Get the guidance to the Eyfs book. It's got tables at the back all different colours.
Tear the pages apart and hole punch them.
Put them in a folder so you can open them right up / flick through etc... saves time in the long run.
See how they are laid out... psed, cll, psr&n, kuw, pd, cd...
Then within each section they are set out different categories... to follow your example, physical development has 3 - movement and space, health and bodily awareness and using equipment and materials... then each one of those is set out by age...
Figure out by reading some of the statements what age the child is working to... I imagine your little sweetie is birth to 11 months.
Then work out which section the observation fits in with ... in this case it is movement and space because you are talking about him moving around and exploring.
Look at some of the movement and space comments for his age... make movements with arms and legs which gradually become more controlled / use movement and sensory exploration to link up wiht hteir immediate environment... he's achieving both and you can put either in your little box.
There are then sections which give you examples of what you can do next and how you can resource your environment to support his development...
I am looking at the Eyfs practice guidance page 94.
The more you do it, the more it will make sense. Don't be so hard on yourself ... it's tough to start with!
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