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Early Years Foundation Stage Diving into School: The Reception Year!

Early Years Foundation Stage Diving into School: The Reception Year!. You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives. Clay P. Bedford. What is the Reception Year?.

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Early Years Foundation Stage Diving into School: The Reception Year!

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  1. Early Years Foundation Stage Diving into School: The Reception Year! You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives.Clay P. Bedford

  2. What is the Reception Year? • The year of school following Nursery or preschool. • It builds on previous knowledge and understanding that has been developed at the previous setting. • It involves teaching children using the approach of more formal learning influenced by adult led, child led, or child initiated activities; many of which should be play based and consist of practical, engaging learning opportunities. • Continues the six areas of learning...

  3. The 6 areas of learning: Communication, Language and Literacy Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy Personal, Social and Emotional Development Knowledge and Understanding of the World Creative Development Physical Development

  4. Communication, Language and Literacy Writing: . Markmaking . Forming letters . Handwriting. . Writing for different purposes. Speaking: . Having the confidence to share ideas, talk about stories/ rhymes/ poems, talk within a familiar group. Reading: . Developing an interest in books. . Discussing pictures, characters and events. . Sounding out and blending each word. . Reading for meaning. Thinking: . Developing understanding of stories, rhymes, poems, events and experiences. . Responding with relevance. Listening: . Learning to listen to other people as well as stories etc. . Taking into account the ideas of others.

  5. What can you do to help in this area? • Work with your child: • to hold a pencil correctly • to write their name • to hold a book properly and be able to talk about the pictures • to listen to a story with you • to learn the alphabet and some sounds

  6. Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy Shape, space and measures: . Sorting and matching . Identifying and labelling 2D and 3D shapes. . Measuring simple weights and lengths Numbers: . Counting a group of movable/ immovable objects. . Saying and using numbers in order . Recognising numbers Calculating: . Understanding the meaning of more and less. . Adding and subtracting . Understanding vocabulary. . Using a variety of resources.

  7. What can you do to help in this area? • Work with your child: • to sort and match simple objects • to recognise numbers 1-10 • write some numbers • count a small group of toys- counting 1 for each object. • look at shapes and patterns in the environment and label them • talk about who has more/ less, e.g. Toys/ sweets • play children’s Numeracy games on computer.

  8. Personal, Social and Emotional Development Personal: . Developing confidence . Developing independence . Hygiene . Self esteem and understanding of own and others’ identity. Emotional: . Separating from carer . Understanding feelings of self and others .Expressing needs and feelings appropriately. Social: . Building relationships and friendships . Sharing and taking turns . Participating in group activities and games

  9. What can you do to help in this area? • Work with your child: • to choose their own play activities and concentrate on them for a small period of time. • to take turns in family games • to share their toys with others • to use age appropriate vocabulary to explain feelings (happy/ sad/ scared/ angry/ worried etc). • to stick to a routine and be consistent with rules at home.

  10. Knowledge and Understanding of the World Creative Development Physical Development . Dressing and undressing for PE . Fine motor control . Gross motor control and coordination . Movement and space . Skills with small equipment . Large apparatus . Singing . Dancing . Representing ideas through art . Crafts . Using a variety of different media . Role play . Imagination . Exploring . Investigating . Asking questions . Talking about what they find . Learning about their environment/ culture and those of others around the world.

  11. What can you do to help in these areas? • Encourage your child to ask questions! • Go outdoors and explore. • Share your child’s natural interests. • Play ICT games and work on mouse control • Provide your child with lots of creative materials to experiment with • Work with your child to dress and undress independently • Move to music, ride bikes and thread beads to work on physical control.

  12. Share the journey with your child… And they will follow your influence! I'll Follow You... Thank you, SteffieSparkes and Lynn Cook Hockley Primary School

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