DEVELOPMENTAL DOMAIN CONCEPT MAP

PHYSICAL: Fine Motor CREATIVE / AESTHETIC PHYSICAL: Gross Motor

 Rainbow paper
 Mixing two different primary  Create coloured circles on the
 Making and using binoculars
coloured paints in a sensory bag to sidewalk in chalk and encourage
 Creating a collage using one particular colour
create a secondary colour e.g. children to hop/jump on to a
 Creating shaving cream paintings
combining blue and yellow to make particular colour
 Making leaf rubbings at the light table using
green  Children paint using their feet on a
coloured chalk
 Children trace around their shadow large roll of butchers paper
 Blow paintings
on the sidewalk and colour it in using  Playing with a coloured parachute
different coloured chalk paint outside
Concept: Light, Sight & Colour Term: 1
 Colour mixing using edicol dye and  Dancing with coloured scarves
pipettes
Weeks: 1 - 4  Colour hunt in the outdoor
 Exploring transcalent coloured blocks environment
on the light table COGNITIVE / LANGUAGE
 Shadow drawings SPIRITUAL / MORAL
 Colour sorting collections of objects at the light
 Blindfolded building
table e.g. pom poms, pop sticks, feathers, bingo
 Nuts and bolts  Exploring natural materials on a
chips
light table using magnifying
 Exploring light cubes in a sensory bin covered in
PERSONAL / SOCIAL / glasses
tinfoil
 Creating shadows outside using
EMOTIONAL  Create a tower of blocks and trace around its
wooden/coloured blocks
shadow on butchers paper; children then attempt
 Exploring magna tiles at the light table  Doing yoga outside and
to recreate the tower to match the outline of the
 Shadow puppet theatre encouraging children to notice the
shadow
 Reading books such as The Colour shadows made by their body
 Blowing bubbles outside and encouraging
Monster  Exploring different materials
children to note their translucent quality
 Talking about colours and feelings e.g. outside using a magnifying glass
 Reading books e.g. The Day the Crayons Quit
I’m feeling blue today