experience centres
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Planning for Play Experience
Centres
ED 120
Responsive Environments
Children’s experiences develop from their expressed
interests.
The program is fluid, evolving and flexible.
Experiences and projects remain part of the program
as long a child and children are interested.
Programming is based on observations, interests, or
questions stemming from the children
Hooking Strategies
Placing interesting and varied material into the play
space
Deitze, B. (2006) p. 186
Hooking Materials
Offer the children choice of play opportunities.
Provide opportunities for active learning.
Allows time to make connections.
Provides opportunities for scaffolding.
Planning forms
Webbing
Flow Charts
Activity plans (will be covered in HS 180 Curriculum
Planning).
Webbing Forms
Language and Literacy
Math
Science
Art
SensoryMusic and Movement
Dramatic Experience
Interest Centre
Manipulative
Jackman, H. (2001). p. 61
Flow Chart Forms
• Dramatic
• Blocks
• Math
• Science
• Sand/Water
• Special interest
• Art
• Carpentry
• Music
Expressed interests of the children indoors and outdoors
• Dramatic
• Blocks
• Math
• Science
• Sand Water
• Special Interest
• Art
• Carpentry
• Music
Potential Experience to Support Children’s Interests
Reference
Dietze, B. (2006). Foundations of early childhood
education. Toronto: Pearson Canada.
Jackman, H. (2001). A child’s connection to the world.
Albany: Delmar Thomson Learning.
Created by Joanne McDonald, 2011