This week’s activities and learning opportunities based on the Early Years Foundation stage will include the following:

ACTIVITIES

Decorated stars, salt dough stars, stained glass window biscuits

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Physical

Use one handed tools and equipment

Understand that tools and equipment have to be used safely

Explore malleable materials

Manipulate materials to achieve a planned effect

Use simple tools to effect changes to materials

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Try out a range of tools and techniques safely

Use simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately

ACTIVITIES

Indoors – baby changing unit in role play corner, bathing dolls, puppets

Outdoors – Vets role play in play lodge

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Creative

Begin to make believe by pretending

Notice what adults do and imitate

Use available resources to create props to support role play

Engage in imaginative play and role-play based on own first hand experiences

Introduce a storyline or narrative into their play

Play alongside other children who are engaged in the same theme

Play cooperatively as part of a group to act out a narrative

Communication, Language and Literacy

Use talk to give new meanings to objects and actions, treating them as symbols for other things

Begin to use talk to pretend imaginary situations