Over
the last few months the children have been enjoying exploring the role play
The activities this month will
be based around the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) areas of learning:
Prime areas:
PSED: Can play as a group, extending and elaborating
play ideas; try to help or give comfort when others are distressed. PD: Begin to recognise danger and seek
support from significant adults to help; show understanding of the need for
safety. C&L Recognise and respond
to many different sounds; builds up vocabulary that reflects their breadth of
experience.
Specific areas:
L: Recognise familiar words and signs; ascribe
meaning to marks that they see in different places.
M: Show interest in shape by sustained construction
activities; show interest in shapes in the environment. UW: Show an interest in different occupations and ways of life; in
pretend play, imitates everyday actions and events. EA&D: Uses construction materials beginning to make- believe by
pretending.
Some of the activities we will
be doing this month to support this will be:
·
Split
pin characters. Marie Claire will be making split pin characters
with the children by getting them to draw pictures of people who help us. She will then support them to cut out the
pictures and let the children join them back together.
·
Making
a fire engine. Matthew
will be supporting the children to construct a large fire engine out of
cardboard boxes. He will be also
carrying out circle times with lots of talk around the different emergency
services.
·
Trip
to the fire station. Emma
will be organising a trip to our local fire station to have a look at where the
engines are parked and what goes on at the station. She will also be supporting the children to
learn about what role a lolly pop person plays in road safety and making
lollipop sticks with the children.
·
Police
Station. Abongi will be making a police station in the
role play area and supporting the children to learn about the role of a police
officer. She will also be helping the
children to make police hats and belts.
·
Hospital. Christine will be setting up a hospital in
the role play area and teaching the children about doctors, nurses and
paramedics. She will be supporting the
children to make nurses hats and aprons, and she will be also talking to the
children and role playing with them about the different examining equipment you
may find at the hospital.
What you could do to support your children at home:
·
Observe. When you are out and about,
keep an ear out for the sound of sirens and talk to your child about what type
of emergency service the sound belongs to.
·
Discuss. Talk to you child about any
experiences you may have had, or another family member may have had with a ‘person
that helps us’.
·
Make a list. Whilst you are out and
about, why not make a list of how many people you spot that help us, such as a
police constable, dustbin man, lollipop
person, bus driver etc.
