Assessment 3 by Crisel Villares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32 Paper, Junk, Clay & Light en-us 2020-06-23 11:30:55 UTC 2025-01-27 02:31:08 UTC hello@padlet.com What is the essence of Junk Play in children's lives? criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637342521 Open-ended means not having a fixed answer, unrestricted. Open ended materials are materials that can be used in numerous ways indoors and outdoors by children. The children themselves decide what do, how to do it and what to use, when given access to open-ended materials. They are objects/materials that have many uses and endless possibilities. There are no exceptions, no specific problems to solve, no rules to follow and no pressure to produce a finished project.]]> 2020-06-23 11:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637342521 Why Junk Play? criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637342955 Research has shown there are several advantages to a child’s development if they engage in play that has no expectations or outcomes.]]> 2020-06-23 11:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637342955 Imagination is enhanced criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637343313 Open-ended materials provide children with opportunities to think beyond the obvious and to develop their own ideas and imagination. How often have we witnessed the box that the new toy comes in offer more fun to a child than the actual toy? And why not, depending on the size of the box, it can become anything, from a spaceship, to a house or to a bed for a cuddly toy.]]> 2020-06-23 11:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637343313 Social and Emotional Abilities are Developed criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637348665 With no predetermined outcome, open-ended play eases off the gas pedal of achievement and allows children to focus on creating based on inner inspiration. During play, children have choices and decisions to make. This format offers great potential for self-discovery.

Open-ended play gives children a sense of freedom and autonomy to develop initiative and self-confidence. They enjoy making choices themselves, affirming their ability to be responsible and self-directed.

]]> 2020-06-23 11:39:35 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637348665 Empathy, Cooperation and Problem-solving skills are Learned criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637349283 While playing with open ended materials children are engaged in decision making and problem solving opportunities. By exploring the materials children become innovators, designers, explorers, artists and collaborators as they build, sort, design, manipulate, arrange and stack in a variety of different ways.

]]> 2020-06-23 11:40:17 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637349283 It promotes Cognitive Skills criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637350557 The use of open-ended materials supports children’s role as scientists who are constantly conducting experiments, testing ideas, and building their understanding of the world. As children play with the materials, they are exploring what happens, coming up with new ways of manipulating the materials, deciding that one material can symbolise something else and using lots of language. This type of play is open-ended and builds creative thinking.]]> 2020-06-23 11:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/637350557 /ˈpeɪpə/ criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638179480 material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances, used for writing, drawing, or printing on, or as wrapping material. (Oxford Languages)]]> 2020-06-24 02:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638179480 History of Paper making criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638179873 The first papermaking process was documented in China during the Eastern Han period (25–220 CE), traditionally attributed to the court official Cai Lun. During the 8th century, Chinese papermaking spread to the Islamic world, where pulp mills and paper mills were used for papermaking and money making.]]> 2020-06-24 02:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638179873 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638181191 2020-06-24 02:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638181191 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638181485 2020-06-24 02:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638181485 Benefits of Clay criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638183246 2020-06-24 02:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638183246 Developmental growth: criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638183958
  • Manipulating (squishing, squeezing, pulling, pushing, etc)  a piece of clay helps develops the child’s large and small muscles – improving dexterity.
  • Fosters eye-hand coordination.
  • Builds a child's ability to focus/builds attention span.

    • ]]>     2020-06-24 02:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638183958     Mathematical understanding: criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638184838
  • Fosters beginning pattern making.
  • Builds an experiential understanding of 3-dimensional shapes.
  • Tactical experience of size and weight differences

    • ]]>     2020-06-24 02:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638184838     Literacy Growth criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638185929
  • builds vocabulary – pound, pinch, roll, flatten, poke, tear squeeze, coil, stretch, squash, twist, and bend
  • Creative story telling with clay pieces

    • ]]>     2020-06-24 02:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638185929     EXPLORATIONS IN LIGHT criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638187843 2020-06-24 02:36:03 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638187843 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638188702 Light is known to be one of the most intriguing elements of exploration and discovery with young children; a way to tap into emotion, beauty, vivid imagination, and concrete learning. Light sources can evoke feelings, and assist our work, living, and play.]]> 2020-06-24 02:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638188702 Resources: criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638191137 Fairy Dust Teaching. 2020. Reggio Inspired: Clay Play - Fairy Dust Teaching. [ONLINE] Available at: https://fairydustteaching.com/2013/02/reggio-inspired-clay-play/. [Accessed 15 June 2020].

    Better Kid Care (Penn State Extension). 2020. Explorations in light — Better Kid Care — Penn State Extension. [ONLINE] Available at: https://extension.psu.edu/programs/betterkidcare/early-care/tip-pages/all/explorations-in-light. [Accessed 20 June 2020].

    Me and my shadow | Department for Education. 2020. Me and my shadow | Department for Education. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.education.sa.gov.au/parenting-and-child-care/parenting/learning-your-child-greatstart/working-it-out/me-and-my-shadow. [Accessed 20 June 2020]. 

