McMillan Early Childhood Centre - Second Term (Under 3s)

Second Term (Under 3s)

WE WOULD EXPECT CHILDREN TO:

Continue to develop the skills to work cooperatively with others
Develop the ability to share equipment and take turns
Become more confident in communicating using gestures or language with their key worker and other adults
Gain confidence in communicating with their peers
Gain more confidence in communicating with others in their home language and in English

Use a wider vocabulary to describe and communicate their needs and ideas
Continue to develop the confidence to say, “NO!” assertively with words or/and gestures
Continue to develop positive social relationships with their peers

Develop a broader interest in the outside and indoor environments
Become more independent following routines
Take more responsibility for their own self-care (toileting, hanging up coats, washing hands etc.)
Begin to develop the skills to be socially competent within a small group
Develop play-joining skills to interact positively with their peers
Begin to discriminate and name sounds in the environment
Begin to develop more control over their large body movements
Begin to develop finer coordinated use of muscles e.g. pincer grip etc.
Develop the confidence to risk-take and manage their own risks
Begin to use a wider mathematical vocabulary in their play
Begin to develop a sense of awe and wonder
Explore a wider range of media, art resources and music

HOW WILL THIS LOOK?

Dual language books can be borrowed by the children
Attention Hillingdon offered to children who require a visual programme to make links in language
Social skills group for children who find it difficult to take turns and share
Practitioners scaffold children’s language – build on their understanding and broaden children’s exposure to new vocabulary
Encourage children to make broader choices
Trips to local places of interest in our minibus