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BLOCK PUZZLES are great for little hands' fine
motor skills and cognitive development
THE PROJECTOR  illuminates coloured oils in water, perspex shapes
and leaf skeletons, allowing children to experience the effects of
transparency at first hand and to determine which materials are
opaque.
Ascending size and number are mirrored in nature
ICT SKILLS: Using a computer to play games and
follow instructions
Chestnuts, pine cones and wooden blocks are lovely autumnal resources which
encourage tactile exploration. We made pine cone bird feeders by rolling them in
peanut butter and sprinkling bird seed on them then hanging them on branches.
ANIMAL SKELTONS reveal an exciting
hidden world and support children's
concentration skills
FLIGHTSOF FANCY: small world aeroplane
provides the opportunity to imagine trips to
other countries, expanding our KNOWLEDGE
& UNDERSTANDING of the world
Language, fine motor and ICT skills
are supported by touch button books
that match up the correct object.
TACTILE SHAPES:
matching the
material and
colour
A WOODEN RATTLE
surface
A kaleidoscopic
lens provides a
new wndow on
the world
children's concentration
and powers of
discrimination as they
hear and produce
differences in tone and
volume according to the
different characters'
voices