In Terrific Twos and Rising Threes:
We play next to other children
We play by ourselves or with other children but when we feel tired, worried or upset we can find a grown up that we know
We play turn taking games, like rolling a ball back and forth, with adults
We go and play with new toys by ourselves but like to find a grown up that we know when we need them
We begin to use our toys to pretend they are something else, such as pretending a teddy is a baby
We try to do things for ourselves, such as putting shoes on, and will say “no” if adults try to help us
We express worry if we hear someone we know crying or express happiness and excitement if we hear a grown up that we know
Sometimes we will get cross when we want to do things for ourselves and we can’t
Sometimes, when adults tell me what to do, rather than “no” we are able to do it
We know which toys are ours, which toys are our friends and that sometimes we have to share toys with our friends
Play copying games with children, like using the same metal spoon as you have to make the same noise as you
Share photos or videos of children doing things and talk with them about what they are doing
Use dolls or teddies to show children how to pretend to look after a baby or use cars to show children how to pretend to go on a journey
Talk to children about the things you use and what you are doing with them
Let children help you to share out food onto plates, so that everyone has something to eat