Learning objective
- To explore how light makes shadows.
EYFS outcomes
Development matters
Understanding the world
Children in reception will be learning to:
- Explore the natural world around them.
Characteristics of effective learning
- Playing and exploring.
- Creating and thinking critically.
See Development Matters (non-statutory curriculum guidance) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Understanding the world
ELG: The Natural World
Children at the expected level of development will:
- Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.
See Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage, 2021.
Support and challenge
Adults can use the opportunity to:
- Hand the children a torch and take them into a dark space, such as a black-out tent or dark room, to experience the dark and light.
- Discuss daily routines with the children, helping them to recognise that the Sun rises in the morning just before they wake up and sets in the evening around bedtime (the exact times change with the seasons).
Key vocabulary
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dark
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daytime
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light
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nighttime
