Give as much opportunity as possible for children to move freely between indoors and outdoors.
Talk to children about their movements and help them to explore new ways of moving, such as squirming, slithering and twisting along the ground like a snake, and moving quickly, slowly or on tiptoe.
Encourage body tension activities such as stretching, reaching, curling, twisting and turning.
Be aware that children need to practise walking, climbing and jumping on a range of different surfaces
Provide a range of wheeled toys to encourage children’s balance such as toys to pedal, scooters, toys to sit astride.
Provide safe spaces where children can explore, challenge themselves and solve problems like how to balance on beams or climb ladders.
Agree acceptable levels of risk and challenge to enable children to explore and acquire new skills and abilities.
Encourage children in their efforts, such as to pour a drink from an appropriately sized jug and to manipulate objects in their play: Can you put the dolly’s arm in the coat?
Provide an easily accessible range of tools, loose parts and construction equipment to encourage children’s emerging manipulative skills.
