Need an activity. Stuck!!

[LaurenBridge]

For my observation i need to plan an activity that will promote lots of communication between me and the children. The children i work with are between 1 year - 18 months old.

Really stuck

Thanks for anyones help

[Ruthierhyme]

Hi, children's verbal communication is largely in development at this stage so a focus on body language may help you feel as though the 'lots' element is fulfilled.

Round and round the garden with lots of facial expression as the rhyme's repeated, finger tracing, eye contact and play with teddy bears if available.

Copy games with clapping and directional words - up, down, left, right, roll, crawl, sit, stand, stop, go - great if you've a carpeted area to provide a boundary for play, introduce a ball to pass between the children and yourself.

Float ducks in bowl on the floor/tray/sink with waterproofed laminated children's names/faces, plastic fruits and large nets to scoop them all up. Have buckets to contain the items, supporting potential schema and enabling the children to see what they have and how they can replace them back to the water.

Play chase me catch me calmly with sit n rides - use facial expression to guide play & speed and bollard resources for in and out manouvering.

Shape sorters are fun where you can name the bricks, their colours and balance each of them on a knee, a head, back of hand ..

Hth xx

[LittleJems]

For my observation I had some children's cds on which we sang too, i also had musical instruments and ribbons and cloths and spoke to them about the instruments played peek a boo with the cloths and ribbons etc. my children were 2yr 16mth and 11mths at the time.