In each of my areas (indoors & out) I have mini photo albums that contain a range of photos that I have taken of children engaged in that area in their Child Initiated play.
The albums are plastic covered so showerproof and came from my local Asda for just 50p each. They hold roughly 40 6x4 photos.
They have gone down well with Ofsted inspectors & SIP's as they can easily see examples of what children have done in the different areas even if a child is not working there during the observation.
The main reason I have them though is for the children. I encourage the children to use them to inspire what they can do in that area and they also love seeing photos of what they have done in them too- a great way to encourage boys to go into an area such as 'mark making' or 'writing'! "I really need some new photos for my album!"
I try to update them at least once every 6 weeks and they can be fun to look back on at the end of the year too- it's amazing how much the children change over the year and I certainly don't always notice it, seeing them every day.
A really simple & quick idea but as I mentioned, it's gone down well with a lot of people. Worth a few minutes of work!
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