Planning and Activities

Planning and Activities

I believe that my role is to fully support the educational needs of the children in my care. I work with the parents to ensure that their child's development is in line with their aspirations and that the child's full potential is realised.

Although I am not a nursery with a curriculum to follow, I use the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

I plan activities in line with delivering to government guidelines and initiatives, such as the EYFS. These encompass what is described as the '6 areas of learning':

• Creative Development

• Communication, Language and Literacy

• Physical Development

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development

• Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy

• Knowledge and Understanding of the World

I try to pick themes that the children might like to learn about. The children decide the next steps from their interest in a theme or their new ideas might take us in a completely different direction for which I then plan.

Some of our activities include:

• Painting; with sponge, finger, hands or feet, brushes

• Gluing; collage pictures, junk models, glitter, cards

• Clay and Play-doh. Shop bought and homemade with different colours/glitter/sequins

• Sand and Water play

• Cooking; cakes, biscuits, sandwiches foods from different festivals

• Gardening; planting, watering, observing, discussing

• Drawing using crayons, chalk or by using their own fingers in a tray of sand

• Learning to love books and reading, Visiting the library

• Dressing up and roleplay

• Dolls and families

• Puppets

• Listening and dancing to music

• Musical Instruments

• A selection of games for all ages

• A selection of puzzles for all ages

• Wooden Bricks

• Different sensory experiences. For example Jelly/mashed potato/custard / shaving foam

• Threading / sewing

• Baby Toys

• Computer used for homework projects and introducing young children to ICT

• Wii – for a bit of fun!

• Seasonal Activities; festivals activities

Outdoor toys include:

• Playhouse

• Sand and water table

• Slide

• Bikes / Ride on toys / Scooters

• Gardening

• Trampoline

Outings include:

• Walks

• Trip to feed the ducks

• Park

• Local shops and Library visits

• Puxton Park

• Bounce

• Childminding Groups

I will vary the activities so that the children have the opportunity to explore many new and different things, whilst also giving them time to learn to play with others and by themselves.

Monthly Themes:

January - Healthy Eating & Chinese New Year

February - Animals, Valentines & Pancake Day

March - Colours & Mothers Day

April - Spring & Easter

May - Places & People of the World

June - Flowers, Trees & Fathers Day

July - Summer & Recycling

August - Transport & Holidays

September - All About Me!

October - Autumn & Halloween

November - Fireworks Night & Diwali

December - Winter & Christmas