EYFS 6 areas of Learning & Development

4.4 Areas of learning and development

There are 6 areas of learning and development. They are –

  • Personal, social and emotional development (PSED);
  • Communication, language and literacy (CLL);
  • Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy (PSR&N);
  • Knowledge and understanding of the world (KUW);
  • Physical development (PD);
  • Creative Development (CD).

I have recently finished e-book 27 which looks at each of these areas of learning and development in detail, because they are so important.

Over the following pages, I have given some ideas of how to use each of the areas of learning and development when you are planning activities for children.

 

A note about your planning

Your planning, for babies and toddlers up to 3, should be based around PLAY and...

1. Children's interests and schemas / learning styles;

2. The time of the year - seasons, weather etc;

3. Important times in the children's lives;

4. What the children are doing in other settings eg. at home or in nursery.

Do not waste your time making complicated plans about themed activities for little ones. That is not what their sessions with you should be about and you will be wasting your time as they will be mostly disinterested.

I have talked about planning an engaging and exciting environment and linking observations to planning for 0 - 3 year old children in my e-book 17, Play and activities for under 3s. It is available from my website.

 

Your planning, for children aged 3 upwards, should be based around PLAY and...

1. Children's interests and schemas / learning styles;

2. The time of the year - seasons, weather etc;

3. Multicultural and diverse festivals and celebrations;

4. Important times in the children's lives;

5. A mixture of carefully planned themed activities that you know will interest the children;

6. What the children are doing in other settings eg. at home or in nursery;

7. Things that are going on in your local community that are of interest to the children;

8. Important Government health and safety projects such as healthy eating and road safety campaigns.

I have written a lot about planning in e-book 15 EYFS Planning. it is available from my website.