By Harriet Price, ICT advisor, Homerton Nursery and Early Years Centre, Cambridge By providing children with imaginative indoor and outdoor spaces and props we help them plan and play at different roles and scenarios.
Home play is many young children's starting place and we can provide familiar 'child-sized' props. Technology is an important part of our homes now and play areas need to take account of this so that children can engage fully in imaginative role play.
This need not be expensive. Ask parents and carers for defunct mobile phones and digital cameras. Make 'cardboard box' televisions, DVD players and computers, add cast off keyboards, mice and remote controls. The process of making these with children engages their imaginations and gives opportunities for them to talk and learn about technology in their homes - which buttons do what, what they use different parts for, etc.
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