The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), (2012) states that the role of the practitioner is crucial in observing and reflecting on children’s spontaneous play, building on this by planning and providing a challenging environment which supports specific areas of children’s learning and extends and develops children’s language and communication in their play. (See appendix 1 note 2) Another role of the practitioner is to work professionally and responsibly such as to ‘work as part of the team, work with parents and partners, participate in providing an environment that is welcoming and stimulating’ (Tassoni P, et.al, 2007 page 137) and to meet the learning needs of each individual child by providing a range of activities and experiences. A1 While attending placements I have worked to support the learning needs of children in this particular role by working with my supervisor, other staff members and parents or carers. When doing this, practitioners should always be professional, for example using a polite tone of
Goodwillie’s book called, “Breaking Through” and Cameron’s book called, “the Artist’s Way,” focuses on two unique ways of teaching people about creative drama. There are many benefits of using creative drama in the classroom. Social awareness is increased through working with others, and pretending to “be” others. By doing this, a child can learn to understand himself and others. Also, Children learn cooperation, leadership, and communication skills.
The unit also gives the students the opportunity to participate in frequent reflection times and discussions of the movements used to solve problems or explore different ways to move within structured tasks. This is so that all students can develop their movement knowledge and understanding further. As Wall & Murray (1990, p. 345) state,
The children are encouraged to listen and repeat parts of the story which they always enjoy. Children are always encouraged to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write, we use names on the backs of the chairs so the children can recognise which chair is theirs also name cards are collected by each child as they enter the setting and stuck onto the board again encouraging them to recognise names. I think Children should be given access to a wide range of reading materials such as books posters around the setting
If a student struggles with their own self confidence, through allowing them to play other characters they can fully self absorb themselves into different roles and express themselves in different ways. Students become detached from the real world and absorb themselves into ‘play world’ allowing them to push their own self confidence barriers allowing their confidence to flourish and develop. Dramatic learning and through encouraging students to act in different ways and be different people allows the students to gain understanding about feelings and emotions beyond
Education Professionals view on creative learning is broadly understood to be characterised by * Questioning and challenging * Making connections and seeing relationships * Envisaging what may happen * Exploring ideas and keeping options open * Critically reflecting on ideas, actions and outcomes Creativity is about helping children to explore different ways to express themselves through a range of arts and crafts such as drawing, painting, sticking, making things, chalking, music and creative movement, dance and role play. Creativity consists of traditional creative arts and developing the imagination and imaginative play through various activities such as role play and small world play. Creativity involves exploring emotions and expressions thus the focus of creativity in this term is only partially about creating an end product and
Once students have a sound they must, one at a time, say their word out loud moving around the circle. Students will practice saying the words that each child before them has said and will change speed so that the pace becomes quicker. Students can also change direction. After this warm up, students will need to come up with a word that relates to the British Colonisation and again must use their listening skills to repeat what the person next to them has said.Example:Student 1: ArrivalStudent 2: Arrival, shipsStudent 3: Ships, convicts | Rationale:This drama activity seeks to enhance students’ skills in listening and voice projection. This activity will also help students become aware of the events that took place in the British Colonisation of Australia as they are thinking back to what they have learnt to identify key words or phrases relating to British Colonisation.
How play encourages a child’s development Play encourages a child’s development because it enables children to develop their language skills, social skills, physical-coordination, emotional maturity and exploration skills From birth-three, play encourages self-reliance and helps with problem solving learning about the physical world and how it works around them. From age’s three-eight children learn by using imaginary skills such as playing with materials and practising language. Play is vital for children’s development because it helps to build... Language skills helping them to interact with not only themselves but other children/adults. From birth to three children will more use gestures and toy with words to communicate and as they
This paper will discuss an example of how a child can learn through play in each of these areas of development. Learning through Play An age appropriate, content-rich environment that allows children to explore and play creates energy and enthusiasm that historically, has put a drive to development that is inseparable (Van Hoorn, Nourot, Scales, Alward, 2011). When teachers are engaged in children’s play it helps to enhance their learning through all the areas of development. Cognitive skills are developed through children interacting with people and materials in their environment. As they explore in hands on activities they are learning about patterns, relationships, problem solving and processing of information necessary to help them succeed in school.
The most important role that play can have is to help children to be active, make choices and practice actions to mastery. They should have experience with a wide variety of content (art, music, language, science, math, social relations) because each is important for the development of a complex and integrated brain. Play that links sensori-motor, cognitive, and social-emotional experiences provides an ideal setting from brain development. According to Montessori, the essential dimensions of play are: Voluntary, enjoyable, purposeful and spontaneous Creativity expanded using problem solving skills, social skills, language skills and physical skills Helps expand on new ideas Helps the child to adapt socially Helps to thwart emotional problems If play is the work of the child, toys are the tools. Through toys, children learn about their world, themselves, and others.