Nursery World - Part of the plan

Once practitioners are confident that they have a proper understanding of a child's schemas, they need to plan how to promote that child's learning. Part of the planning process will be to set the child's individual learning needs within the context of the Foundation Stage curriculum. Below are two case studies showing how practitioners identified children's schemas, then planned suitable resources and activities to produce what is sometimes called a scheme of work, that spans the six areas of learning, reflects the child's current interests and is appropriate to their stage of development.

Below are two case studies showing how practitioners identified children's schemas, then planned suitable resources and activities to produce what is sometimes called a scheme of work, that spans the six areas of learning, reflects the child's current interests and is appropriate to their stage of development.

James by Jacki Yetzes

James (not his real name) used to bite but is now learning to express his needs by more acceptable methods. When observed, his play reflected his time in hospital after breaking his arm.

Morning 1: He watches other children in the role play area but doesn't join in. He sweeps the area with a broom, then gets the plastic dining trolley and tells an adult he wants 'a polishing thing'. The adult gets a duster and helps him Sellotape it to the trolley wheels, then attach 'wires'

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