Foundation Stage 1
At High View Nursery we want to build upon the learning that has taken place in the home. We aim to provide children with a rich variety of challenging play activities and other experiences in a stimulating environment. Our focus is to allow children to learn at their own pace, gain a positive image of themselves as learners and to be able to cope with new styles of learning.
Our topics are based on children’s own interests, so they are kept flexible and are shared with parents through our weekly Nursery Newsletter in order that learning can be reinforced at home. Through each topic we also focus on the special power of reading books, and try to bring the topic alive for the children through a range of engaging and interactive activities. Children are given the time, space and resources to follow their own interests during child initiated play in the indoor and outdoor learning environment. These form mini-topics that are on-going throughout the year and ensure learning is kept meaningful, engaging and fun for the children – and the reason why they enjoy coming to school each day!
Across the year we have a different focus for each term:
Our focus in the Autumn term is to settle children into their new learning environment, ensuring that they feel happy, safe and valued. We explore and celebrate our differences and find out those things that we like and dislike. Children are encouraged to talk about their families and share own personal experiences. This term also gives us an opportunity to discover and talk about all the changes that take place during autumn. We also begin to explore and celebrate different cultures and beliefs and will perform a magicial Christmas Nativity at Chatsworth Hall Farm to support our understanding of Christianity.
In the Spring term, it is a time for growth and new beginnings. This gives us the opportunity to discover what plants, animals and we humans need to stay healthy. We will be taking part in lots of hands on growing activities and will involve the children in growing their own vegetables in our gardens area. We also visit Cannon Hall farm to take a closer look at farm animals and see the newly born lambs.
During the Summer term we will be exploring the local area in which we live, and learning about different environments and making comparisons. We will explore the many different ways that we can travel.
Our topics are based on children’s own interests, so they are kept flexible and are shared with parents through our weekly Nursery Newsletter in order that learning can be reinforced at home. Through each topic we also focus on the special power of reading books, and try to bring the topic alive for the children through a range of engaging and interactive activities. Children are given the time, space and resources to follow their own interests during child initiated play in the indoor and outdoor learning environment. These form mini-topics that are on-going throughout the year and ensure learning is kept meaningful, engaging and fun for the children – and the reason why they enjoy coming to school each day!
Across the year we have a different focus for each term:
Our focus in the Autumn term is to settle children into their new learning environment, ensuring that they feel happy, safe and valued. We explore and celebrate our differences and find out those things that we like and dislike. Children are encouraged to talk about their families and share own personal experiences. This term also gives us an opportunity to discover and talk about all the changes that take place during autumn. We also begin to explore and celebrate different cultures and beliefs and will perform a magicial Christmas Nativity at Chatsworth Hall Farm to support our understanding of Christianity.
In the Spring term, it is a time for growth and new beginnings. This gives us the opportunity to discover what plants, animals and we humans need to stay healthy. We will be taking part in lots of hands on growing activities and will involve the children in growing their own vegetables in our gardens area. We also visit Cannon Hall farm to take a closer look at farm animals and see the newly born lambs.
During the Summer term we will be exploring the local area in which we live, and learning about different environments and making comparisons. We will explore the many different ways that we can travel.
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Foundation Stage 1 Curriculum Overview
