Learning objective
- To recognise changes outside in summer.
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.
- Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them.
Characteristics of effective learning
- Playing and exploring.
- Active learning.
- 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.
- Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.
Support and challenge
Adults can use the opportunity to:
- Show children a live stream of a UK beach, allowing them to observe real-time weather conditions and activities.
- Challenge the children to write a wider range of words to describe what can be sensed at the seaside (for example, seagulls, waves, sand, ice cream or wind) during the seaside senses adult-led task.
Key vocabulary
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hearing
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seaside
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season
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sense
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sight
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smell
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summer
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taste
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touch
