Reference no: EM133693414
Assessment - Invitations to play
Overview: Design, prepare and present 3 x Invitations to Play drawing on content of the unit material and journal explorations.
Learning outcome 1: Articulate and explore the many and varied languages of human expression through personal, social and philosophical perspectives
Learning outcome 2: Apply the many languages of expression to create learning environments that support children's play and exploration, showing ability to cater to linguistic diversity, including supporting learners of English as an additional language.
Learning outcome 3: Make connections between place-based and First Nations perspectives, Indigenous modes of expression, and languages, literacies and the arts
Assessment details
Imagine that you are working at an Early Childhood Service as an early childhood teacher. You have been asked to design and prepare Invitations to Play that support children's language, artistic languages AND communication learning. You will need to demonstrate your understanding of language and communication in early childhood and the importance of the role of the teacher in constructing communication-rich environments.
An Invitation to Play is a collection of materials/tools/resources that have been set up as a curated experience that invites children to learn and express themselves through creative exploration and experimentation. It presents a space that is an opportunity for children's free expression and is not directed or instructed by an adult.
You are planning for independent play (ie without adult involvement) and will prepare immersive experiences suitable for young children, using a range of materials you have explored throughout this unit.
STRUCTURE/FORMAT
You will plan and prepare 3 invitations to play (with one presented in class to your peers) for a chosen age group of children with a focus on language and communication (the hundred languages of children).
One invitation has to be set up with the real materials that you would use with children. This must be photographed or videoed - you must appear in the video. - (for OSP) and presented in class (for IP).
You must provide the concept plans for the other two invitations to play, providing the written rationale for these, including a graphic representation (eg, sketches, diagrams, photographs (including stock images of specific materials).
The Invitations must include:
1 invitation to focus on creative arts and materials
1 invitation to focus on an experience for children that supports oral language development
1 invitation that focuses on supporting EAL learners
All 3 Invitations to Play will include:
Title
Name your invitation to play
Learning possibilities
Give 1-3 learning possibilities related to language and communication. What might children learn from this invitation?
Rationale including Resources and arrangement (100-150 words)
Select one (1) of your Invitation to Play to set-up
Practical Set-Up with Photographic/Video Evidence. You will set up for one of your invitations to play using a range of materials and photograph/video it - you need to be in the photograph/video too.
Take a picture/video of the invitation to play that includes you in it.
Complete your assessment by following these instructions:
Plan out your Invitations to Play.
Ensure you have read the context and structure above and have met all requirements for your planned invitations.
Set up your invitation to play using a range of materials and photograph/video it. Include yourself in the photographs/videos of both parts, i.e. the ‘explanation' and the ‘set up'.
Complete the written rationale for each Invitation to Play.