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Home > Reflective Teaching in Early Education, 2nd Ed > 3. Teaching for learning > 10. Planning > Reflective Activities > To reflect upon what children need to learn and when


  1. 1. Becoming a reflective professional
       1. Identity
       2. Learning
  2.    3. Reflection
  3.    4. Principles
  4.    Enquiry [supplementary chapter]
  5.    Techniques of enquiry
       [supplementary chapter]

  6. 2. Creating conditions for learning
  7.    5. Contexts
  8.    6. Relationships
  9.    7. Engagement
  10.    8. Spaces

  11. 3. Teaching for learning
  12.    9. Curriculum
  13.    10. Planning
  14.    11. Pedagogy
  15.    12. Communication
  16.    13. Assessment

  17. 4. Reflecting on consequences
  18.    14. Outcomes
  19.    15. Inclusion

  20. 5. Deepening understanding
  21.    16. Expertise
  22.    17. Professionalism

To reflect upon what children need to learn and when

Aim

To reflect upon what children need to learn and when.

Evidence and reflection

Work with a colleague or fellow student to consider what children need to learn, for example at age 3.

Is it vital that a 3-year-old is able to identify the colour of objects?

What useful information might a practitioner gain by an exercise that assesses a 3-year-old child’s ability to differentiate between colours?

What experience involving ‘colour’ might a 3-year-old enjoy and learn from? What would they learn?


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