Start of Key Stage 1
- Can explain why one character in a simple story took the action he or she did. This may be a nursery rhyme, but children should be able to offer a valid reason possibly using the word ‘because’.
- Can explain why they took the action they did when discussing ‘myself’
- Can give a simple reason why a real person acted as they did in a historical situation, e.g. why Grace Darling acted as she did in rescuing the crew of the Forfarshire. (Care must be taken to select an event or a personal action that has a modern parallel so that children can give reasons for similar events today before moving into past situations.) Many children will be able to give more than one reason if the context is simple enough, e.g. ‘the Great Fire spread because the houses were made of wood and because they
