Sand play

Intent- to observe how the children respond to the feelings and wishes of others.

"I can see you!"

"Do you want a burger?"

 "I can't reach! I need a chair"

How can we reach the pipe...? "He needs a chair"

 

We need more chairs!

"We need more chairs....."

"I can reach!!!!!!"

The afternoon children had a different idea, they used a ladder to reach the pipe.

Impact

PSE-Making relationships

-Plays alongside others.

-Interested in others' play and starting to join in.

-Seeks out others to share experiences.

-Can play in a group, extending and elaborating play ideas.

-Keeps play going by responding to what others are saying or doing.

-Demonstrates friendly behaviour, initiating conversations and forming good relationships with peers.

Self confidence and self awareness

-Demonstrates sense of self as an individual. 

-Can select and use activities and resources with help.

-Welcomes and values praise for what they have done.

-Enjoys responsibility of carrying out small tasks.

-Shows confidence in asking adults for help.

Managing feelings and behaviour.

-Responds to the feelings and wishes of others.

-Aware that some actions can hurt or harm others.

-Begins to accept the needs of others and can take turns and share resources, sometimes with support from others.

-Can usually tolerate delay when needs are not immediately met, and understands wishes may not always be met. 

CL-Listening and attention

-Single channeled attention. Can shift to a different task if attention fully obtained.

-Is able to follow directions.

Understanding

-Shows understanding of prepositions such as 'under', 'on top', 'behind' 

-Responds simple instructions

Speaking

-Begining to ask simple questions

-Uses simple sentences

-Begining to use more complex sentences to link thoughts

-Uses talk to connect ideas

PD-Moving and handling

-Climbs confidently and is beginning to pull themselves on nursery play equipment.

-Mounts stairs, steps or climbing equipment using alternate feet.

Maths-Numbers

-Recites some  number names in sequence

-Uses some language of quantities such as 'more' and a 'lot'

-Uses some number names accurately in play

Shape, space and measure

-Begins to use the language of size

-Uses positional language

EAD-Being imaginative

-Uses available resources to create props to support role-play

COEL-Creating and thinking critcally

-Thinking of ideas

-Finding ways to solve problems

-Finding new ways to do things

-Testing their ideas

-Planning making decisions about how to approach a task, solve a problem and reach a goal

-Changing strategy as needed 

Active Learning

-Maintaining focus on their activity for a period of time.

-Showing high levels of energy, fascination

-Persisting with activity when challenges occur 

-Bouncing back after difficulties.

-Showing satisfaction in meeting own goals.

-Enjoying meeting challenges for their own sake rather than external rewards or praise.