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Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum

• Monday 29th September 2014

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The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum

• Children develop quickly in the early years and
  our aim is to help children have the best
  possible start in life. All children should have
  the opportunity to develop their personalities,
  talents and abilities.

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Seven Areas of Learning

• All areas are important and inter-connected.
• Areas are crucial in igniting curiosity and an
  enthusiasm for learning.
• Prime areas are strengthened through the specific
  areas and should be embedded throughout.
• Prime Areas of Learning
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Physical Development
• Communication and Language
• Specific Areas of Learning
• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the World
• Expressive Arts and Design

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Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Prime!

• Maintain concentration, listen and be excited to
  learn.
• Develop and awareness of their own and others
  needs.
• Form good relationships and work in a group
  taking turns.
• Understand what is right and wrong and why
• Manage their own hygiene and dress themselves.
• Have a positive self image.

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Physical Development
Prime!

• Moving and handling.
• Health and self-care.
• Know the importance for good health.
• Ways to keep healthy and safe.
• Manage personal hygiene and needs successfully.

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Communication and Language
Prime!

• Listening and showing attention.
• Gathering information and building understanding.
• Responding to others.
• Speaking confidently.

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Literacy
Specific!

• Two areas reading and writing
• Become familiar with sounds
• Blend sounds to help with reading
• Linking sounds to letters in both reading and
  writing
• Ignite an interest

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Reading
Specific!

• Letters and Sounds Phase 1
• Read Write Inc Phonics Programme
• Reading records and reading books
• Keywords
• Reading buddies
• Parents Reading Morning

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Writing
Specific!

• Emergent writing
• Mark making
• Variety of opportunities
• Phonetically plausible
• attempts

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Mathematics
Specific!

• Providing opportunities to develop and
• improve skills in
• Counting
• Understanding number
• Calculating simple addition/subtraction problems
• Describing shapes, spaces and
• measures.
• Little Big Maths Learn Its

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Understanding the World
Specific!

• Making sense of the world and communities
• People, places, technology and the environment
• Explore, observe and find out about
• Classroom World Map
• Link with a primary in Bridport

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Expressive Arts and Design
Specific!

• Exploration and play
• Wide range of media and materials
• Imaginative play and role-play
• Art, Music, Movement and Dance
• Design and Technology

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How do we deliver this?

• Play is a key way in which young children learn
  with enjoyment and challenge both indoors and
  outdoors. Through play in a secure environment
  they
• Explore, develop and represent learning
  experiences that help them make sense of the
  world
• Communication
• Adult-led vs Child-initiated learning
  opportunities
• Base our activities on the childrens interests

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Interactive Learning Diary

• Parental Portal
• Sign up sheet

• Share and Chat
• Ipads/Computer available

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WOW!

• Valuing the learning opportunities that you
  provide at home and when you go out and about.
• We want to know anything that made you say Wow!
  about your child.
• Comments or photographs, Your Voice.

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Early Years Foundation Stage Profile

• Forms a reception childs assessment and end of
  year report
• Assesses children against Early Learning Goals
  and Characteristics of Effective Learning.
• Most children will achieve the Early Learning
  Goals by the end of their Reception year and be
  ready to move on to the National Curriculum in
  Year 1.

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We Want You!

• Reading
• Playing games
• Arts and crafts
• Talents!
• Trips
• Family Assembly

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Questions