Topic “Creativity, Imagination and Play”

puts and takes objects into and out of container

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Box and Bricks Box Bricks	Empty the bricks on the floor or table Help child pick up a brick and place it in the box... Remember to use simple words like 'in', 'more'... When all the bricks are in the box say 'all in, no more!' (or something similar!) Then help child take them out again - say 'out', 'more' etc	Initially he might need to be helped (hand-over-hand) to pick up brick, place hand in/near box and prompted to drop it The aim to develop child's ability to do this more and more independently...
Post Box Commercial or home made post box, pictures or objects to post	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.	Remember to use simple words and comment on what is happening...
Monkey Eating Monkey box and plastic food	Login or register to see the instructions for this activity.	Remember to use simple names ( 'apple') and 'in' and noises like 'mmm', 'yum yum' etc

Activity/strategy name and materials required	How to do the activity	Key principles for doing the activity and comments
Tower Building - 4-5 bricks or other items that will stack.	- Show your child the items. - Stack them on top of each other - use words while you are stacking, this could be the number, e.g. 1, 2, 3..., or the colour, e.g. red, green yellow, or brick, more bricks. - Use 'ready steady...' or 'i, 2, 3 knock down' while you knock the tower down. - Rebuild the tower and carry out the sequence again. - When your child becomes familiar with this routine see if they copy you by knocking the tower down.

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