Learning objective
- To name people who are special.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Talk about members of their immediate family and community.
- Name and describe people who are familiar to them.
- Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.
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.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.
Support and challenge
Adults can use the opportunity to:
- Read storybooks about families and friends to generate discussions about who is special to them.
- Encourage suggestions about who might be special to their special people (e.g. my mum is special to my dad and my sister is special to her friends because she is kind to them).
Key vocabulary
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beliefs
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believe
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God
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proof
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true
