In the younger preschool room the children have shown an interest in becoming aware of their senses. They have been displaying curiosity in the exploration of finger painting and playdough experiences. This curiousity inspired their teachers to further encourage and enhance the children’s knowledge and exploration of their senses. Their teachers began to stimulate their creative thinking through open-ended questions and encouraging them to expand their thinking and to build ideas.
Following the children’s recent group project focused on an ‘Under the sea’ theme, the children showed most interest in the colours blue and green. To further develop their self help skills the children were encouraged to put paint smocks on independently while their teachers sang ‘the rainbow song’. The children watched attentively as the teachers sprinkled paint and glitter onto a large canvas of paper. The children then displayed initative as they stepped onto the paper. Some of the children cautiously stepped back off the paper, appearing uncertain as to what they were doing. With verbal encouragement and physical demonstration the children walked through the paint on the paper, and proceeded to use their hands and feet to smear the paint around the paper. The children were curious about the texture as they used their hands, feet and bodies to explore the space. The children then spread the paint all over the paper and themselves! They explored, investigated and enhanced a variety of skills during the play.
How this experience links to EYLF outcomes:
Outcome 4:
4a: Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity.
4b: Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, enquiry, experimentation, hypothesizing, researching and investigating.
4d: Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, places, technologies to access information, investigate ideas and represent their thinking.
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