Attention and listening:•The child needs to wait for the word ‘in’ before the putting sand in the bucket•Waiting for ‘GO’ before knocking their own sandcastle down

Turn taking:•Filling the bucket up as a group and passing the spade along•Choosing someone from the group to knock down their castle

Understanding of language:Equipment needed: big/little stones and shells , bucket and spade

1 word levelFind the stone/shell

2word levelPut the stone on the bucket/spade

3 word levelPut the big/little stone/shell on the bucket/spade

4 word levelPut the big/little stone/shell under/on the bucket/spade

VocabularyVerbs: dig, fill, pat and liftNouns: stone, shell, bucket and spadeAdjectives: empty, full, heavy, wet and dry

Attention and listening:•Waiting for ‘Go’ before pouring water on the water wheel•Waiting for ‘blow’ before blowing bubbles

Turn taking:•Passing bubble blower around the group, emphasising whose turn it is•Taking turns to catch the fish in the water

Understanding of language:Equipment needed: Different coloured fish and frogs and 4 buckets.

1 word levelFind the fish/frog

2 word levelGive a fish/frog to Julie/David

3 word levelPut a fish/frog in Julie/David’s hand/bucket

4 word levelPut the red/green fish/frog in Julie/David’s hand/bucket

VocabularyVerbs: pour, splash and blowNouns: bubble, fish, frog, bucket and netAdjectives: red, yellow, wet and round

Attention and listening:•Listening for a sound to ‘Go’ and ‘Stop’ ( e.g. a bell)•Play the same sound in two different place. Children need to locate where the sound is coming from and run to that place ( could use two adults to play sounds).

Turn taking: •Taking turns to roll or throwing ball to another child•Playing ring games

Understanding of language:Equipment needed: big/little chair and big/little boxes

1 word levelUsing action words ‘jump/sit/run’

2 word levelOmar/Fatima run/jump

3 word levelOmar/Fatima run/jump to the chair/box

4 word levelOmar/Fatima run/jump to the big/little box/chair

VocabularyVerbs: roll, throw, kick, sit, walk and listenNouns: ball, chair, box and feetAdjectives: big and little

Attention and listening:•Listening for a list of items to shop for e.g. buy an apple and cake•Guess the rhyming word ( list supplied). Children need to listen to rhyme and find the word.

Understanding of language:Equipment needed: selection of food, teddy with plate and bowl, doll with plate and bowl.

1 word levelFind the apple/banana

2 word levelGive the apple/banana to doll/teddy

3 word levelPut the apple/banana on teddy/doll’s plate/bowl

4 word levelPut the apple/banana and cake/biscuit on teddy/doll’s plate/bowl

VocabularyVerbs: eat, drink and cookNouns: teddy, doll, plate, bowl,cup, and food itemsAdjectives: hot and cold

Attention and listening:•Building a tower, child waits for a clap before putting the next brick on• Building individual towers, child listens for their name before putting a brick on their tower

Turn taking: •Taking a brick out of a bag, putting it on the tower and passing the bag round•Making a car as a group and taking turns to name the person they are sending it to

Understanding of language:Equipment needed: bridge, box, red and blue bricks and red and blue cars

1 word levelPut it on the bridge ( give car to the child)

2 word levelPut a brick/car on the bridge/box

3 word levelPut a car/brick on/under the bridge/box

4 word levelPut the red/blue brick/car on /under the box/bridge

VocabularyVerbs: build and pushNouns: car, brick, bridge and BoxAdjectives: fast, slow and tallPrepositions: on, under and over

Attention and listening:Match the sound to the animal. For example ‘which one says moo?’

Turn taking: •Placing different pieces of furniture into a bag. Child finds one and guesses what it is and passes the bag around. To make it easier place very different objects in the bag e.g. chair, elephant, car and teddy bear.

Understanding of language:Equipment needed: big and little farm animals, grass and pond

1 word levelFind the cow/sheep

2 word levelPut the sheep/cow on the grass/pond

3 word levelPut the cow/sheep and horse/pig on the grass/pond

4 word levelPut the cow/sheep and big/little pig/horse on the grass/pond

VocabularyVerbs: sleep, run and jumpNouns: animal names, grass and pondAdjectives: long and short