Welcome to Early Years 3
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Learning Through Play
• Purposeful play spaces are created to help your child to learn.
• Different skills, abilities and attitudes are developed through play.
Importance of play
• Why should we let our children play?
• How does play help my child to learn?
Benefits of play
• Play is the work of childhood.
• Play is interaction with the real world.
• Play is how a child learns.• Play allows children to
develop in physical, social, emotional and cognitive development.
How does my child learn through play?
• Discovery• Inquiry• Problem solving• Cooperation• Persistence• Oral language• Creativity
Documentation of Learning
• Teachers and assistants observe and document play to identify the next stage of learning (against the written, taught and assessed curriculum)
What skills will my child develop?
• Physical• Cognitive• Emotional• Social• Language
Physical Skills
• Using tools and mastering how to use these.
• Development of fine motor skills
• Hand-eye coordination• Manual dexterity and control
of hand movements
Cognitive
• Measurement, mass and volume
• Explore textures• Explore shapes,
number and money• Understanding the
nature and properties of materials
Emotional
• Creating in an independent way• Pretending to have power and showing
emotions• Understanding the world• Express a range of feelings
Social
• Co-operative play• Parallel play• Equipment sharing• Solitary
Language
• Language is developed in all play activities.
• Talking and listening skills are developed through dramatic play.
• In role play children experiment with language.
Play in First Language
• Allows children to formulate ideas in their first language.
• If your child has a good grounding in their first language they will transfer skills to another language easily and quickly.
• Children will learn at different rates.• Children will express themselves in a new
language when they are ready.
What areas of play are there in the classroom environment?
• Dough• Sand• Paint• Water• Construction• Home Corner• Outdoors
PYP Units of Inquiry
Year long units:
• WHO WE ARE- How I have grown and changed• HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES- Expressing our ideas,
feelings and emotions• HOW THE WORLD WORKS- changing properties of
light and water• SHARING THE PLANET- Living things in our environment
are important
Integrated LearningThroughout the day there is a balance of teacher led, focussed activities, student led play and structured inquiry.
• Language: Expanding English vocabulary, Pre-emergent reading and writing, ( recognising name, writing name, recognising letters and their sounds, listening to and retelling stories, creating stories) communication skills.
• Mathematics: Number to 10 and beyond, patterns,2D and 3 D shapes, collecting data, measurement and comparative language
• Arts: Visual, musical, dramatic movement
• Science: Exploration of our world
• Social Studies: Who we are
• Physical, Social and Personal Education: Movement and spatial awareness, fine motor control, collaboration, being responsible
Classroom Schedule
Specialist Days:
Monday – PETuesday and Thursday – LibraryWednesday and Friday – Music
See schedule for more information
Essential Agreements
• Be caring and open-minded• Be principled• Be safe• Be a communicator: use
your words• Be a listener and a thinker
Playtime Agreements
• Respecting equipment and play space
• Student choice and voice in the playground
• Outdoor play plans• After school playtime
expectations
Parent Information
• Phone tree• Room parent• Arrivals and dismissals• FAM (Family Access Module)
Reporting to Parents Schedule:
Teacher Parent Conference – Term 1Written Report (access on FAM) – Term 2Student Led Conference – Term 3Written Report (access on FAM) – Term 3Student Portfolios are sent home and returned at regular intervals
Class site
How can I help my child at home?
• Read to them daily/parent workshops
• Listen to their stories.• Go on nature walks.• Play with them at their level.• Give your child structure and
boundaries.• Be consistent.
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