Tonal Rainbow Small World Loose Parts Collection

Overview

• These loose part pieces bring together a vivid world of imagination and creativity to support in small world explorations and construction. Working on children's early literacy skills, communication and language, mathematical development and problem solving.

• Loose Part play can strengthen early mathematical skills as it enables children to sort and classify the different shaped pieces like pebbles, boulders, and arches. It can help to foster language development through play by using descriptive language. With a variety of tones you can encourage new vocabulary during discussions, using colour names such as ruby and crimson. As children manipulate these colourful wooden pieces to create their narratives and structures, they delve into a world of language and storytelling. This can develop their literacy and creative thinking skills, laying the foundation for more complex learning as they grow. It offers opportunities for children to work independently or collaboratively in group activities.

• Supporting the EYFS curriculum, this loose parts collection can help achieve learning outcomes across mathematics, expressive arts and physical development. By facilitating activities such as sorting and stacking, they promote understanding in numerical patterns and spatial reasoning, alongside the manipulation of different shapes and sizes in small hands, catering to early childhood development.