Being imaginative prompt This is a useful prompt to ensure that being imaginative is covered and taught effectively towards the early learning goals. www.earlybirdyeducation.com

Being imaginative www.earlybirdyeducation.com 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. Enable opportunities for exploration by providing a range of different colours, textures and materials to combine. Pose the question ‘what if….’ create an explorative nature by allowing open ended activities take place. Create interactive displays whereby children can leave their models for display and amend them at a later date if chosen. Being imaginative Children use what they have learnt about media and materials in original ways, thinking abut uses and purposes. They represent their own ideas and thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art, music, dance, role play and stories. Create a stage corner in your setting and provide a spotlight, costumes and props. Put a stimulus each week e.g. their favourite story, song or band to encourage independent play and imagination. www.earlybirdyeducation.com