Key person will work with Using the boxes and steps Will provide opportunities

child to enable settling in. – climbing up and down / for small / key person group
Will ensure that children jumping off. Taking turns work for the children who
know who is their “go to” and sharing. Staff to use are settled enough and start
person but we are also descriptive and positive to gather information for
aware that children will language – up / down, in baseline assessment for
sometimes choose front / behind / beside, Tapestry account
somebody else. well done, etc
Using the Large plastic Sitting in small groups / We will use home corner /
blocks (on the carpet) to whole group at snack time kitchen area to promote
build and construct – using – help to prepare snack, imaginary / role play. We will
imagination to create small talk about hygiene, hand use adult interaction to
world play. Working washing, tasting new food, extend learning and
individually and together sitting together then encourage playing together
washing up.
We will use Tapestry to Use Tuff tray with farm Pouring/ measuring in the
record / photograph what and animals activities so small water play tray. This is
the children are doing. that children can think / good activity for promoting
Parents to complete talk about the animals and mathematical thinking and
necessary paperwork / play together using language – e.g. up/down,
permissions and key person imagination and playing big/small, more/less and
will encourage / support together / alongside each promotes physical. imaginary
them to use Tapestry . other and social play
Using chalks / paint brushes Using imagination when Using bikes, scooters, balls,
and water to make marks on playing in the nature etc (garden) – promoting
the patio and outside walls. garden / mud kitchen – physical, communication and
Using paint dabbers to make looking for insects, social skills. Include literacy /
individual pictures digging, watering garden numeracy outside.