Children in this group are aged three years, they are in this group until they start
school.
The staff in this group work closely with our teacher from early years towards
the EYFS “Early years foundation stage”
The children in this group are encouraged
to be as independent as possible. The children take part in activities that interest
them, they are also allowed to choose the toys that they want to play with and the
planning is based around the individual child.
The bathroom is accessible from the group room and children can use the bathroom
as they need, upon completing creative activities the children can wash their hands
at the sinks.
Staff spend time each day with children working on a one to one basis
at the computer, or using their work books for writing practice. To begin the children
copy over writing that the staff have done, as they become more able they write underneath
the staff writing, this leads on to the children writing their own sentences. We
would hope that all children are able to write their own name before they start school.
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children have access to two of our play rooms. One being for creative activities,
floor toys and table top toys then there is a smaller room where the children have
quiet times, role play, stories, learning times and discussion times.
The children
have some time each day in the garden where they can take part in organised activities
or make up their own games and some time in our soft play room.
At meal times the
children are encouraged to choose their own meal and help to set the table, serve
the meal and clear the plates away. Juice or water is available at all times during
the day where the children can sit at the table, take their cup, and pour themselves
a drink.
When playing games the staff are on hand to ensure the rules of play are
followed however, the children are allowed to develop their organisation skills and
play games in small groups.
Aims
- To be able to trace or write their own name
- To instigate role play
- Recognition of name
- To use emerging writing to communicate and give meaning
- To be able to write anti-
clockwise and begin to recognise letters - To have favourite books and enjoy using them appropriately
- To tell stories from pictures
- Able to sequence events
- To know a story has a beginning, middle and end
- Be able to select and carry out activities
- Care for themselves and others
- Show care and concern for living things and the environment
- Express needs and feelings in an appropriate way
- Share and take turns
- Dress and undress
- Independent toileting and eating
- To speak confidently
- Hold a two way conversation
- Count in sequence
- Recognise numbers 1-
10 - Use positional language
- Use size language
- To know where they live and their address
- To know about their own cultures and beliefs as well as others
- Move in a range of ways
- Listen to and follow instructions
- Line up for activities out of the room – softplay, outside
- To be able to use one handed tools safely and put them away, i.e. scissors, pencils and brushes
- Name colours
- Name shapes
- To be able to put on clothes and shoes and attempt to fasten them
- To eat meals with appropriate knife, spoon and fork
- Use their manners
- To be able to sit at group time for approximately 20 mins and join in
- Pour own juice and get own snack
- Begin to use available props for role play
- Copy adults
- Can make simple patterns
- Can use ball skills i.e. catch, kick, throw
- Be able to peddle the bikes
- Can make construction, paintings, collage, drawings and dances
- To be able to co-
operate and negotiate with others - To know the difference between real life and fiction
- To know writing from left to right and top to bottom
- To know what is right and wrong and why
- Behave in appropriate manner in a variety of settings
- To know a variety of rhymes and songs
- To be able to tidy up at the end of the session
- Put own belongings on pegs or in the children’s box
