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In conclusion, I honestly found it very enjoyable learning different forms of art, being able to experiment with paper, charcoal, clay and light has taught me so much. I gained more knowledge and ideas of different experiences to provide in children's learning. It has allowed me to incorporate ideas into my future practices and change my view of art.

Being able to explore within my community and visit NGV for the first time, has made me appreciate art and understand the value of it.

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I recalled my teacher mentioning lava lamps as a form of light. It reminded me of different types of light science experiments that children would be interested in.

Currently at my centre, we are incorporating STEM learning into our practices, which I also strive to incorporate STEM in my future teachings. STEM is a learning approach for areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

I have been introducing children different experiments, which gave me the idea of lava lamp experiment through our class teachings of light.

This links to

Outcome 2.4.1 - Children use play to investigate, project and explore new ideas

Outcome 2.4.2 - Children participate with others to solve problems and contribute to group outcomes

Outcome 4.2.5 - Children manipulate objects and experiment with cause and effect, trial and error, and motion

How to Make a Lava Lamp For Kids Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5cQ5epEPJo

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Padlet - Light from your perspective (Session 10)

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Padlet - Light from your perspective (Session 10)

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Light has so much meaning to me as it is the main source of making me feel happy, encourages me to be productive, motivates me when I am feeling lazy and lifts my mood up. Light has definitely created many memories during childhood. One of them would be creating blanket chubby houses with my brother at night and using torches as a source of light, while telling each other funny stories. My favourite type of light would be sun light/natural lighting, with natural lighting hitting my room, I feel motivated to get out of bed and start my day.

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Another experiment I have tested would be using my lamp with an empty plastic bottle. When I move the plastic bottle up towards the light, the shadow becomes bigger and moving the plastic bottle downwards makes the shadows smaller.

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After experimenting with light, I noticed while playing shadow puppets with my classmate that dim lights will not work well in order to see shadow. But with a torch, the light is brighter, the shadow puppets appear clearly. During the experiment we used back, forth or sideway motion movements.

Future teachings with light could be doing shadow puppets, using light boxes (tracing or counting activities with light boxes), shadow tracing and science experiments with light.

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I found that it was tough to manipulate the clay at first, due to not adding water. Once I added water, the clay was soft, easy to roll out with my hands, was able to smooth and pinch the clay with my fingers.

Clay Poem

Clay is open ended, you can be creative

It becomes soft when touched with water

It can be tough without water

Clay can be rolled, smoothed, pinch, pressed and carved.

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Padlet - Reflective Practice (Session 7)

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Padlet - Reflective Practice (Session 7)

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Materials allow us to understand the background, history, culture and location of its origin. Materials are able to help us tell a story by using clay or painting out the story, the pieces are a depiction of the environment and has meaning to each piece. The materials help create stories, bring back or tell others of their story and are a way to keep or have storage of people’s life stories.

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ANN PELO:THE LANGUAGE OF ART. CH 4 FIRST STEPS STAGE ONE CLAY

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ANN PELO:THE LANGUAGE OF ART. CH 4 FIRST STEPS STAGE ONE CLAY

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In this reading states different types of clay such as earthen clay and manufactured modelling clays. Porcelain clay is a smooth and soft clay, which can be used with water but can be dense. When it’s fired in a kiln, porcelain clay hardens to a lasting durability. With modelling clay, it is created to be air dried, it is lightweight and can’t be mixed with water. Pelo, 2016 expresses and recommends children to experiment with porcelain clay as children are connected to centuries of old tradition by working with the earth. (Pelo, 2016)

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Aboriginal Culture Yalmarralpana Ochre Pit Video

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Aboriginal Culture Yalmarralpana Ochre Pit Video

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In session 9, I got the opportunity to watch Aboriginal Culture Yalmarralpana Ochre Pit Video.

Information I got out of the video was:

The name Yalmaralpana came from the mountain.

On the Yalmaralpana mountain, locates red iron oxide, which are made into paint and are used for ceremonial purposes. Women and children wear ochre for ceremonies. Dots represent women and lines represent men. Ochre is also used for painting on rocks and is a symbolic art form.

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Techniques I used during clay exploration was rolling, pinching, poking, pressing, smoothing, sticking, carving, forming, sculpting and flatten.

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Clay Reflection

Clay is slimy, messy, sticky, slippery with water, hard or tough using without water. It’s very open ended, able to be more creative using clay and it can be reusable. It allows us to think hard and carefully on what to make using clay (Stimulates us to have a creative mindset).

This would be a perfect example of incorporating clay to children learning for future practices in teaching.

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I made a pin ball game, by cutting straws, taping using sticky tape and a bead as a ball.

I found this experiment session very fun, enjoyable and it has stimulated my brain to think creatively.

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Padlet - Ways to introduce junk in future practices (Session 4)

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Padlet - Ways to introduce junk in future practices (Session 4)

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I would introduce children with loose part materials by providing reused junk and loose part materials in the art corner. Allowing children to use their own time to be creative. Another option to introduce children to loose part materials would be to have group time, have a discussion or introduce children to the resources or activity available for children to use in their own time.

Demonstrating how you as their teacher would use these reused junk or loose parts in your artwork, which will give children ideas.

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“Loris Malaguzzi emphasised that there is no one right answer or interpretation” (Session 6)

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“Loris Malaguzzi emphasised that there is no one right answer or interpretation” (Session 6)

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My thoughts on Loris Malaguzzi's quote:

Based on Loris Malaguzzi’s quote, when it comes to art and being creative there is definitely no right or wrongs. Many children in the classroom, have made artworks and creations based off of their imagination, to children it has meaning, allows them to feel happy and accomplished.

