Toy Critique
Assignment 1
Play activity
This assignment had been done with a group of 4 children with ages between 3 and 4½.
Planning:
In order to do the play activity I had to observe the children for two days. I wanted to know what are they more interested in and what they would like more. After the observation stage, I wanted to make sure that the play activity I had in mind, suited their age and stage of development. I also made sure that the activity is safe and that it included the PILES development and that it s based on future learning.
I made a sketch plan for myself without telling the children about it and I see what I need for all that. I consulted with the manager to see if the materials I needed could be provided by her.
I explain to my manager that I would like to make an activity based on the children’s imagination. I had been observing that the group was interested in cars and animals, so that made me think of building one car close the real size, with the help of the children. They would then have to make an imaginary trip to the zoo, inside the car.
I needed a large carton box, sellotape, paint and scissors.
The manager agreed with the plan, but she suggests that on our way to the zoo, we should make some stops in different places like shops or public parking areas. I checked to see if I had enough time to accomplish the activity, including the preparation and tidying up at the end.
I talked with the children about what we were going to do the next week, and they seemed to like the idea very much.
I put the plan together over the weekend and ensured that I have the proper and safe materials by the beginning of the next week. I then realised that I would need more than one day for the play activity. I decided to split the play activity into 4 daily sessions, of 25 minutes each.
Implementation:
Day 1: Monday
We started by moving some chairs and a table closer to a wall in the room, so we would have enough
Play activity
This assignment had been done with a group of 4 children with ages between 3 and 4½.
Planning:
In order to do the play activity I had to observe the children for two days. I wanted to know what are they more interested in and what they would like more. After the observation stage, I wanted to make sure that the play activity I had in mind, suited their age and stage of development. I also made sure that the activity is safe and that it included the PILES development and that it s based on future learning.
I made a sketch plan for myself without telling the children about it and I see what I need for all that. I consulted with the manager to see if the materials I needed could be provided by her.
I explain to my manager that I would like to make an activity based on the children’s imagination. I had been observing that the group was interested in cars and animals, so that made me think of building one car close the real size, with the help of the children. They would then have to make an imaginary trip to the zoo, inside the car.
I needed a large carton box, sellotape, paint and scissors.
The manager agreed with the plan, but she suggests that on our way to the zoo, we should make some stops in different places like shops or public parking areas. I checked to see if I had enough time to accomplish the activity, including the preparation and tidying up at the end.
I talked with the children about what we were going to do the next week, and they seemed to like the idea very much.
I put the plan together over the weekend and ensured that I have the proper and safe materials by the beginning of the next week. I then realised that I would need more than one day for the play activity. I decided to split the play activity into 4 daily sessions, of 25 minutes each.
Implementation:
Day 1: Monday
We started by moving some chairs and a table closer to a wall in the room, so we would have enough