Planning a Text-led Curriculum in EYFS - Understanding the World: Being Imaginative and Expressive

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Planning a Text-led Curriculum in EYFS - Understanding the World: Being Imaginative and Expressive
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The development of children’s artistic and cultural awareness supports their imagination and creativity. It is important that children have regular opportunities to engage with the arts, enabling them to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials. The quality and variety of what children see, hear and participate in is crucial for developing their understanding, self-expression, vocabulary and ability to communicate through the arts. The frequency, repetition and depth of their experiences are fundamental to their progress in interpreting and appreciating what they hear, respond to and observe.

Expressive Arts and Design: Being Imaginative and Expressive covers EYFS learning sequences for Nursery and Reception. It includes:

- ;Remembering and singing entire songs
- ;Matching the pitch sung by another person
- ;Creating their own songs or improvising around a song they know
- ;Playing instruments with increasing control to express their feelings and ideas
- ;Listening attentively, moving to and talking about music
- ;Watching and talking about dance and performance
- ;Increasingly matching pitch and following melody
- ;Developing story lines in their pretend play
- ;Exploring and engaging in music making, performing solo or in groups
- ;Exploring and engaging in dance, performing solo or in groups