Links to EYFS curriculum

Communication and Language

Listening, Attention and Understanding 

-  Listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole class discussions and small group interactions;
-  Make comments about what they have heard and ask questions to clarify their understanding;
-  Hold conversation when engaged in back-and-forth exchanges with their teacher and peers.
Speaking

- Participate in small group, class and one-to-one discussions, offering their own ideas, using recently introduced vocabulary;

- Offer explanations for why things might happen, making use of recently introduced vocabulary from stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems when appropriate;

- Express their ideas and feelings about their experiences using full sentences, including use of past, present, and future tenses and making use of conjunctions, with modelling and support from their teacher.

Literacy

Comprehension

-Demonstrate understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary.
-Use and understand recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role-play.

Reading
-Say a sound for each letter in the alphabet and at least 10 digraphs.
-Read words consistent with their phonic knowledge by sound-blending.
-Read aloud simple sentences and books that are consistent with their phonic knowledge, including some common exception words.

Writing
-Write recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed.
-Spell words by identifying sounds in them and representing the sounds with a letter or letters.
-Write simple phrases and sentences that can be read by others.

Understanding the World

Past and Present

- Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society;

- Know some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class;

- Understand the past through settings, characters and events encountered in books read in class and storytelling;

People, Culture and Communities 

-Know some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
-Understand the past through settings, characters and events encountered in books read in class and storytelling.
-Explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, non-fiction texts and – when appropriate – maps.

Expressive Arts and Design

Creating with Materials

-  Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form, and function;

-  Share their creations, explaining the process they have used;

-  Make use of props and materials when role playing characters in narratives and stories.

Being Imaginative and Expressive
- Invent, adapt and recount narratives and stories with peers and their teacher;

-  Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs;

-  Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and – when appropriate try to move in time with music.