2.5y–4.2y12 minReadingDevelopmental playFamily time
Find It in Non-Fiction: Question & Search
Model simple ‘information finding’ moves with a non-fiction text (cover, headings, pictures, labels) and weave in first-sound and letter noticing so your child learns to search for meaning and key words on the page.
What you'll need
Essentials
- a non-fiction book, magazine, leaflet, or printed page with photos (animals/vehicles/food)
- paper and a pencil/pen (optional for drawing a quick ‘fact picture’)
Nice to have
- sticky notes (to mark a page)
- a small toy linked to the topic (toy animal/vehicle)
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
- MilestoneAttends to book contentMind· 18mo–2.6y· core· Step 2
- MilestoneMatches identical objects and picturesMind· 15mo–2.5y· stretch· Step 3
- MilestoneAttends and recallsMind· 2.5y–4.2y· stretch· Step 4
- MilestoneNames lettersMind· 3.3y–5y· stretch
- MilestoneRetells or summarizes story contentMind· 4y–5y· stretch· Step 4
What it practices
- Hears and says the initial sound in words.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Links sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together and knows which letters represent some of them.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “Discuss and model ways of finding out information from non-fiction texts.”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)