Placement Experience For 18 Months Old Child

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gewoods
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Placement Experience For 18 Months Old Child

Post by gewoods » Thu May 29, 2025 3:50 pm

Hi, I' currently doing my placement and as a part of my work I have to create an experience for my focus child that continues over multiple days (2-3 days) and requires me to add, modify or ammend the experience. I honestly have no clue and was wondering if anyone else has had to do this and could give me some inspo? my focus child is 18months


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Re: Placement Experience For 18 Months Old Child

Post by Lorina » Sat Sep 12, 2026 7:03 pm

For an 18‑month‑old, keep it super simple and build on their curiosity. Think multi‑day sensory play like starting with water play day one, then adding cups/spoons day two, and maybe coloured ice cubes day three. Or try block play, day one just stacking, day two add animals/people, and day three bring in cars or ramps. The idea is you’re tweaking the setup each day so they explore new ways to use the same materials. At that age, outcomes are about exploration, cause‑and‑effect, and building confidence, not fancy projects.

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