The resources and materials impact the type and quality the play

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Creating an environment to foster development, play and learning.

Part A

a) Description: I see the children pretending to cook each other different foods, while one child was the Dad and the other was the baby. They took it in turns to be the dad.

b) The stage of play that I observed is: Cooperative play.

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e) I could provide in this play to encourage the activity old baking trays, plates and cups, and possibly a small table and chairs, so they could have
somewhere to eat their ‘food’.

f) An indoor activity that would be suitable for the children I observed would be a cooking experience. I chose this experience as the children had showed they had an interest in ‘preparing food’ in the sand pit.

QUESTION	CHILD 1	CHILD 2
	7 months	4 years old
What individual needs does this child have that you are aware of? Ensure the child’s cultural diversity, gender and abilities are taken into account.	This child has just started crawling (large muscle development and coordination).

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Part C

 Do they have time to decide who is going to play what role?

 Will they have time to have a turn at a different role?

 How many children are there?

 Will there be enough dolls, doll’s accessories and dress up clothes for all of them?

 Do the materials match the children’s needs, interests and abilities?

it was a small group then only one staff would be involved.

5. To ensure the activity is safe, I would need to consider the following things:

Part A

1. The adult’s role was a player, as he was playing a doctor.

4. The play was maintained by the children working out a solution to their problem

and started playing with the blocks together.

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I chose to do a threading activity. By using small beads with different colours and shapes.

1. I chose this experience as an alternative quiet activity for the day. This experience

will help with colour recognition, fine motor skills (including hand eye coordination),

 Puzzles.

 Reading books.

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5. To extend the experience I looked on the craft trolley and in the art room for more things the children could try threading or use for their collage.

6. Yes, the children have done threading before with pasta, however I provided different types of beads (where they usually only have 1 type of pasta). I chose to do this so I could discuss with the children that there are different types of materials and sizes available for threading.

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join in by being another patient for Doctor Sarah and Nurse Ritesh or the mother or

the father of the patient or another nurse.

moving around the play space so they are being physical; However May-Li is only

laying there.

 Chairs for the waiting patients.

 Pen and paper for the doctor and nurse to write about the patient.

6. The signs Sarah showed that she was no longer interested was that she took off her

dress up clothes and looked around for a different activity to do.

7. Bianca should acknowledge how Ritesh feels and take him over to Sarah so he can

 Ball games

 Obstacle courses

running. This activity improving the language and creative development and the

physical development as well.

 Grass (pretending to be grass).

 Garden/ plants (pretending to be the forest).

 Teddy bear.

2. I think I made this obstacle course interesting because it is not like the usual

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6. It is important to provide interesting and varied outdoor spaces where children can play as this encourages them to be more active and want to spend more time outside.

Final assessment

Points	Why this is important?
There are a number of play areas with different resources and materials.	Children need to be able to make choices. The resources and materials impact on the type and quality of the play.

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are rotated regularly.


	children to the vast array of	cultural diversity into the
in some way.	lifestyles and people which

offered in safe ways.

enough time to experience and staggered eating so the

develop their play fully. children may continue to

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Points	Why this is important?	Do you observe this in your
Points	Why this is important?	service?
		service?

	abilities, it is important for	centre ensure the children are
supported as needed and
their competency and
confidence is supported.	and be given recognition for

	It is important to provide	Yes. My service does
individual play options.
individual play options.

need the opportunity to be
alone otherwise, they may
become over stimulated and
tired from being involved in
group activities all day.

themselves in their
individual way’.

Play and activity is extended		By extending children’s play

-	The addition of	remain engrossed in their
resources.
-			in and by playing with the
children to play.			children.
-	Educators accepting		children.

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achieve developmental


participate but encouraged	ensure children feel that
	they are in control of their
	play and environment, also

that they have the right to

choose whether they want

Children’s interactions are	This needs to happen so we

are safe and appropriate.	children.

Redirection is used to assist	This needs to happen to
	prevent the children’s play
	from becoming	children and redirect if they

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It also teaches them to

However I feel the children need to respect the toys, resources and books more.

		Example: Re-using as much kitchen packing for craft. I used old yoghurt containers for arranging different materials.
Economic sustainability
		Example: I am available for people who need to talk to when they are feeling stressed.
Social sustainability

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Communication	 Interacted positively with children.
	new interest the children have.
Planning and organising
	adapt it to new experiences.
Problem-solving
	 Ensuring that I am assessing the situations before acting.

Learning	 Learnt about some of the children’s interests.