The Early Years Foundation Stage is a U.K framework which covers 7 areas of learning and development, divided into age groups
Our educational programme places emphasis on:
- Providing a safe, nurturing and motivational learning environment
- An understanding of moral and ethical values
- A range of activities to promote success such as French, Arabic and Quran
- Confidence and self-esteem
- The personal, social physical and academic strengths in our children
7 Areas of Learning & Development, Divided into age Groups
Communication and Language
- Songs, rhymes and stories (2-3 years)
- New vocabulary (2-3 years)
- Follow and join in a conversation with an adult or a friend (3-4 years)
- Understand that others might have different opinions (4-5 years)
- Write short paragraphs using correct tenses, grammar and punctuation (5-6 years)
Physical Development
- Gross motor skills (2-3 years)
- Fine motor skills (2- 3 years)
- More independence: (3-4 years)
- bathroom
- Feed and clean up
- focus on tasks longer
- Be able to tackle challenging obstacles: climb over under, crawl, balance etc (4-5 years)
Personal, Social & Emotional Development
- Independence from carers (2-3 years)
- Cooperation with classmates (2-3 years)
- Empathic towards others and be aware that others have feelings that can get hurt (3- 4 years)
- Understand that others might have different opinions (4-5 years)
- Be more independent and responsible for one’s own work (5-6 years)
Mathematics
- Describing and comparing quantities (2-3 years)
- Shape and size (2-3 years)
- Write, recognise and match numbers to 20 (3-4 years)
- Understand and use mathematical language (4-5 years)
- Heavier / lighter
- Count on/back
- Addition
- Subtraction
- Complete a range of mathematical problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, decimals and fractions (5-6 years)
Understanding the World
Making friends (2- 3 years)
Role plays (2-3 years)
Follow and join in a conversation with an adult or a friend (3-4 years)
Understand that others might have different opinions (4-5 years)
Opportunities to learn about Geography (countries, continents), History (Bahrain) and Science (dark/light, planets) (5-6 years)
Expressive Arts & Design
- Music (2-3 years)
- Using different media to make art (2-3 years)
- Tracing, colouring a range of things, begin to use their imagination to design and draw (3-4 years)
- Use their imagination to design, draw and colour a range of things (4-5 years)
- Play a musical instrument and recognisable tunes (5-6 years)
Literacy
- Introductory phonics (2-3 years)
- Mark making (2-3 years)
- Write and recognise sounds. Write their name (3-4 years)
- Read and write short sentences –capital letter, Full stop, Finger space (4-5 years)
- Write short paragraphs using correct tenses, grammar and punctuation (5-6 years)
