CURRICULUM INFORMATION
Characteristics of Effective Learning
PLAYING AND EXPLORING
ENGAGEMENT – Finding out and exploring, Playing with what they know, Being willing to “have a go”
ACTIVE LEARNING
MOTIVATION – Being involved and concentrating, Keep trying, Enjoying achieving what they set out to do
CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING
THINKING – Having their own ideas, Making links, Working with ideas
Areas of Learning and Development
PRIME AREAS
PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT – Making Relationships, Sense of Self, Understanding Feelings
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT – Moving and Handling, Health and Self-care
COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE – Listening and Attention, Understanding, Speaking
SPECIFIC AREAS
LITERACY – Reading, Writing
MATHEMATICS – Mathematics
UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD – People and Communities, The World, Technology,
EXPRESSIVE ARTS AND DESIGN – Creating with Materials, Being Imaginative and Expressive