Abbreviation: M-SSM 22-36m
See also: Early Years Scale (EYFS) descriptions. Category lists.
Notices simple shapes and patterns in pictures. •Beginning to categorise objects according to properties such as shape or size. •Begins to use the language of size. •Understands some talk about immediate past and future, e.g. ‘before’, ‘later’ or ‘soon’. •Anticipates specific time-based events such as mealtimes or home time.