Being imaginative prompts This is a useful prompt to ensure that Being imaginative is covered and taught effectively towards the 40-60 month age band. www.earlybirdyeducation.com

Ensure the classroom is well equipped with a variety of resources and materials, this will heighten their experiences, extend their thinking and develop their creative and physical skills. For example- Joining materials- split pins, treasury tags, hole puncher, glue, glue stick, cello tape, masking tape, string and paper clips. Extend the construction activities by creating a design studio e.g. can you design a racing car? What materials will you need? What special features does it have? Share the children’s design ideas and give them the opportunity to make their designs. Build upon the children's knowledge of stories to develop their imagination. Add music, movements and sounds to familiar texts. Act them out and explore acting a narrative. Provide lots of story props e.g. costumes, story props and key words for the children to use independently. Act in character and allow the children to see an adult act out a narrative using body expression and voice imitation to develop their confidence and imagination. Being imaginative Create simple representations of events, people and objects Initiates new combinations of movement and gesture in order to express and respond to feelings, ideas and experiences. Chooses particular colours to use for a purpose. Introduces a storyline or narrative into their play. Plays alongside other children who are engaged in the same theme. Plays cooperatively as part of a group to develop and act out a narrative. When working with the children ensure to join in with their play. Model the correct language, vocabulary and questions. The more the children are exposed to this the more they will begin to use it in their everyday narrative. www.earlybirdyeducation.com