ECE1075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Playtime
18 Oct 2018
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Prescott"s dimensions of the environment: softness and hardness, open and closed, simple and complex, intrusion and seclusion, high and low mobility, risk and safety, large and small groups. Encourage children"s" active participation as decision-makers by providing opportunities for making choices and plans: accessible, organized materials. Week 5 ece1075 foundations of ece: open ended materials, clearly defined and labeled centres, self-selection of activities, meaningful and responsible roles, display of children"s work and creations. Attention to aesthetics in terms of arrangement, design, display, and storage. All domains: physical, cognitive, language, emotional, social. A variety of curriculum areas: art, reading, construction, manipulation, science, math, music, dramatic play, movement. Arrange to suggest that active play is the main vehicle for learning. Create interest centres that protect play and screen out distractions. Plan area size to facilitate small group interactive play as well as areas for secluded provide long time blocks for play. Plan outdoor areas and materials as carefully as indoor play areas.
