Development matters

Understanding the world

• 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. 

Early learning goals

ELG: Understanding the world – The natural world

• 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.