ELG: Past and Present

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.

ELG: People, Culture and Communities

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.

ELG: The Natural World

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.