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Element 1.2.2 Educators respond to childrens ideas and play and use intentional
teaching to scaffold and extend each childs learning. (National Quality Standard)
educators.
it offers the opportunities for educators to reflect on and develop their own
practice.
It is a legal requirement (under the NQF).
Expanding interests
We know that children learn best when they are interested and engaged. Using
childrens interests as the basis for our follow up activities helps to ensure that learning
is meaningful, interesting and relevant to children. As the Early Years Learning
Framework (EYLF) notes, being responsive to childrens strengths, abilities and
interests helps to ensure motivation and engagement in learning (DEEWR, 2009,
p.14).
When we develop each follow up activity, it must have learning objective (goal), and
learning outcome based on the EYLF, have to give a reason of why that particular
activity is being provided. Also, the activity has to be play based learning, which it can
be a Sensory Play (learning through senses), an Exploratory Play (learning by finding
out), Manipulative Play (learning by touch/feel/manipulating), Dramatic Play (learning by
role-taking/pretending) or Creative Play (learning by creating). In addition, we may be
adding materials, suggesting new possibilities, making the activity more challenging,
asking questions or offering a new related activity. Furthermore, we can extend learning
link to other learning opportunities you have offered and consolidate or extend
childrens current learning.
development.
Evidence of learning towards the five core principles of the EYLF (1. Secure,
respectful and reciprocal relationships; 2. Partnerships; 3. High expectations and
Example:
Date: 1/11/2016
Time: 9:15am
toy animals into the cages, Kelly seemed to explore relationships with other living
things, and more than likely, she is going to develop an increased understanding of the
interdependence between people and animals (Outcome 2.4, p.29).
A number of options for the follow up activities:
When you think about childrens interests you think first about where the learning might
go and what you can add. With this observation, there are a number of options for the
follow up activities. You could suggest getting a book and consulting the pictures to learn
more. You could suggest that Kelly tell a story about her zoo, or you could change the
approach and suggest counting the animals or writing/drawing signs for the zoo.
Deciding which follow up activities you are going to apply relies on thinking back through
what you know about Kelly and the learning objectives you have for her.
After you have chosen an approach and then, try it out!