Outdoor play on a rainy day
84 Video Views·Oct 18, 2022
Be inspired to put your wellies on and make a splash. Young children really flourish in their learning and development whilst playing outdoors. Here is a clip to inspire outdoor play sessions, whatever the weather!
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Water can be mixed with other materials and transformed physically,
changing its consistency and behaviour.
Like a chef or a scientist, she's mixing and combining,
finding out what she can create with the raw materials.
Erin transforms a concoction into hot chocolate and spoons of sugar.
Oh, thank you.
Can I have two sugars, please?
Thank you.
Oh, thank you very much.
I better give it a little stir. I don't like my sugar at the bottom.
These transformations by mixing and combining materials
often seem to be linked to mental transformations, encouraging symbolic thinking.
Natural materials are the right stuff to support this behaviour and thinking.