Communication and Language
7 chapters
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1
Listening and Attention
9 classes
Turn towards familiar sounds
Gaze at faces, copying facial expressions and movements like sticking out their tongue
Make eye contact for longer periods
Watch someone's face as they talk
Copy what adults do, taking 'turns' in conversations (through babbling) and activities
Try to copy adult speech and lip movements
Enjoy singing, music and toys that make sounds
Recognise and are calmed by a familiar and friendly voice
Listen and respond to a simple instruction
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2
Early Sounds and Gestures
7 classes
Make sounds to get attention in different ways
Babble, using sounds like 'baba', 'mamama'
Use gestures like waving and pointing to communicate
Reach or point to something they want while making sounds
Copy your gestures and words
Constantly babble and use single words during play
Use intonation, pitch and changing volume when 'talking'
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3
Understanding First Words
2 classes
Understand single words in context
Understand frequently used words
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4
Following Simple Instructions
2 classes
Understand simple instructions like
Recognise and point to objects if asked about them
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5
Early Conversations and Feelings
6 classes
Generally focus on an activity of their own choice and find it difficult to be directed by an adult
Listen to other people's talk with interest but can easily be distracted by other things
Make themselves understood and can become frustrated when they cannot
Start to say how they are feeling, using words as well as actions
Start to develop conversation, often jumping from topic to topic
Develop pretend play
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6
Speech Sounds
2 classes
Use the speech sounds p, b, m, w
Pronounce l/r/w/y, f/th, s/sh/ch/dz/j and longer words
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7
Understanding Stories and Questions
4 classes
Listen to simple stories and understand what is happening, with the help of the pictures
Identify familiar objects and properties for practitioners when they are described
Understand and act on longer sentences like 'make teddy jump' or 'find your coat'
Understand simple questions about 'who', 'what' and 'where' (but generally not 'why')
Expressive Arts and Design
3 chapters
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1
Sounds, Music and Movement
9 classes
Show attention to sounds and music
Respond emotionally and physically to music when it changes
Move and dance to music
Anticipate phrases and actions in rhymes and songs, like 'Peepo'
Explore their voices and enjoy making sounds
Join in with songs and rhymes, making some sounds
Make rhythmical and repetitive sounds
Explore a range of soundmakers and instruments and play them in different ways
Enjoy and take part in action songs
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2
Early Mark-Making and Paint
4 classes
Notice patterns with strong contrasts and be attracted by patterns resembling the human face
Start to make marks intentionally
Explore paint, using fingers and other parts of their bodies as well as brushes and other tools
Express ideas and feelings through making marks, and sometimes give a meaning to the marks they make
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3
Pretend Play and Materials
5 classes
Start to develop pretend play, pretending that one object represents another
Explore different materials, using all their senses to investigate them
Manipulate and play with different materials
Use their imagination as they consider what they can do with different materials
Make simple models which express their ideas
Literacy
3 chapters
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1
Songs and Rhymes
5 classes
Enjoy songs and rhymes, tuning in and paying attention
Join in with songs and rhymes, copying sounds, rhythms, tunes and tempo
Say some of the words in songs and rhymes
Copy finger movements and other gestures
Sing songs and say rhymes independently
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2
Sharing Books
6 classes
Enjoy sharing books with an adult
Pay attention and respond to the pictures or the words
Have favourite books and seek them out, to share with an adult, with another child, or to look at alone
Repeat words and phrases from familiar stories
Ask questions about the book, make comments and share their own ideas
Develop play around favourite stories using props
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3
Noticing Print and Early Mark-Making
4 classes
Notice some print
Enjoy drawing freely
Add some marks to their drawings, which they give meaning to
Make marks on their picture to stand for their name
Mathematics
3 chapters
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1
Early Number
3 classes
Combine objects like stacking blocks and cups
Take part in finger rhymes with numbers
React to changes of the amount in a group of up to 3 items
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2
Comparing and Counting
3 classes
Compare amounts, saying 'lots', 'more' or 'same'
Develop counting-like behaviour
Count in everyday contexts, sometimes skipping numbers
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3
Shape, Space and Size
5 classes
Climb and squeeze themselves into different types of spaces
Build with a range of resources
Complete inset puzzles
Compare sizes, weights etc. using gesture and language
Notice patterns and arrange things in a pattern
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
4 chapters
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1
Calm, Self and Choices
5 classes
Find ways to calm themselves, through being calmed and comforted by their key person
Establish their sense of self
Express preferences and decisions, they also try new things and start establishing their autonomy
Engage with others through gestures, gaze and talk
Use that engagement to achieve a goal
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2
Confidence in New Situations
6 classes
Find ways of managing transitions
Thrive as they develop self-assurance
Look back as they crawl or walk away from their key person
Look for clues about how to respond to something interesting
Play with increasing confidence on their own and with other children, because they know their key person...
Feel confident when taken out around the local neighbourhood and enjoy exploring new places with their key...
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3
Emotions and Independence
4 classes
Feel strong enough to express a range of emotions
Grow in independence, rejecting help ("me do it")
Begin to show 'effortful control'
Learn to use the toilet with help, and then independently
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4
Feelings and Friendships
5 classes
Be increasingly able to talk about and manage their emotions
Notice and ask questions about differences
Develop friendships with other children
Safely explore emotions beyond their normal range through play and stories
Talk about their feelings in more elaborated ways
Physical Development
3 chapters
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1
Early Movement
9 classes
Lift their head while lying on their front
Push their chest up with straight arms
Roll over: from front to back, then back to front
Enjoy moving when outdoors and inside
Sit without support
Begin to crawl in different ways and directions
Pull themselves upright and bouncing in preparation for walking
Reach out for objects as co-ordination develops
Pass things from one hand to the other, let go of things and hand them to another person, or drop them
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2
Moving with Control and Independence
12 classes
Gradually gain control of their whole body through the continual practice of large movements
Clap and stamp to music
Fit themselves into spaces, like tunnels, dens and large boxes, and move around in them
Enjoy starting to kick, throw and catch balls
Build independently with a range of appropriate resources
Begin to walk independently
Walk, run, jump and climb
Spin, roll and independently use ropes and swings
Sit on a push-along wheeled toy, use a scooter or ride a tricycle
Use large and small motor skills to do things independently
Show an increasing desire to be independent
Start eating independently and learning how to use a knife and fork
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3
Hands, Materials and Tools
2 classes
Develop manipulation and control
Explore different materials and tools
Understanding the World
3 chapters
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1
Exploring Materials
3 classes
Repeat actions that have an effect
Explore materials with different properties
Explore natural materials, indoors and outside
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2
The Natural World Around Us
1 class
Explore and respond to different natural phenomena in their setting and on trips
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3
Families and People
2 classes
Make connections between the features of their family and other families
Notice differences between people
