Making a swing together with Dad (4 pictures)

Building a swing - learn through play about working together and sequence.

How is a swing put together? In this interactive preschool activity, children discover in a playful way how a girl builds a swing in the garden together with Dad and then swings on it. The task seems simple: drag the 4 images to the correct place so that the story is shown correctly. This sorting activity with exactly 4 pictures helps preschoolers discover the correct sequence step by step.

Preschoolers practise their logical thinking by placing images in the correct order. They learn to think about what happens first and what comes later. This helps them develop a better understanding of time sequence, chronology and cause-and-effect relationships.

In addition, this free app stimulates language development. Each image is supported by clear spoken sentences. Children hear many spoken words and concepts. By looking, listening and acting at the same time, new vocabulary is remembered better.

The activity also contributes to world orientation. Preschoolers discover how you can build something step by step and how working together helps achieve a nice result. This helps them better understand the world around them.

Thanks to the simple drag-and-drop controls, children also practise their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and digital skills. The free app is suitable for use on tablets, computers, interactive whiteboards and other digital learning environments.

This educational activity is ideal for preschool teachers, support teachers, parents and supervisors who are looking for a fun way to work on sequence, cooperation, building, sense of time, vocabulary development, listening skills, world orientation and digital literacy.

Let children discover through play how a swing is built step by step and at the same time give them a strong foundation for language, thinking and learning.

In the online logbook, parents and teachers can easily view afterwards which apps were played and which results were achieved.

Learning goals

• Language development
  • Listening to and understanding simple spoken sentences.
  • Expanding vocabulary around dad, swing, rope, plank, building and swinging.
  • Obtaining information from spoken language supported by images.
  • Making connections between spoken sentences and matching pictures.
  • Understanding concepts such as building, making, ready, first, afterwards and at the end.
  • Retelling a simple event using pictures.
• Logical and mathematical thinking
  • Ordering a series of pictures logically.
  • Placing events in the correct order.
  • Reasoning about what happens first, afterwards and last.
  • Recognising cause and effect within a concrete situation.
  • Solving a problem by comparing and arranging pictures.
  • Understanding that different steps are needed to reach a final result.
• World orientation / Orientation to the world
  • Recognising that people can make or build something together.
  • Understanding that separate parts can form a usable whole together.
  • Connecting experiences around the garden, play, help and cooperation with recognisable images.
  • Observing change: from separate parts to a finished swing.
  • Understanding that playground equipment can only be used when it is finished and safe.
• Sense of time
  • Recognising a simple chronological order.
  • Understanding concepts such as first, then, afterwards and finally.
  • Ordering a short event with a beginning, middle and end.
  • Recognising change over time in a series of pictures.
  • Following a step-by-step plan from preparation to final result.
• Social and emotional development
  • Recognising that a child and an adult are working together on a task.
  • Understanding that asking for help and receiving help can be part of an activity.
  • Recognising positive feelings when achieving a result.
  • Experiencing that cooperation can lead to enjoyment in play.
• Digital literacy
  • Using a digital application purposefully.
  • Performing drag-and-drop movements to solve a task.
  • Using digital media to practise, listen and learn.
  • Working independently or with guidance on an interactive exercise.
• Motor development
  • Practising fine motor skills by dragging and dropping pictures.
  • Strengthening eye-hand coordination when using a mouse, touchscreen or digital board.
  • Acting purposefully and in a controlled way within a digital environment.

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