Understanding the World
This collection of clips looks at examples of children reaching (or almost reaching suggesting they will be there at the end of summer term) the early learning goals for Understanding the World. You can use these clips to support your understanding of what being within the goals looks like. There are questions to support your thinking before and after watching each clip. You can refer back to the ELGs for Understanding the World on this page whenever you need to.
Past and Present ELG
Children at the expected level of development will: –
- Talk about the lives of the people around them and their roles in society; –
- Know some similarities and differences between things in the past and now, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class; –
- Understand the past through settings, characters and events encountered in books read in class and storytelling;
People Culture and Communities ELG
Children at the expected level of development will: –
- Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts, and maps; –
- Know some similarities and differences between different religious and cultural communities in this country, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class; –
- Explain some similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries, drawing on knowledge from stories, non-fiction texts and – when appropriate – maps.
The Natural World ELG
Children at the expected level of development will: –
- Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants; –
- Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class; –
- Understand some important processes and changes in the natural world around them, including the seasons and changing states of matter.
