Sand and Water

Number lines Adding number lines to the end of your ramps, channels and tunnels will encourage children to explore number and length. You can start off very simple by creating your own number line from 1-3 and then gradually extend this until the children are ready to start measuring in cms or inches using meter rulers or measuring tapes.  The beauty...

Last week I told you that schemas are my secret to creating invitations that engage and entice young children. This is because children have an innate curiosity about the world and how things work; through repeated patterns of play children explore, theorise and learn. Recently I have been adding ramps, channels and tunnels to many of the invitations I provide...

Written by Creative STAR Some practitioners work in settings and schools where they cannot leave equipment out overnight. Usually storage space is pretty tight too. Thus I wanted to look at ways of creating simple, portable water walls which children could create themselves. Many years ago I did class cover in a large city school with mainstream and additional support...

Sand and water are beautiful natural resources that children are able use freely and in an open-ended way; one that can be determined by themselves. Sand and water play is a fully inclusive form of play as all children can play with them, no matter their age or ability. It doesn’t matter what developmental level a child is at; sand...