Walking in the jungle

A topic on Africa proved a great success with our children. We explored this continent in many exciting ways, from sharing outdoor role-play experiences in our tent to inventing small-world adventures in the environment created in our sand tray. We shared books related to the theme, such as Walking in the Jungle by Richard Brown (Cambridge University Press), Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne (Walker Books) and Walking through the Jungle by Debbie Harker (Orchard Books). Our enjoyment of jungle books led to the creation of a jungle role-play area. We positioned the site close to the window where the view...