New Oscott Primary School

Science in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is part of Understanding the World (UTW) section of the curriculum. Children are naturally inquisitive and love to ask questions, explore new things and investigate how things work. It is vital, therefore, that we develop their passion of scientific discovery from a young age.

At New Oscott Primary School, we aim to deliver a well-balanced EYFS curriculum, where children can explore, investigate and ask questions about objects, people and resources within their child initiated play and also during adult led and taught sessions.

A fundamental part of the EYFS curriculum is enabling the environment so that children can fully access aspects of UTW within all areas of the classroom, both inside and out.

Please click on the image below for an overview on Science in EYFS

Phonics

Phase One Phonics Ideas

Phase 1 Letter and Sounds - Quiz

Nursery Activities to do at Home

Be Independent

Put my coat on and do my zip up
Use the toilet independently
Put my socks on
Put my shoes on
Use scissors to cut lines and shapes
Write my name
Get dressed by myself
Wash my hands
Butter toast

Maths Ideas

Count the stairs
Find out how many knives, forks, spoons and cups you have
Find objects with numbers on and name them
Can you find a triangle in the house?
Go on a shape hunt
Who has the longest feet?
Who has the smallest legs?
Who is the tallest/shortest?
Sort your toys into different groups – big/small, heavy/light or by colour
Baking a cake – weighing ingredients
Playing in the bath – capacity – using language full and empty

English Ideas

Write a shopping list
Read a story
Write your name
Sing Nursery Rhymes and clap to the beat
Find rhyming pairs – bat/cat etc.
Draw a picture of your family and label it
Draw some pictures of the things you have done at home and write a label for each one
Try to match the initial sound in words – Pig, hat and pip