Building Relationships

Children play co-operatively, taking turns with others. They take account of one another’s ideas about how to organise their activity. They show sensitivity to others’ needs and feelings, and form positive relationships with adults and other children.

Self-regulation 

Children are confident to try new activities, and say why they like some activities more than others. They are confident to speak in a familiar group, will talk about their ideas, and will choose the resources they need for their chosen activities. They say when they do or don’t need help.

Managing Self

Children talk about how they and others show feelings, talk about their own and others’ behaviour, and its consequences, and know that some behaviour is unacceptable. They work as part of a group or class, and understand and follow the rules. They adjust their behaviour to different situations, and take changes of routine in their stride.

Listening, Attention and Understanding

Children listen attentively in a range of situations. They listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what they hear with relevant comments, questions or actions. They give their attention to what others say and respond appropriately, while engaged in another activity.  Children follow instructions involving several ideas or actions. They answer ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions about their experiences and in response to stories or events.

Speaking

Children express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. They use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that have happened or are to happen in the future. They develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events.

Gross Motor Skills

Children show good control and co-ordination in large movements. They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space and demonstrate strength, balance and coordination when playing.  

Fine Motor Skills

They handle equipment and tools effectively, including pencils for writing.

Comprehension

Children demonstrate an undeerstanding of what has been read to them by retlling stories and narratives.

Word Reading

Children can say a sound for each letter in the alphabet and at least ten digraphs. They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately.

Writing

Children write recogisable letters which are correctly formed.  They can use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. 

Number

Children will have a deep understanding of numbers to 10, including the compostion of each number.  They can subitise quantities up to five and recall number bonds to five.

Numerical Patterns

Children can verbally count beyond 20 and recognise when one quantity is greater than, less than or the same as other quantities.  

The Natural World

Children know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things. They talk about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another. They make observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk about changes.

People, Culture and Communities

Children can describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observations, discussion etc. They note similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country.  

Past and Present

Children can talk about past and present events in their own lives and people around them and their roles. 

Creating with Materials

They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.  They can share their creations explaining the process they have used.  They can make use of props and materials when role-playing. 

Being Imaginative and Expressive

Children sing songs, make music and dance, and experiment with ways of changing them.   They invent, adapt and recount narratives and stories with peers and their teachers.