4 & 5 -year -olds: Understanding the World

• I like to talk about my family and community.

• I can name and describe people that I have come across within my community, such as hairdressers, the police, nurses, doctors and teachers.
• I can talk about images of familiar situations that happened in the past.
• I am learning about the past and present by comparing and contrasting characters from stories.
• I can draw information from a simple map.
• I understand that some places are special to members of my community.
• I understand that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.
• I understand that there are similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries.
• I enjoy exploring the the natural world.
• I can describe what I see, hear, feel when I am outdoors.
• I know that the local area I live in is different to other environments.
• I understand that the seasons change and have an effect on the natural world.