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Examples of questions at Blank Levels 1-4 – play and continuous provision
Below are some examples of Blank Levels 1-4 questions to ask during play at home and continuous provision in school. Try to match your questions to what your child is doing.
Home corner
Level 1
- What is this?
- Find me a cup
- Find another one like this
- Where is the teapot?
Level 2
- What do we cut with?
- What other food can we have to eat? (objects in sight)
- Find me a big plate
- Teddy is eating cake and dolly is eating strawberries. Who is eating cake?
Level 3
- Give teddy a drink and then give dolly some cake
- Tell me how to make a sandwich
- Teddy wants a cup of tea. What does he say?
- Teddy is eating dolly’s cake. How does dolly feel?
Level 4
- What do we need to make a cake?
- Why can’t we cook the cake in the washing machine?
- Teddy feels ill. Why do you think teddy feels ill?
- What could we do to make teddy feel better?
Water play
Level 1
- What is this?
- Find another one like this
- What did you see in the water?
- Where is the boat?
Level 2
- Show me something we can use to catch the fish
- What other animals live in the water? (objects in sight)
- Find me a red fish
- The fish is swimming under the boat. Where is the fish?
Level 3
- Catch a fish and put it in the bucket
- Find me something that lives in the water that does not have feet
- What is a frog?
- Baby duck is lost, what does he say? How does he feel?
Level 4
- Why can’t a fish live out of the water?
- Why did the bucket sink?
- Baby duck is lost, what could he do? What would you do?
- What else could you use to catch a fish? (objects not in sight)
Snack time
Level 1
- What is this?
- Which one is the banana?
- What are these called?
- What are you eating?
Level 2
- What do we use to cut the apple?
- Name some other fruit we have or snack (objects in sight)
- Milk comes from cows. Where does milk come from?
- What shape is your plate?
Level 3
- Which food on your plate is not fruit?
- What does ‘healthy’ mean?
- How do we eat a banana?
- What happens after a snack?
Level 4
- Why do we wash our hands before we eat a snack?
- Why is the milk cold?
- What made the butter melt on your toast?
- Why can’t we eat the banana without peeling it?
Farm
Level 1
- What is this?
- Where is the pig?
- Find me the tractor
- Where are the ducks?
Level 2
- Find me something that the farmer drives
- Name me some other farm animals (objects in sight)
- The cows are eating grass and the pig is asleep. Who is sleeping? What are the cows doing?
- Find me the big horse
Level 3
- Put the pig in the tractor and the horse in the barn
- The farmer’s dog is hiding. How does the farmer feel? What does the farmer say?
- Find me an animal that does not live on the farm
- What does ‘harvest’ mean?
Level 4
- The farmer’s tractor will not work. What should he do?
- How can the farmer get to the shops now?
- The fence has fallen down. What do you think made the fence fall down?
- Why might the horses run away?
Outside play
Level 1
- What is this?
- Find me a bike
- What did you hear?
- What did you see?
Level 2
- Where is the big ball?
- What other toys can we play with? (objects in sight)
- Find me 2 hoops
- What is happening?
Level 3
- Run and touch the fence and then bring the hoop to me. Ready, steady, go!
- Find me something that you can play with that does not bounce
- What does ‘safe’ mean?
- Tell me how to play the game
Level 4
- Why will the bike break if I ride it?
- Why can’t we play outside when it is raining?
- What makes the car move?
- What should we do to keep safe on the bike?
Playdough
Level 1
- What is this?
- Find me another one like this
- Where is the rolling pin?
- Where are the cutters?
Level 2
- Which one can we use for rolling out the playdough?
- What are you making?
- Find me a star shaped cutter
- Name me some more shapes (objects in sight)
Level 3
- Roll out the playdough and then find me the circle cutter
- Tell me how you made your sausages and stars
- What might happen to the playdough next? (when putting playdough through a press and so on)
- What does ‘smooth’ mean?
Level 4
- Why can’t we roll out the playdough with the cutter?
- What could you do if you did not have a rolling pin?
- What made the playdough go flat?
- Why is it called playdough?
Sandpit
Level 1
- What is this called?
- Find me a bucket
- Where is the spade?
- Find another one like this
Level 2
- What are you making?
- Find me something we can use for digging
- Find me the little bucket
- The crab is hiding under the sand and the starfish is in the bucket. Where is the crab?
Level 3
- Find me the digger and then hide it under the sand
- Tell me how to make a sandcastle
- What might happen next? (as you lift the bucket up to reveal the sandcastle)
- I like your shells for decoration. What does decoration mean?
Level 4
- What made the sandcastle fall down?
- What can we do to stop the sandcastle falling down next time?
- The crab is stuck in the sand. What can he do?
- What other things might you find at the seaside? (objects out of sight)
Story
Level 1
- What is this called?
- Where is the… ?
- What did you see?
- Find me the…
Level 2
- Who is it?
- What is that?
- Where are they?
- What is happening?
Level 3
- Tell me the story
- What might happen next?
- How does Alice feel?
- What happens at the beginning and the end?
Level 4
- Why did X do that?
- What could she do?
- What would you do?
- How do you know Y?
Dolls house
Level 1
- What is this called?
- Find me another one like this
- Where is the bath?
- Where are the chairs?
Level 2
- What do we use a chair for?
- We sleep in a…
- Mum is cooking tea and the boy is in his bedroom playing. What is mum doing? Where is the boy? Who is cooking?
- What is happening?
Level 3
- Make the girl hide under the bed and the boy hide in the bath
- The boy is jumping on the table. What might happen next? What might mum say?
- What does ‘worried’ mean?
Level 4
- How can we tell this is the kitchen?
- Why will the boy get into trouble?
- Mum has burnt her hand cooking. What should she do?
- Why can’t we sleep in the bath?
Car mat and garage
Level 1
- What is this?
- Where is the fire engine?
- What did you hear?
- Find the police car
Level 2
- Find the red car
- The car is going to the garage to get some petrol. What is the car doing?
- What is happening?
- What else has wheels? (objects in sight)
Level 3
- The car has arrived at the garage. What happens next?
- Find me something else we can drive that is not a car
- The car will not start. What does the driver say? How does the driver feel?
- What does frustrated mean?
Level 4
- Why will the cars crash?
- What could the silver car do to avoid a crash?
- Oh dear! The cars have crashed. What should we do?
- Why should we wear seatbelts when in a car?
For more information please contact the Speech and Language Therapy Service at Flockton House.
Telephone: 0114 226 2333
Email: scn-tr.slt-sheffield@nhs.net
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Disclaimer
Please note: this is a generic information sheet relating to care at Sheffield Children’s NHS FT. These details may not reflect treatment at other hospitals. This information is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. Always follow your healthcare professionals’ instructions. If this resource relates to medicines, please read it alongside the medicine manufacturer’s patient information leaflet. If this information has been translated into another language from English, efforts have been made to maintain accuracy, but there may still be some translation errors. If you are unsure about any of the guidance in this resource or have specific questions about how it relates to your child, always ask your healthcare professional for further advice.
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