Let’s ‘Play to Learn’
Encourage the children to explore:
- Placing markers within their bubble so they can stand with one foot on each marker
- Adding more markers (up to four) so that they can place a body part on each marker e.g. hand, hand, foot, foot
- Lifting one hand or one foot off the marker for the count of ‘three bananas’
- Tummy facing upwards or back facing upwards
Safety & Organisation
Ensure:
- the surface is clean and free from obstructions
- children work in their ‘bubbles’
Opportunities to
- develop increasing control over large body movements
- recognise and use different body parts
- show improved balance and co-ordination
Questions
- How close together can you place your markers?
- How far apart can you place your markers and stay still?
- What body parts are the best to use when the markers are far apart?
- Is it easier to lift a hand or a foot off the markers?
- Which do you find easier, tummy facing upwards or back facing upwards?
Can you see the child?
- Developing increasing control over large body movements
- Recognising and using different body parts
- Showing improved balance and co-ordination
-
Most of the time
Encourage the child to:
- describe their actions or another child’s actions using positional language
- identify similarities and differences between their own and another child’s actions
- explore placing the markers at the corners of 2D shapes
- use smaller markers
- respond to specific instructions, e.g. hand on red marker, foot on blue marker
-
Sometimes
Encourage the child to:
- copy another child or a practitioner
- discuss where it would be best to place the markers before trying
- work with another child to help one another