3.3y–5y10 minReadingFamily timeQuiet time

Real-Life Photo Windows

A gentle photo chat that helps your child look at modern, everyday images of places that can be stereotyped, building respectful talk about similarities and differences.

What you'll need

Essentials

2-4 modern photographs (from books, magazines, or your phone) showing everyday life in different places
a comfortable spot to sit together

Nice to have

simple map or globe (or a map picture in a book)
paper and crayons

Movement level: false

What you'll do

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What this develops

What it practices

Early Learning Goal Children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members. They know that other children don’t always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this. They know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.
Observable behaviour from Development Matters

Where it comes from

Framework: Early Years Foundation Stage (England)
Source: Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
Original guidance: “Ensure the use of modern photographs of parts of the world that are commonly stereotyped and misrepresented,”
License: Open Government Licence v3.0