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Tweezer Tongs, Colour sorting kit

Hold the tweezer tongs to pick up the small balls. Drop the balls into the different tubes according to their colour.

Physical development: develops fine motor skills needed for writing

Maths development: sorting by colour, counting

Other ideas: tweezers to pick up other objects, label balls and sort by number, sort bowls with items and get child to match items to bowls, by colour, type, size etc.

Tweezer tongsSorting tray5 tubes50 sorting balls

Dotty dinosaurs gameHelp the dotty dinosaurs find their missing spots and match by shape or colour.

Physical development: develops fine motor skills by matching pieces, throwing dice

Maths development: sorting by colour, counting, shape recognition, colour recognition, matching skills, using maths language

Personal, social and emotional development: taking turns

Other ideas: find shapes around the house or outside that match, find colours around the house or outside that match, encourage turn taking in other areas, e.g. other games, conversation

4 boards, 24 shapes, 2 dice and shaker

10 piece baking set and 3 rolling pinsUse the whisk, spatula, spoon and cutters to make buns, cookies or jelly.

Physical development: develops fine motor skills, using different, small apparatus

Maths development: measuring ingredients, talking about sizes, exploring properties of natural materials (ingredients)

Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements, following through on ideas

The Arts: Experimenting with different patterns, role play, imaginative play, making dinner, buns, pancakes etc

World Around Us: Investigating materials

Maths development: colour recognition, shape recognition, talk about sizes of dough etc rolled out – bigger, smaller (maths language)

Other ideas: make different shapes, use cutters in paint, use different amounts of dough

48 animal counters

Use the animals to sort by type, colour, size or use them in imaginative play on the farm.


Maths development: sorting by colour, type, size, counting, making patterns, sequences


The Arts: Role play, imaginative play

Language: using names for different animals, new vocabulary – where they live etc

Other ideas: find and match other materials, items around the house of the same colour, visit a farm to see the animals, make some farm barns with cardboard boxes

40 connecting camels, 7 sequencing cardsUse the camels to sort by colour, size, match them to the pattern, sequence cards (different levels of difficulty) or use them in imaginative play.


Maths development: sorting by colour, size recognition, counting, making and following patterns, sequences



Language: using names for different animals, new vocabulary – where they live etc, positional terms (in front, behind)

World Around Us: extend knowledge of the natural environment and animals

Other ideas: find and match other materials, items around the house of the same colour, make patterns with other coloured items, visit a zoo to see the camels, make some background scenery with cardboard boxes, put some sand on a tray to use with the camels

40 connecting camels, 6 sequencing cardsUse the camels to sort by colour, size, match them to the pattern, sequence cards (different levels of difficulty) or use them in imaginative play.


Maths development: sorting by colour, size recognition, counting, making and following patterns, sequences



Language: using names for different animals, new vocabulary – where they live etc, positional terms (in front, behind)

World Around Us: extend knowledge of the natural environment and animals

Other ideas: find and match other materials, items around the house of the same colour, make patterns with other coloured items, visit a zoo to see the camels, make some background scenery with cardboard boxes, put some sand on a tray to use with the camels

48 animal counters

Use the animals to sort by type, colour, size or use them in imaginative play on the farm.


Maths development: sorting by colour, type, size, counting, making patterns, sequences



Language: using names for different animals, new vocabulary – where they live etc

Other ideas: find and match other materials, items around the house of the same colour, visit a farm to see the animals, make some farm barns with cardboard boxes

25 stones

Use the stones to make temporary pictures

Maths development: counting, matching colours and sizes, talk about patterns, making comparisons


The Arts: making pictures

World Around Us: Using natural materials

Language: new vocabulary – shiny, smooth, big, small etc

Other ideas: put some sand in a tray and have a treasure hunt, add to a bowl of water with different items to talk about floating and sinking

10 piece castle mold set

Use molds to make models in the sand

Physical skills: filling up molds with sand

Maths development: filling containers, problem solving, counting, size recognition, making comparisons, shape recognition


