Ideas to explore Help children to develop high levels of involvement in activities
Resources A designated area for digging (if outdoor space is scarce, just fill an old tyre with earth), trowels, rakes, spades, sticks and pebbles PLODS Encourage children's efforts and talk about what they are doing.
'Tune in' to their ideas and help them to develop and extend their play, for example by providing wheelbarrows for transporting the earth.
Ideas to explore Drawing lines and circles using gross motor movement
Resources A sloppy mixture of earth and water, paint brushes, brooms
PLODS Allow children to dip their brushes into the muddy mixture and make large-scale marks on brick walls, tarmac or paved areas. Have a big clean-up afterwards by sweeping with the brooms dipped in buckets of water.
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