Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction and Overview:

    • A welcome message from your instructor Magdelize

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    • Introduction and Overview

    • Student Walkthrough and Instructions for your course

    • Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework Document

    • The "Old" Development Matters- 2012 Version

    • Birth to Three Matters Booklet

    • The New Development Matters

    • How to Use the Development Matters
  • 2

    Understanding Play

    • Understanding Play.pdf

    • When Education Goes Wrong: Taking the creativity and play out of learning

    • Introduction to Play

    • Parten's Social Stages of Play

    • Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
  • 3

    The Prime Learning Areas within the EYFS

    • The Prime Learning Areas within the EYFS

    • Personal Social and Emotion Development (PSED) - Prime Learning Area

    • The 3 Stages of Emotional Development

    • The Attachment Theory

    • Physical Development (PD) - Prime Learning Area

    • Looking at Physical Development in detail

    • Busy Bodies: How the Development of Physical Skills support early learning

    • Communication and Language Development (CAL) - Prime Learning Area

    • Looking at Communication and Language Development in detail

    • Crying, Cooing, Communication: Baby's First Year

    • Understanding the Prime Learning Areas
  • 4

    The Specific Learning Areas within the EYFS

    • Exploring Math Everyday

    • What is Mathematics?

    • Stages of Numeracy Development

    • Looking at Mathematics in Detail

    • Early Literacy

    • Link Between Language and Literacy

    • Looking at Literacy in Detail

    • Process vs. Product Approach

    • Looking at Expressive Arts and Design in Detail

    • Looking at Understanding the World in Detail
  • 5

    Policies and Procedures within the EYFS

    • Are they Safe?

    • Safeguarding Policies
  • 6

    Setting up an Enabling Environment

    • Enabling Environments

    • Understand what an Enabling Environment looks like
  • 7

    Observation and Assessment Strategies

    • Observation and Assessment Explained

    • Methods of Recording Observations

    • Observation and Assessment Scenarios

    • The role of observation in an early years setting

    • Every Child Shines: Using Formative Assessments to Reflect on Children's Learning
  • 8

    The Role of an Early Years Educator

    • Tips for teaching in the Early Years

    • Thank you message from your instructor Magdelize