There is a planning cycle which is followed throughout all/most early year’s settings. It is called a child centred approach to planning. Obviously the child is in the middle. Then you observe the child, look and listen to them, note things down. Then you asses the children. Analyse the observation and figure out what they are telling you about the child. You then plan. Different experiences and learning opportunities for the child and what the practitioners role. This is a constant circle. The practitioner has to think of each child’s individual needs, interests and stage of development in order to plan for each child. A challenging and enjoyable experience should be planned for the children. All areas of development should be met throughout …show more content…
Through child – initiated activities children are able to explore their own ideas, play with resources and use their imagination and creativity. At Parkhill there is always time for child initiated play. Within this time there are activities set out for all the areas of development. The children have an hour to choose an activity they would like to do. They can move to different activities. This is known as ‘free flow’ during this time there is always an adult – led activity where the class teacher has a small group and works together with them. An adult – led activity is a planned activity that is led by a teacher, however it always has child participation. For example making mother’s day cards, the teacher will have an example and offer guidance but it will be the child who completes the card. You should never expect the children’s work to look the same or be perfect. It just has to be unique to each child. By doing adult – led activities children are introduced to new ideas and they are provided with opportunities to develop their skills. It is important to the correct balance between child-initiated and adult-led
The foundation phase engages parents because the school setting should have an open door policy. This is where the setting allows the parents to come into the setting whenever instead of making appointments. Another way that foundation phase engages parents is having observations and assessment, this is where the practitioner does assessments so they can learn about the child’s development, their interests and most importantly their needs if they have any. Main my setting the staff would share their planning with the child’s parent or carer. This will give the staff the opportunity to ask parents/carers about any ideas relating to the learning environment or management of the setting.
Acknowledge and draw on parental knowledge and expertice in relation to their child. Focus on the children 's strengths as well as areas of additional need. Recognise the personal and emotional investment of parents and carers and be aware of their feelings. Ensure that parents and carers understand procedures, are aware of how to access support in preparing their contribution and are given documents to be discussed well before the meeting. Respect the validity of differing perspectives and seek constructive ways of reconciling different viewpoints.
When supporting children individually, you can ensure you give tailored support specific for that child’s needs instead of having to consider the needs of others. It is an ideal situation to be in but sadly it is often an unrealistic one. Therefore it is important to plan and prepare for such events to ensure you can get the most out of the session. Before you aim to support a child in this way, you must first get to know the child, their likes/dislikes, any special requirements/IEP’s/SEN’s etc. A brief conversation with their parent or carer or, if that is not possible, their class teacher, can provide you with the right information if the right questions are asked.
3. Be ready 4. Tune in to the children even more. 5. Participation helps them thrive.
For example if the teacher asks the children to create a cat from play dough, she should also create her a cat from the play dough and show the class her attempt at making a cat out of the play dough and she will enhance and encourage the learners to create their own because hers is just a mere guideline another example would be if at the beginning of the lesson the teacher says children put on your aprons as we going to do art today, at the same time she is busy putting on her apron. Teacher as a participator The teacher as a participator helps guide the children but not by physically doing their work for them. Children enjoys having an adult’s participation, especially when they feel they stuck or not certain if what they doing is right.
• Continue with personal plans All children have a personal plan and staff are becoming more confident using these due to support from management. Comments/Discussions: Monitoring Charmaine and Joyce were looking at how to take the monitoring forward in a way that will have the most impact on practice, the environment and children outcomes. We discussed that monitoring needs to be consistent and regularly reviewed and the impact of the monitoring documented in a clear succinct way. I showed Charmaine and Joyce a
All children must have their personal needs met by Practitioners. The care towards a child’s learning is crucial for their academic mindset; children must be challenged with work to improve their intelligence in the future. However, they must be helped if there is a gap in their learning development. It’s important to identify the care a child needs; this may be speech therapy or extra maths sessions. For Practitioners there are guidelines to suggest to them what levels the children are working at this is called the ‘Early Years Outcomes Guidance’ this will go on their reports and later help the teachers/practitioners/parents challenge their child to their full potential.
Allow space: This will enable children to be able to roam around and allow them to feel empowered. Open plan settings will allow the children to decide what they want to play Be flexible with the activities provided: To be an inclusive practitioner, you should be able to adapt the games and activities played within your work place to ensure all children are able to take part and don 't feel like an outsider within their own community For example: Child A who is deaf should have nurses and teachers communicating with them through the use of Makaton and PECS. to allow them to Chose the songs and nursery rhymes they like along with Child
1.1 Explain why working in partnership with others is important for children and young people - it important that you work alongside others when working with young people because it is good for them to see that people do work together and to see relationships because built as well as positive outcomes coming out from working in partnership with people. It is also good because it shows them general life skills of working with and alongside other to come up with a solution. 1.2 Identify who relevant partners would be in own work setting - relevant partners would include, parents or carers of the child so that the practitioner and parent can work together to figure out what is going to suit the child best, management to see what actions and targets could be put into place and how the setting can be developed to help the childs specific needs aswell as how it could help the setting as a whole.
An adult should also offer praise and encouragement to children whilst they play to show that they’re interested in what they’re doing and that they are playing nicely. Learning outcomes Assessment criteria Unit amplification 5.1 Explain why children need to be able to take risks in play Children need to be able to take risks during play to give themselves a sense of freedom, independence and confidence. Letting children take risks will allow children to create their own rules and establish their own boundaries as they push themselves.
I agree that play-based learning offers diverse opportunities for children to explore, discover and create, they can also discover new things and communicate with peer during free-play time. Frobel said that “Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood, for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child 's soul” (Froebel, 1887). He believed in the importance of play in a child’s learning as creative activity. Play provided the means for a child’s intellectual, social, emotional and physical development which are necessary elements in educating the “whole” children allowing them to use all imaginative powers and physical movements to explore their interests.
Understanding the world • The way in which children find out about nature and the world around them. • How children find out about their local communities. • The way in which children develop their confidence when using ICT equipment. Expressive arts and design • The development of children‘s creativity and imagination through art , dance and music . • How children use play to develop these skills Personal , social and emotion development
Before each “child care season”, the Administrator has to set certain goals and expectations that they want their students to obtain by the end of their session. It is important for the Administrator
Introduction “The sooner the better” is the ideal tag line for early childhood education. The experiences of children in their early years
Observations are very important when planning for children’s individual needs. While observing practitioner understand children’s needs, interests and their stage of development. Once children’s needs, interests and stage of development are recognised, practitioner can plan activities and resources accordingly. Children must be observed frequently as their needs, interests and stage of development keeps on changing. The activities given to children should be according to their current abilities which will enhance their development.