A Literacy provocation that is inviting to children. Early childhood is about following children's interests and when you have groups of children who generally choose to engage in the outside environment, how do you engage them in literacy? No need to worry just take the literacy to them. Have a look at some of these photos to see what the children did today.
Maybe it's the English teacher in me, but this I LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes this is a wonderful example of how we can bring literacy into children's play that is authentic and meaningful to them.
ReplyDeleteChildren take first steps toward learning to read and write very early in life. According to Jenni Connor "literacy learning does not 'begin at school'; it begins at birth" (EYLFPLP, No 18, 2011), so our aim is to provide a broad and holistic approach to literacy. We do this through exposure to rich and varied language, opportunities to observe and listen to stories, opportunities to play with letters and sounds, opportunities to make marks through drawing, painting and chalk etc and of course lets not forget a variety of movement activities that help strengthen connections in the brain. And for us as a team, we believe learning is enhanced when children are immersed in an environment which fosters a sense of fun!
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