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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      Role-play toys for preschool ICT  This page builds on the original surestart webpage: Archived source page Example activity What will the children do?     Use props to support their role-play.     Recreate their experiences with technology that is part of the world around them.     Touch and control objects in play that they are less likely to be able to in their real worlds.     Areas of learning These were originally based on England's eyfs (2008) 6 areas of  learning       Knowledge and understanding of the world     Mathematical development     Creative development     Communication, language and literacy     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     Use their imagination in role-play   Express and communicate their ideas, thoughts and feelings in role-play   Recognise numerals 1-9   Use language such as ‘more’ or ‘less’   Find out about and identify the uses of everyday technology   Use language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences   Use talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events   Enjoy listening to and using spoken & written language, and readily turn to it in their play & learning.   Interact with others, negotiating plans and activities and taking turns in conversation Resources  links are to amazon.co.uk using silkysteps affiliate account  Scanner till, kettle, toaster, microwave, phone etc Information and communications technology (ICT) levels of differentiation   Able to push buttons   Be stimulated by ICT toys to support their play   Able to experiment with ICT toys for different purposes   Able to use technology from their everyday worlds with a purpose and incorporate it into their play Children’s individual targets, that this activity could meet   Being able to co-operate and share   Communicate events they have been a part of and share experiences   To be able to explore objects and show curiosity about how things work   Sort and match objects Adult input (including language to be introduced)   This activity is set up for children’s spontaneous play   Adult to take a supportive role being led by the children   Modelling, suggesting and structuring uses of ICT equipment as appropriate Questions for assessment opportunities   Did you go to the shops? What did you buy? How did you weigh all that fruit?   Shall we wash these clothes? What shall we use? How do we do this?   Shall we leave a message on the answer phone before we go out? Observation   Are the children able to use their imaginations in play?   What choices are they able to make and what choices do they make?   Is language being used that recreates experiences?   Do children show developing awareness of numbers, print and technology in the environment?   Do they play alongside each other or co-operatively?   Are they able to negotiate and take turns?   Do they show an understanding of the purposes of tools?   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.