ofaprogressionsteptoincludeintheplan:

•DoIwishtoreinforcepartofaprogressionsteppreviouslytaught?

•DoIwishtofocusonadifferentpartoftheprogressionstepthatthe childrenhavealreadybegun?

•Isthechild/groupofchildrenreadytomoveontothenextmilestone anditsrelatedprogressionstep?Ifso,remembertoinserttheletter relatingtothisnewmilestoneinyourplan.

SupportingtheLearning:Inthissection,identifywhatyouwillteachand thelearningexperiencesyouwillusetodothis.

Content:Identifywhatyouintendtoteach.Intheinterestsofclarity, thecontentmaybepresentedseparatelyunderthethreestrands.

Learning Experiences: To support the natural linkage between the threestrands,thelearningexperiencesmaybeplannedacrossthe threestrands.Inthistemplate,LearningExperiencesisanumbrella termforthefollowingareas:methodologies;inclusion/differentiation; resources;linkageandintegration;assessmentorhowyouplanto recognise the children’sprogress.

CuntasMíosúilandreflectingontheteachingandlearning:Usingthe CuntasMíosúil,‘CM’columnnexttocontent,youmaytickthisboxtorecord whathasbeentaught.Usingthenarrativeboxattheendofthetemplate, youmayreflectfurtherontheteachingandlearningattheendofthemonth. Inturn,thesereflectionswillinformdecisionsaboutthenextshort-term plan.Toguideyourreflection,youmayrefertothepromptsprovidedinthe template.

Short-term plan and Cuntas Míosúíl (CM)
Date: / Stage/Class: / Subject: / Teacher:
ExpectedLearningSupportingtheLearning:Youmaywishtorefertotheprogression
Strand / Element / *Learning outcome / Milestones / Progression steps The group/child… / Content Theme/Topic: / CM / Learning experiences
OralLanguage
Reading
Writing

*Forthepurposesofplanning,LearningOutcomesselectedareintendedtobeafocusonly;thisisnotdoneattheexclusionofteachingotherrelatedLearning Outcomes.Ifyouwishyoumayinsertcontentandexperiencesforalloutcomesthatyouintendtoteach.

Cuntas míosúil, reflections on… The Teaching and Learning Process Learning Progression