22mo–3y10 minReadingStory timeQuiet time
Places We’ve Been: Picture-Book Revisit
A cozy book-based activity that uses stories and information books about real places (zoo, beach, park) to remind your child of real visits while practising careful looking for small details in pictures.
What you'll need
Essentials
- 1–2 story or information picture books about places (e.g., zoo, beach, farm, park)
- a comfortable spot to sit together
Nice to have
- photos from a real visit (printed or on your phone)
- paper and crayons
- a small toy animal/vehicle to ‘act out’ the place
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
- MilestoneNotices detailed features of objects in their environment.Mind· 22mo–3y· core
- MilestoneAttends to Shared Book ReadingMind· 18mo–2.7y· core· Step 4
- MilestoneRetells Recent or Past EventsMind· 2.3y–3.2y· stretch
- MilestoneCaptures experiences and responses with a range of media, such as music, dance and paint and other materials or words.Mind· 2.5y–4.2y· stretch· Step 3
- MilestoneNames pictured referentsMind· 23mo–2.9y· stretch· Step 1
- MilestoneTalks About Past and Future EventsMind· 2.5y–3y· stretch· Step 3
- MilestoneStays focused during activityMind· 2.5y–3y· core· Step 4
- MilestoneNames objects in contextMind· 2.5y–3.8y· stretch· Step 1
What it practices
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “Provide story and information books about places, such as a zoo or the beach, to remind children of visits to real places.”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)