Ok folks... looking for an EY expert to help me out here...

Part 1 of assignment was make observation(s) of child(ren) at play - DONE

Part 2 was critically evaluate observed play with a view to linking to relevant theory - DONE (Piaget's cognitive development, Parten's social play hierachies, Vygotsky & Smilansky)

Part 3 is - "Ideas on how to further develop the observed learning.” - only 500 words... but I'm now stuck.

Obs. 1 was free play using role play area (played houses, mums & dads & other prototypical play)

Obs. 2 was 'structured' - developing language & methodology - length & width (longer/shorter than, wider/narrower than, the same as)... measure by direct comparison.

All in obs 2. managed activity with ease...

Suggestions on a post card?

but good work D!!! and not an erroneous comma in sight

im sure there will be lots of suggestions

could u do something like get them to makes things bigger/smaller, e.g. have cubes and ask them to make 2 chains - 1 bigger than the other or u have a chain and ask them to make one that is bigger/smaller/same size
(if that makes sense)

Could you elaborate on props in role play and how they could extend children's 'discovery' learning (Piaget) and then what additional things you could do to extend/scaffold (Vygotsky/Bruner) their learning with structured play you have done measure, so maybe as you have chosen measure as a focus get children to find things which are longer/shorter etc than their hand??

Hope that helps. I will check my 'play' book tomorrow and come back with more ideas. I will give you title and author too as it is very good book.

1. Extend range of materials - reading materials, phone book, calendar, telephone note pad for emergent writing. Make sure some multi-cultural items are available for children to experiment with (eg wok and chopsticks at Chinese New Year). Change theme of role play area regularly - house/ travel agents/ jungle/ beach/ train/ space ship, etc.


2. How about using plasticene/ playdough to construct their own longer/ thinner/ wider/ shorter objects. Use the same amount of material to make an object that's long/ short/ etc. Measure their heights - who's tallest? Measure feet - who's biggest/ smallest? Get a set of objects (eg teddies) and arrange them in size order.

Thanks for your ideas / comments... if I could get the name of that book it'd be helpful Veggie

Sounds a good book - I am now working down in F/S from Jan so it might be useful for me as well!

It is an American book but very informative. here are the details

Title:

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Author: Anne H. Widerstrom.

I have looked on Amazon and it is not cheap!! I acquired mine luckily
I will vaguely allude to some of the things written in it if anyone wants to pm me

Whats the title of the Assigment (early years foundation degree?)

might have to wait a while for a reply The Bloke, dadenuk had a long drive home yesterday but i am sure he will be on sometime today.

he is a teacher The Bloke...

Or rather a teacher in training... and as it transpired we had to do just one week in an EY setting (having never been there before), and the associated assignment, just as a flavour of the the years before our chosen KS (although I chose KS2).

EY is a foreign language to me

playdough is a fab resource to use ,we use it a lot for mathjs activities as well as big dulo bricks and activity sheets ,which we make ourslelves to coincide with the topic ,and they can be laminated and drawn on .

You could also mention the e-profile in the foundation stage and the stages that they need to be at the end of the foundation stage. Also if you use jolly phonics you could elabarate more on this or another one is linking letter to sounds.