3.3y–5y6 minFamily timeQuiet timeReading

Talk Through Ideas

Invite your child to talk about a recent everyday event and how it connected with a feeling or thought.

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What this develops

Milestone
Uses talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.
Mind· 3.3y–5y· core

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: “Encourage children to share their feelings and talk about why they respond to experiences in particular ways.”
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)

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