Foundation Phase in Year 1/2

Reading Area

This is the reading area where children can come and read a range of genres independently. They have space to sit alone or interact with their peers sharing the range of books available to them. They can also use the listening centre where there is a range of tapes and cd’s with stories and songs to follow. The children enjoy this area and also love adults to read them a story in this area.

Maths Area

This is the Maths area.  There are many resources in this area that the children can access whenever they wish!
There are 2-D and 3-D shapes, beads for threading and pattern work, cubes for counting, trays for sorting, number lines, money, games and lot’s more equipment the children can use.

The children use this area to work on Focused tasks with the teacher or helper and they also use this area to carry out their own independent investigations.

Role Play

This is our role play area which changes every half term.  We have had a medieval banquet hall, a music shop, a garden centre and a fairy tale cottage so far.  At the moment it is a dressing up area . The children love to dress up as different characters!

Writing Area

Our writing area is full of exciting equipment to help the children learn to develop wonderful writing.
The children can come into this area and use the whiteboards to spell different words from the books they read in Read, Write, Inc.  They have stamps to use, different coloured, pens and pencils, stencils, rulers and  all sorts of paper to mark make and write on.

Investigation Area

Children use the investigation to find out about different creatures and life on earth.
The children are fantastic at using the bug catchers and studying the behaviour of the different insects they capture!  At the same time the chidlren learn how important it is not to keep the bug locked too long and are always taught to release what they have caught back into its habitat.

The children really enjoy using the magnifiers to see what objects look like close up and they use the magnets around the classroom to find out what objects in their environment are magnetic

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