The Arts: making models, imaginative play

World Around Us: Using natural materials

Other ideas: make your own models with cardboard boxes, use in playdoh (wash well afterwards!), add figures for small world, imaginative play, visit a castle

4 piece scraper set

Use scrapers to make patterns in paint, playdoh or sand

Physical skills: fine motor skills in scraping back and forwards

The Arts: using different materials to make pictures

Maths development: patterns and shapes


World Around Us: Using natural materials (sand, playdoh etc)

Other ideas: make your own scrapers with everyday materials, match paint and scraper colours

Match and count puzzle

Learn to count from 1-20 by matching the colourful picture cards with the numbers

Physical skills: fine motor skills in fitting puzzle pieces together

Maths development: counting, number recognition, matching skills, problem solving, maths language – more, less, colour recognition


Language: new vocabulary naming objects

Other ideas: counting in everyday routines and play

40 pieces

Post box game

Post the coloured letters in the matching coloured post boxes

Physical skills: fine motor skills in putting letters into the post box openings, hand-eye co-ordination

Maths development: matching skills, maths language – same, different , colour recognition

Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements, memory skills

Language: new vocabulary naming objects

Other ideas: visit to post office, pointing out post boxes, writing letters, shape recognition, talk about letters, stamps, addresses etc (new vocabulary), matching coloured objects around the house, matching socks, sorting washing etc

4 post boxes16 pieces

Pom-pom set

Hold and shake the pom-poms and dance away to your favourite music.

Physical development: develops larger muscle groups, develops co-ordination

The Arts: listening and responding to music using body movements

Personal, social and emotional development: increasing self-esteem and confidence

Language: Positional vocabulary- up, down, left, right etc

Other ideas: make up routines, make own pom-poms with cardboard tubes and tissue paper

4 pieces

Cone set

Use the cones to develop your physical skills by running round them, dribbling a ball round them or riding your bike round the cones

Physical development: develops larger muscle groups, develops co-ordination

Personal, social and emotional development: increasing self-esteem and confidence

Language: Letters of the alphabet

Maths development: counting, colour recognition, shape recognition

Other ideas: make up routines, put cones closer together, further apart, wheel different things in between, find items to match with the letters on the cones

Camping set

Pretend to go camping with this camping set and cook your dinner over the camp fire

Physical development: develops hand-eye co-ordination, smaller muscle groups

The Arts: role play, imaginative play, trying out ideas and experiences

Language development: new vocabulary – camp fire, logs, flames etc

World Around Us: experimenting with different play equipment, talking about and participating in activities relating to different seasons and weather, talking about health and safety rules

Other ideas: make your own tent/den, have a BBQ, camp fire in the garden, make pretend food to use, go camping!

Stop watch

Use in physical play to time yourself running, jumping, getting ready for playgroup etc!

Physical development: using small muscles to control small buttons

The Arts: role play, imaginative play, trying out ideas and experiences

Language development: new vocabulary- time, minutes, seconds, stop, start etc

World Around Us: experimenting with different play equipment, talking about what happens

Maths: number recognition, talking about time, numbers, how long, less time, more time, sequences

Other ideas: time yourself and members of family doing different activities, see who can be the quickest, look at a clock, talk about numbers and time

8 piece stamper set

Use stampers to make patterns in paint, playdoh or sand

Physical skills: fine motor skills in rolling the stampers




World Around Us: Using natural materials (sand, playdoh etc)

Other ideas: make your own stampers with everyday materials (e.g. potatoes), match paint and stamper colours

1-10 bean bag set

Use bean bags in physical play – throwing, catching, balancing them on your head

Physical skills: recognising skills needed for different activities, using body with increasing confidence, throwing, catching

Maths development: counting, number recognition, maths language

Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements

Language development: giving and understanding instructions

Other ideas: make your own bean bags, shakers, count different objects, match items with numbers

