Example of a Theme

Personal, Social and Emotional Development - group activities, discussions about healthy foods, group time talks abotut favourite foods, sharing out food fairly
Communication, Language and Literacy - books about food, activities that lead to discussion about favourite foods, rhymes and songs about food, mark-marking opportunities ie in 'shop' or 'cafe'
Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy - Jigsaws, puzzles, role-play using the till in the shop, sorting, shapes of different foods and how they can be divided, measuring ingredients when making cakes etc
Knowledge and Understanding of the World- community involvement in decorating a Christmas Tree for the exhibition (with the theme of food), different properties of ingredients when alone, when mixed and when cooked, IT knowledge when using electronic items such as tills
Physical Development - the importance of a healthy diet, fine motor control when using ingredients or when cutting and sticking for craft activities
Creative Development - Craft activities, role play opportunities, creation with ingredients
Parents as Partners - children took a paper plate home to decorate with pictures/drawings of their favourite foods

All of these opportunities are provided alongside our usual continuous provision which consists of:
Small-world, construction, craft activities, books, physical equipment, malleable table, science area, number and shape area, music area, sand/water, otuside area

We strongly believe, as in accordance with the EYFS, that children learn through play, and that it is important to follow their interests and to use these to extend their learning experiences. To do this we observe the children to see what kind of things seem to be figuring signficantly in their play at the moment - and then incorporate this into a theme.