Phones are a great addition to any role play, while encouraging language and communication skills. Many nurseries use old 'real' phones and discarded mobiles, but it may also be worth investing in a 'toy' phone.
The Phone and Answering Machine from the Early Learning Centre (15, 08705 352352) has a brightly coloured chunky base unit and handset with big buttons, lots of functions and sound.
The base unit acts as the answerphone facility with fast forward, rewind and stop buttons. Children can hold down the record button to record a message up to six seconds in length, which they listen to by pressing the play button. Recorded messages are surprisingly clear.
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