Nursery World - Hold the fort

Promote some giant-sized thinking with activities across the early years curriculum suggested by Judith Stevens in the first instalment of a two-part project about castles A project such as 'castles' should stem from the interests of an individual child or small group of children, but practitioners can engage all children in the theme by providing stimulating and challenging experiences that promote children's imagination and curiosity. Castles may also be introduced as part of a wider topic on 'buildings' or 'traditional tales'.

A project such as 'castles' should stem from the interests of an individual child or small group of children, but practitioners can engage all children in the theme by providing stimulating and challenging experiences that promote children's imagination and curiosity. Castles may also be introduced as part of a wider topic on 'buildings' or 'traditional tales'.

Approach

Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (page 11) emphasises the importance of providing children with a balance of adult-led and child-initiated learning opportunities (see box). This project:

* identifies adult-led activities, to develop children's understanding of the topic through stimulating, meaningful experiences which offer challenge

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