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This is part of a collation for each learning area of the
Early Learning Goals and Stepping Stones. Click here for the full index

Begin to differentiate colours

Use their bodies to explore texture and space

Make three-dimensional structures

Join in favourite songs

Show an interest in the way musical instruments sound

Respond to sound with body movement

Enjoy joining in with dancing and ring games

Differentiate marks and movements on paper

Begin to describe the texture of things

Use lines to enclose a space then begin to use these shapes to represent objects

Begin to construct, stacking blocks vertically and horizontally and making enclosures and creating spaces

Sing a few simple, familiar songs

Sing to themselves and make up simple songs

Tap out simple repeated rhythms and make some up

Explore and learn how sounds can be changedImitate and create movement to music

Explore what happens when they mix colours

Understand that different media can be combined

Make constructions, collages, paintings, drawings and dancesUse ideas involving fitting, overlapping, in, out, enclosure, grids, and sun-like shapes

Choose particular colours to use for a purpose

Experiment to create different textures

Work creatively on a large or small scale

Begin to build a repertoire of songs

Explore the different sounds of instruments

Begin to move rhythmically

Recognise and explore how sounds can be changed, sing simple songs from memory, recognise repeated sounds and sound patterns and match movements to music

Pretend that one object represents another, especially when objects have characteristics in common

Notice what adults do, imitating what is observed and then doing it spontaneously when the adult is not there

Show an interest in what they see, hear, smell, touch and feel

Use body language, gestures, facial expression or words to indicate personal satisfaction or frustration

Use on object to represent another, even when the objects have few characteristics in common

Use available resources to create props to support role play

Develop a repertoire of actions by putting a sequence of movements together

Enjoy stories based on themselves and people and places they know well

Engage in imaginative and role play based on own first-hand experiences

Further explore an experience using a range of senses

Begin to use representation as means of communication

Describe experiences and past actions using a widening range of materials

Introduce a story line or narrative into their play

Play alongside other children who are engaged in the same theme

Play cooperatively as part of a group to act out a narrative

Try to capture experiences and responses with music, dance, paint and other materials or words

Develop preferences for forms of expression

Talk about personal intentions, describing what they were trying to do

Respond to comments and questions, entering into dialogue about their creations

Make comparisons

Use their imagination in art and design, music, dance, imaginative and role play and stories

Respond in a variety of ways to what they see, hear, smell, touch and feel

Express and communicate their ideas, thoughts and feelings by using a widening range of materials, suitable tools, imaginative and role play, movement, designing and making, and a variety of songs and musical instruments.