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