Welcome
I would like to present 5 different concepts and create a website that will explore each of these separately and how through using a play based approach in an early years setting or at home you will be assisting in developing children's knowledge and understandings. Each of these concepts will focus on the connections that can be made to the Australian Curriculum and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).
The five concepts that will be our focus are the following:
* 1:1 correspondence and it's importance in numeracy
* Rhyme is a foundation for reading and writing
* Classifying and sorting as a foundation for mathematical thinking
* Celebrating cultural diversity is an important foundation for life
* Respecting the natural environment starts in the early years
Each concept will have it's own tab which can be navigated from the top bar, there will then be a clear explanation as well as examples of learning experiences that can be useful for parents or teachers. Each concept will show links to the Australian Curriculum as well as the EYLF.
"Play is the highest form of research" - Albert Einstein
WHAT IS PLAY BASED LEARNING?
There are many different approaches and definitions to play. When I think of play and the characteristics that describe play I think of pleasurable, fun, active, self-motivating, symbolic and even challenging.
Play based learning as Deewr describes is "a context for learning which children organise and make sense of their social worlds, as they engage actively with people, objects and representations" (DEEWR, 2009, p.6). Early Childhood is an important period in all children's learning and development and through a quality holistic approach children will be motivated and engaged with their learning as well as the implementation of the Australian Curriculum.
As stated in the EYLF Play is a context for learning that:
- Allows for the expression of personality and uniqueness
- Enhances dispositions such as curiosity and creativity
- Enables children to make connections between prior experiences and new learning
- Assists children to develop relationships and concepts
- Stimulates a sense of wellbeing.
https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/belonging_being_and_becoming_the_early_years_learning_framework_for_australia.pdf
There are many different approaches and definitions to play. When I think of play and the characteristics that describe play I think of pleasurable, fun, active, self-motivating, symbolic and even challenging.
Play based learning as Deewr describes is "a context for learning which children organise and make sense of their social worlds, as they engage actively with people, objects and representations" (DEEWR, 2009, p.6). Early Childhood is an important period in all children's learning and development and through a quality holistic approach children will be motivated and engaged with their learning as well as the implementation of the Australian Curriculum.
As stated in the EYLF Play is a context for learning that:
- Allows for the expression of personality and uniqueness
- Enhances dispositions such as curiosity and creativity
- Enables children to make connections between prior experiences and new learning
- Assists children to develop relationships and concepts
- Stimulates a sense of wellbeing.
https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/belonging_being_and_becoming_the_early_years_learning_framework_for_australia.pdf
amdsprogram (2012, October 15). Play based learning [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HYNdCK828Y
This is a great example of what "Play based learning" is all about and visuals with how it works within an Early Childhood setting. |
Some examples of provocations that I have used in the past to engage
my nephew with play based learning. |