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Seasonal Transformations
Through our visits to the park the children become sensitive towards the seasons and observe the many changes. Nature offers surprise, excites curiosity and invites exploration. The children show an increased respect for nature. Their emotions are aroused, there exists … Continue reading
The story of the Hina Dolls in the ELC
The story begins… It was the last week in February and time to unpack the Hina Dolls from their boxes. Every year the special dolls are displayed in the ELC for the Japanese Girls’ Festival known as Hina Matsuri, which … Continue reading
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Joyful Explorations Outdoors
Winter Beach These days it often seems that many children’s leisure time is increasingly structured and organised, with less time for them to initiate their own play. It appears that although our modern lifestyles open up new opportunities for children, … Continue reading
Can you please put this on the blog?
This week the children were very excited as we were fortunate to have a visit from singer and musician, Kathryn Claire, ‘Kinder Queen’. Some of the children could remember her visit to the ELC last year, Kathryn sang songs with … Continue reading
Rambling Reflections on Course 5
A summary of outcomes Goals for the project : To research into ways to integrate the digital code with the analogue experience to enhance relationships and understanding and consider possibilities to evocatively interweave these languages, the digital, poetic and symbolic … Continue reading
‘In Dialogue with the Park’ Alive in the Classroom: Applied Web 2.0 Technology for Learning
The context In order to set the scene for the context of this project I feel I should explain a little bit about our Early Learning Centre in which the research took place. Our Pedagogical Beliefs Our approach to education … Continue reading
“Close your eyes so it’s a surprise!”
The day the blocks arrive… Six heavy boxes arrive in the classroom. The children gather round, curious to find out more. There is much interest in the letters and labels on the outside of the boxes, as the children wondering … Continue reading
Children as Documenters
The teachers decided that our first encounters with the park would be with small groups of children in order to build solidarity and alliances between children and adults and investigate the complexity and quality of the different points of view … Continue reading
The ‘grammar’ of the I-pad
This week, as I was observing the children explore the I-pad, I began to wonder again about the relationship between the children’s expressive languages and the I-pad. A first encounter for children with materials to explore and act on them … Continue reading
How can I construct an informative and interesting video to accurately communicate?
I have been thinking about how to present my Course 5 project. I have decided to really challenge myself by producing a video to capture the essence of the project. What seemed to be a marvelous idea is turning into … Continue reading