Reception Entry Record

Name: Date:

Personal, Social & Emotional Development

Comments:

I am able to leave my carer with confidence.

I seek out others to share experiences.

I am able to select my own activities.

I am able to share and take turns with some

support.

I play: alone

watching others

alongside others

cooperatively

I am able to follow simple routines within the

setting.

I am friendly with adults and children.

I can ask for help when needed.

I can initiate conversations.

I am confident to speak in a group about my
own opinions.
I can talk about myself and my abilities
positively.
Physical Development

Comments:

I can thread beads.

I can complete a jigsaw puzzle. simple inset inset jigsaw puzzle

I can use scissors.

I can move spontaneously within available

space, showing some control and coordination.

I show a left/right handed preference.

I can hold my pencil.

I can form recognisable letters.

I can go to the toilet without help.

I can put my coat on without help.

I can wash and dry my hands.

I can run.

I can kick a ball.

I can catch a ball.

Communication and Language

Comments:

I speak to the other children in Reception.

I speak to the adults in Reception.

I articulate clearly.

I listen to others in small groups or one-to-one.

I understand simple questions.

I respond to simple instructions.

I can sit quietly during appropriate activities.

I can ask questions and give explanations.

I can concentrate on an activity.

I can respond to others’ ideas.

I use language imaginatively in play.

Literacy

Comments:

I can listen to and join in with stories.

I look at books independently and handle them

carefully.

I can talk about stories.

I distinguish between the marks I make.

I give meaning to the marks I make.

I can recognise my name.

I can write my name – recognisable letters –

correctly formed letters.

I can hear these initial sounds in words (make

a note of which ones).

I know the sounds these letters make (circle letters as appropriate).

I know the name of these letters (tick letters as appropriate).

a b c d e f g
h i j k l m n
o p q r s t u
v w x y z
Mathematics

Comments:

I can sort objects for 1 attribute.

I can rote count to…

I can count objects to…

I recognise these square triangle

shapes: circle rectangle

I am able to compare the size of objects.

I can talk about and create patterns.

I can use positional language.

I can match numeral to quantity for these

numbers:
I am able to compare size of groups (using
more and less).
I can combine 2 groups of objects and say
how many in total.

I recognise these numbers: (circle numbers as appropriate)

I know the name of these numbers (tick as appropriate).

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Understanding the World

Comments:
I am curious about why things happen and how
things work.

I know how to operate simple ICT equipment.

I can talk about special events and times for my

family and friends.

I can talk about things I see around me.

I know what makes me unique and special.

I understand growth and the changes that

occur over time (plants/humans/animals).
I enjoy investigating and finding out about the
world around me.
Expressive Arts and Design

Comments:

I like to take part in creative activities,

especially…

I create sounds with musical instruments.

I like to join in group singing.

I can sing some songs and rhymes from

memory.

I like to take part in make believe/role play.

I can construct with a purpose in mind.

I create simple representations of people.

Orang Red Yello Gree Blue Brow

e w n n
I know these colours:
White Gre Pink Purpl Black
y e