4 piece family figures set

Use the figures in imaginative, small world play

Physical development: hand-eye co-ordination, using small muscles to move figures

Maths development: counting, maths language

The Arts: imaginative play, try out new ideas, roles and experiences


Language development: using language to create imaginary situations

World Around Us: talking about/acting out events, talking about family

Other ideas: make your own houses for the figures with cardboard boxes etc, create different scenery for the figures, try them out in other toys – cars, dolls house, farm etc

11-20 bean bag set







1-10 bean bag set







Stompers

Put your feet on these stompers and see if you can develop your balancing skills and move about

Physical skills: recognising skills needed for different activities, using body with increasing confidence, trying different movements

Maths development: count how many steps you can do


Other ideas: make your own stompers with tins, see who can do the most steps without falling

Geo boards (2) and elastic bands

Stretch the bands around the pegs on the boards to see what shapes and patterns you can make

Physical skills: developing fine motor skills by using small muscles

Maths development: count the pegs and shapes you make, shape recognition, maths language, colour recognition, making patterns


Language development: new vocabulary- stretch, fit etc, talk about what you are making

The Arts: making pictures and patterns with different materials

Other ideas: make your own boards with pins and pegs, find shapes in the world around you to match what shapes you have made, see who can make the most shapes

Geo boards (3) and elastic bands

Stretch the bands around the pegs on the boards to see what shapes and patterns you can make

Physical skills: developing fine motor skills by using small muscles

Maths development: count the pegs and shapes you make, shape recognition, maths language, colour recognition, making patterns


Language development: new vocabulary- stretch, fit etc, talk about what you are making

The Arts: making pictures and patterns with different materials

Other ideas: make your own boards with pins and pegs, find shapes in the world around you to match what shapes you have made, see who can make the most shapes

Bug catching and viewing set

Use the nets to capture bugs and the magnifying glass, tweezers and box to really study your findings


The Arts: imaginative play, trying out ideas and experiences

Language development: new vocabulary – ladybird, slug, spider etc

World Around Us: experimenting with different play equipment, exploring, talking about and caring for the natural world

Other ideas: make your own bugs with egg boxes etc, use the nets to catch items in the bath or in water

9 piece transport stencil set

Use stencils to draw round and create your favourite mode of transport (not to be used in paint!)

Physical skills: fine motor skills in holding the stencils and pencil




World Around Us: Using natural materials, learning about the wider community

Language development: talking about events, new vocabulary

Other ideas: make your own transport with everyday materials, see what modes of transport you can spot on a journey, make your own stencil shapes out of cardboard

Sea life set

Use the sea creatures to act out and explore your own sea life adventure!

Physical skills: fine motor skills in manipulating the materials

Maths development: counting, maths language – talking about size and shape

World Around Us: learning about the natural world

Language development: new vocabulary

Arts: trying out new ideas in imaginative play

Other ideas: use in sand or water, take a trip to the beach and see if you spot any sea creatures, make your own starfish

Feelings game

A game of matching feelings and testing your memory

Physical skills: fine motor skills in moving cards

Maths development: matching skills, maths language – same, different ,

Personal, social and emotional development: recognising and talking about different feelings, memory skills

Language: new vocabulary naming feelings

Other ideas: draw pictures of different feelings, talk about how different things make you feel

Dinosaur set

Use the dinosaurs to act out and explore your own dinosaur adventure!

Physical skills: fine motor skills in manipulating the materials




The Arts: trying out new roles in imaginative play

Other ideas: use in sand or water, make scenery – rocks and trees for the dinosaurs,

Maracas and claves music set

Use the instruments to make your own music

Physical skills: develop hand-eye co-ordination, movement

Maths development: count the beats



The Arts: singing, listening and responding to music

Other ideas: use on their own or with accompanying music, make your own musical instruments, e.g. shakers

Owl Babies story sack – book and 4 puppets

Use the puppets to act out the story

Physical skills: developing movements using puppets



Language development: new vocabulary, listening skills

The Arts: trying out new roles in imaginative play

Other ideas: make your own puppets with everyday materials, make scenery, e.g. trees for the owls

Bug catching and viewing set

Use the nets to capture bugs and the magnifying glass, tweezers and box to really study your findings



Language development: new vocabulary – ladybird, slug, spider etc

World Around Us: experimenting with different play equipment, exploring, talking about and caring for the natural world

Other ideas: make your own bugs with egg boxes etc, use the nets to catch items in the bath or in water

Truck set

Use the wheel trucks to act out different adventures and scenarios




World Around Us: experimenting with different play equipment, exploring, talking about the natural world

Other ideas: make your own trucks with tubes and bottle tops, add mats, scenery and make roads, building sites, use in sand or outside in the soil.

6 pieces

Action lotto

Help develop key language skills in an enjoyable way


Language development: new vocabulary, verbs

Maths development: matching everyday actions

World Around Us: talking about everyday experiences

Personal, social and emotional development: taking turns

Other ideas: make up other matching games, act out the verbs in the game, find the everyday objects around the house in a treasure hunt.

4 scene cards, 4 playing boards, 52 photo cards

All about me: 2 in 1 mirrors

Help develop children’s knowledge of themselves, with a regular mirror on one side and a fun, distorting mirror on the

reverse

Language development: new vocabulary, body parts

Personal, social and emotional development: developing confidence and knowledge of self

The Arts: make imaginative faces, draw/paint pictures of what you see

World Around us: experiment with different distortions, reflections

Other ideas: make up games – make faces and guess what/who they are, draw pictures of self, others, try distorting different objects, count different objects you see in the mirror

6 pieces

Basic skills board

Learn to zip, buckle, lace, button and snap a press stud with this friendly bear

Physical development: develop fine motor skills: handling zips, poppers etc

Language development: new vocabulary, action words, body parts, clothing

Personal, social and emotional development: developing confidence and sense of achievement

World Around us: experiment with different objects

Maths development: counting parts, talking about shapes and colours

Other ideas: try out zips, poppers etc on everyday clothes, help children to open packets, bottles etc, make up games – find shapes, items, colours to match those on the board, make pictures of bears, with different scrap materials, make up own boards with locks, switches, zips etc

Dark den sensory kit

interactive activities for exploring action, light and movement

Physical development: develop fine motor skills


Personal, social and emotional development: stimulating, developing confidence, calming, therapeutic

World Around us: experiment with different objects, learn about light, movement

Other ideas: making shapes, shadows with torchlight, try outside at night time, make dark den with cardboard boxes, mix paints and talk about light and dark

14 pieces

Foam beads

Big, soft beads and laces to develop fine motor skills

Physical development: develop fine motor skills – manual dexterity

Language development: new vocabulary – colours, shapes


Maths: counting, making patterns and sequences, sorting by colour, shape, talking about shapes, colours

Other ideas: making shapes, notice and talk about different shapes in the environment, holding pens, pencils, scissors to encourage fine motor skills, encourage children to pick up small objects with their fingers, cutting and moulding playdough, planting seeds in the garden

Approx. 250 beads, 4 laces

Latches boardbuild fine and gross motor skills, while teaching colours, numbers,

animals and more

Physical development: develop fine motor skills – manual dexterity, manipulating objects

Language development: new vocabulary – colours, shapes, lock, latch, hook etc

Personal, social and emotional development: stimulating, developing confidence, developing pride in achievements and independence

Maths: counting, recognising numbers, colours

World around us: developing knowledge of the environment and everyday objects, encouraging curiosity in the environment and materials

Other ideas: make your own boards with handles, laces, buttons etc, go for a walk and recognise numbers on houses, recognise different locks, latches, switches etc around the home, encourage fine motor skills holding and using pens, pencils, scissors etc, encourage children to pick up small objects with their fingers, cutting and moulding playdough, planting seeds in the garden

Occupational tabards Introduce a touch of realism to role play activities

contains a doctor, post person, chef, police officer, firefighter and nurse

Physical development: develop fine motor skills by encouraging children to put on the tabards themselves

Language development: new vocabulary associated with different occupations

Personal, social and emotional development: stimulating, developing confidence, developing independence, engaging in collaborative play, initiating own play and making choices

World around us: experimenting with different equipment and using appropriate language, playing with materials associated with different occupations and talking about related ideas

The Arts: trying out new ideas in role play, representing ideas and experiences

Other ideas: make your own accessories with junk art, e.g. fire hose, letters, chef’s hat, look at books associated with different occupations, pay a visit to the post office, fire station etc, extend imagination with small world hospital figures, fire engine etc

Sensory bubble set (3 pieces)Turn these colourful liquid timers upside down and watch the bubbles float to

the top to show the passage of time

Maths development: exploring the properties of man-made objects, using maths language to describe objects, e.g. up, down, using comparison words, e.g. bigger, smaller

Physical development: experiencing different fine body movements by manipulating timers

Personal, social and emotional development: showing interest in exploring new materials, calming

World around us: experimenting with different play materials and using appropriate language, observing and questioning how different materials behave, developing awareness of time passing

The Arts: exploring different materials, talk about different patterns and creative experiences

Other ideas: make your own timers with water, bottles, glitter, oil etc, experiment with different coloured water and bubbles in the bath, blow bubbles especially outside and see what happens to them, use a stopwatch and time different activities, talk about time and different parts of the day – light, morning, dark, evening etc, try mixing different colours and talk about result

Teaching touchables, textured squares build tactile awareness, vocabulary, matching and communication skills with

these textured squares

Maths development: exploring the properties of man-made objects, using maths language to describe objects, e.g. soft, using comparison words, e.g. bigger, smaller

Physical development: experiencing different fine body movements by manipulating squares

Language development: new vocabulary, e.g. silky, crunchy, slippery

Personal, social and emotional development: showing interest in exploring new materials, calming

World around us: experimenting with different play materials and using appropriate language, observing and questioning how different materials behave,

The Arts: exploring different materials, talk about different patterns

Other ideas: make your own ‘feely’ basket with different items of different textures from around the home and outside, talk about different sounds, inside and out, e.g. crunching on leaves, ice outside, books with touching, feeling textures

20 pieces in drawstring bag

Wooden vehicle assortment (12)

build fine motor skills and imagination with these assorted vehicles, includes emergency vehicles, boats, taxis, construction vehicles and

cars

Maths development: using maths language to describe objects, e.g. fast, slow, arranging objects in order, counting

Physical development: using small objects

Language development: new vocabulary, using language to express ideas, engaging in role play using appropriate language

Personal, social and emotional development: making choices, initiating own play

World around us: experimenting with different play materials and using appropriate language, playing with materials associated with different occupations

The Arts: exploring different materials, trying out new roles in imaginative play

Other ideas: make your own car, truck from boxes and ’junk art’ items, look at books relating to different vehicles, talk about different sounds vehicles make, build a road for the vehicles with blocks, make a road map

ABC puzzle Teach children the alphabet with this huge floor puzzle

Maths development: solving problems, counting, using maths language, e.g. top, bottom, high, low

Physical development: manipulating small objects

Language development: new vocabulary, developing awareness that print has meaning

Personal, social and emotional development: following through on ideas with and without adult support, making choices, initiating own play, showing growing pleasure in achievements

World around us: talking about natural objects

Other ideas: find items that start with letters, count different items, draw pictures of items, find items outside, e,g, tree

ABC puzzle: 26 pieces

Alphabet learning locks Help children recognise uppercase and lowercase letters, while building fine motor skills

Maths development: exploring properties of objects, arranging objects in order

Physical development: experiencing different fine body movements, mastering different tools, manipulating small objects

Language development: new vocabulary, using language to gain information, developing awareness that print has meaning


