Early Years and Key Stage 1
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD
Focus Statement
In relation to other [less familiar] aspects of knowledge and understanding of the world they [children] should be given experiences that help them to increase their curiosity about the world around them and to begin to understand it. They should learn to ….demonstrate care, responsibility, concern and respect for all living things and the environment.
Context for Learning
Children should be encouraged to communicate and express their imagination and creativity through using ICT sources,…..
Knowledge and Understanding
The Living World
Humans, animals and plants in the children’s immediate environment should be the starting point. Planned experiences should provide children with opportunities to develop their knowledge and understanding through exploration and investigation of the following:
- the effects the different seasons have on some animals and plants.
Places and People
The children’s home and the setting / school should be used as ….opportunities to develop their knowledge and understanding of …..weather and landscapes within their local area and the wider world in the following contexts to enable them to:
- use and become familiar with geographical terms
- identify natural features (e.g. rivers) and human features (e.g. roads)
- make and use simple plans and maps
- begin to use simple atlases and globes
- identify how places such as town/seaside/countryside compare and contrast
- observe different weather conditions and see how weather in their locality compares with other areas
- the impact of people’s actions on the environment
The Physical World
Through planned activities, exploration and investigation children should find out about forces and movement, light, sound and electricity, in the following contexts to enable them to:
- begin to develop an understanding that many everyday appliances use electricity
- understand that light comes from a variety of sources, such as the Sun
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