Nursery
I use all of my senses in hands-on exploration of natural materials exploring collections of materials with similar and/or different properties. I can talk about what I see, using a wide vocabulary. I am beginning to make sense of my own life-story and family history. I show interest in different occupations. I explore how things work. I can plant seeds and care for growing plants understand the key features of the life cycle of a plant and an animal. I am beginning to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things. I can explore and talk about different forces I can feel. I talk about the differences between materials and changes I notice. I am continuing to develop positive attitudes about the differences between people and know that there are different countries in the world, talking about the differences I have experienced or seen in photos.
Autumn 1
Use all their senses in hands-on exploration of natural materials.
Explore collections of materials with similar and/or different properties.
Talk about what they see, using a wide vocabulary.
Reception
I can talk about members of my family and community naming and describing people who are familiar
to me. I can comment on images of familiar situations in the past. I can compare and contrast characters from stories, including figures from the past. I can draw information from a simple map. I understand that some places are special to members of my community. I recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways. I recognise some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries. I can explore the natural world around me and describe what I see, hear and feel whilst outside. I recognise some environments that are different from the one in which I live and understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around me.
The level of development a child should be expected to have reached by the end of the EYFS is defined by the Early Learning Goals.
ELG: Past and Present
• Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society. • Know some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
• Understand the past through settings, characters and events encountered in books read in class and storytelling.
ELG: People, Culture and Communities
• Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps.
• Know some similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
• Explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, non-fiction texts and – when appropriate – maps.
ELG: The Natural World
• Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants.
• Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
• Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.
Autumn 1
Talk about members of their immediate family and community.
| “Look that’s my dad. He’s eating pizza. Look I’ve done his hair all curly”. |
Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them.
From one yellow leaf to …………… |
 a whole tree full of yellow leaves!!!!Definitely a sign of Autumn. I wonder how long it will be until the tree has no leaves? |
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Using the fallen leaves in maths (to sort according to colour, size and shape) and illustrating a tree at autumn time thinking about the colours needed, (also an opportunity to develop fine motor skills).