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CHILD-INITIATED Encourage experimentation in outdoor water play.

Encourage experimentation in outdoor water play.

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At least one small plastic bath; a wide selection of plastic pipes and guttering; a range of lengths of plastic tubing and of hoses, transparent and opaque; funnels in a variety of sizes; containers such as jugs, watering cans and buckets; independent access to water Play possibilities

* Creating different pathways for water.

* Constructing with unusual equipment.

* Exploring the properties of water.

* Making stories about Shirley's travels down the pipes.

* Exploring various ways to transport water.

Things to say and do

* Can we make the water travel upwards?

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