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enjoys having physical contact 
Enjoys having physical contact.
| Early years skill: | Self-confidence and self-awareness |
| Early years typical range: | 0-11m |
| P-scales/Nat. Curriculum skill: | PSHE and Citizenship |
| P-scales/Nat. Curriculum level: | P2i |
| TAP skill: | Social Skills |
| TAP level: | TAP9 |
| Section: | Early Years (0-5yrs) info; Primary (5-11yrs) info |
| Activity/strategy name and materials required | How to do the activity | Key principles for doing the activity and comments |
|---|---|---|
| Use a large soft ball that won't go too far! | Roll the ball to the child and say the child's name. The child will need another adult to help roll the ball back to you to start with . As the second adult rolls the ball back to you the second adult says your name. After a while the child may be able to roll the ball back to you without the help of another adult. When this is possible provide the child with a language model of your name as he throws/rolls the ball. Play rolling a ball against a wall. Roll the ball and as you roll say your name + turn e.g. 'Mary's turn'. The child may need help to roll the ball against the wall and say his name + turn e.g. 'Abdul's turn' You can give him this help yourself if another adult is not available - although to start with it helps to have two adults so that the second adult can use hand over hand modelling to support the child. | Make this a fun activity but keep the language down to the names of the people playing and the word 'turn'. |
| Jumping on a trampoline or trampette | Another real fun activity. | |
| Tickling games | ||
| Bouncing a child on your knee | ||
| Play Round and Round the garden |
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