• Begin to develop complex stories using small world equipment like animal sets, dolls and dolls houses.
• EYFS, Expressive Arts & Design
• Make imaginative and complex ‘small worlds’.
• EYFS, Understanding the World
• Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them.
• EYFS, Expressive Arts & Design
• Promotes pretend play.
• Inspire imaginations with this set of twelve beautiful, pure wool, neutral-toned small world trees.
• Enhance small world play with these trees, ideal for supporting colour recognition, counting, and sorting.
• This collection of twelve distinct small world trees, each crafted from natural wool and featuring twisted wooden trunks, offers a durable and tactile learning resource for children. The varying tones and sizes stimulate sensory development and aid in teaching colour differentiation and size scaling.
The trees are open-ended in the sense that children will imagine them to be other things, like microphones!
• Children can creatively integrate these trees into various thematic play scenarios, effectively bringing imaginative stories to life. This active engagement helps to deepen their understanding of the world and enhances their narrative skills. The trees collectively can represent different environments, promoting an appreciation of nature and seasons in an engaging manner.
Aligned with the EYFS curriculum, these trees support goals in expressive arts by enabling children to develop complex stories and play environments. The set also serves educational purposes by helping children comprehend seasonal changes in the natural world, thereby supporting both creative and scientific learning outcomes.
• Explore colour and texture with the beautiful natural wool top and twisted wooden trunk.
• An engaging and unique addition to small world play.
• Featuring four different tones.