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Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Topic 16 Articles
Managing behaviour
You might notice that: I like to see grown ups’ faces…
Self confidence and self awareness
You might notice that: I laugh and gurgle to tell you…
Making relationships
You might notice that: I like to be with other babies…
Self confidence
You might notice that: I choose the toys I want to…
Behaviour
You might notice that: I will go to a grown up…
Making relationships
You might notice that: I can use noises, words, pointing or…
Relationships and self confidence
You might notice that: I watch what other children are doing…
Behaviour
You might notice that: I will look worried if I hear…
Self confidence and self awareness
You might notice that: I can go and play with new…
Making relationships
You might notice that: I like to play next to other…
Making relationships
You might notice that: I can play in a group with…
Shapes and measuring
You might notice that: I can point to shapes and patterns…
Behaviour
You might notice that: I will go to a grown up…
Personal development
You might notice that: I like to chat with my friends…
Managing behaviour
You might notice that: I know when I’m feeling sad or…
Building resilience in young children
Some children might find coping with change a bit frightening, feel…
Physical Development
Topic 11 Articles
Health and self care
You might notice that: I like it when you cuddle me,…
Moving and handling things
You might notice that: I move my head or body when…
Health and self care
You might notice that: I open my mouth when I see…
Moving and handling things
You might notice that: I can sit up on the floor.…
Health and self care
You might notice that: I can tell you what I like…
Moving and handling things
You might notice that: I can walk upstairs when a grown…
Health and self care
You might notice that: I am beginning to choose to hold…
Moving and handling things
You might notice that: I can run without bumping into things…
Health and self care
You might notice that: I like to eat different types of…
Moving and handling things
You might notice that: I like to move in different ways,…
Moving and handling things
You might notice that: I like running, walking, jumping, hopping, skipping…
Communication and Language
Topic 13 Articles
Listening and attention
You might notice that: When I hear sounds I know, I…
Speaking and understanding
You might notice that: I will watch as you point to…
Listening and attention
You might notice that: I like to move my head, body,…
Self confidence and self awareness
You might notice that: I like to find my nose, eyes…
Speaking
You might notice that: I can let you know what I…
Understanding
You might notice that: When you say my name I stop…
Listening and understanding
You might notice that: When I am singing rhymes or songs…
Speaking
You might notice that: I use words that I have heard…
Listening and understanding
You might notice that: When you read me a story, I…
Speaking
You might notice that: I can use simple sentences of three…
Listening and understanding
You might notice that: I enjoy hearing stories where you make…
Understanding
You might notice that: When you ask me questions like “What…
Listening and attention
You might notice that: When I like what they are talking…
Reading and writing
Topic 11 Articles
Writing
You might notice that: I can tell you about the different…
Reading and writing
You might notice that: I like to hold books and look…
Reading and writing
You might notice that: I like you to read stories or…
Reading and writing
You might notice that: I like to share stories with you,…
Writing
You might notice that: Sometimes I can tell you about my…
Reading
You might notice that: I have some favourite rhymes and songs.…
Numbers
You might notice that: I can give you the right number…
Writing
You might notice that: I can tell you what the marks,…
Reading
You might notice that: I can tell you what rhymes with…
Speaking
You might notice that: I can use lots of words to…
Reading
You might notice that: I like singing nursery rhymes and songs.…
Numbers and Shapes
Topic 7 Articles
Numbers and shapes
You might notice that: I like to join in with saying…
Numbers and shapes
You might notice that: I notice when there is just one…
Numbers and shapes
You might notice that: I know that when you hide a…
Shapes and measuring
You might notice that: I like lining up shapes, or fitting…
Numbers
You might notice that: I can use some number names and…
Shapes and measuring
You might notice that: I am beginning to use shape names…
Numbers
You might notice that: I can recognise the numbers 1 to…
Understanding the World
Topic 8 Articles
Understanding the world
You might notice that: I like to look at and talk…
Understanding the world
You might notice that: I will watch what you do as…
The world around me
You might notice that: I move my eyes and then my…
Understanding the world
You might notice that: I can talk about my home and…
People around me
You might notice that: I am interested in the grown ups…
Understanding the world
You might notice that: I can play with toy cars, trains,…
The world around me
You might notice that: I like to join in with routines,…
People and communities
You might notice that: I like to look at and talk…
Creativity
Topic 9 Articles
Using art and imagination
You might notice that: I will jump, bounce or swing my…
Using art and imagination
You might notice that: I can copy actions, like clapping or…
Being imaginative
You might notice that: I am beginning to like some things…
Exploring art
You might notice that: I can tap out simple repeated rhythms,…
Being imaginative
You might notice that: I can tell you what the different…
Exploring art
You might notice that: I join in with singing my favourite…
People around me
You might notice that: I can recognise photos of my friends,…
Being imaginative
You might notice that: I can dress up or use toys…
Exploring art
You might notice that: I have favourite songs and dances, and…
Self confidence and self awareness
You might notice that:
- I like to find my nose, eyes or tummy when you play games or sing songs like “Round and round the garden”.
- I know that when I make different noises and sounds with my voice you will help me or play with me.
- I can use pointing or looking to tell you what I want or need.
How you can help me learn:
- Let me look in a mirror. Point to me and tell me that it’s me in the mirror. Point to my nose, arms and legs and tell me what they are.