Listening, Attention and Understanding Early Learning Goals
- 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.
Example of this in action:
- In conjunction with our animal topic, we will have small world animals, coloured fabrics, small pebbles, and log slices available for the children. In a small group, the children will be invited to play with the resources and set up a small world for the animals. We will encourage them to share the resources, communicate their ideas with each other and add a narrative to their play. The children will be supported to use their small world to create stories involving the animals. We will support them to listen to each other and expand on their ideas as they play.
Speaking Early Learning Goals
- 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.
Example of this in action:
- As part of our themed work, we will Set up a ‘beach shop’ with flip-flops, sun hats, empty sun cream bottles, beach balls, inflatable rings, beach towels and beach mats. We will each of the items a price from one penny to 10 pence. There will be a toy till, purses and toy money. The adults will join the children in the shop. We will model how to take on a role as you play, and use social phrases, such as, ‘Good morning, how can I help you?’ We will support the children in taking turns to be the shopkeeper and customer