Early Years Foundation Stage –

Supporting Children’s Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Babies and young children find out about the world through exploration and from a variety of sources, including their families and friends, the media and through what they see and hear. Children need many opportunities to use a range of tools safely; work with a range of materials, undertake practical experiments and encounter creatures, people, plants and objects in their natural environments in order to develop a deep understanding of the world in which they live

Early Years Foundation Stage 200

This course will identify effective practice to support the development of Knowledge and Understanding of the World in children, focussing on underpinning knowledge to help implement the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage document. Emphasis will be placed on ways in which children develop in this area; in particular the creation of a rich and stimulating environment that offers a range of experiences which will encourage children’s interest and curiosity, both indoors and outdoors. This course will also include the role of the adult and links to the other five areas of learning and development

Delegates will need to bring their Early Years Foundation Stage pack with them

This course will:

Offer ideas and suggestions for supporting children’s Exploration and Investigation of objects and materials and their properties within continuous provision indoors and out. This will include investigation of living and non-living materials and the examination of change, similarities and differences

Consider ways in which children are offered opportunities for Designing and Making, in particular how children are supported to use tools that support their learning

Offer ideas and suggestions for supporting children’s development in ICT within continuous provision indoors and out. This will include exploring a range of resources in addition to computers which will support children’s ICT skills

Explore how children become aware of Time through examining past and present events relevant to their own lives

Offer ideas and suggestions to support children’s understanding of the Place in which they live and the natural world

Offer ideas and suggestions to support children’s knowledge of cultures and beliefs from within their own and others Communities; information will include an examination of different cultural celebrations and a range of resources to support these areas of interest

Consider ways to support children’s growing awareness of the rich and diverse society within which they live, through the promotion of understanding and acceptance of the differences in gender, ethnicity, language, religion, culture, special educational needs and disabilities