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Foundation Stage lesson plans (P1 and P2)

Foundation Stage covers P1 and P2. Plan across Language and Literacy, Mathematics and Numeracy, The Arts, The World Around Us, Personal Development and Mutual Understanding, Physical Development and Movement.

Areas of learning

  • NI-FS-LL

    Language and Literacy

    P1 to P2

    • Talking and listening
    • Reading
    • Writing
    Plan this

  • NI-FS-MN

    Mathematics and Numeracy

    P1 to P2

    • Number
    • Measures
    • Shape and space
    • Sorting
    • Patterns and relationships
    Plan this

  • NI-FS-ARTS

    The Arts

    P1 to P2

    • Art and design
    • Music
    • Drama
    Plan this

  • NI-FS-WAU

    The World Around Us

    P1 to P2

    • Interdependence
    • Place
    • Movement and Energy
    • Change over Time
    Plan this

  • NI-FS-PDMU

    Personal Development and Mutual Understanding

    P1 to P2

    • Personal understanding and health
    • Mutual understanding in the local and wider community
    Plan this

  • NI-FS-PDM

    Physical Development and Movement

    P1 to P2

    Plan this

Religious education is also part of the statutory curriculum and follows the core syllabus.

The minimum content on legislation.gov.uk The statutory curriculum on the Department of Education website Planning guidance from CCEA

Other stages

Questions teachers ask

What are the areas of learning at Foundation Stage?
Foundation Stage (P1 and P2) has 6 areas of learning in the statutory minimum content: Language and Literacy, Mathematics and Numeracy, The Arts, The World Around Us, Personal Development and Mutual Understanding, Physical Development and Movement. Religious education is also statutory and follows the core syllabus.
Can Heapso plan Foundation Stage lessons?
Yes. Choose "Plan this" next to an area of learning and Heapso opens a unit plan for P1 and P2 with that area linked. Pip writes in British English.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: The Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Schedule 2. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Heapso is an independent planning tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, the Welsh Government, the Department of Education (Northern Ireland), CCEA, Ofqual, Qualifications Wales or any exam board. Curriculum statements are reproduced from official sources under the Open Government Licence v3.0, with a link to each source. Always check the official documents for what is statutory.