Foster the children’s exploration, play and inquiry
Our Goals:
- Invite children to explore their learning environment and make positive connections
- Build curriculum based on the interests shown by the children from the previous week to ensure its child-led and focuses on building upon their curiosity
- Learning environment to consist of developmentally appropriate play-based learning materials
Our Methods:
- Staff to plan most of their curriculum for the next week, but will allow for spontaneous activities to happen as the week progresses
- Curriculum to include sensory activities and resources for child-initiative play based learning such as reclaimed materials, art materials, etc
- Staff to enhance their indoor and outdoor environment with age appropriate activities that encourage manipulation, construction and creative expression
- Staff to allow children to explore freely when engaged in an activity
- Staff to ask open-ended questions to children to try and understand their thought processes, instead of imposing our ideas onto them
- Staff to provide a planned provocation weekly to foster children’s inquiry and exploration
- Children to be encouraged to explore all areas of their environment, allowing play materials to be used in an appropriate manner
