Nursery World - Boat trip

CHILD-INITIATED Revisit the story of Mr Gumpy in small-world play outdoors.

Revisit the story of Mr Gumpy in small-world play outdoors.

Resources

Washable toy figures to represent the characters; construction equipment for Mr Gumpy's house; water tray, toy boats, containers to use as boats, long shallow tray; greengrocer's grass to represent the river banks; natural materials such as gravel and pebbles; access to water

Play possibilities

* Acting out the story of Mr Gumpy.

* Counting the characters.

* Sorting, classifying and ordering the animals.

xn Making new boats for Mr Gumpy and his passengers.

* Exploring floating and sinking.

* Investigating the properties of natural materials.

* Building Mr Gumpy's house.

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