16mo–2.2y10 minFamily timeArt
Family Favourite Display
A simple home 'favourites' display where the child helps make a mini chart (stickers or marks), then the parent talks about how many votes each option got and compares quantities using early number language.
What you'll need
Essentials
- paper (any size)
- crayon or marker
- stickers or small pieces of tape (or torn paper dots)
Nice to have
- a real object to represent a choice (e.g., apple, toy car)
- a phone photo to represent a choice (e.g., a TV programme character)
Movement level: false
What you'll do
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- MilestoneScribbles or makes marksBody· 12mo–22mo· core· Step 4
- MilestoneExpresses own preferences and interests.Heart· 22mo–3y· core· Step 1
- MilestoneUses mark-making toolsBody· 22mo–2.8y· core· Step 4
- MilestoneUnderstands simple questionsMind· 14mo–2.2y· core· Step 3
- MilestoneDemonstrates sense of self as an individual, e.g. wants to do things independently, says “No” to adult.Heart· 16mo–2.2y· stretch· Step 1
- MilestoneCopies simple gestures or actionsMind· 6mo–2.3y· stretch· Step 2
- MilestonePoints and gazes to share attentionHeart· 8mo–2y· stretch· Step 2
- MilestoneUses single meaningful wordsMind· 8mo–20mo· stretch· Step 3
- MilestoneCopies sounds or wordsMind· 10mo–20mo· stretch· Step 2
What it practices
- Recites some number names in sequence.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Creates and experiments with symbols and marks representing ideas of number.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Begins to make comparisons between quantities.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Uses some language of quantities, such as ‘more’ and ‘a lot’.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Selects a small number of objects from a group when asked, for example, ‘please give me one’, ‘please give me two’.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “Make a display with the children about their favourite things. Talk about how many like apples, or which of them watches a particular TV programme at home.”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)