Nursery Class
Young children have a natural desire to learn, explore and question and in our Foundation Stage at Wilson Primary we provide an environment that enables staff to capture the moment of engagement for each child.
We employ a 'planning in the moment' approach to allow us to do this. Adults look for the teachable moment or moment of engagement and join the children in their play, where we can introduce new skills and support them on their unique learning journey.
Nursery at Wilson incorporates a morning nursery & an afternoon nursery.
We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage framework which outlines the 7 areas of development.
The Prime Areas of Learning are:
• Communication and Language - Speaking, Listening, Attention and Understanding
• Physical Development -Gross motor skills, Fine motor skills
• Personal, Social and Emotional development -Self regulation, Managing Self, Building Relationships
The Specific Areas of Learning are:
• Mathematics - Number, Numerical patterns
• Literacy - Comprehension, Word-Reading, Writing
• Understanding the World - Past & present, People, Culture, Communities, The Natural World
• Expressive Arts and Design - Creating with Materials, Being Imaginative and Expressive
What have we been learning in Nursery class?
Our carpet and group times are always focused on developing children's communication and language skills.
For many children in our setting Nursery is their first experience of being away from their main carers, they are learning to build relationships with key adults and their peers; extending their sense of safety beyond their home environment. As children experience positive interactions with adults in the setting and their peers they develop their sense of emotional safety and wellbeing. This wellbeing is essential for children to feel at ease in the setting and to become involved in their play. For more information on children's wellbeing and involvement take a look at the Leuven scale which we use to assess children's early play.
Planning in the moment allows us to deliver a highly personalised learning experience for our children, their days will all be unique to them.
Please take a look at our Nursery curriculum outline
Click here to see our transition booklet for parents
Learning Overviews
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