1.1 Explain The Importance Of Construction Play For Children And Young People

Construction play is important for two year olds so in the setting there should be opportunities for the child to explore and learn about it. For example an activity could be planned where the children are creating animals out of arrange of material like cardboard , cloth as well as materials that have different texture for the children to explore. During the activity the practitioners should encourage the children with exploring their ideas as well as complimenting them while they are making it to help them feel confident with what they are doing. Once the children have completed the child can be encouraged to talk about what they have found out and if they had any trouble how could they fix it for example if they had trouble sticking on the legs. During the activity talking to the children about what they are doing and how the material feels adding in new vocabulary to describe it. This task also allows the children to explore their imagination and think of how to use the materials they have.
For example toys could be added to the sand or glitter into the water. For this activity the practitioner should have a range of different toys of different sizes, shapes and textures for the child to explore with. Encouraging them to talk about it and asking things like ‘how much water can you get in that bucket’. It is important to ask open ended questions so the children can express their idea’s. The range of toys and materials could help discuss the different shapes that they can see in the toy box. The children will be able to explore the feel and movement of the water and sand when they are doing certain things with it for example pouring water between two cups. The practitioner can ask the children about how heavy the buckets are when they are filled up with different amounts of water and sand as well as using words like ‘lighter’ or