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Session 7

Session 7 . Respecting children’s choices. Introduce reasons for participating in experiences. Make a list of the experiences you take part in outside TAFE and your reasons for doing them Activity 3.8 Learner Resource p 100 .

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Session 7

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  1. Session 7 Respecting children’s choices

  2. Introduce reasons for participating in experiences Make a list of the experiences you take part in outside TAFE and your reasons for doing them Activity 3.8 Learner Resource p 100

  3. Why children may or may not become involved in an experience There are most likely several reasons why H/O 1 Discuss these http://montessoritraining.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

  4. Strategies to encourage children to participate • H/O 2 and discuss

  5. Rethinking children’s interests • It is important to remember that children will favour some experiences over others • Allow children to make decisions and to follow their interests is important to child centred programming • This will demonstrate our respect for children’s ideas and interests

  6. Rethinking children’s interests • Allowing children to follow their interests may sometimes present a dilemma to educators • Often interests are challenging to educators when they relate to popular culture • Weapon games and war games • Barbie dolls

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  8. Rethinking children’s interests • As educators we need to be very aware of the developmental progress of the children • Through observation and consultation we should be able to identify where their strengths lie, what they are interested in and how they relate to the environment around them

  9. Webbing • The use of webbing as a planning tool to develop ideas and experiences based on children’s interests is a useful approach

  10. Adapting experiences • Play and learning experiences need to be adapted or modified in relation to children’s responses to them • H/O 3

  11. Respecting a child’s choice not to participate • Being forced to participate can leave a child: • Embarrassed, reluctant, scared, humiliated, angry, powerless, resentful and withdrawn • Children of all ages will not always want to participate • Quality educators will recognise and respect their choice

  12. Waste in children’s services Managing waste sustainably in children’s services is a visible process that is easy for children to relate to

  13. Kids carnival has green activities Preschool carnival aims to create awareness of environment in the young children. By HariBharadwaj 02 Sep 2010, Citizen Matters The XSEED Preschool, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore, celebrated a children's carnival on Saturday, August 28th at their school premises. The carnival was primarily aimed at creating an awareness in the young minds the importance of going green. The preschool emphasizes appreciating and protecting the environment through the principles of the 3 R’s –Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.  To put these into practice, the school has a vegetable garden, a vermicompost  pit and a bird bath.

  14. Sites to visit • http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/ • http://www.eceen.org.au/news/feb_07_newsletter.pdf • http://www.elmwoodpreschool.co.nz/sustainability.html • http://doingstuffwithkids.com/blog/earth-day-activities

  15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0847Epu3wt0 Environmental Game for Kids (Recycling) - Sort Your Waste http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0847Epu3wt0 Jack Johnson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USo_vH1Jz7E&feature=fvst

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