Nursery World - Brick by brick (2)

You can adapt your doll's house activities for children of differing abilities by letting them explore construction at their own pace, write Jean Evans and Dianne Irving Activity 1

Activity 1

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Encourage children to explore a range of construction equipment to create doll's houses from different materials.

Planned learning intention

To build and construct with a wide range of objects, selecting appropriate resources, and adapting their work where necessary Adult:child ratio 1:8

Resources

Different construction equipment such as Lego, Duplo, Slot and Build, Stickle Bricks, wooden, hollow and waffle blocks, foam, wooden and plastic bricks the stories of 'The Three Little Pigs' and Toby's Doll's House by Ragnhild Scamell (Levinson Books, 8.99) 3four families of 'small world' people

Preparation

* Set out the choices of construction equipment in storage boxes on a large carpet space.

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