In order to structure 'free-play' opportunities in our pre-school, and allow children to make choices and promote independence, we operate a system of decision-making pegs.
When setting up the system we began by identifying suitable clip-art pictures to represent our 'free-play' activities, such as sand, water and role play.
We then determined the maximum number of children that could play safely and effectively in each activity at any one time: for example, only four children in the role play. Once we had decided on these numbers, we printed out the correct number of pictures on to cards for each activity, laminated them and attached them to coloured pegs.
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