At Douglas Valley we want to see children who:
What are the key knowledge, skills and experiences we would like children to have by the time they leave Douglas Valley?
Settle in
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Settle in and become a happy, confident learner |
Move
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Move confidently to climb, balance and swing using the large equipment |
Retell
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Orally tell / retell a story |
Draw | Draw a detailed picture and write some letters in their name forming them correctly |
Create
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Create a model |
Follow
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Follow a recipe |
Settle in and become a happy, confident learner |
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Leaving U3s |
Children make independant choices about what they want to do and communicate these |
Leaving Pre school |
Children are able to play collaboratively with other children are beginning to negotiate. They are beginning to plan what they want to acheive, choosing the tools and materials they need. They can talk about their own learning and reflect on what they have done. Talk about what they are good at and what they need to practice. |
Move confidently to climb, balance and swing using the large equipment |
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Leaving U3s |
Children are able to move around a space confidently avoiding obsticles. They are beggining to develop and control their movements as they walk, run, climb and balance. |
Leaving Pre school |
Children move confidently in a range of ways. They are adventurous and confident in their physical play, taking risks whilst learning how to keep safe. They are able to climb up and down the climbing tree and pull themselves up onto the monkey bars swinging from 1 rung to another. |
Orally tell/retell a story |
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Leaving U3s |
Children are able to recite a number of nursery rhymes and identify their favourite. They listen with attention with age appropriate stories, joining in with repetitive phrases. |
Leaving Pre school |
Children are able to talk confidently about stories, what is happening, the characters and how they might feel. They notice and describe details in the illustrations and use these to help them understand the story. Children are able to orally retell a familier story and make up their own stories. |
Draw a detailed picture and talk about it and write some letters from their name forming them correctly |
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Leaving U3s |
Children are able to manipulate and control a range of tools and equipment using 1 hand. They are able to use mark making materials to draw lines and circular shapes. |
Leaving Pre school |
Children are able to draw detailed pictures, including figures and observational drawings, and talk about what they have drawn. They are writing their name, forming the letters correctly and starting to copy some other letters. |
Create a model |
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Leaving U3s |
Children have experience of exploring and making arrangements with 2d and 3d shapes. Children are able to place blocks accurately to line up. stack and build bridges. They are beginning to be able to manipulate tools such as scissors, paint brushes, glue with one hand. |
Leaving Pre school |
Children create complex models using a variety of materials. They will plan what materials they need and how theya re going to join these together. Children are able to apply their mathematical knowledge to their play, deciding on shapes and sizes, using comparative language and counting how many, for example 'i need four wheels'; 'I need to make it taller' |
Follow a recipe |
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Leaving U3s |
Children have experience of mixing different substances together and of using differetn tools to manipulate these. They are beginning to notice how substances change when they are mixed together and use soem words to describe the texture and states of their ingredients. Children have experience of using different tools and are gaining control when using these. Children have experience of exploring filling and emptying containers and are using some simple mathematical language in their play. For example, full, empty, number names |
Leaving Pre school |
Children are able to independently follow the sequence of a recipe, applying their mathematical knowledge to count different measures, understanding that the final number in the counting sequence is the total number needed. They are able to describe the steps followed and the differetn states of a mixture. Children are using appropriate tolls correctly and with control. |