Review

Enabling Environments: Tried and Tested - Let's pretend

New resources for role play are reviewed by early years settings that observed how the children used them and reported back to Mary Evans.

Role play enables children to explore all areas of learning through imaginative play. By calling on their own real-life experiences and imaginations they can travel the world of make-believe and identify with different characters while expressing themselves and affirming their own personality.

JUNGLE BACKGROUND - TTS EDUCATION

AGE: 3+

PRICE: £44.99

CONTACT: 0800 318 686 or www.tts-group.co.uk

Atmospheric jungle with background measuring 1.2m x 3m made of Correx, making it lightweight but durable. It folds away flat for storage.

Tested by Bewbush Nursery, Bewbush Children's Centre, West Sussex

'When this piece of equipment arrived I was initially a little disappointed, as I thought it would never last a day in our nursery. We set it up straightaway and it has been in the nursery now for a month - and it is still in one piece and being enjoyed by all our children!

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