Areas of Learning – Bagshot Pre-school

Making cakes

Number recognition

Life cycle of a Frog

Life cycle of a Butterfly

ICT

Mixing Colors

Expressive Art

DSC00565 (2) — Choosing a new hairstyle.

The mummy pig is feeding the piglets because they are hungry.

HAIRDRESSES — Hairdresser wants to trim my hair.

DSC00570 - Copy (2) — Brushing the wigs.

Mathematics

DSC00485 (2) — Successfully, fit shapes into spaces on jigsaw puzzles.

DSC00490 (2) — Enjoys filling and emptying containers.

DSC00883 (2) — Shows interest in shape by talking about shapes or arrangements.

DSC00434 (2) — “How many more do I need”

DSC00767 - Copy — Enjoys filling and emptying containers

Understanding the World

DSC00469 (2) — What’s inside the coconut?

DSC00698 - Copy (2) — They now have two legs!

DSC00401 (2) — Developing an understanding of growth, decay and changes over time.

Technology – Uses ICT hardware to interact with age-appropriate computer software

Care and concern for living things and the environment. Tadpoles and caterpillars.

Literacy

Meaning to marks they make as they draw, write and paint

Physical

Shows interest in illustrations and print in books and print in the environment.

Development

CUTTING — Uses one-handed tools and equipment

Moves freely and with pleasure and confidence in a range of ways, such as climbing and sliding

Mounts stairs, steps or climbing equipment using alternative feet.

Communication and language

Beginning to use more complex sentences to link thoughts

DSC00692 - Copy — “Oops the cow knocked him over”

Role Play

Role-Play is a very important part of children’s development. An excellent way to develop the child’s Communication, Language and Literacy skills is through role-play. Role-play can be very cathartic as children may wish to play through the experience, working through their own thoughts and/or fears within a safe, non-threatening environment. Children’s confidence and self-esteem can also be boosted from role-play. It gives children the chance to use their imagination however, it is important that the children and adults realise that they are playing.

This idea of ‘learning through play’ can be linked into the curriculum guidance for the foundation stage’s areas of learning and early learning goals, under the topic of Communication, Language and Literacy. According to this document we give children the opportunity to imagine and recreate their experience through play. It would appear that language can be developed further and links made with literacy as the children play. They will practise saying and doing things that they would not normally undertake as they progress.

The role-play area should be regularly changed in order to give children a wider experience.

By offering children a variety of costumes and clothes, the children are able to extend their imagination and creativity. Costumes also give the opportunity for staff to differentiate the role-play.