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.