1. Welcome to Reception!

2. What is the Early Years Foundation Stage?
The EYFS document is the curriculum used for children aged 5 and under.
There are 7 areas of learning:
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding of the World
Expressive Arts and Design
All areas of learning are reflected both inside and outdoors.

3. Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Making relationships
Self-confidence and Self-awareness
Managing feelings and behaviour

4. PSED - How can you help?
You can help by encouraging your child to become independent by using the toilet, washing their hands and put on and fasten their coats.
Playing games which encourage sharing and turn taking will help your child to build their social skills.

5. Communication and Language
Listening and attention
Understanding
Speaking

6. CL – How you can help?
Reading books (stories, information books, newspapers, magazines, comics etc), encouraging your child to join in and talk about books
Encouraging them to speak clearly and introducing new vocabulary
Taking time to listen to them talking about things they’ve done and answering their questions

7. Physical Development
Moving and Handling
Health and self-care

8. PD – How can you help?
Give your child time to run, jump, climb and play outdoors
Talk about how we stay healthy and the importance of exercise and eating the right foods.

9. Literacy
Reading
Writing

10. Literacy – How you can help?
Question children about what they are reading to check understanding. What do you think will happen next? How will they solve the problem?
Play rhyming games and sing lots of rhyming songs
Help children learn how to read and write their own name

11. Mathematics
Numbers
Shape, space and measure

12. Mathematics – How can you help?
Talk about the shapes you can see in the environment
Pointing out numbers all around – how many can your child recognise?
Sing lots of counting rhymes and songs to get your child used to saying number names in order

13. Understanding of the World
People and Communities
The World
Technology

14. UW – How can you help?
Talk with your child about the places they go and things they see in the world around them
Answering and asking questions - what if…? Why do you think…? How did you…?
If possible let them have access to ICT; CD players, programmable toys, computers etc

15. Expressive Arts and Design
Exploring and using media and materials
Being imaginative

16. EAD– How can you help?
Talk with your child about their imaginative play and join in if possible!
Encourage them to be flexible in their thinking and use of materials and praising them for their efforts or ideas as well as the end product

17. Assessment
We set up our Reception classroom so that children can explore all of these areas of learning during their play.
We will use a variety of assessment methods to record your child’s developments as they do this, including:
Questioning and talking to your child
Observations
Photos
Copies of their work
Asking Parents - ‘wow moments’

18. Thank You