What is a hole? Dictionary definitions describe a hole as 'a hollow place or cavity in a solid body,' 'an excavation made in the ground,' 'an opening through or sunken place on a surface' (Oxford Dictionary). To a young child, holes are more fascinating than that.
Many animals and insects make their homes in holes. Holes can be dug and filled, water can be poured and squirted through large and small holes, and holes can be poked into wet sand and dough.
This is a predictable interest that embraces schematic ideas such as enclosure, enveloping, trajectories and going through boundaries. It is an interest that will capture the imagination of individual and groups of children throughout the year.
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