The Natural World
Explores the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants. Knows some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class.
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Normative evidence
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What mastery looks like
Cannot yet demonstrate: explores the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants. knows some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class
- No observable behavior matching this goal
Beginning to show explores the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants. knows some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class with adult scaffolding
- Requires significant adult support
Demonstrates explores the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants. knows some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class in supported contexts
- Achieves with prompting
- Inconsistent across settings
Consistently meets goal across contexts — EYFS 'expected' level
- Reliable demonstration without scaffolding
Exceeds goal; demonstrates with fluency and generalization
- Applies independently in novel contexts
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