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Kepier Crescent, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 1PH

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Home / Our Curriculum / Curriculum Content / Curriculum – EYFS

Curriculum – EYFS

In Early Years Foundation Stage our children learn and develop across all areas by engaging with other people and their environment through playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically.

We cover the prime and specific areas. The prime areas are fundamental throughout EYFS and the specific areas include essential skills and knowledge.

Characteristics of Effective Learning
Playing and Exploring
Finding out and exploring
Using what they know in their play
Being willing to have a go
Active Learning
Being involved and concentrating
Keeping on trying
Enjoying achieving what they set out to do
Creating and thinking critically
Having their own ideas
Using what they already know to learn new things
Choosing ways to do things and finding new ways
Area of Learning and DevelopmentAspect
Prime Areas
Communication and LanguageListening, attention and understanding
Speaking
Personal, Social and Emotional DevelopmentSelf regulation
Managing self
Building relationships
Physical Development Gross motor
Fine motor
Specific Areas
LiteracyComprehension
Word reading
Writing
MathematicsNumber
Numerical patterns
Understanding the WorldPast and present
People, culture and communities
The natural world
Expressive Arts and DesignCreating with materials
Being imaginative and expressive

Each term we have a broad theme although this is developed and expanded as staff respond to children’s individual interests as they arise.

Autumn 1Spring 1 Summer 1
Ourselves
Autumn
Traditional stories
Winter
People who help us
Summer
Growth

Autumn 2Spring 2 Summer 2
Transport
Christmas

Traditional stories
Spring
Easter

Growth
N – Seaside (seaside visit)
R – Animals (farm visit)

Each week the staff in 2s, Nursery and Reception send home a brief description of what we are covering in class to keep families informed and so we can share and celebrate experiences and achievements from home.

For more information about EYFS see:

What to Expect in the EYFS

Our EYFS seven areas of learning and development  explained.

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Kepier Crescent

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Durham

DH1 1PH

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