—10 minSelf-careStory timeFamily time
First Then After Game
A routine-and-story game where your child practises everyday time language (first, then, after, now, later, yesterday, tomorrow) to talk about what happens in order and what is coming next.
What you'll need
Essentials
- no special materials (use your normal routine and a few everyday examples)
Nice to have
- a favourite short picture book
- 3 small toys or objects to act out a sequence
Movement level: low
What you'll do
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- MilestoneUses basic time conceptsMind· 4y–5y· core· Steps 1, 2, 3
- MilestoneUses talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.Mind· 3.3y–5y· core· Step 3
- MilestoneOrders a complete familiar sequenceMind· 2.5y–4.2y· core· Step 1
- MilestoneTalks About Past and Future EventsMind· 2.5y–3y· core· Step 3
- MilestoneSays what will happen nextMind· 2.5y–4y· core· Step 2
- MilestoneRetells or summarizes story contentMind· 4y–5y· stretch· Step 4
- MilestoneAnswers simple open questionsMind· 2.3y–3.3y· core· Step 1
- MilestoneAnswers story questionsMind· 2.1y–3.1y· core· Step 4
- MilestoneAnswers questions about a storyMind· 4y–6y· core· Step 4
What it practices
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE) — construct-derived activity authored from enriched DM2012 construct