Jack makes music Scroll to learning area

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?