British EYFS

The Following Are The Principles That Guide Our Curriculum

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  Communication and Language

  • Roleplay
  • Listening to others sharing experiences and opinions
  • Listening to stories
  • Using descriptive language to express themselves or tell a story
  • Learning new words to expand their vocabulary

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  Physical Development

  • Games that involve running, jumping, throwing and catching
  • Using equipment such as climbing frames
  • Older children might also discuss healthy living and how they feel after exercise
  • Drawing, colouring, painting, and crafts
  • Eating independently using cutlery

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  Personal, social, and emotional development

  • Practicing sharing and taking turns
  • Following instructions and rules and understanding why
  • Exploring their own needs, interests and feelings
  • Learning about and respecting each other’s differences
  • Practicing independence and self-care

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  Literacy

  • Singing nursery rhymes to explore rhymes and syllables
  • Learning the alphabet and digraph sounds verbally
  • Matching sounds with the letters of the alphabet
  • Writing some letters, their names and other simple words

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  Mathematics

  • Counting
  • Identifying and drawing shapes
  • Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing using objects
  • Learning about weights and measures

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  Understanding the world

  • Exploring their senses of sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch
  • Learning about nature and seasons, often outdoor learning in a local park or woodland
  • Looking at maps
  • Exploring cultures, religion and cultural and religious festivals
  • Practical experiments with science, such as seeing which objects float in a tub of water
  • Using computers or other technology to begin children’s technical skills

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  Expressive arts and design

  • Painting, messy painting, drawing, and crafts
  • Making music and singing
  • Dancing, independently and as a group
  • Roleplaying known stories (such as fairy tales) and their own stories