Can We Explore It?

What is an explorer? What do they do? How do they travel and what do they find? A chance to find out more about explorers and for young explorers to do some exploring themselves. This free-flow session will capture the children’s imaginations through a variety of activities from map drawing and bag packing to fancy dress and messy play.

Session aim:

• To encourage play centring around the idea of being an explorer.

Session objectives:

• Identify different items an explorer would need on their travels and the types of places they might visit.
• Retell our own journeys to and from the museum through drawing.
• Engage with messy play and the creation of different explorer environments and the types of animals that might inhabit them.

Curriculum links (Department for Education):

• Fine Motor Skills: “Begin to show accuracy and care when drawing.”
• Writing: “Write simple phrases and sentences that can be read by others.”
• People, Culture and Communities: “Describe their immediate environment using knowledge from observation, discussion, stories, non-fiction texts and maps”.
• The Natural World: “Know some similarities and differences between the natural world around them and contrasting environments, drawing on their experiences and what has been read in class”.
• Creating with Materials: “Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function”.