Resources: Leaves, paper, glue,

Implementation

Lots of children have been sharing their leaf play and discoveries with us. We hope you enjoyed our Leaf Man story read by Nicola, you can find it here- 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLEMeqLITwo&t=20s

Go for a walk and look for Autumn leaves and have a go at making your own Leaf Man, don’t forget to ask your children some questions along the way. Below we have listen the criteria of learning development this activity meets. 

• What does Leaf Man look like?
• Who will you make?
• What will you need?
• What could you use to make their face?

Intent – Learning Goals

Moving and Handling

22-36 months

• Shows control in holding and using jugs to pour, hammers, books and mark-making tools.
• Beginning to use three fingers

30-50 months

• Uses one-handed tools and equipment

40-60 months

• Uses simple tools to effect changes to materials.
• Handles tools, objects, construction and malleable materials safely and with increasing control.

Literacy

22-36 months

• Has some favourite stories, rhymes, songs, poems or jingles

30-50 months

• Describes main story settings, events and principal characters.
• Shows interest in illustrations and print in books and print in the environment.

40-60 months

• Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by their experiences of books.
• Enjoys an increasing range of books.

Being Imaginative

22-36 months

• Beginning to use representation to communicate, e.g. drawing a line and saying ‘That’s me.’

30-50 months

• Captures experiences and responses with a range of media, such as music, dance and paint and other materials or words.

40-60 months

• Create simple representations of events, people and objects.

Exploring and using media and materials

30-50 months

• Joins construction pieces together to build and balance.
• Realises tools can be used for a purpose.

40-60 months

• Understands that different media can be combined to create new effects.
• Manipulates materials to achieve a planned effect.
• Constructs with a purpose in mind, using a variety of resources.
• Uses simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately.
• Selects appropriate resources and adapts work where necessary.
• Selects tools and techniques needed to shape, assemble and join materials they are using.