World around us: experimenting with different play equipment and questioning how these behave

Other ideas: find items that start with letters, count different items, draw pictures of items, find and try different locks/keys

26 pieces

Doctor’s check up kit Introduce a touch of realism to hospital role play activities

Physical development: develop fine motor skills by manipulating small tools

Language development: new vocabulary associated with hospitals, doctors, nurses

Personal, social and emotional development: stimulating, developing confidence, engaging in collaborative play, initiating own play and making choices

World around us: experimenting with different equipment and using appropriate language, playing with materials associated with different occupations and talking about related ideas


Other ideas: make your own hospital area with blankets, teddies etc, look at books associated with hospitals, doctors, extend imagination with small world hospital figures, ambulance etc

12 pieces in carry case

Multicultural food set Brightly coloured pretend play food pieces will provide early learners

with imaginative play adventures

Physical development: develop fine motor skills by manipulating small items

Language development: new vocabulary associated with different foods

Personal, social and emotional development: stimulating, developing confidence, engaging in collaborative play, initiating own play and making choices, reinforce healthy food choices

World around us: experimenting with different equipment and using appropriate language, playing with materials associated with different countries and talking about related ideas


Other ideas: make your own café/shop, look at books associated with different foods and restaurants, make own food with ‘junk art’ materials, extend imagination with real food etc

15 pieces

Perspective park A puzzle designed to introduce children to spatial relationships. Arrange the Edu-foam characters and scenery differently each time to encourage the recognition of dimensional relationships


Language development: new vocabulary, participating in different play activities and talking about them, creating pictures to convey thoughts and feelings

Personal, social and emotional development: following through on ideas with and without adult support, showing pleasure in conversation relating to experiences

World around us: experimenting with different equipment and using appropriate language, exploring concepts of space, using directional words

Maths development: arranging objects in order, using comparison words, using maths language

Other ideas: make your own park with ‘junk art’ materials, take a trip to the park, arrange different objects and talk about how big or small they look, draw attention to distances when out and about

Includes 10 activity cards with three progressive levels of difficulty

3D magnets set A 3 dimensional construction system which uses magnetic attraction to link the colourful building blocks. Ideal for construction activities and discovering magnetic properties.


Language development: new vocabulary, participating in different play activities and talking about them

Personal, social and emotional development: following through on ideas with and without adult support, showing pleasure in growing achievements

World around us: experimenting with different equipment and using appropriate language, exploring concepts of space, using directional words

Maths development: arranging objects in order, using comparison words, using maths language, experimenting with patterns, counting, learning about shapes

Other ideas: recognise and talk about shapes in the environment, find magnets in the home, use other building blocks, talk about/draw patterns. 108 blocks and 2 building boards

Construction workbench A wooden carpenters’ bench to introduce children to working with tools

Physical development: develop fine motor skills by manipulating small items, co-ordinating different hand movements

Language development: new vocabulary, participating in different play activities and talking about them

Personal, social and emotional development: initiating own play, showing pleasure in growing achievements

World around us: experimenting with different equipment and using appropriate language

Arts development: trying out different ideas in role play

Other ideas: provide an ‘interest box’ with old switches, cables, plugs etc for them to ‘fix’, let them ‘fix’ things around the home, introduce them to real tools, provide items to hammer, e.g. oasis blocks and golf tees

14 pieces

Cones, quoits and skittles Develop hand-eye co-ordination and encourage physical activity

Physical development: develop fine motor skills by manipulating small items, co-ordinating different hand movements, developing hand-eye co-ordination, experiencing larger body movements

Personal, social and emotional development: engaging in simple, collaborative play, taking turns, showing pleasure in growing achievements

World around us: exploring concepts of space and distance, experimenting with different equipment and using appropriate language

Maths development: counting, recognising colours, sorting by colour, talking about shapes

Other ideas: make your own skittles with bottles, cans etc, use cones to run around, roll quoits and see how they behave, roll other items – tyres, hoops etc and see how they behave

