Sign in. Domestic role-play is a core part of continuous provision in Early Years classrooms. This area of provision provides pupils with a permanent space to explore everyday routines as they develop new learning. Alongside a small group of pupils plan a simple pretend! Gently guiding play, add a narrative of getting ready to go somewhere familiar and accessible. To support thinking, you could display a simple list of pictures of places which you know the pupils will be familiar with such as the school, supermarkets, the library, the park, garage.
This visual aid will support pupils to make choices and talk about where they might be getting ready to go today. As play develops you could encourage ideas about what you might need when you are getting ready to go out, these will be different depending on your location, context and community. For example: a shoe basket, a place to store letters, mail and packages, school uniform, a clock, sunglasses, hat, scarf, coat, wellies, rain jacket, a buggy or pram, keys, a map or information leaflet, bags to pack, lunch boxes and bottles.
Another simple visual aid could be a weather chart, or even a whiteboard in the entrance to your home area where the pupils record a weather symbol to show what the weather is like today. Other areas of your provision could take on the role of destination for these outings — the book area becomes the library, the outdoor area becomes the park, four chairs set up becomes a car — with many opportunities to expand play, problem-solve and develop knowledge.
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Join the GA. Search Search. What do we need for going out? Physical development: Using a range of resources at various scales, including authentic resources such as pots and pans and thinking carefully about how these are displayed for pupils to access will encourage development of gross and fine motor skills. Expressive arts and design: Pupils begin to add narratives to their play Communication and language: This activity provides opportunities for interactions, back and forth exchanges, encouraging use of new vocabulary and speaking.
