How can I make an adult directed role play 'garden centre' into a child initiated environment?
Although my question is specific, it relates to any role play theme - so the answer to my question will enable me to become a more skilled and dynamic practitioner - who can utilise the role play area effectively and help me to develop actions that will make a difference to learning and development of the children. There is a huge emphasis on creativity, nationally and within our own school plan. At present I feel confident and able to effectively deliver the EYFS objectives and teach with a thematic and creative approach - but find it a challenge to maintain balance when providing children with child-initiated play opportunities in the role play area. I feel I will learn a great deal by working with Dan Lea (AST) and look forward to him coming into the setting to offer advice and guidance. I understand that child initiated play is integral to the development of young children and value it's importance within the curriculum. By researching my chosen question I hope to develop as an Early Years teacher and feel confident that my skills will impact upon learning.
Thursday 12 March 2009
Sunday 1 March 2009
Exploring creative responses to music
This project aims to provide the children with the time, space, resources and autonomy to lead their own creative learning. After listening to a selected piece of music the children will be given the freedom to explore and record their responses as they see fit. These explorations and creations will be shared amongst their peers with the children evaluating and explaining why they choose to record their responses in the way they did.
Why are these outcomes important to the collective or individual. (ecology.)
“I want to explore how the children will respond to this different learning setting. How the children will use their imaginative responses and how such responses will vary. As a practitioner it gives me the chance to look at how I can change and adapt my provision in this unique context.” (Laura)
“This project will give the children a unique and stimulating opportunity to be truly creative and lead their own learning. Furthermore it will also challenge the comfort zones of us adults, taking out of the equation our directing roles and looking at the effects of a more nurturing response. This project will further develop flexibility within the team and timetable to accommodate equally creative peer to peer research space” (Dan)
Project leader: Laura Smith.
Why are these outcomes important to the collective or individual. (ecology.)
“I want to explore how the children will respond to this different learning setting. How the children will use their imaginative responses and how such responses will vary. As a practitioner it gives me the chance to look at how I can change and adapt my provision in this unique context.” (Laura)
“This project will give the children a unique and stimulating opportunity to be truly creative and lead their own learning. Furthermore it will also challenge the comfort zones of us adults, taking out of the equation our directing roles and looking at the effects of a more nurturing response. This project will further develop flexibility within the team and timetable to accommodate equally creative peer to peer research space” (Dan)
Project leader: Laura Smith.
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