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I have chosen a bug/insect collection. Every insect/bug looks different, even ones of the same family or species have parts to them that are different to the next- just like humans. While children engage in this, they are able to learn about the importance of looking after living things, they learn about an insects/bugs life and how we must sometimes let them be in their world, the children can also notice all the different parts and see the different colours on their bodies, the sizes that they come in, the different textures on their bodies. It is important for children to be around nature and this is an awesome way to experience it.

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I have chosen to do a marble collection. each marble is different with colors and patterns so children will undoubtedly find and pick there favourite ones, whatever marble best resonates with  that child they  create an attachment in that instant. The little designs in marbles are very unique and usually draw a childs attention in and the way they roll and move is off a way which can be very entertaining for our tamariki and will also encourage them to use their hand eye co-ordination and fine tune motor skills.

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I have chosen to do a collection of Sand from different places. This is a great way to show different colours and textures as the sand from different areas will vary in different ways. This will also enable the children to seen similarities and look for sand that may have a similar appearance to another. This could also be a great opportunity for children to work on there social skills and communication as something unusual like this will likely make them curious and they will want to communicate about their thoughts and ideas, ask questions or discuss what they can see and feel.

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Pennie Brownlee said that "collected treasures from nature are the raw materials for making patterns and decorations on the Earth". The collecting of natural resources such as acorns and pine cones is a regular event for our tamariki and kaiako. We often use them for loose parts in the family corner or as a provocation in the arts space. It's not often that I don't find myself tediously picking tiny bits of deconstructed acorn off the floor, because it is just so innate to want to rip it to pieces in order to understand it (science at it's best). Acorns and Pine cones provide the opportunity to discover and explore texture, pattern, regularities, similarities and can provoke early numeracy such as sorting and classifying. Not only this, but natural collections such as this serve to soften and beautify a space when set in a meaningful way. The actual action of collecting natural treasures provokes questions and pondering about "why?" "how?" and supports working theories about the natural world.

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I have chosen a bouncy ball collection. The balls all come in different sizes and colours and the texture is interesting to young children. Children will be able to distinguish how each ball is different. Their hand eye coordination and fine motor skills are developed through the child moving the ball in their fingers, figuring out the shapes and colours. Children are able to learn about belonging and inclusive practice as they come to understand that each ball is different but are all fun and it's okay they are different.

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I used a collection of PVC pipes. The children have seen that the PVC pipes are of different sizes and lengths. The children have explored the differences of light and heavy objects can be due to size and length. One thing I have noticed is that while exploring with the PVC pipes the children have learnt about teamwork. The children engage each other through positive communication, working together to complete a task, engaging and cooperating in a positive way with others, which is creating meaningful play.

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I have chosen a photo collection.  Photos can be of different sizes, colours, objects, people and can be used for children to reflect on experiences and memories. Also, to notice and recognize who or what is in the photo. Children can use photos to be creative and make timelines of events or experiences, sort the photos in to different categories, make a collage or album. I believe photos can hold a lot of meaning for children as it is helps children feel like they belong and makes children feel proud and accepted when they have their photo taken and displayed. Children can explain what is happening in the photo which teaches children to describe and can lead to questioning. By having a photo collection, it teaches Children that each photo is different and special and that we value the experience by taking a photo. Photos can be a tool to show their parents and families and helps children feel empowered. A picture can say a lot, by looking at a photo of a child playing and smiling you can see that they are happy and enjoying what they are doing. I think it is a good learning tool to get children to identify objects by a picture/photo and not just the word as it helps children learn to recognize objects around them or at home. When children are looking at the photo collection it can also be a time for children to engage with each other and have conversations about the photos or to work collaboratively in making a photo collage or scrapbook.

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I have chosen to do shapes. I believe that children can learn from looking at different shapes and then going and finding something else that is the same shape and comparing them. Children can also see that shapes can come in different sizes but they are still the same. Children can also practice saying the shapes in English and also in Te Reo. Some children know a song that is about shapes and they try to make the shape with their hands.

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I have chosen a blocks collection. I believe blocks encourage children's learning because of the shapes, blocks come in many shapes and sizes so children can learn about the shape of a block and which shape can go on top of one another without falling over. I also believe blocks help children learn about colours because as they are building they can choose which colours they want to put together. I believe it also helps with numeracy as the children need to work out how many blocks can be stacked on top of one another before the blocks fall down.

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I have chosen fabric/material collection. The children will get to learn and explore the different feelings of different types of textures of fabrics, colours and shapes. It can help the child develop their fine motor skills if you put the fabrics into a “post it box” for the children to pull out and put back in again, they get the different colours coming out of the box but also different textures from different materials. The children also love it cover their heads with fabric/ material and play peekaboo with the teachers which helps stimulate the child’s senses, helps with their sense of humour and build gross motor skills.

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Empty tin cans are my chosen collection.  They can be used for maths exploration and early numeracy, one way could be to build towers and then compare which tower is taller, wider, smaller?  Whose is the shortest, tallest?  How many tins did I use?  Is it bigger or smaller than I did last time?  How could I change it?  Is my tower smaller or taller than me?  While exploring maths children are also developing vocabulary and social skills with their peers.  Tin cans are often found in homes and are an object that children are familiar with.

