Learning and Development: To the touch

Nursery World, 10 April 2008

As part of regular provision, children in the Foundation Stage Unit at Chilton Primary School have free access to a range of malleable materials.

'We decided to enhance this experience by creating an attractive display to record children's vocabulary and reactions as they explored the materials. This extended and encouraged their use of appropriate language,' says reception teacher Jill Anderson. Planned learning intentions To continue to be interested, excited and motivated to learn To extend vocabulary, exploring the meanings and sounds of new words To investigate objects and materials by using all of their senses as appropriate To respond in...

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