Anna and Skye’s walkie talkie shop Scroll to learning area

Five year olds, Anna and Skye have been creating some walkie talkies. They are setting up a shop and working out how to sell them. They’re going to need some customers.

Good for looking at

• Creativity
• Imaginary play
• Pretend play
• Socialising
• Speech, language and communication
• Maths in context
• Understanding the world

Notice

• What cues can you see that show what the children are interested in? (Look out for non-verbal and body language as well as spoken language)
• How the children are learning?
• Which areas of play, development, engagement and characteristics of learning can you observe?
• In what ways does the adult support the children’s learning?
• How does the environment and the materials provided support the children’s learning?