- Builds their sense of body in chase games, tussling and creating collaborative physical challenges as well as in self-directed movement play
- Chooses to move in a range of ways, moving freely and with confidence making changes to body shape, position and pace of movement such as slithering, shuffling, rolling, crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping, sliding and hopping
- Experiments with different ways of moving, alone and with others, testing out ideas and adapting movements to reduce risk
- Jumps off an object and lands appropriately using hands, arms and body to stabilise and balance
- Navigates space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles
- Travels with confidence and skill around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment
- Shows increasing control over an object in pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it
- Uses simple tools to effect changes to materials
- Handles tools, objects, construction and malleable materials safely and with increasing control and intention
- Shows a preference for a dominant hand and foot
- Most children will present early on with a preference – right or left – eye, hand and foot although this may remain fluid until aged 5-6 years.
- Begins to use anticlockwise movement and retrace vertical lines
- Begins to form recognisable letters independently
- Uses a pencil and holds it effectively to form recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed
