When provision is rich and open-ended, children will demonstrate their interest in lines in many different ways. This may include lining up objects; building up; using the body to move up and down or to move things through the air (for example, throwing or squirting water); following a path with a start and end point; and representing lines with language, paint or clay.
Children may make connections with experiences in their own lives, such as a visit to a station (railway tracks) or a fishing trip with grandad (the fishing line.) By observing, listening and talking with children, early years practitioners can build on these experiences and seize the moments when teaching will be most effective.
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