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Learning through play (The 3 to 4 year old) & Child Observation No. 8 - Learning through Play (The 3 to 4 year old)
Siren films have produced these two resources which follow a three-year old boy for one year and capture and describe the development of his play skills during this time. Sequences show the boy playing alone, with friends and his mother at home and at playgroup. Both films are designed for use by early years practitioners with parents, carers and colleagues as part of training and professional development activities.
The Learning through Play film (running time 30 minutes) aims to illustrate and discuss how important play is as an early learning opportunity. The film is divided into the six areas of the English foundation stage curriculum. The commentary addresses each of these areas individually and as such the film can be watched as a whole or in sections. The section on communication and language shows some excellent interaction with the boy’s mother and provides opportunities for group discussion and, importantly, reflection on communication styles.
The accompanying observation film is 42 minutes of footage of the same boy playing but without commentary. The film is a series of clips of around two to six minutes in length presented in order of age. As in the other film, the boy is shown playing with peers, his mother and on his own.
These films would be very useful for parents and carers and practitioner training sessions. The commentary of the first film is particularly relevant to