At (name of camp) in (location), they provide numerous nature walks and hikes throughout the day. Additionally, the routine and structured time combined with fun and sometimes unstructured activities offer a nice balance, and teaches effective time management. Children learn a sense of community in a different way than schools, as many of the achievements, goals, and rewards are based on collaborative efforts. By learning songs and chants in the mess hall and uncovering inside jokes, the adolescents learn that everyone is more alike than different. At (name of camp), the main focus of the camp is to create a bully free zone where everyone learns how to function within a functional community.
1.1 Describe why outdoor play is important to children’s learning and development Outdoor play is important for children’s learning and development as it is central to young children’s learning and development. Teachers should note that the outdoor is beneficial to learn in as well as the indoors as well as indoors and more interesting as well. Indoor and outdoor activities needs to be viewed as a combined and integrated environment, this meant that what is offered in the classroom should be offered outside a swell. While playing outside, if the children feel like they don’t want to lay outside anymore they have a right to go inside if they wish. Teachers have a responsibility to plan all outdoor activities, in my placement the teacher will plan the day before and put different toys out each time, activities may include balancing, scooters, or climbing.
Discuss definitions and elaborate if needed, providing children with more factual information. Display a picture clearly showing the strata of the forest. Introduce terms and discuss each section of the forest. Show measurements for emergent and canopy. Discuss rounding and down scaling to produce consistent measurements for all class to work with.
The Swedish curriculum for preschool is the ultimate determinant of the kind of education all childhood learning settings adhere to in Sweden. The ministry of education and Science is responsible for the educational system starting from preschool to university. According to the National Agency for Education (2009) Swedish early childhood settings are called pre schools and these are available to children aged one-five and is accessed by 82% of the countries children. In Sweden teachers either have a university degree or a high school degree which makes them qualified professionals in the field. The Australian Journal of Early Childhood (2011) states that the Swedish Parliament (Education Act) and curriculum (Government) respectively set the national goals in Sweden in a democratic way putting an emphasis on freedom and integrity which is equality of all people which means gender equality and solidarity with the weak a value that needs to be embedded.
It was also easy to plan a theme such as the farm animals theme for the class to participate in that week. I found it easy to plan this part of the lesson because I know that children love animals and it would be a subject that they would be interested in, and one that would hold their attention. There are also lots of fun things to do around the animals theme. 2. What components were difficult for me to complete when planning the lesson?
The traditional schooling system in the Ladakhi culture worked with the seasons which would allow the students to be in school during the months that are unsuitable for farming. Traditional education was kids learning from their grandparents, family, friends, and from the nature of the world. “Education was the product of an intimate relationship with the community and its environment.” (pg. 110) Also, they would learn from their personal experiences like how to recognize different strains of barley. The children would learn about the connection, process, and change in the natural world surrounding them through personal experiences as well.
The author goes on to talk about the second ceremony and how it was used to bond Wind-Wolf spiritually with the “Great Spirit”, the “Grandfather Sun, and the “Grandmother Moon.” These ceremonies are a tradition to show respect to the new born and to ensure that the bonding helps lead him to a path of spirituality. Lake continues his letter by explaining the importance of the traditional Indian baby basket and how Wind-Wolf was strapped in the basket. The baby basket became his first seat to his classroom. Meaning that in the baby basket Wind-Wolf will observe and learn many things. Lake also mentions that the baby basket provides the child with the knowledge he would eventually use to survive in his culture.
Criterion 1 The article given was written by Donald Christie, Andrew Tomie, Christine Howe and Keith Topping and focuses on supporting group work in Scottish primary classrooms: improving the quality of collaborative dialogue. This explored whether the students possessed the skills of collaboratively working with other children in a group setting, Six hundred children took part in this study over twenty four schools/classes and thirty one teachers volunteered to take part. The aims of the project were to find how the influence of the school context (urban/rural) and class ages (primary 6 and primary 7) could improve the quality of collaborative dialogue and support group work. The study aimed to gather data on the effects of the study on students, to assess the effectiveness of study, and to think about how the findings could be used in practice in the future. Piaget had a clear impact on developmental psychology.
After the discussion we can continue the introduction with a visual aid such as a movie documentary of a tropical rainforest to give a taste to the children of what is to become their lessons for the coming weeks. Subjects where the tropical rainforest project will be included in lessons are: 1. Language: read the book ‘The Great Kapok Tree’ by Lynne Cherry. Discuss the story with the children and also introduce the new vocabulary. 2.
How to plan Circle Time Circle Time is practiced in preschools all over. The children are usually split into groups according to age and abilities. It is usually based around the theme of the week, which may include farm animals, ABC’s and 1 2 3’s, shapes and sizes, the five senses, and much more. Early Childhood Educators use this time to assist children through fun and educational activities that will help prepare them for the later school years. The foundation for positive guidance and a successful circle time, you must choose activities that the children will be interested in, give clear and simple directions, acknowledge positive behaviors, and monitor and respond to keep the children interested.