Painting a tree

Three year old has chosen to paint a picture in the studio area at the nursery setting. There is no adult interaction and she paints a picture which is her own idea without any adult input. She talks to another child who arrives to paint a picture beside her.

Good for looking at

• Creative development
• Fine motor skills
• Imagination
• Knowledge of the world
• Effective provision
• Characteristics of effective learning - choosing ways of doing things, having ideas

 

Notice

• What cues can you see that show what the child is interested in? (Look out for non-verbal and body language as well as spoken language)
• How the child is learning?
• Which areas of play, development, engagement and characteristics of learning can you observe?
• How does the environment and the materials provided support the child’s learning?