Restricting children with yes or no in art, won’t stimulate their brain and knowledge as they have the right to make their creations into reality. This also relates to future learning development, such as writing a story will need creativity and imagination, which shouldn’t have a restriction.

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"The Land" A movie and Discussion about Adventure Play

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"The Land" A movie and Discussion about Adventure Play

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My views and thoughts after watching this video:

I noticed the boy in the video is being risky using sharp tools to create a bat or racket for himself to play ball with other children

Children use different reused materials to create toys or items, which will allow them to have fun.

They are able to learn about taking risk, be creative and allows them to feel like they have accomplished something.

I was shocked how much junk was lying around and was worried about the amount of hazards but with the right guidance children can be more knowledgeable about taking risk.

This links to

Outcome 1.2.4 - Children take considered risks in their decision-making and cope with the unexpected

Outcome 4.1.1 - Children express wonder and interest in their environments

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Video of Experimenting with junk and loose parts

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Video of Experimenting with junk and loose parts

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Junk Reflection

During my exploration of junk and loose parts, I had trouble thinking of ideas and what could be made with the materials I have collected.

Techniques I used for this exploration was folding, cutting, taping, bending, twisting, rearrange and rolling.

Future practices that I would incorporate would be providing children access to recycled materials, allowing them to explore and bring their imagination into reality.

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What is junk?

Junk are considered not valued to be used and cannot be used the way it was advertised anymore but could be turned into recycled or reused materials.

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Before starting on this assignment and researching the art sites within my community, I didn't pay attention to the art around me till now. I found it very interesting and it has allowed me to know more about my community through their art. As an educator, i am excited to find out more art and use it in my teaching.

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Charcoal Reflection

While using charcoal to draw and experiment on paper, I realised depending on the pressure used on the paper it can show dark strokes or light strokes. Techniques I used would be stroke motions, smudging and smoothing lines. Charcoal can also be crush, grind, cut, burn and spread.

An activity that could be incorporated in future practices would be making charcoal paint and using different natural materials as paintbrushes.

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In Dialogue with Reggio Emilia : Listening, Researching and Learning

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In Dialogue with Reggio Emilia : Listening, Researching and Learning

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PEDAGOGY OF PEDAGOGY OF LISTENING-CARLA RINALDI Pg 49

I found this literature enjoyable to read as i learnt, children listen to life in all its shapes and colours, and they listen to others. They quickly perceive how the act of listening (observing, touching, smelling, tasting and searching) is essential for communication.

Children listen in order to communicate, learn the language and be open.

"Listening that does not produce answers but formulates questions".

"It requires openness to change"

(Rinaldi, 2005)

THE TEACHER'S COMPETENCY Pg 89

Teachers can sometimes be the director, designer, nurse, friend, audience that watch, using words of encouragement, sometimes judges with skepticism, listening and many more within the Teacher role. (Rinaldi, 2005)

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Can non-indigenous people do Aboriginal art?

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Can non-indigenous people do Aboriginal art?

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During class discussions, I was intrigued as I did not know much about Aboriginal Art.

I learnt due to the art being connected to Aboriginal artists with respect we should ask permission before proceeding any Aboriginal related art.

Ways to incorporate

-        Invite elders within aboriginal culture to teach children or yourself

-        Explore the history of Aboriginal art

-        Explore the symbols and the meaning of the symbols used in Aboriginal art

This links to

Outcome 2.2.2 - Exploring the diversity of culture, heritage, background and tradition and that diversity presents opportunities for choices and new understandings

Outcome 2.2.4 - Listen to others’ ideas and respect different ways of being and doing

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Educating Young Children: Learning and Teaching in the Early Childhood Years Volume 26, Issue 3 

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Educating Young Children: Learning and Teaching in the Early Childhood Years Volume 26, Issue 3 

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After reading this literature, I completely agree that babies have the capability of being the keenest learners. Many view babies as cute, vulnerable, helpless, dependent and are phrased as "blank slate" or "sponge for learning".

Babies have demonstrated to be keen observers, attentive, learning from security trusted connections. (Thomson & Carmichael, 2020)

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Encounters with Materials in Early Childhood Education Pg 24 - 34 (Second Edition) 

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Encounters with Materials in Early Childhood Education Pg 24 - 34 (Second Edition) 

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My view on this reading is that paper connects with children as they participate in simple activities with paper this could be paper mache and throwing paper or strips of paper in the air (getting children to play games). This allows children to learn movement/motion/rhythms and repetition of paper in an enjoyable way. This teaches children to manipulate their sensory, fine motor and gross motor skills. (Pacini-Ketchabaw, Kind & Kocher, 2024)

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For session 1, I got the opportunity to watch John Wolseley's video in class. The clip demonstrates John Wolseley using natural materials (clay from earth) and nature to create printed art.

This clip made me uncomfortable due to John Wolseley throwing a unalive bird on paper for his art.

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Different forms of paper

different sounds created with paper

Some are soft in touch and some are tough

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Research History of Paper

Paper was first made in Lei- Yang, China by Ts’ai Lun worked for Chinese emperor.

Was made by mixing mulberry bark, hemp and rags with water. Then mashed it into pulp, pressed out the liquid and hung the thin mat to dry in the sun.

Paper Reflection

During my experiment with paper, I observed there are different textures to paper. Newspaper texture feels smooth but tough when scrunching it and throwing it. Tissue paper texture is very flowy, smooth and soft.

Techniques I used during this experiment was tearing, ripping, scrunching, folding and twisting.

Activities that could be introduced for future practice would be paper mache and creating paper chains with different types of paper.