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Nursery Who Uses This? Helper Matching Mat

Children match six helpers with the tools they use, from a stethoscope to a fire hose. • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Matching mat. • 6 tool cards that fit the spaces. Linked to Development Matters for three and four-year-olds. Print-ready PDF.

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Who Uses This?: matching mat. A matching mat with six helpers and a space beside each one. Children find the tool each helper uses: a stethoscope, a fire hose, a police hat, a parcel, a toothbrush and a first aid kit. The tool cards fit the spaces exactly. Children explain how each tool helps. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Matching mat. • 6 tool cards that fit the spaces. Ideas for using it: • Match it: Who uses the stethoscope? • Why? What does the doctor use it for? • Role play: Use real props in the role-play area. • Feely bag: Pull out a tool and find its helper. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Use a wider range of vocabulary. • Use longer sentences of four to six words. • Talk about what they see, using a wide vocabulary. • Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.Read more

Who Uses This?: matching mat. A matching mat with six helpers and a space beside each one. Children find the tool each helper uses: a stethoscope, a fire hose, a police hat, a parcel, a toothbrush and a first aid kit. The tool cards fit the spaces exactly. Children explain how each tool helps. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • Matching mat. • 6 tool cards that fit the spaces. Ideas for using it: • Match it: Who uses the stethoscope? • Why? What does the doctor use it for? • Role play: Use real props in the role-play area. • Feely bag: Pull out a tool and find its helper. Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Use a wider range of vocabulary. • Use longer sentences of four to six words. • Talk about what they see, using a wide vocabulary. • Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.

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