MY LEARNING AT THE WONDERWORKS

“ I am encouraged to express myself freely and creatively and infinite means and opportunities to do so. I am given time, my learning is not rushed”

The WonderWorks is a special place where children learn at their own pace, and they are not rushed, the joy, and journey of lifelong learning is treasured.

All children have the freedom to experiment, explore, learn from mistakes, and take their interests and learning in any direction they choose.

Like all Ofsted Registered Settings we follow the EYFS - The Early Years Foundation Stage. Children learn through their play and exploration of the world around them. We support children to develop skills and knowledge across the 7 areas of learning.

The areas of learning are:

  • communication and language

  • physical development

  • personal, social and emotional development

  • literacy

  • mathematics

  • understanding the world

  • expressive arts and design

At the WonderWorks we personalise and adapt the curriculum (what children will learn) to meet the children’s individual needs and interests. This is known as having an ‘emergent curriculum’. By working this way we believe the children’s learning experience will be richer, stronger and provide firm foundations from which all future learning will be built.

Following children’s interests means watching and listening to children carefully, spotting what they enjoy doing and what they want to find out more about. We then explore and research this interest alongside children which provokes high levels of involvement and motivation.

 

LEARNING INdoors

i CAN:

Practice my skills, play and learn

Overcome challenges and try new things

Research and test out my theories and ideas

Recognize and regulate my own emotions and feelings

Use and engage my senses

Practice fine motor skills, to support my early writing development

Learn new vocabulary

Build relationships and develop friendships

Role play, pretend and develop my imagination

LEARNING OUTDOORS

I can:

Explore risk taking, safely

Practice gross physical skills

Be creative in a variety of ways

Explore, investigate and research

Use and engage my senses with nature- playing with mud, water, sand

Learn new words and concepts

Care for, and be interested in the world around me

Experience the changing seasons and weather

Feel a sense of freedom and movement

LEARNING every day

I Can:

Understand about keeping myself healthy: sleep, eating, toileting looking after my teeth

Practice my self help skills like using cutlery

Social skills- sharing, taking turns, manners,

Using and engaging my senses

Learn new vocabulary

Discover the love of reading and story telling

Sing, dance and express my thoughts and ideas in a variety of ways

Feel safe and secure

Feel a sense of belonging