Growing up

We are learning about how we

change as we grow older.
child
baby
mum or dad
adult
teenager
grandma or grandad

husband or wife toddler

 Baby
n. A very young child.

What can a baby do?

What does a baby need help to do?
Toddler
n. A child who is just learning to walk.

A toddler is beginning to
learn to walk. What other
things are toddlers
learning to do?

Toddlers start to be more

independent of their
parents. What does this
mean?
 Child
n. A young human being below the age
of puberty.

All children in the UK

have to go to school.
What age do children
start school?
As children get older what do they get
better at doing?
Think about the things you can do that you couldn’t do in Reception.
What things can the older children do better than you?

What happens to children’s bodies as

they get older?
 Teenager
n. A person from thirteen to nineteen years of age.

How does your body start to change when

you become a teenager?
What age can teenagers leave school?
 Adult
adj. mature, grown up
n. an adult person

When a person becomes an

adult they usually start work.
Why do adults need to have
a job?
What jobs do the adults in your family do?
What job might you like to do when you
grow up?
 Husband or Wife
n. A married man or woman.

Some adults get married

and some adults don’t.
Why do you think some
adults choose to get
married?
What sometimes changes to the woman’s
name when she gets married?
 Mum or Dad
n. A female or male parent.

Some adults choose to

have a family.
Where does the baby
grow before it is born?

How long does it take for a baby to grow

inside it’s mummy’s tummy before it is
ready to be born?
 Grandma or Grandad
n. A female or male grandparent. The parent of one’s
mother or father.

Some adults become a Grandma or a

Grandad, but all adults get older.
What happens to our bodies when we
get older?