Spring Term 2021

AREAS OF LEARNING FOR THE FOUNDATION STAGE

Nursery and Reception

Weekly themes

Foundation Stage planning is carried out on a weekly basis with a variety of topics being selected this term. We plan through topics for each term – for the Spring Term 2021, Nursery and Reception will focus on The Lifecycle of Chicks, Castles, Spring and Easter. Teaching and learning will be determined by both staff and children.

Activities are both child led and adult led in order to cover all of the seven areas of learning. Each half term both Nursery and Reception parents are able to view the medium term plans outlining the activities that we plan to deliver.

A Guide to Foundation Planning

We use the Government’s Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Development Matters documents to aid our planning. These documents outline the key skills that children should achieve during certain age ranges, e.g. birth to three year olds, three to four year olds and the Early Learning Goals. We plan a range of practical, play based activities to ensure that children have been given a range of opportunities to develop these skills and demonstrate their learning.

The seven areas of learning through which the children learn have been broken down into sixteen assessment scales.  These are outlined within the table below:-

Prime Areas of Learning
Personal, Social and Emotional Development	Self-Regulation Managing Self Building Relationships
Physical Development	Fine Motor Skills Gross Motor Skills
Communication and Language	Listening Speaking
Specific Areas of Learning
Literacy	Comprehension Word Reading Writing
Mathematics	Number Numerical Patterns
Understanding the World	People, Culture and Communities The Natural World
Expressive Arts and Design	Creating with materials Performing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*If you require additional information relating to our school curriculum, please ask at the school office or the

Class teacher.

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