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Discussion resources
The following section provides a range of photographs to stimulate discussion with children about or prior to creating display, broadening their knowledge of presentation and encouraging thought, memory and description.
Have you played in the snow?
What can you see happening in this picture?
Do you know what this animals is?
Where might we find them?
What comes after autumn?
What is happening in this picture? How would you design a balloon?
What is this? What can you tell me about it?
Have you seen flowers like these?
What do you see?
What could we do with these?
Do you know what each of these is called?
What different patterns can you see?
How would these feel to touch?
What sort of display could we make on this background?
What sort of display could we make on this background?
What sort of display could we make on this background?
What sort of display could we make on this background?
Activities
The following pages contain 24 different activities using creative skills for display. Each activity follows a standard format to ensure ease of planning and implementation:
• the resources needed
• the aim(s)/concept(s)
• the process
• group size
• discussion ideas/language
• extension ideas
• links to the Foundation Stage Curriculum.
Key to Foundation Stage Curriculum abbreviations:
(SS) | Stepping stones |
ELG | Early learning goals |
PSE | Personal, social and emotional development |
CLL | Communication, language and literacy |
MD | Mathematical development |
KUW | Knowledge and understanding of the world |
PD | Physical development |
CD | Creative development |
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ACTIVITY
1
Counting boxes
Resources you will need
• Ten boxes of different sizes
• Numbers 1 to 10
• Dots in groups of 1, 2, 3 … 10 drawn on paper
• Sellotape
• Buttons, compare bears or similar items to group into the boxes
Aim/concept
• To begin to experiment with numbers and counting
Process
• Discuss with the children the items you have collected.
• Look at the numbers 1 to 10. Count them with the children.
• Look at the groups of dots and encourage the children to match the dots to the numbers.
• Talk about the sizes of the boxes and comparing them.
• Explain to the children that they are going to stick the numbers on to the tops of the boxes and the dots to the same value on to the bottoms. When they have done this the children will...
