Early Years follow Early Education-Development Matters in the Early Stage Foundation Stage in implementing the statutory requirements in the EYFS.
Children are taught the characteristic of effective learning which are;
Playing and Exploring-engagement:
- Finding out and exploring
- Playing with what they know
- Being willing to ‘have a go’,
Active Learning-motivation:
- Being involved and concentrating
- Keeping trying
- Enjoying achieving what they set out to do,
Creating and Thinking Critically:
- Having their own ideas
- Marking links
- Choosing ways to do things
Children are also given opportunities to progress in Areas of Learning and Development;
Prime Areas
Personal, Social and Emotional Development:
- Making relationship
- Self-confidence and self-awareness
- Managing feelings and behaviour
Physical Development
- Moving and handling
- Health and self-care
Communication and Language
- Listening and attention
- Understanding
- Speaking
Specific Areas
Literacy:
- Reading
- Writing
Mathematics:
- Numbers
- Shape, space and measure
Understanding the World:
- People and communities
- The world
- Technology
Expressive Arts and Design:
- Exploring and using media and materials
- Being imaginative.
Children are taught the Jolly Phonics scheme of work during the development of their phonological awareness.
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