Explain How It May Be Used To Promote Learning And Development In The Early Years
EYMP 2: Promote learning and development in the early years:
Learning outcome 1: Understand the purpose and requirements of the areas of learning and development in the relevant early years framework.
1.1 Write about how one example of an activity/ experience that provides an explanation of how it links with the areas of learning:
The activity I have chosen to write about is ‘hopscotch’. Hopscotch links to two of the prime areas and one of the specific areas:
Prime area:
Physical development – one of the reasons why hopscotch links to physical development includes that the child has to leap in the activity. As the game goes on, the children may have to leap over two or more spaces at one time. Also, hopscotch requires a one-footed leap, and
that takes a lot of strength. Strength builds physical stamina and when children push themselves to new physical achievements, the brain records these sensations and prepares itself to take even bigger challenges in other areas of learning. “For instance when confronted with a gnarly math problem, children who understand the effort it takes to leap stand a better chance of sticking with the problem.” (Connell, G., 2012).
Personal, social and emotional – hopscotch is good for social development. The simple, repetitive rules make it easier for children to learn and stay engaged in the game when it’s not their turn. On the playground, friendships begin because of social experiences like hopscotch create the base for learning about peer relationships.
Specific area:
Mathematics – in hopscotch, you have to count how many spaces your rock/pebble/bean bag etc., went when you threw it. To make it more mathematical, children could count how many spaces they have hopped e.g. they could count as they are hopping or before or after to see how many spaces they have hopped on or how many spaces they’re about to hop onto.
Bibliography and References:
Connell, G., WHY HOPSCOTCH MATTERS, 2012, available online at: http://movingsmartblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/why-hopscotch-matters.html, accessed on: 17/02/2014
Learning outcome 1: Understand the purpose and requirements of the areas of learning and development in the relevant early years framework.
1.1 Write about how one example of an activity/ experience that provides an explanation of how it links with the areas of learning:
The activity I have chosen to write about is ‘hopscotch’. Hopscotch links to two of the prime areas and one of the specific areas:
Prime area:
Physical development – one of the reasons why hopscotch links to physical development includes that the child has to leap in the activity. As the game goes on, the children may have to leap over two or more spaces at one time. Also, hopscotch requires a one-footed leap, and
that takes a lot of strength. Strength builds physical stamina and when children push themselves to new physical achievements, the brain records these sensations and prepares itself to take even bigger challenges in other areas of learning. “For instance when confronted with a gnarly math problem, children who understand the effort it takes to leap stand a better chance of sticking with the problem.” (Connell, G., 2012).
Personal, social and emotional – hopscotch is good for social development. The simple, repetitive rules make it easier for children to learn and stay engaged in the game when it’s not their turn. On the playground, friendships begin because of social experiences like hopscotch create the base for learning about peer relationships.
Specific area:
Mathematics – in hopscotch, you have to count how many spaces your rock/pebble/bean bag etc., went when you threw it. To make it more mathematical, children could count how many spaces they have hopped e.g. they could count as they are hopping or before or after to see how many spaces they have hopped on or how many spaces they’re about to hop onto.
Bibliography and References:
Connell, G., WHY HOPSCOTCH MATTERS, 2012, available online at: http://movingsmartblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/why-hopscotch-matters.html, accessed on: 17/02/2014