Opinions please...

**Bumble Beez** · 29-10-2013, 05:32 PM

Title boy I care for is 35 months and has been doing this with crayons on and off all day...

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Any ideas what area this would come under?
We've had a lot of discussion about shapes, colours, size and counting too...

I think I've got brain ache

Sarah x

**Maza** · 29-10-2013, 05:41 PM

Your picture made me laugh because I looked after a little one who did the exact same thing with those crayons! She 'had' a connection schema and would try and fit anything and everything together. Could come under physical - hand/eye co-ordination. Has he matched up the colours - I can't remember from the photographs. It's quite a good activity for developing early one-to-one correspondence. Maybe look up connection schema and see if it sounds like your mindee and then put out a few resources to help him further explore using his current schema. x

**Bumble Beez** · 29-10-2013, 05:52 PM

Same child...similar pattern of play...

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Sarah x

**Bumble Beez** · 29-10-2013, 05:53 PM

Will look further into schemas...thank you Maza

Sarah x

Simona · 29-10-2013, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by Bumble Beez

Will look further into schemas...thank you Maza

Sarah x

Toys lined up in a row ...that is definitely positioning in schema
This is fantastic article from NWorld about schemas

EYFS Best Practice: All about... supporting schemas | Nursery World

**Maza** · 29-10-2013, 07:05 PM

Wow, I love your second picture! I bet now you're onto it you'll spot it in lots of different contexts! Fascinating. x

**Bumble Beez** · 29-10-2013, 07:26 PM

Thank you...I knew there would be someone to lend some advice

And thank you for the link Simona x

**Tulip** · 29-10-2013, 07:36 PM

What a clever little chap

Simona · 29-10-2013, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Bumble Beez

Thank you...I knew there would be someone to lend some advice

And thank you for the link Simona x

Hope you find it useful when planning around children's interests and The Characteristics of EL.....I keep that article with my planning...Mrs O will not miss that!