During the EYFS day, children engage in purposeful play and exploratory activities. Each day is planned to provide a range of experiences and activities that encourage independent thinking and choosing, as well developing children’s communication and social skills when working alongside peers.
In the Foundation Stage the curriculum is made up of seven areas of learning:
The Prime areas are fundamental and work together, and filter through all other areas to support development:
- Personal, social and Emotional Development
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
The Specific areas include essential skills and knowledge:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
We aim to increase children’s understanding, encourage them to think and to improve their language competence. We allow children to be creative, to explore and investigate materials, and to be imaginative. Through these planned activities children will learn important early mathematical, linguistic and scientific concepts. They will also be acquiring social skills through their interaction with others. We actively promote learning to share, to take turns and to care for others. We offer the children a variety of outdoor spaces such as their own ‘meadow’ and play space with a construction area, the shared playground and of course Woodland School! We use these outdoor areas as an extension of the classroom, offering children experiences, which support their learning in all of the areas.
Read our Reception Handbook to find out about what life is like in Reception
Please have a look below at an example of our EYFS Theme Maps.
