Nursery World - Collection points

Any number of objects lend themselves to sorting, for more activities from Judith Stevens For the rest of a project on similarities and differences, focus on experiences that encourage children to explore collections of objects and to notice features which are the same and which are different.

Any number of objects lend themselves to sorting, for more activities from Judith Stevens

For the rest of a project on similarities and differences, focus on experiences that encourage children to explore collections of objects and to notice features which are the same and which are different.

It is important that practitioners concentrate on the process, encouraging children to tell each other what they have found out, to speculate on future findings and to describe their experiences.

As always, practitioners should promote an explorative, investigative, problem-solving approach which values children's creativity.

In addition to the experiences and activities outlined below, consider developing a 'collections' area. Provide a variety of boxes, bags, baskets and trays filled with collections of objects that are changed on a regular basis - for example, buttons, coins, spoons, socks, postage stamps, shells, pebbles, cones, conkers and pegs.

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