Transcript Session 3 Environments and nature

Islands of beauty
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Children like to complete what they are doing
and may feel frustrated and disappointed
when they are constantly interrupted
Time is an important resource which should
be used to show your respect for the choices
of the child.
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We need to organise the program so that time
revolves around the children’s interests
This shows that we value the learning in
which the child is involved
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We also need to encourage and support
children to persevere with developmentally
significant activities
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These are activities where the child is
experiencing or learning something new to
them.
This is when we are scaffolding children’s
learning
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Discuss Reading 1 and complete Scenario 3
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Reading 2 and discuss ‘creativity’
Revisit the definitions of creativity from
CHCFC508A
Complete Activity 2.2
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Reading 3.’ Providing opportunities to
practice developing skills’
Students complete Activity 2.4 p 59 Learner
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‘Living plants purify the air, create a softness in
the environment and
provide an opportunity for
children to care for
living organisms’ Bold Park
Living creatures provoke questions as children
observe and think about theories of life and
the order of nature
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Seeds, rocks, sticks, leaves, sand, mud, wood,
flowers, shells, bones, feathers, plants inspire
exploration and discovery