Curriculum
Tinywoods curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage which provides a framework for the education of pre-school children through to reception age.
Our aim is to provide a programme which meets each child’s individual needs. All children will be involved in exploring the same topic but different activities will be provided which are appropriate to their age, stage and developmental needs. These topics are flexible and may change as the children’s needs do or will become more focused to the children’s interests. All children are supported in developing their potential at their own pace. Learning is very much play-based, adult-led and child initiated. Activities are provided to offer a wide range of experiences from which your child can build and expand their knowledge and skills.
Characteristics of effective learning:
Playing and Exploring – Engagement
- Finding out and exploring
- Playing with what they know
- Being willing to “have a go”
Active Learning – Motivation
- Being involved and concentrating
- Keep trying
- Enjoying achieving what they set out to do
Creating and Thinking Critically – Thinking
- Having their own ideas
- Making links
- Choosing ways to do things
Areas of learning and development:
| Prime Areas | |
|---|---|
| Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Making relationships Self-confidence and self-awareness Managing feelings and behaviour |
| Physical Development | Moving and handling Health and self-care |
| Communication and Language | Listening and attention Understanding Speaking |
| Specific Areas | |
| Literacy | Reading |
| Writing | |
| Mathematics | Number |
| Shape, space and measures | |
| Understanding the world | People and Communities The world Technology |
| Expressive Arts and Design | Exploring and using media and materials Being imaginative |
Yearly Overview
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Settling in, getting to know each other and getting used to routines. | Fairy stories | Growing and Planting |
| Baseline observations and all about me plans. All about me plans shared with parents. | Chinese New Year Dinosaurs World book day |
Father’s Day – Dads invited in |
| Phonics sessions start daily in differentiated groups. | ||
| Key worker focused time addressing key skills and developmentally appropriate activities x1 weekly. | Mother’s Day – Parents invited in | Moving on to Reception |
| Forest school sessions weekly. | Sports day | |
| Colours – Elmer story | Phonics sessions daily in differentiated groups. | |
| Owls – Owl babies | Forest school sessions weekly. | Phonics sessions daily in differentiated groups |
| Key worker focused time addressing key skills and developmentally appropriate activities x1 weekly. | Forest school sessions weekly | |
| Christmas – Parents invited in. | Parents invited in to spend session in Pre-School. | Key worker focused time addressing key skills and developmentally appropriate activities x1 weekly |
| Parents Evening, learning journeys shared. End of Autumn term reports sent home – November | Spring Term Reports sent home. | Parents Evening End of Term Reports |