—13 minReadingHomeworkFamily time
Story Caption Builder
A story-linked caption activity where a child uses book vocabulary, sounds, and sentence meaning to create writing.
What you'll need
Essentials
- familiar picture book
- paper
- crayon or pencil
Nice to have
- paper and crayon if useful for recording
Movement level: false
What you'll do
The 3-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- MilestoneGives meaning to own drawings or marksMind· 2.8y–3.8y· core
- MilestoneExtends vocabulary, especially by grouping and naming, exploring the meaning and sounds of new words.Mind· 3.3y–5y· stretch· Steps 1, 2
- MilestoneAnswers questions about a storyMind· 4y–6y· core· Step 1
- MilestoneTalks through a pictured storyMind· 4.2y–5y· stretch· Step 1
- MilestoneProduces rhyming wordsMind· 4y–5y· stretch· Step 2
- MilestoneRecognizes rhymesMind· 3.3y–5y· core· Step 2
- MilestoneNames lettersMind· 3.3y–5y· stretch
What it practices
- Gives meaning to marks they make as they draw, write and paint.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Begins to break the flow of speech into words.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Continues a rhyming string.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Hears and says the initial sound in words.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Attempts to write short sentences in meaningful contexts.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by their experiences of books.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Enjoys an increasing range of books.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Knows that information can be retrieved from books and computers.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) — cross-aspect multi-target authored per DM2012 's See [other aspect] pattern