How do you motivate children and stimulate their imagination?
* Plan an exciting environment.
* Provide interesting objects for children to handle and talk about.
* Build up anticipation and arouse curiosity through open-ended questioning.
* Model an enthusiastic and creative approach to all aspects of learning.
Do you recognise and build on children's experiences?
* Encourage parents and carers to share with you information about their children's home experiences and interests.
* Think about the different ways in which children are able to represent their home experiences in the setting.
* Plan rich, first-hand experiences for children within the setting and local environment.
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