Pebble Early Years2–3 YearsMonth 1June

Settling In — Safety, Trust & Body Awareness

Everything your classroom needs this month — thoughtfully planned, professionally aligned, and ready to teach.

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Settling In — Safety, Trust & Body Awareness

Big Idea

I am safe here. My teacher knows my name. My classroom is a predictable, welcoming place where I belong.

Parent Focus

During Month 1, your toddler is doing the most important work of the year — learning that school is safe.

Key Vocabulary

headeyesearsnosemouthhandsfeettummykneesbackmirrorclassroom

Your Month at a Glance

Week 1

First days — building felt safety and name recognition

Child enters the classroom without major distress.

Week 2

Body part vocabulary and self-recognition

Child points to 3+ body parts when named.

Week 3

Environmental confidence and routine familiarity

Child moves between classroom zones independently.

Week 4

First skills — motor confidence and independence

Child tears paper, presses clay, places stickers.

Your Complete Classroom Toolkit

Monthly progression, weekly guides, daily lessons, materials, assessments, and parent communication — organised in one place so your team can teach with clarity and confidence.

Monthly Teaching Plan

A complete month of thoughtfully sequenced learning with clear developmental goals.

Weekly Teaching Guides

Step-by-step weekly plans with learning objectives, outcomes and classroom focus.

Daily Lesson Plans

Ready-to-teach activities that require minimal preparation while maximising learning.

Materials & Classroom Preparation

Everything required for the month organised in one place, including teaching aids, printables and classroom setup.

Assessment & Progress Tracking

Simple observation opportunities and developmental milestones to monitor every child's progress.

Parent Communication

Monthly summaries, home connections and parent-friendly updates ready to share.

International Curriculum Alignment

Built using principles from EYFS, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, HighScope, NCF 2022 and Developmentally Appropriate Practice.

Teacher Support

Planning guidance, preparation notes and classroom tips designed to reduce teacher workload and increase confidence.

Everything has been thoughtfully planned — from long-term curriculum progression to daily classroom activities, assessments, materials and parent communication — so your team can spend less time planning and more time teaching.

What Makes Pebble Different?

Play-Based Learning

Every activity has a developmental purpose.

Minimal Preparation

Designed for busy classrooms with practical, low-preparation activities.

Whole Child Development

Supports cognitive, language, physical, social-emotional and creative growth together.

Teacher First

Built to reduce planning time while improving teaching quality and classroom consistency.

What Your Child Will Learn This Month

Literacy

Body part vocabulary through mirror play and body sticker placement. Name recognition via the Hello Hello song and daily name cards. The This is Me Mirror Game and Fun with Body Stickers anchor the month's first vocabulary.
Child points to 5+ named body parts on their own reflection or body outline. Child responds when their own name is called. Child participates in the Hello Hello name recognition song.

Numeracy

Big and small as first comparative concepts — Big and Small Discovery Comparison with real objects, and Big Voice, Small Voice movement exploration. No written numerals this month.
Child selects the bigger or smaller object when named. Child demonstrates big and small through voice and movement during the Big Voice, Small Voice activity.

Fine Motor

Tearing Paper — bilateral hand coordination. Clay Pressing — first hand strength. Dot Sticker Pasting — peel and place precision. Finger Painting — open palm marks.
Child tears paper with both hands. Child presses fingers into clay and makes visible marks. Child peels and places large dot stickers. Child makes open palm paint marks on paper.

Gross Motor

Walk and Freeze — stopping on cue. Rolling on the Mat — full-body movement. Through the Tunnel — crawling confidence. Low Jumps — First Spot Jump from the floor.
Child walks and stops on verbal cue. Child crawls through the soft play tunnel. Child attempts a two-footed spot jump from the floor.

Sensory

Sensory Phase 1 — Safety and Acceptance with dry textures. Dry Rice Exploration Tray and Texture Squares — Touch and Tell introduce the year's first sensory experiences.
Child tolerates hands in dry rice for 3+ minutes. Child explores and compares at least 3 fabric texture squares. Child engages with dry sensory materials without distress.

Creative

Open Palm Handprint Art — the month's first creative mark-making. Process-focused hand printing with no product expectation.
Child presses open palms into paint and makes marks on large paper. Child participates in handprint art with curiosity and without distress.

Well-being

The Goodbye Ritual — a consistent, warm departure sequence with families. I Can See Me — mirror self-recognition. Naming Our Feelings — building emotional vocabulary in a safe group.
Child separates from caregiver without prolonged distress by Week 3. Child recognises self in a mirror with interest. Child names at least one feeling when prompted.

General Awareness

What's the Weather Today — daily weather observation ritual. Our Classroom Tour — learning every zone of the safe classroom environment.
Child participates in the daily weather ritual. Child moves confidently between classroom zones after the classroom tour. Child anticipates familiar places in the daily schedule.

Science

Child points to and names at least 5 body parts when asked
Child responds to their own name when called by the teacher
Child uses hello and goodbye appropriately in social contexts
Child selects the bigger or smaller of two objects when named

Music

Hickety Pickety My Black Hen — circle opener. Good Morning Train — transition song. Same songs daily so children can predict and trust the rhythm.
Child participates in Hickety Pickety through action or vocalisation. Child anticipates Good Morning Train by Week 3. Child joins circle time songs with growing confidence.

Practical Life

My Peg, My Bag, My Board — the daily arrival sequence: hang bag on named peg, place name card on welcome board, sit in circle. Identical every morning from Day 1.
Child completes the arrival sequence with decreasing adult support across the month. Child finds their own peg and name card by Week 3. Child sits in circle independently after arrival by Week 4.

For Families

Conversation starters

Establish a consistent and brief goodbye ritual — a hug, a special phrase, a wave — and repeat it identically every morning
Avoid lingering at drop-off even when your child cries — a clean goodbye is kinder than a prolonged one
At home, name body parts during bath time and dressing: 'now we wash your tummy, now your feet'
Ask about: Child points to and names at least 5 body parts when asked

Home activity

Body part naming in the bath: as you wash each part, name it clearly.

Weekly reminder

This month unfolds over four weeks — Week 1: First days — building felt safety and name recognition · Week 2: Body part vocabulary and self-recognition · Week 3: Environmental confidence and routine familiarity · Week 4: First skills — motor confidence and independence. Open each week below for day-by-day plans.