EYFS Science
The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum supports children’s understanding of Science through the planning and teaching of ‘Understanding the World.’
Children find out about objects, materials and living things using a variety of learning methods.
Children are supported to look at similarities, differences, patterns and change.
Both the environment and skilled practitioners foster curiosity and encourage explorative play.
Children are motivated to ask questions about why things happen and how things work.
Our children are encouraged to use their natural environment around them to explore, using all of their senses and some basic Science equipment, e.g: Magnifying Glasses.
Children enjoy spending time outdoors exploring mini-beasts and their habitats, observing the changing seasons, plants and animals.
During the spring term children in EYFS join the rest of the school, in being able to observe and enjoy the hatching of baby chicks, who we then foster for a while to watch them grow within our school grounds.
Children regularly participate in cookery and baking sessions which allows them to experience changes in state as ingredients are mixed, heated and cooled.