I observed Kate participating in an activity involving other children, she collected some leaves, and pebbles and sticks to create a garden on the arts table, I noticed her and her peers placing each material onto the table and admiring their work to see if they could change small things to make it better. Kate would benefit from an indoor open ended activity area where, along with the other children Kate can explore her creativity with natural resources and materials, furthering the use of her imagination and creative side.
For example, during a cooking activity children are learning many skills through this creative process, they may feel happy and excited about cresting their own food. They are sociable by working with adults to assist them and cooking for
The purpose of this project was to create a house corner, so the child-minder and her assistants are able to assess the children in their care more easily. As well as having somewhere for the children to be able to go and role/pretend play.
Creative development is important to a child’s learning because it helps them to use their mind and imagination and express their own ideas, and through playing with their friends it also helps them to understand that all family’s and cultures can be different. It helps them to make connections in their thinking and the way in which they problem solve, by doing things over and over again they reinforce their thinking and learning, they develop self-esteem, confidence, imagination & learning to work together in groups. It puts down the foundations for more
We know that a rich and varied environment supports children’s learning and development. It gives them the confidence to explore and learn in secure and safe, yet challenging, indoor and outdoor spaces.
I did a creative activity whilst HQS was watching and it was making a spiders web but the lady said it needed to be more child initiative because it was to structured and for their age group it was asking them to do too much. On the feedback from HQS they said that its good for the children see us do it then they can see the point of the activity and that it isn’t about the finished product it’s about the process. I now have a better
All learning and exploring is positive and nurturing. The environment needs to encourage children’s development. It’s how children feel positive and confident about their sense of self and their individual accomplishments. Their space needs to provide a balance of challenge, risk and safety.
When children are playing it is essential that you allow them to explore their interests and ensure they have the space and time to do so. Children will be drawn to specific activities. Children will learn and develop more when they are discovering and exploring their interests as they will be more involved and willing to take part. When planning activities in a setting staff should work on activities that cover the children’s areas of interests enabling them to learn and develop
Finally, I work hard to create an indoor and outdoor environment that enriches, challenges, and encourages children to develop interests, connect with each other, have alone time, and learn through play. I accomplish this goal by continually assessing my play materials, adding new things, gauging my children’s interests and needs, and adjusting my environment accordingly.
Kate Bornstein is a Queer and Pleasant Danger was an incredible documentary. As someone who has never heard of Kate Bornstein before in their life, I was truly in for a treat. I never expected such a wide array of topics to be covered-I certainly didn't expect to hear about Scientology, but Kate Bornstein and Sam Feder didn't seem to shy away from any aspect of the former's life. One of the most interesting parts of the film for me involved Bornstein's interactions with presentist queer activists through Twitter and her blog posts. She doesn't shy away from discussing how her use of the term "tranny" upsets a great majority of her younger audience.
Children’s creativity must be extended by the provision of support for their curiosity, exploration and play. They must be provided with opportunities to explore and share their thoughts, ideas and feelings, for example, through a variety of art, music, movement, dance, imaginative and role-play activities, mathematics, and design and technology.
They will have unstructured art projects using a variety of media and their own imagination. They will have access to markers, crayons, white and colored paper, glue, scissors, stickers, and die cut foam stickers throughout the day. Also they will have access to glitter, sequins, feathers and other craft items for special activities. The children will also have opportunities to participate in structured and unstructured dance and movement in large and small group settings. In large group settings they will participate in activities that match songs to movements. They will also learn how to follow rhythm with several different percussion style instruments. In small group settings they will have an opportunity to learn about new instruments and have access to them throughout the day.
Play is inevitable when it comes to children. Given the right environment and objects (of any sort), children will find a way to play. Jarvis, et al state that educators must offer inspiring, playful environments which include hands-on activities and interesting resources. This will empower children to educate themselves (2009). Along the same line, Wood and Attfield consider that an environment inclusive of varied resources will provide room for growth in their learning and will support the child’s “creativity, inventiveness and originally” (2005, p.231).
A creative environment needs to allow children easy access to different materials and be able to move these from one place to another. It is not just about
Children explore as wide a range of stimulus as it is possible to provide given the resources available. They take part in art, craft, design, music, dance, theatre and movement activities. They have the