Sequencing

This series of books provides ready-made ideas for developing all the essential skills within the Early Learning Goals and also many of those covered by the Baseline Assessment schemes. Each book takes one particular skill and includes double-page spreads of activity ideas. The left-hand page provides a practical group activity using resources typically found in any nursery setting. This is supported by a photocopiable activity on the right-hand page, which consolidates the learning and provides an assessment record of each child's individual achievement. The final page contains a photocopiable Skills Development Chart to place in each child's personal portfolio. The ability to sequence events and objects is essential for young children to help them make sense of the world around them. It is a skill that links in to all areas of the curriculum but particularly reading, writing and maths. This book will encourage children to remember the sequence of words in a rhyme; to act out a sequence of actions and create a simple sequence of numbers. It includes looking at the sequence of meals in a day and the seasonsover a year. All the ideas involve the children in practical explorations.