Reception: Expressive Arts & Design

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Activity One - Construction

Activity 1

Construction
  • Lets build
  • Investigate
  • Numbers and patterns
Activity Two - Messy Play

Activity 2

Messy Play
  • Explore & Experiment
  • Mixing Colours
  • Potions
  • Rainbow Spaghetti
  • Mud Kitchen
Activity Three - Sand

Activity 3

Sand
  • Exploring sand
  • Hidden treasure
  • Imaginative play
Activity Four - Water

Activity 4

Water
  • Exploring water
  • Mixing colours
  • Ice
  • Fishing
  • Boats
  • Imaginative play
Activity Five - Modelling

Activity 5

Modelling
  • Modelling materials
  • Loose parts
  • Imprint
  • Junk modelling
Activity Six - Role Play

Activity 6

Role Play
  • Home corner
  • Themed role play
  • Fantasy play
  • Small world play
Activity Seven - Music Games

Activity 7

Music Games
  • Exploring Music Games
  • Mixing colours
  • Ice
  • Fishing
  • Boats
  • Imaginative play

Expressive Art and Design Activities

Construction

Activity 1

Construction

Hands-On Activities:
  • Lets build
  • Investigate
  • Numbers and patterns
Messy Play

Activity 2

Messy Play

Hands-On Activities:
  • Explore & Experiment
  • Mixing Colours
  • Potions
  • Rainbow Spaghetti
  • Mud Kitchen
Sand

Activity 3

Sand

Hands-On Activities:
  • Exploring sand
  • Hidden treasure
  • Imaginative play

Water

Activity 4

Water

Hands-On Activities:
  • Exploring water
  • Mixing colours
  • Ice
  • Fishing
  • Boats
  • Imaginative play

Modelling

Activity 5

Modelling

Hands-On Activities:
  • Modelling materials
  • Loose parts
  • Imprint
  • Junk modelling

Role Play

Activity 6

Role Play

Hands-On Activities:
  • Home corner
  • Themed role play
  • Fantasy play
  • Small world play

Music Games

Activity 7

Music Games

Hands-On Activities:
  • Exploring Music Games
  • Mixing colours
  • Ice
  • Fishing
  • Boats
  • Imaginative play

Hands-On Expressive Arts and Design Activities

Welcome to Hands-On Education, where we provide primary school teachers and home educators with information to help them teach their students in a fun and engaging way. Our Reception ages educational activities are perfect for those teaching students about understanding the world, literacy, and personal, social and emotional development. These activities are designed to help support children in their learning journey and make teaching easier for you.

Expressive Arts & Design is an essential part of early learning goals for young children. It helps them to explore and express themselves through various art forms, including music, dance, drama, and visual art. Hands-On Education understands the importance of this component and has created seven free topics within this category. Each topic contains multiple activity suggestions that will help children to develop their creativity, imagination, and self-expression.

We believe that learning should be fun and engaging, especially for young children. That's why we have created these free resources to assist primary school teachers and home educators in providing an exciting and stimulating learning experience for children. Our aim is to be a hub of information where teachers and parents can find quick and easy solutions to their problems.

To access all these fantastic ideas, all you need to do is login or create a free account. Our resources are available anytime and completely free of charge. We hope that our light and engaging approach to teaching and general information shines through in these resources and helps to inspire creativity and self-expression in young children.

To help you get started, we have compiled a list of engaging and fun activities that will help your students learn while having fun. For understanding the world, we suggest taking your students on a nature walk to observe the world around them. This will help them develop their observational skills and curiosity. For literacy, we suggest reading aloud to your students and encouraging them to participate by asking questions and making predictions. This will help them develop their language and comprehension skills. For personal, social and emotional development, we suggest playing games that encourage cooperation and empathy, such as "What Would You Do?" or "Feelings Bingo."

At Hands-On Education, we understand that teachers and home educators have very little time on their hands. That's why we strive to be a hub of information and provide quick and easy solutions to a variety of problems. Don't hesitate to create your free account today to access even more resources and information. We hope our light and engaging approach to teaching and general information shines through in the language we use, and we look forward to helping you and your students succeed.

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