Communication and Language

ELG: Listening, Attention and Understanding

Children at the expected level of development will: 

• 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. 

Expressive Arts and Design

ELG: Being Imaginative and Expressive

Children at the expected level of development will:

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

See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage.

Non-statutory curriculum guidance

Characteristics of effective learning

• Playing and exploring.
• Active learning.

Expressive arts and design

Children in reception will be learning to:

• Sing in a group or on their own, increasingly matching the pitch and following the melody.

See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance).