Hold the fort

Promote some giant-sized thinking with activities across the early years curriculum suggested by Judith Stevens in the first instalment of a two-part project about castles A project such as 'castles' should stem from the interests of an individual child or small group of children, but practitioners can engage all children in the theme by providing stimulating and challenging experiences that promote children's imagination and curiosity. Castles may also be introduced as part of a wider topic on 'buildings' or 'traditional tales'.