Early Years Foundation Stage Learning

Early Years Curriculum at TivertonSeptember 2014

1Things we will talk aboutThe Early Years Foundation Stage CurriculumTeaching methods in Early years Maths LiteracyHow parents can get involved

10 minutes!2

The whole child in Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum

The Effective Characteristics of Learning

How children learn.EngagementFinding out and exploringJoin in with open ended activitiesTake part in make believe and pretendEngage in role playBeing willing to have agoPlaying and ExploringActive LearningMotivationBeing involved and concentratingKeep trying when challenges occur.Enjoying achieving what they set to do

Creating and Thinking CriticallyHaving own ideasFind ways to solve problemsChoosing ways to do thingsMaking links

Playing and exploring - engagement

Exploring different sounds of instruments and having a go.Pretending to be medical practitioners

Experimenting with milk, food colouring and washing up liquid.

Exploring artefacts linked to animals

Newly hatched ducklingsActive learning - motivation

Reading to other children on TVReading to each other

Drawing stories together

Having fun learning about 3D shapes

Learning about money

Making wordsCreating and thinking critically - thinking

Actively learning about 2 D shapes

Interviewing people in the local caf.

How to measure the lengths?

Reading clues: treasure hunt

Shape fashion show

Making the scale balanceWhen all the elements of effective learning happen, children progress well in all areas of their learning and development.They are engaged and have confidence to have a go at different activitiesThey have motivation to learn and explore; they keep trying until they achieve what they set out to do.Engaged and motivated children develop many ideas, make links between different areas of learning. They have confidence to experiment and find their own way of solving a problem.

These children laugh at the programme they are watching on their TV in their living room.How we do it at Tiverton

Independent access to all resources in workshop areas. Children are encouraged to play, explore, learn actively and think critically whilst accessing the curriculum through their play and learning activities.Opportunities and resources put in place based on childrens emerging interests to enhance learning. 9Childrens independent play

Resources available for children to choose!

A wide range of resources across the classroom to stimulate interest. Children naturally explore when they are playing. The adults role is to observe to see what children are doing independently then intervene with questioning, modelling and support to extend learning forward.10

Through careful observation we put things in place to develop childrens learning in the context of their interests.

11Adult Directed activities

Are fun!

Incorporate childrens interests

Based on childs individual needsAdults support and questioning teaches and extends learning.Small group /1 :1. Differentiated weekly/daily objectives. Assessment notes. Through all of these strategies, teachers assess children according to the EYFS curriculum assessment criteria. Across 64 assessment scales children are deemed as achieving at an Emergent expected exceeding level at the end of Reception. 12Progress in writingWriting at schoolIndependent writing for a range of purposesEncouraging emergent writing and mark making!Shared writing Adult directed Writing tasks Encouraging phonetic sounding out of words Letter formation High frequency wordsSupport at home

Its fun writing words on the walls14Progress in readingProgress in maths - numbersShape, Space and Measure

Children learn about flat and solid shapes.They use everyday language relating to money and time.They learn about pattern and sequence.They explore lengths, height, weight and capacity.

Parental / Carers InvolvementYou are your childs first teacherWe have an open door policy. You are always welcome to come and help with different activities.

Parental / Carers InvolvementSpecial books - Please take your childs Special Book home once a week. You can add something for your childs show & tell on his or her Focused Day. Share with us your family customs and traditions.

Please share with us information about your childs development and special days and events.

Parental / carers involvementWe are planning to have Curriculum Open Workshops when parents observe teachers in different curriculum areas and then discuss what they observe with the teachers.

We would like to have support from you to assess your childs learning and development. Please tell us what your child does at home. We can learn from each other.

Please help us on trips. We cant go without your support.