Choose THREE (3) activities which support: Creative play Physical play Investigative play

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Shakila Hanif

  1. Choose THREE (3) activities which support:

  • Creative play
  • Physical play
  • Investigative play

D1. An activity that encourages creative play is painting where children can use exciting materials to explore and express themselves.

An activity that encourages physical play is riding on a bike where children will learn manoeuvring turning and experience speed.

An activity that encourages investigative play is watching frog spawn grow into tadpoles where children will learn about changes and how living things grow and develop each day.

Explain the purpose of the activity

D2.  The painting activity is suitable for children aged 3 and will help them learn their colours, what will happen when 2 colours are mixed together. The purpose of setting up this activity will let children discover and experience on how the paint is mixed and what the outcome will be, this activity will also let the children express themselves by showing their emotions. Children will develop in many areas of the P.I.L.E.S. “children can express themselves through creative activities, particularly releasing strong feelings when slapping paint on paper”. (Maureen, 2001,Page 196).

Riding on bikes activity is suitable for children aged 4 years this will help the children to learn on how to ride on a bike which might be 3 wheels or two wheels this activity will help the children to predict speed when to stop and controlling the bike. The purpose for this activity is to help children to ride on a bike without pedals and then as they build on with they confidence the to try to ride on a bike with out pedals, awareness of speed, pedaling up hill and down hill experiencing the difference. This activity will help children develop in all the areas of development, which are the P.I.L.E.S.

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The activity-watching frogspawn is suitable for children aged 5 years, this activity will help the children to learn on growth and how living things develop and change this will help them to discover and develop skills in questioning and reasoning which will help them to lead towards scientific discovery. This activity will also encourage children to predict, discuss ideas and give indication of what they think might happen in any given situation. This activity will help with developing concentration skills as well as development in the P.I.L.E.S.

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