--- title: "Early Years Foundation Stage" url: "https://bishopaldhelms.poole.sch.uk/curriculum/early-years-foundation-stage" school: "Bishop Aldhelm's CE Primary School and Pre School" --- # Early Years Foundation Stage ## Early Years Foundation Stage - Welcome - Timetable - Topic Overviews ### Welcome to EYFS We are delighted to welcome you to our Early Years Foundation page. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is a crucial time for your child’s development. It provides them with a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment where they can learn, grow, and thrive through play and exploration. It Provides the Building Blocks for Future Learning: We focus on creating a safe, secure, and stimulating environment for children, promoting their development across a range of areas including literacy, maths, physical development, understanding the world and so much more! - A Unique Child: Every child is unique and constantly learning. We emphasise celebrating each child’s abilities and potential. - Positive Relationships: Children thrive when they feel loved, safe, and secure. Building strong relationships with caring adults and peers is at the heart of our EYFS provision. - Enabling Environments: Our curriculum is set on the principle that children learn best when they are settled and comfortable within the learning environment and that a child-centred approach for young children is crucial for their development and success. Therefore, our teaching and learning is carefully crafted to reflect the needs and interests of our children, with imagination and creativity woven throughout. - Learning and Development: We give every child the best possible start to school life, supporting their development in a nurturing and inclusive environment. By focusing on key areas of learning and development, we ensure that children are well-prepared to thrive in their educational journey and beyond. While some resources may be used with specific groups within EYFS, every child learns differently. We cater to individual needs and ensure all our pupils have the support they need to flourish. ### Our EYFS Teachers - Mrs Kassiri's class. - Miss Malkin's class. - Miss Dominey's class. ![](https://bishopaldhelms.poole.sch.uk/images/tabs/814d58beed01d7b3b671e1c0bfbb1b39.png) Autumn 1 | | **Autumn 1** | |---|---| | **Literacy** | Phonics phase 2, pencil control | | **Mathematics** | Subitising, counting, composition of 3 and 4 | | **Physical education** | Gymnastics | | **Understanding the world** | Me and my world | | **Expressive arts and design** | Self portraits, Acrimboldo, painting and drawing skills | | **PRESCHOOL** | | | **Literacy** | Phase 1 Phonics, Reading new and familiar stories, mark making | | **Mathematics** | Count to 5 Learn numbers 0-5 Subitising 0-3 | | **Physical education** | Physical gross motor skills in our Preschool base - balance, coordination, spacial awareness,riding trikes, ball skills, climbing | | **Understanding the world** | We encourage and teach our children to be curious and caring when it comes to the world around them, asking questions and engaging with nature and science in our everyday interactions. We explore the diversity of communities and help children feel proud and confident of what makes them special and unique. Learning opportunities come in a variety of formats from stories to interactions with trusted adults and friends to offsite visits, all of this building children’s vocabulary and oracy. | | **Expressive arts and design** | We are constantly offering opportunities to develop children’s artistic and cultural awareness supporting their imagination and creativity. We have regular opportunities to engage with the visual arts, enabling them to explore and play with a wide range of materials, and then create and mark make in a variety of ways. Singing and music are a part of everyday life in preschool helping children build vital listening skills and also confidence to perform in front of their trusted adults and friends. | Autumn 2 | | **Autumn 2** | |---|---| | **Literacy** | Christmas stories, oral storytelling, letter formation, Phase 3 phonics, blending to read | | **Mathematics** | Comparing numbers, composition of numbers to 5, counting beyond 20 | | **Physical education** | Gymnastics | | **Understanding the world** | Seasons, celebrations, | | **Expressive arts and design** | Nativity- songs and acting, making a Christmas card, | | **PRESCHOOL** | | | **Literacy** | Phase 1 Phonics, Reading new and familiar stories including Christmas stories, mark making | | **Mathematics** | Count to 5 More and less Patterns Subitising 0-3 | | **Physical education** | Physical gross motor skills in our Preschool base - balance, coordination, spacial awareness,riding trikes, ball skills, climbing | Spring 1 | | **Spring 1** | |---|---| | **Literacy** | Traditional tales, story structure, oral storytelling | | **Mathematics** | Composition of 6 and 7, 1 more, | | **Physical education** | Dance and movement | | **Understanding the world** | Simple map work, | | **Expressive arts and design** | Junk modelling, lines, singing nursery rhymes, | | **PRESCHOOL** | | | **Literacy** | Phase 1 and 2 Phonics, Reading stories, beginning to mark make with more purpose | | **Mathematics** | Count to 10 Learn numbers 6-10 2D shapes | | **Physical education** | PE HALL - introduction to PE skills | Spring 2 | | **Spring 2** | |---|---| | **Literacy** | Julia Donaldson stories, writing and reading simple sentences, | | **Mathematics** | Ordering numbers to 8, less than , doubles, | | **Physical education** | Dance and movement | | **Understanding the world** | Exploring the natural world around me, growing plants | | **Expressive arts and design** | Colour mixing, making an Easter card | | **PRESCHOOL** | | | **Literacy** | Phase 1 and 2 Phonics, Reading stories, continuing to mark make with purpose such as beginning to write names | | **Mathematics** | Count to 15 Weights and Measures Directions Positional Language 2D shapes (Easter) | | **Physical education** | PE HALL - Fundamental skills | Summer 1 | | **Summer 1** | |---|---| | **Literacy** | People who help us , features of non fiction texts, composing simple sentences | | **Mathematics** | Odd and even, composition of numbers to 10, subitising to 6 | | **Physical education** | Athletics and Ball Skills | | **Understanding the world** | People in my community and their roles in society, life cycles of animals | | **Expressive arts and design** | art appreciation and learning from famous artists | | **PRESCHOOL** | | | **Literacy** | Phase 1 and 2 Phonics, Reading stories, continuing with name writing and letter shapes | | **Mathematics** | Count to 20 Patterns More and Less Sorting and grouping Counting objects | | **Physical education** | PE HALL - fundamental skills, MUGA - ball skills and sports day activities | Summer 2 | | **Summer 2** | |---|---| | **Literacy** | Transport- writing sentences, | | **Mathematics** | Number bonds to 5 and 10, number patterns | | **Physical education** | Athletics and Ball Skills | | **Understanding the world** | Old and new vehicles, how things change over time | | **Expressive arts and design** | performing as a class, performing poems | | **PRESCHOOL** | | | **Literacy** | Phase 1 and 2 Phonics, Reading stories, continuing name writing and letter shapes | | **Mathematics** | Count to 20/30 Counting objects Subitising 0-3/4 Sequencing Events 3D shapes Routes and Journeys | | **Physical education** | PE HALL - Gymnastics unit, MUGA - ball skills and sports day activities. | ### Our Curriculum - [Our Curriculum](https://bishopaldhelms.poole.sch.uk/our-curriculum) - [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://bishopaldhelms.poole.sch.uk/curriculum/early-years-foundation-stage) - [Key Stage One](https://bishopaldhelms.poole.sch.uk/curriculum/key-stage-one) - 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