Erin explores water

Two year old Erin is fascinated by water and likes to explore it in lots of different ways. She squirts water onto a large piece of paper and sees what happens to it. The practitioner supports her fascination.

Good for looking at

• COEL - Active learning
• Knowledge and understanding the world
• Effective practice
• Water
• Learning outdoors

 

Two year old Erin is fascinated by water and likes to explore it in lots of different ways. She squirts water onto a large piece of paper and sees what happens to it.

Notice

• How do we know what Erin is interested in?  Be specific, look out for body language, actions, gestures.
• What is she learning from her play?
• Which development areas, characteristics of learning are evident?
• How does the adult support Erin’s learning?
• What is valuable about the materials provided as learning resources?