Development matters

• Talk about members of their immediate family and community.
• Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.
• Explore the natural world around them.
• Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside.

See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 

Understanding the world

ELG: Past and present

Children at the expected level of development will:

• Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society.

ELG: People culture and communities

Children at the expected level of development will:

• Know some similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class. 

ELG: The Natural World

Children at the expected level of development will:

• Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants.

See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.