Planning for Play Experience

Centres

ED 120

Responsive Environments

Children’s experiences develop from their expressed

interests.

The program is fluid, evolving and flexible.

Experiences and projects remain part of the program

as long a child and children are interested.

Programming is based on observations, interests, or

questions stemming from the children

Hooking Strategies

Placing interesting and varied material into the play

space

Deitze, B. (2006) p. 186

Hooking Materials

Offer the children choice of play opportunities.

Provide opportunities for active learning.

Allows time to make connections.

Provides opportunities for scaffolding.

Planning forms

Webbing

Flow Charts

Activity plans (will be covered in HS 180 Curriculum

Planning).

Webbing Forms

Language and Literacy

Math

Science

Art

SensoryMusic and Movement

Dramatic Experience

Interest Centre

Manipulative

Jackman, H. (2001). p. 61

Flow Chart Forms

• Dramatic

• Blocks

• Math

• Science

• Sand/Water

• Special interest

• Art

• Carpentry

• Music

Expressed interests of the children indoors and outdoors

• Dramatic

• Blocks

• Math

• Science

• Sand Water

• Special Interest

• Art

• Carpentry

• Music

Potential Experience to Support Children’s Interests

Reference

Dietze, B. (2006). Foundations of early childhood

education. Toronto: Pearson Canada.

Jackman, H. (2001). A child’s connection to the world.

Albany: Delmar Thomson Learning.

Created by Joanne McDonald, 2011