The staff in the setting and I were really fascinated by the pictures of them jumping. They seemed to look so calm and so dramatic all at once. So I made some time to sit with the children looking at the pictures and reflecting on their experiences and exploring the language of leaping.
I really like the way their reflections involve some real emotional literacy, Frank thinking about how his future self would feel looking at a picture of himself now, Oscar talking about how he managed his emotional state at the time, Kaleb noticing his own and the emotions of others. The comments on the pictures also reflect how much fantasy and dramatic play was going on, the acting out of characters and superhero personae and the sheer volume of imaginative language around flight and flying.
Thanks for sharing these reflections and I like the way you've portrayed these as speech bubbles on your blog post.
ReplyDeleteI'm interested to know the what, why and how you are going to build upon these reflections.
Oh yes and Happy New Year! All the best for 2011.
Thanks Juliet. Happy new year to you too. The reflections have also been added to a display of the photos in the setting to share with parents and staff, and included in the children's learning journals. It'll be interesting to see what the children do next!
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