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Creative Response: Enchanted Garden Escape

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Music, Sound & Sense Reflection: Whispers of the Magical Gate

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Music, Sound & Sense Reflection: Whispers of the Magical Gate

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Reflecting on my experience, when I wrote my narrative, I was inspired by the natural music of nature such as the rustling of trees being the fairies. However, as a child, Disney stores resonated with me deeply due to the emotions conveyed through the singing of the princesses and still to this day will sing them. I wanted to use singing fairies as an allure to draw me deeper into the emotion of the enchanted garden. Victor Wooten, in his TED Talk "Music as a Language," asserts, "Music can be used to make us feel. It can also be used to make us think." (2013). I found this supported my idea of how the dual power of the story and music can evoke emotions and stimulating thought. In my future ECE practice, I want to use this idea by integrating music with narratives of storytelling by singing parts of books that most wouldn’t sing or if a book is based in a rain playing rain music quietly to set the idea of what the book is inspiring. As when the fairies sang the pirates were coming can be a scary idea for some children but singing it as a goodbye its seen as a gentle farewell the story is ending. This transformation allows children to reinterpret their ideas in their imagination of safety and comfort as they explore.

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Movement & Sense Reflection: A Dance with Fairies

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Movement & Sense Reflection: A Dance with Fairies

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As a child, I often felt small, not physically but in terms of being heard or seen. This person experience deeply influenced my approach, from the tingling sensation of growing smaller or the jumping of my legs growing back to size I wanted to convey the idea that no matter our size or visibility each movement as a child we make can lead to remarkable discoveries of exploring one’s imagination can have. By becoming smaller than the world can see and dancing, twirling, and climbing with the fairies forges a connection in a world where every movement revealed new wonders. The quote "Play helps children gain competence in moving through the larger world" (Wilson, 2007) expresses how in my narrative movement became a vehicle for discovery and connection for myself as a child engage (grow and shrink) with the magical world around them. This idea will allow my practice in ECE to be designed with movement that will allow children the freedom to express themselves through this movement as a big part of feeling small as a child was not being able to move as a child who had a hard time sitting still.

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My artifact is an archway covered in vines; this arch immediately caught my eye in the night as to me this symbolized as a gateway to open my imagination or a door into another world. This inspired me to view my imagination as a doorway leading me to begin my narrative by transforming my back door into an entryway, that way when I stepped outside, I immediately started my imaginative process. This allowed me to be moving through my narrative that immersed me into a whole new world that with each door or arch I entered was imbued with movement, drama and music. Allowing new senses to unfold before and after the archway like the earthy aroma of the garden, the moonlight filtering in and the dirt turned pebbles upon shrinking. This to me served as a tangible invitation for children to deeply engage with their surroundings that nurtures creativity and emotional expression. Dr. Jessica Kilby's quote, 'Imagination allows children to navigate the world on their own terms, forging pathways of understanding and empathy,' (N.d.)  perfectly encapsulates how I envision shaping my future ECE practice. I aim to create an environment where children feel empowered to explore, imagine, and tell stories freely. This approach not only enhances their cognitive and emotional development but also nurtures skills like communication, empathy, and problem-solving.

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Drama & Senses Reflection: The Rose's Spell

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Drama & Senses Reflection: The Rose's Spell

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As I listened and watched my first video of my surroundings, I wanted to take all the natural sensory and use a twist of my imagination to add my own layer of sensory. his reminded me of a childhood lesson from my grandmother, who often said that sometimes, to truly understand something, you must be willing to "eat dirt" — not literally, but to fully immerse yourself in your surroundings. Drawing on this wisdom, I incorporated it into my narrative by imagining taking a bite of the rose, envisioning its texture to be crisp like an apple. By incorporating sensory details and fantastical elements like tasting a rose, despite knowing roses aren’t meant to be eaten I felt linked to the idea of Gano & Krull that "Outdoor settings inspire curiosity, wonder, and a deeper connection with the natural world" (2020). I not only dramatized a way of creating a transformation but mirrored how outdoor environments can create wonder. This made me think of how important it is for me in my future ECE practice that I have water play and sand pits for creating potions and food that are twist on learning through dramatic play of other sense.