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Play to Projects. Jane Bertrand Summer Institute, Port Moody July 6, 2010. Early Learning in British Columbia. Strong Start Full Day Kindergarten Early learning for 3s and 4s Links to child care and preschool programs. Early Learning in British Columbia. Early Learning Framework - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Play to Projects
Jane BertrandSummer Institute, Port Moody
July 6, 2010
Early Learning in British Columbia
• Strong Start• Full Day Kindergarten• Early learning for 3s and 4s• Links to child care and preschool programs
Early Learning in British Columbia
• Early Learning Framework• Guide to Full Day Kindergarten• Primary Program
Early Learning in British Columbia
• A seamless continuum from 0 to 8 years
• Responsive pedagogy
Full Day Kindergarten
Purposes:• Engage children and families• Enhance children’s overall development• More time for play-based exploration and
inquiry• Connect to community early childhood
settings
Self-Regulation
• Arousal & recovery
• Emotional regulation
• Behaviour regulation
• Attention regulation
Every Child Every Opportunity
http://www.ontario.ca/en/initiatives/early_learning/ONT06_023399
…….. create an environment of child-directed activity that mobilizes the child’s interest and imagination…………..
Play supports early learning:
• Sense of narrative• Problem-solving• Sustained activity• Quantitative relationships• Using tools and planning• Spatial relationships• Representation
Inquiry - Projects
• An in depth study of a particular topic, often undertaken by the whole class, working on subtopics in small groups
• Children ask questions and investigate• Often begin with an exploration of topics that arise in
play• Teachers help to formulate questions, provide resources
and ideas and observe and document learning.• Children represent what they learn through drawing,
painting, writing, constructions, photos, videos etc.
Opportunities for children to represent their thinking in multiple ways to gather assessment information
InquiryDocumentation
Documentation
What About Literacy & Numeracy?
• Organized oral-language and print & number rich environment
• Opportunities for complex socio-dramatic play that demands metacognition, social negotiations and shared narratives
• Intentional instruction of specific emergent literacy & numeracy skills embedded in the context of the children’s daily experiences
Kindergarten/Grade 1 Combined
• Youngest grade 1 students are only a few weeks
older than the oldest K students.• Plan for a continuum of development that spans two
years• Plan environment for scope that accommodates
children who are ready to focus on reading and number strategies in small groups
• Extend projects to provide expanded opportunities for children’s representations
Kindergarten/Grade 1 Combined
• Youngest grade 1 students are only a few weeks
older than the oldest K students.• Plan for a continuum of development that spans two
years• Plan environment for scope that accommodates
children who are ready to focus on reading and number strategies in small groups
• Extend projects to provide expanded opportunities for children’s representations
Laissez-faire Didactic
Class rich in Playful class child-initiated with focused play learning
Teacher-guided learning with rich, experiential activities.
Exploring through play with active presence of teachers
A continuum of early learning pedagogy
Adapted from Miller, E. & Almon, J. (2009) Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School. College Park, MD: Alliance for Children.
Early Learning
Individual Child
Family Context
Learning
Happens
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
LearningEnvironment