Jack makes music

Two year old Jack wants to play with the instruments. The practitioner joins in and supports his interests. Other children join in too.

Good for looking at

• COEL - Active learning
• Expressive & creative development
• Music
• Singing
• Socialising
• Listening
• Effective practice

Two year old Jack wants to play with the instruments. The practitioner joins in and supports his interests. Other children join in too.

Notice

• How do we know what Jack is interested in?  Be specific, look out for body language, actions, gestures.
• Which development areas, characteristics of learning are evident?
• How does the adult support Jack’s learning?
• What is valuable about the materials provided and the way the environment is organised?

Reflect

What are your thoughts about:

• What and how was Jack learning?
• What communication skills did he use to be understood?
• The role of the adult in this interaction – how did she support Jack (and the other children)?
• The effectiveness of the environment and resources provided?

Respond

What would you do to:

• Support Jack’s development of his own ideas of what to do?
• Encourage Jack’s love of rhymes and rhythm further?
• Model adults use of musical instruments for Jack?

What next:

• Do you need to make more time for this kind of relaxed interaction to arise, to allow children to have ideas and to explore resources to find out what things do?