Before the lesson
Learning objectives
- To learn how to explore and tinker with hardware to develop familiarity and introduce relevant vocabulary
EYFS outcomes
Communication and language
- Learn new vocabulary
- Use new vocabulary through the day
- Ask questions to find out more and to check they understand what has been said to them
- Use talk to help work out problems and organise thinking and activities, and to explain how things work and why they might happen
Physical development
- Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently
- Confidently and safely use a range of small apparatus, alone and in a group
Characteristics of Effective Learning
- Playing and exploring
Outcomes taken from Development Matters, 2021.
ELGs taken from the Statutory framework for the EYFS, 2021.
Activity
Teacher notes
Key vocabulary
Prompts for learning
Observations
Next steps
To learn how to explore and tinker with hardware to develop familiarity and introduce relevant vocabulary.
To recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools.
Make a note of any specific next steps for individual children.