Nursery World - EYFS Activities: An A to Z of learning - C is for… circuits and celebrations

From examining how electrical items work to marking festivals and holidays, the children at this setting get very involved, explain the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team

The Chinese New Year celebrations at the nursery school

LIGHT BULB MOMENTS

At Rachel Keeling Nursery School, we know our children come to school with lots of knowledge and experiences from the outside world. We love to foster a thirst for learning and like to give children the opportunity to explore areas they may not have experienced yet. One such topic is electricity.

We start by introducing some interesting resources, artefacts and books related to the subject, then work over a sustained period – usually three weeks – to allow children ample opportunities to explore a new subject and develop an understanding of it.

When we explore electricity, the children handle familiar household appliances that use electricity, chargers, plugs, torches and some deconstructed objects such as printers and hairdryers. We observe and listen to the children, finding out what they know about the subject. We then make a mind map – ‘What we know about electricity’ – and note the children’s ideas (whatever they are).

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