Nursery World - Lower the drawbridge

Children will love returning to the olden days of knights and dragons, kings and queens, with ideas for activities on the theme of castles suggested by Helen Shelbourne A topic on castles can help to develop a child's sense of history and the past, widen their language experiences and provide some wonderful opportunities for role play. Although these areas form the main basis of the project, it does allow for all six areas of the Foundation Stage curriculum to be covered.

A topic on castles can help to develop a child's sense of history and the past, widen their language experiences and provide some wonderful opportunities for role play. Although these areas form the main basis of the project, it does allow for all six areas of the Foundation Stage curriculum to be covered.

Adult-led activity

Model castles

Start your topic by comparing castles with modern homes.

Key learning intentions

*To understand the concept of change over longer time sequences *To build and construct with a wide range of objects, selecting appropriate resources and adapting their work where necessary Adult:child ratio 1:up to 4

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