EYFS - Prime Areas
The prime areas are fundamental throughout the Early Years Foundation Stage, particularly for those children aged 0-2.
"The prime areas begin to develop quickly in response to relationships and experiences, and run through and support learning in all other areas"
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Making relationships
- Self-confidence and self-awareness
-Managing feelings and behaviour
Here are some examples of what this look like in practise...
- Playing games and turn taking
- Learning to wait for things
- Understanding yes, no and some boundaries
- Choosing activities and resources with some encouragement
- Asking grown ups for help
- Enjoying carrying out small tasks
-Trying to help others when they're upset.
Communication
and Language
- Listening and attention
- Understanding
- Speaking
Here are some examples of what this look like in practise...
- Listening to and enjoying rhymes and songs
- Recognising and responding to familiar sounds, like the doorbell ringing
- Joining in with repeated refrains in stories
- Following simple instructions
- Copying familiar expressions
- Using simple sentences
-Selecting objects by name and will go and find things when asked
Physical Development
- Moving and handling
- Health and self-care
Here are some examples of what this look like in practise...
- Drinking well without spilling
- Communicating the need to go to the potty or the toilet
- Picking up objects between thumb and fingers
-Balancing blocks to make a small tower
- Kicking a large ball
-Turning pages in a book, sometimes several at once
-Beginning to recognise danger and seeking help from a familiar adult