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Thinking About School-agers

Thinking About School-agers. Cindy Green November 21, 2012 QCCI, Guelph ON CindyMGreenAssociates@gmail.com. Thinking About Development. What do we know about school-age children? Why do school-agers do and say the things they do?. Thinking about School-age Curriculum.

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Thinking About School-agers

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  1. Thinking About School-agers Cindy Green November 21, 2012 QCCI, Guelph ON CindyMGreenAssociates@gmail.com Cindy M. Green

  2. Thinking About Development • What do we know about school-age children? • Why do school-agers do and say the things they do? Cindy M. Green

  3. Thinking about School-age Curriculum • What brings you here tonight? • What are the joys and challenges of working with this age group? • How can we keep the program fresh, fun and fulfilling? Cindy M. Green

  4. Group Challenge • Goal: To decorate the 25 pieces (if you choose) and put the puzzle together. Cindy M. Green

  5. Building Community • Mutual respect, trust, inclusion, support, equality, sharing of power, developing partnerships and ownerships. • Children’s community consists of buildings, relationships, feelings, working together, activism (Bisback & Kopf-Johnson, 2010, p. 160- 161). Cindy M. Green

  6. Schema Theory Schemas are children’s repeated and observed play patterns and thoughts that reflect and demonstrate their understandings, perceptions and knowledge. Through these actions and ideas, children are exploring the world; the relationship of self within this world; while trying to find out how things work. These play experiences are essential to children’s learning. (Green, MacDonald & Hadcock, 2012). Cindy M. Green

  7. Play Schemas Cindy M. Green

  8. Play Schemas and Interests • Describe children’s repeated play behaviours. What do they do over and over? Cindy M. Green

  9. Designing curriculum that captures the hearts and minds of children and teachers Cindy M. Green

  10. Forming Clubs What is a club? The benefits of club membership. Cautionary thinking about clubs. The process of creating a club. - Engaging children in the co-constructive process. - Naming the club. - Becoming a member. - Rules and responsibilities. Cindy M. Green

  11. Choose an Interest and Form a Club • Name it. • Create a membership card or name tag. • Discuss and record the club rules and responsibilities. • What do you know about the focus of your club? • What are some inquiries / questions that you have about the interest? • Design some curriculum possibilities that you and the children could engage in. • Create and perform a skit to sell us on your ideas. • What resources will you need and how will you acquire them? Cindy M. Green

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