Puddle play

Description

Puddle play

  • Ask children to draw around the outside of a puddle with a chalk. Keep coming back to the puddle to draw around it as it dries up. Discuss what happens to the water as the sun comes out.
  • Encourage children to find objects to use as stepping stones so they can travel through the puddle without their feet touching the water. You may need to assist them with balancing.
  • Try to splash all the water out of a puddle or sweep it out with a brush. You could time the children and discuss how the time it takes varies according to the size and depth of the puddle.

Related Skills

Jumping forward a short distance ( 7- 10 cm)

Simple small jump upwards from a standstill with both feet together

Jump forwards, backwards and sideways

Shows a growing ability to perform a range of jumps - two feet to one foot, one foot to two feet, hopping, skipping etc

Upper body strength

Pushes a walker, trolley or toy pushchair through space, learning rudimentary control

Walk along a balance beam

Walk easily along a narrow line on the floor

Early movers is a collaborative project between Loughborough University, the NCSEM and Loughborough campus nursery. Our work has been supported with Loughborough University Enterprise Funding through the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF).