How can you relate place thought to the exploration of the
workshops on collecting?
In this week's task I got to explore
different workshops in order to expand my thinking of teaching children the
aspects of collecting. One of the workshops I looked at with my group was the
'Bowerbird & make a place collection'. I explored the library and found 2
books, in which I can use one for 2-year old children and the other for 8-year
old children. I found this activity quite interesting because I was able to go
around the campus to investigate place materials that can relate to the book
and children's learning.
The first book 'The very hungry caterpillar' by Eric Carle I chose
for 2-year olds because children at this age, they like to wonder around
touching and exploring things. They can explore through the natural environment
built on the idea of where the hungry caterpillar explored to find its food.
Children can collect natural substances such as sticks, leaves, bark or food
scraps which can show that they have an idea of what the caterpillar's life
style is outside in its natural habitat. 'Collecting can help children how to
sort, classify, match and organise their world' (MacNaughton G, & Williams
G 2009, p.19). This is a useful way for children to learn how to sort the
materials by its shape, sizes, texture, colours and smell like how the picture
book had all the different colours and shapes in them.
The next book I chose as a group was for 8-year olds 'Banjo and
Ruby Red' by Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood. This book linked to cultural
diversity as the dog 'Banjo' and the chicken 'Ruby Red' are different animals
but they are able to prosper and become friends in the end. Children can gather
cultural things that are valuable to them and bring them into the classroom to
share their diversity with each other. Doing this will help children explore
different ethnic backgrounds that will help them learn and understand the world
about them and others as well as accepting everyone's differences.
MacNaughton, G & Williams, G 2009, Techniques for teaching young children; choices for theory and practice, 3rd edn, Pearson Education Australia, NSW.
ReplyDeleteGood book choice’s, they are appropriate for the age group you intend them for. I especially like ‘The Very Hungary Caterpillar’ it is a favourite of mine and there are so many resources out there you can use to enhance the experience, for instance there is a book that has holes big enough for your fingers to fit through to pretend that your finger is the caterpillar, soft toys, puppets of the caterpillar and of all the foods he eats. The number of activities you can also do leading off the book is huge.
I like the idea of relating children's story books to collecting. I believe this can be an engaging activity for children to be involved with as they can really think about the book in another thought pattern. Incorporating culture diversity through books is a great tool to demonstrate with children as I believe its essential for children to be apart of other cultures with feeling welcome.
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