Communication and Language: I have a voice.
- I will be able to confidently communicate my needs and interests through thoughts and ideas.
- I will be an active contributor within my peer group.
- I will show an interest in the voice of others.
- I will have the ability to communicate in a way that is meaningful to me in-line with my current stage of development, this could be verbal, symbol, photographic, communication boards or objects of reference.
- I will have the ability to build and hold shared attention with peers and adults.
Some of the ways I will develop my voice is through:
Daily Circle Times, ECAT Activities, Group Games, Augmentative and Alternative Communication Tools, Intensive Interaction, Attention Buckets.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED): I have a strong sense of self and well-being.
- I will be kind and caring to peers and staff.
- I will be able to recognise and manage a range of emotions to enable me to self-regulate and co-regulate.
- I will be responsible and independent of my own self-care.
- I will develop my confidence to follow my own interest and ideas.
Some of the ways I will develop my sense of self and well-being is through:
The Zones of Regulation Curriculum, Expected and Unexpected Behaviours, Social Stories, opportunities to over-learn and practice daily routines and skills, adults to provide me with opportunities to develop and further my interests and ideas.
Physical Development: My physical potential is limitless, and I have an appreciation of my own senses. .
- I will develop my knowledge of my own body and what shapes a healthy lifestyle.
- I will enjoy being physically active.
- I will use a variety of tools to develop my fine motor and gross motor skills.
- I will use my senses to widen opportunities and curiosity about the world around me.
- I will be confident to experience a variety of textures, materials, sounds, tastes, and smells.
- I will understand how my senses impacts my regulation.
Some of the ways I will develop my physical potential and appreciation of my own senses is through:
Key Sports, Music and Movement, access to outdoor areas daily, interactive, and physical games, access to sports equipment and physical climbing/peddling equipment, daily fine motor skill activities, messy trays and sensory activities, experiences such as nature walks, food tasting and sensory boxes.
PSED, Sensory and Physical Development: I have love of the outdoors.
- I will understand growth, change and effects on the environment.
- I will understand the importance of caring for the world around me.
- I will be able to initiate and lead my own learning through open ended resources.
- Through exploration outside, I will build my confidence, self-esteem, trust, and security by using intelligent risk benefit management.
Some of the ways I will develop my love of the outdoors is through:
Open-ended resources, opportunities for exploration and risk taking, freedom to extend my learning, physical development opportunities, developing the understanding of a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle and how the outdoors supports this. Creative and imaginative activities.
Literature: I will develop a love for Literature.
- I will enjoy listening to, reading and retelling stories, songs, and rhymes.
- I will embrace and explore real life experiences.
- I will develop my language and understanding skills.
- I will develop my vocabulary and concepts of the world around me.
- I will develop my curiosity of the world around me.
Some of the ways I will develop my love for literature is through :
Sharing books with adults and reading the book back, exploring books independently, opportunities to anticipate and summarise pages, access have always to reading materials, social stories to help deliver meaningful messages, sensory story bags and story sacks to physically engage with reading.
Maths: I will develop a love for Numbers.
- I will develop a positive attitude towards numbers and will not be afraid to make mistakes.
- I will develop my own working theories by implementing numbers in everyday contexts.
- I will develop an understanding that numbers are used in other ways, such as measurements, putting things in order and understanding values.
Some of the ways I will develop my love for Numbers is through:
Practitioners to use mathematical language through-out the day, Montessori learning, math influenced activities, real life experiences, role play.
Expressive Arts and Design: I will express my creative potential:
- I will use a variety of resources to create and explore.
- I will engage independently in imaginative play, in a range of experiences.
- I will be independent and develop my curiosity through self-expression.
- I will be provided with opportunities to increase my flexible thinking.
Some of the way I will express my creative potential is through:
Consistent provision to an array of medias and materials, including natural materials, multi-sensory exploration, practitioners to focus on the process, not the outcome, activities to focus on music, drama, role play, and art.
Understanding the World: I am beginning to understand that I am a part of a wider world and community :
- I will join in with and embrace other cultures and beliefs.
- I know what is important to me, my families and what makes us unique.
- I will start to understand the world around me through my personal experiences that will help me understand my sense of place.
Some of the ways I will develop my role in the community and wider world is through:
Adults will acknowledge significant events in my life and help me understand these (positive and negative), I will have experiences in my local community, such as visiting the church, library and the park, I will have opportunities to explore the natural world, I will experience technology in a controlled environment.
All areas: I will be advocate for my own learning:
- I will take and manage risks.
- I will take on challenges, new experiences and be proud of what has been achieved.
- Be a reflective learner.
Some of the ways I will advocate for my own learning is through:
Opportunities to follow my own interest and ideas, building my self-esteem and confidence, a chance to develop a sense of belonging, opportunities to develop my creativity and problem-solving skills, time with my key person to engage with my learning environment and reflect on my learning.