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AREAS OF LEARNING Nursery Topics - The Books of John Burningham covers all six areas of learning in the Foundation Stage curriculum in England and can be adapted easily to suit the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish curricula. The areas of learning are indicated as follows:

Nursery Topics - The Books of John Burningham covers all six areas of learning in the Foundation Stage curriculum in England and can be adapted easily to suit the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish curricula. The areas of learning are indicated as follows:

Personal, social and emotional development

Communication, language and literacy

Mathematical development

Knowledge and understanding of the world

Physical development

Creative development

THEMES AND ACTIVITIES

The QCA Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage makes very clear that good practice involves a balance between adult-led and child-initiated play and activities, stating that 'children do not make a distinction between "play" and "work" and neither should practitioners' (page 11). This issue of Nursery Topics likewise includes both adult-led activities, with planned learning outcomes, and suggestions for child-initiated play that will reinforce learning and allow wider exploration of the skills, knowledge and attitudes that the topic hopes to foster. The four parts are:

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