Cornerstones Reception Projects
15 creative projects for children aged 30-60 months and beyond.
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Promoting SMSC and FBV through the Cornerstones Curriculum
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Cornerstones Curriculum
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Our four-stage pedagogy is built on academic research and years of practical teaching experience. We call it The Four Cornerstones.
Engage
Hook learners in with a memorable experience.
Set the scene and provide the context for learning.
Ask questions to find out children's interests.
Provoke children's curiosity using interesting starting points.
Develop
Teach knowledge to provide depth of understanding.
Demonstrate new skills and allow time for consolidation.
Provide creative opportunities for making and doing.
Deliver reading, writing and talk across the curriculum.
Innovate
Provide imaginative scenarios that provoke children's creative thinking.
Enable and assess children's application of previously learned skills.
Encourage enterprise and independent thinking.
Provide opportunities for collaborative working and problem solving.
Express
Provide environments for reflective talk.
Provide opportunities for shared evaluation.
Celebrate success.
Identify next steps for learning.