CURRICULUM

The EYFS Curriculum

We also follow The Early Years Foundation Framework which is broken down into seven areas of learning and development:

Personal, Social & Emotional Development

Shares and takes turns.
Enjoys the company of friends.
Learns to behave responsibly.
Learns to deal with their emotions and feelings.
Children are provided with experiences and support that will help them to develop a positive sense of themselves and of others; respect for others; social skills; and a positive disposition to learn. We take into account children’s emotional well being to help them to know themselves and what they can do.

Physical Development

Joins in with activities using their large muscles e.g. running, jumping, climbing etc.
Enjoys small muscle activities such as drawing, cutting, painting etc.
Learns about their health and safety.
Draws lines and circles using gross motor skills
Clearly communicates their need for potty or toilet

Communication & Language

Uses non-verbal or verbal language to communicate with others.
Listening to stories with increasing attention and recall.
Beginning to understand ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions.
Beginning to use more complex sentences to link thoughts.
Uses language as a powerful means of widening contacts.

Literacy

Enjoys books and making up stories.
Begins to link sounds and letters.
Makes marks and starts to give them meaning.
Children are helped to understand that written symbols carry meaning, to be aware of the purposes of writing and, when they are ready, to use drawn and written symbols for themselves.
A well-stocked book corner gives every child the opportunity and encouragement to become familiar with books and aware of their uses, both for reference and as a source of stories and pictures.

Expressive Arts & Design

Uses simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately.
Creates movement in response to music
Uses available resources to creates props to support role play
Plays cooperatively as part of a group to develop and act out a narrative
Begins to use representation to communicate e.g. drawing a line and saying that me.

Mathematics

Joins in with singing number songs and rhymes
Explores patterns and shapes in play
Uses measures, for example when cooking or in water play
Enjoys solving real life problems such as jigsaws, matching games and puzzles
Through practical activities, children become familiar with the sorting, matching, ordering, sequencing and counting skills that form the basis for early mathematics. As they use their developing mathematical understanding to solve problems, children are assisted to learn and use the vocabulary of mathematics, identifying objects by shape, position, size, volume and number. Songs, games and picture books help children become aware of number sequences and, when they are ready, to use simple mathematical operations such as adding.

Understanding of the World

Finds out about the world.
Uses ICT – computers, telephones, etc.
Develops an understanding of passing time and their place in the world.
Enjoys and participates in a range of cultural activities.
Children explore and experiment with a range of natural and manufactured materials. They learn to observe the features of objects and substances, recognising differences, patterns and similarities, and to share and record their findings.

How we link the traditional Montessori areas of learning with EYFS:

Montessouri	EYFS
Practical Life	Physical Development and Personal Social & Emotional Development
Language	Literacy
Mathematics	Maths
Culture	Expressive Arts & Design and Understanding of the World
Sensorial	Physical Development and Personal Social & Emotional Development

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CURRICULUM

The EYFS Curriculum

We also follow The Early Years Foundation Framework which is broken down into seven areas of learning and development:

Personal, Social & Emotional Development

Shares and takes turns.

Enjoys the company of friends.

Learns to behave responsibly.

Learns to deal with their emotions and feelings.

Physical Development

Joins in with activities using their large muscles e.g. running, jumping, climbing etc.

Enjoys small muscle activities such as drawing, cutting, painting etc.

Learns about their health and safety.

Draws lines and circles using gross motor skills

Clearly communicates their need for potty or toilet

Communication & Language

Uses non-verbal or verbal language to communicate with others.

Listening to stories with increasing attention and recall.​

Beginning to understand ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions.

Beginning to use more complex sentences to link thoughts.

Uses language as a powerful means of widening contacts.

Literacy

Enjoys books and making up stories.

Begins to link sounds and letters.​

Makes marks and starts to give them meaning.

Children are helped to understand that written symbols carry meaning, to be aware of the purposes of writing and, when they are ready, to use drawn and written symbols for themselves.

A well-stocked book corner gives every child the opportunity and encouragement to become familiar with books and aware of their uses, both for reference and as a source of stories and pictures.

Expressive Arts & Design

Uses simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately.

Creates movement in response to music​

Uses available resources to creates props to support role play

Plays cooperatively as part of a group to develop and act out a narrative

Begins to use representation to communicate e.g. drawing a line and saying that me.

Mathematics

Joins in with singing number songs and rhymes

Explores patterns and shapes in play

Uses measures, for example when cooking or in water play

Enjoys solving real life problems such as jigsaws, matching games and puzzles

Understanding of the World

Finds out about the world.

Uses ICT – computers, telephones, etc.

Develops an understanding of passing time and their place in the world.

Enjoys and participates in a range of cultural activities.

Children explore and experiment with a range of natural and manufactured materials. They learn to observe the features of objects and substances, recognising differences, patterns and similarities, and to share and record their findings.

How we link the traditional Montessori areas of learning with EYFS:

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Listening to stories with increasing attention and recall.

Begins to link sounds and letters.

Creates movement in response to music