2.5y–3y5 minArtReadingFree play
What Is It Like
Explore familiar household objects together and invite your child to say what each one is like. Let them choose their own describing words.
What you'll need
Essentials
- cushion
- towel
- ball
- wooden spoon
Movement level: false
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
Where it comes from
- Source
- Development Matters in the EYFS (DfE, 2012)
- Original guidance
- “Introduce vocabulary to enable children to talk about their observations and experiences, e.g. ’smooth’ ‘shiny’ ‘rough’ ‘prickly’ ‘flat’ ‘patterned’ ‘jagged’, ‘bumpy’ ‘soft’ and ‘hard’.”
- License
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Attribution
- © Crown Copyright 2012 (Development Matters in the EYFS, DfE)