Week 7

What can I do to engage children to learning?

This week was the first week of my placement. There was quite a few challenges at the site i was placed in. Having it to be in a library and not a primary school, we were restricted to do a lot of things, however my group managed to work our way around the new model.

In the first lesson we spreaded out activities into different sections of the room. We had blocks at a corner, a table for kids to draw, wooden musical instruments, soft toy cooking utensils, books and puzzles spreaded on the floor for children and their parents to come in and participate in the learning. The blocks were really popular because it came in different colours and kids are able to explore and build things to their own interest. Some kids didn't like to play with blocks but they were engaged to the maracas as it made a lot of sound which i found quite interesting. There was a girl who found the maracas to be too noisy and she kept blocking her ears but she eventually warmed up to the cooking plush toys.

From observing the children, I noticed that every child is different and have different interests. I think lots of colours engages children to learn because it brightens up the room and catches their eye. Sound and music can also engage children to participate in activities because they can hear and incorporate the sound into their learning by singing or dancing which makes learning more fun.