Nursery World - Enabling Environments: Tried and Tested

Threading and lacing resources help develop hand-eye co-ordination, fine motor skills and problem-solving abilities. Early years setting assess a selection for Nicole Weinstein.

THREADING FRUIT SET
REFLECTIONS ON LEARNING
AGE: 3+
PRICE: £19.99
CONTACT: www.reflectionsonlearning.co.uk or 01732 225850

A set of 24 pieces of wooden fruit - banana, red apple, green apple, orange, pear, grape - with three threading laces and a threading bodkin.

Tested by Tamworth Early Years Children's Centre, Staffordshire

'The children found the fruits friendly to handle and quite appealing. Some good discussion occurred around favourite fruits. It was good to have larger objects to thread, as some beads can be tricky. The three- to five-year-olds enjoyed filling the string, counting the fruits and comparing with others, but they became bored when they had to unthread them. It's a shame it's not suitable for under-threes, as I think they would really enjoy investigating them.

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