3.3y–5y5 minActive playFree playOutdoor
Moving Around Obstacles
Invite your child to move through a clear play area containing a few safe, easy-to-see obstacles.
What you'll need
Essentials
- cushions
Movement level: mild
What you'll do
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
What it practices
- Negotiates space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Experiments with different ways of moving.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
- Travels with confidence and skill around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment.Observable behaviour from Development Matters
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “Talk with children about the need to match their actions to the space they are in.”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)