Communication and Language
4 chapters
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1
Listening to Longer Stories
2 classes
Enjoy listening to longer stories and can remember much of what happens
Pay attention to more than one thing at a time, which can be difficult
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2
Vocabulary and Understanding
3 classes
Use a wider range of vocabulary
Understand a question or instruction that has 2 parts
Understand 'why' questions
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3
Songs, Rhymes and Sentences
5 classes
Sing a large repertoire of songs
Know many rhymes, be able to talk about familiar books, and be able to tell a long story
Develop their communication but may continue to have problems with irregular tenses and plurals
Develop their pronunciation
Use longer sentences of 4 to 6 words
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4
Conversation and Talking Together
3 classes
Be able to express a point of view and to debate when they disagree with an adult or a friend, using words...
Start a conversation with an adult or a friend and continue it for many turns
Use talk to organise themselves and their play
Expressive Arts and Design
3 chapters
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1
Pretend Play and Small Worlds
3 classes
Take part in simple pretend play, using an object to represent something else even though they are not similar
Begin to develop complex stories using small world equipment like animal sets, dolls and dolls houses
Make imaginative and complex 'small worlds' with blocks and construction kits
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2
Drawing, Materials and Colour
8 classes
Explore different materials freely, to develop their ideas about how to use them and what to make
Develop their own ideas and then decide which materials to use to express them
Join different materials and explore different textures
Create closed shapes with continuous lines and begin to use these shapes to represent objects
Draw with increasing complexity and detail
Use drawing to represent ideas like movement or loud noises
Show different emotions in their drawings and paintings, like happiness, sadness, fear
Explore colour and colour mixing
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3
Singing and Music Making
7 classes
Listen with increased attention to sounds
Respond to what they have heard, expressing their thoughts and feelings
Remember and sing entire songs
Sing the pitch of a tone sung by another person ('pitch match')
Sing the melodic shape (moving melody
Create their own songs or improvise a song around one they know
Play instruments with increasing control to express their feelings and ideas
Literacy
3 chapters
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1
Concepts About Print
5 classes
Print has meaning
Print can have different purposes
We read English text from left to right and from top to bottom
The names of the different parts of a book
Page sequencing
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2
Phonological Awareness
2 classes
Develop their phonological awareness
Engage in extended conversations about stories, learning new vocabulary
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3
Early Writing
3 classes
Use some of their print and letter knowledge in their early writing
Write some or all of their name
Write some letters accurately
Mathematics
4 chapters
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1
Counting and Subitising to 5
6 classes
Develop fast recognition of up to 3 objects, without having to count them individually ('subitising')
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...
Show 'finger numbers' up to 5
Link numerals and amounts
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2
Problem Solving and Shapes
4 classes
Experiment with their own symbols and marks as well as numerals
Solve real-world mathematical problems with numbers up to 5
Compare quantities using language 'more than' and 'fewer than'
Talk about and explore 2D and 3D shapes
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3
Position, Routes and Measures
6 classes
Understand position through words alone
Describe a familiar route
Discuss routes and locations, using words like 'in front of' and 'behind'
Make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity
Select shapes appropriately
Combine shapes to make new ones
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4
Patterns and Sequences
5 classes
Talk about and identify the patterns around them
Use informal language like 'pointy', 'spotty' or 'blobs'
Extend and create ABAB patterns
Notice and correct an error in a repeating pattern
Begin to describe a sequence of events, real or fictional, using words
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
3 chapters
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1
Confidence and Playing Together
6 classes
Select and use activities and resources, with help when needed
Develop their sense of responsibility and membership of a community
Become more outgoing with unfamiliar people, in the safe context of their setting
Show more confidence in new social situations
Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas
Find solutions to conflicts and rivalries
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2
Rules, Feelings and Resolving Conflicts
6 classes
Increasingly follow rules, understanding why they are important
Remember rules without needing an adult to remind them
Develop appropriate ways of being assertive
Talk with others to solve conflicts
Talk about their feelings using words like 'happy', 'sad', 'angry' or 'worried'
Understand gradually how others might be feeling
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3
Self-Care and Healthy Choices
2 classes
Be increasingly independent in meeting their own care needs
Make healthy choices about food, drink, activity and toothbrushing
Physical Development
3 chapters
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1
Balance, Climbing and Ball Skills
4 classes
Continue to develop their movement, balancing, riding (scooters, trikes and bikes) and ball skills
Go up steps and stairs, or climb up apparatus, using alternate feet
Skip, hop, stand on one leg and hold a pose for a game like musical statues
Use large-muscle movements to wave flags and streamers, paint and make marks
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2
Movement in Groups and Sequences
5 classes
Start taking part in some group activities which they make up for themselves, or in teams
Increasingly be able to use and remember sequences and patterns of movements which are related to music...
Match their developing physical skills to tasks and activities in the setting
Choose the right resources to carry out their own plan
Collaborate with others to manage large items
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3
Fine Motor Skills and Dressing
4 classes
Use one-handed tools and equipment
Use a comfortable grip with good control when holding pens and pencils
Show a preference for a dominant hand
Be increasingly independent as they get dressed and undressed
Understanding the World
5 chapters
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1
Exploring with the Senses
3 classes
Use all their senses in hands-on exploration of natural materials
Explore collections of materials with similar or different properties
Talk about what they see, using a wide vocabulary
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2
Life Stories and Occupations
2 classes
Begin to make sense of their own life story and family's history
Show interest in different occupations
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3
How Things Work and Living Things
4 classes
Explore how things work
Plant seeds and care for growing plants
Understand the key features of the life cycle of a plant and an animal
Begin to understand the need to respect and care for the natural environment and all living things
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4
Forces and Materials
2 classes
Explore and talk about different forces they can feel
Talk about the differences between materials and changes they notice
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5
People and Places in the World
2 classes
Continue developing positive attitudes about the differences between people
Know that there are different countries in the world and talk about the differences they have experienced...
