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Provide an assortment of materials and see where the children's explorations take them, in a two-part project by Judith Stevens Materials is a wonderful theme that supports the exploration and investigation aspect of knowledge and understanding of the world, based on first-hand experiences that encourage enquiry and observation. The project gives practitioners opportunities to plan many experiences that will help children to explore the properties of materials, notice similarities and differences, and see how materials can change.

Materials is a wonderful theme that supports the exploration and investigation aspect of knowledge and understanding of the world, based on first-hand experiences that encourage enquiry and observation. The project gives practitioners opportunities to plan many experiences that will help children to explore the properties of materials, notice similarities and differences, and see how materials can change.

Approach

The Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (page 11) emphasises the importance of providing children with a balance of adult-led and child-initiated learning opportunities. This project:

* Identifies adult-led activities, to introduce or develop children's understanding of the topic through stimulating, meaningful experiences which offer challenge

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