1. © Community Products (UK) Ltd Simple materials / Rich experiences Block-play training, Northern Ireland 2013  © Community Products (UK) Limited Early Education

2. Play Francis Wardle

3. Children’s approach to life

4. Open-ended play: children determine  what to do  how to do it  what to use

6. Time Kate Greenaway Nursery School

9. Children are active learners Francis Wardle

10. Imagination

11. Open-ended play gives imagination free rein

12. ‘Most of the best opportunities for achievement lie in the domain of free play, with access to varied materials.’ Margaret McMillan

13. Limitations of ‘closed’ materials

14. Simple materials support open-ended play

16. Nature Francis Wardle

17. Construction and miniature play outdoors

19. Construction and small-world play indoors

34. Behaviour issues Tachbrook Nursery School

36. Large construction

37. Hollow blocks Tachbrook Nursery School

39. Physical development Early Education

40. Personal, social & emotional development

41. Communication and language

42. Literacy

43. Mathematics

44. Expressive arts and design Tachbrook Nursery School

45. Understanding the world

49. Confidence and independence

50. Adults’ role Archway Early Years Centre

52. The end!