Construction

We turned Cygnets Preschool into a building site - the children immersed themselves in construction. We have been surprised by the level of children’s interest in building so we invested in some building materials including foam bricks and bricklaying tools. Our aim is to promote children’s and practitioners’ creativity within a rich and responsive environment.

How we respond to children’s interests is critical to extending their learning. We want to give them the opportunities and the chance to explore, make links and create. We never know from one day to the next what they’ll create.

Using resources like the bricks, tools and visuals inspire children to use their imagination and creativity because they can provide endless possibilities as children explore their own lines of enquiry. Where possible we will be encouraging the children to take the lead in their learning and support them by providing new resources and provocations or introducing new ideas to extend the children’s explorations.