Strand 3: Exploring
Children learn about:
3.1 making decisions, choosing their own materials and setting their own problems
3.2 taking responsibility for their own learning
3.3 trying things out, exploring and curiosity as important and valued ways of learning
3.4 taking part in symbolic, pretend or dramatic play
3.5 playing with ideas and materials as an enjoyable, creative and valid approach to learning
3.6 controlling their bodies
3.7 actively exploring and making sense of the world by using tools, materials and equipment
3.8 moving in space and moving to rhythm
3.9 using a variety of strategies for exploring and making sense of the world
3.10 setting and solving problems
3.11 looking for patterns, classifying things for a purpose, guessing, using trial and error
3.12 thinking logically, making comparisons and asking questions
3.13 explaining, listening to others, taking part in reflective discussion, planning and observing
3.14 identifying and using information from a range of sources
3.15 choosing and experimenting with materials, playing with ideas, and exploring actively with all the senses
3.16 representing their discoveries using a variety of media, including ICT
3.17 enquiring, researching and exploring to draw conclusions about the world around them
3.18 a range of materials in daily use
3.19 spatial representations such as maps, diagrams, photographs and drawings
3.20 stories including myths, legends, oral, fiction and non-fiction
3.21 the Earth and beyond
3.22 significant features of the locality
3.23 social relationships and social concepts, such as friendship and authority, and social rules and understandings
3.24 the natural environment and their own place in it
3.25 responsibility for the well-being of both the living and the non-living environment
3.26 the living world and how to care for it.
