Rosa and the magnifying glass

Two year old Rosa is playing with some blocks, small animals and a magnifying glass. She has just finished looking at a book about sizes. She finds out more about size during her play.

Good for looking at

• COEL - Playing and exploring
• Play with objects
• Key person approach
• maths
• Size

Two year old Rosa is playing with some blocks, small animals and a magnifying glass. She has just finished looking at a book about sizes. She finds out more about size during her play.

Notice

• How do we know what Rosa is interested in?  Be specific, look out for body language, actions, gestures.
• How is Rosa learning? Which areas of development, engagement and characteristics of learning can you observe?
• In what ways does the adult support Rosa’s learning?
• What is valuable about the materials provided as learning resources?

Reflect

What are your thoughts about:

• How and what was Rosa was learning?
• Rosa’s level of development?
• The role of the adult in this interaction – how did she support Rosa?
• The value of this type of object play for Rosa?

Respond

What would you do to:

• Support Rosa’s development of effective learning strategies?
• Extend Rosa’s learning?
• Encourage other children to join Rosa’s game?

What next:

• Do you need to encourage more of this kind of play and learning for the two year olds in your setting?
• How can you make time for individual children in your setting?