Foundation Phase D2
Extended Assignment
T2: Children and young people's play and learning
The Foundation Phase
D1/D2/A1
For this extended assignment I have chosen to look at how the Foundation Phase has an effect on children and young people's play and learning. The Foundation Phase is a curriculum for children three to seven years of age and emphasises the importance for children to learn through play. Within the Foundation phase it is important that practitioners allow children time and opportunities to play and learn.
Structured and unstructured play
The first key issue I have decided to look at is structured and unstructured play. Structured play is where play activities have been planned for children at specific time in a specific space in the …show more content…
It is important that practitioners understand that creating an enabling environment is not only about the physical space within the setting, it is also about creating an emotional environment. Although the emotional aspect of an environment is hidden it still contains the emotions of the practitioners that work in the setting, the children that spend time in the environment and their parents that leave their children within the setting. It is important that practitioner maintain a positive environment where the children feel safe and secure because when the children feel safe and secure in their environment there are more likely to express their feeling as they know that there are practitioners their to help them when they feel overwhelmed by their feelings. It is important that practitioners teach children and provide opportunities for the children to talk and express their feelings within the environment. Teaching children how to talk and express their feelings will enable the children to express them safely within the environment rather than keeping their feelings hidden. In the setting I have seen this being done by practitioners providing circle time for the children to express how they are feeling. Practitioners also provide other activities within the setting where they can express their feelings such as art's and
T2: Children and young people's play and learning
The Foundation Phase
D1/D2/A1
For this extended assignment I have chosen to look at how the Foundation Phase has an effect on children and young people's play and learning. The Foundation Phase is a curriculum for children three to seven years of age and emphasises the importance for children to learn through play. Within the Foundation phase it is important that practitioners allow children time and opportunities to play and learn.
Structured and unstructured play
The first key issue I have decided to look at is structured and unstructured play. Structured play is where play activities have been planned for children at specific time in a specific space in the …show more content…
It is important that practitioners understand that creating an enabling environment is not only about the physical space within the setting, it is also about creating an emotional environment. Although the emotional aspect of an environment is hidden it still contains the emotions of the practitioners that work in the setting, the children that spend time in the environment and their parents that leave their children within the setting. It is important that practitioner maintain a positive environment where the children feel safe and secure because when the children feel safe and secure in their environment there are more likely to express their feeling as they know that there are practitioners their to help them when they feel overwhelmed by their feelings. It is important that practitioners teach children and provide opportunities for the children to talk and express their feelings within the environment. Teaching children how to talk and express their feelings will enable the children to express them safely within the environment rather than keeping their feelings hidden. In the setting I have seen this being done by practitioners providing circle time for the children to express how they are feeling. Practitioners also provide other activities within the setting where they can express their feelings such as art's and