Humanities, Nursery

Exploration and Investigation

  • Show curiosity about why things happen.
  • Show curiosity and interest in the features of objects.
  • Show understanding of cause/effect relations.
  • Describe and talk about what they see.
  • Joins in make-believe play with other children.
  • Dresses up as different people.
  • Builds stories around toys.
  • Plays well with two to three children in a group.
  • Uses doll or teddy as partner in play, talking to it and telling it what to do next.
  • Uses one object to represent many different things, for example, a scarf could be a blanket, a cloak and a dress all during the same play sequence.
  • Displays curiosity about the world by looking intently at objects, events and people.
  • Puts three pictures in correct order to represent sequence in familiar activity or story.

Time

  • Remember and talk about significant events in their own experience.
  • Talk about past and future events.
  • Develop an understanding of growth, decay and changes over time.
  • Show interest in the lives of people familiar to them.

Place

  • Comment and ask questions about where they live and the natural world.
  • Show an interest in the world in which they live.

Communities

  • Express feelings about a significant personal event.
  • Describe significant events for family or friends.
  • Enjoy imaginative and role-play with peers.
  • Show interest in different occupations and ways of life.

Topic Overview

Term 1: Marvellous Me,Technicolor Rainbow.

Term 2: Barnaby’s Travels, Nature and Nurture.

Term 3: Class Choice, Splash and Count.