EYFS Jack and Jill Provision Enhancements

EYFS Jack and Jill Provision Enhancements

This Jack and Jill provision enhancement resource includes a variety of activities for enhancing provision in the classroom. The activities can be used to support independent or adult-led play across 6 different areas of provision. Children will enjoy exploring and learning all about Jack and Jill. Each card includes helpful advice as well as questions that could be asked to prompt discussion.

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Development Matters and Early Learning Goal Links:
3 and 4 year olds

Physical Development
Use one-handed tools and equipment, for example, making snips in paper with scissors.
Show a preference for a dominant hand.

Mathematics
Recite numbers past 5.
Say one number for each item in order: 1,2,3,4,5.
Know that the last number reached when counting a small set of objects tells you how many there are in total (‘cardinal principle’).
Link numerals and amounts: for example, showing the right number of objects to match the numeral, up to 5.

Expressive Arts and Design
Explore different materials freely, to develop their ideas about how to use them and what to make.
Join different materials and explore different textures.

Children in Reception

Physical Development
Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently. Suggested tools: pencils for drawing and writing, paintbrushes, scissors, knives, forks and spoons.

Mathematics
Count objects, actions and sounds.
Link the number symbol (numeral) with its cardinal number value.
Compare numbers.

Expressive Arts and Design
Create collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills.
Develop storylines in their pretend play.

Early Learning Goal
Physical Development
Use a range of small tools, including scissors, paint brushes and cutlery.

Literacy
Use and understand recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role-play.

Mathematics
Explore and represent patterns within numbers up to 10, including evens and odds, double facts and how quantities can be distributed equally.

Expressive Arts and Design
Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
Share their creations, explaining the process they have used.
Make use of props and materials when role playing characters in narratives and stories.

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