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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