1. Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage
Handout from Parent Information Evening 2009
Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage
September 2017

2. Handout from Parent Information Evening 2009
Aim of the Evening
Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum (EYFS)
EYFS Profile
Phonics
Reading and writing
Maths
Tapestry
General Information

3. How do young children learn?
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How do young children learn?
Young children learn from everything they do.
They are naturally curious; they want to explore and discover.
Children learn through play.
Play is children’s work.

4. Characteristics of effective learning
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Characteristics of effective learning
Playing and Exploring – engagement
Active Learning – motivation
Creating and Thinking Critically - thinking

5. Principles of the EYFS Curriculum
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Principles of the EYFS Curriculum
A unique child
Positive relationships
Enabling environments
Learning and development

6. The Early Years Curriculum The Three Prime Areas of Learning
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The Early Years Curriculum The Three Prime Areas of Learning
Personal, social and emotional development
Communication and language
Physical development

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Four further areas
Mathematics
Literacy
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design

8. What does a school day look like?
Self registration (choosing lunch)
Exploring and learning
Reading
Whole class session
Adult guided activities
Child initiated learning
Phonics

9. And then… Lunch in the hall Playtime after lunch
Handwriting and busy fingers
More adult guided activities
and child initiated learning
Story time
Home time

10. Handout from Parent Information Evening 2009
We teach a daily phonics lesson following the Letters and Sounds scheme. Children are taught to say, read and write sounds.
We learn to hear sounds, rhyme and alliteration; the basic skills needed before learning to read and write.
We learn the letter sounds and also the letter name.
We teach children to say the pure sound.

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There are 6 phases within Letters and Sounds
Phases 1-4 are taught in Reception
Some words you may hear:
Phoneme
Grapheme
Digraph
Trigraph
We ensure the teaching and learning of each letter and sound is made fun and interactive

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We teach the children to use their sound knowledge to read simple words (sound blending)
m-a-t mat
sh-o-p shop
We teach children to use their fingers to help spell words (segmenting). We touch each finger as we say each sound.
c-a-t cat
k-i-ng king

13. Tricky Words
Along side our phased phonic teaching we teach the children ‘tricky words’ which cannot be easily decoded. For example: the, to, go, all, was, you, are, they These are fed into our phonics planning for the children to learn by sight.

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How you can help at home
Encourage your child to teach you the sounds they have been taught
Find the letters to match the sounds when you are reading together
Find objects in the house that start with certain sounds

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Reading
Children read with an adult at least once a week. o
Messages and children’s progress can be recorded in the purple message book.
Children will bring home high frequency words for you to practise together at home (these will include some of the tricky words taught in phonics).

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How you can help at home
Share a variety of books with your child
Listen to your child ‘read’ regularly
Join a library
Read to your child exposing them to more complex language
Practise reading key words

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Writing
We encourage lots of gross and fine motor movements to improve pencil control
Writing is closely linked to phonics
We use an interactive handwriting scheme – Penpals

18. How you can help at home
Encourage your child to have a go using the sounds they have learnt through phonics
Exercising muscles e.g. monkey bars, climbing frames, wheelbarrow races, pegging, squeezing sponges, bead threading

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Mathematics
Fun
Active
Thematic
Purposeful
Successful

20. Developing number strategies
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Developing number strategies
Counting
Counting objects reliably
Using mathematical language
Practical addition and subtraction

21. Other aspects of mathematical development
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Other aspects of mathematical development
2D/3D shape
Repeating patterns
Measures- non standard units
Comparing quantities
Problem solving

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How you can help at home
Use real money
Use time vocabulary
Play board games
Use mathematical language
Continue to spot numbers in the environment

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Assessment
Using the Early Learning Goals, an assessment of your child’s progress is made throughout the year
These assessments are based on observations and information gathered
In June, the assessments results are reported to yourselves, Year 1 teachers and County

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How can Parents Help?
Share information about what your child can do during parent interviews and messages in the purple book
Also use the purple book to comment on how children have responded to reading at home
Comment on your child’s attainments at home on Tapestry
Encourage independence and a love of learning

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Tapestry
Comment on observations made in school
Add your own observations of your child’s learning at home

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General Information
Pupil Premium Funding
SCL
Foster independence
Named clothes
Reward system
Special time
Book bags
Wellies, rain coats and sunhats
Long hair tied back