World Around Us
- Children observe, explore, investigate and select materials and equipment in a range of situations.
- They ask questions about why things happen and how things work.
- As they work with a variety of materials, they use skills such as cutting, sticking, folding, pouring and building.
- They begin to recognise parts of the body and identify a variety of familiar sounds.
- They talk about their observations and make simple predictions about things like what would happen if water was added to sand.
- Children show interest in and are learning to care for their environment.
- They talk about themselves, their homes, their pre-school setting and the wider environment.
- They know about some of the people who work within the setting and the local community.
- Children talk about their families and events in their lives both past and present.