Play/Active Learning

Planning for progressionAs children will move along the learning continuum at different rates,when planning activities it is important to observe children’s skills,consider individual needs and take into account the range of skills.Relevant and engaging learning experiences will enable children tomake steady progress appropriate to their stage of development.Children’s involvement in planning and decision making will enhancethe learning experiences for them.Progression in children’s skills can be supported by opportunities for:s plays experimentations talking/communication/discussions prediction/estimations problem solvings practice and consolidations reviews applications evaluation.Planning for the inclusion of physical play in theweekly theme of ‘Living things’Our theme this half-term is ‘Timmy and Tilly’s explorations’. Thefollowing chart illustrates how we have planned for the inclusionof physical play within the weekly theme of ‘Living things’. It alsoillustrates how a follow-up activity of creating a minibeast wasplanned.46 Play/Active Learning