planning play experiences
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Planning Play Experiences
Why Do Early Childhood Educators Plan Play Experiences?
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Why Plan?
♦ Supportive guidance from adults is essential for moving children to higher levels of development.
♦ To help children develop in their use of play as a vehicle for increasing neural structures.
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Why Plan?
♦ To help children practice skills they will need later in life.
♦ To gauge a child’s developmental progress.
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Factors Involved With Planning
♦ Size, number♦ Gender♦ Abilities♦ Special considerations♦ Budget♦ Where/when
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The Early Childhood Educator:
♦ Has thorough understanding of how children grow and develop.
♦ Plans experiences that support the development of each child.
♦ Uses observation to extend the child’s play experience.
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The Process of Planning
Planning Learning Experiences
•Goals•Materials
•When,Where,How
Observation of the Child• Peers•Adults
•Materials•Settings
Implement Plans
Reflect on Learning Experiences
•Adjust•Revise•Change
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Questions Early Childhood Educators Ask
♦ How does the play space support play, wonderment, and learning?
♦ What are the appropriate materials needed to support the children’s interests and developmental levels?
♦ What are the strategies to support children in exploration, discovery and wonderment?
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Questions cont.
♦ What is the role of the local community?♦ How are community resource incorporated
into the children’s experiences?♦ How are family contributions utilized?
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Questions cont.
♦ What is the role of the child in making choices about his play experience?
♦ How will the children be grouped?♦ How will you use the indoor and outdoor
spaces for experiences?
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“We learn in so many different ways – all of them valid – too few of them acknowledged.” (Chenfeld, 2001)
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Information taken from:
Early Education Curriculum by Hilda Jackman
Foundation of Early Childhood Education by Beverlie Dietze
Introduction to Early Childhood Education by Ingrid Crowther