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Home | Store | Forum | What's New | Contact | About | Terms | Links | Storytime | UNCRC Articles for preschool nursery children's care, learning and development  Information Communication and Technology  Music mats for ICT  This page builds on the original surestart webpage: Archived source page   Example activity What will the children do?   Use the music mat in turns to move from one end to the other, exploring the different sounds that they can make. Areas of learning These were based on England's eyfs (2008) 6 areas of  learning       Creative development     Mathematical development - PSRN     Personal, social and emotional development     Physical development - gross and fine motor involvement     Communication and language     Literacy     Understanding of the world     Mathematics     Expressive art and design Use the 'back button to visit the learning goals & then to return.. All 4 UK home nation early years frameworks or England's learning goals of EYFS 2014 What are children able to learn through these activities? based on England's eyfs (2008) early learning goals     Begin to move rhythmically   Recognise and explore how sounds can be changed, recognise sound patterns and match movements to music   Count reliably up to 12   Count in 2’s   Say number names in order Information and communications technology (ICT) levels of differentiation   Able to press the mat in recognised places to create a sound using increasing control   Associate the colours with the sounds and use their knowledge to build a pattern Children’s individual targets that this activity could meet   To be able to use 1-1 correspondence in stepping and counting   To be able to count to 5   To be confident to try a new activity   To have fun in learning within a small group Adult input (including language to be introduced)   To help the children take turns in moving along the music mat   To encourage counting steps   To encourage varying movement patterns and pointing out the connection with sound patterns   Numbers 1-12, colours, pattern, turns, step, dance, jump, left, right, light up Areas & resources inside & out for spontaneous learning   Musical keyboards   Software   Using a tape recorder to listen and move to music both inside and outdoors Sourcing  links are to amazon.co.uk using silkysteps affiliate account  Music mats Questions for assessment opportunities   Can you...?   What happens if...?   How did you do that?   Can you make another pattern?   Can you jump, hop?   How many steps will it take you too..? Observations   Do children move purposefully, listening to the sounds, creating patterns, using rhythm?   Do they explore the different sounds?   Can they count using 1-1 correspondence?   Are they able to use number names in order?   How far can they count accurately?   Support silkysteps free resources and purchase a downloadable copy of  I.C.T. in early years - creative activities  an ebook that blends concepts of technology with creative art.