EYFS
- What to Expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Early Years Foundation Stage Policy September 2021 -22
- EYFS Statutory Framework
- New EYFS Reforms
- Vision and Values
- Vision and Values[1]
Starting School
- EYFS Handbook 2021
- Transition letter 1
- Getting ready for school checklist
- New Reception Starters 2021
- Parent Slide Show
- Little Chick starts school
Curriculum Information
EYFS Progression skills
- Communication and Language
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Mathematics
- Kinetic letters
- Expressive Arts and Design
- Physical Development
- Understanding the World
EYFS Long Term Curriculum Overview
Knowledge Organisers
- Autumn 1 Knowledge Organiser 2021-22
- Autumn 2 Knowledge Organiser 2021-22 (1)
- Spring 1 Knowledge Organiser 2021-22 (1)
Phonics and Early Reading
At Amblecote, we use ‘Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised’ as our chosen validated Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) Programme.
Please click on the ‘Key Information’ Tab and click on ‘Curriculum’ to find out more about the teaching of phonics at our school.
- 10 Top Tips to support your child to read – revised
- Phonics progression and overview
- Reading stories to children
Early Maths
There are six main areas that collectively underpin children’s early mathematical learning, and which provide the foundations for the maths that children will encounter as they progress through the years in primary school.
They are:
Cardinality and Counting: understanding that the cardinal value of a number refers to the quantity, or ‘how manyness’ of things it represents
Comparison: understanding that comparing numbers involves knowing which numbers are worth more or less than each other
Composition: understanding that one number can be made up from (composed from) two or more smaller numbers
Pattern: looking for and finding patterns helps children notice and understand mathematical relationships
Shape and Space: understanding what happens when shapes move, or combine with other shapes, helps develop wider mathematical thinking
Measures: comparing different aspects such as length, weight and volume, as a preliminary to using units to compare later
Children are encouraged to use mathematical language, problem solve and reason in a broad range of practical contexts and throughout their play.
Early Maths Links & Websites:
- The NCETM Early Years Area– The aim of this section is to help gain a clearer understanding of how children build early number sense and to provide tips on how best to support that learning.
- Number Blocks– Number blocks first broadcast in January 2017. It is a preschool BBC television series aimed at introducing children to early number. Snappy animation and lovable characters combine with engaging story lines to gently introduce concepts of number to support early mathematical understanding.
- NRICH– The NRICH Early Years resources aim to further develop young children’s natural problem-solving abilities in the context of mathematics.
Physical Development
Talk Newsletters
Autumn
- Talk Newsletter 1
- Talk Newsletter 2
- Talk Newsletter 3
- Talk Newsletter 4
- Talk Newsletter 5
- Talk Newsletter 6
- Talk Newsletter 7
- Talk Newsletter 8
- Talk Newsletter 9
- Talk Newsletter 10
- Talk Newsletter 11
- Talk Newsletter 12
Spring
Letters