There are objectives that are covered and built upon throughout the year during daily interactions in the classroom and when accessing the continuous provision.

Moving and handling

• Experiments with different ways of moving
• Jumps off an object and lands appropriately
• Negotiates space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles
• Travels with confidence and skill around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment
• Shows increasing control over an object in pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking
• Uses simple tools to effect changes to materials
• Handles tools, objects, construction and malleable materials safely and with increasing control
• Shows a preference for a dominant hand
• Begins to use anticlockwise movement and retrace vertical lines
• Begins to form recognisable letters
• Uses a pencil and holds it effectively to form recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed
• Children show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements. They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space. They handle equipment and tools effectively, including pencils for writing.

Health and self-care

• Eats a healthy range of foodstuffs and understands need for variety in food
• Usually dry and clean during the day
• Shows some understanding that good practices with regard to exercise, eating, sleeping and hygiene can contribute to good health
• Shows understanding of the need for safety when tackling new challenges, and considers and manages some risks
• Shows understanding of how to transport and store equipment safely
• Practices some appropriate safety measures without direct supervision
• Children know the importance for good health of physical exercise, and a healthy diet, and talk about ways to keep healthy and safe
• They manage their own basic hygiene and personal needs successfully, including dressing and going to the toilet independently