Milestone: look towards direction of sound

Goal to achieve: baby turns their head to look at the sound

Explanation: I will shake a rattle next to babies head, changing the side 

EYLF: LO4 children are confident and involved learners, 4.2 Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating. This is evident when: use their senses to play, explore and try new things.

LO3 children have a strong sense of wellbeing, children become strong in their physical learning and wellbeing

4-8 months

Milestone: will search for partly hidden object

Goal to achieve: baby looks around for object i have hidden

Explanation: i will have a toy that the baby likes and i will hide it under a blanket in front of them and allow them to use their senses to find the toy. I will then move the toy under another blanket and will observe to see if the baby is still looking for it

EYLF: LO4 children and confident and involved learners, 4.2  Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating

1-2 years

Milestone: points to body parts in a game

Goal to achieve: baby can point to their body parts

Explanation: i will name a body part and point to it on myself and ask baby “where is your chin?” and encourage them to point to their chin. I will do this with multiple body parts 

EYLF: LO4 children are confident and involved learners, 4.1 Children develop a growth mindset and learning dispositions such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity. this is evident when: children participate in a variety of rich and meaningful inquiry-based experiences

Goal to achieve: Encourage visual and auditory attention.

Explanation: I will use soft rattles to promote eye tracking and sound response.

EYLF: LO4.1 curiosity and persistence

5.1: responds to sounds and voices

9-12 month

Milestone: Understand object permanence

Goal to achieve: build memory and recognition

Explanation: Play Peek a boo and hide toys under clothes to explore it.

EYLF: LO4.3 Transfers Learning

LO5.1: Engages in simple communication

12-24 month:

Milestone: matches and sort objects

Goal to achieve: Problem solving and categorisation

Explanation: Offer shape sorters and blocks, or colour matching games

EYLF: LO4.2 Problem solving Skill

LO5.2 Recognises patterns and symbols.

Developmental milestone: Swipe at dangling objects.
Goal to achieve: For babies to show interest in and be able to/attempt to swipe at dangling objects.
Explanation: I will lay out a soft mat with hanging toys dangling above, I will point at each individual toy, naming what it is and then giving it a gentle push to make it softly dangle above the child asking them “Would you like to have a go at swiping at it?”.
EYLF: LO4 (4.1 and 4.2) Children are curious and persistent learners and are develop a wide array of skills.

8-12 months
Developmental milestone: Smiles at image in mirror.
Goal to achieve: For babies to smile at their reflection when looking into a mirror.
Explanation: I will place a small mirror in the play corner, encouraging babies to make their way over with the use of colourful toys. Once at the mirror, I will point at it and exclaim “WOW! Who is it that I can see in the mirror? It’s you!!” whilst also encouraging for them to look at it themselves.
EYLF: LO1 1.2: Children develop their emerging autonomy.
LO4 4.1: Children develop their sense of curiosity.

1-2 years
Developmental milestone: Stacks and knocks over items.
Goal to achieve: For children to be able to stack many items on top of each other and then knock them over, questioning the reason how objects stack and why they fall.
Explanation: I will set out a wide array of sized and coloured wooden blocks for children to be able to stack on top of each other, going over to them and encouraging them to stack it as high as they can by saying “It’s getting taller!! How high do you think you can make it?”, subsequently having them knock their block stack over whilst encouraging them to question themselves and why items fall over.
EYLF: LO1 1.2: Children develop their emerging resilience (Not being upset by their block tower falling over)
LO4 4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity and persistence.
4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem-solving, inquiry, and experimentation.

Go to Achieve

Infant are developing sensory and memory skills that enable them to distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar. Babies begin to show smiles in response to familiar faces and voices

Explanation

Play peek a boo

EYLF Learning Outcome

Outcome 4 children are confident and involved Learner

7-12 Months Developmental Milestone

Explores objects in various ways shaking, banging, throwing

Go to Achieve

At this stage infants are developing understanding of cause and effect by shaking them to produce sound or throwing them to see what happens

Explanation

Play catch and throw ball

EYLF LEARNING OUTCOMES

outcome 4 children are confident learner

Outcome 3 children have a strong sense of well being

15-23 months Development milestone

Begins to sort shapes and colors

Go to achieve sorting shapes and colors indicate that toddlers are developing the ability to classify objects based on attributes

Explanation

Play color and shapes sorted games and put each shape and color into the labeled box

EYLF learning outcome

Outcome 4 children are confident and involve learner

Outcome 5 children are effective communicator

Goal to achieve - Show developing hand-eye coordination and fine motor control

Explanation - By reaching and grasping objects with one hand, the child practices using their eyes and hands together which strengthens the hands and fingers building their skills.

Learning Outcomes - Outcome 3 - Children have a strong sense of wellbeing.

3.2 - Children become strong in their physical learning and mental wellbeing.

8-12 Months

Developmental Milestone - Likes playing with water.

Goal to achieve - Enhance sensory development and fine mother skills through supervised water play activities.

Explanation - playing with water is a key sensory activity that helps develop a child’s fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination. By encouraging water play you can support children’s natural curiosity and provide opportunities to explore.

Learning outcomes - Outcome 3 - Children have a strong sense of wellbeing.

3.2 - Children become strong in their physical learning and mental wellbeing.

1-2 Years

Developmental Milestone - Stacks and knocks over items.

Goal to achieve - Enhance fine motor skills, Understand cause and effect, Build cognitive problem-solving abilities and Encourage exploration and curiosity.

Explanation - By stacking objects, children develop precision and control of small hand movements. They also begin to understand how objects balance, which supports their spatial awareness. Additionally, knocking over the tower helps children have a sense of control and helps them understand their environment.

Learning outcomes - Outcome 4 - Children are confident and involved learners.

Outcome 4.2 - Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating.

Developmental Milestone: Shows Interest in picture books

Goal to Achieve: Expanding the child’s learning by relating the child’s interest in the picture books to the actual object

Explanation: So I would get the actual toys that are the same as what’s in the book that’s shown in the picture book and make a story up using the objects

EYLF: Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and Involved Learners

4.4: Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials- Explore ideas and theories using imagination, creativity and play

Developmental milestone- eyes track slow moving object for brief period.

Goal to achieve- builds the baby's ability yo coordinate both eyes to follow moving object smoothly.

Example- I will move object slowly from one side to other, across their line of side.

EYLF- LO4 -Children are confident and involved learner.

LO3- Children have a strong sense of wellbeing.

Element 3.2- children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing.

Element- 4.2 children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating.

Age 4-8 month

Developmental milestone- explores object with mouth.

Goal to achieve- sensory development, hand to mouth coordination

Example- I will provide babies a variety of tethers with texture ( rubber, silicone, fabric)

EYLF- LO4 children are confident and involved learners

Element-4.2- children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and process such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating.

Age1-2 years

Developmental milestone-recognise self in photo or mirror

Goal to achieve-memory development, can tell difference between themselves and other.

Explanation- I will sit child in front of the mirror. point to their reflection and say " who is that" ?that's (child name)

EYLF-LO1- children have a strong sense of identity

element- 1.3- children develop knowledgeable and confident self-identities.