Learning objective
- To talk about other people who are special to me.
Cross-curricular links
Physical development
ELG: Fine Motor Skills
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Begin to show accuracy and care when drawing.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2026 – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
EYFS outcomes
Early years foundation stage statutory framework
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
ELG: Building Relationships
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Form positive attachments to adults and friendships with peers.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2026 – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Development Matters
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Children in reception will be learning to:
- See themselves as a valuable individual.
Characteristics of Effective Learning
- Playing and exploring.
- Active learning.
- Creating and thinking critically.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Adaptive teaching
Adults could give support by:
- Showing the Resource: Special people to help the children choose someone to draw in the adult-led task.
- Encouraging the children to use small figures or dolls instead of drawing to talk about a special person in their life.
- Showing the Resource: Arjun’s family and special people to reinforce the difference between family members and other special people. Place cubes or pebbles over the characters to represent people in the child’s own life.
Key vocabulary
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