Range of Activities to be offered as within the Early Years Foundation Stage
The activities provided are planned with reference to the six areas of learning covered by the Early Years Learning Goals, which are set out below. Planning takes in the opportunities provided both in and outdoors.
There are many activities which can be used in the six areas of learning, below are a few examples for each area.
Communication, Language and Literacy
· Role play in a variety of settings
· Varieties of small world imaginative play
· Group time/singing/rhymes/story time
· Quiet reading area with a good range of books
· Letter activities
· Games and activities that support language and literacy
Creative Development
· Painting/printing/collage/messy play
· Model making (with a variety of materials)
· Sand/small world
· Baking
· Music making
· Singing
· Construction
· Role play (dressing up and small world)
Personal, Social and Emotional
· Group time
· Snack time
· Opportunities to concentrate and take part in extended activities
· Opportunities to find out about other cultures and beliefs and to celebrate their similarities and differences
· Opportunities to gain personal independence, taking off coats, finding own pegs, putting dressing up clothes on
· Outdoor play, sharing and taking turns
· Animal care
· Gardening and caring for plants
Mathematical Development
· Role play, money/measuring/weighing/counting
· Sand/water, colour/capacity/shape
· Baking, weighing/estimating/sharing
· Rhymes and songs
· Numbers, sorting/matching/sequencing/shape and pattern games and activities
· Counting and number recognition
Physical Development
· Music and movement sessions
· Activities with equipment to develop running/skipping/jumping/throwing/catching/kicking/blancing/pedalling/climbing
· Painting/drawing/writing
· Cutting
· Threading
· Small construction
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
· Interest table to develop curiosity (magnifiers)
· Growing and caring for plants
· Looking at and using maps and globes
· Invited guests
· Use of local area
· Construction toys
· Sand/water/clay/salt dough/cornflour etc
· Photos of locality and of ages gone by
· Variety of construction toys with and without instruction
Outdoor Play
Activities taking place are planned within the weekly plans and they are evaluated in the same way as indoor activities. We provide free play and structured activities. Examples of free play are with balls/quoits/hoops/bikes, or the activities may be structured to develop a particular skill.
Follow this link for more information about the EYFS
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Preschooldevelopmentandlearning/NurseriesPlaygroupsReceptionClasses/DG_171007
The activities provided are planned with reference to the six areas of learning covered by the Early Years Learning Goals, which are set out below. Planning takes in the opportunities provided both in and outdoors.
There are many activities which can be used in the six areas of learning, below are a few examples for each area.
Communication, Language and Literacy
· Role play in a variety of settings
· Varieties of small world imaginative play
· Group time/singing/rhymes/story time
· Quiet reading area with a good range of books
· Letter activities
· Games and activities that support language and literacy
Creative Development
· Painting/printing/collage/messy play
· Model making (with a variety of materials)
· Sand/small world
· Baking
· Music making
· Singing
· Construction
· Role play (dressing up and small world)
Personal, Social and Emotional
· Group time
· Snack time
· Opportunities to concentrate and take part in extended activities
· Opportunities to find out about other cultures and beliefs and to celebrate their similarities and differences
· Opportunities to gain personal independence, taking off coats, finding own pegs, putting dressing up clothes on
· Outdoor play, sharing and taking turns
· Animal care
· Gardening and caring for plants
Mathematical Development
· Role play, money/measuring/weighing/counting
· Sand/water, colour/capacity/shape
· Baking, weighing/estimating/sharing
· Rhymes and songs
· Numbers, sorting/matching/sequencing/shape and pattern games and activities
· Counting and number recognition
Physical Development
· Music and movement sessions
· Activities with equipment to develop running/skipping/jumping/throwing/catching/kicking/blancing/pedalling/climbing
· Painting/drawing/writing
· Cutting
· Threading
· Small construction
Knowledge and Understanding of the World
· Interest table to develop curiosity (magnifiers)
· Growing and caring for plants
· Looking at and using maps and globes
· Invited guests
· Use of local area
· Construction toys
· Sand/water/clay/salt dough/cornflour etc
· Photos of locality and of ages gone by
· Variety of construction toys with and without instruction
Outdoor Play
Activities taking place are planned within the weekly plans and they are evaluated in the same way as indoor activities. We provide free play and structured activities. Examples of free play are with balls/quoits/hoops/bikes, or the activities may be structured to develop a particular skill.
Follow this link for more information about the EYFS
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Preschooldevelopmentandlearning/NurseriesPlaygroupsReceptionClasses/DG_171007