Encouraging children to explore and investigate how things work enables them to develop sustained shared thinking through problem-solving and thinking of new ideas and solutions. It is crucial, therefore, to provide science resources that encourage the children to explore and investigate and enables them to consolidate and extend their existing knowledge.
LIFECYCLE PUZZLES
WESCO
AGE: 4+
PRICE: £21.10 (human lifecycle puzzle) £17.40 (chicken lifecycle)
CONTACT: 0115 989 9765 or sales@wescouk.co.uk
Two wooden lifecycle puzzles. One shows the lifecycle of a chicken from egg onwards, and the human lifecycle puzzle goes from birth to old age.
Tested by Barton Primary and Nursery School, Torquay
'We had similar jigsaws many years ago, for example, a butterfly and frog lifecycle, which were so popular that they were tatty around the edges. But I have not seen them recently. These are very good quality and lovely looking. I would consider buying them.
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