Continue to explore the passage of time with children, making sure that all explorations are meaningful. When looking back into a past that is beyond the child's life span, role play provides a 'real' context for learning.
Adult-led activities
Go for growth
Develop children's sense of time through an investigation into plant growth.
Key learning intentions
To understand and use vocabulary related to time
To compare and measure height and size
To find out about plant growth and to observe and talk about changes over time
To use digital photography to document the growth stages at regular intervals
Adult:child ratio planting 1:4; monitoring growth 1:2 or small groups Resources
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