Tweezer Tongs, Colour sorting kit Hold the tweezer tongs to pick up the small balls. Drop the balls into the different tubes according to their colour. Physical development: develops fine motor skills needed for writing Maths development: sorting by colour, counting Other ideas: tweezers to pick up other objects, label balls and sort by number, sort bowls with items and get child to match items to bowls, by colour, type, size etc.
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Tweezer Tongs, Colour sorting kit
Hold the tweezer tongs to pick up the small balls. Drop the balls into the
different tubes according to their colour.
Physical development: develops fine motor skills needed for writing
Maths development: sorting by colour, counting
Other ideas: tweezers to pick up other objects, label balls and sort by number,
sort bowls with items and get child to match items to bowls, by colour, type,
size etc.
Dotty dinosaurs game
Help the dotty dinosaurs find their missing spots and match by shape or colour.
Physical development: develops fine motor skills by matching pieces, throwing
dice
Maths development: sorting by colour, counting, shape recognition, colour
recognition, matching skills, using maths language
Personal, social and emotional development: taking turns
Other ideas: find shapes around the house or outside that match, find colours
around the house or outside that match, encourage turn taking in other areas,
e.g. other games, conversation
10 piece baking set
Use the whisk, spatula, spoon and cutters to make buns, cookies or jelly.
Physical development: develops fine motor skills, using different, small
apparatus
Maths development: measuring ingredients, talking about sizes, exploring
properties of natural materials (ingredients)
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
The Arts: Experimenting with different patterns
World Around Us: Investigating materials
Other ideas: use cutters in playdoh, make patterns with paint
48 animal counters
Use the animals to sort by type, colour, size or use them in imaginative play on
the farm.
Physical development: develops fine motor skills, using different, small
apparatus
Maths development: sorting by colour, type, size, counting, making patterns,
sequences
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
The Arts: Role play, imaginative play
Language: using names for different animals, new vocabulary – where they live
etc
Other ideas: find and match other materials, items around the house of the
same colour, visit a farm to see the animals, make some farm barns with
cardboard boxes
40 connecting camels, 7 sequencing cards
Use the camels to sort by colour, size, match them to the pattern, sequence
cards (different levels of difficulty) or use them in imaginative play.
Physical development: develops fine motor skills, using different, small
apparatus
Maths development: sorting by colour, size recognition, counting, making and
following patterns, sequences
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
The Arts: Role play, imaginative play
Language: using names for different animals, new vocabulary – where they live
etc, positional terms (in front, behind)
World Around Us: extend knowledge of the natural environment and animals
Other ideas: find and match other materials, items around the house of the
same colour, make patterns with other coloured items, visit a zoo to see the
camels, make some background scenery with cardboard boxes, put some sand
on a tray to use with the camels
40 connecting camels, 7 sequencing cards
Use the camels to sort by colour, size, match them to the pattern, sequence
cards (different levels of difficulty) or use them in imaginative play.
Physical development: develops fine motor skills, using different, small
apparatus
Maths development: sorting by colour, size recognition, counting, making and
following patterns, sequences
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
The Arts: Role play, imaginative play
Language: using names for different animals, new vocabulary – where they live
etc, positional terms (in front, behind)
World Around Us: extend knowledge of the natural environment and animals
Other ideas: find and match other materials, items around the house of the
same colour, make patterns with other coloured items, visit a zoo to see the
camels, make some background scenery with cardboard boxes, put some sand
on a tray to use with the camels
40 connecting camels, 6 sequencing cards
Use the camels to sort by colour, size, match them to the pattern, sequence
cards (different levels of difficulty) or use them in imaginative play.
Physical development: develops fine motor skills, using different, small
apparatus
Maths development: sorting by colour, size recognition, counting, making and
following patterns, sequences
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
The Arts: Role play, imaginative play
Language: using names for different animals, new vocabulary – where they live
etc, positional terms (in front, behind)
World Around Us: extend knowledge of the natural environment and animals
Other ideas: find and match other materials, items around the house of the
same colour, make patterns with other coloured items, visit a zoo to see the
camels, make some background scenery with cardboard boxes, put some sand
on a tray to use with the camels
48 animal counters
Use the animals to sort by type, colour, size or use them in imaginative play on
the farm.
Physical development: develops fine motor skills, using different, small
apparatus
Maths development: sorting by colour, type, size, counting, making patterns,
sequences
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
The Arts: Role play, imaginative play
Language: using names for different animals, new vocabulary – where they live
etc
Other ideas: find and match other materials, items around the house of the
same colour, visit a farm to see the animals, make some farm barns with
cardboard boxes
48 animal counters
Use the animals to sort by type, colour, size or use them in imaginative play on
the farm.
Physical development: develops fine motor skills, using different, small
apparatus
Maths development: sorting by colour, type, size, counting, making patterns,
sequences
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
The Arts: Role play, imaginative play
Language: using names for different animals, new vocabulary – where they live
etc
Other ideas: find and match other materials, items around the house of the
same colour, visit a farm to see the animals, make some farm barns with
cardboard boxes
25 stones
Use the stones to make temporary pictures
Maths development: counting, matching colours and sizes, talk about patterns,
making comparisons
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
The Arts: making pictures
World Around Us: Using natural materials
Language: new vocabulary – shiny, smooth, big, small etc
Other ideas: put some sand in a tray and have a treasure hunt, add to a bowl of
water with different items to talk about floating and sinking
10 piece castle mold set
Use molds to make models in the sand
Physical skills: filling up molds with sand
Maths development: filling containers, problem solving, counting, size
recognition, making comparisons, shape recognition
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
The Arts: making models, imaginative play
World Around Us: Using natural materials
Other ideas: make your own models with cardboard boxes, use in playdoh
(wash well afterwards!), add figures for small world, imaginative play, visit a
castle
4 piece scraper set
Use scrapers to make patterns in paint, playdoh or sand
Physical skills: fine motor skills in scraping back and forwards
The Arts: using different materials to make pictures
Maths development: patterns and shapes
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
World Around Us: Using natural materials (sand, playdoh etc)
Other ideas: make your own scrapers with everyday materials, match paint and
scraper colours
Match and count puzzle
Learn to count from 1-20 by matching the colourful picture cards with the
numbers
Physical skills: fine motor skills in fitting puzzle pieces together
Maths development: counting, number recognition, matching skills, problem
solving, maths language – more, less, colour recognition
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
following through on ideas
Language: new vocabulary naming objects
Other ideas: counting in everyday routines and play
Post box game
Post the coloured letters in the matching coloured post boxes
Physical skills: fine motor skills in putting letters into the post box openings,
hand-eye co-ordination
Maths development: matching skills, maths language – same, different ,
colour recognition
Personal, social and emotional development: taking pleasure in achievements,
memory skills
Language: new vocabulary naming objects
Other ideas: visit to post office, pointing out post boxes, writing letters, shape
recognition, talk about letters, stamps, addresses etc (new vocabulary),
matching coloured objects around the house, matching socks, sorting washing
etc
Pom-pom set
Hold and shake the pom-poms and dance away to your favourite music.