The first context highlighted
in this blog is the foundation phase. This post will look at the importance of
the foundation phase in wales and how it has changed education. This
post will answer questions such as, what is the foundation phase? How does it
help enhance development? What has it changed about education and what are the
positives and negatives about having this scheme instead of the old national
curriculum for ages 3-7 years.
The second post will
look at the impact that outdoor learning and forest schools have on children’s
development. This post highlights questions such as what is outdoor learning
and forest schools? What can children learn? And what are the positives and
negatives about this learning environment. This post contains a visual aid to
help understanding of what can children learn from this type of environment.
The third post on this
blog will look at Maria Montessori and the impact that she had on children’s learning
and the way practitioners teach children today.
This post answers questions such as who was Montessori? What did she do?
How did she help children’s development? And what did she leave behind? This
post will also contain a YouTube link to help answer some of these particular
questions and to provide a visual aid to help understanding.
The final post will
look at the importance of play on children’s learning and development. This
post highlights questions such as what is play? How does it aid and enhance
development and what are the positives and negatives of play? In this post
there is also a YouTube clip which explains how influential and important play
is in a child’s life and development.
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