2.5y–4.2y10 minFamily timeArtMusic
Show Me Your Day (Draw, Move, or Sound)
A short 'show what happened' activity where your child chooses one medium (drawing, movement, or sound/voice) to represent a real experience and can explain it briefly with gentle prompting from you.
What you'll need
Essentials
- paper/cardboard + a crayon/pencil
- a clear floor space (about 2 steps wide)
Nice to have
- a saucepan/bowl + wooden spoon (for safe sound-making)
- a scarf/tea towel (for movement props)
- a photo from today (to prompt memory)
Movement level: mild
What you'll do
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- 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· Steps 1, 3
- MilestoneReenacts familiar experiencesMind· 2.2y–3.8y· core
- MilestoneExpresses feelings through words or actionsHeart· 22mo–3y· core· Step 3
- MilestoneGives meaning to own drawings or marksMind· 2.8y–3.8y· stretch· Step 1
- MilestoneExpresses own preferences and interests.Heart· 22mo–3y· core· Step 1
- MilestoneCreates pretend small world stories with toysMind· 3y–4y· stretch
What it practices
- Captures experiences and responses with a range of media, such as music, dance and paint and other materials or words.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Developing preferences for forms of expression.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Uses movement to express feelings.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
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