Two year old Skye loves spending time in the nursery garden. She likes watching the older children and copying what they do.
Good for looking at
- Social development
- Physical development
- Learning outdoors
- Wellbeing
Notice
- What cues can you see that show what Skye is interested in? (Look out for non-verbal and body language as well as spoken language)
- How is Skye learning? Which areas of development, engagement and characteristics of learning can you observe?
- In what ways do the other children’s support Skye’s learning?
- How does the environment support her learning?
Recognising
What did you recognise about:
- How Skye is learning? Did you see any evidence of the characteristics of effective learning?
- The areas of learning and development that were covered through her play activity?
- Skye’s social behaviour and the importance of the older children for her?
- The importance of the environment and the materials?
Responding
What would you do next?
- Using your knowledge of Skye’s interests in the other children how could you use this to extend her learning?
- Did watching the clip help you notice any particular strengths in having mixed aged groups?
- Could you suggest a way of encouraging children to support each other’s learning in your own setting?
