For young children to have an individual response it’s important you do not have a set goal. Children need their contributions to be noticed and valued so they build confidence and resilience. Give children enough space and time to experience and explore. Help and encourage them to develop their own curiosity and creativity. A child’s imagination and creativity are enriched through their awareness of art and other children around them. All of these creative experiences build powerful connections within the brain, Creativity is associated with focus, independence, a willingness to explore and ingenuity.

Patterns follow a predictable rule and that rule allows children to predict what will come next. This skill continues though out life and helps children to make sense of the world around them.

All aboard the train.

Role play promotes critical thinking skills. As the children worked together to create the structures they used these skills to resolve  any obstacles that may arise.

Using different resources to promote number recognition.

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Outdoors the children have been using their imagination to explore  through playing in the mud kitchen.

The children helped to set up the obstacle course fundraiser and had great fun practicing.  They have also been working on their self-help skills by getting themselves ready for outdoor play. they have also been enjoying the experience of different weathers. The children have been using their scenes to explore the properties of sand and water in different forms wet-dry sand water to ice. They have also been fine tuning their fine motor skills through threading and peg board activities.