Expressive arts and design

Below are the expected outcomes for children at the end of their reception year for Communication and language. These are referred to as ELG (Early Learning Goals) 

Expressive Arts and Design

ELG: Creating with Materials

Children at the expected level of development will:

• Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.

• Share their creations, explaining the process they have used.

• Make use of props and materials when role playing characters in narratives and stories.

ELG: Being Imaginative and Expressive

Children at the expected level of development will:

• Invent, adapt and recount narratives and stories with peers and their teacher.

• Sing a range of well-known nursery rhymes and songs.

• Perform songs, rhymes, poems and stories with others, and – when appropriate – try to move in time with music.