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I have chosen colours. I believe many different things can be learnt using colours. Children can learn the english and te reo names of the colours. They are also able to colour in different pictures their correct colours. Another way children can use colours to learn is by mixing them together to discover which colours mixed make different colours. If using felts or pencils this also teaches the children how ro correctly hold them and they can also use them to write their names or others.

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Ball pit balls at our centre these are scattered around the yard. The children collect them to roll down our tunnels, the slide or ramps. The bright colours stand out and all the children can find them. You can ask the to bring back specific colours like pink, green or yellow and they will. A couple of the older children like to gather them and put them in one place, a collection. They like to be asked by a teacher to do so, this is them helping. The children learn what colours are what and recognise them. They can use the balls to throw or roll giving the ball different motions, this would contribute to their hand eye coordination.

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I have chosen a fruit collection. I believe this would provide an enriching learning experience for many reasons. Children would be able to explore and compare different textures, shapes, sizes, colours, smells, tastes. Children could learn fine motor skills while cutting the fruit and also how to use a knife safely. They could learn the importance of sharing while being encouraged to share their fruits with their friends. They could learn that fruits come in all different shapes, colour and sizes yet all of them are special in their own way promoting a sense of belonging and inclusivity. It could be used as an opportunity to teach seriation skills and counting. The possibilities are endless.

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My collection is on sticks. This is a common item that the children find in and around our preschool. With sticks the children can use their creative thinking in their play. They are an open-ended resource that can be enjoyed again and again in vast arrays of imaginative play. Sticks could be candles in a sandpit cake, swords, horses, fishing rods, musical instruments (by hitting them onto themselves or different items), they can be used for drawing or painting. The children can count with them, sort them and stack them. We have had children pretending to have a campfires or even twirling their hats in the air on the end of their sticks. The creativity is endless. This type or resource enables the children to use their communication skills, social skills, imagination, investigate their environment, numeracy skills, and sharing skills (not just sharing the resource but also sharing ideas of play).

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I have chosen monarch butterflies. The children get to engage with each other when watching and exploring the butterfly and get to learn how they go from caterpillars to butterflies. They are also learning how to be gentle and kind to other living things and are also teaching each other how to not touch and to leave the butterfly alone to do its thing. This is important for the children as they are learning respect and kindness.

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I have chosen containers. while this isn't a "mainstream" choice of collecting, everyone has containers in various shapes, sizes and forms. Containers are used for many purposes, whether it is collecting sand, collecting water, paint, holding other collections such as blocks or leaves, containers are used in every day life. The learning in my photos shown are, collecting of sand and water, used to mix and experiment what happens with each natural element, to get dirty and feel with our hands and our toes what this feels like. Our sandpit box - a large container - to hold our toys every night, and to teach us self help skills and organisation. Paint pots and various resources used to create and explore to make beautiful art work and our shed, again a large container, sorted by smaller containers, holding our resources we used to play, take chances and risk, and use our imagination. Containers are the gateway to explore our collection skills further and to hold our memories.

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I have chosen feather collections. The children will soon learn that each feather is different in many different ways, by the colour the size. They can also learn about the different textures of the feathers. This could lead on to the different types of birds that the feathers have come off. The children would be able to engage with other children by showing them the difference in the feathers.

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I have chosen an autumn leaf collection. As children engage and explore this collection it helps to trigger the child’s learning and interest in the natural process of leaves changing colour and texture. Children can learn about what and why this is happening to the leaves, as well as making connections to where they may have seen this happening before. Children can also learn about the different shapes and sizes of the leaves. If the children bring some leaves which are changing to the centre, they would be able to engage with other children to share where they found the leaves and be able to explain to their peers what is happening to the leaves.

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I have chosen a Bug collection.
This collection may have been collected by the children helping them to understand how to catch the bugs in the first place. The children will learn about the different types of bugs, ones that fly and ones that don't. Learn about the places that they live and nest, how they retrieve food and what food they eat. They will see that all the bugs are different, everyone unique in its own way. The Children can share their bugs with the other kids engaging in conversation about the bugs and how they are different. This collection of bugs can possibly teach the children that not all things are the same and that different is beautiful.

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I have chosen a block collection. The children can observe the range of different shapes, sizes and colours. Noticing the blocks differences and what each individual block is used for, the children and learn a range of skills from building, stacking blocks and much more. The children can share with one another if they like a specific colour or shape, which can create conversations and relationships between one another. Blocks can provide an opportunity for children to have a creative and open mindset to create whatever ideas they may have.

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i have chosen a shell collection for this topic
The children will discover that each shell is different in size and shape , also they will learn the each shell has a unique pattern as well.
The children will be able to engage together in talking about the different sea animals that live in shells and also they will be able to go the beach and find shells to bring to centre to share with the other children and even discuss why and how animals live in shells .

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I have chosen a marble collection. The children will be able to see the different colours and patterns the marbles have. The will be able to engage in the different shapes and sizes of the marbles. They will be able to learn about the importance of each different marble, and why each one is different and no two are the same. This will give the children the sense of inclusiveness and help them to understand that we are all different and have our own beauty. They will also be working on hand, eye co-odernation as the balls are small, so they will be working with small objects.

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I have chosen a rock collection.
As children engage with this they will be able to learn about colour, size, textures and the types of rocks that are available. If children were to bring rocks from home they would be able to talk to other children about where they brought it from so it may hold a significant memory that they want to share (socialising). It will also help with their organisation skills when placing them in order of size.

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