I plan big chunks of the day for the children to engage in free, uninterrupted, unstructured play!
They have appropriate resources, lots of space, an adult on hand to help and guide them or play with them if invited.
I add more things that interest them if I see a need, but usually they just potter around.
Children need to learn to play... so many do not get the chance nowadays.
The other thing we need to give them is time to do absolutely nothing!
To look out of the window without an over-eager adult pushing a bird book into their hand, to watch a squirrel on the fence without us saying 'come and look at this squirrel book', to lie on their backs and watch the clouds without us asking them what shapes they can see...
these types of activities are as valid for your individual planning as any other interest
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