Creative Development

This Area of Learning:

• inspires your child to explore colour and colour changes
• helps your child to explore shape and texture
• encourages your child to explore using all of their senses
• will develop an interest in music, singing and music-making
• helps your child to understand two and three dimensional shapes
• encourages your child to express themselves and communicate their ideas in many ways: Art, Design, Dance, Drama, Imaginative play, Music and Movement
• develops your child's confidence in representing their ideas in their own ways
• supports the understanding of different methods of joining things together
• will develop your child's ability to use a range of tools and techniques
• extends your child's vocabulary by introducing new words linked to creative activities such as 'high' and 'low' pitch when playing music