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Part 9Activities forpre-schoolers(approx. 36–60months/3–5 years)Pre-schoolers can be ready to participate in moreorganised games and activities once they’remore able to follow instructions, participatecooperatively in small groups and try out morechallenging activities.The Early Years Foundation Stage states that thereshould still be a balance between child-initiatedand adult-led activities, although as ‘childrengrow older, and as their development allows,it is expected that the balance will graduallyshift towards more activities led by adults, tohelp children prepare for more formal learning,ready for Year 1.’ P6 Early Years Foundation StageStatutory Framework.If some of your children aren’t ready for any of theactivities below, refer to the activities for 12–36months on pages 48–56, many of which are alsoappropriate for pre-schoolers.Some of the activities apply to more than onecategory, but they’re only listed here once.60 Early movers – Helping under-5s live active & healthy livesSection 5 – Practical ideas for physically active play 61