Learning objective
- To sort and describe farm animals.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Explore the natural world around them.
- Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside.
Characteristics of effective learning
- Playing and exploring.
- Creating and thinking critically.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Understanding the world
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.
Support and challenge
Adults can use the opportunity to:
- Encourage the pupils to add additional features to their animal pens, like doors or food and water troughs, in the adult-led task.
- Help the pupils explore alternative ways of sorting the animals and prompt them to explain their choices (e.g. I have placed all the spotty animals in one group; these animals are similar because they are all babies).
Key vocabulary
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compare
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farm
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group
