Let me assure her that in my work as a childcare tutor, I have seen many nursery workers carry out these types of activity to perfection while the children who are supposed to be doing the work sit and watch them!
I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of creative activities I have been able to use with the various groups I have worked with, without considerable modification. My heart sinks when I read such phrases as 'Help the children to make...', or 'Ask the children to draw...'
The Foundation Stage curriculum guidance on creativity is very explicit children should be encouraged to plan and carry out their own original work.
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