    Dictionary by Merriam-Webster: America's most-trusted online dictionary. 2020. Dictionary by Merriam-Webster: America's most-trusted online dictionary. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/. [Accessed 17 June 2020].

    Junk Play . 2020. Junk Play . [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.kccc.ie/Resources/Play-Tipsheets/Junk-Play. [Accessed 8 June 2020].

    ]]>     2020-06-24 02:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638191137     Play-based learning with paper criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638191962 During art time, I asked each children why are we using paper:

    Olivia: "For us to draw on it"
    Ellie: "To write a letter"
    Jacob: "To cut and fold it"
    Chiara: "To fold it"
    Cupid: "To paint on it"
    Mary: "To paste it together"]]>     2020-06-24 02:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638191962     Exploration of paper (Inquiry based) criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638195329 The ECT implemented a paper exploration in Kinder room. She put heaps of used paper beside the cubby house might as well she put a box on the roof and on the sides of it and some resources such as paste and paint-brush. The children started to explore the resources by pasting those papers on the cubby house. The children work together and they are using their social and language skills. ]]> 2020-06-24 02:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638195329 Inquiry-based learning - Junk criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638207692 To follow about childrens learning about faces, the children manipulated the junk and they are showing me that they are making their faces. One of the children showed me her face through putting those loose parts on the cardboard she put the yellow crystal as an eye and the cork as a nose and mouth and the can opener as a nose. One of the children showed me her face as well she put the black buttons as an eyes and she arrange the buttons and said that this is me happy face. On the other hand, Child A and Child b started making their faces as well. After making it they showed it to me and to their friends. ]]> 2020-06-24 03:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638207692 Language to use: criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638228602
  • Shadow
  • Dark
  • Light
  • Big
  • Small
  • Long
  • Short
  • Sun
  • Shade
  • Cloud
  • Wide
  • Narrow
  • Straight
  • Curved
    • ]]>     2020-06-24 03:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638228602     Clay criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638232675 \ ˈklā  \ an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired, that is composed mainly of fine particles of hydrous aluminum silicates and other minerals, and that is used for brick, tile, and pottery]]> 2020-06-24 03:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638232675 Junk criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638234515 \ ˈjəŋk  \ secondhand, worn, or discarded articles]]> 2020-06-24 03:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638234515 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638242627 2020-06-24 03:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638242627 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638242984 2020-06-24 03:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638242984 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638246562 2020-06-24 04:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638246562 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638247056 2020-06-24 04:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638247056 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638249143 2020-06-24 04:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638249143 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638249786 2020-06-24 04:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638249786 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638252212 2020-06-24 04:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638252212 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638252271 2020-06-24 04:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638252271 The children expressed their emotions through clay criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638252564 2020-06-24 04:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638252564 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638253313 2020-06-24 04:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638253313 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638253483 2020-06-24 04:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638253483 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638253762 "Im happy." - William]]> 2020-06-24 04:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638253762 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638254234 "Im sad" - Chelsea]]> 2020-06-24 04:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638254234 Kindie's creation through clay criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638255549 2020-06-24 04:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638255549 Language to use: criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638256179
  • Poke
  • Mold
  • Form
  • Shape
  • Squeeze
  • Pinch
  • Manipulate
  • Squishing
  • Pulling
  • Pushing
    • ]]>     2020-06-24 04:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638256179     EXPLORING PAPER criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638267286 2020-06-24 04:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638267286 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638276928 2020-06-24 04:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638276928 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638279316 2020-06-24 04:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638279316 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638279748 2020-06-24 04:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638279748 We even explore through an art activity! criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638280144 2020-06-24 04:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638280144 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638283534 2020-06-24 04:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638283534 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638286639 2020-06-24 04:59:07 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638286639 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638286831 2020-06-24 04:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638286831 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638287668 2020-06-24 05:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638287668 criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638287942 2020-06-24 05:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638287942 INQUIRY BASED criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638290012 Children were outside as the sun is up and bright. They were looking at their shadow. One child asked me "Why we have shadows?" I then replied, its because of the light 

    They then describe their shadows. "Look Im so tall on my shadow." "My shadow is following me." "Look at my shadow its slant"]]>     2020-06-24 05:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638290012     INQUIRY BASED criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638300175 With their questions, I came up with an idea, I took some chalk and I let the children draw their shadow on the surface on that morning.

    In the afternoon, I let them stand on their spots and let them draw their shadow again. There are different of outputs was spoken: "My shadow is shorter", "My shadow is straight"]]>     2020-06-24 05:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638300175     What does this lead to? criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638302989 Observing and measuring are important mathematical skills that are used in everyday life. Lots of opportunities to observe and to measure, especially through play, help children to develop these skills. 
    Experimenting and understanding cause and effect is part of developing scientific thinking. 
    A wide vocabulary helps children when they are learning to read and to communicate with the other people in their life. ]]>     2020-06-24 05:18:59 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638302989     criselvillares https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638305699 2020-06-24 05:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/criselvillares/dsf5khjws4857z32/wish/638305699