9 skittles & ball4 cones12 quoits

Balls and beanbags Develop hand-eye co-ordination and encourage physical activity

Physical development: develop fine motor skills by manipulating small items, co-ordinating different hand movements, developing hand-eye co-ordination, experiencing larger body movements, throwing and catching, balance



Maths development: counting, recognising colours, sorting by colour, talking about shapes

Other ideas: try throwing and catching games, see which items can be thrown the furthest, make your own obstacle course, try different size balls, make your own beanbags with material and lentils, rice etc

12 tennis balls16 plastic balls12 bean bags

Bats and balls set Develop hand-eye co-ordination and encourage physical activity

Physical development: develop fine motor skills by manipulating small items, co-ordinating different hand movements, developing hand-eye co-ordination, experiencing larger body movements, throwing and catching, hitting, balance



Maths development: counting, recognising colours, talking about shapes


8 rackets/bats

10 foam balls

Easy catch balls and hydro disks

Develop hand-eye co-ordination and encourage physical activity

Physical development: develop fine motor skills by manipulating small items, co-ordinating different hand movements, developing hand-eye co-ordination, experiencing larger body movements, throwing and catching, hitting, balance, very light and easy to catch and throw

Personal, social and emotional development: engaging in simple, collaborative play, taking turns, showing pleasure in growing achievements, soft materials eliminate fear of catching, builds confidence and self-esteem through the successful use of motor skills, also suitable for those with impaired motor skills and co-ordination


Maths development: counting, recognising colours, talking about shapes


Silishapes soft bricks

Develop hand-eye co-ordination and encourage physical activity

Physical development: develop fine motor skills by manipulating small items, co-ordinating different hand movements, developing hand-eye co-ordination

Personal, social and emotional development: engaging in simple, collaborative play, taking turns, showing pleasure in growing achievements, builds confidence and self-esteem through the successful use of motor skills


Maths development: counting, recognising colours, talking about shapes, using comparison words, sort by colour, size, type

Language development: new vocabulary, positional words

Arts development: representing ideas through different media

Other ideas: try building different things, e.g. houses, towers, see how high, wide they can be built, try different blocks, sort and match by colour, size, make your own building blocks with ‘junk art’ materials

72 blocks

Foam beads

Big, soft beads and laces to develop fine motor skills

Physical development: develop fine motor skills – manual dexterity

Language development: new vocabulary – colours, shapes


Maths: counting, making patterns and sequences, sorting by colour, shape, talking about shapes, colours

Other ideas: making shapes, notice and talk about different shapes in the environment, holding pens, pencils, scissors to encourage fine motor skills, encourage children to pick up small objects with their fingers, cutting and moulding playdough, planting seeds in the garden

Approx. 250 beads, 4 laces

Wooden vehicle assortment (12)

build fine motor skills and imagination with these assorted vehicles, includes emergency vehicles, boats, taxis, construction vehicles and

cars

Maths development: using maths language to describe objects, e.g. fast, slow, arranging objects in order, counting

Physical development: using small objects

Language development: new vocabulary, using language to express ideas, engaging in role play using appropriate language

Personal, social and emotional development: making choices, initiating own play

World around us: experimenting with different play materials and using appropriate language, playing with materials associated with different occupations

The Arts: exploring different materials, trying out new roles in imaginative play

Other ideas: make your own car, truck from boxes and ’junk art’ items, look at books relating to different vehicles, talk about different sounds vehicles make, build a road for the vehicles with blocks, make a road map

123 puzzle Teach children numbers 1 to 10 with this huge floor puzzle

Maths development: solving problems, counting, using maths language, e.g. top, bottom, high, low

Physical development: manipulating small objects

Language development: new vocabulary, developing awareness that print has meaning


World around us: talking about natural objects

Other ideas: find items that start with letters, count different items, draw pictures of items, find items outside, e,g, tree

123 puzzle: 30 pieces

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