🌱Tiny wins tracker

Track the small steps that add up to big growth in your practice

Mark ✓ when done Add the date and any notes Celebrate every step! For ideas on how to celebrate (subtly, mindfully, physically or sensorily) scroll down!

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Noticing & observing

Getting started
DoneDateTiny winMy notesCelebrated
Paused during the day to notice how the practice we discussed in our CoP session was showing up in my room.
Observed how children responded to the approach we explored in our CoP discussion.
Noticed moments when children demonstrated agency (EYLF Outcome 4) after our CoP session on intentional teaching.
Watched for variations in how the questioning technique from our CoP worked with different children.
Paid attention to how the learning environment change we discussed might support children's sense of belonging (EYLF Outcome 1).
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Connect with my CoP partners and the Learning Hub

Building community
DoneDateTiny winMy notesCelebrated
Visited the Learning Hub and asked a question in the chat forum.
Visited the Learning Hub and responded to a question or discussion in the chat forum.
Visited the Learning Hub and viewed or downloaded a helpful resource.
Shared a photo or observation from my practice with my CoP group for feedback.
Asked my CoP facilitator for clarification about how to implement the practice we discussed.
Brought a specific challenge from my room to our next CoP session for the group to help me think through.
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Trying it for the first time

Taking action
DoneDateTiny winMy notesCelebrated
Tried the intentional teaching strategy we discussed in our CoP session for the first time.
Used the QKLG-aligned observation approach we reviewed in our CoP session.
Asked a critical reflection question using the question ladder we learned in our CoP.
Documented children's learning using the approach to making learning visible we explored as a group.
Implemented the learning environment change we planned together in our CoP session.
Applied the EYLF Practice of cultural responsiveness in a specific way we discussed in our CoP.
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Adapting & refining practices

Making it your own
DoneDateTiny winMy notesCelebrated
Adapted the practice we discussed in our CoP to meet the needs of a child with additional support requirements.
Modified the documentation approach from our CoP session to suit my mixed-age group.
Adjusted the questioning technique from our CoP to suit children at different developmental levels.
Adapted the family engagement strategy we discussed to work for families who speak languages other than English.
Used more open-ended questions during intentional teaching than I did before our CoP discussions on EYLF Outcome 4.
Linked my observations more explicitly to EYLF outcomes than I did before our CoP learning.
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Acting despite discomfort or challenge

Courage & vulnerability
DoneDateTiny winMy notesCelebrated
Tried the new approach we discussed in our CoP even though I felt uncertain about it.
Shared a challenge I'm having with implementing the practice during our CoP session, even though I wanted to seem like I had it figured out.
Asked my CoP group for help with a practice I'm struggling to implement.
Tried the intentional teaching approach while managing a particularly challenging day with children's behaviour.
Implemented the family partnership strategy we planned even though I was anxious about how families might respond.
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Deepening & sustaining practice

Embedding & sharing
DoneDateTiny winMy notesCelebrated
Reflected on how the practice we're working on connects to multiple EYLF outcomes, not just one.
Noticed a pattern in how children respond to the approach we discussed, and brought this observation back to our CoP.
Shared evidence of impact at our CoP session — showing how the practice is influencing children's learning.
Made the practice we're working on a regular part of my planning, not just a one-time trial.
Explained to a family how the approach we're using supports their child's wellbeing (EYLF Outcome 3) using language from our CoP discussions.

🎉 Celebration ideas

Because every tiny win deserves a moment

🤫 Quick & subtle
  • Internal victory phrase: say "I did that!" or "nailed it!" in your head
  • Power posture: subtly straighten your posture and lift your chin
  • Secret smile: give yourself a small, knowing smile
  • Deep victory breath: take one deep breath while thinking "yes"
  • Invisible high-five: mentally give yourself a high-five
  • Tiny dance: do a small shoulder wiggle or finger dance
  • Check mark gesture: make a checkmark motion with your finger
  • Mental fireworks: visualise fireworks going off in your mind
  • Success stretch: do a subtle stretch while thinking "well done"
  • Mindful moment: close your eyes for 2 sec and savour the win
🏆 Physical
  • Victory dance: do your personal happy dance
  • Power pose: strike a superhero pose for 5 seconds
  • Jump & fist pump: channel your inner champion
  • Happy spin: do a quick twirl in your chair or standing
  • Double high-ten: give yourself double high-fives above your head
  • Success strut: take a few steps with extra swagger
  • Tiger growl: make a playful growl or victory sound
  • Touchdown dance: do an end-zone style celebration
  • Jazz hands: shake your hands in celebration
  • Victory lap: walk a quick circle around your space
Sensory
  • Sunshine moment: turn your face toward light/sun for 3 seconds
  • Scent break: smell something pleasant (cream, coffee, essential oil)
  • Music snippet: hum your power song for 5 seconds
  • Texture touch: stroke something with a pleasing texture
🧘 Mindful
  • Gratitude pause: write one sentence of gratitude about your achievement
  • Success visualisation: close eyes and replay the successful moment
  • Three words: say three positive words about yourself
  • Mirror moment: look in the mirror and give yourself a proud nod
  • Future note: write a quick note to your future self about this win