1. 1 Children who develop in a safe, secure environment which they can trust.

3. I engage enthusiastically with new challenges in all areas of development when I feel safe.

1.2 Children who develop a sense of independence and autonomy.

5. I explore opportunities to test my abilities e.g. caring for a pet/plant, catching a ball, drawing a picture

8. I make good use of resources to complete given tasks.

2.1 Children who believe in themselves fully aware of their potential and capabilities.

1. I interpret my ideas creatively e.g. through art, music, movement, play.

2. I approach new situations positively and with confidence.

2.2 Children who gain confidence in themselves and their achievements.

2. I am prepared to try things out.

3.1 Children who are capable of establishing relationships with others.

1. I actively interact with others in games and activities

2. I understand I need to negotiate with others about shared activities and act accordingly.

4. I take turns and share ideas when working collaboratively in a group.

4.1 Children who are capable of using different forms of media for communication.

3. I speak fluently in L1 using a broad sequenced narrative.

4. I show increasing knowledge and skill in using a range of media (e.g. pictures, printed material) to convey meaning.

5. I understand and use increasingly advanced and varied vocabulary.

4.2 Children who interact and engage with varieties of text and printed material increasing their awareness of purposes/functions.

4. I retell stories or information from books through conversation, artwork, creative movement, drama, emergent writing, etc.

11. I understand that thoughts and ideas can be represented through words, pictures and images.

15. I can make basic graphic representations to express my ideas for a particular purpose e.g. scribblings and drawings

4.3 Children who are familiar with symbols and patterns and their use.

1. I use symbols in play to represent ideas

4. I can discriminate between different sounds in my environment

4.4 Children who are aware of different language systems, notably L1 and L2.

1. I can use L1 to achieve my communicative goals

2. I recite a selection of songs, rhymes and stories in L1 and L2.

4. I can use different languages (L1, L2, sign language, pictures or gestures) to communicate with different people and in different situations.

5) Children who nurture positive attitudes towards learning and become engaged and confident learners

1. I can broaden my knowledge through enquiry and discovery

3. I can manipulate resources to investigate, take apart, assemble, invent and construct.

4. I can respond creatively to a variety of stimuli.

6. I can express and communicate ideas, thoughts and feelings through the expressive arts (music, drama, movement and art and design).

6.1 Children who develop control and coordination of larger movements.

4. I can move around with control and coordination.

6.2 Children who develop control and coordination of smaller movements.

3. I can manipulate a pair of scissors to cut various materials, e.g. playdough, straws, paper.

4. I have developed the use of a dominant hand.

Activity

Topic

Proposed Time

Resources

Garden Friends 2

·       Insects

·       Birds

·       Garden

·       Friendship – Teamwork, everyone has its own qualities

·       Solving problems

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All Year Round

·       Follow up of Garden Friends 1

·       Props for the story Garden’s Best Friend

·       Templates from Resource File