EYFS---30-50-Months

EYFS-30-50MonthsPersonal,SocialandEmotionalDevelopment(P.S.E)DispositionsandAttitudes•Situationsinwhichchildrenshowconfidenceandindependence.•Children'sreactionstoandrelationshipswithpeersandadults,particularlythosewhosecompanytheyenjoy.•Children'scuriosityanddrivetoexplorethingsaroundthem.Self-confidenceandSelf-esteem•Children'sabilitytotalkabout,andtakepridein,theirhomesandcommunities.•Instancesofchildren'sconfidenceandhowtheyexpresstheirneeds.Makingrelationships•Children'sstrategiesforcopingwithchange.•Waysinwhichchildrenshowthattheyfeelsafeandcaredfor.•Childrenwholiketobewithothers,andthosewhoneedsupporttojoinin.Behaviourandself-control•Children'srecognitionoftheneedsofothers.•Howchildrenshowtheircareforothersandtheenvironment.Self-care•Instancesofchildrencelebratingtheirachievements.•Howchildrenusetheirownideastodevelopplay.SenseofCommunity•Instancesofchildrendrawingupontheirexperiencesbeyondthesetting,forexamplerecognisingthatthelunchtimehelperissomebodywholivesneartothem.Communication,LanguageandLiteracy(C.L.L)LanguageforCommunication•Howchildrenarebeginningtodevelopandexpandonwhattheysay,forexample,Comein,it'stimefordinner.You'llgethungryifyoustayoutthere.•Children'sresponsestostoriesandinformationbooksyoureadwiththem.•Howchildrentakeaccountofwhatotherssayduringone-to-oneconversations.•Thegesturesandbodylanguagechildrenuse.•Howchildrenactoutrhymesandstories.•Children'sdevelopinguseofapreferredlanguageandwhetherthishaschangedsince,forexample,attendingthecurrentsetting.•Therangeandvarietyofwordsthatchildrenuse.•Children'sunderstandingofinstructionsandthequestionstheyask.•Instancesofchildrenrecallingandrecountingtheirownexperiencesandsharingthemwithothers.LanguageforThinking•Howchildrenusetalktoconnectideasandexplainthings.•Howchildrenusetalktothinkthroughandrevisewhattheyaredoing.Forexample,EYFS-30-50Months–Page1of4TinyBearCareEYFS-30-50Monthsfollowingafarmvisit,Fionatalksassherearrangestoyfarmanimals,Putbabysheephere...ohno...nomummy...thatsheephaslostitsmum.Linkingsoundsandletters•Therhymesandrhythmsthatchildrenenjoy,reciteandcreateinwordsandmusic,forexample,tappingouttherhythmsoftheirnames.Reading•Children'sfamiliaritywiththewaybookswork.Forexample,turningthepagesandtellingthestoryusingthepicturesandusingphrasessuchasOnceuponatime.•Thestoriesandpoemschildrenchooseandknowhowtofollow.Forexampleretellingastory,usingwordsandphrasesfromawell-knownstory.•Children'sreferencestoandunderstandingofhowprintworks.Forexample,askingwhatawordsaysorwhatinstructionsmean.•Children'srecognitionoftheirnames,orlettersorwords,inscriptsotherthanEnglish.Writing•Themarkschildrenmakeandthemeaningsthattheygivetothem,suchaswhenachildcoversawholepieceofpaperandsays,I'mwriting.Handwriting•Thewaychildrencontrolequipmentandmaterials.•Themarkschildrenliketomake.ProblemSolving,ReasoningandNumeracy(P.R.N)NumbersasLabelsandforcounting•Thestrategiesthatchildrenusetomatchnumberandquantity,forexample,usingfingersortallyingbymakingmarks.•Accuracyintheuseofordinals(first,second,thirdandsoon).•Therangeofnumbersthatchildrenreferto,andwhytheyusecertainnumbers.•Childrenknowingthatdifferentnumbershavedifferentnames.•Childrenusingthenamesfornumbersaccurately.•Children'sguessesaboutnumbersofthingsandtheirabilitytocheckthem.Calculating•Howchildrenworkoutasolutiontoasimpleproblembyusingfingersorcountingaloud.•Thestrategieschildrenusethatshowtheyareworkingoutwhetheragroupofobjectsisthesameordifferent.Shape,SpaceandMeasures•Children'suseofmathematicalnamesforshapes,suchas'circle'and'triangle'.•Children'srecognitionofshapesintheenvironment,forexample,thataroofhasatriangleatoneend.•Children'sskillsinmatchingshapesandincompletingpuzzles.•Children'sideasaboutwhysomethingisthecorrectsize,forexample,apieceofpapertowrapagift.•Howchildrenapplytheirunderstandingofshapeandspace,forexample,knowingtheyneedEYFS-30-50Months–Page2of4TinyBearCareEYFS-30-50Monthsoneflatshapeandonethatis'pointy'.KnowledgeandUnderstandingoftheWorld(K.U.W)ExplorationandInvestigation•HowchildrenexpresschoicesandpreferenceswhereverbalcommunicationisthroughalanguageotherthanEnglish.•Howchildrenexamineobjectsandlivingthingstofindoutmoreaboutthem,forexample,observingplantsandanimals,ornoticingthedifferentmaterialsthatthingsaremadeof.DesigningandMaking•Howchildrenlinkexperiencesandusetheirknowledgetodesignandmakethings.•Children'sdevelopingskillsinusingtools,includingwhichtoolstheychooseforparticulartasks.•Howchildrenareusingtools,forexample,usingasticktomakeholesindough.ICT•Theskillschildrendevelopastheybecomefamiliarwithsimpleequipment,suchastwistingorturningaknob.Time•Thecomparisonschildrenmakeaboutwhattheycandonowwithwhattheycoulddowhentheywereyounger.•Howchildrenrememberandrecountasignificantevent,suchasfindingadeadjellyfishatthebeach.Place•Children'sinterestinthingstheyseewhileoutforawalk.•Thequestionschildrenaskaboutfeaturesofthebuiltenvironment,suchasroadsigns.Communities•Thewayschildrenrecallspecialeventssuchasaweddingtheyhaveattended.•Howchildrenrespondtoasignificantevent,suchasthe