Building relationships: Special relationships
Exploring the people who are special to us, developing skills for sharing and taking turns, and celebrating our individual interests and differences.
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Building relationships: Special relationships
EYFS outcomes
Early learning goals
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
ELG: Building Relationships
- Work and play cooperatively and take turns with others.
- Form positive attachments to adults and friendships with peers.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2025.
Development matters
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- See themselves as a valuable individual.
- Build constructive and respectful relationships.
- Think about the perspectives of others.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Suggest prior learning
Self-regulation: My feelings
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: My family
Lesson 2: Special people
Lesson 3: Sharing
Lesson 4: I am unique
Lesson 5: My interests
Lesson 6: Similarities and differences
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Unit resources
Parent and carer learning overview – RSE & PSHE EYFS: Building relationships: Special relationships
Aimed at parents and carers, two pages providing an overview of learning from the unit 'Building relationships: Special relationships'.
Vocabulary display – RSE & PSHE EYFS: Building relationships: Special relationships
A display version of the vocabulary for the unit 'Building relationships: Special relationships'.