Understand how to listen carefully and why listening is important
Learn new vocabulary
Use new vocabulary through the day
Ask questions to find out more and to check they understand what has been said to them
Use new vocabulary in different contexts
Listen carefully to rhymes and songs, paying attention to how they sound
Learn rhymes, poems and songs
Engage in non-fiction books
Listen attentively and respond to what they hear with relevant questions, comments and actions when being read to and during whole class discussions and small group interactions.
Make comments about what they have heard and ask questions to clarify their understanding
Hold conversations when engaged in back-and-forth exchanges with their teacher and peers